shull Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I would happily have Tommy Craig back in charge before Gus MacPherson. LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan4ever Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I thought Gus and Andy Millen did well at St.Mirren and when they left I thought it was a mistake. Then Danny Lennon came along thought it was a cheap crap appointment! The football got better our league positions stayed roughly the same and we won the League cup. Danny Lennon's football was better he gave youth more of a chance! He also talked up the club the board the fans. And is a very nice man and is a St.Mirren cup winning Legend!! Now for Gus lost a cup final to 9 man Ranagers. His football was not the best! Won us promotion to the Premier and kept us there. All he said about the St.Mirren fans was they expect to much! Was grumpy and arrogant and didn't really give youth a chance! Would I take Gus back as manager? Probably Yes! Because the position we are in.. Do I want Gus back No! Did I want Danny to get the sack No! Did I want Tommy Craig as manager No! Did I want Garry Teale as manager No! I would have Lennon back in a heart beat he is one of the Best managers I have seen at St.Mirren. Gus was just a little bit better than Tom Hendrie iMOP But it doesn't matter who you and me want as manager the board will do what they want anyway! Why would we want Lennon back no beter than Gary sorry my opinion only. Need someone new not someone we have had already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani bongo Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I met Gus a couple of times and he was a really nice guy. I remember travelling down to Kirkaldy after a 14 hour ferry trip and then the train down to Fife only for the game to be called off because of a feckin' waterlogged pitch. Met a guy in a pub in Burntisland who was a cousin of a board member and he picked me and my son up on the Monday morning before we headed back to Shetland and he took us down to Love St to meet the manager and team. It was Andy Millens first day in his job as Gus's assistant and we greeted him as he arrived for his first day at work with the Buddies. Gus then took my boy and me into the Love St dressing room to meet the players and they signed footballs,calendars and programmes. All the players were wearing their strips as if they were ready to take to the pitch for a game. I've never felt so humbled in all my life. The thing that impressed me about Gus was how he respected the hardcore fans that turned out every week and not just the fly by nights like me and my boy that support a team through thick and thin. He really was genuine about our support. He invited me back to Love St next time I was in town and gave me an invite behind the scenes. I never got in touch with him again but I bumped into him at a player of the year award at the end of the season. Didn't think he'd remember me but he did and asked how my son was and joked about not getting in touch after he gave me his number. He came across as an approachable man who had plenty of time for the fans. Maybe he changed over his tenure but I never understood the bad feeling towards him. A lot of quotes attributed to him seem to have gained credability but I can only speak of the man as I met him.I have nothing but respect for the man and I wish him well. Also while I'm at it I cant remember the name of the guy I met in Burntisland and who took me and my son down to Love St but I'll never forget the experience and thank you so much for that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyM Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Tommy Craig had a track record of failure as a manager in his own right, yet our BoD bumped him up to the No1 gig. But he won 1.5 times as many games as our manager as he did in his previous managerial appointment, from exactly the same number of games. Fair play to our board for spotting the potential for improvement in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 What happened to Gus after st mirren. That's right nobody wanted him. He now finds himself in the bottom tier of Scottish football. Eh with one massive exception what happened to any manager that left us. So there is a question------ Where are they now? DL= Offered one match at U21 level GM= QP 4th tier TH= Eh prison? JC= ? RM? DH ? JB ? Fitzy = Has a ok role Fergie= Well yes we know his career dived after us. You don't have to play Dundee away in CL Can anyone help with above blanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 JC I think passed away. RM I would take back in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I'd rather have Davie Hay than Tommy Craig. Tommy Craig had a track record of failure as a manager in his own right, yet our BoD bumped him up to the No1 gig. Some managerial appointments work out, some don't - I was one of the many sceptics about TC's appointment as manager at the time but it was clearly part of a longer term plan to groom Teale & Goodwin and one failure in Belgium is hardly "a track record of failure". It was done quickly and there should've been the benefit of continuity and an awareness of what was required to improve the squad for the current season, TC talked the talk on his appointment unfortunately we all know what happened next................. Edited February 25, 2015 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yards Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) ?? Edited February 26, 2015 by Big Yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 JC I think passed away. Shame, nice chap..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 The commentator at the Queens park game said he had been talking to GM before the game who said that he would be interested in the St.Mirren job if it became available in the summer !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Considering our team will be full of youngsters next season, I doubt it'll happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabinho Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 He wouldn't be my first choice and I very much doubt he'd be given the chance to return, but he's not the worst option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 He wouldn't be my first choice and I very much doubt he'd be given the chance to return, but he's not the worst option. Unfortunately he might be the only 'experienced' manager that we could actually afford. He did get us promoted so he knows how to win games at that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'd rather have Danny Lennon. Macpherson had no respect for the fans and his football philosophy was painful on the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 FFS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) FFS ! Spoiled by the un-necessary exclamation mark and space between it and the preceeding 'S'. Much could be learned from the smooth execution displayed by david g's recent FFS, but still, a worthy effort. Have a 'like'. Brush up on your FFS styling on the training field and next season you'll be up there pushing david g and drew all the way. Edited May 9, 2015 by pozbaird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabinho Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'd rather have Danny Lennon. Macpherson had no respect for the fans and his football philosophy was painful on the eye. His attitude towards the fans wasn't brilliant but that's only when things stated to go awry.When he was getting us promoted nobody really cared that he was a grumpy wee guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Could do a lot worse than McPherson. After all he took us from the bottom half of the second tier to an established top flight side. To be honest his attitude to the fans isn't something that concerns me. I couldn't care less if he was the friendliest guy in the world or the opposite. The only relevant thing for me for our next manager is his ability to manage the football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 What we need, IMHO is a clear-out and a fresh start. We may need to go backwards a few seasons before heading back. Appointing Gus would not be a fresh start at all. I have a lot of time for Gus and history should judge him kindly - but history is what it should remain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Of course there's surely no way Gilmour would take him back after the nature of his departure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Spoiled by the un-necessary exclamation mark and space between it and the preceeding 'S'. Much could be learned from the smooth execution displayed by david g's recent FFS, but still, a worthy effort. Have a 'like'. Brush up on your FFS styling on the training field and next season you'll be up there pushing david g and drew all the way.FSF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 FSF FFS shull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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