Rangers players didn’t get poor Paul Le Guen the boot with an underhand revolt…

[JohnMc 2,473]

Good point about Cathro's age counting against him too. As Calscot says Levein might well provide the backing and the authority that Cathro needs.

 

I actually think Levein was a better manager than he's given credit for however the Prague debacle was all his doing. The concept of flooding midfield and hitting on the break is fine if you have the players to carry it out. Scotland didn't.

 

I notice Barry Ferguson doesn't mention calling Iain King of the Sun from his car on the drive away from Murray Park that fateful day, he must have forgotten about that call...

[Norris Cole 0]

Nope. Dullest was England.

 

That was a jest. Dullest was West Germany when they robbed Hungary.

 

Nae bother Granddad

[pete 2,499]

Nope. Dullest was England.

 

That was a jest. Dullest was West Germany when they robbed Hungary.

 

The dullest was when the two teams had qualified and just passed the ball around for 90 minutes.

Was it Germany and Austria or Switzerland. That game made them play all the final games at the same time.

[Norris Cole 0]

The dullest was when the two teams had qualified and just passed the ball around for 90 minutes.

Was it Germany and Austria or Switzerland. That game made them play all the final games at the same time.

 

West Germany and Austria, I believe that match was dubbed the 'Anschluss'

[pete 2,499]

Good point about Cathro's age counting against him too. As Calscot says Levein might well provide the backing and the authority that Cathro needs.

 

I actually think Levein was a better manager than he's given credit for however the Prague debacle was all his doing. The concept of flooding midfield and hitting on the break is fine if you have the players to carry it out. Scotland didn't.

 

I notice Barry Ferguson doesn't mention calling Iain King of the Sun from his car on the drive away from Murray Park that fateful day, he must have forgotten about that call...

 

Lets face it, Boyd and Ferguson are not going to come out and say "We were cnuts and did this or that" I suppose the truth will be in the middle somewhere.

[craig 5,199]

I get the impression Cathro is up against a wee bit of ageism. Which I can sort of understand, even if ability should be the primary consideration. There are guys in that dressing room that are older than him, I just wonder how they're reacting to a manager not only younger than them, but with no experience as a footballer. Every boss I've had has been through the same work I do, so I don't have a problem taking their advice or criticism. Cathro on the other hand better do great things at Hearts or, rightly or wrongly, he'll get pilloried. I personally hope it works out for him, he could be a breath of fresh air. Time will tell.

 

I've heard he's a bit of a bell-end - someone who will change the narrative to suit either results or development...

 

Apparently when he was at Dundee Utd if they were winning it was a "results-driven business" yet if his teams were losing it was "all about development".

 

I've heard that he is a good coach but a bit of an odd-ball.

 

I guess time will tell whether he can make the step up from being in the background to being the main man.

[Norris Cole 0]

I've heard he's a bit of a bell-end - someone who will change the narrative to suit either results or development...

 

Apparently when he was at Dundee Utd if they were winning it was a "results-driven business" yet if his teams were losing it was "all about development".

 

I've heard that he is a good coach but a bit of an odd-ball.

 

I guess time will tell whether he can make the step up from being in the background to being the main man.

 

I admit to getting a whiff of the autistic spectrum from him.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Lets face it, Boyd and Ferguson are not going to come out and say "We were cnuts and did this or that" I suppose the truth will be in the middle somewhere.

Im sure it is but we can also safely say le guen is not a talented manager.