ryangordon86 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Sometimes players can be different on the field and off it, look at Roy Keane for example, McInnes played at a high level and i for one will give him a chance, Geoff isnt daft and i doubt he'd have got the job without being the right man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint in exile Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Will be interesting to see how things pan out.Ofcourse he has my backing as our new manager,`i`m just glad he won`t be playing as much/or at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavel Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 i`m just glad he won`t be playing as much/or at all How do you know this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryangordon86 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Does this now mean we will get an influx of rangers reserves instead of celtic ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Wallace Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Good luck to the guy. I'll get right behind him, but I can't pretend I'm excited by this appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broon Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Shrewd business man that Brown is, I am sure he will have unearthed a gem! Aye, shrewd is the word - laughing all the way to the bank..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryangordon86 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I dont think its anyway near as bad as people are making out, C'mon delboy, move us onto the next level!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavel Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I can see the sense in it, theres no one else worth considering on our level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhs Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 good luck to the guy - should be a reasonably smooth change over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanno saint Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Any news on the no 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 It's a disgrace. 8 years managing Guam Thistle with a 100% record (of losses) and I didn't even get an interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Any news on the no 2? Still managing Thistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Beatson Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I for one have never been a fan of McInnes as a player for us (although I thought he was excellent on Sunday). However, how he was as a player says nothing about his management skills. He talks a good game though, and I will certainly get behind him as a manager. Hopefully most fans will give him at least until the end of the season to stamp his authority and style on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Mc Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Strikes me as the type to kick a few a*ses around the dressing room which may help. He knows the players and I am hoping will have learned from some of the mistakes which have been made of late regards tactical changes and subs. Ambitious with something to prove? I hope so! I guess a lot hangs on who will be 2IC and whether DM hangs up his boots or not. I will be giving him my full support and am hoping that GB has spotted some real talent rather than simply taking the cheap and easy option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie's Moustache Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm sure I will be proven wrong, but I can't think of any really successful promotion from player to manager appointments. This appointment is a disaster and exactly what happened when John McLelland was given the task. Human nature dictates that it is very difficult to be pal one minute and boss next. I truly hope I am wrong. Gutted........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm over the moon, great appointment! The transition wont happen overnight and maybe not even this season but will next season, with the foundations Owen has built Del will improve us. IMO it is an exciting appointment. Best man for the job from the possible candidates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsaintee Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm sure I will be proven wrong, but I can't think of any really successful promotion from player to manager appointments. This appointment is a disaster and exactly what happened when John McLelland was given the task. Human nature dictates that it is very difficult to be pal one minute and boss next. I truly hope I am wrong. Gutted........[/QUote In what way is this a disaster? He is not John McLelland and I doubt if he has the same management skills(?) as McLelland. As for transition from player to manager I would doubt if that statement is completely true, and if it is,then there is always a first time for this to happen C,mon Del prove the doubters wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Norris Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 In what way is this a disaster? He is not John McLelland and I doubt if he has the same management skills(?) as McLelland. You would have to agree though, it all looks very similar and we know how Herman turned out. The team isn't nearly as desperate as when Luggy took over, but we're replacing a manager that had a 50% strike rate in the league, so many people were hoping for a bit more than 'continuity'. What must be said is that there's very little middle ground here - most folk are either enthusiastic or dead against it, and that's not a good start. When Coyle came in, people were either happy or waiting to see how things went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsaintee Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 You would have to agree though, it all looks very similar and we know how Herman turned out. The team isn't nearly as desperate as when Luggy took over, but we're replacing a manager that had a 50% strike rate in the league, so many people were hoping for a bit more than 'continuity'. What must be said is that there's very little middle ground here - most folk are either enthusiastic or dead against it, and that's not a good start. When Coyle came in, people were either happy or waiting to see how things went. Agreed, but I don't think you can write Del off on the basis of what a previous appointment achieved or did not achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Agreed, but I don't think you can write Del off on the basis of what a previous appointment achieved or did not achieve. Moore was written off by many on here because of what JC did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Totally underwhelmed. He may have a good playing background but that means sod all in management. Fancy Gazza? I am against it because McInnes was part of the management/coaching team that is responsible for us playing the way we are and are now going backwards. He has stated he is happy with the way things are so I can only foresee more of the same. By appointing him, Geoff is saying the same thing and showing that he his happy with us ticking over as a slightly above average first division team. It totally lacks ambition. We have twice promoted from within in the modern era and both have resulted in some of the darkest days this club has seen. The most successful times have had have been when we have brought in a face and new ideas from other clubs. Not impressed so over to you Derek, prove me wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDuncM Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 There you have it then. Straight from the builders yard. http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2305 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie's Moustache Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Oldsaintee - When John McClelland was appointed, (which turned out to be a disaster) he was helping to coach the reserves, had a fantastic pedigree both top flight and internationally, so there were very good reasons to appoint him at that time. Using that as an example surely backs up my argument, your using the benefit of hindsight to hide behind. Surely we should learn our lesson. We are all Saints fans and of course hope the appointment turns us around, but like I said last night, the quote not too much wrong when we have only won four out of our last 13 league games, does not install me with confidence. By the way, I will be more than delighted to come back on here and say I was totally and utterly wrong, but can't help how I feel right now. Geoff say's the board think they have made the right decision, I think they have not, that's footy. They have the power, I don't. I would love to have seen all the applicants though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Norris Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Agreed, but I don't think you can write Del off on the basis of what a previous appointment achieved or did not achieve. Well look at it another way. The previous appointment achieved nothing but flattering to deceive. For every good cup result there was a shocker in a fairly routine away game. I think many people - myself included - were expecting an older hand to give us that bit of consistency we need to get out of Div 1. It's not about flashy football and sunny-day trips to Hampden, it's about winning in the pissing rain at Clyde in the middle of January, in front of 10 folk and a dog. Everyone will give him time and I'm sure 99.9% of fans will back him once the games start in anger this weekend - but people don't have to agree with the appointment or indeed like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsaintee Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Only time will tell if the appointment is right or wrong, but my point still stands ie no two appointments will ever work out the same and I don't think it's relevant to compare two situations no matter how similar. Had McLellan been a howling success there would be no quarantee that Del's would be. ps I am not his agent :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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