Drew Busby's Moustache Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Just waiting on the news (please let it happen ) that Hopkin has signed Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealTonKid Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 If he re-signs Blues or Orsi, then Ayr fans really should start worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hej Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/sean-mcginty-joins-david-hopkins-24197737 The 27-year-old told the Ayrshire Post: "I really enjoyed playing under him [Hopkin] at Morton and we enjoyed good success during his time there. "I enjoy the way he builds his team and we had a really good relationship so I can't wait to work with him again. "I had other options on the table and turned down a very good offer to stay at Morton" wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 "I enjoy the way he builds his team'' What a total fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I'd probably enjoy it too if I was guaranteed an appearance fee every week regardless of how shit I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madton Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Good that we are offering perceived very good (apparent) offers. Not so good that we felt it worthwhile to offer Mcginty one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Who's offering players like McGinty a very good offer to stay? Does that mean Gus is remaining or someone else has just decided to offer contracts? Either way it's a bad sign if McGinty was offered something, other than a taxi fare to another club. I've felt all week a bit like I won't complain too much if Gus is given the job, but I must admit I don't want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Hej said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/sean-mcginty-joins-david-hopkins-24197737 The 27-year-old told the Ayrshire Post: "I really enjoyed playing under him [Hopkin] at Morton and we enjoyed good success during his time there. "I enjoy the way he builds his team and we had a really good relationship so I can't wait to work with him again. "I had other options on the table and turned down a very good offer to stay at Morton" wat Confirmation that tomorrow is going to be a pile of pish then as they announce Gus is staying and that they have resigned a bunch of the losers that nearly got us relegated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 One of the key points from MCT’s Business Plan, which kicks in on Tuesday, is to prioritise quality over quantity in the playing staff. A commitment to Youth Development will hopefully supplement the smaller squad, sooner rather than later. This is probably the intended plan for the majority of clubs in the SPFL, however I can’t help thinking it’s a direct lesson learned from Hopkin’s tenure, and as such I’m hopeful we’ll adhere to the plan. This should also have a bearing on MCT’s choice of our new Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Hej said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/sean-mcginty-joins-david-hopkins-24197737 The 27-year-old told the Ayrshire Post: "I really enjoyed playing under him [Hopkin] at Morton and we enjoyed good success during his time there. When the fuck was this? Was I in a coma for a massive period of Hopkin’s tenure and nobody’s informed me of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_panther Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Id be worried if I was an Ayr fan. Signing players that almost got relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, SpoonTon said: Who's offering players like McGinty a very good offer to stay? I'm not sure that I'd believe what he says. Sounds like he's just pretending he's in demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deego Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/markus-fjortoft-knew-join-ayr-24200059 Fjortoft claiming we wouldn’t have struggled if ‘Hoppy’ stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 The thing is we actually did have a good defensive record. Third-least goals conceded in the 27-game season, and considerably less than Dundee and four fewer than Ayr. And while I haven't checked, I believe that most of our clean sheets coincided with Fjortoft playing (and, by necessity, with ever-present McGinty playing.) So when Hopkin says in that article that with both these guys playing, Morton had one of the best defensive records in the league, he's absolutely correct. The part he doesn't acknowledge is that when we did concede it was fairly often down to McGinty's complete inability to defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Quite happy so far with our inactivity so far - Salkend & McGinty away, Grant and Ferguson won’t be our managers. Praying for more good news tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scozzie Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Great to see the back of McGinty he was a complete nightmare every time I watched him on TonTV... bit sorry to lose big Fjortoft apart from full-time football why would he go play for a manager who hardly started him... and as for Salkeild good luck to him he was without doubt a hard worker with little skill.... long may Hopkins continue to take the dross he brought to Morton back to Ayr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Deego said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/markus-fjortoft-knew-join-ayr-24200059 Fjortoft claiming we wouldn’t have struggled if ‘Hoppy’ stayed. If I remember correctly our main problem was we couldn't create enough or score. You may have missed that Markus while 'Hoppy' had you polishing a bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 12 hours ago, DreamOakTree said: One of the key points from MCT’s Business Plan, which kicks in on Tuesday, is to prioritise quality over quantity in the playing staff. A commitment to Youth Development will hopefully supplement the smaller squad, sooner rather than later. This is probably the intended plan for the majority of clubs in the SPFL, however I can’t help thinking it’s a direct lesson learned from Hopkin’s tenure, and as such I’m hopeful we’ll adhere to the plan. This should also have a bearing on MCT’s choice of our new Manager. If it's going to be a genuine key point of the strategy going forward then they're going to have to take transfer control out of the hands of a 'first team coach' and give it to someone directly responsible to the board for meeting those objectives. What else is there to stop a Hopkin mk. II assembling a job lot of ringers instead? MCT board members swanning into the dressing room like Dougie to tell everyone what to do is not going to cut it. I very much doubt that any substantial change like this will happen and so no lessons will in fact be learned at all. The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Should be waking up with a wee buzz of excitement about the possible announcements today but you just know they're about to tell us they went 'fuck it, just give it to Gus' and that they are resigning a bunch of the team that nearly took us down. Be quick with the disappointment please Morton, don't keep us waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONofmemories Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 We've just posted a video of Muirheads worldy saying "what will this friday bring?" TIME FOR CHANGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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