Tord31 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Good that weve moved from advanced stages to very final stages 3 Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, Granite95 said: Burrows clearly been wheeled out to try and defuse the situation It didn’t work Link to comment
RDS Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 That fire not in middle of space looks bad is what I noticed in middle of all that Link to comment
Tord31 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I'm no PR professional and note that weve got Ogilivie, Burrows and others that are. I'd say admitting weve got one candidate weve identified as the man and we hope to appoint him is totally unnecessary and just waiting for that to explode in your face. If it ends up being Leven, anyone out of work or anyone that becomes out of work soon then there is no way we can say they were the outstanding candidate, first choice or anything like that Link to comment
pittodriepie83 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 You have to laugh when they say “this has to be the right appointment” as if the last few didn’t. Link to comment
20two20 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 "We have to make sure this is the right appointment" As opposed to all the other appointments that have seen the tombola approach used. Link to comment
DeltaRay1903 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 We need to get rid of Burrows. His accent really grates and he's clearly out of his depth at a big club. Motherwell was his level. 1 8 Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Total non piece but what is clear, to me anyway, is that all the eggs are in the MoN basket, just a case of compensation? Link to comment
minijc Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, sooth_stander said: Total non piece but what is clear, to me anyway, is that all the eggs are in the MoN basket, just a case of compensation? Nope, it's him actually wanting the job. 1 Link to comment
Sheepskin_1903 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just watched the full video. Need to watch it again, but an awful lot of rambling and not really saying anything. Looks to be a Zoe Ogilvie PR special. Nothing that was said, was what we hadn’t worked out already. Burrows goes on about how it’s an attractive club… but it’s really not in all honesty. A two horse run league, nearly impossible to win trophies, 3rd and scottish cup may not give group stage football next season, currently in a relegation battle, no technical director yet, Cormack and the FMB not fit to run a club and pulled the trigger on 4 managers in 4 years. He mentions a lot of success in the club, and i agree that youth wise and community wise, good things do happen. But at the end of the day, i couldn’t really give a fuck. What matters is the club getting results on the pitch. 1 Link to comment
Geoff_Tipps Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I thought Mal came out of it well, asking the right questions but the answers were just long winded re-hashes of what we already know. 1 Link to comment
Hoppy Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Burrows comes across well, but can't shake the fact that he looks like a tramp. Needs to smarten himself up a bit. Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 However what we can all do is take a break and stop repeating the same stuff. Nothing till next week maybe now. So let’s not get to 500 by then Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 13 minutes ago, Sheepskin_1903 said: Just watched the full video. Need to watch it again, but an awful lot of rambling and not really saying anything. Looks to be a Zoe Ogilvie PR special. Nothing that was said, was what we hadn’t worked out already. Burrows goes on about how it’s an attractive club… but it’s really not in all honesty. A two horse run league, nearly impossible to win trophies, 3rd and scottish cup may not give group stage football next season, currently in a relegation battle, no technical director yet, Cormack and the FMB not fit to run a club and pulled the trigger on 4 managers in 4 years. He mentions a lot of success in the club, and i agree that youth wise and community wise, good things do happen. But at the end of the day, i couldn’t really give a fuck. What matters is the club getting results on the pitch. To be fair, he did acknowledge that twice. I’m not sure what else he could say on that interview. Clearly the club thought the timescale given was going to be met by a yes from someone, & that person got cold feet. My take on it: - We’ve been turned down by a couple, guesswork & supposition, but Alex Neil & Jimmy Thelin? - We’re waiting on 1 to say yes, probably Michael O’Neill - it won’t be Neil Lennon 😁 4 Link to comment
Yerdas Selzavon Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Complete waffle from that coward - I think I counted him mentioning "We must get this appointment right byrawaybut" 8 times. 1 Link to comment
DelMonte Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just now, Yerdas Selzavon said: Complete waffle from that coward - I think I counted him mentioning "We must get this appointment right byrawaybut" 8 times. He didn’t say that quote once 👍 1 6 1 Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 3 minutes ago, Geoff_Tipps said: I thought Mal came out of it well, asking the right questions but the answers were just long winded re-hashes of what we already know. To be fair (& I’ve been vocal in criticising the Board), what else could he say, when it’ seems clear there’s an offer out to someone who’s still to give an answer? 1 Link to comment
dave_min Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 26 minutes ago, Medw1311 said: I see a future for him in politics, said fuck all. Link to comment
Yerdas Selzavon Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just now, DelMonte said: He didn’t say that quote once 👍 Okay maybe I added the last bit but the "getting the appointment right bit" was said that many times. Link to comment
minijc Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Good to see the ever present Director of Football keeping us updated on the footballing side of things, class act. 4 1 Link to comment
C'monEweReds Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Exactly what everyone expected really isn't it. I don't blame Burrows for this shambles, he is still fairly new to the club and this was an ongoing mess before he even signed up. Unfortunately for him he's now in the middle of it though and has to prove his worth now. But by no means is this his fault, the damage was done. On a personal level it's no secret he's had a hard time since he was appointed, says a lot about his character the way he has managed to crack on. He may be the messenger at this point, but don't forget the man at the top who is completely responsible. Hiding behind your staff isn't a great look. 4 Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just now, minijc said: Good to see the ever present Director of Football keeping us updated on the footballing side of things, class act. Apart from one interview he did when Glass was appointed I don’t think I’ve seen or heard him speak on REDTV. Link to comment
RDS Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 5 minutes ago, Geoff_Tipps said: I thought Mal came out of it well, asking the right questions but the answers were just long winded re-hashes of what we already know. Asked the questions he was told to ask and they'd rehearsed. Little bit of aggressive questioning to try and appease us Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 3 minutes ago, Yerdas Selzavon said: Complete waffle from that coward - I think I counted him mentioning "We must get this appointment right byrawaybut" 8 times. No. You really didn’t. You’re just grandstanding. Link to comment
RDS Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, C'monEweReds said: Exactly what everyone expected really isn't it. I don't blame Burrows for this shambles, he is still fairly new to the club and this was an ongoing mess before he even signed up. Unfortunately for him he's now in the middle of it though and has to prove his worth now. But by no means is this his fault, the damage was done. On a personal level it's no secret he's had a hard time since he was appointed, says a lot about his character the way he has managed to crack on. He may be the messenger at this point, but don't forget the man at the top who is completely responsible. Hiding behind your staff isn't a great look. He was appointed to be in charge of day to day stuff hence he's the messenger 2 Link to comment
Medw1311 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 4 minutes ago, Sheepskin_1903 said: 3rd and scottish cup may not give group stage football next season Scotland will be ranked either 10th or 11th next season so cup winner or 3rd will guarantee group stage in the 2025/26 tournaments. But this most likely won't be the case for the 2025/26 SPFL season as we are 16th as it stands and would need to outperform the Israeli, Norwegian, Austrian, Swiss & Danish teams next season to get back into the top 12. Link to comment
Geoff_Tipps Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just now, RDS said: Asked the questions he was told to ask and they'd rehearsed. Little bit of aggressive questioning to try and appease us At least the question being asked were the ones that the fans want asked. Mal for Technical Director anyone? He's probably ready for the step up. Link to comment
redcryptoknight Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 This statement was made with the sole intention of saying nothing, in hopes it might pacify the fans just a little. I think even they know this is a doomed strategy, but perhaps they judged it to be slightly better than total radio silence. Link to comment
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