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Probably a Gourlay Free Kick moment, as you know I'm not following much football nowadays but Gary Bollan is his number 2.

Fair comment.

I probably did have similar thoughts about Johansson, and even had similar thoughts about Gus McPherson and Davie Hopkin too. I was also the first person to mention on here that Dougie Imrie would be a decent shout for the managers role, this was when he was coaching at Hamilton. I also said that Tony Docherty would be a decent candidate too, long before he was given a chance to manage at a club bigger than Morton. For someone that is supposedly a boo-boy, I actually give a surprising amount of people a fair chance. Its based upon someone being a reasonable candidate for a job at a pretty unfashionable club, which lets face it is exactly what Morton are, and a reasonable candidate being given a fair chance. Contrary to what you said, its nothing to do with their playing careers, as all of the above mentioned had fairly unspectacular playing careers. Morton have had rookie managers before, sometimes it works, and we've had veteran managers before. Sometimes it works too. On paper Gus McPherson seemed like a reasonable candidate to steady the ship, he was local, an experienced manager with a reasonable track record and looking for work; and Morton were in a transitional period. It could have paid off, but wasn't to be. Similarly, Jonathan Johannson was a local guy who'd been around in coaching for a few years and was looking to make his way into management. Him alongside a veteran manager as his assistant seemed like a good option at the time. Once again, it could have paid off but it wasn't to be. The difference between Duncan Ferguson and all of the above names is, well, he's Duncan Ferguson. Whatever is wrong at Inverness he'll sort it out. Nobody would fuck this guy around. The players will all look up to him and respect him, he's been there/seen it/done it and they'll WANT to give that bit extra for him, and prospective new signings will all WANT to play for him ahead of yet another Ian McCall type, and he'll be able to tap into the English market too. Players will up sticks and head for the Highlands to play for this guy. I wouldn't write him off on the basis of a dozen or so games at an over-achieved non-league outfit who are past their peak. He's got something to prove and has just been given a platform to prove it.

The big problem for Duncan at Ibrox was he was possibly the right signing at the wrong time. He was bought as a long-term replacement for Mark Hateley who was scoring goals for fun at the time and the two of them didn't quite gel either on or off the park. Also, he had his off-the-park problems but in the great scheme of things he was in the right place and in the right company, as Rangers at that time had allsorts of mad bams in their team - from Andy Goram to Muck Hoist - they were all capable of their own misdemeanours of equal magnitude. However, unlike any of them he had the huge (at the time) weight of being Britain's record transfer fee on his shoulders, and was a target as such for the authorities. If he were, say, a £1.5m signing for Rangers then he wouldn't have been seen as such a problem. Also, further to Dunning's points about Forest Green Rovers and him not doing well there - well, who has? They are a nothing club. They are run by a hippy who preaches veganism and knitting yoghurt, whilst not paying child support. They were the wrong club for him. If he were at Tranmere, Carlisle or somewhere like that then he'd have fared a lot better. Inverness Caley Thistle have made an inspired choice of Manager, and this will be the start of great things for them and a great managerial career for Duncan Ferguson.

Hard to disagree with any of that. However his nephew sounds like the kind of character who will darken Morton's doors at some point en route to BSC Edusport Braves or some shite like that.

It was written by Kevin McKenna. I don't think he's a West-end luvvie.

Read this and cringe: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23792170.football-manager-ian-mccall-broken-dreams-second-chances/

Lewis Strapp coming back.

Whats wrong with wanting your money back? If you bought a pie and it had hairs on it, you'd want your money back. Next.

Have any of you got any idea how long it takes to weave Tartan? None of you have got a fucking clue.

Cheers mate

I'm not all that bothered about it mate. I'm unlikely to buy any of the recent replica's.

Also worthwhile noting that there was a slight difference between the tartan shirts that the team wore back in 1993-5 from the shirts which were on sale to the general public. The team had embroidered badges on the shirts whereas the supporters badges were a foam ironed-on transfer type:

I dont think that the pattern is far too different from the original as pictured below:

For the benefit of the untrained eye, what is the difference between them?

He deserves an injury for having a stupid nickname like 'Banzo'.

It would be much better if they were at the front of their thoughts, rather than the front of their thoughs. Just saying.

Is old Urnie in an Urn?

Whatever happened to Ed de Ball?

In fairness to old shoogly, whenever he was dishing out the 'bring a friend' patter he wasn't letting anyone in for nothing.

There is no such a thing as friendlies with that lot.

What would catch the eye exactly? A former Newcastle director from yonks ago being a former Greenock cooncillor from yonks ago? What relevance does this have to anything?

I doubt it will be. I haven't eaten one lately. Next.

It speaks volumes about the depths our club has plumbed to in recent years that an ex-St. Mirren and Rangers water carrier that beats up pensioners for fun isn't the most despicable signing we've ever made.

With all of the elation and hilarity at Partick Thistle being shite and staying down I almost forgot my annual laugh at Hamburg fucking things up in the Bundesliga play-offs. Again. So here goes...