Scottish Fitba'

[4LEX]

Scotland were always going to need the Play Offs to make it through realistically.

Not sure if Clarke is the right main to take them forward though, a very negative and depressing manager and personality. He managed Reading for a bit and almost got us to the FA Cup Final but was sacked within a year.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Scotland were always going to need the Play Offs to make it through realistically.

Not sure if Clarke is the right main to take them forward though, a very negative and depressing manager and personality. He managed Reading for a bit and almost got us to the FA Cup Final but was sacked within a year.

Never been a critic of Clarke, but when I compare his personality with that of Simo Valakari, the relatively new St Johnstone manager…worlds apart.

The thing is Valakari is engaging and has got the fans onboard and enthusiastic…even when winning or drawing with a poor performance. He is able to be realistically critical of a performance, and has been of late, without being dour and miserable, and without being hyper negative of specific player performances.

Of course easy to say at the moment when results are going well on the pitch…but we could say the same about Scotland’s results.

 

[KenL]

Never been a critic of Clarke, but when I compare his personality with that of Simo Valakari, the relatively new St Johnstone manager…worlds apart.

The thing is Valakari is engaging and has got the fans onboard and enthusiastic…even when winning or drawing with a poor performance. He is able to be realistically critical of a performance, and has been of late, without being dour and miserable, and without being hyper negative of specific player performances.

Of course easy to say at the moment when results are going well on the pitch…but we could say the same about Scotland’s results.

Were St.J fans saying this last year about Valakari?

 

[chico]

If Scotland doesn't win the group they will not qualify. Its unlikely they'll win the next two games. Scotland have a strong midfield but poor up front, struggling for a decent keeper and the centre backs aren't great. Belarus have been pumped by Greece and Denmark whilst Scotland were clinging on in the end.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Were St.J fans saying this last year about Valakari?

We were OK with him as he was engaging as described…and we knew he was trying to sort out the mess of the squad he’d been left…the detritus of the post cup double shambles and waste - and as we have come to understand, sort out some real negative and toxic stuff that was going on in the squad. He’s cleared all of that out and got his own team in.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Rangers struggling to find a manager they want

 

[KenL]

Rangers struggling to find a manager they want

Are you a journalist with connections at the club?

 

[ger147]

Rangers struggling to find a manager they want

I'm as interested in who the next Rangers manager will be as I am in who washes the strips at Tyncastle or who restocks the fridges at Celtic Park, but seen as you're clearly confused, let me help you out.

Not everything printed in the Daily Record is true...

 

[KenL]

New favourite emerges.

 

[chico]

Seems like Muscat has been on the radar for years but nothing ever seems to come of it.

 

[KenL]

Seems like Muscat has been on the radar for years but nothing ever seems to come of it.

Yip.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

My money is on Billy Dodds to be in charge of the next Rangers Team.
Leapfrogging Square Balls.

 

[KenL]

My money is on Billy Dodds to be in charge of the next Rangers Team.
Leapfrogging Square Balls.

Hearing that Neil McCann could be involved. I would be happy with that.

Your attempt to ridicule Barry Ferguson is a tad pathetic, he was an excellent footballer.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Hearing that Neil McCann could be involved. I would be happy with that.

Your attempt to ridicule Barry Ferguson is a tad pathetic, he was an excellent footballer.

Barry would have been absolutely world class if the goal posts were been placed on the half way line.

BTW I always thought that Neil McCann would make a great manager,
What happens if he wins 5 games on the trot as Rangers stand in manager [Assuming he has a Pro License].

 

[rudebhoy]

Barry would have been absolutely world class if the goal posts were been placed on the half way line.

BTW I always thought that Neil McCann would make a great manager,
What happens if he wins 5 games on the trot as Rangers stand in manager [Assuming he has a Pro License].

Is that the same Neil McCann who was sacked by Dundee when they were bottom of the league?

 

[ger147]

The stand in for this weekend had already been announced and it's not Neil McCann.

Steven Smith is minding the shop tomorrow, then who knows after that.

 

[KenL]

Is that the same Neil McCann who was sacked by Dundee when they were bottom of the league?

Well, he had saved them from the drop the season before had he not?

 

[rudebhoy]

Well, he had saved them from the drop the season before had he not?

Even so, it’s not exactly an illustrious CV

 

[KenL]

Is there a prize for the most draws?
Still, Rangers are now a top 6 team.

 

[chico]

Is there a prize for the most draws?
Still, Rangers are now a top 6 team.

They'll easily make top 6 this season. Maybe even Europe if Muscat is half decent.