Otis Blue Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I mentioned big Brownlie just as an example of potential defenders who could possibly be available, don't know if he is or isn't available. Just a name that sprang to mind. As FTB says, Brownlie didn't leave in the best of ways ... but sometimes needs must. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneeuq Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 27 minutes ago, Otis Blue said: I mentioned big Brownlie just as an example of potential defenders who could possibly be available, don't know if he is or isn't available. Just a name that sprang to mind. As FTB says, Brownlie didn't leave in the best of ways ... but sometimes needs must. I also hear someone called Gibson has the qualities we need. Takes no crap and can organise the back line. Not sure what he has to do to get a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwithnoball Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Doonhamer70 said: A little birdie tells me that things are not great at training and in dressing room. Has WG lost the dressing room already Seriously do one!! That is total nonsense we have had a poor start. Get behind the team not spout garbage. Get Connelly and Wilson back in the team we will be a totally different side. Agree with most comments that WG has to play. Why not move Mckenna to CB with D.McKay. All thistle fans said he was better at CB than RB. Play East a LB. Were we have 3 options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Funny how when things are not going well the "manager has lost the dressing room" cry goes up. I would say the Manager has maybe not recruited wisely in some positions, is maybe not playing the right formation or personnel, i.e. he should be playing himself for starters, and has been hindered by injury and suspension to key players, has probably more to do with the position we find ourselves in rather than claiming he's lost the dressing room. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 14 hours ago, sneeuq said: I also hear someone called Gibson has the qualities we need. Takes no crap and can organise the back line. Not sure what he has to do to get a game. Maybe he needs to have a wee word in the boss's ear ... ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Gibson has supposedly been told by the board that he isn't to play himself so that he can concentrate on managing the team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallanandFlanagan Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Gibson has supposedly been told by the board that he isn't to play himself so that he can concentrate on managing the team.Hopefully they change their mind before Tuesday [emoji846] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, MallanandFlanagan said: Hopefully they change their mind before Tuesday Seems to work for McCabe at Airdrie, what's the difference? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fernández Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Seems to work for McCabe at Airdrie, what's the difference? McCabe has started every game for us this season and played practically every minute for us, apart from when he subbed himself off against QOS in the last 10 minutes. Also our assitant manager Fordyce has started and played 100% of the time too. Not sure what difference it would make to your team if your manager decided to start himself. Would be a bizarre board decision to refuse a player manager the chance to play himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, David Fernández said: 23 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Seems to work for McCabe at Airdrie, what's the difference? McCabe has started every game for us this season and played practically every minute for us, apart from when he subbed himself off against QOS in the last 10 minutes. Also our assitant manager Fordyce has started and played 100% of the time too. Not sure what difference it would make to your team if your manager decided to start himself. Would be a bizarre board decision to refuse a player manager the chance to play himself. I'd probably play McPake right now to be fair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, palmy_cammy said: Gibson has supposedly been told by the board that he isn't to play himself so that he can concentrate on managing the team. IF, and it's a big IF. that's true why didn't they impose that restriction on him last season when he took over so he could concentrate on trying to avoid relegation. He's been one of our best players for a couple of seasons now, it would be strange for the Board to stop him playing when even they surely must see we need better players in certain positions on the park than we're fielding at present. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Again, IF it's true, for everything else that's ridiculous with that decision it's the BoD messing with the first team squad which is something I really don't agree with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunter Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 28/08/2022 at 00:26, 19QOS19 said: I think we need to start pissing with c*ck we've got. We've got 5 CBs on the books and 9 defenders currently in the first team. We can't just go the John Connolly route of flinging money around until we stumble upon a winning side. WG needs to pick his preferred back four and stick with them so they can start to (hopefully) gel. For me, our strongest back 4 includes him and he needs to reinstate himself ASAP. I don't dislike McKenna as much as some others but he's miles behind Gibson. D.McKay hasn't been solid but he's been far better than P.McKay. Hopefully he takes this chance and keeps him out the team. We're in for a drubbing against Rangers but I'd go with Gibson, McKay, Hendrie and East and stick with them for the time being. Do you not mean Gordon Chisholm? I don't remember John Connolly ever being over the top with budget spending although it was a long time ago. Definitely under Chisholm/Davie Rae there were insane amounts of money spent which obviously nearly saw us go under. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 37 minutes ago, Kunter said: Do you not mean Gordon Chisholm? I don't remember John Connolly ever being over the top with budget spending although it was a long time ago. Definitely under Chisholm/Davie Rae there were insane amounts of money spent which obviously nearly saw us go under. I think he means having a large turnover in players like Connolly did in trying to get success, and these players obviously cost money in (part time) wages and possibly signing on fees. Connolly must hold some kind of record for the number of players he signed with a few gems amongst a lot of chaff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Do you not mean Gordon Chisholm? I don't remember John Connolly ever being over the top with budget spending although it was a long time ago. Definitely under Chisholm/Davie Rae there were insane amounts of money spent which obviously nearly saw us go under. I think he means having a large turnover in players like Connolly did in trying to get success, and these players obviously cost money in (part time) wages and possibly signing on fees. Connolly must hold some kind of record for the number of players he signed with a few gems amongst a lot of chaff. Aye this. Connolly goes down as one of our most successful managers but we forget he went through a shitload of players to get there. I think there wasn't a transfer market when he was here. I doubt he'd have been as successful if there was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Home tie V FC Edinburgh in the SPFL Trust Trophy Challenge Cup Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Ramsdens Bells etc, etc. Cup. Haud me back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipmat Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, David Fernández said: Would be a bizarre board decision to refuse a player manager the chance to play himself. Our board specialise in bizarre decisions. The insane loyalty to AJ and the George Galloway fiasco spring to mind (unfortunately). 2 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: Again, IF it's true, for everything else that's ridiculous with that decision it's the BoD messing with the first team squad which is something I really don't agree with. Shades of Harkness? They're certainly taking us back down to the playing level we were at when the walking blazer was chairman. Edited August 29, 2022 by Slipmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biblemaster Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Seems to work for McCabe at Airdrie, what's the difference? McCabe is 30. Gibson is 38. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Shades of Harkness? They're certainly taking us back down to the playing level we were at when the walking blazer was chairman.Certainly seems that way. McCabe is 30. Gibson is 38.Gibson was the best RB in the Championship for two seasons in a row. He'd still skoosh it this year regardless of his age. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Biblemaster said: McCabe is 30. Gibson is 38. So McCabe is a less experienced manager and player? What's your point? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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