Greenacres Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, MallanandFlanagan said: Sounds like he has been through a horrendous time but came out the other end. Well done Wullie for speaking out and all the best going forward. Remember there are two sides to every story. We are only getting Wullie side strange how he decided to come out with all this just after Annan have beat us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallanandFlanagan Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 29 minutes ago, Greenacres said: Remember there are two sides to every story. We are only getting Wullie side strange how he decided to come out with all this just after Annan have beat us. I would really appreciate hearing the other side of the story too. But I don't think we will... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandQueen Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Greenacres said: Remember there are two sides to every story. We are only getting Wullie side strange how he decided to come out with all this just after Annan have beat us. Sorry but this sounds quite bitter. I really liked Willie as a player but he wasn’t a successful manager ( ironic that Marv is even worse) and seems to carry a lot of baggage. I would line up head both sides of the story… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, HighlandQueen said: Sorry but this sounds quite bitter. I really liked Willie as a player but he wasn’t a successful manager ( ironic that Marv is even worse) and seems to carry a lot of baggage. I would line up head both sides of the story… Does the bold bit actually mean 'like to hear'? I struggled with it for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katboy Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Wullie Gibson makes some valid points. However I find the timing of it a little strange. It would be nice to hear both parties version of events. Very much doubt that we will though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipmat Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Katboy said: Wullie Gibson makes some valid points. However I find the timing of it a little strange. It would be nice to hear both parties version of events. Very much doubt that we will though. Gibson has always been the type of guy who rubs people up the wrong way, but if what he says in the article is true - particularly the part about not being allowed to play - it confirms that Hewitson has indeed taken us back to the Harkness days. No chairman or board member should interfere or overrule a manager when it comes to team selection in my opinion, but both Harkness and Hewitson seem to be guilty of doing so. The fact that Wullie had to play McKenna in the position that he would probably have picked himself to play in seems to have ended McKenna's career too, as I don't think he's kicked a ball for anyone since leaving us. Gibson can be an immature wee f@nny at times, and certainly has a whole poke of chips on his shoulder, but it must be galling for him to see Bartley blundering away with no suggestion that his jacket peg is shoogling. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulberryblue Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Has Gibbo signed a new contract yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QoS99 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 17 minutes ago, Mulberryblue said: Has Gibbo signed a new contract yet? He’ll be away in the summer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 53 minutes ago, Slipmat said: Gibson has always been the type of guy who rubs people up the wrong way, but if what he says in the article is true - particularly the part about not being allowed to play - it confirms that Hewitson has indeed taken us back to the Harkness days. No chairman or board member should interfere or overrule a manager when it comes to team selection in my opinion, but both Harkness and Hewitson seem to be guilty of doing so. The fact that Wullie had to play McKenna in the position that he would probably have picked himself to play in seems to have ended McKenna's career too, as I don't think he's kicked a ball for anyone since leaving us. Gibson can be an immature wee f@nny at times, and certainly has a whole poke of chips on his shoulder, but it must be galling for him to see Bartley blundering away with no suggestion that his jacket peg is shoogling. Yep I’ve always regarded Gibson as a bit of an arse and someone who is on a short fuse. That said the article reflects poorly on our club (presuming it’s true). Just another in a long line of issues to make the fans despair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulberryblue Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, QoS99 said: He’ll be away in the summer Who would spend the money on him currently? He hasn’t played that many games or been as influential due to injury this season. What is the development fee? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 11 hours ago, MallanandFlanagan said: What many already knew. And more. Yet more from the season from hell that just keeps on giving ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandQueen Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 5 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Does the bold bit actually mean 'like to hear'? I struggled with it for a while. Ok it’s a spellcheck issue you are right I meant I would like to hear from both sides 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunter Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Someone said there is two sides to every story but we know the court case was the reason he was sacked, pretty obvious, the being told not to play and only manage, that's hard to be a misunderstanding and the medical bills thing , iirc hasn't we had previous for this with other player(s)? Id sooner trust Wullie over Hewitson any day if the week. If you know you know.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 While some of that reflects terribly on the Queen of the South board, Gibson still appears to be in denial about being a dreadful manager. That Bartley has contrived to be even worse doesn't change that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallanandFlanagan Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, Kunter said: Someone said there is two sides to every story but we know the court case was the reason he was sacked, pretty obvious, the being told not to play and only manage, that's hard to be a misunderstanding and the medical bills thing , iirc hasn't we had previous for this with other player(s)? Id sooner trust Wullie over Hewitson any day if the week. If you know you know.... The way Gary Oliver was treated during COVID shocked me also. We should be looking after our employees not treating them like this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidofthesouth Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 16 hours ago, Mulberryblue said: Has Gibbo signed a new contract yet? Our best chance of keeping young Gibbo is to change of manager to someone who knows what they’re doing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 43 minutes ago, MallanandFlanagan said: The way Gary Oliver was treated during COVID shocked me also. We should be looking after our employees not treating them like this. What happened? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QoS99 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 19 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: What happened? He had a clause in his contract that he would automatically get another year if he played x amount of games. As the season was called off early he never hit that target despite the fact he would have if the season continued, so we released him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) 25 minutes ago, QoS99 said: He had a clause in his contract that he would automatically get another year if he played x amount of games. As the season was called off early he never hit that target despite the fact he would have if the season continued, so we released him. Of course the manager could gave played him more before the season was called early if he wanted to, to enable him to reach his target, but for whatever reason he didn't, so no guarantee he would have made it anyway. He wasn't exactly a guaranteed starter or used sub at the time anyway. Edited March 16 by Fae_the_'briggs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, QoS99 said: He had a clause in his contract that he would automatically get another year if he played x amount of games. As the season was called off early he never hit that target despite the fact he would have if the season continued, so we released him. Thanks. Impossible to prove he would have made the cutoff or not, I suppose, but smells a bit off. Would be happy if he took to the field as our #10 today tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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