TopCat Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Spite...erm no. How does dropping Thompson benefit Lennon in any way? So it's incompetent to play your strongest team in a bid to earn yourself a new deal! Jeeeez... We all know you had it in for Lennon but this is a bit of a stretch. Even if we take your premise that Danny knew he was being let go, how does playing a weakened team help him get a job elsewhere? It benefits the club in the long term. I don't think the result at Kilmarnock in a relatively meaningless game for us would have had any affect on Danny's future employability either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPar72 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It benefits the club in the long term. I don't think the result at Kilmarnock in a relatively meaningless game for us would have had any affect on Danny's future employability either way. These are the problems when the board let the managers contract expire. A manager can't afford to look to a future that he may not have be a part of, and sacrifice league places on his record? We could still have finished anywhere from 7th to 10th no? That's a significant differential in prize money for a club like us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It would seem that there's more than one TC having a complete 'mare this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 These are the problems when the board let the managers contract expire. A manager can't afford to look to a future that he may not have be a part of, and sacrifice league places on his record? We could still have finished anywhere from 7th to 10th no? That's a significant differential in prize money for a club like us. Well we did finish 8th, and we could have finished 7th had we won on the last day. We didn't though, and Thommo never played. We could have played him then and delayed his operation further if it was that vital. I'd like to think that someone employed as manager or St Mirren, as Danny was at the end of last season, would manage in the best interest of the club and not himself. Naive ideology perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It would seem that there's more than one TC having a complete 'mare this season. How would you know? According to yourself, you don't read my posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 And regarding the end of last season, one of Danny's most mystifying decisions last year (and there were plenty) was in the penultimate game of the season at Kilmarnock. We had clinched our safety against County a few days prior and it was widely known Thommo had been carrying a knock and had an op scheduled. I wasn't expecting he'd be near the squad. 'Lo and behold I get to the game and I find he's not only in the squad, but he's starting! We are talking about an extremely experienced player who's our club captain, he's also a well respected pundit and I believe he has his coaching badges. Not some young kid who's new to the game. If he thought he was ready to play, which he clearly did, you can hardly blame the manager for starting him. So...it was Danny's fault for playing him when not fit, but you can't blame Tommy for playing him when not fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) So...it was Danny's fault for playing him when not fit, but you can't blame Tommy for playing him when not fit?Who said Thommo wasn't fit last season? Edited October 29, 2014 by TopCat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Great article in the Scotsman today .... http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/aidan-smith-won-over-by-steven-thompson-s-charm-1-3590840 Edited November 1, 2014 by Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great article in the Scotsman today .... http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/aidan-smith-won-over-by-steven-thompson-s-charm-1-3590840 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmckinn Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great article in the Scotsman today .... http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/aidan-smith-won-over-by-steven-thompson-s-charm-1-3590840 brilliant piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Brilliant last quote. “It’s still my aim, even though I haven’t played a game yet, to finish the season as top scorer and unfortunately for us right now the top total is a piddly three. None of these idiots you’ve met today is exactly running away with it.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Is it official that Thommo is out for the remainder of the season or is this just rumour talk ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykey Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Is it official that Thommo is out for the remainder of the season or is this just rumour talk ? Cheesy said in an interview that we were missing thommo for the season, but it's unclear if he meant "so far" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gosport Buddie Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 "Rumour" circulating on Facebook that he's retiring cos he's out for the rest of the season. Let's hope it's just a rumour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luther G. Presley Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 "Rumour" circulating on Facebook that he's retiring cos he's out for the rest of the season. Let's hope it's just a rumourOr is it he dosen't want to play while Craig is the manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Zippy Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Great article. Seems determined before the year is out so like may others praying that this quashes any of the rumours currently flying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 I read as early as the ICT game or at most 3 to 4 weeks either way thats got to be good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 From the B&W Army twitter page: "Thommo back doing light running drills and so far so good with groin showing no adverse reaction. Still bit to go but all positive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I spoke to the club today regarding the rumours circulating online about Thommo's imminent retirement, and that he was "out for the whole season". Thommo started light running last week, and is stepping up his re-hab in stages. Groin holding up fine so far and everyone seems quite happy with how it's going. The Cheesy interview was a bit unfortunate, he meant that Thommo had been out for the whole season to date. No reason to be concerned at this stage about Thommo going for a permanent gig on Sportscene ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankin_panda Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 It's aww Cheesey's fault... f**ksake cheesey! Haha joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Calder Saint Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Div.Did you dare to mention that we fans all totally fed up with the apathy surrounding our beloved football club and that we desperately want a managerial change to take us in new direction since out current manager appears utterly and totally lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Div.Did you dare to mention that we fans all totally fed up with the apathy surrounding our beloved football club and that we desperately want a managerial change to take us in new direction since out current manager appears utterly and totally lost. It's well documented the club read the forum Tommy Craig has admitted to reading the forum also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Div.Did you dare to mention that we fans all totally fed up with the apathy surrounding our beloved football club and that we desperately want a managerial change to take us in new direction since out current manager appears utterly and totally lost. Dont worry , we`ll get an update soon on the regular Brian Caldwell bulletins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Dont worry , we`ll get an update soon on the irregular Brian Caldwell bulletins. Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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