Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 McCall is an excellent appointment IMHO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haufdaft Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Good appointment. I'm already looking forward to screaming,"Get out of my club ya dirty Thistle b*****d" after our next home defeat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 If nothing else, it’s something to inject a bit of optimism into the club. Similar type of feeling as to when Danny Lennon was first appointed. Lots of work to do but it’s something to get a bit of a buzz about the place. Maybe some evidence that we actually do have some money going about now. I can’t imagine he would join without assurances of being well backed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Bit of a coup for this level. Massive upgrade on McLean and very good at making limited players look decent but absolutely has a quality eye for a player. That being said, Jim Duffy used to be amazing at making shite players quite decent (although his eye for a player wasn't near as good as McCall's) and he was a fucking nightmare for you lot so I suppose it depends if McCall still has the hunger or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not man of the match Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Unless he has a good number two with him (and not in a shoe) then I really fear for Clyde with this appointment. The man is a disaster, he couldn’t coach a shite out of an arsehole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Just now, not man of the match said: Unless he has a good number two with him (and not in a shoe) then I really fear for Clyde with this appointment. The man is a disaster, he couldn’t coach a shite out of an arsehole. Needless to say, I was not surprised to see you support Clydebank given the history between himself and your club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Fantastic appointment for Clyde. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not man of the match Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) His arse collapsed at Clydebank as soon as Gordon Chisholm walked away, after spending a budget that didn’t exist as him and his mates did their best to kill off our club. He failed at Morton. Did ok at Airdrie when spending money they didn’t have as they went bust. Won the Stirlingshire Cup at Falkirk. Did nothing at United, cost QoS £20k. Lost the lottery at Thistle and went missing for years. A bit of fortune at Ayr and then relegated Thistle. We have our own reasons to dislike him but his stats are mince. Edited November 15, 2023 by not man of the match 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Bit of a coup for this level. Massive upgrade on McLean and very good at making limited players look decent but absolutely has a quality eye for a player. That being said, Jim Duffy used to be amazing at making shite players quite decent (although his eye for a player wasn't near as good as McCall's) and he was a fucking nightmare for you lot so I suppose it depends if McCall still has the hunger or not. Duffy actually didn't do terribly with us last season given the utter rabble he inherited - the football was eye-bleeding though and his recruitment in the DoF role was arguably even worse than his usual. Couldn't have asked for better than McCall in our current position. Really pleased with that and credit must go to the board and those helping them out for pulling this one off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Oh dear! Just when you think Clyde couldn't sink any lower. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyWeeStonehouse Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Jim Duffy nearly got an absolutely honking Clyde squad promoted via the playoffs in League 2. He turned one of our worst ever teams imo into a decent lower league side. He didn't have the same success last time around but he did inherit another poor squad of players. Quite happy with the appointment of McCall, at our level we couldn't have asked for much better in a manager. Hopefully he recruits well and gets a tune out of the ones he doesn't punt in the current squad! Always like how the same Partick fans pipe in on our threads despite the fact they say we're not their rivals anymore. Funny this time it's about the same guy who has managed their club twice! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, MallanandFlanagan said: I think that is a great appointment by Clyde. He saved us when we were sitting bottom of the Championship. All the best for the rest of the season. Tbf it was as equally in part to Stranraer's arse completely collapsing. It's not a bad bit of business for Clyde and could have done far worse. I think there's a lot of revisionism going on mind you. It's an interesting one for McCall to take. If he can get Clyde up from League 2 his stock will rise but if he fails miserably I don't think he'll get a good gig for a while after it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, BullyWeeStonehouse said: Jim Duffy nearly got an absolutely honking Clyde squad promoted via the playoffs in League 2. He turned one of our worst ever teams imo into a decent lower league side. He didn't have the same success last time around but he did inherit another poor squad of players. Quite happy with the appointment of McCall, at our level we couldn't have asked for much better in a manager. Hopefully he recruits well and gets a tune out of the ones he doesn't punt in the current squad! Always like how the same Partick fans pipe in on our threads despite the fact they say we're not their rivals anymore. Funny this time it's about the same guy who has managed their club twice! And made an arse of it twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Unbelievable appointment, great manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Intriguing appointment by Clyde. The chairman should have done a bit of research though. Quote In Ian, we have secured a manager who last season was working in the Championship, and left a team in the promotion playoff position. Although we spoke with a wide range of prospective candidates, Ian’s enthusiasm, determination and plan to succeed shone through. He might not have been sacked if that was the case. I wonder what players he'll be targeting in January? A few loans from the OF perhaps. Not too sure about his contacts in the part-time sphere. Interesting times. A possible green shoot of recovery for Clyde. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Rckinnon Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 40 minutes ago, not man of the match said: His arse collapsed at Clydebank as soon as Gordon Chisholm walked away, after spending a budget that didn’t exist as him and his mates did their best to kill off our club. He failed at Morton. Did ok at Airdrie when spending money they didn’t have as they went bust. Won the Stirlingshire Cup at Falkirk. Did nothing at United, cost QoS £20k. Lost the lottery at Thistle and went missing for years. A bit of fortune at Ayr and then relegated Thistle. We have our own reasons to dislike him but his stats are mince. McCall is a melt, but I'd say he did a decent job in 03-04 at Utd. 5th place finish & built a pretty decent squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 47 minutes ago, not man of the match said: His arse collapsed at Clydebank as soon as Gordon Chisholm walked away, after spending a budget that didn’t exist as him and his mates did their best to kill off our club. He failed at Morton. Did ok at Airdrie when spending money they didn’t have as they went bust. Won the Stirlingshire Cup at Falkirk. Did nothing at United, cost QoS £20k. Lost the lottery at Thistle and went missing for years. A bit of fortune at Ayr and then relegated Thistle. We have our own reasons to dislike him but his stats are mince. Aye, but apart from that... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee man the jackass Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 13/11/2023 at 21:23, Brian Carrigan said: Quite funny that some people pretending to be in the know are saying Kennedy was never in the mix and other people pretending to be in the know are saying he was offered the job and turned it down. No one revealing their sources. Weird that. First pretending to be in the know about the Kilbride Cramp Twins, then Mr McCall. Those mystery sources must have just accidentally got it right. Weird that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I'm gonna miss this Bully Wee managerial psychodrama 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 It’s incredible how quickly Thistle’s relegation in 2020 appears to have gone from the biggest injustice in sporting history, to the biggest managerial failure in sporting history in some of their supporters’ eyes. There isn’t a single player/coach/manager in Scottish League 2 who is a perfect all rounder, or they simply wouldn’t be operating at this level. Having a look at Queen of the South and Alloa’s threads recently, a lot of their fans would’ve taken your hand off for McCall so the fact we’ve managed to land him despite propping up the other 41 teams in the SPFL is clearly a bit of a coup. Couldn’t give a shit if he’s using as a springboard to get back to FT football, or using us as a last payday - as he long as he gets us out this mess we’re in and, dare I say it, brings a bit of success then I’m all for it. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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