Tekel Towers » It's Mixu

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 12:16 pm

According to the record

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/exclusive-mixu-paatelainen-named-new-6625082

Leedsy2 · 13/10/2015 12:24 pm

Blimey! After all that! Oh well......

Andy · 13/10/2015 12:34 pm

I like Mixu.

Confident it'll still be Hughes though.

dufc5 · 13/10/2015 12:40 pm

He wouldn't be my choice however he done an excellent job at Kilmarnock.

13/10/2015 12:56 pm

I'm warming to him. Remember being very impressed by his Killie side in one particular game at Tannadice. (I think it was Stuart Armstrong's debut, incidentally)

Found this interesting article on The Courier site;

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-united/he-was-a-genius-mixu-paatelainen-hails-influence-of-dundee-united-legend-jim-mclean-1.173140

Tangerine_Ultra · 13/10/2015 1:09 pm

Shite decision IMO but will back him 100%.

Arabnophobia · 13/10/2015 1:24 pm

I don't think there is much between the 3 managers. I'd have been happy with any of them. At least no one can bother about Rangers, Celtic and Sevco connections.

Found this old clip of Mixu scoring against Deadco.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wENqtNkmEwQ

Arab_plumber · 13/10/2015 1:32 pm

Massively disappointed with this appointment but we must go with it and back him and the team 100%

Hope he has a good defensive coach with him.....

13/10/2015 1:39 pm

Looking at his record, he's managed a positive GD in club football with the exception of Hibs (-6) and neutral with Finland. If we score more than we concede, we'll be just fine.

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 1:42 pm

Arabnophobia wrote:
I don't think there is much between the 3 managers. I'd have been happy with any of them. At least no one can bother about Rangers, Celtic and Sevco connections.

Found this old clip of Mixu scoring against Deadco.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wENqtNkmEwQ

I was a ball boy at that game

13/10/2015 1:42 pm

BBC saying it's Mixu as well.

Decent record at Killie and did no too bad at Hibs when that job was a poison chalice.

Can only get behind him and keep our fingers crossed.

Think it's gonna be tough tho

SuperMario · 13/10/2015 1:48 pm

Deal no done yet, Hughes still with a shout!! The plot thickens

Silver · 13/10/2015 1:50 pm

No really sure what to think tbh. I like him, and will back him to the hilt, although I'm no a fan of the ex player being the manager.

I warmed to the thought of Wright, then I warmed to thought o Hughes, so it comes as a bit o a jolt when he apparently ruled himself oot.

Loads of good memories o the big man so here's hoping he can do the biz.

Welcome back Mixu (if you happen to be the chosen one)

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Sieb22 · 13/10/2015 1:53 pm

huntedbyafreak wrote:
Arabnophobia wrote:
I don't think there is much between the 3 managers. I'd have been happy with any of them. At least no one can bother about Rangers, Celtic and Sevco connections.

Found this old clip of Mixu scoring against Deadco.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wENqtNkmEwQ
I was a ball boy at that game

I remember going to a Rangers game around that time and the ball boys were allowed to hand out a few footballs to the United crowd before the game or at half time. I remember going to this game, but can't remember if it was the one were one of the ball boys gave me a football or not, I was standing with my dad in the old little area between the dugout and tunnel below the hospitality boxes.

Could it be a young Sieb that was given a football by a young Hunted?

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 2:17 pm

Wasn't me mate. I had the Rangers end that day. Nearly got knocked over by Graham Roberts as well

Tannadeechee1967 · 13/10/2015 4:21 pm

very surprised he has been chosen as he has been available for wks , anyway only positive is he is Def. drinking in the last chance saloon so I'm sure he will put everything into the gig , because if he doesn't he is finished In top flight football

Andy · 13/10/2015 4:39 pm

I'm not sure he has been chosen.

All journos just been told to leave Tannadice, nothing being sorted tonight....

RRDH · 13/10/2015 5:03 pm

I would have SERIOUS reservations about bringing in anyone who previously "ruled themselves out". Not keen on this.

Silver · 13/10/2015 5:06 pm

RRDH wrote:
I would have SERIOUS reservations about bringing in anyone who previously "ruled themselves out". Not keen on this.

Reading between the lines mate, I'd say he went public on supposedly ruling himself out because he was sure we were after someone else. Saving face type of thing.

RRDH · 13/10/2015 5:48 pm

That'd be fine with me. Tell you what mate, every day for 2 weeks I've been waking up to threads about done deals... I'm a nervous wreck.

For my sake, hope they get something wrapped up soon although if I'm honest, not chuffed at a single candidate we've pursued through this. Think we are missing a trick.

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 6:00 pm

Maybe we are keeping Hughes for when Mixu leaves. Like Hibs did

bowers · 13/10/2015 6:14 pm

Another massive fuck about this has been from utd.

Has the stumbling block for hughes been money?

Would rather mccall

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 6:18 pm

who knows? Dinnae think ICT gave us permission to speak to Hughes until the stuff wi Mixu hit the web.

Delighted it's not that ginger mulleted funny handshaker though.

RRDH · 13/10/2015 6:21 pm

bowers wrote:
Another massive fuck about this has been from utd.

Has the stumbling block for hughes been money?

Would rather mccall

It is getting a little daft now.

huntedbyafreak · 13/10/2015 6:24 pm

Dinnae see how it's a fuck up. Club took time to try and speak to folk. Interviewed a few bodies and took their time to get the man they wanted. It's not the clubs fault that St Johnstone would let Wright speak to us or ICT took ages to give permission.