stumigoo Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Why would you want to give until Christmas? He should have been sacked when he finished four two seasons ago. You've been waiting a long time for him to get the sack! No wonder you don't want to give him until Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's my thoughts exactly. The follically challenged slithering reptile will be off to Oz with bin bags full of cash and a big two fingered salute to the newly relegated dab faithful at the end of the season. Seriously though, why aren't dabs questioning it or are they being told it's all being used to pay off debt? I think many of us are questioning Thompson but we haven't heard anything concrete for months and now the more immediate concern is JMc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Still baffled you guys signed Simon Murray. Six good months in his career and he goes from League Two to starting in the Premiership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Still baffled you guys signed Simon Murray. Six good months in his career and he goes from League Two to starting in the Premiership? I do understand what you mean - as much as I love the guy, I think he's slightly out of his depth at this level at the moment, but to be honest on a list of "baffling things currently happening at Dundee United", this ain't even in the top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I do understand what you mean - as much as I love the guy, I think he's slightly out of his depth at this level at the moment, but to be honest on a list of "baffling things currently happening at Dundee United", this ain't even in the top 5. Should have been loaned out to a Championship club this season IMO. As for everything else at Tannadice, I don't know enough about what's happening to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Should have been loaned out to a Championship club this season IMO. As for everything else at Tannadice, I don't know enough about what's happening to comment. Welcome to our world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podlie Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Should have been loaned out to a Championship club this season IMO. As for everything else at Tannadice, I don't know enough about what's happening to comment. It's a bit like Airplane! the movie, just substitute their staff for characters and you get the drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Maynard Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's my thoughts exactly. The follically challenged slithering reptile will be off to Oz with bin bags full of cash and a big two fingered salute to the newly relegated dab faithful at the end of the season. Seriously though, why aren't dabs questioning it or are they being told it's all being used to pay off debt? I'd be expecting him to be taking money out of the club to replenish family funds and to pay back the soft loans. Need to wait for the annual account to appear but the fees will be in different reporting periods I think ? There's a lot that had gone wrong since the season has started but one issue is the fact the chairman sees his long term future in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'd be expecting him to be taking money out of the club to replenish family funds and to pay back the soft loans. Need to wait for the annual account to appear but the fees will be in different reporting periods I think ? There's a lot that had gone wrong since the season has started but one issue is the fact the chairman sees his long term future in Oz. When are the annual accounts due? Gauld, Robertson, Armstrong and Mackay-Steven fees will all be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffelz Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That will be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Genuine question to any DUFC fans on here.Regarding the fact that JMc is getting a %age of transfer fees.Doesn't it p*** you off, and what is the general feeling towards him from most of you?Can he carry on as manager at DUFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemePaynesSocks Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Still baffled you guys signed Simon Murray. Six good months in his career and he goes from League Two to starting in the Premiership? To be fair, 2 seasons ago we started the season with an 18 year old left back who had only played in the 4th tier of scottish football and as an amateur. His name is Andy Robertson and he didn't do too badly. Whether Murray achieves the same is in the lap of the gods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_t Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Doesn't bother me that the manager got a % of transfer fees think that is normal. What is bothering me is that he can't seem to motivate the player for games against the so called wee teams in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemePaynesSocks Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Genuine question to any DUFC fans on here. Regarding the fact that JMc is getting a %age of transfer fees. Doesn't it p*** you off, and what is the general feeling towards him from most of you? Can he carry on as manager at DUFC? Doesn't upset me too much. He was given that contract for a purpose - to develop AND sell players (due to our financial position). If he had been given a performance based bonus, he would be more likely to keep payers as long as possible which would result in them running down their contracts. That was the situation with our last good team where only Goodwillie was sold for a fee. Gomis, Buaben, Swanson, Conway et al all left for nothing and their final season with us wasn't that great. United couldn't afford to let that happen again. I would expect that, when United's financial situation is better, performance based contracts will more likely be the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 To be fair, 2 seasons ago we started the season with an 18 year old left back who had only played in the 4th tier of scottish football and as an amateur. His name is Andy Robertson and he didn't do too badly. Whether Murray achieves the same is in the lap of the gods... It was obvious to all as soon as they saw Robertson play that he was something special. It is obvious to most of us that Murray is a little bit shite. How he is playing ahead of Muirhead is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemePaynesSocks Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'd be expecting him to be taking money out of the club to replenish family funds and to pay back the soft loans. Need to wait for the annual account to appear but the fees will be in different reporting periods I think ? There's a lot that had gone wrong since the season has started but one issue is the fact the chairman sees his long term future in Oz. As far as I'm aware, ST can't "take money" out of the club. He can get his loans back (if he gave any) and he gets what his contract allows him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemePaynesSocks Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 It was obvious to all as soon as they saw Robertson play that he was something special. It is obvious to most of us that Murray is a little bit shite. How he is playing ahead of Muirhead is beyond me. Its only obvious now with 2 years of hindsight behind us. As much as I was impressed with him in the first game at Partick, I couldn't tell was was going to ne THAT good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Doesn't upset me too much. He was given that contract for a purpose - to develop AND sell players (due to our financial position). If he had been given a performance based bonus, he would be more likely to keep payers as long as possible which would result in them running down their contracts. That was the situation with our last good team where only Goodwillie was sold for a fee. Gomis, Buaben, Swanson, Conway et al all left for nothing and their final season with us wasn't that great. United couldn't afford to let that happen again. I would expect that, when United's financial situation is better, performance based contracts will more likely be the norm. Thanks for that m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I mentioned this months ago but to be honest the main issue I have at the moment with the club is the lack of communication. For years we had Thompson as a bit of a 'rent a gob' for the press, not a day passed without hearing his opinions on anything from the SPFL to United to the Courier's Gardening supplement (I might have made that last one up). I used to get a little tired of ST and his direct line to the press but as time has gone on he hs slowly become more and more silent (which is even worse). I get that he has moved away from his daily duties with the club but a bit of openness from United on things like Campbell or an update on the plans for the next couple of years would be nice. Thompson gave a really good in-depth interview with Arabzone a while back, it would be good to have something like that from either him or another senior member of the club, just to appease the fans in some way. If they continue to stay silent then the internet hoards will continue to get louder and louder. Noticed a wee thing in the Fed statement today, that Campbell was not featured in this year's squad photo? Strange one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Would still stick in my craw a bit that your best players end up in Glasgow rather than down south or abroad.The irony is that game v Celtic could be one of his last. In a Utd fans shoes, I couldn't cope if GMS, Armstrong or Cifti (depending on ban situation) ripped you a new one in that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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