KL Saint

The banter is fukc all mate..... wait till you see the team!!

I feel honoured to have all this banter on my first post. Have no idea what’s going on though. It’s like getting dropped into the middle of Emmerdale having previously been unaware of the existence of it and having to work out all the storylines and what’s the beef with all the characters.

After a nice curry with the better half. I've  read over the posts and the ones giving genuine criticisms not just name  calling I agree now it was a silly post to write but just something that came to mind as my first post. If I had my time again I certainly wouldn't have written it. I sincerely wasn't looking for any sort of reaction it was just a general question next time brain first then typing. It won't deter me on coming back it's just come as a shock certain people's over reactions and to straight away after just one post call me those things. 

Entitled to what exactly? Being treated fairly by police and the club, which is all the boys from W7 are looking for? 

His expertise in putting together a defence that doesn’t leak goals may well be just what we need. Put that alongside the experience of Ferdinand then we might just be very hard to beat. OK has a philosophy of playing good attractive football. If the defence is strong and sound then the rest of the team can get on with winning the game.

WELCOME HOME YE WEE BALDY LEGEND. 

Quality stewarding.

Very few players of his type
we are blessed to have him
But just one of a team. Players like DM ARE St Mirren 

It actually beggers belief how people just remember the negatives.

I remember Fergie saying that st mirren fans had a chip on their shoulders. I thought that was incredibly unfair but this thread makes me wonder.

For the reason that he polarises opinion so greatly I don't think it would be fair on OK to bring him in though I do feel he would probably do a good job as he has done in the past.

I think we definitely need someone in that type of role if we have aspirations to be more than makeweights in the league. When we do well we will lose good players and staff to better teams, this appointment will implement a philosophy at club level about what we want from the coaching staff and will help ensure continuity. On the playing front it should help bring in players that can work in the setup we play under, and ensure that talent is spotted within our budgets.

In the interim it will help OK adjust and understand the game in Scotland.

With regards to Gus, I'm ambivalent either way. Yes he left under a cloud due to cup final and negative way of playing, but his remit under board was to avoid relegation and budgets cut under him regularly. However, feedback from Queens Park supporters I know is pretty positive for his wider role in their club. He's stable and reliable without being prone to jumping between extremes.

As you will see from Gordon Scott's quotes the primary problem they are trying to solve here is that of recruitment. GS mentions Stubbs "having to rely on other people" to know if players are good enough - something that clearly went wrong and lead to the change of manager.  I had actually just posted this on another thread, we need to make sure we are not left vulnerable by managerial changes again and end up with these terrible Craig / Rae / Stubbs transfer windows.
I'd imagine therefore the primary brief would be to build a network of contacts across the UK and Ireland and a database of players that we realistically could make a move for once we have a position to fill or once we see them as a sound investment.  I would also imagine as this is a full time paid position there would be an expectation for players aged between 16 and 23 to be scouted who we could generate transfer fees from, i.e the TD role pays for itself over time.
Possibly it also includes video analysis work and monitoring our normal opponents as well. There is so much information available now that it is too big a task for one person to manage themselves.
I think these are both areas we need to invest in and as the role requires someone who will stick with it long term Gus could be a very good shout indeed. 

I think it would be a great bit of business. Would love to see him back.

Good bit of business as long as OK is allowed to manage. 

Brave man indeed.
Are all you 'No' men still supporting this corrupt goverment? Shame on you if you are.

This is too important to be lost in the Referendum pages.
This is one brave man...