stuwell Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Although appointing Craigan as assistant manager would be the "cheap option", i don't agree that it would be wrong. Having ofter heard him talking on the radio and watched his interview the other week, he appears to be very capable of being the assistant manager. I understand that he has the relevant coaching badges so if he get the job I'd have no complaints. JB has done very well with his appointments of firstly McGhee and Leitch and now with Gannon so I'd trust his judgment on Craigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Did one of the Stockport Lads not mention, Peter Ward as his assistant? Nothing wrong with him bringing in his ownman, and allowing a senior player to step into a player/coach role then becoming his man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 I'm not sure what is up with the 'cheap option'. Who knows the Scottish game better in the FP dressing room than Crags? Who knows the players better? If he can stay professional and objective about his own performances then for me it is an ideal appointment. I think it's just too soon for Craigan. He has own international career to continue and has to concern himself with his own performances in order to maintain his place there. I know Scott Leitch was assistant manager for many players he played with, but I feel the spell away from the club with Ross County helped make a separation from the rest of the players. Craigan will not have that distance. If he gets it, he will of course get my backing. Just strikes me as the cheap choice, instead of the right one. And I say that with no malice to the big guy (and fully expecting that he will get the job). Leads on to, who takes the captaincy? Lasley? Hammell? I don't think you can be assistant manager and captain so where is Craigan needed more...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 If you can be Player-manager I'm sure you can be Asst. Manager-captain. As Assistant he would be a leader on the park anyway so makes no difference. If he isn't then Gannon selects somebody else to be Captain. No drama. Sadly, I'm an old school romantic and being Captain is a big thing to me. In the reality of pro football.....I'm not sure it is. Look how our armband was getting tossed about last year. Craigan, Hughes, Lasley, Quinn.....and it didn't 'sort out' Quinn did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 More interesting to me is the formation we are likely to play. I read somewhere that Gannon likes to play the 4-2-3-1 set up (or maybe it was 4-3-2-1?) Doesn anyone think John Sutton is cut out to play the lone striker role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 More interesting to me is the formation we are likely to play. I read somewhere that Gannon likes to play the 4-2-3-1 set up (or maybe it was 4-3-2-1?) Doesn anyone think John Sutton is cut out to play the lone striker role? No way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 More interesting to me is the formation we are likely to play. I read somewhere that Gannon likes to play the 4-2-3-1 set up (or maybe it was 4-3-2-1?) Doesn anyone think John Sutton is cut out to play the lone striker role? I would have thought that although he may favour the one man up top with a couple of attacking midfielders behind, he may be beholden to the players we have at the moment. By that I mean, at least initially finding the formation that the players we have left are most comfortable with. And on the evidence of Nancy away, no, John Sutton is not really cut out for the lone striker role... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 And on the evidence of Nancy away, no, John Sutton is not really cut out for the lone striker role...Probably not. Although to be fair, it would have been easier to judge if we had put out a team interested in getting out their own half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Probably not. Although to be fair, it would have been easier to judge if we had put out a team interested in getting out their own half. Correct. Or at least played one player within about 40 yards of Sutton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhitepele Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm happy enough with our new manager, goin by reports on him,my one resevation is, if he's bringing his own backroom staff with him from england then where is the knowledge of the scottish game coming from?Opponents,players available for us up here etc....are we goin to rely on Craigan's knowledge of that, or bring someone in,in a coaching capacity to work with him,hopefully the latter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellwisherwinnipeg Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I just happen to feel our current squad of players are perhaps more suited to playing the Gannon way than the Boothroyd way. Your probably right. I really think that JB put alot of weight on the fact that Gannon is used to working with little cash and developing youth but especially the fact that he will know the lower divisions in England and could uncover some diamonds in the rough ( no offense intended to any Airdrie fans ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well-army Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Very Please with the appointment. Welcome aboard the rollercoaster Jim. From BBC Gossip Page Motherwell boss Jim Gannon will make Stockport goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams his first transfer target. (The Sun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwell Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Good story in the Herald regarding Gannon, http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines..._for_future.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Good story in the Herald regarding Gannon,http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines..._for_future.php Good article, although... Gannon, like his predecessor, has demonstrated loyalty in the past to his employers, Also the article continues to perpetuate the myth that the only problem we had last season was the injury crisis in November and December... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well-army Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Again from the BBC Gossip page New Motherwell manager Jim Gannon will demand a chunk of the near £1m generated by the expected sales of David Clarkson and Paul Quinn to bolster his threadbare squad at Fir Park. (Daily Express) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 As someone else in this thread has stated, I don't think Gannon would have accepted the job had JB told him that two or three key players were being sold, three or four had already left and he was getting no money at all to replace them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Alright big man. Lets see what you've got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwell Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Although most of this story is already well known to us, there is a small part quoting St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes who thinks he will do well for us, http://sport.scotsman.com/football/39Outst...well.5409086.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any details about the official press conference yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any details about the official press conference yet? I was just about to post asking this myself. With that, and the proposed moves for Clarkson and Quinn, there's a lot we're waiting on at the moment. Don't think I've ever known a close season like this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I missed Dave Jones on SSN earlier due to my mid morning kip. However there seems to be some chat about him and the West Brom job. Wonder if I will slow down Quinn's move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any details about the official press conference yet? According to SSN we are hoping to have everything confimed and announced tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 'Flow Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any details about the official press conference yet? Tomorrow afternoon 'Flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaststandfan Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I take it he's now the manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Ooan the love cannon (sorry just a drunken joke with a few members of the site). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.