Tek wrote:

Seems Tommy Wright isn't even under consideration which i find strange (unless he's outright said he's not interested).

Out of the named candidates it has to be McLaren for me.

Be a big coup for the club, would raise our profile U.K. wide and would help us attract a better standard of player due to McLaren being a household name in footballing circles.

He would surely have a wealth of great contacts also.

 
Agree with every word. If we manage to appoint him it would be something else. Compo for Neilson then replace him with Steve McClaren? Fucking hell.

Folks, just in case he gets the gig, it's McClaren.

McLaren,  yes great coup.
Also same article Joe Hart holding talks with Celtic - wouldn't that be another big coup.

UniDundee wrote:

I agree with the MSPs at the time he got the Scottish Development gig that he shouldn't of been given that position. Therefore I have drafted an email that will be sent to the club & SLO & to express my feelings and asking them what refund policies are in place which will be sent if he is appointed. 

As stated, if Asgar appoints him and it goes badly wrong then Asgar will need to be shown the door. We are a community/family club - this is not what we need.

I respect those who disagree with my moral stance. 

I dinnae think theres anything in the terms and conditions saying you can get a refund because you dont like any potential manager. 
 

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Anybody's better than Hart.

Sorry Shakey I do enjoy your early morning contributions from Down Under-ish but I couldn't give a FF about Celtic's F'n goalie.
Here we are locked in a 3-horse race for the most crucial DUFC managerial appointment ever since the  last one & you're discussing the merits of Forster v Hart!
Benji's better than both of them anyway
 

Wright now edging through as a favourite with the bookies but not much between Wright, McClaren and Mackay.

For me I'd say McClaren is the obvious choice in terms of potential quality. Wright the safe pair of hands. Mackay a risk off the field but potentially great on the park.

Wonder if it'll be some left field appointment, with us all thinking it's a stick on for McClaren or Wright (obviously hope Mackay is out of it)? But like bowers says..............

bowers wrote:

Every manager is a risk thats football.
 

By the way, I had already contacted the club yesterday, but wouldn't expect a refund anyway, as b&t points out.......................

blackandtangerine wrote:

I dinnae think theres anything in the terms and conditions saying you can get a refund because you dont like any potential manager.
 

Mind you, if we're talking about sticking to club policy, why the fuck do we get lectured by tannoy at the start of each match about unacceptable behaviour (repeating the club policies available on the official website)?

Actions speak louder than words, that's the proverb, isn't it? 

bowers wrote:

IMO i think Tony Laura and others will have been monitoring social media over the past 2 days gauging a reaction on Mackay and will fuck him off sadly.

I hope that's exactly what happens.

ROSS TOKELY. Got to be. He's gone from 22/1 to 4/1 to 12/1 to 20/1 in the space of a day.
BUT.... there was a guy on Fb knows him & got in touch with him but he didn't know the first thing about it.
So Ross Tokely it is....

smedDUm wrote:

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Anybody's better than Hart.

Sorry Shakey I do enjoy your early morning contributions from Down Under-ish but I couldn't give a FF about Celtic's F'n goalie.
Here we are locked in a 3-horse race for the most crucial DUFC managerial appointment ever since the  last one & you're discussing the merits of Forster v Hart!
Benji's better than both of them anyway
 

 
Agreed, couldn't give any less of a fuck than I do about Celtic, their keeper or what colour their shite is 👍

2 of his clubs as mentioned by somebody else) are basket cases. Mike Ashley doesn't fund newcastle in line with the rest of the Premier league. QPRs owners are also hard work with 21 manager changes in the last 10 years (as a side note john eustace was his assistant at qpr). At qpr, he didn't spend any money on transfers whereas those around him bought multiple players. Not to say he's brilliant but he's not terrible either.

On checking, the season he won the Dutch league, he received more for transfers than what he spent. Given the choice of mcclaren or mckay, I'll pick mcclaren every time. I'd like somebidy like daly or robson in as assistant who knows the scottish game better though

What odds on mckay having the typical sfa/largs mentality, similar to ray mckinnon? Also, i don't know what mckay has done as 'performance director' other than the project brave thing. Not to say he hasn't done a load of good but I just don't know what it is.

I'd say mckay may be picked due to the youth side of his career ie getting them up into the first team, then punted for cash - that's the ogrens MO, so makes sense they would try to exploit that

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It has to be McClaren. He is the outstanding candidate in terms of coaching calibre. I expected Smedz after closer scrutiny you would see how much of a respected coach he is and what success he's had during his career. Or were you just searching 'McClaren sacked'? Yes the most recent ones dont make for the best reading but these were in the English Premiership and Championship, with the best will in the world, no other manager in Scottish football has or would do any better than he did at that level?