DA Baracus Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Problem is who is out there? Stewart Petrie and Jack Ross are about the only names out there who will excite the fans and neither of them are coming, so who does that leave? Say we appointed a Kevin Thompson, Jim McIntyre, James McPake or Alan Stubbs (trying to think of people who are maybe available and would potentially come here, not for anyone I want). Would they bring an uplift in ticket sales? Can't see it. We'll have our usual 1800-2500 season ticket holders as usual, the vast majority at the moment will keep buying them regardless. It'll be the cost of living that stalls sales more than the manager IMO. If we keep Hughes (and I think we will), there will be a few that decide to not bother and there will be a lot of unhappy fans but the board have painted themselves into a corner here. I don't envy them. Ask for applications, although the club would actually need to look at them if they did that and not be taken in by some diddy talking well. I reckon most of us on here could interview well and say the right things, but that doesn't mean we should be the Pars manager. Of course the usual lot will apply, but I think there will be at least a couple of interesting candidates that we wouldn't have thought of. The club need to decide what they want from a manager, aside from the obvious. Edited May 15, 2022 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 It’s not like we’re on the cusp of being a decent team and just need to unearth that final piece or two of the puzzle (eg when McIntyre signed Bell and Gibson). We’re just pish. We already showed we are not as good as the team that finished 4th in League One. The budget is bound to be lower so how is the same manger with less money and many of the same players going to improve us? Genuinely think we’ll do well to keep above the relegation play-off places without wholesale changes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 That's true but we won league 1 at a canter after finishing 7th the year previous so it can be done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 28 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: That's true but we won league 1 at a canter after finishing 7th the year previous so it can be done. That's because the recruitment was spot on. This'll never happen but if we approached AJ again and asked him to just recruit for getting us up and back into the championship, it wouldn't be the worst thing ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: That's because the recruitment was spot on. This'll never happen but if we approached AJ again and asked him to just recruit for getting us up and back into the championship, it wouldn't be the worst thing ever. Don’t see anything wrong either with a short-term appointment as part of a wider long-term vision. Just as Grant and Hughes had a proven track record in relegation there are folk out there with a proven record in getting teams up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Big Ivo piece at half time in tbe play off on Alba. Basically saying how great Dick and Bert were and how badly the club is doing at tbe moment with managers and the board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Have some faith in Magic said: Big Ivo piece at half time in tbe play off on Alba. Basically saying how great Dick and Bert were and how badly the club is doing at tbe moment with managers and the board. BBC Alba obviously had hoped for a Dunfermline v Montrose final 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 That's because the recruitment was spot on. This'll never happen but if we approached AJ again and asked him to just recruit for getting us up and back into the championship, it wouldn't be the worst thing ever. Could live with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 If we are just going to throw lots of money at it and go for a one season wonder, then I’d take AJ over Hughes, but it’s a very low bar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 If we can get Donaldson somehow I would 100% take the boy Fox at Queen’s Park to pair him. He has been absolutely solid any time I’ve seen him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Oh good, Airdrie next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 At least it's a well known seaside location. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 What a fucking brutal league. Still, we should be aiming to win it ffs. Probably finish 8th after punting Hughes at Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAPar Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Can’t wait for Hughes to set us up for 0-0 draws at airdrie, kelty and alloa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Just now, AlwaysAPar said: Can’t wait for Hughes to set us up for 0-0 draws at airdrie, kelty and alloa And failing, as we'll get pumped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 This is a rare laugh this forum, but it’s so fucking true. We’re actively aiming to finish as low as possible and go part-time, that’s the only explanation I can find for the board’s incompetence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Glad Queens Park won, would feel they'd have been stronger competition if they'd stayed down rather than Airdrie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Would have preferred Queen’s Park to stay down. Airdrie is a pish away day and I reckon they’ll be stronger next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Nah, surely a few Championship clubs (and maybe even ourselves) will be raiding Airdrie now and Murray himself might end up at Stark's Park or somewhere of that ilk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) Murray certainly has something as a manager. Did really well with Dumbarton a while back and now Airdrie. Took over both teams when they were shite. His teams seem to attack as well. Edited May 15, 2022 by Chubbychops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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