Thistle_do_nicely Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 On 4/18/2017 at 19:15, Thistle_do_nicely said: I'm actually, genuinely a bit cautious at bursting out laughing at him being made Dundee manager, because I'm almost certain that I did so when he came out of retirement to play for Dundee (37? 38?) and he ended up scoring one or two crucial winning/equalising goals (including a late direct free kick?) to help keep them up after the Chisholm farce. Wouldn't surprise me if they went on a horrific run in the league then somehow stayed up in the playoffs. Quoting my silliness in full - the first part was spot on, the second part far less so. didn't even need the playoffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakedee Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The Roundabout Of Life. Running circles round the opposition [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkregan Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 If we do end up in clear blue water and he wants the job full time I say give him it. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 He'd be mad to chuck the sky job in. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 He'd be mad to chuck the sky job in. IMO. Agreed. If he guides us to safety this season on top of his deefiant stunt I will be happy to watch him walk off into the sunset once more as The Derry Hero that he is. There's no need for him to risk his reputation with us and leave his sky job.Until we need you again, Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, K.T said: Agreed. If he guides us to safety this season on top of his deefiant stunt I will be happy to watch him walk off into the sunset once more as The Derry Hero that he is. There's no need for him to risk his reputation with us and leave his sky job. Until we need you again, Neil. Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srw Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 On 2017-4-18 at 19:22, Alert Mongoose said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Seems like there is a bit of the O'Hara's about this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Even if we win the rest of his games I don't think I'd be comfortable with him being in charge next season, purely because we don't know whether or not this is him being brilliant or simply 'the new manager bounce' and this season's been enough of a scare without doing it all over again. He'd deserve some kind of role though and I'd be happy for him to be assistant and learn off someone with experience. Whit? Get a bit of perspective chief. You're Dundee, not man united. And you think he'd even agree to that anyway? Assistant manager to someone else after coming in and saving the day? You'll be lucky if he agrees to stay on. As has been said you're probably paying him less than his day job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Whit? Get a bit of perspective chief. You're Dundee, not man united. And you think he'd even agree to that anyway? Assistant manager to someone else after coming in and saving the day? You'll be lucky if he agrees to stay on. As has been said you're probably paying him less than his day job. I agree with most of what you say but I can't imagine he gets a fortune from Sky. Plus most of them have a shelf life on TV. Every year there's a new crop of retiring players wanting your job, some considerably higher profile than NM. Management might be precarious but some last up to their sixties. Maybe he wants to be a manager and thinks he can make a go of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I agree with most of what you say but I can't imagine he gets a fortune from Sky. Plus most of them have a shelf life on TV. Every year there's a new crop of retiring players wanting your job, some considerably higher profile than NM. Management might be precarious but some last up to their sixties. Maybe he wants to be a manager and thinks he can make a go of it. I'm not against him going for it permanently - I actually think he will stay on. Like you say there's no guarantee with either career. I stand by the comment about you being lucky if he does stay on though. Punditry is less cut throat in terms of contracts being terminated - and he's well and truly got his feet in the door at sky. That experience would mean he's in prime position for one of the other broadcasters if he did get dropped from sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I reckon if he saves us from the drop he'll get offered the job and he'll take it. I'm guessing if he went to the bother of getting his UEFA Pro License then he's probably got aspirations of being a manager, although if he'd known there was a cushy job with Sky around the corner maybe he wouldn't have bothered. I can't see him taking the interim job for a 5 game stint just because he wanted to save us from the drop. He must have ambitions of being his own man and jumped at the chance. The Sky job will probably always be there for him to fall back on so it's got to be worth the gamble for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I'll put my hand up and admit I thought that this appointment would turn into a Shitemare for Dundee fans but it turns out that it's working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0tti Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: He'd be mad to chuck the sky job in. IMO. Was rumours that BT are keen to have all Scottish footy, if that happened he'd prolly only be on Scotland gemmes at sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Bliss Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 hour ago, pandarilla said: Whit? Get a bit of perspective chief. You're Dundee, not man united. And you think he'd even agree to that anyway? Assistant manager to someone else after coming in and saving the day? You'll be lucky if he agrees to stay on. As has been said you're probably paying him less than his day job. Lucky now? Thought he was a joke appointment..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I reckon if he saves us from the drop he'll get offered the job and he'll take it. I'm guessing if he went to the bother of getting his UEFA Pro License then he's probably got aspirations of being a manager, although if he'd known there was a cushy job with Sky around the corner maybe he wouldn't have bothered. I can't see him taking the interim job for a 5 game stint just because he wanted to save us from the drop. He must have ambitions of being his own man and jumped at the chance. The Sky job will probably always be there for him to fall back on so it's got to be worth the gamble for him. Totally agree with all that DM. We're not out of the woods but the world looks a lot brighter. Even if we end up in the playoffs I feel a lot more confident with McCann in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychurch Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I think McCann could end up becoming our Guus Hiddink. If we stay up and out of the play offs he should leave and be on-call for whenever we are next up creek without a paddle. Legend - i saw one of his first games against Celtic - and he is the best home grown player in my 40+ years of being a Dee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAnInginAneAnA Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Patrick Bateman said: Fair fucks, that's two very impressive wins. Surely safe now? While I'd certainly like to think so, a lifetime of supporting Dundee FC has made me very wary of expecting anything. We could be top six and there'd still be a part of me asking "But are we really safe?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 This is so ridiculous,so utterly mental, so Dundee that I'm scared it might work. You're welcome lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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