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Rumours abound that K Mac is not happy and is thinking of leaving.

Any links anyone?

BBC Wiltshire ‏@BBCWiltshire 1m
SPORT: BBC Wiltshire understands that #stfc boss Kevin MacDonald is considering his future at the club #swindon

BBC Wiltshire ‏@BBCWiltshire 45s
SPORT: #stfc officials say he won't be at tonight's game due to personal reasons #swindon

BBC Wiltshire reporting this.  Hmmm.

Nothing surprises me with STFC anymore.

Feel free to delete thread.

Or my one.  Whichever.

What the fuck?

I can only find it on the BBC Sport Twitter

Who was it that kept posting about Stuart Pearce?

Tweets

Erm.

Back on the rollercoaster then.

Wouldn't exactly be a surprise...it's been fairly obvious that he's had minimal input into transfer strategy.

Well the clubs board need to snuff this speculation and quick.

Next you'll be telling us Tim Sherwood's in the crowd tonight  :D

Calls for a Friday Statement I think.

Would be a shame I think. Lets see what happens

Sherwood's not there, but Mike Newell is ;)

Lee Power set to take over.

Wonder of KMac is annoyed at the interference of Lee Power and his insistence to play the spurs lot.

Got to be a possibility....

:bye:

Haha, its never easy is it

It'd be boring if there wasn't any drama.

Got to love STFC, never a dull moment.

I'll believe it when I see it. As yet it seems to be little more than a rumour.

Les Ferdinand perhaps?

"Sam Morshead @SamMorshead_SA
Tried the chairman, the manager and the gent at the club who we're required to liaise media inquires through. None answering."

This isn't like a roof over the SB...these things always prove accurate.

Media struggling to stand story up, apparently one of the players agents said he's gone

Joey Barton is  :D

Start to feel positive and this comes.

Were crud & the wheels are nearly off. :)

Not a major surprise. He was brought in by Jed's original board. With Lee Power now resposible for all football matters and KMac blatantly having sod all input into transfers probably feels he is being forced out.

Does seem like KMac hasn't been happy with the transfer arrangements over the past few months or so with slightly negative comments in interviews and whatnot. Really wouldn't be surprised.

He's still got 2 years left on his contract...it would be unusual to walk out on that, but maybe feels he's enough for a constructive dismissal case.

Will he get another chance at management if he walks away though?

We're just going all out to get the record for greatest number of Scottish managers within a 20 year period.

Chaos is normal here.  Tomorrow, this will just be yesterday's news.

Doubt he wants one after his six months with us

Wonder if there are any board members at the game tonight? If not, they could be negotiating with Kmac? Are all the other staff there, I wonder?

Mark Cooper is there and he was KMacs man

Cooper is in charge, and I expect he will be given the job for the season should Macdonald leave.

Please god, don't let that happen..

I find that highly unlikely

Bring Ling back with Bodin, Taylor. ;)

And Fabrizio Piccareta was PDC's man. This doesn't necessarily mean anything.


Doubt it, he's only got non-league experience, hasn't he?

"Knows the players", "promising young manager", "continue Kevin's hard work" - I can see the reasons for appointing him now. Add to that he's a cheap option and I don't really think it is too far fetched.

Jed would happily give his good mate Power a role alongside him no doubt.

Peterborough manager for a bit but got the sack.

He managed Peterborough when they were in the Championship.

After about 5 games

I desperately don't want Mark Cooper if KMac leaves, but to be fair to him he looked to have a pretty decent career up until he got bombed out by Peterborough.

I stand corrected. Still can't see him being our manager myself.

Should he go, who do you reckon it would be and who would you (realistically) want it to be?

13 games, and managed to win 1.

No Thanks

I'm sure Lee Power has a few mates in the game who might fancy it.

Don't know for certain, but I think it's quite clear that Lee Power is now our Director of Football, so it would likely be someone he feels he could work with, or someone who is willing to work with the players he recruits. (It won't be Sherwood, obviously, before people start thinking that's what I'm getting at.)
What I will say is that I don't think they would appoint Cooper. We all reckoned we were going to get someone shit when PDC left, but we ended up with a respected ex-Premier League Youth Coach. I don't think that we'd be looking to sign Cooper as a replacement to that.

He is certainly running the show that's for sure.

Maybe it's because he's got no tactics.

FFS.  Are things ever going to settle down? Not ideal with 3 weeks to the start of the season.

To be honest, I wouldn't be bothered if it was one of Jed's/Power's pals eg) Sherwood

At least there would be some sort of solidarity and consistency at boardroom and management level.

Pulis

I hope to god you're joking?

I have an intense dislike of Power already.

Don't really know why.

Has anyone ever actually heard Power speak?

Excuse me but we're 5 pages into this thread and there doesn't seem to be any comment from the contingent that have been telling me for 5 months that the man is a clueless twat that personnally sabotaged our otherwise "nailed on" promotion with his needless tinkering with PDC's previously faultless and invincible team.

Where are the posts with the applauding and mexican waving smileys?

Why not?

Only banding names about anyway 8)

They call him the shadow

Just as you may think things are settling down, along comes another hiatus and if true this whole scenario is becoming a farce and not one people would be willing to pay to see!

Are the "useful idiots" like myself who have bought season tickets going to be told the truth or is it this boards own private little game until they get bored?

Was/am quite willing to see where KMac was taking us but not a happy bunny at the moment by any means.

 :no:

Many wont be to disapointed...but more concerned with all the bullshit of the pitch.

Excuse me but your a big piece of cunt.

What's the problem with the pitch? Are you with Reg on the concert worry?

What the actual fuckity fuck.

The advantage of K-Mac was his experience with working with youth.

Fucksake.

that the fuck is going on now!

It would be a shame to lose kmac

Well it might not be, but I'd liked to have seen his team to judge him on. Presumably right now we have Sherwood's though.

Maybe
Perhaps that's why Spurs were so adamant that their youth players came to us, even though Peterborough ect have been bidding for them on loan as well.. Because Sherwood has been waiting for KMac to be forced out so that he can take over? Might sound a little like a conspiracy theory, but it's possible.

KNEE JERK TIME!!!!!!!

Steve Perryman

Losing 2-0 8)

Paul Jewel :-)

Michael Appleton

Didn't hear you saying PDC was right to walk out over the way transfers are handled either for that matter

 Maybe why Darren Ward has been hanging around....another crack at player-manager

I really believe he has a future as a manager. Don't think he's quite ready yet, though.

Welcome Darren  ;)

Oh,  was he the on Gladiators?  :D

It is half time at FGR....prob on his phone rather than listening to Cooper.

I am able to confirm that Cooper has indeed already lost the dressing room. COOPER OUT.

Being rather small he could be a Mini Cooper.

Back to who I want, who I think we'll realistically get...I don't know who I want but I think it'll be Ian Wright or Stuart Pearce  :headhurts:

Nah only fools and horses

Best news I've heard in ages.

We are either unstoppable or a fucking joke....nowt in-between. ....

Let's see what's what when the dust settles!

I wasn't filled with much confidence and now this shit!

Has it actually been confirmed that he's on his way?

If it's not going to be Sheena Easton then Hope Powell should be looking for a job soon. Jed seems to like getting women into football.

Yep...left this afternoon.

I imagine he'll be breaking back in at 2am in order to retrieve his favourite teabags and an unopened packet of digestives.

Confirmed...?

Yeah Leefer just confirmed it...

What happens with a tax exile choosing the players.

Don't blame him one bit.

Still Jed and Lee will do what's right.
Funny that Jed was so made up that Martin O'Neill told him to appoint Kevin Mac.
Everything happens on the golf course.

Thank fuck you don't get this shit fishing.

Not confirmed as far as I know?

Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_SA 48s

It's my understanding that Kevin MacDonald offered his resignation today. However, I have not had this confirmed or denied by the club.

Morshead understands he offered his resignation

Believe me chaps...he left this afternoon.

Confirmed by Leefer though...according to Reg...

because....?

Best guess would be our one stop shop for players, but it could be anything.

Quick, change the locks!

Not read the thread so apologies of I've missed something.

My thoughts on K Mac are well documented. He was a fucking disaster really. Completely uninspiring appointment and didn't get us over the line and now wants out when the going gets tough.

Hope the door doesn't hit him on the way out.

Actually I hope it does

I agree completely DMR. He was Malpass the 2nd.

Meanwhile everyone keep clapping.

Fucking shambles no matter what spin twitter wants to state.

Still the pies will taste better. Just the reason why I spend £'00s every season.
Not looking forward one little bit.

Just landed the 3rd Carp of the night a nice 17lb on a floating dog biscuit.
Missing football not yet.

Fuck me...how big are those dog biscuits?

Apparantly another two (youngsters, not sure if Spurs) were lined up today by Power and Kmac said enough is enough. The poor guy hasn't had a say all summer and Power is really running the show.

Power will be involved in the next managerial team, make no doubt about it.

A shame really, I was looking forward to seeing this side under Macdonald.  :no:

I think its been obvious for a while that KMac was coaching the players he'd been given by Power. I'm not surprised KMac has had enough. I feel sorry for the guy. I'm not sure if he would have made a good manager but was happy for him to have a crack.

Exactly my feelings.

Surprised no Man City kids in yet.

Both clubs with links to Power.

Surprisingly, changs theory sounds likely

I support the need to reduce costs, its not a choice anyway. I'm fairly neutral on K-Mac leaving if he does, the reasons why he's leaving that need to be known.

Will reserve further judgement until then (am I maturing, I usually just rant straight away)

Mixers Leefer. Come and have a go Mate. You would love it.
Not all hammers, twitter and bull shit just outside Banbury.

The problem is that there was a certain logic, that if you know you'll end up with a team of kids, then you want a manager who has some belief in that. They're a bit thin on the ground...as most managers know kids will likely get you the sack. This is why I said judge KMac on this season not last. I suppose it's just about possible that Power has got a replacement lined up, other than himself.

Too many youth players plus too many from one prem club. Never gonna work. Kmac has fuck all to work with. Fair play if he's jacked. I don't blame him.

If Power dared to appoint himself (I don't think he will) we'd have a mutiny on our hands!

I doubt, after the experience of the embargo fiasco, we'll ever get a satisfactory explanation from the board, so I hope Macdonald gives a full sit-down interview with the adver explaining his reasons.

If this gets covered off under an NDA I think I'll explode.

After this inconvenient drama I think I'd now be happy if we manage to stay up..

@leeferknowledgeispower(leepower)

'he's fucked off!'

I kind of agree, but what well run club has its manager quit a few weeks before the start of the season?  

(Cue some fucker showing me loads of well run clubs where this has happened!)

Another worrying sign, after a week in which my concerns were starting to dissipate.

Robert mugabe for manager 8)

I hear what you are saying and agree, assuming he's gone for professional reasons. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't health/family related....

I'm quite drunk,is anything confirmed yet?

Fuck me Batch Managing STFC with this lot in charge is worse than smoking 100 a day for damaging your health.

That you're an alchy.

I read that as Al Cheey.

yes ...but the football?

I may be wrong, but I'm picking up vibes that you aren't too impressed with them...

Nothing confirmed, other than being shit at the veggiestad.

He doesn't need to appoint anyone - he's running the show anyway. I think anyone will be doing his bidding. This may be unpopular but we've now got enough Spurs kids. I'd like to see how it settles down first - are they any good - will there be a clique - will they be a cunt like Parrot - before we look at any more. I'm not sure its healthy.  

I'd never actually bothered to see what Power looked like. Tieless.

http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Lee-Power.jpg

A Jimmy Quinn rumour is doing the rounds on twitter. Was Power at Cambridge with him?

Who were the two players that we lined up for today?

Looks like one of the Mitchell brothers. No, not the black ones.

That has to be a piss take ...

Jimmy Quinn ffs.  :D

Come on without Come on within.

Think you might have to post a Youtube link for some to get what you are on about!

One for Benzel

(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s304/jenniferfreeman/mightyquinn2.jpg) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/jenniferfreeman/media/mightyquinn2.jpg.html)

Hoddle would keep the spurs link going!

Hoddle out

Begs the question as to why KMac was appointed as manager if he was only ever really wanted in a coaching capacity?  Utterly pointless and some might say cost us promotion. 

Can't say I'm overly fussed about his departure, other than the fact it's too close to the start of the season and makes me wonder exactly what is going on behind the scenes to make him resign. 

The Board need to be a bit careful with who they replace him with.  They were just starting to win a good proportion of the fanbase round and losing their 'dodgy' label.  Appoint someone unpopular/someone who looks like they fit an agenda and the questions will start and it won't take long for people to turn if the season starts badly.

Not sure what changed to make KMac reach this point.

I don't have much of an issue with having a bash at having a DofF like every club outside of the Uk does, but it does need a different culture and the right staff in place.  A Head Coach rather than a traditional English Manager approach.

Power wasn't going to be onboard when we appointed Kevin, so it might be the shit they found at the club caused them to search out his investment and help.  He may well have gone for it, stuck some cash our way but asked to have an active role like this, planting the Sherwood seed at the same time (they are business partners as well as friends).  When he was initially talked about at Cambridge the incumbent board didn't fancy him coming in because he wanted some fundamental changes in roles, which would suggest he's a believer in this way of doing things and wants to give it a go.  He's built up some cash and one of his mates has got involved in running a club.

It could go either way.  If they carry on with a DofF running the transfer policy and playing budgets but appoint someone who wants to be a Manager, we could be in trouble.  If they find a way of getting a Coach in, it might just be a sustainable way of building the club up until such time as a development of the ground can push us on to do it on our own without clubs like Spurs giving us a leg up.  In fairness, Spurs owe us morally.  To have got away with the £1.5m fine they managed in the 90's after what happened to us, it's the least they owe us to send us some decent players.

Our football club truly has turned in to a shambles....

I'm hoping that kmac doesn't stay silent after this, for his own sake as well as on a moral standpoint. If he doesn't explain why he left surely it won't look good for any future prospects in management, but, whatever is going on behind the scenes has obviously has made him feel he can't manage us any more (assuming its the lee power influence) and if he doesn't reveal why it's only going to get worse with the next manager who takes over, if he talks then at the very least the next manager will know what he's getting himself into, and we may finally see what the hell is going on behind the scenes, if its as dodgy as some say, then at least we have have proof that we have something to worry about!

All this 2 days after Murrell has convinced most fans all is well, it feels like starting from scratch all over again.

What is dodgy about someone on the Board being responsible for the playing budget and taking control of expenditure and revenue from player sales and purchases?  What is dodgy about leaning on a friendship and business partnership to get seemingly decent youngsters onto our books for the season?

Will it work is a different question.  West Brom are having a go at it, it has failed more often than not in the UK leagues.

@JedMcCoy: Hi all Monday will see where we are until then I won't be online....

Might be worth going for a continental as Head Coach as working under a Sporting/Technical Director or Director of Football is the norm. Maybe Luc Nijholt will apply for the 50th time?

I've just got in after working nine hours straight with the fucking borstal kickouts.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FLYING FUCK.

You ain't seen nothing...

Live by the board, die by the board.

Shambolic.

I think some supporters need to apologise to Kmacs wife. Some people are fucking idiots

Why?

I Believe his wife has taken a lot of abuse from our 'supporters'

Is she on twitter?

Shocking if true.  We do have a higher moron percentage than the average and they need to have a serious look at themselves.

How would anyone know who his wife is? If true, it's no doubt the fuckwit contingent that are so prevalent on Facebook and Twitter.

I'm surprised anyone knew who she was

Who knows? They might have been out shopping or in town or something

Wasn't a fan of MacDonald and voiced my opinion many a time, but if it is true then I am ashamed to support this football club, no one deserves that

Diggers is denying this on Twitter.

It would actually make sense. Football is a game of opinions and everyone has them. Fans not being supportive of the manager is hardly news but giving shit to a managers mrs on twitter is as retarded as it gets.

Who is actually saying its fans getting at KMacs wife?

Sky did didn't they, like I say already dismissed by FD.

I will keep my poison on hold until this issue with Kmacs wife becomes official.

What a bizarre thing to just make up.

Stop stirring

Hopefully he does a u-turn!! Then we can play this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1D9wWxd2w‎

Not stirring, heard it from someone who massive links to the club

yeah funny how everyone has links to the club these days.

either way, how would anyone know who KMacs wife even is? and if so, whilst if its true its pretty disgusting - enough to quit your job over?

No club is completely dickhead free, so is he just going to quit the game full stop so it doesnt happen again?

No way is that the real reason he's quit.

and I'm calling you a massive gobshite cunt, either put up or jog on with this shit

Bit harsh?

My gut feeling is that he's been tapped up for a youth development job at a bigger club, had a think about the mood of the fans last season, thought about how this season might go, and thought "fuck it, I don't need the hassle".

If he's in a job inside the next couple of weeks it might become a bit clearer.

Excuse me, who are you ? Never seen you on here so go and fuck yourself you fucking prick

Re the word gobshite; are you fucking scouse?

I think its simply KMac not wanting to be accountable for someone else's team.

I support Town not fucking Spurs and 5 players is more than enough. We are in serious danger of losing our identity.

Seriously? "Jog on"? Are you:

a) 12
b) Danny Dyer
c) A middle aged hoolie boy fantasist

That won't happen " we are Swindon, we are Swindon, super Swindon from the lane "

Didn't you stop going when we appointed a supposed facist??

Part timer

No.

I didnt renew my season ticket after Paul Hart took us down. Thats it, difficult to understand I know....

Fucking irrelevant to.

22 years as a season ticket holder. So dont you fucking dare with the part timer....

Oy vay

I am a party timer.

Call me what the fuck you like.

Back on topic, is there anything, anywhere that even suggests that KM had no involvement or knowledge of the clubs transfer activity, and that this is the root cause of him fucking off?

Or is it an, admittedly understandable, assumption that everyone is making? Clearly there might be some truth in it, I can't help but notice that the one player that KM almost certainly had some involvement in bringing to pre-season, Devine, doesn't seem to have a contract yet, and I can see that might piss him off.

From what I'm told, this is to do with certain chants - not directed at her - at Bramall Lane. I can't imagine it ultimately has a lot to do with Kevin's decision.

I think its a fair assumption given that Lee Power and Tim Sherwood are bezzies. I think its also a fair assumption that the connection was there last season and that Power's involvement is not new. I think its also fair to say that the new manager / coach will be completely subservient to Power and will do his bidding so I suppose its logical there would be a Spurs connection.

Thanks. I wasn't there but I felt KMac took a lot of unjustified shit. He was on a hiding to nothing as he wasn't PdC. I also felt he was unlucky in some games. in others, we were useless - players and managers. I suppose alarm bells should have rang last season with the Lee Power rumours and 3 Spurs players coming in.

I, for one, feel sorry for KMac who I always felt was an honourable, honest man. I haven't got a clue whether he would be a good manager but its very, very harsh to judge him as a manager based on his time here.     

otanswell and dalumpimunki are clearly the same person, you are the ultimate troll, I'm sorry you are so fucked in the brain you have to carry on like this.

I can assure you they are not soapy tit wank

They are 2 very separate people and if you'd been here long enough you'd know it.

Excuse me.....

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!! ??

Haha has he been banned?

If Big J has been banned it's a mistake.  Obviously Jed has had a few beers, could have been posting gold!

You tell everyone has been drinking all day in the sunshine just from this thread, bunch of girls!

soapy tit wank you fucking chief

No....this has nothing to do with being tapped up.
This is all to do with being fed up of being told what to do...and not to do.

When a manager complains that he cannot work tactics with a team because of the ins and outs then you know there is trouble.

Let us remember that K Mac is very respected as a coach with him once being on the shortlist for the Villa job...half a dozen dodgy games here when the club was in turmoil dosn't automatically mean he is a poor manager.

No....he had had enough and to be honest the Power appointment was probably the final straw....why should he gamble his whole managerial career at a club that in most peoples eyes are only heading one way....whoever the manager may be.

Is was at bramall lane. Didn't hear any chants.

There are lots of reasons why he may have gone. Won't know unless he speaks. The most likely I'd have thought would be he didn't want to risk his reputation with somebody else's team.

Oh yes his reputation. He was a fucking roaring success here.

well he did steer the pdc team very close to Wembley, which was an OK job by me.

If he really wants to be in management then yes his first full season was going to be important to his rep.

(http://i.imgur.com/doD2W.gif)

So she heard the chants but Kmac didn't? If they weren't directed at his wife how is she relevant in the story?

I still don't buy it. If he was that upset about Sheffield he'd of sacked it off after then or the end of the season

Regardless of who he was, I personally didn't expect Paolo Di Canio's replacement to last long. I expected a little longer than this though! The timing isn't great but I'd rather he walked now than continue in to the season when his heart/head isn't with Swindon Town FC.

Also, I have absolutely no idea what this season will bring but, sadly, my leanings are more pessimistic.

One week supporting this club can result in a complete change of feeling so hopefully we can sort ourselves out.

I'm sure kmac quit due to being bombarded with spurs kids and the general weakness of the squad. As others have said by the warning signs were there last season when we got 3 spurs lads when we needed proper bolstering to gain promotion. Bullshit talk of a development squad looks stupid as that's almost what we have to make up a first team.

Why we have to keep getting players from Spurs I don't know. Convinced it ain't gonna benefit stfc though.
If we get an ex Spurs coach as manager it will say it all.

I'm still interested to know if there is a contractual or gentleman's agreement that the Spurs loanees have to play each week.

There isnt,Kmac also was asked if he wanted the spurs players or wanted his own youngsters,he tried to get his own and just got Devine.He then asked if he could look at the spurs lot,hence why they trained before joining

You of the view then that he's actually just left for personal reasons?

Down there on Tue in sponsors lounge so will be interesting to note who is there

Honestly yes i am,add i also think he realised he may have bit off more than he can chew

That's great news. Law of averages say some of the youths will take a while to come up to speed, so not having to throw them in, particularly at the expense of experience pros, is good.

'Cos that's what Jed told you yeah? Must be true then.

Hahaha not at all you fucking idiot

Unless its of a very confidential/personal matter I hope he gives an interview to clear up his reasons.

Problem is such an interview could potentially be damaging to the club, which would potentially be damaging to himself as well.

That's if he can even talk (not gagged by anything agreed as part of the resignation).

Even PDC hasn't done a kiss and tell job, presumably due to ongoing legals.

What I find most worrying is the implication that if KMac, a specialist in developing youth, looked at our youthful squad and didn't reckon he could make much of it, what chance does that leave anyone else?

Massive difference to coaching kids and managing a first team though isnt it

Well yes - that's why I would hope he would give an interview as to why he left.
* Appleton seems to have got away with it.

edit: And yes DRS, there is no shame at giving a managerial position a go and deciding it wasn't for him. Always found it a bit strange he'd left it until now in his career to give it a go.

Yeah, but then you'd have thought he'd have realised that before he started. He's been in and around the game long enough, and seen it from enough different angles (player, youth coach, 1st team coach, assistant manager of Ireland, caretaker at Leicester and Villa) to clock that. The point being it's not like this is the first time he's been near senior 1st team professional football and suddenly thought "Oooh, I didn't realise you had to do THAT"

The parallels to Malpas were become clearer and more apparent. Maybe he's actually done us a favour, who knows.

Maybe he would have made us brilliant this season, I wanted to believe and gave my support but then again I did the same for Malpas for aaaaaaaaaages.

OK, I don't usually post unfounded rumours, and this is pretty tenuous, but it is a report of a conversation relayed to someone who has no particular reason to make it up, so I'm passing it on for the TEF's consideration:


Probably not a million miles from what we were imagining, but may become interesting if any of the loanees' form dips.

I'd say in Hall, Pritchard and Mason, they are the best in their relevant positions. As you say if their form dips it might be interesting but I think its clear they are here putting in a shift so I don't really have a problem with this. We get good players on loan for cheap and they get game time, which benefits spurs.

We've kind of done this discussion to death already anyway.

Just to add that Jed unambiguously said we don't contractually HAVE to play the Spurs players  (BBC Wilts phone in), I think he also said it was the managers choice - not 100% sure.

The latter is important. Anyone else remember him saying that?

Don't remember, but Mason was on the bench for Gills and QPR so would seem to be some autonomy in the dugout?

*Shrugs shoulders*

Seems alright so far.