Big Sam For Scotland

[tup]

Sack Strachan and appoint Allardyce.

 

Its the logical next move.

 

Would really fuck off England for starters.

[Guest the shepherd]

I think Sam Allardyce is a fantastic option. A man who can think for himself and is not a yes man. His managerial record is excellent and he would shake up the status quo 'jobs for the boys' mentality. Only Berti Vogts had the bottle to choose players that the media and blazers within the SFA would not have.

[1983]

His old boy was Scotch was he not?

[zander]

Lunacy.

[Guest milne_afc]

I'd give it to Steve Bruce.

[1983]

His wage demands may be a bit out of our budget, but we could maybe get him a few keynotes on the side

[reekie_dock]

Booooooom

 

@@tup Is back in the game for poster of the year!!!

[1983]

I'd go for harry instead

[The Oxford Don]

Might as well. We'll never achieve anything anyway so might as well just troll the English through the medium of managerial appointments.

[tup]

Booooooom

 

@@tup Is back in the game for poster of the year!!!

Boom indeed

 

Make it happen SFA.

[BWG]

Tommy Wright for assistant.

[dave_min]

Let's just stop playing international football altogether. That seems a much better idea.

[Dandyesque]

Might as well. We'll never achieve anything anyway so might as well just troll the English through the medium of managerial appointments.

At least it would be entertaining

[RAZOR]

I think Sam Allardyce is a fantastic option. A man who can think for himself and is not a yes man. His managerial record is excellent and he would shake up the status quo 'jobs for the boys' mentality. Only Berti Vogts had the bottle to choose players that the media and blazers within the SFA would not have.

That's what Strachan was meant to do

[JuniorsWailing]

I'd give it to Steve Bruce.

 

He's not that attractive but whatever floats your boat.

[BWG]

Alex Neil is the ideal man for the job and we should do everything in our power to get him.

[Reed or deed]

Let's just stop playing international football altogether. That seems a much better idea.

+1

[Clydeside_Sheep]

His old boy was Scotch was he not?

 

Both his parents were Scottish and some of his siblings were born in Scotland.

Sam was born in the NE of England, so he was "near as dammit" Scots.

[Clydeside_Sheep]

Let's just stop playing international football altogether. That seems a much better idea.

 

That was my first reaction too.

 

Are there "international drinking championships" or similar we could take up instead?

[V for Vendetta]

Sack Strachan and appoint Allardyce.

 

Its the logical next move.

 

Would really fuck off England for starters.

 

Aye, that's bound to cure the corruption at the SFA.

[Sheeptastic]

Why the hell not I say.

[daytripping]

Anyone who puts big or wee before a mans name is showing classic signs of weedgieism, tup deserves a ban imo.

[RAZOR]

Have to agree. Very poor from Tup on this occasion

[tup]

His name is Big Sam.

 

I never put it in front of it.

 

More like more dire fishing from daytripping.

[caledonia]

I'd give it to Steve Bruce.

There is another thread for that sort of thing

[Proud9]

Id take him over Strachan and most other potential applicants or appliCUNTS is more likely.

[zander]

Anyone who puts big or wee before a mans name is showing classic signs of weedgieism, tup deserves a ban imo.

Most people are big compared to wee tup.

[OddJob]

I think Sam Allardyce is a fantastic option. A man who can think for himself and is not a yes man. His managerial record is excellent and he would shake up the status quo 'jobs for the boys' mentality. Only Berti Vogts had the bottle to choose players that the media and blazers within the SFA would not have.

That's what Strachan was meant to do

True but I think the difference here is that Sam actually would have the balls to make changes. Never going to happen anyway

[boboisared]

Don't think Big Sam would have the balls. First thing he did as England manager was declare that it wasn't up to him to decide where Rooney plays.

[V for Vendetta]

TBH its hard to see the obvious candidate yo replace Strachan.

 

Alex Neil was quite a good suggestion from someone but frankly I doubt he'd leave Norwich City for the Scotland job.

 

Again it just goes to highlight the ineptitude with which the SFA run our national game, they should have a group of progressive young managers working within the SFA system from which they might choose the most promising to take up the reigns. Instead the U21, U19, U17 teams are just treated as a jobs for the boys exercise.

 

What justifiable reason did they have for giving Ricky Sbragia the U21 role for so long? And before that we had Archie Gemmill. Neither were ever likely to progress to the top job so why waste time with them at U21 or U19 level?

 

So with no one within the system, we are left trawling around the clubs for anyone shite enough to want to come to the job - ie anyone out of work with no chance of a bigger job, or employed at a small enough club to see it as a step up.