Jamie_M Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 37 minutes ago, The Bewilderedbeast said: Derek Anderson to take charge of the team assisted by Andy Millen and John Sutton. https://www.inverclydenow.com/morton-confirm-temporary-management-arrangements/ Have to say I thought it would have been Millen assisted by the other two. Interesting. Heard they are adding Jimmy Gourlay to the interim team also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Blue Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Get Millen to fuck. Can't understand why he's been allowed to continue in a role that he has proved so inept at. There's a storm on the horizon And for that I can't see the sun For I'll keep a waiting on the pavement For the ice cream van to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mr.Blue said: Get Millen to fuck. Can't understand why he's been allowed to continue in a role that he has proved so inept at. £££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChampTon Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Can't believe people are mentioning absolute whamees such as Kevin Thomson - just watch him during the Hibs vs **** semi, jesus wept - and Kettlewell. Think I've mentioned it before but worked with Kevin Thomson's cousin recently. Boy said that he got offered the Falkirk job but Kelty offered him nearly double what Falkirk could. Also mentioned that when he asked for money for a defender and he got O'Ware, they gave him the option to sign a back up for him as he was injury prone. Would be daft to leave Kelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Jamie_M said: At least he seems fairly enthusiastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopBrennan Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Chris Dodds is reporting in the Tele today that Brian Rice and Sir Douglas of Imrie are both interested in the job. You address me by my proper title, you little bollocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunning1874 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 There's a time and place for taking a gamble on first time managers and I'd generally say that when you're in a dire relegation battle with a flawed squad, that isn't it. However, when the list of experienced names is as uninspiring as the current one and there's also a reasonable chance that some of those names will be looking at the Morton job as a second choice to Falkirk, I think we could do far worse than Imrie. There's always a risk that any first time manager could turn out to be a Johansson or even John Potter level dud, but if it's a choice between that risk and Brian Rice then Imrie's less of a gamble. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehutt Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Certainly an attraction to Imrie in that he is an unknown quantity. would surely have a bit of desire. I agree about Rice, he's been an assistant for 2 decades then struggled to make an impact as a manager. Would probably rather be in the trenches with Imrie than Rice at this stage. Personal view is that if Ugwu stays fit, we have a decent chance to get up the table. Don't see enough goals coming from elsewhere regardless of who the manager is. Twitter... tweet tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampTon Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Would there be a possibility of Rice/Imrie combo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbru Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Imrie is an interesting one. Worked hard to get to to a decent level from the juniors up and looks to have been doing a lot of coaching towards the end of his playing career so a hard worker with a bit of confidence and ambition. A gamble as a first time manager but could be a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, ChampTon said: Would there be a possibility of Rice/Imrie combo? Some sort of managerial risotto, you mean. Sorry, getting my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Imrie the first name I've heard that intrigued me. No idea how suitable he'd be for the role but if he's impressive enough at the interview stage I'd be alright if we gave him a shot. Good people will do good things, bad people will do bad things, but only with religion do good people do bad things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Odds on next appointment https://twitter.com/__cr97/status/1468205263723372547?s=24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamCam Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 As per usual, if someone on here 'in the know' mentioned he saw Steve Clarke driving west on the M8 he would soon be on that uninspiring list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 I'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread - I'm less interested in who gets it and more interested in what the club actually wants. What are their aims and what are their metrics and what is their vision for the role? Their public words are, the aim is survival in the Championship. We're still very much in the fight for that. So why did they punt Gus? Was it over style of play? Was it because he lost the dressing room? Right now I have no idea what the remit of the manager actually is, because prior to Saturday at 6pm there was no indication from the club that they were unhappy with the results or where we were in the table. So what's the actual plan, what do they actually want the manager to achieve and how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Marlon Harewood seen in the Port Tesco apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehutt Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, TRVMP said: I'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread - I'm less interested in who gets it and more interested in what the club actually wants. What are their aims and what are their metrics and what is their vision for the role? Their public words are, the aim is survival in the Championship. We're still very much in the fight for that. So why did they punt Gus? Was it over style of play? Was it because he lost the dressing room? Right now I have no idea what the remit of the manager actually is, because prior to Saturday at 6pm there was no indication from the club that they were unhappy with the results or where we were in the table. So what's the actual plan, what do they actually want the manager to achieve and how? My understanding that Gus's target was a points total that was built around an 8th place finish. The draw on Saturday put us well under that target. Got to assume that is 1.1 to 1.2 points per game (maybe higher to guarantee 8th), so 13 points from 16 games is well behind where we'd hope to be. Perhaps mood amongst the fans not helping. I thought after getting the draw Gus would get at least another week, but got to assume Saturday's decision was premeditated on the part of the board given how quickly things moved after full time. Twitter... tweet tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamCam Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Gus may have been a good guy and exactly what was required off the park but he is in a results business and they have not been good enough. I suspect the insipid performance against QoS and the last-gasp draw with Ayr accompanied by the vitriol from the stands forced the Board to take decisive action. Never forget though MCT are complicit in this mess having offered up a two-year contract and a performance benchmark of 8th. As fans, we need more ambition on and off the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, piehutt said: My understanding that Gus's target was a points total that was built around an 8th place finish. The draw on Saturday put us well under that target. Got to assume that is 1.1 to 1.2 points per game (maybe higher to guarantee 8th), so 13 points from 16 games is well behind where we'd hope to be. Perhaps mood amongst the fans not helping. I thought after getting the draw Gus would get at least another week, but got to assume Saturday's decision was premeditated on the part of the board given how quickly things moved after full time. That all sounds perfectly reasonable. It also sounds completely, 100% incompatible with a two-year deal and aims of managerial stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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