Guest bernardblack Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Would have been Petrie and Sellars for me as well. Especially when you see what they have done with youth sideThis. Was excited too see what they would do until the end of the season. Now it's more of a dread feeling. But I'll back the new gaffer. Tough run of games to get started with though and back at Airdrie soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Wouldn't have been my first choice, but when I've seen Airdrie, I haven't minded the style of football played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terracingtam Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Wouldn't have been my first choice, but when I've seen Airdrie, I haven't minded the style of football played. Lets give Garry Bollan a fair chance.If he didnt think he could do the job he wouldnt have applied and lets face it the board had to do something before things got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Ha ha - you've got to love Wikipedia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresto11 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Horrendous decision Sack Campbell (who I presume we will still be paying for a few months) I wanted someone with a bit experience but not bolan, really uninspiring appointment. Alistair Donald has played a stinker here. Time will tell if I'm proven wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Think he knew his time was coming to end at Airdrie, travel has to be a big part, he lives around the corner from me ( by the way not in Dundee) and it was only a matter of time before he got a job in Angus. He did ok at Livi and clearly has some contacts but not convinced this is any improvement on Campbell. Unless we had won promotion Bollan wouldn't have been kept on at the end of the season, by which time Forfar would have a manager and he'd be out a job. Makes perfect sense for him to go now. That plus the travelling and it's a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terracingtam Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Horrendous decision Sack Campbell (who I presume we will still be paying for a few months) I wanted someone with a bit experience but not bolan, really uninspiring appointment. Alistair Donald has played a stinker here. Time will tell if I'm proven wrong. So you would have kept campbell, dropped a division and then looked for a manager.Sound thinking cresto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 So you would have kept campbell, dropped a division and then looked for a manager.Sound thinking cresto Surely don't think Campbell would've got you relegated do you...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulloch Gorum Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He's a reasonably good manager. Not stellar by any means, but I think any feelings of dread on the part of the Loons fans here are unwarranted. Like most managers he makes some good signings (mostly loans, I think), and some guff ones. He'll generally have your team well organised. His main weakness is an unwillingness to make substitutions or tactical changes until quite late on, even when what's on the park is plainly not working. He's a manager that'll keep a team with an average budget in the league, but probably not get out it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loon74 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Think he knew his time was coming to end at Airdrie, travel has to be a big part, he lives around the corner from me ( by the way not in Dundee) and it was only a matter of time before he got a job in Angus. He did ok at Livi and clearly has some contacts but not convinced this is any improvement on Campbell. Get around their and put his windows in , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Get around their and put his windows in , Make change from spray painting DIRTY DAB on his fence!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loon74 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Didn't know he was Dunfermline athletic b*****d DAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Didn't realise he played so many games for St Johnstone. Was that when they were in the old 1st division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Jazz Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Disappointed it's not Petrie but i'm alright with Bollan. Hopefully Petrie stays on as no.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loon74 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm right behind bollan just like I was with hall & Moffat & him at Montrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBoy19 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Disappointing it isn't Petrie and Sellars, thought that was the obvious appointment and a very positive, exciting one. Will give Bollan a chance of course, but it doesn't seem to be enough of a change to warrant sacking Dick. Ach well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond8 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Disappointed it's not Petrie but i'm alright with Bollan. Hopefully Petrie stays on as no.2.. Bollan takes all his own staff, I couldn't quite believe the number of staff that he had around him at a part time club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE63 exile Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm basing what I saw when he was in charge at Livingston and I think he's a safe shout at Forfar. He gave the kids a go at Livi, had them playing decent attractive football and did well there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresto11 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So you would have kept campbell, dropped a division and then looked for a manager.Sound thinking cresto I would've kept him yes, I've been saying that all along and looks like most agree. I was starting to come round to the idea of Petrie so very disappointed to hear the appointment. I don't think he has done anything of any note and Airdrie fans seem delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalDiamond Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 We had some great runs under GB. When he got good loan players in, he managed the team well. Would question his eye for a player. Some poor signings who have been way past it. Would expect some Arab youngsters to be used. Seems to have contacts there for loan deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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