Hank Scorpio Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I've got a horrible feeling about this appointment. The board will be absolutely shitting themselves about getting the right man in, so much so that I fear they're going to just go for the most experienced candidate at the expense of everything else. If they appoint a dinosaur and we go down it could be a long time til we recover given our current crowds. Imagine how awful they'd be when we've got Peterhead at home on a Tuesday instead of Morton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICMAC Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Davie Kirkwood wouldn't get in the front door these days, pies etc...... Would keep Mario in profit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo 2013 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 He's hardly at a club with a fraction of our budget. Their budget will be less than ours but not by much I'd imagine. Your living in a fantasy world if you think it's only marginally less [emoji53] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Your living in a fantasy world if you think it's only marginally less [emoji53] There was Dumbarton fans on here a few pages back saying they didn't think it would substantially less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo 2013 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Bottom line is it's much less. Dumbarton part time club. Raith full time club with a much larger fan base, sponsorship etc... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 7 hours ago, Wardy said: McKinnon used video analysis last season, because my brother and I did the tagging. Why do you think we managed to get into the promotion play-offs in the first place? Back in John McGlynn's time there was a guy at Dalgety Bay that did video analysis, I spoke to him a couple of times when I caught the training sessions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Danny Lennon NAP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I think it would be preferable to get someone in short term to keep us up then move on to a longer term appointment in the summer. The likes of Lennon and Hughes would fit the bill for a temporary appointment, if interested, but longer term someone like Young, Bollan or Aitken would be decent appointments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Martin Nelson said: I think it would be preferable to get someone in short term to keep us up then move on to a longer term appointment in the summer. The likes of Lennon and Hughes would fit the bill for a temporary appointment, if interested, but longer term someone like Young, Bollan or Aitken would be decent appointments. Are you sure you'd want Lennon? He did a Locke at Alloa at the start of the 2015-16 season, taking only 5 points from a possible 48. He then walked away in December 2015. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Are you sure you'd want Lennon? He did a Locke at Alloa at the start of the 2015-16 season, taking only 5 points from a possible 48. He then walked away in December 2015. He initially took the job on a short term basis the season before and kept them up. From memory he made some dodgy summer signings which led to their troubles the season after.Because of that I would be less keen on him taking the job permanently but reckon he could make the necessary short term improvements to keep us safe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, dolce gusto said: What about Stevie Aitken at Dumbarton? He's managed arguably the best two performing part time teams in the last few years and on only two nights training and a fraction of the budget. I'm not a fan of either club but just a keen fan with an unbiased opinion. Someone in Stevie Aitken's situation would need to be really ambitious to make the step up. I understand he is in a mid-management role locally at Rolls Royce, and this together with what we are paying him will be a reasonable income. Given that he is currently well thought of at DFC and he has just appointed Ian Durrant as assistant, for various reasons it would be quite a commitment right now to go to Raith, always with the possibility that by December, say, you could be out of work - totally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Wouldn't put it past our board to appoint Jamie Hammil as player manager just to piss us off further. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda8 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, dolce gusto said: What about Stevie Aitken at Dumbarton? He's managed arguably the best two performing part time teams in the last few years and on only two nights training and a fraction of the budget. I'm not a fan of either club but just a keen fan with an unbiased opinion. A myth that he's had a small budget. There are boys on good money at Dumbarton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda8 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Dynamo 2013 said: Bottom line is it's much less. Dumbarton part time club. Raith full time club with a much larger fan base, sponsorship etc... Not much less on player budget if any at all. With a full time club comes full time costs such as training facilities, physics coaches etc. Not be much in it per player. Aitken has done away with 20's to make up for fact he'd spent too much on wages. Raith still have 20's so money has to be spread thinner. There are players on upwards of £600 pw at Dumbarton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino7 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, Yoda8 said: A myth that he's had a small budget. There are boys on good money at Dumbarton Some on a little bit than LV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino7 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, Yoda8 said: Not much less on player budget if any at all. With a full time club comes full time costs such as training facilities, physics coaches etc. Not be much in it per player. Aitken has done away with 20's to make up for fact he'd spent too much on wages. Raith still have 20's so money has to be spread thinner. There are players on upwards of £600 pw at Dumbarton Lewis is liking his time there a lot, he's been injured the past couple of weeks and I can now say he's not upset at the managerial situation at Raith but Aitken would go down well. Probably preferably if he didn't have to give Sam Stanton a lift to training although he would be good match for Raith too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Really don't envy the decision your board faces. This appointment is a fuck up waiting to happen unless they get really lucky.....an unfortunate end result of appointing Locke in the summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brashy's Boots Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Really don't envy the decision your board faces. This appointment is a fuck up waiting to happen unless they get really lucky.....an unfortunate end result of appointing Locke in the summer. Jings. You CAN talk sense! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 25 minutes ago, da_no_1 said: Really don't envy the decision your board faces. This appointment is a fuck up waiting to happen unless they get really lucky.....an unfortunate end result of appointing Locke in the summer. Very true. A crucial appointment awaits us all. Even more important than the appointment of Locke IMO. Whoever we appoint will inform what league we play in next year. A lot of pressure on the board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 *fingers crossed* Billy Brown, Billy Brown, Billy Brown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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