SpoonTon Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I was impressed by Imrie in an interview I saw recently. I get the impression that we've picked a guy with the right attitude. He seems like the type who deserves a shot at a job like this - and it's a helluva job he's got on his hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Happy with that. Always a risk with a first time manager but not necessarily a bigger risk that choosing from the sea of mediocre managers at this level His attitude should be exactly what we require about the place. Tough task ahead but a wee bit more optimistic now than it could have been. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laid-back Accie Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Great appointment imo, as a player he always gave 110% and I don't think he'll settle for anything less from his players. Wish him the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get_The_Subs_On Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Happy with that considering the alternatives. Wears his heart on his sleeve and if he brings some of that aggression to the team then he could make an instant impact. Of course it’s a gamble but it feels like one worth taking, the feedback from Livvy and Hamilton fans is pretty reassuring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Sortmeout said: Just the latest clown who will be added into that circus. There has to one who can climb the ladder... This could be the one.. or maybe not, he gets his chance now, would be future jobber or otherwise... certainly has a low bar to start from.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Yet another reason to dislike Morten. Thank you. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bob in Denny said: There has to one who can climb the ladder... This could be the one.. or maybe not, he gets his chance now, would be future jobber or otherwise... certainly has a low bar to start from.... Just out of curiosity I thought I'd see which managers have started their careers outside the top flight and went on to win national trophies in the last decade: Danny Lennon, Derek McInnes, John Hughes and Jim McIntyre are the only four. Until this season, at least, when Dougie Imrie marks the centenary of our last Scottish Cup triumph by masterminding another famous 1-0 win in the final. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 56 minutes ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Yet another reason to dislike Morten. Thank you. Excellent. Win-win, in my opinion. Thank YOU. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Rudolph Hucker said: Thank you both for your valued input, which has been safely consigned to the round file where it belongs. Moving on.............. I wasn’t actually calling Imrie a clown as I quite like him I was just referring to another person joining the merry-go-round or circus as the previous guy mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Just out of curiosity I thought I'd see which managers have started their careers outside the top flight and went on to win national trophies in the last decade: Danny Lennon, Derek McInnes, John Hughes and Jim McIntyre are the only four. Until this season, at least, when Dougie Imrie marks the centenary of our last Scottish Cup triumph by masterminding another famous 1-0 win in the final. My thoughts are that someone at some point , hopefully now Imrie can make that step up.. I'll take survival this year.. There's an awfy high failure rate.. It has to be better than Guffball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I wanted to see what he'd do as Accies manager. He seemed to be quite switched on tactically (played in pretty much every position) and did extremely well with a talented group of youngsters, loads of whom are now first-team players.The one thing I was concerned with was how spiky a character he is but Morton fans seem to be happy with that. He's either gonna be a tough authority figure or fall out with everyone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, accies1874 said: I wanted to see what he'd do as Accies manager. He seemed to be quite switched on tactically (played in pretty much every position) and did extremely well with a talented group of youngsters, loads of whom are now first-team players. The one thing I was concerned with was how spiky a character he is but Morton fans seem to be happy with that. He's either gonna be a tough authority figure or fall out with everyone. Fair comment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Gary Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I'd be disappointed if he's NOT fallen out with Robbie Muirhead already tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmfc Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 hours ago, accies1874 said: I wanted to see what he'd do as Accies manager. He seemed to be quite switched on tactically (played in pretty much every position) and did extremely well with a talented group of youngsters, loads of whom are now first-team players. The one thing I was concerned with was how spiky a character he is but Morton fans seem to be happy with that. He's either gonna be a tough authority figure or fall out with everyone. That is what some players need their arses kicked and the duds hopefully kicked out in January. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 All for this... and fully expect that it'll be weeks not months before we know if it's going to work. Either he gets a response out of the players immediately and shuffles the squad in January... or he doesn't, in which case this will be some first job for him. Sunday's game just got even bigger... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baba douche Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Imrie's a rocket, but that's maybe what you need, especially in the next few weeks. Good luck, hope its fun! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, The Ghost of B A R P said: All for this... and fully expect that it'll be weeks not months before we know if it's going to work. Either he gets a response out of the players immediately and shuffles the squad in January... or he doesn't, in which case this will be some first job for him. If I were a new manager I'd much rather face the task of a total rebuild in a lower tier rather than circling the drain yet again at this level. That was a distinct advantage that Duffy had taking over in 2014, while his acolytes were busy whinging about us not keeping a solid squad of, err, Jamie McCormack and David Robertson on board for him to work with. Imrie has got relatively little to lose by taking over at this point in the campaign. The disconnect between the first team will not be fully removed though until the bad stench in the backroom staff as well as multiple players are emptied though. Today's other news makes me pessimistic about Imrie getting the chance to do all of that next month, but he can still hopefully make a start. Edited December 21, 2021 by vikingTON -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Ton Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Well not my pick. No record in management, worked bring boys on, yes had attitude but not a team player. On the positive, and by God we need it, didn't fancy the list of failures that generally circulate the broken wagon. Hope he doesn't take advice from the supporters this and other forums and brings his own skills to the job. Sure Muirhead should be shown the door, attitude has been shite and to impose your command you need a sacrifice, but let's see what impact he has getting others to convert their potential into points. This is a big job for him, let's not kid ourselves, getting to 7th in May would be real achievement. The future is bright let's hope its blue and white. Edited December 21, 2021 by Paisley Ton Improvement 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Paisley Ton said: Well not my pick. No record in management, worked bring boys on, yes had attitude but not a team player. On the positive, and by God we need it, didn't fancy the list of failures that generally circulate the broken wagon. Hope he doesn't take advice from the supporters this and other forums and brings his own skills to the job. Sure Muirhead should be shown the door, attitude has been shite and to impose your command you need a sacrifice, but let's see what impact he has getting others to convert their potential into points. This is a big job for him, let's not kid ourselves, getting to 7th in May would be real achievement. The future is bright let's hope its blue and white. The guy that won the League & Scottish Cup last season with St Johnstone had “no record in management” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 4 hours ago, virginton said: If I were a new manager I'd much rather face the task of a total rebuild in a lower tier rather than circling the drain yet again at this level. That was a distinct advantage that Duffy had taking over in 2014, while his acolytes were busy whinging about us not keeping a solid squad of, err, Jamie McCormack and David Robertson on board for him to work with. Imrie has got relatively little to lose by taking over at this point in the campaign. The disconnect between the first team will not be fully removed though until the bad stench in the backroom staff as well as multiple players are emptied though. Today's other news makes me pessimistic about Imrie getting the chance to do all of that next month, but he can still hopefully make a start. From his first interview, tho, that’s clearly not what he’s thinking. If we’d appointed him in the summer after going down, I’d take your point; but we’ve appointed him now and he’ll inevitably be judged on whether he can keep us up (that’s not to say he wouldn’t get a crack at taking us back up btw). I hope he starts gutting the place in January, keeps us up, and finishes the job in the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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