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« Reply #480 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:11:34 » |
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Malpas had a poor record in Scotland!
MM had a win ratio as a manager of 26.3% at Motherwell before we employed him. Paul Hartley has a win ratio of 54.2% albeit at a lower level. FWIW I feel Paul Hartley being linked is just fan/paper talk I would be concerned that he has little experience of the English game having only had 2 seasons in England during his playing career but fuck it a good manager is a good manager at whatever level he is at. If he is willing to work with what he has got and on a lowish playing budget and can motivate players and get them playing good football....might be worth a gamble, I expect that Alloa will want a fee for him though as he is recently signed a contract extension to the end of 2014 season. |
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« Reply #481 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:16:46 » |
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A couple of good quotes about Paul Hartley after their play off games last season..... "It's fantastic to come into training.
"You would not believe some of the stuff we do - fittest team in the league.
"We do hundreds of stuff you wouldn't even see and the hard work shows in the end."
"We know we work under limited resources. We've not got a lot of money, but it's not about money for the guys - it's about enjoying their football and seeing the club progressing and the players progressing.
"We try to pass the ball, we've got a good group of players and I'm proud of the club and the achievement of the players."
They seem to tick the right boxes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22591976 |
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« Reply #482 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:20:57 » |
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Hundreds of stuff you say? Sounds excellent.
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« Reply #483 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:22:45 » |
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He'd have said 'hunners of stuff'. I guarantee it.
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« Reply #484 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:37:26 » |
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FWIW I feel Paul Hartley being linked is just fan/paper talk I would be concerned that he has little experience of the English game having only had 2 seasons in England during his playing career but fuck it a good manager is a good manager at whatever level he is at.
Indeed, one of the problems with appointing a manager without huge experience of English leagues is he might not know as much about the sort of players he wants to/ can bring in. Given that our squad is likely to be dictated to the manager, this would be less of a problem in this case. Plus he must know a few talented, hungry and under paid Scottish pros who fancy a crack south of the border. |
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« Reply #485 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:38:59 » |
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Plus he must know a few talented, hungry and under paid Scottish pros who fancy a crack south of the border.
Let us never mention hungry, sottish, pro and crack together in one sentence again. |
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« Reply #486 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:54:47 » |
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Let us never mention hungry, sottish, pro and crack together in one sentence again.
A very very good point. Forgive that oversight. |
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« Reply #487 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:28:13 » |
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Latest SkyBet oods:
Hartley 5/4
Ferdinand 3/1
Hoddle 5/1
Pearce 8/1
Sherwood 11/1
Warnock 14/1
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« Reply #488 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:30:45 » |
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Latest SkyBet oods:
Hartley 5/4
Ferdinand 3/1
Hoddle 5/1
Pearce 8/1
Sherwood 11/1
Warnock 14/1
I would be reasonably happy with any of them to be honest, but cannot believe it would be any of them! |
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« Reply #489 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:38:41 » |
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I would be reasonably happy with any of them to be honest, but cannot believe it would be any of them!
Me as well. Think the final choice will probably not be on that list. At the moment, no real idea who it is likely to be really. |
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« Reply #490 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:41:19 » |
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I'm not interested in who the new manager is unless they are allowed a budget and then left to do their job without interference. Pointless otherwise
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« Reply #491 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:42:15 » |
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Bet Cooper gets the job anyway.
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« Reply #492 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:48:26 » |
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If there's Maurice Malpas taught us, it's that Scottish management record is a bit like winning Monopoly money or getting your Lego Land driving licence....it doesn't really count.
Malpas had a shocking time at Motherwell, nearly got relegated and fans hated him. That's why he had to take the step down to join Swindon. |
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« Reply #493 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:52:40 » |
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That's why he had to take the step down to join Swindon.
Ha ha good one. |
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« Reply #494 on: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:57:37 » |
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I reckon it will be Ledley King
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