Tekel Towers » McNamara's Worst Managerial decisions?

Tek · 13/10/2016 4:56 pm

All this talk of who should play Right Back on another thread got me thinking.

You know one of McNamara's worst and most unnecessary managerial decisions in his time in charge?

Punting Keith Watson when he was still in contract.

Perfectly good player for us at our level and always gave of his best.Chipped in with some important goals too.

It wasn't just the fact that he punted him btw it was the fact Keefy had to almost sneak away via the backdoor as if he'd done something wrong or merited being so unceremoniously punted.

I mind his last game at Firhill when McNamara played him at Centre Half,it struck me that he was almost looking for an excuse to get rid.As it was despite not being a CH he never done terribly (played in a 1-1 draw in a game we totally dominated).

Went on of course to become St.Mirren's player of the year in his single season at Paisley before being signed for St.Johnstone.

All the players we've subsequently played at RB since his departure have been a downgrade.

Nice one Jackie 👍

What were his other worst decisions in your view?

*This could be a long thread*

bowers · 13/10/2016 4:58 pm

I would agree mostly with what you have put re Watson going but wouldnt say Mxgowan was a downgrade on Keith as you put it although wouldnt say he done much or any better.

Was one of many bad calls from jackie.

Tek · 13/10/2016 5:06 pm

bowers wrote:
I would agree mostly with what you have put re Watson going but wouldnt say Mxgowan was a downgrade on Keith as you put it although wouldnt say he done much or any better.

Was one of many bad calls from jackie.

I preffered Watson to McGowan (who flattered to deceive imo) mate.

Things started going tits up around the time McGowan arrived.

Perhaps unfair to tar him with that decline by association, but for an Internationalist on a big wage i felt he should have offered more personally.

All about opinions though mate.

Tek · 13/10/2016 5:11 pm

Offering Kudus Oyenuga a 3 year deal after seeing him play a bounce game for out of work players.

Played 2 minutes in tangerine in those 3 years.Yes you read that correctly.TWO MINUTES!!

An astonishingly frivolous waste of money in the long run.

Billy_Hainey · 13/10/2016 5:51 pm

That's right Tek. Motherwell gehm. Came on as a sub for Shifty. What an expensive 2 minutes that was. Wonder what it cost the Club in total.

Phuckin shockin TBH.

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TheShed · 13/10/2016 6:07 pm

His worst managerial decision was leaving Partick Thistle. Maybe not the worst for him, but certainly the worst for all of us.

Tek · 13/10/2016 6:15 pm

Offering Sean Dillon a 2 year extension at the end of season 14/15.

lifesanocean · 13/10/2016 6:29 pm

Not starting Gomis in the Scottish Cup Final.

Ex Houston Arab · 13/10/2016 6:57 pm

Tek wrote:
bowers wrote:
I would agree mostly with what you have put re Watson going but wouldnt say Mxgowan was a downgrade on Keith as you put it although wouldnt say he done much or any better.

Was one of many bad calls from jackie.

I preffered Watson to McGowan (who flattered to deceive imo) mate.

Things started going tits up around the time McGowan arrived.

Perhaps unfair to tar him with that decline by association, but for an Internationalist on a big wage i felt he should have offered more personally.

All about opinions though mate.

Definite downgrade. McGowan was a horrible player. Always out of position, always losing possession.
I remember getting slaughtered for this opinion a while back but think it's now been proven out. Not that I'm bitter haha.
I think the way he went had serious impact to dressing room morale. He was a popular guy and he was shat on. It was similar to when the Chelsea doctor got the punt. Non playing related but still affected morale and performance.

Tek · 13/10/2016 7:14 pm

lifesanocean wrote:
Not starting Gomis in the Scottish Cup Final.

Played a blinder at Celtic Park 6 days before the Final tae.

Fuck you Jackie.

Tek · 13/10/2016 7:15 pm

Adopting the exact same tactics against St.Johnstone 5 games in a row,culminating in a Cup Final defeat.

We lost all five.

lifesanocean · 13/10/2016 7:28 pm

Ex Houston Arab wrote:
Tek wrote:
bowers wrote:
I would agree mostly with what you have put re Watson going but wouldnt say Mxgowan was a downgrade on Keith as you put it although wouldnt say he done much or any better.

Was one of many bad calls from jackie.

I preffered Watson to McGowan (who flattered to deceive imo) mate.

Things started going tits up around the time McGowan arrived.

Perhaps unfair to tar him with that decline by association, but for an Internationalist on a big wage i felt he should have offered more personally.

All about opinions though mate.

Definite downgrade. McGowan was a horrible player. Always out of position, always losing possession.
I remember getting slaughtered for this opinion a while back but think it's now been proven out. Not that I'm bitter haha.
I think the way he went had serious impact to dressing room morale. He was a popular guy and he was shat on. It was similar to when the Chelsea doctor got the punt. Non playing related but still affected morale and performance.

Gardyne's tweet said it all.

Arab_plumber · 13/10/2016 8:55 pm

Tek wrote:
Adopting the exact same tactics against St.Johnstone 5 games in a row,culminating in a Cup Final defeat.

We lost all five.

I'll never forget that run of games and the back post goals we conceded almost every game

13/10/2016 9:25 pm

A suitcase for Mark Wilson.

Tek · 13/10/2016 9:41 pm

smedDUm wrote:
A suitcase for Mark Wilson.

Christ,aye.

Offering Wilson an extended deal when he was giving away penalties every other week and was clearly finished.

Tek · 13/10/2016 9:43 pm

Starting season 15/16 with 3 rookie Goalkeepers in McCallum,Szromnik and Zwick who between them had amassed 1 solitary professional appearance for Utd.

To compound that catostrophic mistake he didn't even know going into pre-season which one was his preferred option between the sticks.

Tek · 13/10/2016 9:45 pm

Unceremoniously punting Connor Townsend halfway into his loan.

The guy was doing fine.

BennyBoy · 13/10/2016 10:28 pm

Dunno about worst, but I remember the first time he baffled me. It was 0-0 against Celtic at Tannadice, 15 minutes to go, GMS was limping and because of that was out of the game. We still had, I think, Dow, Graham and Oyenuga on the bench and one last sub available. But GMS was left on. In the final moments, Celtic got a free kick on the edge of the box, Stokes moved the ball back a yard whilst the ref wasn't looking (this was before spray came in) and got it up and over the wall for 0-1.

Arab_plumber · 13/10/2016 10:31 pm

Looking back I'd say he chucked it after the January disaster and then wanted to amass as much cash as possible out of United

Tek · 13/10/2016 10:36 pm

Starting a reserve side against St.Johnstone 3 days after Christmas and us getting horsed in the start of those St.Johnstone horror games.

japanarab · 13/10/2016 11:44 pm

Tek wrote:
Starting season 15/16 with 3 rookie Goalkeepers in McCallum,Szromnik and Zwick who between them had amassed 1 solitary professional appearance for Utd.

To compound that catostrophic mistake he didn't even know going into pre-season which one was his preferred option between the sticks.

This for me.

kiwiarab · 14/10/2016 7:05 am

this is a tough decision, to me it's either

same tactics vs st johnstone in cup final that had failed several times before

or

starting 2015/16 with not one experienced keeper

I think by the start of 2015/16 he obviously didn't give a fuck anymore. The 2014 cup final he still cared and that makes it his worst decision. He somehow thought that the previous games were a fluke and it would be alright on the day, to make it worse he waited until nearly 80 minutes to change it.

Surely to fuck they had to watch replays of the goals they had lost to St J from corners and had some kind of plan?

Fucking amatuer

Tangerine_Ultra · 14/10/2016 9:14 am

Not bringing a sub on when Dillion was off for about 10 mins vs Celtic at Hampden.

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Tek · 14/10/2016 9:22 am

Starting season 15/16 with Mario Bilate as his main target man despite him being not fit for purpose.

14/10/2016 9:49 am

The keeper situation at the start of last season. We could recover to a degree from most of the other howlers except maybe the cup final.

I think if we'd had a competent, experienced keeper in place at the start of last season, we wouldn't have been relegated.