Aberdeen's Next Permanent Manager

[Finn Seemann]

Not even the most blinkered sheepie can think Cormack is anything other than a disaster for Aberdeen.  He replaces McInnes (who had probably run his course at Pittodrie) with Glass (who was at best an experiment, but always lesser than McInnes) and now looks to be seriously looking at Goodwin (who is clearly lesser than McInnes) and possibly Ross (who is probably less of a risk than Goodwin, but still lesser than McInnes).  He's making a complete horlicks of it and it is a delight to watch.  At least it takes the focus off our own management shambles for a bit.

Edited February 16, 2022 by Finn Seemann

[Sonam]

Derek Adams has achieved more promotions in tougher leagues, struggling budgets than Goodwin. English league experience is useful. Does no harm,. He would have learned a lot down there, gained lots of contacts, gained "experience", even failed experience can make a manager stronger in future,

The fact that some of you actually want Goodwin, a rookie manager is going to be hilarious for the rest, when he can't take the pressure and wheels inevitably fall off. Weak appointment is Goodwin, Ross and to be fair, for club Aberdeen size, Adams too! Point I'm making is Adams is best manager of those 3 by far, Aberdeen shouldn't be considering any of those, but obviously desperate times.

[williemillersmoustache]

55 minutes ago, coprolite said:

Does anyone else think that Derek Adams would be a great laugh? 

Yes but, for everyone except us.

[Sonam]

Goodwin will be funnier, let's just see

[lubo_blaha]

Not even the most blinkered sheepie can think Cormack is anything other than a disaster for Aberdeen.  He replaces McInnes (who had probably run his course at Pittodrie) with Glass (who was at best an experiment, but always lesser than McInnes) and now looks to be seriously looking at Goodwin (who is clearly lesser than McInnes) and possibly Ross (who is probably less of a risk than Goodwin, but still lesser than McInnes).  He's making a complete horlicks of it and it is a delight to watch.  At least it takes the focus off our own management shambles for a bit.

Cormack is levels above what we had previously. He’s improved a lot of aspects of the club (engaging and listening to fans, community trust, covid response, overall outlook and ambition for the club) but he needs to either learn his lessons on the football side of things or put his trust in someone who has that skillset.

[coprolite]

1 minute ago, williemillersmoustache said:

Yes but, for everyone except us.

Good point. Maybe he can backfill for Goodwin at St Mirren? 

[coprolite]

Just now, lubo_blaha said:

Cormack is levels above what we had previously. He’s improved a lot of aspects of the club (engaging and listening to fans, community trust, covid response, overall outlook and ambition for the club) but he needs to either learn his lessons on the football side of things or put his trust in someone who has that skillset.

He's still new in the job and hopefully has just had some of his hubris knocked out of him and replaced by humility. 

[RossBFaeDundee]

Just now, coprolite said:

He's still new in the job and hopefully has just had some of his hubris knocked out of him and replaced by humility. 

Good one.

[Illgresi]

12 minutes ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

Basing it all off of Scott Burns information. Very rarely gets it wrong and I actually think he's being drip fed by Cormack himself. 

I'm not privy to what Scott Burns has been saying so can't comment.

[Finn Seemann]

3 minutes ago, lubo_blaha said:

Cormack is levels above what we had previously. He’s improved a lot of aspects of the club (engaging and listening to fans, community trust, covid response, overall outlook and ambition for the club) but he needs to either learn his lessons on the football side of things or put his trust in someone who has that skillset.

Fair comment.  Opposition fans will only see the football side though and I guess that Dons fans only really care about that too.

[Finn Seemann]

3 minutes ago, coprolite said:

He's still new in the job and hopefully has just had some of his hubris knocked out of him and replaced by humility. 

Wishful thinking going on his hubris quotient

[kingjoey]

14 minutes ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

So; 

 

Of the names linked so far, it's a real hodge podge of talent/reputation. 
 

 

Kjetil Knutsen; 

 

As much as I prayed it would happen, it was never going to. Not because God isn't real but because he's probably the single highest regarded manager outwith Europe's top 5 leagues. The leaking of this information is quite clearly an attempt to placate punters, to give off the impression of ambition- so there isn't a fall out when Goodwin (an unimaginative option) is announced. 

KK is also wildly different from the other two candidates. Surely if we were serious about KK and the type of coach he is, we would be looking at lesser versions of him on the continent? 
 

 

This a fairly typical response. Rather than appreciate that we appear to have shown interest in a manager that a lot of fans wanted us to go after, let’s take the piss out of the club for going after him knowing we’re not going to get him.

If we hadn’t shown some interest,  the same fans would have been castigating the club for showing no ambition.

They can’t win. (No pun intended)

[Finn Seemann]

1 minute ago, kingjoey said:

This a fairly typical response. Rather than appreciate that we appear to have shown interest in a manager that a lot of fans wanted us to go after, let’s take the piss out of the club for going after him knowing we’re not going to get him.

If we hadn’t shown some interest,  the same fans would have been castigating the club for showing no ambition.

They can’t win. (No pun intended)

At least when he has played the unlikely to be fulfilled ambition card you have gone for someone slightly more likely than Steve McLaren.  Still can't believe some Arabs fell for that one.

[tarapoa]

41 minutes ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

Goodwin; Did well at Alloa and has done a steady job at St.M. Don't believe he has previous working in the structure we use, and very recently he said he was happy at St Mirren due to the "autonomy" he has on transfers. Something, I presume, with our model that he'd have to partly surrender. Hes not particularly known for his sides playing great stuff, they are more so determined and well organised. 

In all this I am presuming Darren Mowbray is still around and apparently identifying targets?   Otherwise if we're leaving it to Blake Carrington and Gunner (despite his business admin qualifications), we're in trouble.

Goodwin could hopefully exploit the Irish market for which he clearly has knowledge - we've had some good Irish players in recent seasons, albeit never directly from there.

Also in the loan market - the player he took in from Wolverhampton seems to be a lad capable of smashing in wonderstrikes from various ranges, whereas we took in the lateral running jigsaw Austin Samuels.

[Alert Mongoose]

Would rather not name the source but John Robertson has been approached to see if he would be interested in the interim role until the end of the season.

[DrewDon]

I can’t name my source but I am reliably informed that Callum Davidson was spotted at Pittodrie last night. Must be in the frame.

[Les Cabbage]

The main problem with Derek Adams is that the man is an absolute bellend.

[DunbartonshireRed]

1 minute ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

I think it's been apparent for the last few months that he needs to employ a chairman and take a back seat. 
 

Doubt we'll see it. 

I'm guessing you mean a CEO because a chairman isn't going to appoint another chairman and sit back.

[DunbartonshireRed]

1 minute ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

You can be the majority owner and appoint someone to take your place. 
 

He owns the football club. The chairman doesn't have to own the football club. 
 

The chairman is the chairman. The head honcho if you will. He could appoint someone to oversee the day to day running of the club since he is in Atlanta mostly. But by all accounts that man is Wicks. I'm sure Milne had a Chief Exec to look after the day to day running of the club. Duncan Fraser i'm sure had that role. 

But my issue with your comment was that a chairman isn't going to appoint another chairman. Which is what you said. 

[kingjoey]

11 minutes ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said:

We could've sounded him out and kept it quiet.

 

Ifs been purposely released to the press.

At least we know that AFC sounded him out, otherwise we wouldn’t have known.