ShaggerG Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said: What actually happened to Rory Loy, I remember him going to Dumbarton after us but then has he just packed it in? Got a job on the Railways. Think it was with the company that was installing the electric lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, matthew1876 said: Actually not as bad as I was expecting (Roberts aside). Roberts was a very good player IMO, very pacey with a fantastic shot and could finish. Don't think I've seen a player with a poorer temperament though. That incident with the ice bucket at Alloa was unreal, however, given his track record, it was entirely predictable. Everybody could see it coming except Holt himself. Edit to say that I remember Rakish Bingham doing something outrageous with the ball just minutes into his debut and thinking 'we've got a right good player here'. He then proceeded to do absolutely feck all for the remainder of his time with us. Edited January 14, 2021 by ShaggerG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Roberts was a very good player IMO, very pacey with a fantastic shot and could finish. Don't think I've seen a player with a poorer temperament though. That incident with the ice bucket at Alloa was unreal, however, given his track record, it was entirely predictable. Everybody could see it coming except Holt himself. I think Roberts was signed by Hartley on a 2 year deal at Dundee, if I recall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said: I think Roberts was signed by Hartley on a 2 year deal at Dundee, if I recall. Aye, he was at ICT before us (with Butcher maybe) but was punted due to his shenanigans, came to us and was a bomb scare, then did similar at Dundee. When you think of the different types of managers that had him, he didn't respond to any of the different management styles. Always thought that he wasn't cut out for football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Surprising bit of news but happy with that. Someone with managerial experience at a decent level and a fair few contacts qccuired along the way I'd imagine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 minute ago, ShaggerG said: Aye, he was at ICT before us (with Butcher maybe) but was punted due to his shenanigans, came to us and was a bomb scare, then did similar at Dundee. When you think of the different types of managers that had him, he didn't respond to any of the different management styles. Always thought that he wasn't cut out for football. I'm sure after his hat trick against Livingston he was talking about signing for arsenal. Man was a walloper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Believe The Hype said: I'm sure after his hat trick against Livingston he was talking about signing for arsenal. Man was a walloper He started off at arsenal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said: He started off at arsenal. And ended up an arsehole 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Happy with Holt to be honest. Will have contacts in Scotland/England and experience with regards to youth set ups. Seems a decent enough guy too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 He'll be manager by March. Sadly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Aye, he was at ICT before us (with Butcher maybe) but was punted due to his shenanigans, came to us and was a bomb scare, then did similar at Dundee. When you think of the different types of managers that had him, he didn't respond to any of the different management styles. Always thought that he wasn't cut out for football. After the livi game he had himself leaving in the January for a championship team down south. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 M&M both signed by Holt one at Livingston and one for us. Watching brief from me. Still believe he screwed up promotion the year we were top in January. Don’t get the expense in Div 3 but explanation tonight no doubt Correction he didn’t sign Lee Miller it was hopkin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I'm happy enough with Holt although I'd maybe rather someone with more management experience to guide McCracken and Miller but hopefully hes got good contacts and a clear vision for the club. Only thing to be sure of is that the plastic pitch is going nowhere, he chose ours and absolutely loved praising Livis whenever he could.Get the impression Holt isn't cut out for management for some reason, he's left two jobs where he's been doing okish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 16 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: Reading Martin Ritchie's book just now. Some interesting stuff in it. Such as....? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Bairn Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: Don’t get the expense in Div 3 but explanation tonight no doubt We have two managers, lets get a third! In all seriousness if this is part of the masterplan, best get the foundation in if its for the long haul. Not got a strong opinion on him apart from better than McCann/McPherson for me, although I'm from the Wenger viewpoint of what does a DoF mean. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Holt about as good an appointment into that role as we could expect guess. As others have said, he should have some decent contacts and will bring back experience he didn't have first time round. Should also be committed given he left a bit early last time and has been here before. I hope he doesn't end up as manager - if we're going down the sporting director route, we need to be committed to that for at least 2-3 years and give the role a chance to make a difference. Should M&M go, I'd hope Holt would stay where he is and we'd bring in someone else as manager. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Such as....? Explains the whole stadium situation for starters so @HopeStreetWalker this books for you. Emphasises how useless the council are and some of the behind the scenes stuff that's gone on over the years. We seem to.have been very good at giving away facilities for feck all over the years having invested decent amounts of cash in them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said: He started off at arsenal. Yip well aware of this, and after scoring a hat trick against livingston, spoke about going back to them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Puddefoot Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Holt about as good an appointment into that role as we could expect guess. As others have said, he should have some decent contacts and will bring back experience he didn't have first time round. Should also be committed given he left a bit early last time and has been here before. I hope he doesn't end up as manager - if we're going down the sporting director route, we need to be committed to that for at least 2-3 years and give the role a chance to make a difference. Should M&M go, I'd hope Holt would stay where he is and we'd bring in someone else as manager. ' Should be 'committed is the hard part,he's walked from 4 clubs,us being one of them. Time will tell but maybe he sees it as a more secure position ( or is that easy money for the long term? ) Just hope he doesn't do any presentations, his feeble attempt when manager at the agm would make Chemical Ali look professional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkzombie Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Holt about as good an appointment into that role as we could expect guess. As others have said, he should have some decent contacts and will bring back experience he didn't have first time round. Should also be committed given he left a bit early last time and has been here before. I hope he doesn't end up as manager - if we're going down the sporting director route, we need to be committed to that for at least 2-3 years and give the role a chance to make a difference. Should M&M go, I'd hope Holt would stay where he is and we'd bring in someone else as manager. Agree with this, he's our sporting director and he should stay in that role if the managers job come available and he should have an input to who the next manager should be. Managers come and go - we have seen that more than most over the last few years, there has to be some continuity at football level at the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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