Virtuoso 27,180 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 WATP-FOREVER, Rum Ham and Sweetheart 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 That's Billy Kirkwood as the newly appointed Loans Manager - makes sense. Sweetheart 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 At least they have put someone in charge of this that knows what he is doing, good appointment for Billy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rum Ham 2,059 Posted January 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2019 Mark Allen doesn't fuck about, does he? Even last Jan most were pleased with the business we done, to the point some thought Cummings could replace Morelos (even although, despite the sitter, he ran the taigs ragged at the end of December 2017). Easy to say the signings weren't great at the time in hindsight, but there wasn't many that weren't happy with them at the time. Summer, he got the deals done quickly, now he's doing the same again. Remember reading a few posts on here writing him off in November last season as a waste of cash after the guy had been in the job for a few months and not one full transfer window. Obviously still too quick to judge someone with his position after a couple of transfer windows, but when we're making positive signings he never gets a mention on here. Geo17, Ayrblue1, gmcf and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tannerall 25,935 Posted January 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2019 What I like about him is he just seems to get on with it in a professional manner behind the scenes without feeling the need to make too much noise about it. Rum Ham, Sweetheart, CoopsLaud and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,189 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, tannerall said: What I like about him is he just seems to get on with it in a professional manner behind the scenes without feeling the need to make too much noise about it. Exactly . It sounds as if he's done his homework and as soon as the transfer window opens he's straight in there getting the deals done . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Ham 2,059 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, tannerall said: What I like about him is he just seems to get on with it in a professional manner behind the scenes without feeling the need to make too much noise about it. That's ironically what most the complaints were about him in the first few months Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Rum Ham said: That's ironically what most the complaints were about him in the first few months And I questioned him too, aware that there had been more than a few share of rogues and charlatans in prime positions at our club in previous years, but he stuck to the task and appears to have come up trumps, so happy to admit I was too sceptical and there was no need to complain. Rum Ham 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrblue1 2,042 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rum Ham said: Mark Allen doesn't fuck about, does he? Even last Jan most were pleased with the business we done, to the point some thought Cummings could replace Morelos (even although, despite the sitter, he ran the taigs ragged at the end of December 2017). Easy to say the signings weren't great at the time in hindsight, but there wasn't many that weren't happy with them at the time. Summer, he got the deals done quickly, now he's doing the same again. Remember reading a few posts on here writing him off in November last season as a waste of cash after the guy had been in the job for a few months and not one full transfer window. Obviously still too quick to judge someone with his position after a couple of transfer windows, but when we're making positive signings he never gets a mention on here. After what we've been through it's hard to blame anyone for doubting things. As a fan base we expect the best asap which thankfully has stood us in good stead and our expectations will make sure we return to our rightful place watp 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Rum Ham 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrup1984 25,100 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 16BlueSherbert90 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Nice bump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ozblue 4,331 Posted January 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, fanaticCR said: Nice bump. It's deserved, mate! Mark Allen could turn out to be the best signing we have ever made (If he isn't already) He has transformed our Academy structure into one that can compare with big European clubs and made Auchenhowie a proper developer of potential talent. Let's not kid ourselves, we would never have got Steven Gerrard as manager without Mark Allen, and I very much doubt we would have seen the quality players we are currently signing without the influence of Steven Gerrard. Of course, we have to give the board a lot of credit for finally giving our supporters something to be positive about, because if anybody deserves it, it's our fans who have never deserted our great club through the darkest of years. W.A.T.P. terry739, BridgeIsBlue, Blumhoilann and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ozblue said: It's deserved, mate! Mark Allen could turn out to be the best signing we have ever made (If he isn't already) He has transformed our Academy structure into one that can compare with big European clubs and made Auchenhowie a proper developer of potential talent. Let's not kid ourselves, we would never have got Steven Gerrard as manager without Mark Allen, and I very much doubt we would have seen the quality players we are currently signing without the influence of Steven Gerrard. Of course, we have to give the board a lot of credit for finally giving our supporters something to be positive about, because if anybody deserves it, it's our fans who have never deserted our great club through the darkest of years. W.A.T.P. Spot on with everything mate. Really looks like everything we are doing now is going the right way. All the best for 2019. Ozblue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,110 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ozblue said: It's deserved, mate! Mark Allen could turn out to be the best signing we have ever made (If he isn't already) He has transformed our Academy structure into one that can compare with big European clubs and made Auchenhowie a proper developer of potential talent. Let's not kid ourselves, we would never have got Steven Gerrard as manager without Mark Allen, and I very much doubt we would have seen the quality players we are currently signing without the influence of Steven Gerrard. Of course, we have to give the board a lot of credit for finally giving our supporters something to be positive about, because if anybody deserves it, it's our fans who have never deserted our great club through the darkest of years. W.A.T.P. Craig Mullholland is the secret behind our academy. A lot of the work was done before Mark came in I believe. esquire8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy666 2,881 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 He's done sterling work so far. Honestly thought a DoF would be just another trough guzzler but he's proved me wrong big time. Makes you wonder how different it might all be if we had got the guy for Southampton instead. Robmc1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, Leeds_Bear said: Craig Mullholland is the secret behind our academy. A lot of the work was done before Mark came in I believe. Yes, I 100% agree with that, but I think Mark Allen has had the experience with Manchester City as Academy Director to take it to another level. Bobby Hume 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, fanaticCR said: Spot on with everything mate. Really looks like everything we are doing now is going the right way. All the best for 2019. All the best for you and yours also, mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 05/01/2019 at 22:33, Rum Ham said: Mark Allen doesn't fuck about, does he? Even last Jan most were pleased with the business we done, to the point some thought Cummings could replace Morelos (even although, despite the sitter, he ran the taigs ragged at the end of December 2017). I thought brining Cummings in was a strange one. From January onward, with Murty in charge, we played a lone striker formation. Morelos is great as the lone striker and was always going to be starting. Cummings can't play as a lone striker and I don't think we ever went with 2 up top. Well, there was a Scottish Cup game against Falkirk when we played both up front and Cummings got a hat-trick but that was it. Similarly, I don't think Lafferty can play the lone striker role either and wonder why he was brought here. Defoe might cause a formation change to accommodate two strikers but I struggle to see how that would work. a 3-5-2 means attacking full-back and no wide players (Kent, Candeias, Jones) would feature. It's been said that Gerrard doesn't like the 4-4-2 either and this 4-3-3 has served us so well in Europe and against celtic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hiring a DOF was pointless but... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Bump. Should be on about 10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Jim White avoiding the question of whether he's a Rangers man Absolute wanker. Blueshoff and Bobby Hume 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, plumbGER said: Jim White avoiding the question of whether he's a Rangers man Absolute wanker. Clocked that. Taig sympathising cunt. Bobby Hume 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidermansGaffer 2,552 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Listening to Jim White on Talksport now, apparently he has received an email from Dave King which he will be discussing shortly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, fanaticCR said: Clocked that. Taig sympathising cunt. He's a cunt, made out Danny Murphy put him on the spot then changed the subject. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Rfc 557 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, plumbGER said: He's a cunt, made out Danny Murphy put him on the spot then changed the subject. Same Jim white that said something along the lines of us having more morons amongst our support than most clubs. Around the time of the coin that was thrown at Livingston Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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