Watson Nimrod

After a few weeks off I’m looking forward to the trip down tomorrow, only the cynic would say that it’s because a QOS supporting client invited me to hospitality!! Nothing between the sides, I’m still relatively convinced it would be a bad dream that comes true for us to get into the play offs as we simply have done nothing all season to justify that end product. Indeed if Burrell hadnt went on that daft scoring run it’s likely we would be in dire straits tomorrow, as it is a win will take it to the last game of the season. Win or loose the jungle drums seem to indicate that wholesale changes are afoot in the close season. We can only hope.

Typifies everything that’s wrong with the club and the negativity that hangs over the ‘coaching staff’, it’s obviously deep rooted. I was actually staggered the final score was 2-3 as I gave up when we went 2 down

So the Accies have done us a huge favour and by a stroke of massive unfairness we now have the opportunity to grab pole position for the play off place, all of this despite getting pummelled last weekend and having a threadbare squad through piss poor decision making. Knowing how Hartley’s luck works I fully expect us to get the win now

There is a lot of deadwood at the club that are well past their prime, the dugout only seem to serve as protection for the manager from the occasional bit of direct criticism he gets from paying punters. Hopefully they will go at the end of the season as well as they serve no real purpose. I never hear a ‘well done’ coming from any of them. Sums it all up for me.

It’s actually quite staggering to think that a win for us tomorrow would actually put us in a reasonably strong position for the play offs. The downside is that we have never really looked like competing with Alloa in the last few outings. It’s a reflection of the bizarre season of apathy this has been. It’s a broken record from me that we find ourselves in such a strong position given that we will probably have 3 outfield subs on the bench tomorrow. It’s a picture of complete mismanagement although I just wonder if that’s by design from those who make the real decisions in the club. We can only hope. I forgot it was a 1730 KO so I won’t be there, I would hope for a 1-0 win. Burrell revelling in his place in the PFA team of the year.

Well done to Dundee from a Carnoustie based Cove fan! Had a few dealings with the ‘Doc’ down the years and he is an absolute gent and now a cracking manager!

I would give up a weeks salary for Richard Gordon to ask Hartley why his ‘Injury Crisis’ was caused by complete and utter ineptitude, falling out with players, not using the loan market properly and allowing our players to go out on loan. All the signs are that he is going thankfully.

Now, I’m sure I will be slated by players dads and longstanding superfans to my face but our club is in a fucking mess and time for someone to come out and admit it and tell us what the future is. Ive written countless times that the new manager needs to be someone who knows the transfer market at this level, develop the younger talent and energise the team. The numbers on the bench is a joke, Harley’s pish all week about a patch up squad is a joke. He fell out with players who have disappeared and others loaned out with little forward planning. The antics when any fan dares to criticise anyone in that dugout is staggering. I can see us missing the playoffs by 6/7 points. Hartley is going I’ve no doubt, the players on the park can’t do any more than they did today, it’s up to those in a position to make change happen to do it sooner rather than later.

Sadly other events will ensure that I’m not travelling today it’s a shame as I like seeing us play in a proper fitba stadium. Hopefully where we are we might get to watch the game on telly. I had to laugh at the pish the club churn out about a ‘patched’ up squad. If we hadn’t let players go on loan that the manager fell out with we wouldn’t have a patched up squad. If we keep it under 3 I will view that as a moral victory.

I imagine this will be a tight affair as although we are not that good we are not terrible and seem to raise our game against the better teams (Montrose an exception). My annual appearance in the posh seats for the actual corporate experience so any sort of result will be fine!

Indeed. I’m still relatively convinced the manager will not be here unless we miraculously got into the playoffs and did well. Even if we did I’ve got a gut feeling his time is up. I’ve no evidence to back this statement but I’ve heard players were starting to be tipped the wink last Sunday that things were not at all rosy. To quantify it’s maybe nonsense but I’m not convinced that it is. I wonder if the club simply took a view there was little point in getting rid now when they could save themselves a few quid. We won’t be relegated so had very little to loose keeping him on. Some ‘local’ players coming to the end of their careers at the end of this season already doing their coaching badges might be of interest and might create the headlines the club need to punch through the stagnation and re energise the club. I keep hearing the name Chris Maguire and not just in relation to one club specifically and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s just in my head!!. Considine and Hayes also look close to retiring and they won’t all get jobs in their own set ups. Barry Robson won’t want to be kicking about for too long. The longer he is the more chance he would take a club like ours on. He might have to drop right down to get a chance as I can’t see anyone in the prem or the big clubs in the Championship taking a chance when proven managers come into the market. He is most certainly not proven. The change of direction to a younger fresher outlook would hugely benefit the hybrid model, any of the above would for a start lift the doom and gloom over that dugout.

It’s the sort of stuff if your clubs player did it it’s absolutely hysterical and instant legend status …. if it’s against your club then you run the bellend out of town

Interesting article about Connor Scully has been produced on the clubs propaganda channels. I say interesting because it seems to confirm the change of course the club is taking with the hybrid model given the utter disaster of the transfer window(s) and the alleged plan that our PT players would be allowed to leave when their contracts ran out. Not so if we are to believe this latest offering and with Fraser getting a new deal. With my tongue in my cheek I wonder how many players we have missed out on with our reluctance to sign PT players. Anyone who has seen Kane Hester turn up on a fairly regular basis would be forgiven for scratching their heads. It would almost make you wonder if the club really does have a plan at all

I’ve heard he is back at Falkirk but that came from the same source close to the club that told me Hartley was getting sacked last Sunday . Was an odd signing anyway, I’m no fan of Hartley but I would have sent him back for that pish anyway. No loss, whereas Golding and Gallagher are.

I’ve said all I have to say about how poor we are, I would expect a few changes (with the scraps we have). As it stands I won’t be in attendance as I genuinely can’t be arsed with more of Hartley’s pish …… although come Saturday I will probably change my mind . If I don’t go it’s a 3-0 win to us, if I do it’s a 4-0 defeat.