banana Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kyle said: I'm not sure if this has been discussed or not, but looks like you're signing a winger who most recently played in the Turkish second tier. Could be fun. He's got a bit of GMS about him, if GMS was dragging a trampoline behind him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 If, say, the team bus was to fall off the road into a gorge, burst into flames and kill everyone, would that necessarily be a bad thing in terms of the coming season? Asking for a friend living on Sandeman St. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, banana said: He's got a bit of GMS about him, if GMS was dragging a trampoline behind him. Looks world class based on that highlight reel! But doesn't everyone? Sign him up Slabber pronto before someone else gets him! 3 minutes ago, DeeBairn said: If, say, the team bus was to fall off the road into a gorge, burst into flames and kill everyone, would that necessarily be a bad thing in terms of the coming season? Asking for a friend living on Sandeman St. No. Make it happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Granny Danger said: Anything to add PMS? I recall you being one of the few voices saying we should stick with a past manager when everyone else was convinced he had to go. Can’t recall if it was McKinnon or McNamara but he went about a week later! I suspect that I would have been one of the last to pull the trigger on most of them. In general I tend towards giving people the benefit of the doubt. Particularly when asked to do a difficult job in a competitive environment. I don't buy most of the hyperbole spouted on here about how shit everyone is all the time. It speaks to me of someone who doesn't appreciate how difficult a job it is being a football manager or running a club. Plenty of managers have failed temporarily and then come back stronger. Indeed, I'd go so far as to say that virtually every established, successful manager has failed at some point and gone through periods where public opinion would have him sacked. You rarely see managers turning it around now because they are punted before getting a chance. To that extent, I agree with Mike Martin that constantly chopping and changing managers does very little good. That said, not every manager deserves the same amount of time and the harder you fail, the quicker you that patience will run out. I'd have sacked Laszlo before the end of last season when it became obvious that we weren't strong enough to compete for the title. At worst, it would have given the new manager the opportunity to get to know the squad before a rebuild in the summer, at best he might just have done enough to make a better of the play-offs. When that didn't happen and when Laszlo didn't go in the summer you have to draw breath and hope that he has the capacity to show improvement. The games so far strongly suggest that he doesn't have that capacity and I'd still punt him. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: Our chairman rates him. He has allowed him to bring in another assistant manager, backroom staff and replace a whole squad. If it was about money, sacking him would have been far less expensive than all that. He thinks "stability" is important however we're stabily shite at the moment. If sticking with a manager regardless guarantees you success, we'd be as well putting a monkey in charge on a lifetime contract and paying it in peanuts. I'm not sure that's right, tbf. I think the work on the backroom staff (his German pal notwithstanding) has been done to improve the overall standard of coaching at the club, rather than at Laszlo's behest. I think the reason he hasn't been sacked is still related to the proposed takeover of the club. My reading of the position is that Martin and the others are only holding the shares pending a further sale. They stepped in when it became apparent that Thompson was playing silly buggers so they bought him out and will sell the shares on again relatively soon. If that's the case then the argument to keep the manager in place until new owners take over remains. I'd still punt him though. A small outlay on his sacking being preferable to losing the title race before the season even starts. Edited July 23, 2018 by Pull My Strings 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dregs 83 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Based on Saturday, if we do not sign a target man over 6ft before the season starts i will have been convinced this is all some sort of fever dream, and go with the Groundhog Day approach of stepping out in front of cars in an effort to wake myself up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: Our chairman rates him. He has allowed him to bring in another assistant manager, backroom staff and replace a whole squad. If it was about money, sacking him would have been far less expensive than all that. He thinks "stability" is important however we're stabily shite at the moment. If sticking with a manager regardless guarantees you success, we'd be as well putting a monkey in charge on a lifetime contract and paying it in peanuts. In using the term "stable" I can only assume that Mike Martin and Theresa May have copies of a rare dictionary where that word means something else. 25 minutes ago, DeeBairn said: If, say, the team bus was to fall off the road into a gorge, burst into flames and kill everyone, would that necessarily be a bad thing in terms of the coming season? Asking for a friend living on Sandeman St. It would be a bad thing as people would either die or be seriously injured. I am not in favour of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaspianChris Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On the subject of signings from the Turkish leagues, Misse, Misse springs to mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmember Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 That clown hasn't got a clue get rid of him now don't wait till November/December time do it now Sad state of a club solely down to bad management at the top board level Jim McIntyre is your man 100% but the longer u wait the worse its getting Save your club get rid of him Now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Newmember said: That clown hasn't got a clue get rid of him now don't wait till November/December time do it now Sad state of a club solely down to bad management at the top board level Jim McIntyre is your man 100% but the longer u wait the worse its getting Save your club get rid of him Now Do you think the new players are behind him? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 4 hours ago, CaspianChris said: On the subject of signings from the Turkish leagues, Misse, Misse springs to mind. Has Scottish football ever seen a more aptly named "footballer"? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmember Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 No I don't think for one min they are . good players bad Manager if they get rid of him now chance of a top 4 finish if they don't then 5/6 th for me . The board must see by the crowds fans are unhappy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaspianChris Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: Has Scottish football ever seen a more aptly named "footballer"? Not footballers but I can think of a couple referees with appropriate names. Charlie Faultless and Paul Wyssling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Arab 83 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 It's official. "Dundee United Management team Sacked". Sorry. [emoji849]. Just wanted to see what it looked like....................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Dirty Arab 83 said: It's official. "Dundee United Management team Sacked". Sorry. . Just wanted to see what it looked like....................... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Everyone talking about who we could get in when Lazlo is punted but I don't think we should rule out going into abeyance for a year or two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cilitbang Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Mixu is probably out of work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 4 hours ago, cilitbang said: Mixu is probably out of work I think you'll find that mighty Mixu has just led Latvia to glory by winning the Baltic Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Ryan Gauld linked with a move from Sporting to Boavista. More cash incoming? Suppose it will depend if it's 20% of any transfer fee or 20% on profit. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Aren't the poor kids suffering enough? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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