The Michael Beale Thread.

[B1872 21,924]

55 minutes ago, OrangeRab said:

We’re going to win the League Cup. Pretty confident about that.

But it’s the league where he should be judged for me. This year was a must win and given celtic look a level below where they were, there’s no excuses.

Sadly the recruitment continues to be a shambles so wouldn’t be more confident of success by changing manager now than hoping Beale turns it around with the current lot. 
 

 

Can I ask; where are you getting your confidence from?

I’m genuinely interested to know what you are seeing in our management and team that we’ll go and win a trophy.

[KaiserJon 12,742]

League win or nothing. I genuinely enjoy European games but that is / has to be the priority. I can't see how we go forward with Beale long term ( albeit that is 2/3 seasons today ) .

[MillerTimeDavie 123]

Any dropped points before the next internationals and he should be out on his arse

[OrangeRab 3,388]

1 hour ago, B1872 said:

Can I ask; where are you getting your confidence from?

I’m genuinely interested to know what you are seeing in our management and team that we’ll go and win a trophy.

Because the only team that would be favourites to beat us are knocked out. We have Livi at home and the semi and final are at Hampden and not on some shite plastic away pitch. We’re still levels above the remaining teams, just some fans being a bit dramatic. 

The league is a different story because we have to accumulate more points than celtic. Not confident at all we can win the title.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 69,530]

17 minutes ago, OrangeRab said:

Because the only team that would be favourites to beat us are knocked out. We have Livi at home and the semi and final are at Hampden and not on some shite plastic away pitch. We’re still levels above the remaining teams, just some fans being a bit dramatic. 

The league is a different story because we have to accumulate more points than celtic. Not confident at all we can win the title.

Dramatic  

[KBOO72 4,759]

8 hours ago, MillerTimeDavie said:

Any dropped points before the next internationals and he should be out on his arse

We're now without our 2 best midfielders and arguably our best striker for the next run of games. Really can't see how we're going to improve on what we've seen so far this season without them and I fully expect a bad result or 2 along the way. 

The injuries might just be used as an excuse to keep him in the job though unfortunately. 

[RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,837]

28 minutes ago, KBOO72 said:

We're now without our 2 best midfielders and arguably our best striker for the next run of games. Really can't see how we're going to improve on what we've seen so far this season without them and I fully expect a bad result or 2 along the way. 

The injuries might just be used as an excuse to keep him in the job though unfortunately. 

Must be in a bad way if raskin is seen as one of our best midfielders 

[OrangeRab 3,388]

8 hours ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said:

Dramatic  

What else is it? We haven’t been great but it’s not the CL ffs. celtic are out. No tricky away ties left. We are heavy favourites. Those are the facts.

League is a different story. 

[theiconicman 3,124]

16 hours ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said:

Would both cups, post Christmas European football and running them close in the league but finishing 2nd be enough to keep him in the job?

Or is a minimum of a league and league cup win needed?

Who wants him out at the end of the season even if we do the above?

I don't see the point in imagining these hypotheticals - let's focus on reality and what he has done and judge him on that. By every measure he has been a failure, in the league, in the cups, in Europe, in recruitment, in tactics.

That is the basis to act, not wishful thinking - you'd be as well buying lottery tickets with all your money than save it or put it in a pension with that thinking.

[KBOO72 4,759]

4 hours ago, RFC55 said:

Must be in a bad way if raskin is seen as one of our best midfielders 

Cool. 

[Essandoh 21,859]

Gonna do my best not to be an immature bellend tonight and lose the plot at that cunt if we get hammered

I cannot believe he’s still here

[The Specky Forum Organiser 69,530]

 

[Bears r us 31,337]

Not expecting much tonight result wise, but then I could be wrong, I do hope I am wrong. 

Hope it is not a night of watching it from here  

EDIT: Oops, wrong thread me thinks. 

[Loyal72 13,633]

4 minutes ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said:

 

That's beautiful.

[ayro 3,514]

28 minutes ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said:

 

😂 brilliant, loved his wee wave and clenched fist back, some character.

[Laudrupsleftfoot 12,228]

I know it’s a bit of a running joke with him but Specky can’t seriously want Warnock as manager.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 69,530]

1 minute ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said:

I know it’s a bit of a running joke with him but Specky can’t seriously want Warnock as manager.

He's not coming in as manager. 

But I would love it.

[Colin Traive 23,833]

Met Warnock at Glasgow airport when McCoist was making a cunt of it as manager and I asked if he was up here to take over.

Just laughed it off but I’d have been delighted to have him in the dug out at that time.

[RossS1873 2,639]

3 minutes ago, Colin Traive said:

Met Warnock at Glasgow airport when McCoist was making a cunt of it as manager and I asked if he was up here to take over.

Just laughed it off but I’d have been delighted to have him in the dug out at that time.

We'd have been exponentially better when Warburton was sacked with him as opposed to the 18 months of shite we got with Caixinha and Murtymania 

[Essandoh 21,859]

If we get hammered tonight there’s zero reason he should stay (and I don’t believe there is currently)

[SIRB_72 4,148]

6 hours ago, OrangeRab said:

What else is it? We haven’t been great but it’s not the CL ffs. celtic are out. No tricky away ties left. We are heavy favourites. Those are the facts.

League is a different story. 

7 out of our last 11 cup exits we've been knocked out by a team not named celtic. In fact half the current SPFL has knocked us out a cup in the last 5/6 years. Motherwell, Aberdeen x2, Hearts, St Mirren, St Johnstone, Hibs. 

We've played 11 times at Hampden in that time winning 4 games. 6 of those 11 were against the rest and we've only won 3. We beat Hearts twice (2019 & 2022) and Aberdeen last year. We've lost to Aberdeen, Motherwell and Hibs at Hampen since 2017.

Those are the facts and why people are not so confident about us winning this League Cup.

Combine that with our less than stellar cup performances under Beale. We've huffed and puffed against Partick, Raith, Aberdeen and Morton winning every game marginally.

[Rowley Birkin 10,036]

7 hours ago, RFC55 said:

Must be in a bad way if raskin is seen as one of our best midfielders 

thats just where we are

[MacBoyd 6,071]

17 minutes ago, SIRB_72 said:

7 out of our last 11 cup exits we've been knocked out by a team not named celtic. In fact half the current SPFL has knocked us out a cup in the last 5/6 years. Motherwell, Aberdeen x2, Hearts, St Mirren, St Johnstone, Hibs. 

We've played 11 times at Hampden in that time winning 4 games. 6 of those 11 were against the rest and we've only won 3. We beat Hearts twice (2019 & 2022) and Aberdeen last year. We've lost to Aberdeen, Motherwell and Hibs at Hampen since 2017.

Those are the facts and why people are not so confident about us winning this League Cup.

Combine that with our less than stellar cup performances under Beale. We've huffed and puffed against Partick, Raith, Aberdeen and Morton winning every game marginally.

Sobering

[BlueSuedeSambas 56,383]

33 minutes ago, Essandoh said:

If we get hammered tonight there’s zero reason he should stay (and I don’t believe there is currently)

A poor result tonight won’t see him off. It will be a domestic slip up before the board act.

[Rowley Birkin 10,036]

heres the thing if he gets lucky and is here come january why the fuck would the board give him more money to buy more shit players