The Neutral Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Given the debate that has broken out since yesterdays game lets vote... do you still trust Del, not trust him or undecided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1884 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I have faith in him, that he is doing and will continue to do the best he can for his employer and it's fans, namely St Johnstone FC. He'd be mad not to. Mistakes have been made and will continue to be made. That's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truefaith Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yes - because he's a young manager. He's had a bad season with signings and performances, but he'll learn from that. Every decent manager has a dodgy period. This (hopefully) has been his. (Normally 8th place in the Premier and a cup semi would be pretty good going, actually, but given the quality of clubs around us, and our undoubted luck in the cup draw, I don't think that's the case) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingaporeSaint Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 In my many years of supporting saints, 8th place in the big division, scots cup semi final is a no bad season. D Mc has my full support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1962 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 He has my full support. Totally with SingaporeSaint on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Rourke Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Spend just a few minutes thinking about the possible alternatives. Derek McInnes is the man to take us forward. Nobody will be more disappointed than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 He has my full support. Totally with SingaporeSaint on that. Last thing Del needs is your sweaty Jock strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1962 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Spend just a few minutes thinking about the possible alternatives. Derek McInnes is the man to take us forward. Nobody will be more disappointed than him. Something a lot of people may not consider. Everyone at the will be hurting as much as the supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Child Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yes but I think if Del gets an offer from a championship side in the summer he will be off. His financial limitations will start to bother and hinder him, he won't want to miss out on a big team before his chances fade away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neutral Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I will be honest. I am not sure. The make shift side he put together on Tuesday played better, IMO, than the side he put out yesterday. He got Saints up, kept them in the SPL & to Scottish Cup Semi Final. Can he take Saints to the next step of getting top 6? I don't know. Some of his signings have irked me to be honest, but I can fully accept that he saw some thing better those that I haven't rated (JMW, Invincible, Taylor) and they have let him down. For me it is too early to judge Robertson given the circumstances he (through his own fault) that took him out of football. He looks like he could be a good signing but is very rusty. As with anything time will tell BUT do we have time? Reconstruction could conspire against Del and a fresh broom may be what is needed to take Saints up a stage. Settling for 8th will not be enough going forward and the club must be aiming to 6th to be sure in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I will be honest. I am not sure. The make shift side he put together on Tuesday played better, IMO, than the side he put out yesterday. He got Saints up, kept them in the SPL & to Scottish Cup Semi Final. Can he take Saints to the next step of getting top 6? I don't know. Some of his signings have irked me to be honest, but I can fully accept that he saw some thing better those that I haven't rated (JMW, Invincible, Taylor) and they have let him down. For me it is too early to judge Robertson given the circumstances he (through his own fault) that took him out of football. He looks like he could be a good signing but is very rusty. As with anything time will tell BUT do we have time? Reconstruction could conspire against Del and a fresh broom may be what is needed to take Saints up a stage. Settling for 8th will not be enough going forward and the club must be aiming to 6th to be sure in future. Where is this assumption of 8th coming from.....we could easily finish 10th or 11th...especially if we finish this season with the apathy we finished last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ghost of Jim Morton Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 oh yes, yes yes yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1962 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 oh yes, yes yes yes... Can we quote you on that Ghostie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ghost of Jim Morton Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Can we quote you on that Ghostie? well you can for now. I mean things DO change but for now I trust Del . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neutral Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Where is this assumption of 8th coming from.....we could easily finish 10th or 11th...especially if we finish this season with the apathy we finished last season From speaking to other Saints fans an awful lot of people think 8th is nice and safe and Saints level. I used it to illustrate that with reconstruction this may not be as safe as people think. I was speaking generally bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1962 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 well you can for now. I mean things DO change but for now I trust Del . Looks like my pun was that poor it missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 no. anti-football tactics suck! We are a physical team who stop the opposition playing football and while hussle and bussle we create nothing. We simply wait and see what happens as opposed to going out to attack teams. We are well reheresed and thats about it. He messed about with the team in the 2 weeks lead up to a semi final on the basis we all thought he knew what he was doing, but in all honesty it backfired. Does he know his best starting 11? Cos I dont know it either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ghost of Jim Morton Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Looks like my pun was that poor it missed. It did but not because it was poor,but because I am doing about 5 things at once.. Went back, slowed down and very much "got it" and LMFAO:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 From speaking to other Saints fans an awful lot of people think 8th is nice and safe and Saints level. I used it to illustrate that with reconstruction this may not be as safe as people think. I was speaking generally bud. Wasnt having a go MS....just pointing out that several people mentioned that a SC semi and 8th in the league would be termed as a success....I was merely saying that we aint finished 8th yet. For the record,IMO 8th for a team of Saints size is a good benchmark and a decent achievement. I think the concern is more the nature of our performances and lack of goals, even if we finish 8th after the next 5 games- the feeling will not be the same as the 8th last season (if that makes sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarmy Arab Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yes but I think if Del gets an offer from a championship side in the summer he will be off. His financial limitations will start to bother and hinder him, he won't want to miss out on a big team before his chances fade away. Do you not think he has a bit more to do at saints, before a bigger job will be an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBay Saint Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I think Del has a bit more experience to get before a Championship side will look at him seriously. His signings so far (in general) have not improved the quality of the squad. Whilst defensively (back four and midfield) we have been okay and that combined with a crap Hamilton hase kept us up this season. However, despite an abundance of strikers, only 18 goals is abysmal. In reality none of strikers are SPL class and I couldn't see them getting a game for any other SPL side. Let's see what Del does in the summer and then assess if he really can take us forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Paul Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Watching Dels post match interview, you could see how much he was hurting and how disapointed he was in his players. The line that he said about knowing the problems and that they will be doing something about them was interesting as was the bit about him knowing the players he can rely on should they get to this stage again. I think that a clearout from Del is coming as yesterday really highlighted how poor some of the players we have are. Yesterdays display could actually be a blessing in disguise given that it has opened Dels eyes to the true nature of some of his players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJ Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 The goodwill generated by his first couple of seasons still sees the balance of opinion fall on the positive side, but the gap is closing very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 The goodwill generated by his first couple of seasons still sees the balance of opinion fall on the positive side, but the gap is closing very quickly. Just what I said on Saturday. Forget what he may have achieved. He will be judged from this moment on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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