Guest Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 minute ago, No_Problemo said: Purely based on budget we should be expecting to compete with QOS, Raith, Arbroath, Hamilton and Morton, so no seventh isn’t a decent season. There is no reality required to expect better than seventh, surely! I never expect only hope, if i "expected" I'd be at Ibrox or Parkhead on a Saturday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Just now, WATTOO said: I never expect only hope, if i "expected" I'd be at Ibrox or Parkhead on a Saturday. Maybe we should be more expectant... instead of accepting shite managerial appointments and nothing but short termism. Why would we possibly not be expecting us to compete with clubs around our size, I’m not even mentioning the likes of Partick, Inverness etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 We are performing better in recent weeks and players are playing with more confidence. So the squad may not be as bad as first thought. Baird isn’t giving away a goal a game for instance. Afolabi coming back, and playing in this team may be better. The whole staff almost got a reset a month ago. We paid for a top 4 team so hopefully Duffy can get it playing like one. my guess over the next 4 games will be Partick - Lose QOTS - win Arbroath - draw Kilmarnock - win 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I think the club doesn’t really know which way to turn at the moment. Go for a rookie appointment, when we know rookie appointments haven’t served us especially well over the years? Go for an out of work type like Hughes who’s CV is inevitably a mixed bag? Stick with a caretaker manager who has steadied the ship and delivered 3 decent results but surely can’t be viewed as a long term solution? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: Maybe we should be more expectant... instead of accepting shite managerial appointments and nothing but short termism. Why would we possibly not be expecting us to compete with clubs around our size, I’m not even mentioning the likes of Partick, Inverness etc. In theory I agree, but we all know it can go the other way and you can end up stuck in League 1 like a Falkirk or an Airdrie, so while I obviously want us to be as good as we can be, I'm honestly happy enough with where we are at the moment and just hope that Smith can build the whole club up which will then with any luck take the team with it and also add to our support. Rome wasn't built in a day (apart from in the weetabix advert) and I think we can all honestly agree that the club is beginning to move forward after decades of being stuck in the doldrums, so at the moment I just think we need to be a little more patient as things are definitely moving in the right direction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, HMIP said: I think the club doesn’t really know which way to turn at the moment. Go for a rookie appointment, when we know rookie appointments haven’t served us especially well over the years? Go for an out of work type like Hughes who’s CV is inevitably a mixed bag? Stick with a caretaker manager who has steadied the ship and delivered 3 decent results but surely can’t be viewed as a long term solution? This ^^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC 1910 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: We are performing better in recent weeks and players are playing with more confidence. So the squad may not be as bad as first thought. Baird isn’t giving away a goal a game for instance. Afolabi coming back, and playing in this team may be better. The whole staff almost got a reset a month ago. We paid for a top 4 team so hopefully Duffy can get it playing like one. my guess over the next 4 games will be Partick - Lose QOTS - win Arbroath - draw Kilmarnock - win We could draw all 4 games and remain unbeaten (4 points). I would much rather beat Partick and Them and lose the other 2 (6 points). Winning those 2 and drawing the others would be pretty good going (8 points) Win all 4 (12 points) and Duffy is getting his own custom made flag! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I see the BBC Scotland channel has announced another couple of live games between now and Christmas. Neither involve us. They seem to have cut down on the amount of championship games they’re showing for some reason. As for Duffy, we could have appointed better, we could have appointed worse. Seems we’re going for a season of championship stability and not a lot else 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I'd give my views on the permanent appointment of Duffy, but, as everyone on this thread knows, you just can't trust the opinion of 'experts from Greenock'... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I reckon we have a similar/bigger budget than Arbroath, QOS, Morton and Raith. There is no reason why we shouldn’t be targeting the promotion playoffs. The league, this year is particular is very tight with no team looking like they are going to run away with At the moment Killie and ICT look certainties for two of the top 4 positions however there is no reason why we shouldn’t be looking to sneak in there. On the appointment of Duffy, it’s a pretty solid but unspectacular choice imo. I don’t know the situation with Yogi or McCann but I’d be really disappointed if the question wasn’t at least asked. At least it’s only a deal till the end of the season and we can relook at the situation at the end of the season (or sooner if things start going pear shaped again). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 03/06/2021 at 16:24, itzdrk said: That's our next manager, that's all there is to make of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I can’t help thinking part of the problem is the unusually large coaching team brought in by Hopkin. Presumably a Hughes or a McCann would want their own coaches meaning we’d presumably have to pay off Duffy, Timmons and Joyce (I think Stillie was already there?). Given that we’ve likely already had to come up with a significant 5 figure pay off for Hopkin that could really start to get expensive for us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 This picture looks like he's on a stadium tour and got a photo of himself next to the pitch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: This picture looks like he's on a stadium tour and got a photo of himself next to the pitch. Can tell from the party shirt that he's not going straight home after. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 I can’t help thinking part of the problem is the unusually large coaching team brought in by Hopkin. Presumably a Hughes or a McCann would want their own coaches meaning we’d presumably have to pay off Duffy, Timmons and Joyce (I think Stillie was already there?). Given that we’ve likely already had to come up with a significant 5 figure pay off for Hopkin that could really start to get expensive for us. Hopkin fucked off on his own so surely we never paid him anything? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Hopkin fucked off on his own so surely we never paid him anything? Maybe did a deal, publicly say I quit and I'll leave with less/none of the remainder of my contract and my professional record of not getting a club relegated or sacked. Smith said he quit and they had a grown up conversation........he then went on to explain how he definitely didn't quit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Hopkin fucked off on his own so surely we never paid him anything? The interview Smith did with Graham Spiers seemed to make it fairly clear he was asked to resign or else be sacked. We definitely paid him something, but who knows how much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, diegomarahenry said: Maybe did a deal, publicly say I quit and I'll leave with less/none of the remainder of my contract and my professional record of not getting a club relegated or sacked. Smith said he quit and they had a grown up conversation........he then went on to explain how he definitely didn't quit. Big Brian Reid relegated Hoppy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 The interview Smith did with Graham Spiers seemed to make it fairly clear he was asked to resign or else be sacked. We definitely paid him something, but who knows how much.Smith seemed to suggest that Hopkin heard the chanting at the Raith game, spat his dummy out and told us to stick it. I don’t believe for one minute Smith was going to sack him any time soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMIP Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Smith seemed to suggest that Hopkin heard the chanting at the Raith game, spat his dummy out and told us to stick it. I don’t believe for one minute Smith was going to sack him any time soon. Can only suggest you listen to the interview. Lots of face saving all round, but the difference between sacking someone and asking them to leave is pretty slim. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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