Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The spitting habit he's got is quite disgusting as well. Absolutely vile. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Saint Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I'm sure Ian Cathro is just gagging to Jack in his gig at Valencia to return to Dundee ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an-dee Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Why do Arabs just assume that Cathro will give up a great job at Valencia to come back to United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrdavidson95 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Stevie Aitken anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low-life Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Why do Arabs just assume that Cathro will give up a great job at Valencia to come back to United? They don't. Its a who would you like to see as your next manager question. Quite a few would like to see Cathro approached. I would certainly not be against him and would like Badger as well. I doubt either would come though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Why do Arabs just assume that Cathro will give up a great job at Valencia to come back to United? Nobody assumes that and indeed the only comments made on the subject suggest the exact opposite. Ya ding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 They don't. Its a who would you like to see as your next manager question. Quite a few would like to see Cathro approached. I would certainly not be against him and would like Badger as well. I doubt either would come though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I reckon Cathro would be interested. Wants to be a manager and has said recently that he wants to come back to the UK to do so. United ticks all the right boxes for him - youth academy, training facilities, etc. Would be a gamble but wouldn't be against it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Cathro absolutely stinks of someone who'll talk the talk all day long, but will never back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Why do people rate Cathro so highly? Granted he could be the next Alex Ferguson, but he could also be the next Tommy Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deefiant Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I for one hope Utd get Cathro. One thing succeeding coaching bairns. It's another thing succeeding as an assistant with a mad, huge Portuguese keeper to back you up as the main man. Quite another thing asking a young man like that who's never played at any decent level to come in and run an spfl team. It'll either be mourinho or Tommy Craig and as much as I'd like to see a young Scottish manager succeed, I know what outcome my money is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I think I can quite comfortably say I was one of the few United fans questioning McNamara's abilities, well over a year ago. What to do now? No idea. McNamara doesn't seem like he has learnt a thing in all his time with us - he has an eye for a player (excluding Paton obvz), but then simply cannot organise them on the park. From the giddy heights of 18 months ago, when I was skipping along to every game, I'm now staring at a season ticket renewal brochure, and thinking, meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Not sad to see this. We gave him his chance in management and he stabbed us in the back when we were still in the running for the Championship and in a cup final and just after he had signed an improved contract that nearly doubled his wages. In hindsight it has turned out to be the best thing that could happened as I doubt that he would have taken us up, due to his inability to win games away from home. We got the better deal by promoting Archie and eventually getting a nice wedge from Und. Wasn't he on at Thistle for a bonus once they got promoted after he left as well? Between that and him getting a cut of Utd transfers he comes across as a money orientated wee gimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wasn't he on at Thistle for a bonus once they got promoted after he left as well? Between that and him getting a cut of Utd transfers he comes across as a money orientated wee gimp. Yup. Refused to pay the compensation we were due for him leaving and then asked us for his bonus for winning the league. Puts a big dampener on what was, for me at least, a hugely enjoyable time watching the club while he was manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 What a tiresome thread. There's still every possibility that we'll finish fourth this season, having sold our four best non-mental players since the end of last season and having reached another cup final. That may not be success but it's certainly not grounds for dismissal. United shouldn't ever be sacking a manager for football related reasons on the back of finishing fourth or fifth in the league. Fans are quite happy to talk theoretically about giving a manager time but very rarely stick to that line when things start to go wrong. What? You been watching the team recently? They are one of the worst teams in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemePaynesSocks Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 The thing with United's model of acquiring and playing Scotland's best young talent to sell on is that it needs a very good manager to operate it successfully. It is the manager who has to out the correct team in place, has to nurture them correctly and be able to pitch them into the team at the right moments. Hibs failed with their version of the model because they continually appointed poor managers. Steven Thompson needs to ask himself if JMac is the right man to do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb46836 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Please Jackie don't go Lots of Love Perth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 What? You been watching the team recently? They are one of the worst teams in the division. Yeah. The team's been going through a difficult spell which has been compounded by a run of games against the top sides including nine of our last thirteen against the top three. You'll forgive me if I don't join in the collective bedwetting that some of you chaps so enjoy. You're entitled to your opinion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Have you actually watched them though? Actually? Yeah. We've been better in some games than the scorelines would suggest. We were excellent first half against Celtic and more than matched Aberdeen recently. We were good first half in both the recent ICT games but disappointing second half. We were absolutely shite against Saints but managed to scrape a draw. There's an urgent and pressing need to improve the defence and I have serious doubts as to whether McNamara can do that. I don't have any doubts about his ability to spot and develop young attacking players though and I'm willing to give him a chance to improve the defensive side of the team. To think about sacking someone who has brought in between six and eight million pounds in transfer fees in less than 12 months, reached two cup finals and finished fourth and (let's say) fifth in successive seasons just shows the ludicrous sense of entitlement that most fans have. Under McNamara I've seen United play the best attacking football for 25 - 30 years - not always but enough. Granted we've been defensively shite for the most part but if United fans think they can fix that aspect without losing the rest of it by ditching McNamara and bringing some other (i) promising or (ii) journeyman manager then they're kidding themselves. Those are the options - young, inexperienced and promising (but also by definition still learning) or steady but mediocre (and by definition failed elsewhere). I prefer the first option and I'd rather we gave that guy the opportunity to develop and learn from his mistakes because that's the only way anyone ever improves. Or we could ditch the cunt, start again and then ditch the new guy when he hits a rocky patch and repeat ad nauseam. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 If you look at his transfers:Paton - Pass, disappointing this season thoughErskine - Pass, Poor first season, much improved this yearGraham - Not really given a chance IMO, that miss vs Celtic is unforgivableRobertson - Best LB I've seen play in ScotlandConnolly - Young Talent, seems like a good buyGoodie - Didn't work outButcher - Similar to ErskineKudos - Let's not go thereCiftci - Very Good striker, bad temperament though Telfer - Good PlaymakerSpittal - Too early to sayMorris - A good solid CB, always injuredFojut - inconsistent, good with MorrisBilate - Always injured, jury's still outAnier - Just No.McGowan - Seems to be a good signing, hopefully he'll sign an extensionMuirhead - Starting to show his worthDixon - Jury's still outSo I make that:10 signings that were worthwhile4 signings that were duds 4 that we don't know / not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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