Arabdownsouth wrote:

Always_United wrote:

It's official, Jim is staying.

 
The link I'm seeing takes you straight to the official website but there's fuck all there about JG.

Edit to say, I think this is a fake story. The link I'm seeing when I Google Dundee United is about Jim signing a new 12 month rolling contract, but when you click the link there's absolutely nothing on the United website about it. Would the OP like to confirm his source?

 
Yeah the United website.

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/9089/JIM-GOODWIN-AGREES-NEW-CONTRACT-WITH-DUNDEE-UNITED-.html

Last edited by Always_United (10/9/2025 7:09 pm)

Always_United wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Always_United wrote:

It's official, Jim is staying.

 
The link I'm seeing takes you straight to the official website but there's fuck all there about JG.

Edit to say, I think this is a fake story. The link I'm seeing when I Google Dundee United is about Jim signing a new 12 month rolling contract, but when you click the link there's absolutely nothing on the United website about it. Would the OP like to confirm his source?

 
Yeah the United website.

https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/9089/JIM-GOODWIN-AGREES-NEW-CONTRACT-WITH-DUNDEE-UNITED-.html

 
Yeah it's there now,but the link was 100% not working earlier

redford_must_score wrote:

Is a one year rolling contract what Goodwin and the fans would want?
I was expecting, as an example a 2 year contract.

 
Yeah wee bit weird that

If it means that each side would have to give 12 months notice to terminate then that is good

I think it means also if a club were coming to poach JG they would have to pay up compo to match the 12 months

I wasn’t sure about it at first but if that is what it means then actually it could work well

Hopefully represents some long term commitment on both sides

LS Arab wrote:

If it means that each side would have to give 12 months notice to terminate then that is good

I think it means also if a club were coming to poach JG they would have to pay up compo to match the 12 months

I wasn’t sure about it at first but if that is what it means then actually it could work well

Hopefully represents some long term commitment on both sides

 
I’m a fan of this. I also don’t think we should be handing out 3 year deals anyway to managers.

Jim will make mistakes & lose games but I'm seeing someone who is learning on the job.
He's getting better all the time, improving with age & experience, learning from mistakes.
And his talk is excellent, he's about the only manager in our leagues who is erudite & doesn't talk sh!te.
One day he might find himself with a really big club, maybe even us if he does a Wee Jim and stays on.

And as of this day I declare I forgive him for elbowing Stretch in the puss.

United Arab Emarite wrote:

33/1 for the 'Tic job.

Zero chance he’s going to them. They’d have Martin O’Neil before Goodwin all day long.

Tek wrote:

It won't be Jim Goodwin.

It's Martin O'Neill's if he turns the form around.

If he doesn't they'll probably just try and get Postecoglu back with the promise of substantial January business.

Nah our Jim's only in there to lengthen the list.
'Tic don't like traitors, Anj is just a replica of Rogers, Spurs for Leicester.
Kieran McKenna (yes, who?) is as skinny as 1/2. Robbie Keane hovering about in 2nd place, 3/1 or so.
 

RogerTheAlien wrote:

Shoogly peg now.

Yip.

Another early Scottish Cup exit, unthinkable.
 

I'm no quite in the Goodwin Out camp as I do think he's a fair bit of credit for the last 2 seasons but it's not far away.

As I've seen posted elsewhere though...if JG goes, then who, realistically comes in?

nickymkirk wrote:

dyed in the wool wrote:

I'm no quite in the Goodwin Out camp as I do think he's a fair bit of credit for the last 2 seasons but it's not far away.

As I've seen posted elsewhere though...if JG goes, then who, realistically comes in?

 
Not making a change because the status quo is better then the alternative is the death knell of organizations. Needs objective evaluation and you’d imagine the club has internal benchmarks that either are or are not being achieved. I’m not in the Goodwin out camp either but in corporate speak he and his staff do probably need to be on a performance improvement program…..even with the best will in the world recruiting new management is 50/50 at best.

 
Absolutely correct.

Football clubs are organisations like other businesses. Some clubs - Chelsea and Celtic are run in a shambolic way: nepotistic recruitment (Board and coaching), appalling communication, convoluted hierarchies, conflict of interests and poor financial controls.

In fairness United have a flat organisation structure and a relatively good communicating (despite our owners reticence to engage with “stakeholders”)

On a purely personal level I favour non British managers because for me they bring a much more rounded skill set. Apart from Eddie Howe are there any top half EPL clubs with British managers?

Goodwin has done a brilliant job, but, could a non British manager do better with our current squad?

^^

following on, has Stephen Robinson done all he can at St Mirren?