morrison1982 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 54 minutes ago, Chicken George said: Clarke can't be bothered with the Scottish League game anymore and all the pish that goes with it. Will combine living down south with Scotland job, plan to get us to one of the next two major tournaments, then go to English club. Deal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rodhull said: I'd imagine even if he took the managers job he could do it living down south. Pretty sure Strachan still did. Jurgen klinsmann managed Germany whilst living in California, I believe. The ability to move down to England is probably a big pull factor for Clarke. Edited May 16, 2019 by sparky88 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhursty7 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I suspect that Clarke will indeed be offered the gig. I'm inclined to think he'll say No, in the hope that he gets a chance to move back down south for family reasons. Hopefully from Killie's point of view he'll stay put for the time being. No doubt that not for the first time, we'll end up with someone who would be 3rd or 4th choice on the SFA shortlist.Surely he can do the Scotland job from a English base it's not like he has to take training everyday and can watch the English based players easier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy2015 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I hope Clarke gets the job my worry is they don’t agree terms like O’Neil then gemmill gets the job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof! Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Superhursy7 said: Surely he can do the Scotland job from a English base it's not like he has to take training everyday and can watch the English based players easier. McLeish and Strachan did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Superhursy7 said: Surely he can do the Scotland job from a English base it's not like he has to take training everyday and can watch the English based players easier. Yeah, I don't see why not. Its not a full-on jobs that must be done in Scotland, half our players are down south anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just me who think Clarke should stay at Kilmarnock? The Scotland job is a hiding to nothing and he's onto a good thing there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just me who think Clarke should stay at Kilmarnock? The Scotland job is a hiding to nothing and he's onto a good thing there.He’s clearly leaving Kilmarnock. That thing with his brother on the BBC the other day made it clear he wasn’t in for the long haul, and was actually pretty reticent in the first place. I’d imagine he’d be looking at Scotland as a better way into English football than Kilmarnock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 £780k a year! I too doubt this story. He got a big pay raise after turning down Rangers. We heard it was £700k a year. Always thought the SFA couldn't afford him with compensation and also wages 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Highland Capital said: Just me who think Clarke should stay at Kilmarnock? The Scotland job is a hiding to nothing and he's onto a good thing there. What more can he realistically do with Kilmarnock? If he gets third place and Europe with them this weekend then he'll have taken them as far as he can really. He's always said the Scotland job interests him, he was just waiting for the right time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMc99 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 out of the 4 mentioned , it has to be clarke IMO , anything else would be underwhelming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, The Moonster said: What more can he realistically do with Kilmarnock? If he gets third place and Europe with them this weekend then he'll have taken them as far as he can really. He's always said the Scotland job interests him, he was just waiting for the right time. Indeed but at the same time, what could he realistically do with Scotland? It's a hiding to nothing. I think if I was him I'd hold out for a job down south. Continue as he is at Killie and one will undoubtedly come along. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thruthenight Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Indeed but at the same time, what could he realistically do with Scotland? It's a hiding to nothing. I think if I was him I'd hold out for a job down south. Continue as he is at Killie and one will undoubtedly come along. Wha? Take us to a major tournament for the first time in more than 20 years maybe? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Indeed but at the same time, what could he realistically do with Scotland? It's a hiding to nothing. I think if I was him I'd hold out for a job down south. Continue as he is at Killie and one will undoubtedly come along. Qualify for a tournament, which in turn will give him a far higher profile in England than succeeding with Kilmarnock. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, thruthenight said: Wha? Take us to a major tournament for the first time in more than 20 years maybe? 2 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: Qualify for a tournament, which in turn will give him a far higher profile in England than succeeding with Kilmarnock. I think the chances of that happening are...not high. Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke's a good manager - but Scotland are garbage. Edited May 17, 2019 by Highland Capital 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Scotland are no worse than some of the fucking dung that have reached tournaments recently. They've been managed by managers who have zero belief in the players at their disposal. It's quite obvious that Clarke doesn't have that problem, and if he were even to come close this time, that'd be quite an achievement given the mess he's inheriting on that front. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison1982 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 21 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Indeed but at the same time, what could he realistically do with Scotland? It's a hiding to nothing. I think if I was him I'd hold out for a job down south. Continue as he is at Killie and one will undoubtedly come along. Will it? Clarke's brother was saying the other day that nothing has come along yet. The profile / reputation of Scottish football in England is basically nil. If Clarke doesn't want to take anything below the Championship, he could be waiting a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Even if you completely discard the chance of us finishing in the top 2 of the group, we're still only 2 games from qualifying as we've got the play-offs up our sleeve. Looking like a home match against Finland (maybe Bulgaria as Serbia have a decent shot at qualifying directly) and then a final v Norway/Serbia/Finland. We'd be favourites in the home match and the final would depend on which venue was drawn, but those are 2 winnable games. That makes the job a more attractive proposition than it has been for awhile IMO. The perception from down South will be that if you fail to get to a tournament, you've done as expected because we never qualify. And if you do the business, you've over-achieved. That's a very decent risk/reward for winning 2 matches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: I think the chances of that happening are...not high. Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke's a good manager - but Scotland are garbage. We’re already in a playoff which will be against other sides in League C of the Nations League. It’s the most realistic shot at qualifying we’re ever going to get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: I think the chances of that happening are...not high. Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke's a good manager - but Scotland are garbage. Bizarre stance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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