Zorro Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 18 minutes ago, Caldow said: I have no interest in what Steven Smith has to say TBH I’m the same unless it’s goodbye, I’m done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, skygod said: I'll be amazed if the new manager doesn't want his captain to be someone who plays every week. Looking at the squad for me it would have to be Greer or perhaps Dicker when fit. They are about the only two I can think of who will likely feature most weeks and have the leadership qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_new_gaffer Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, piffer said: Looking at the squad for me it would have to be Greer or perhaps Dicker when fit. They are about the only two I can think of who will likely feature most weeks and have the leadership qualities. Can’t see many people dis agreeing with that. Greer is the natural leader in our current squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, piffer said: Looking at the squad for me it would have to be Greer or perhaps Dicker when fit. They are about the only two I can think of who will likely feature most weeks and have the leadership qualities. Nail on head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 14 hours ago, theauldyin said: I do not think Steve Clark would not of known the state of the club before he came for an interview, Given that his brother (not Paul) is a regular at RP then I'm sure he was/is well aware of the clubs state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 12 hours ago, Caldow said: I have no interest in what Steven Smith has to say TBH Neither have I, unless he's saying he's retired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz of the 20/20 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, david mcbeth said: What a fkn joker. By his own admission he chucked it during the Motherwell game. He also blew the Hamilton one for us whether he was giving his all that day or not. I don't believe the standards COULD slip much further. For a club captain to come out with wishy-washy pish like this is totally deplorable. It's almost like he is saying "we have to act like nothing has happened" - that will really fire the boys up for Saturday Stevie... He's one of a few that I would just punt. How long has he left on contract as think it could be difficult to get rid of him, Broadfoot and other passengers without a big payoff. I would think that no matter who comes in we could see a different team (again) but without a massive clearout. We've got players in there that can play fitba, we just need to complement them with the correct players around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Heard this morning that Clarke had knocked us back after meeting the board. Hope that is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie_Damo Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Heard similar to SH. Hoping not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestersKtid Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Would be pretty disappointed if that's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc_superteam Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 That sounds about right. Usually if it sounds too good to be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 The Herald has a piece about Petric today in which it says he has had a string of successes in saving sides from the drop on a limited budget, or words to that effect. If he has, they must have a funny season schedule in Serbia because his last three appointments have been as follows: FK Rad - 1 July 2017 to date (12 matches, 0.67 points per game) FK Cukaricki - 22 September to 17 December 2016 (13 matches, 1.38 ppg) FK Zemun - 1 July to 12 October 2015 (8 matches, 1.50 ppg) His two previous appointments were from 1 January to 30 June 2015 and 1 January to 30 June 2013 so may have involved relegation escapes but they totalled just 32 matches between them. A total experience then of 65 matches over five clubs and five years. Quite apart from his being employed and maybe requiring a compensation payment, I don't think there is anything there to inspire confidence. I certainly don't see a "string of successes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty66 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 32 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Heard this morning that Clarke had knocked us back after meeting the board. Hope that is wrong. Probably realised the financial constraints he had to work under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz65 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 20 minutes ago, skygod said: The Herald has a piece about Petric today in which it says he has had a string of successes in saving sides from the drop on a limited budget, or words to that effect. If he has, they must have a funny season schedule in Serbia because his last three appointments have been as follows: FK Rad - 1 July 2017 to date (12 matches, 0.67 points per game) FK Cukaricki - 22 September to 17 December 2016 (13 matches, 1.38 ppg) FK Zemun - 1 July to 12 October 2015 (8 matches, 1.50 ppg) His two previous appointments were from 1 January to 30 June 2015 and 1 January to 30 June 2013 so may have involved relegation escapes but they totalled just 32 matches between them. A total experience then of 65 matches over five clubs and five years. Quite apart from his being employed and maybe requiring a compensation payment, I don't think there is anything there to inspire confidence. I certainly don't see a "string of successes". Yes but he would have contacts at Hearts so we could continue our successful transfer policy. Maybe he could get the boys to work that wee bit harder in training as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmcc Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 would go some way to explain the slightly protracted process. If we've made him an offer, he rejects, then counter offer, that would take this amount of time. Massively disappointing if true, but I never really believed we'd be able to get him in the first place. The real fun will begin when Mixu or Mac realise that they were not the favourite for the job, this might make them re-consider! It'll be one of those guys for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 36 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Heard this morning that Clarke had knocked us back after meeting the board. Hope that is wrong. Disappointing news but wouldn't be a big surprise. There are many reasons why we are not the attractive proposition that we were when Totten, Williamson and Jeffries all took the job. It would be a gamble for someone like Clarke and probably one that he doesn't think he needs to make at this time. His reputation is probably still high enough that he feels he will get another manager or coach job in England. It's a shame his family / local connections didn't influence his decision - clearly his head ruled his heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeM19 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Knew it would’ve been too good to be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi2 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) So, that, would appear to be that then. Jimmy Mac it (probably) is, and rather than an exciting, energizing appointment, more of the same, and just hope we manage to scrape 10th place. Now really hope it is Mixu, although that is also a 'meh' appointment compared to Clarke. Edited October 11, 2017 by Jedi2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie_Damo Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Would hazard a guess that Mixu is number 2 choice behind Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiehippo Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I would agree Damo, disappointing if true about Clarke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, fmcc said: The real fun will begin when Mixu or Mac realise that they were not the favourite for the job, this might make them re-consider! It'll be one of those guys for sure I doubt out of work managers allow their pride to get in the way of accepting job offers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoneman Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 55 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Heard this morning that Clarke had knocked us back after meeting the board. Hope that is wrong. Exactly what I thought must have happened when the big announcement yesterday was "no announcement" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Just now, Phoneman said: Exactly what I thought must have happened when the big announcement yesterday was "no announcement" Was there ever a promise of an announcement yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYRILLRIP Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 With it being so difficult to get back into the game for a lot of these guys, I don't think anyone will be too precious about not being 1st choice. That's assuming we would be moving on to one of the names already mentioned. It may be more of a problem if we are still trying attract a "name." Hopefully the team can conjure up something against Thistle and at the very least avoid defeat. Whoever then comes in has virtually a "pre-season" with a few games where expectations are very low before we really need to get a team performing from December onwards. Bittersweet about Clarke - would have loved to see him in charge, but despite his calibre would still have a large element of gamble about it. The lowest risk appointment would probably be McIntyre, but really don't fancy us tying ourselves to him and BD for any extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Like I said, hope I'm wrong. Might be dud information, I hope we can still get the Clarke deal done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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