capt_oats Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Declan's the new captain, Carson vice-captain. Not really a massive surprise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: I thought Tommy Wright would end up with the NI job by default, particularly after he left St Johnstone. He seems to be the early favourite for the Dundee United job though and if he ends up there I think Robinson taking the NI job is a formality. Also, what have I missed that Ian Baraclough is even being considered? TW has been the early favourite for the United job every time its come up since he won the Cup. I wouldnt read too much into that. His dream job is NI so he wouldnt be choosing United over that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said: TW has been the early favourite for the United job every time its come up since he won the Cup. I wouldnt read too much into that. His dream job is NI so he wouldnt be choosing United over that. Lets hope he gets his dream job. To be fair he deserves it even more than Robinson given the job he did in Perth. That plus the fact that Wright is out of work and Bara would be a promotion you would hope they will be going balls out to get the job, whereas Robbo knows he has unfinished business at Motherwell including a crack at European competition. If he continues to do well then he will get a better job soon enough and eventually the chance to take over NI job a few years down the line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 31 minutes ago, welldaft said: Lets hope he gets his dream job. To be fair he deserves it even more than Robinson given the job he did in Perth. That plus the fact that Wright is out of work and Bara would be a promotion you would hope they will be going balls out to get the job, whereas Robbo knows he has unfinished business at Motherwell including a crack at European competition. If he continues to do well then he will get a better job soon enough and eventually the chance to take over NI job a few years down the line. Feels like it's the perfect time for TW career wise, while Robinson should get another couple of shots at it over the course of his career. I'm heavy biased though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I think Bara and Wright will both be employed by NI in the very near future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Ngl I'm actually surprised that N.I have deliberated this much/actually undertaken a rigorous process. I more or less assumed they'd just give to Wright because he was an old boy and Robinson would get the job next time it came up. Maybe I'm too used to the internal machinations of the SFA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Ngl I'm actually surprised that N.I have deliberated this much/actually undertaken a rigorous process. I more or less assumed they'd just give to Wright because he was an old boy and Robinson would get the job next time it came up. Maybe I'm too used to the internal machinations of the SFA. TBF its only been 2 months since O'Neill quit. I sort of half think they expected him to continue as part time manager until the Play Offs/Euros were done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 18/06/2020 at 18:40, thisGRAEME said: He made Boyata shite himself and he's welcome round mine whenever. For the avoidance of doubt, this remains my opinion on Richard Tait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 You've maybe seen it, but Scott Burns is saying you've not granted permission for NI to speak to Robinson, and theres currently no plan for him to talk to them during their interview process over the next few days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Hmmmm... I'd be a bit surprised if we've explicitly said "No" to him speaking to them. The way that tweet is worded it sounds like they're interested in interviewing him but haven't formally asked. At the same time we've now signed 4 players who have all talked up the manager selling the club to them and we've also literally signed up his son so it's felt like there's been some sort of commitment from Robinson for next season. The NI job has been in the background since last year so I'd have thought Burrows and Robinson would at least have had a conversation about the position the club would take. Edited June 24, 2020 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Div saying on Twitter that we've apparently beaten St Mirren to the signing of O'Hara. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: Div saying on Twitter that we've apparently beaten St Mirren Doubt it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Doubt it. Probably signing using Jon Obika's pen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmen Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Heard a rumour, from someone who has been right before, that Ohara and Lang were done deals after they were assured Robinson was staying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorky Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Ron Aldo said: Div saying on Twitter that we've apparently beaten St Mirren to the signing of O'Hara. I would not be surprised. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: Div saying on Twitter that we've apparently beaten St Mirren to the signing of O'Hara. Never mind Div, has @supermarv confirmed it yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Robinson ‘reluctantly’ given permission to speak to the Northern Irish FA over the national job. Hope Tommy Wright and Ian Baraclough are excellent in interview situations. Tommy might be a bit rusty though, he’s not had one for a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillips455 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, steelmen said: Heard a rumour, from someone who has been right before, that Ohara and Lang were done deals after they were assured Robinson was staying. Just as you say that... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 4 hours ago, capt_oats said: At the same time we've now signed 4 players who have all talked up the manager selling the club to them and we've also literally signed up his son so it's felt like there's been some sort of commitment from Robinson for next season. The NI job has been in the background since last year so I'd have thought Burrows and Robinson would at least have had a conversation about the position the club would take. This is the crux of it for me. Robinson seems like an honourable guy and I can't see the logic in him selling a vision for the club to prospective signings if he was on his way out. Tommy Wright would surely be the obvious choice for it given that he's free? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 It's not surprising that he's wanted for interview and clubs only tend to "refuse permission" as a way to boost compensation when they think it's likely to go through - so letting him have the interview doesn't mean that much in itself. I'm more worried about the feeling I have that he would interview well and is in with a decent shout of the job... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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