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Ok. Let's not cut him some slack - let's move him on after one game.

Well he does when people are saying he's the only person responsible for past issues in the dressing room

It was Balcombes first game. Surely we can cut him some slack

Because maybe he's not going to walk and the club aren't going to sack him before then. It's the board who make the decision - not us

Mair wasn't on the bench but given that Connolly got recalled and the club put a statement out saying Connolly would soon be going back to EK it could have been for personal reasons

You've every right to be disheartened. I am too and I'm a so called happy clapper

I cannot remember the last time I saw a statement of confidence in a manager in Scotland

You're entitled to your view, absolutely but there's always going to be stories - I personally know someone who has connections at the club and they said that there were issues with SOD and Alexander - but they thought Alexander was the issue - maybe the bigger point should be what goes on in the club should stay there. Same with the Casey stuff last week

Do you think he's going to be sacked this week? Actually - I'm going to step away from this thread - it's quite clear that if I say anything about Kettlewell there are people queuing up to dig me out.

But that still doesn't justify why the finger is getting pointed at him for having issues with three managers when the entire team weren't performing. Come on - let's not single one player out. It's unfair

He won't be sacked before next Saturday unless he walks - the County game might be the tipping point.

I would personally be very surprised if SOD has an attitude. If you see him at events like calendar signings - he spends a ridiculous amount of time with the young fans, why would you do that if you don't care about the club- this is all just conjecture the same way the Casey stuff last week was.

Yes they do - but I can't remember the last time I saw any club doing it - I don't think that was what the poster earlier meant. They were looking for a statement saying he was going to be getting punted

It's not up to me to arrange it - it's down to the well society - they've already phoned me over it but they make the decision on when it's to take place.

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The board aren't going to send a statement out re Kettlewell unless he leaves. That's pretty standard.

I personally don't think that's fair. By all accounts there were issues between SOD and Alexander but from what people who are connected with the club have suggested is that SOD wasn't treated very well by Alexander and wanted out. He wasn't playing for a chunk under Alexander - I don't think that's the same as downing tools. How can you down tools when you aren't getting a game. Also - if people did down tools under Hammell - they did it as a collective. It clearly wasn't just one player. Liam Kelly went on TV saying the players let Alexander down - after the Sligo games - how can any of that be pinned on one player? Where is the evidence that SOD had issues with Robbo and Hammell? The entire team didn't turn up at the Raith game - if players had an issue with Hammell and he lost the dressing room it wasn't just SOD to blame

No worries

I was responding to someone else who said there should be a statement from the board tonight

There's only going to be a statement if he walks or is sacked or they decide mutually that it's time for him to go.

I think thats a bit unnecessary. People defending him to the end or not as the case may be won't make the slightest bit of difference as to whether he walks or gets sacked.

It's fine -there's no worries

Apparently Casey was raging last week and had words with Kettlewell after the game - source someone on pie and bov I think - don't know any more than that.

I didn't say anything about the team being better off - I just said that he's started from the bench before.

Apparently Connolly has been recalled as an emergency and will be going back to Ek shortly - assume there must be personal reasons for Mair not playing today