PTR Posted Wednesday at 12:04 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:04 That's Darren Young confirmed now. Excellent. Onwards and upwards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Clyde FC Posted Wednesday at 12:12 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:12 Welcome Darren. A young man with an excellent pedigree in management at our level. Hope you can, once again, work your magic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted Wednesday at 12:14 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:14 Have to be happy with that I think. There wasn’t an awful lot to choose from out there and I think he’s the best appointment we could have made. A good record in the division, he’s watched us a few times already, and seems to already know a good amount about the players. Sounds enthusiastic to get started and thankfully, reduced my anxiety levels by not sounding like he was ready to snap anytime he was asked a question. Welcome Darren! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolfo Rios Posted Wednesday at 12:14 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:14 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR Posted Wednesday at 12:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:25 9 minutes ago, Adolfo Rios said: Genuine laugh out loud at the chuckle when describing the Clyde support as "... vocal". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted Wednesday at 13:31 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:31 Good luck Darren, an excellent appointment for Clyde and I wish he was still in charge at Forthbank. I'll predict, that Clyde will finish above us in the league and will make the top 4. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted Wednesday at 13:34 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:34 Young is also an estate agent, he'll keep an eye out for the next stadium venture. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted Wednesday at 13:46 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:46 1 hour ago, Replays said: Have to be happy with that I think. There wasn’t an awful lot to choose from out there and I think he’s the best appointment we could have made. A good record in the division, he’s watched us a few times already, and seems to already know a good amount about the players. Sounds enthusiastic to get started and thankfully, reduced my anxiety levels by not sounding like he was ready to snap anytime he was asked a question. Welcome Darren! There isn't much choice out there, but Darren Young would be in with a shout of being first choice in any case. I can't imagine there being a single complaint about this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Reid Fan Club Posted Wednesday at 13:51 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:51 Good to see ex Cathkin High lads getting back on the ladder. His interview is fairly upbeat, more importantly it's factual in relation to his outlook on the game, our position, what can he do about it. He's without doubt the right man for the job right now. Retaining Scally....deeply unsure. In fact, fairly certain he's a problem, altogether. He's behaved like an immature w**k to just about everyone and if he was senior to Kerr in training, and responsible for feeding IM ideas over the last three months then i fear Darren might have the rug pulled by him. It's not his fault there's not much money left, but at least give him an assistant of his own choosing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted Wednesday at 13:55 Share Posted Wednesday at 13:55 Would be surprised if DY doesn't bring James Creaney on board as his assistant. They had a very close partnership at Stirling and as far as I know Creaney hasn't found another club since we let him go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Reid Fan Club Posted Wednesday at 14:02 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:02 1 minute ago, Quentin Taranbino said: Would be surprised if DY doesn't bring James Creaney on board as his assistant. They had a very close partnership at Stirling and as far as I know Creaney hasn't found another club since we let him go If that's who he wants, our club's financial illiteracy shouldn't be an obstacle to that. Not when a man who hated every second at the club was given what he was. Lennon was also well-backed with trusted assistance, and it brought results. It might or might not bother DY at this stage, but in a month or two he'll want his ideas bounced around with someone he can rely on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WattersIsGod Posted Wednesday at 14:03 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:03 will be a good appointment i think. somewhat surprised that he isn't taking James Creaney with him. i'm sure he'll improve the team spirit and confidence amongst the squad. i think he'll certainly get more out of that squad than McCall was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaleyReinhart Posted Wednesday at 14:26 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:26 Generally really happy with that! Gives us a chance to rally now and get right behind him. His record in this league, with worse squads, has been pretty great and there's still time to do something this season. I'm also pretty optimistic that if it's still him next year, he'd be capable of doing something with a weaker squad. However, I was also optimistic in July so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionMan Posted Wednesday at 15:54 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:54 1 hour ago, Quentin Taranbino said: Would be surprised if DY doesn't bring James Creaney on board as his assistant. They had a very close partnership at Stirling and as far as I know Creaney hasn't found another club since we let him go 1 hour ago, Quentin Taranbino said: Would be surprised if DY doesn't bring James Creaney on board as his assistant. They had a very close partnership at Stirling and as far as I know Creaney hasn't found another club since we let him go I’d be equally surprised if one of his first signings isn’t Ross Davidson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 Posted Wednesday at 18:50 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:50 Just watched the interview - 21 'again''s (but thankfully, only one '110%'). I think we've got the best manager on the market at the moment for our budget. We've all had too many false dawns as Clyde fans down the years and recently too so even the most optimistic of us has learned not to hail every new arse in the manager's seat as the messiah but he seems keen and he sounds quietly confident that he can get more out of THIS squad than McCall so he's making all the right noises (it's refreshing and reassuring given our finances that he isn't talking about a clearout in the next transfer window and the need for a whole new bunch of strangers). He's got a good track-record at this level and obviously doesn't feel its beneath him to coach in League 2 and he knows a lot of the players (it'd be interesting to know who the players he said he'd previously tried to sign are) so he's got as good a chance as any. Hopefully, those of us who occasionally(?) lose the plot and let our feelings be known loudly and in no uncertain words will give the new manager and the team a bit of breathing space in which to get things right. Hopefully, it doesn't get any worse before it gets better but don't be expecting the results and performances to be transformational overnight (be nice though eh?). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA45 Posted Wednesday at 19:38 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:38 Good luck with Darren, not a bad lad and a decent manager. Really still don't know what happened in the last 6 months at Stirling. Just make sure he keeps the players out of the nearest nightclub the week before any possible play-offs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde01 Posted Wednesday at 20:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:25 6 hours ago, Billy Reid Fan Club said: Retaining Scally....deeply unsure. In fact, fairly certain he's a problem, altogether. He's behaved like an immature w**k to just about everyone and if he was senior to Kerr in training, and responsible for feeding IM ideas over the last three months then i fear Darren might have the rug pulled by him. It's not his fault there's not much money left, but at least give him an assistant of his own choosing. Very surprised by this as well. Isn’t Scally usually McCalls right hand man everywhere he goes. No idea why he is being retained. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Reid Fan Club Posted Wednesday at 21:31 Share Posted Wednesday at 21:31 1 hour ago, Clyde01 said: Very surprised by this as well. Isn’t Scally usually McCalls right hand man everywhere he goes. No idea why he is being retained. The 'word' is that the manager requested he stay, but didn't need two coaches. The reports from Stirling fans suggest DY is very hands-on, which is already an improvement for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Reid Fan Club Posted Wednesday at 21:55 Share Posted Wednesday at 21:55 2 hours ago, 420 said: Just watched the interview - 21 'again''s (but thankfully, only one '110%'). I think we've got the best manager on the market at the moment for our budget. We've all had too many false dawns as Clyde fans down the years and recently too so even the most optimistic of us has learned not to hail every new arse in the manager's seat as the messiah but he seems keen and he sounds quietly confident that he can get more out of THIS squad than McCall so he's making all the right noises (it's refreshing and reassuring given our finances that he isn't talking about a clearout in the next transfer window and the need for a whole new bunch of strangers). He's got a good track-record at this level and obviously doesn't feel its beneath him to coach in League 2 and he knows a lot of the players (it'd be interesting to know who the players he said he'd previously tried to sign are) so he's got as good a chance as any. Hopefully, those of us who occasionally(?) lose the plot and let our feelings be known loudly and in no uncertain words will give the new manager and the team a bit of breathing space in which to get things right. Hopefully, it doesn't get any worse before it gets better but don't be expecting the results and performances to be transformational overnight (be nice though eh?). Ahhh, that takes me back. All the fans fault! The reason for premature loss of heads is largely the car crash the club has become off the pitch. The fans generally do back the guys in position, and in many cases its against their own judgement. When their effort off-field is matched on it, and behind it, there isn't (wasn't?) a better lower division support in the country. DY is well-spoken and clearly commenting on it in a humourous way, hoping it's all positive noise once he's waded through the shite and finds a settled team. Unlike Duffy and Chapman, even probably McCall too, who'd have crossed the road if a small child wearing a Clyde top was walking towards them on a matchday. Delusions of anything beyond stringing a series of performances together need to be fired into the sea- even a win this week would be a welcome bonus just because it's the cup. Recent history suggests the change has been timed to beat the last three November managerial changes (Chapman-Lennon, Lennon-Duffy, McLean/Millar-Jobby) while we're not totally adrift, certainly leaving it longer would have done only more damage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 Posted Wednesday at 22:12 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:12 Not blaming the long-suffering fans for anything - I'm prone to the odd expletive-ridden outburst myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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