jaybee Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Yflab said: Won’t believe it’s true until “Top Man Jimbo” interviews the gaffer. Haven't you heard ...........he's off to Barnsley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Lord Pityme said: Can i just take this opportunity to announce I am pulling out of the running for the Scotland managers job. Any particular reason ?? or are you keeping to yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Quite a CV, fingers crossed he likes Mallan and you guys get off to a flyer. PS No disrespect to Jose Morais but there's a world of difference in this guys experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Lord Pityme said: Can i just take this opportunity to announce I am pulling out of the running for the Scotland managers job. Just one word regarding that, begins with H and ends with Loo Ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Lord Pityme said: Can i just take this opportunity to announce I am pulling out of the Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, elvis said: Looks like a brilliant appointment wish you guys the best of luck for the future. Elvis' first ever positive post on BAWA and it's not even about St. Mirren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, The Original 59er said: Yes 41 pages! The washing machines in and around the town will now be in full wash mode and the knickers will be hung out to dry for another 6 months. Well strangely enough the wife did a washing while I was out doing the shopping cause she said they was a funny smell in the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFC 1977 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 44 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Doesn't seem to last too long in any job, bad timekeeper maybe, yous probably had him lined up as Jacks number 2 or interpreter, Good luck Magic hope he does the business for yous Mourinho's assistant, lets hope he doesn't take him to Man U in the summer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyM Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 4 hours ago, pod said: Morton supporter I work beside doesn't want to see his team to go up. He says he enjoys them winning games, but believes they're not capable of doing that regularly in Premiership. Yep. I wonder about that sometimes. We must have won less league games than anyone else in the world between about 2006 and 2014. Only saving graces were a couple of relegation “must wins” at Falkirk ad Motherwell, the 4-0 against Celtic and the 2013 league cup winning run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westmarcher Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 18 hours ago, whydowebother said: 42 pages & almost everyone has Jack gone, with the exception of about 3 people ( of which I’m one ) I’m looking forward to Saturday with Jack in charge. ;) Me? I never said he was gone .... .... actually, I never said anything. I just hid in the cupboard ...... I found a Bounty Bar in there. It had a bite out of it ..... what? .... how? ... (It's bright out here ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Zo Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Any truth in the rumour it was Jack Ross that actually applied for the Barnsley job rather than Barnsley approaching St Mirren to speak to Jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mr Zo said: Any truth in the rumour it was Jack Ross that actually applied for the Barnsley job rather than Barnsley approaching St Mirren to speak to Jack? Start a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 See after we go 5-0 up tomorrow, can we just ask Jack these questions directly Personally I think Drew is Jack , so lets ask him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Mr Zo said: Any truth in the rumour it was Jack Ross that actually applied for the Barnsley job rather than Barnsley approaching St Mirren to speak to Jack? Eh mmm, Theres also a rumour going aboot am packing 10" inches, nay kidding, it was me that started it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said: Eh mmm, Theres also a rumour going aboot am packing 10" inches, nay kidding, it was me that started it Was that stipulation on the Barnsley application form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mr Zo said: Any truth in the rumour it was Jack Ross that actually applied for the Barnsley job rather than Barnsley approaching St Mirren to speak to Jack? Please don't. Some will take you seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Was that stimulation on the Barnsley application form? FIFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, Franny Fat said: Thank christ he is staying, our season is saved. We might need to think about looking at other managers at the end of the season now that Jack's head has been turned. I a m glad he is staying to, but realistic to realise a talent like him has to move on to progress........... unless Tony has convinced him Champions League is the goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 16 minutes ago, Yflab said: No doubt Tony has told him the next job offer will be AC Milan. That's all very well, but what about Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 16 hours ago, Franny Fat said: Thank christ he is staying, our season is saved. We might need to think about looking at other managers at the end of the season now that Jack's head has been turned. It's been a worrying few days given our position at this time the final run down. Another time another club on that I'm sure Mr Scott will have a list drawn up ready in a space of a year we have had Burton , Dundee , Barnsley all wanting Jack. Jack knows we don't have the type of budget to be truly competitive in the top league in my opinion for his ambitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Banjos Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chance-take-st-mirren-premiership-12041286 The final words on this? From Jack himself: “The gut feeling for me all along was that I really enjoy the job here. I’m really close to my players and I have a degree of loyalty towards them and also the club as a whole. The club has been very good for me in terms of helping me progress my management career by giving me the platform to do that and build a relationship with the supporters. It’s important to stress I hadn’t been offered the Barnsley job and nor was the decision based on me thinking I wouldn’t be offered it. It was based simply on my own feeling having weighed up all the information. We work in a unique industry where being approached or head-hunted or shortlisted is done very much in the public eye. People will look from the outside and believe it’s a very straightforward choice – you go for the allure of something that people perceive to be a lot bigger or the allure of greater finances. But I don’t think it’s always just about that – there are other things to consider. This job has been good for me, I think I’ve been good for it – so it’s a good fit. I came here with a drive and a vision to take the club to where I believe it should be and I think we’ve made progress. But it’s still a country mile off where I want us to get to. There’s a lot of work still to be done, even this season, and it feels right to be here doing that work. I’ve been consumed by this from day one of pre-season when the squad were put under no illusions about what their target is – to win the Championship. We have worked towards that every single day and I have to lead that. It has been a big driver for me over the last seven or eight months so to just stop and come away from that all of a sudden would be difficult. I don’t wish to sound too romantic about it but I desperately want to achieve and share success with these players. Football is about that love and enjoyment for the game and the rush you get from achieving success. There is a mercenary aspect to the game, of course, and a reality of trying to provide as best you can for your family. But I’ve loved football since I was a kid and it’s difficult to ignore that emotional side of wanting to achieve success and enjoy the feeling of lifting a trophy. I’m aware people will believe ruling yourself out of a job like that shows a lack of ambition. But people who know me will tell you how driven and ambitious I am. I have to consider what I think are the best opportunities to be successful – sometimes I might get it wrong but any decision will also be based on my gut and other considering factors. That emotional aspect was a big factor but also don’t underestimate what we have here. Scottish football is far from the backwater some people perceive it to be. There’s a lot of good things about it and this job I’m in is one of them. I’m fairly single-minded in trusting my own judgment but equally sometimes it’s nice to have support for that judgment. Derek McInnes is somebody I have an enormous amount of respect for and has been very good to me since I went into management. From players he’s given me on loan to conversations I’ve had with him when I was going through a difficult time when I first took this job. So when you see someone of his standing in the game choose to make the decisions he has it perhaps gives you comfort that you’re not daft! That sometimes there is a case to be made for not moving when people believe that’s what you’ll do. That’s often what happens because the downtrodden belief we have about our own game leads to the suggestion that everyone wants to escape from it at the first opportunity, as if it’s some sort of horrific ordeal. It’s far from that. Of course in terms of finance it can’t compete with the other side of the border because of the television revenue but there’s an awful lot of good things about our football. I have been steeped in it for all but one season of my career. I’m a fan of it, I’m supportive of it and pleased to still be involved in Scottish football.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 What a man Jack is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chance-take-st-mirren-premiership-12041286 The final words on this? From Jack himself:“The gut feeling for me all along was that I really enjoy the job here. I’m really close to my players and I have a degree of loyalty towards them and also the club as a whole. The club has been very good for me in terms of helping me progress my management career by giving me the platform to do that and build a relationship with the supporters. It’s important to stress I hadn’t been offered the Barnsley job and nor was the decision based on me thinking I wouldn’t be offered it. It was based simply on my own feeling having weighed up all the information. We work in a unique industry where being approached or head-hunted or shortlisted is done very much in the public eye. People will look from the outside and believe it’s a very straightforward choice – you go for the allure of something that people perceive to be a lot bigger or the allure of greater finances. But I don’t think it’s always just about that – there are other things to consider. This job has been good for me, I think I’ve been good for it – so it’s a good fit. I came here with a drive and a vision to take the club to where I believe it should be and I think we’ve made progress. But it’s still a country mile off where I want us to get to. There’s a lot of work still to be done, even this season, and it feels right to be here doing that work. I’ve been consumed by this from day one of pre-season when the squad were put under no illusions about what their target is – to win the Championship. We have worked towards that every single day and I have to lead that. It has been a big driver for me over the last seven or eight months so to just stop and come away from that all of a sudden would be difficult. I don’t wish to sound too romantic about it but I desperately want to achieve and share success with these players. Football is about that love and enjoyment for the game and the rush you get from achieving success. There is a mercenary aspect to the game, of course, and a reality of trying to provide as best you can for your family. But I’ve loved football since I was a kid and it’s difficult to ignore that emotional side of wanting to achieve success and enjoy the feeling of lifting a trophy.I’m aware people will believe ruling yourself out of a job like that shows a lack of ambition. But people who know me will tell you how driven and ambitious I am. I have to consider what I think are the best opportunities to be successful – sometimes I might get it wrong but any decision will also be based on my gut and other considering factors. That emotional aspect was a big factor but also don’t underestimate what we have here. Scottish football is far from the backwater some people perceive it to be. There’s a lot of good things about it and this job I’m in is one of them. I’m fairly single-minded in trusting my own judgment but equally sometimes it’s nice to have support for that judgment. Derek McInnes is somebody I have an enormous amount of respect for and has been very good to me since I went into management. From players he’s given me on loan to conversations I’ve had with him when I was going through a difficult time when I first took this job. So when you see someone of his standing in the game choose to make the decisions he has it perhaps gives you comfort that you’re not daft! That sometimes there is a case to be made for not moving when people believe that’s what you’ll do. That’s often what happens because the downtrodden belief we have about our own game leads to the suggestion that everyone wants to escape from it at the first opportunity, as if it’s some sort of horrific ordeal. It’s far from that. Of course in terms of finance it can’t compete with the other side of the border because of the television revenue but there’s an awful lot of good things about our football. I have been steeped in it for all but one season of my career. I’m a fan of it, I’m supportive of it and pleased to still be involved in Scottish football.” Just when I thought my man crush had peaked.It's love![emoji7] [emoji7] [emoji7] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Inexperience shown by all involved here. Unless it was. Mandated in the contract, Barnsley should have been given short shrift with their approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 4 hours ago, BuddieinEK said: Just when I thought my man crush had peaked. It's love! You want to reconsider and take back one of those Emoji's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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