Richie Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Peter Grant, with Colin O'Neil as assistant. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassinari Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Stark does nothing for me, there is a big difference in managing a hand picked squad of the best players available every couple of months, to getting the most out of the squad you inherit day in, day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Peter Grant? Never been one to pay much heed to the BBC Gossip page, but, what next? Sir Alex Ferguson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwell Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Putting aside his playing days and ability to be the player every opposition fan loved to hate - his "clash" with Colin O'Neil still makes me smile - I wouldn't discount Peter Grant, from what I've heard he has a good reputation and is well thought of. I'd imagine also that he would still have the same attitude to never giving up that he did as a player, which can only be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmac Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Grant - No Stark - No Butcher - No Lennon - God No Adams - No Calderwood - No Leitch - No Adams - No These guys are NOT what we need! We need someone to inject life and stimulate the entire club. These guys are too "establishment", we need new ideas, outlooks and approaches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Re josh Law, hopefully everyone gets a chance to see what they can do under new management There are a few , I don't rate too highly e.g Carswell, Kerr, but they are young guys and like Law deserve the chance to show what they can or can't do This is wild and crazy but maybe the new manager, who ever he is, will play Josh Law at right back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic2904 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Considering that Lasley is on his last legs and has finished his license, would he be an option to take over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Considering that Lasley is on his last legs and has finished his license, would he be an option to take over? No, no and one more time, NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shire Greats Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I didn't fancy MCCall at first cos of the old form old boys thing, and he won me round quickly, so I should be more objective when I hear Peter Grants name.........but I think he is too Much associated with Celtic.You need someone who us going to have best interests of Mfc at heart , not banging on about the old times with Celtic, which when I have heard him on the radio,he is prone to do. It might be the ex Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant they are referring to tho, might be a good shout...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_mfc Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Not really been paying much attention to the rumours simply because the last few managers have came from nowhere so no point in trying to guess names. All I would say is we need someone who can get this bunch of players playing again. Forget the manager, if the players dont get the finger out then we will go down simple as that, doesn't matter who we get to take charge. We need someone who can somehow get us up to at least 10th place and that looks like one almighty challenge for someone at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergi4 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Grant - No Stark - No Butcher - No Lennon - God No Adams - No Calderwood - No Leitch - No Adams - No These guys are NOT what we need! We need someone to inject life and stimulate the entire club. These guys are too "establishment", we need new ideas, outlooks and approaches. Too early for John Kennedy? Has some rapport with the players and Alan Burrows from the 'Obertraun' preseason camp, and has progressed from Scout to Under 20s coach with Celtic. Pull in a older head like Willie McStay as assistant, could work in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 The state we are in, we need someone who has a few years management experience under their belt. It would be great if we had the luxury of time to allow a new boss with new ideas take over, but whoever comes in needs to stop the rot first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Too early for John Kennedy? Has some rapport with the players and Alan Burrows from the 'Obertraun' preseason camp, and has progressed from Scout to Under 20s coach with Celtic. Pull in a older head like Willie McStay as assistant, could work in my opinion. are you getting motherwell mixed up with blantyre celtic? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 If we were appointing in the close season I would think we might be changing our aim slightly. The fact is, we need someone to make a difference now rather than bring in someone relatively untested who would need time to put his own theories/regime into place. As I've said before, an old head for the rest of the season to steady the ship, with a younger number two who could take over next Summer might be the way forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCC Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 If we were appointing in the close season I would think we might be changing our aim slightly. The fact is, we need someone to make a difference now rather than bring in someone relatively untested who would need time to put his own theories/regime into place. As I've said before, an old head for the rest of the season to steady the ship, with a younger number two who could take over next Summer might be the way forward. I accept he wouldn't be a popular choice but this is exactly why i think we need someone like McGhee til the end of the season and then bring in someone new to support a long term strategy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Considering that Lasley is on his last legs and has finished his license, would he be an option to take over? No chance. Not a leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 It might be the ex Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant they are referring to tho, might be a good shout...... 'cept he's long dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 'cept he's long dead Would still be better than some of the candidates suggested on here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I accept he wouldn't be a popular choice but this is exactly why i think we need someone like McGhee til the end of the season and then bring in someone new to support a long term strategy!! I'm not sure. Look at how much work McGhee had to put in with the squad over the close season in order to get them into shape - remember this was largely the same squad as the Malpas 'experiment'. I'd probably go for Butcher until the end of the season, if nothing else for his motivational qualities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Butcher didn't really motivate Hibs did he? Infact he went in there and told players they weren't good enough, then recalled them when they were battling for points. Butchers tactics were brutal for much of his time at FIr Park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in motherwell Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 True, although he did reasonably well at a time when we had bugger all resources (likewise at ICT I suppose too). I'm not saying he's some tactical genius, but might be the one to instil a bit of much-needed passion in the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 True, although he did reasonably well at a time when we had bugger all resources (likewise at ICT I suppose too). I'm not saying he's some tactical genius, but might be the one to instil a bit of much-needed passion in the squad. If you ignore the fact we were lucky not to be relegated when he was in charge, then Aye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Butcher did seem to do quite well at picking up players for nothing and building a good team spirit at Inverness. On the other hand, he took over a hibs team in a similar position to ours currently and if anything, he made them worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Butcher had the personality to get us through the early stages of our administration and recovery. We did end up bottom in 2003 though, and dead lucky not to be relegated. After that, we made it in to the top 6 a couple of times, but he seemed incapable of winning games after the split. That, plus his time at Hibs puts him in the "Thanks for earlier, but no thanks for now" camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 2003/04 was a season when the phrase "punching above our weight" was actually accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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