ferlaytio Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Something really off about Burrows. Can’t quite put my finger on it. Link to comment
Alex_14 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Whilst I fully understand the Burrows chat, isn't it worth noting there are some mitigating circumstances. Can't even remember the full details but believe his wife miscarried recently? Link to comment
milne_afc Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, Alex_14 said: Whilst I fully understand the Burrows chat, isn't it worth noting there are some mitigating circumstances. Can't even remember the full details but believe his wife miscarried recently? . I don’t want to sound unkind but that’s got nothing to do with his ability to do the job. Link to comment
zander Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 56 minutes ago, Sonoftherock said: He does seem miles out of his depth... I wonder if that's dawning on him now, hence the silence? I feel like we've got a few (at least!) guys in roles that are far too much for them. (1) Gunner is a football administrator masquerading as a director of football. (2) Getting the distinct feeling that Burrows is a social media coordinator trying to pretend he's a CEO. (3) Hun as the head of the PR. Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 7 minutes ago, milne_afc said: I don’t want to sound unkind but that’s got nothing to do with his ability to do the job. Not trying to downplay the effects of that but happened to my missus twice, awful time, but you just get on with stuff, bury yourself in work and beer and get on with it. No whispers but I think he’ll be gone by end of the season. Link to comment
G man Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, milne_afc said: I don’t want to sound unkind but that’s got nothing to do with his ability to do the job. Have to disagree with you on that. It has bound to have an impact on him as a person and therefore how he does his job, at least in the short term. Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 4 minutes ago, G man said: Have to disagree with you on that. It has bound to have an impact on him as a person and therefore how he does his job, at least in the short term. It was 4 or 5 months ago. Nobody can underplay mental health issues but, I would have expected life to have returned to some sort of normality by now. The bigger concern was why he left Motherwell. Link to comment
Dunty Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just now, sooth_stander said:. The bigger concern was why he left Motherwell. Probably doubled his salary coming to Aberdeen. Link to comment
G man Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, sooth_stander said: It was 4 or 5 months ago. Nobody can underplay mental health issues but, I would have expected life to have returned to some sort of normality by now. The bigger concern was why he left Motherwell. I assume he came to Aberdeen for more money and better career prospects. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 55 minutes ago, ferlaytio said: Something really off about Burrows. Can’t quite put my finger on it. Weegie ned with a shirt and red tie. 1 Link to comment
Alex_14 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 23 minutes ago, milne_afc said: I don’t want to sound unkind but that’s got nothing to do with his ability to do the job. I'm wary of sounding Team Burrows here, as I'm not - I'd suggest personal trauma probably does impact the ability to do your job though. Believe it's their second miscarriage. That said, I checked on instagram and it appears it was around August, so doesn't necessarily excuse him going silent now. Who knows. #BeKind 2 Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, G man said: I assume he came to Aberdeen for more money and better career prospects. Wrong. He’d left Motherwell before accepting the gig here. Cited stress for the reason why he left the Lanarkshire club. Link to comment
Tommy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Deviating from the real issue. Burrows doesn’t pick the team and tactics. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Tommy said: Deviating from the real issue. Burrows doesn’t pick the team and tactics. You're right but I feel as though the FMB are all deserving of criticism. They've really let us down. The whole club is a shambles just now. Link to comment
Tommy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, RAZOR said: You're right but I feel as though the FMB are all deserving of criticism. They've really let us down. The whole club is a shambles just now. You’re right too. Embarrassing times. Link to comment
GeorgeStreetReds Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 16 minutes ago, Tommy said: Deviating from the real issue. Burrows doesn’t pick the team and tactics. His transition from open and honest constant tweeter to invisible man is quite something though. Not a good look. Link to comment
Frank Grimes Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Burrows is the least of our worries Link to comment
RUL Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 25 minutes ago, Alex_14 said: I'm wary of sounding Team Burrows here, as I'm not - I'd suggest personal trauma probably does impact the ability to do your job though. Believe it's their second miscarriage. That said, I checked on instagram and it appears it was around August, so doesn't necessarily excuse him going silent now. Who knows. #BeKind His only post recently was about mental health. At the risk of being a dick, if he’s struggling with his own mental health then the demands of working at afc will be far too big for him. Link to comment
At The Border Guy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 36 minutes ago, sooth_stander said: The bigger concern was why he left Motherwell. Have you ever been to Motherwell?? 2 Link to comment
Don Shula Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Like others, I'm struggling to see any positive impact that Burrows has had even allowing for his own sad personal circumstances but let's be clear here, its not him or the mythical FMB that has picked the previous managers nor the next manager. There's only one egomaniac that will make that decision, past, present and future. Link to comment
McginnAgain Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 People liked him at Motherwell because he put out a lot of stuff about mental health, and backed their ultras. The club itself (its finances, the choice of managers) was a shambles. 1 Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 19 minutes ago, GeorgeStreetReds said: His transition from open and honest constant tweeter to invisible man is quite something though. Not a good look. It’s easy to comment on social media when your garden is rosey! When it’s full of manure you don’t post images and comment Link to comment
DD1903 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, G man said: I assume he came to Aberdeen for more money and better career prospects. He didn’t want the job. But cormack threw so much money at him, he couldn’t say no Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Can we send him back to Motherwell? Link to comment
GeorgeStreetReds Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Has anyone heard from our chief executive lately? He's gone very quiet. Link to comment
Helmet Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, GeorgeStreetReds said: Has anyone heard from our chief executive lately? He's gone very quiet. And so he should be. We are in a state of flux and don’t yet have a proper plan to get us out of the current mire yet. Cormack and Burrows should be 100% focused on sorting this shit out for the medium/long term. 3 Link to comment
Dynamo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I think I prefer it when the CEO isn't tweeting pish to lapdogs. Leave twitter to Cormack when he's had a few cans. 4 Link to comment
RabidGiraffe Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Hopefully Burrows is fully occupied with the review of football operations. That might also mean he's spending his time working out Gunn's redundancy package and arranging his P45 Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 hours ago, GeorgeStreetReds said: Has anyone heard from our chief executive lately? He's gone very quiet. You one of those people that tags him on twitter? Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 1/31/2024 at 9:09 AM, At The Border Guy said: Have you ever been to Motherwell?? I understand they used to rent lingerie out for the weekend in a shop on the High Street Link to comment
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