cooponthewing 1,139 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Gaffer said: I'd expect you to think that way. You should be a guest on the Gersnet podcast at some stage. I think you'd be hilarious. It's like the reverend I.M. Jolly. You couldn’t broadcast SBS over the airwaves. Can you imagine the distress 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC 150 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 ach, leave the poor man alone. Pessimism is usually just realism being wilfully ignored. He's positively upbeat compared to me, I suspect. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 We could have tried to bring Walter back and it would have been a gamble. With the appointment of Stevie G. hope for a resurgent future(whether justified or not) has been infused in the minds of the fans - just in time for ST renewals and all that entails. In the month previous to Stevie G.'s appointment none of the names being touted for the new manager were being greeted with a majority of fan endorsement. This guy is at least a winner. Good luck Stevie G. 'Let's Go'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Gaffer said: I'd expect you to think that way. You should be a guest on the Gersnet podcast at some stage. I think you'd be hilarious. It's like the reverend I.M. Jolly. ...but not a single word of SBS's comment is untrue....it is simply the way the media are viewing it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Darthter said: ...but not a single word of SBS's comment is untrue....it is simply the way the media are viewing it. Name any manager, experienced or not, who would not be a massive gamble or even be an outright foolish appointment at this juncture. You can't, because the intangibles are as yet unknown. How many managers in various leagues who were experienced still blew their assignments? If you agree with the above then SBS's statement is rendered as pure hyperbole. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 7 hours ago, barca72 said: Name any manager, experienced or not, who would not be a massive gamble or even be an outright foolish appointment at this juncture. You can't, because the intangibles are as yet unknown. How many managers in various leagues who were experienced still blew their assignments? If you agree with the above then SBS's statement is rendered as pure hyperbole. All managers (& players) are a risk.....said that all along. However, we do have a (recent) track record of poor manager appointments - with the benefit of hindsight of course. Some were dubious candidates from the off though. SG has zero managerial experience at a senior level, and only very limited experience at under-20 level. When you put those 2 facts together, the appointment of SG is even more of a risk - many believe to be an "outright foolish appointment". Therefore SBS's comments are 100% accurate, as are your comments about appointments being a gamble. However, as has been discussed previously, SG brings with him a wealth of playing knowledge, and a massive media presence & respect across the globe. SBS's point was that the Scottish media are seemingly not wanting to acknowledge the latter, but are focusing on the former, more negative angle. The probably don't like folk like Zidane passing comment, coz they are high profile & offering praise & support for our new manager. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) I said nothing that the entirety of Gersnet were not pretty much in complete agreement with prior to his appointment. When we were failing miserably with Murty, and after a string of appointments lacking decent experience, we were all calling for a more experienced manager - someone with a track record of success at a decent level. Of course all managers are risks, but appointing an untested rookie is obviously a much bigger one, particularly given we literally just did it and he was hopeless. A lot of our support are absolutely incapable of any objective thought. Edited May 24, 2018 by Ser Barristan Selmy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Objectivity police alert. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Wheres the irony batallion when we need them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,440 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) There are those whose glass is aye half-full; there are those whose glass is aye half empty; and then there are those whose glass is half-empty, the bar is shut, and Nicola Stugeon's Scottish Prohibition Act comes into force at midnight. Edited May 25, 2018 by Uilleam 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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