Cormack Q&A

[NEM]

1 hour ago, minijc said:

 

Not me but I remember seeing the post, however I do believe there is some interest already, with interested parties making contact with the club.  Those at the club have some names that interest them to, it'll come down to finances obviously but there is also talk of a structural shift in the set up at the club whether that means a DoF with a good coach or someone like Glass with an experienced number 2 and/or a DoF I am unsure.

 

Disaster written all over it

[Tommy]

12 minutes ago, rocket_scientist said:

The talk of the need to create a Director of Football role is just wrong. A good manager at a club the size of AFC doesn't need one, not that the club can afford one anyway.

Source talent (scouting and recruitment), prepare and develop the talent (coaching) and getting them to perform (management) are the key functions of "the football side of the operation".

Football has evolved so now we have "sports scientists", data analysts, S & C specialists and others involved in player preparation (following new performance measurement practises) but many of these support roles can be contracted. A sound basic organisation structure is required, not a DoF. The former is free, the latter costs money and very big money if he was ever going to be able to make a tangibly positive difference. 

Agree that we don’t need a DOF. What we need is a manager and coach who do not remove natural ability from a player to suit their tactics, and a decent scouting system.

[Andy_123]

I’m not against a DOF set up, but there are managers who won’t want to work under such a set up. We’d be stupid to be hellbent on going down that route if we have good quality managers applying for the job when it’s available who want complete control over everything.

 

[frankie_mac's_4]

39 minutes ago, rocket_scientist said:

One of the many tragedies about McInnes is formulaic thinking.

His ego is so big that he reckons he can come up with managerial masterstrokes.

His ignorance is so deep that he adheres rigidly to preset plans, as if whatever his current notion of what good tactics might be is the key to success.

Many good managers (including the best) have preset ideas about how the game should be played. The greatest managers have an adaptability and flexibility that the likes of McInnes doesn't have the intelligence for. They deploy footballers according to their individual talents e.g. Eric Black's great energy and speed to lose his marker by sprinting laterally to each wing to receive the pass from the full back,  something DUFC got Kevin Gallacher to do solely for the reason of wearing out the defensive opposition more than receiving the ball.

McInnes rigidly sticking to his flavour-of-the-month tactical ideas don't work and have never worked. He chops and changes too much, against different oppositions and over time, in wholesale team structures and formations. His biggest crimes are threefold; not having any idea of what a winning formation might be, not playing people in their optimum positions and most fatally, not having an eye for a competent footballer. His dud recruits don't just fail because they're technically useless but mostly because they're mentally weak. A manager who is a loser himself isn't going to recognise what a winning mentality looks like and so it's no surprise how many wimps have played under him over the whole period of his tenure. 

A lot of accuracy in this I think 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

3 hours ago, minijc said:

Yet you were begging for info?

 

Creeeeeeeinge

Not me but I remember seeing the post, however I do believe there is some interest already, with interested parties making contact with the club.  Those at the club have some names that interest them to, it'll come down to finances obviously but there is also talk of a structural shift in the set up at the club whether that means a DoF with a good coach or someone like Glass with an experienced number 2 and/or a DoF I am unsure.

God bless, glad someone gets it.

Stephen Glass with a DoF is my guess, & my “fear” too. 

Think he’d be a terrible appointment.

As much as I want a change, I’d maybe rather keep McInnes than appoint Stephen Glass.

Surely to fuck we can do better & don’t have to cow-tow to Atlanta to the extent that we take on their failed stand-in manager to give him some experience? 

[strachanmcgheegoal]

22 hours ago, rocket_scientist said:

One of the many tragedies about McInnes is formulaic thinking.

His ego is so big that he reckons he can come up with managerial masterstrokes.

His ignorance is so deep that he adheres rigidly to preset plans, as if whatever his current notion of what good tactics might be is the key to success.

Many good managers (including the best) have preset ideas about how the game should be played. The greatest managers have an adaptability and flexibility that the likes of McInnes doesn't have the intelligence for. They deploy footballers according to their individual talents e.g. Eric Black's great energy and speed to lose his marker by sprinting laterally to each wing to receive the pass from the full back,  something DUFC got Kevin Gallacher to do solely for the reason of wearing out the defensive opposition more than receiving the ball.

McInnes rigidly sticking to his flavour-of-the-month tactical ideas don't work and have never worked. He chops and changes too much, against different oppositions and over time, in wholesale team structures and formations. His biggest crimes are threefold; not having any idea of what a winning formation might be, not playing people in their optimum positions and most fatally, not having an eye for a competent footballer. His dud recruits don't just fail because they're technically useless but mostly because they're mentally weak. A manager who is a loser himself isn't going to recognise what a winning mentality looks like and so it's no surprise how many wimps have played under him over the whole period of his tenure. 

It’s as worryingly simplistic as it is accurate.

[starryfish]

Looks like we will have a good few weeks without a match from March into April, great opportunity for Dave to do his thing with the pressure off of the team.

[Guest]

On 2/23/2021 at 6:00 PM, starryfish said:

Looks like we will have a good few weeks without a match from March into April, great opportunity for Dave to do his thing with the pressure off of the team.

You're probably right.

Ps has the Scottish Cup been cancelled yet, the quiet period above would have been a good time to play some of the matches ?

Then again the SFA are probably still attempting to arrange that piss up at the brewery.

[Tord31]

34 minutes ago, Woody21 said:

You're probably right.

Ps has the Scottish Cup been cancelled yet, the quiet period above would have been a good time to play some of the matches ?

Then again the SFA are probably still attempting to arrange that piss up at the brewery.

Date for League One and League Two return is to be confirmed this week. Then add on 14 days for training before matches recommence.

No return date for highland league being discussed which poses a small problem for the scottish cup as the 2nd round might have to wait for lockdown to end to be completed.

[Guest]

Folk are suggesting that during the next 2 week break would be a good time to reschedule the Q & A.

Perhaps but don't think Cormack has the balls.

Great at business but showing lack of spine as a football chairman.

Really believe that the next time we'll hear from DC will be at season ticket renewal grovel time.

I hope I'm wrong for the sake of the club going forwards and he demonstrates leadership soon ?

[sheepcrooky]

Absolutely no reason it should not be held next weekend. Cormack has been unlucky taking over the club just before an economically crippling pandemic. But that doesn’t get away from the fact that he needs to be leading from the front. 
Right now he is doing nothing like that. 

[shooftahmooftah]

4 hours ago, Woody21 said:

Folk are suggesting that during the next 2 week break would be a good time to reschedule the Q & A.

Perhaps but don't think Cormack has the balls.

Great at business but showing lack of spine as a football chairman.

Really believe that the next time we'll hear from DC will be at season ticket renewal grovel time.

I hope I'm wrong for the sake of the club going forwards and he demonstrates leadership soon ?

Could be he’s scared shitless  of the 2 ——.  32 nd Degrees in pittodrie Milne and Mcinnes the so called FREE MASONIC clan that’s tied up in knots.  

[elephantstone78]

23 minutes ago, shooftahmooftah said:

Could be he’s scared shitless  of the 2 ——.  32 nd Degrees in pittodrie Milne and Mcinnes the so called FREE MASONIC clan that’s tied up in knots.  

What the actual fuck are you on about you utter mental case?

shouldn’t you be outside your caravan setting off fireworks just now?

[Tommy]

 

[shooftahmooftah]

On 3/7/2021 at 2:26 PM, elephantstone78 said:

What the actual fuck are you on about you utter mental case?

shouldn’t you be outside your caravan setting off fireworks just now?

What the fuck don’t you get shithead, go crawl back in your lodge and play with your 1 rolled up trouser legged and apron wearing brothers.  

[muttonhumper]

4 hours ago, Tommy said:

 

 

 

 

 

[The Gee Man]

So finally it really is Welcome to the DC show, what kind of vision does he and the new Owners have in mind for us all!!

A brand new Dawn of exciting, expansive football or a repeat that we might see on Forces TV!

[Redtaz2]

Well tonight’s the night ??

do you think it will be a positive one for “ fan cormack” 

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Redtaz2 said:

Well tonight’s the night ??

do you think it will be a positive one for “ fan cormack” 

Depends whether a range of questions are addressed, including the odd controversial one, or whether the questions accepted are reasonably "safe".

If the former prevails, and DC deals with them, then it will be a positive outcome.

I have asked why DM was allowed to remain in post for so long, when the performances in the pitch had been on the wane for some time. I don't expect to be one of the questions answered, but you never know.

[Poodler]

I hope he makes a comment that could be interpreted as racist 

 

set off the losers 

[Redtaz2]

53 minutes ago, Woody21 said:

Depends whether a range of questions are addressed, including the odd controversial one, or whether the questions accepted are reasonably "safe".

If the former prevails, and DC deals with them, then it will be a positive outcome.

I have asked why DM was allowed to remain in post for so long, when the performances in the pitch had been on the wane for some time. I don't expect to be one of the questions answered, but you never know.

I look forward to his answer if selected 

[Studebaker-90]

*Mincey voice* I hope this finds you safe and I hope it finds you well 

[fine-n-dandy]

1 hour ago, Woody21 said:

Depends whether a range of questions are addressed, including the odd controversial one, or whether the questions accepted are reasonably "safe".

If the former prevails, and DC deals with them, then it will be a positive outcome.

I have asked why DM was allowed to remain in post for so long, when the performances in the pitch had been on the wane for some time. I don't expect to be one of the questions answered, but you never know.

He’s gone. Better late than never.

 

[aberdeen1970]

Going to tune into this. 

But I expect it will just be Mal tickling Dave's scrotum as usual. 

[Andy_123]

It says it will be an hour long, but at least half of that will be Cormack pausing and going “umm” inbetween every 3rd word.

[Tyzo_1903]

Drinking game, take a drink everytime the word Atlanta is said.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

4 minutes ago, Tyzo_1903 said:

Drinking game, take a drink everytime the word Atlanta is said.

I’ll see your Atlanta and raise you “prawcess”. 
We’re gonna need a bigger “kerry oot”! 

[muttonhumper]

STRADIJJY!

[aberdeen1970]

Fly cunt is reading his answers off the screen 

[King Street Loon]

1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said:

Fly cunt is reading his answers off the screen 

Well he's bound to have seen the questions beforehand and written down notes.