St Johnstone have been a managerial proving ground in recent seasons. Owen Coyle did a great deal of good work without achieving promotion to the SPL, but his two years there managed to sufficiently impress Burnley that they tempted him south. The people of Burnley were probably as surprised as the rest of us when Own led them to the FA Premier League but five months into the season he jumped ship to Bolton Wanderers.
Coyle kept Bolton up in 2010 and again in 2011 but they slipped from the league last summer. Poor form in the Championship soon turned sentiment against the manger and he was relieved of his duties in October.
Derek McInnes followed Coyle at St Johnstone and brought them into the SPL in his first full season but 15 months ago, after being touted for several jobs in England, he left for Bristol City, who, bottom of the Championship, sacked him today.
Steve Lomas is St Johnstone’s current manager and the latest to impress clubs south of the border offering larger pay-packets. He would be foolish to accept a job from a struggling club who have sacked their manager mid-season. As we have said several times before, managers receive a great deal of credit or blame but the success of a football club is infinitely more dependent on the entire structure of the club.
St Johnstone’s structure is just fine. The same is true of Inverness, where Terry Butcher decided to stay this week, as well as Ross County and Motherwell. The city clubs, Aberdeen, Hibs, Hearts, Dundee United and Dundee all churn through seasons as compulsive underachievers. If they were able to do something about this fact our league would be the envy of most.
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OptaPaolo @OptaPaolo
4 – Vladimir Weiss (Pescara) has been given 4 yellow cards for simulation in Serie A this season, more than any other player
Vidiic goal was offside and AR has previous not keeping up with play.
Tough call but it is the BPL so come on.
gscbhoy (kick them whilst they are down – remove their stars!)
15:53 on 13 January, 2013
They’re not going anywhere…..nobody would have them…….just another example of greengo’s strategy for keeping them the hoarde on board, while he milks them for all they have…….which is good news for us, and the future of Scottish Football
If the re naming story is correct it had better be for a whole heap of dosh .
We have just done a deal with Magners for 4.5m for a 14in by 6in name on our top .
How much is chuckles going to get for a name on the BIG HOOSE .
fan-a-tic
15:36 on
13 January, 2013
Good Stats to support your opinion.
Of course Hooper has scored frequently no argument,however Europe apart,GH goals against poorer defenders,however my main concern is that Hooper ( in my opinion ) has lost his appetite for front running and the punishment that entails,hence the reason he is now playing deep to avoid the back to goal tackles.
I think his early effectiveness as a pure CF is therefore nullified and he causes confusion with the Midfield.
If you add to this his reluctance to commit then I’m afraid its cheerio for me.
If you track this back to Bougherra at Ibrox and subsequent games against hatchet men then I think his appetite is blunted.
Pity.
TSAL
I wonder where he learned that
hail hail
The flag, noo the name………whit’s the world comin tae …….. LOL
Arsenal down to 10 men and penalty awarded.
Arsenal 10 men
What a save
Wow
Major drama…
That AR was in the right position, clips the underside of the keeper, runs across the line and hits the post and back to the keeper. 0-0.
Soft penalty – sending off – poor kick – hits GK post and saved 0-0.
Rapid Vienna are setting the lawyers on hun2 for the debt they have already paid, green made an offer of pence in the pound and it was rejected, greens version, ‘we have settled the euro debt that’s the end of the matter’ obviously ment, we have issued a take it or leave it offer, cept, the leave it option means euro involvement :o)
Arsenal doon to 10 but bring on Mertesacker
Coupon Buster
Paul67 et al
” I wasn’t born under the Union flag…….”
If i was Mancini i’d be booting Dzeko right in the haw maws
Woeful penalty attempt
FSLB
How about nothing as he was one of the original investors and the naming rights are what he got for his original investment, in other words they have already been paid its now payback!
Talking about riots and meltdown, a thought about the violence associated with the “fleg” in NI.
This all coincided with the publishing of the NI census figures which showed the changes since NI was established 90 years ago with Protestants outnumbering Catholics by 2 to 1.
The latest figures show that of those with religious affiliation: 46% Protestant, 43% Catholic and 6% other. They are no longer the majority, and under the 1999 Good Friday Agreement, agreed by all political and governmental parties, reunification with the Republic is down to a vote by the population of NI as I understand it.
I think this is what really is behind the “fleg” nonsense. As in Scottish football, their historical supremacy is under threat, and they don’t like it now that a remote possibility becomes a very real one.
They will now say they don’t like the Agreement and want it changed/dropped, but may find they have less luck with ‘bending the rules’ with international political accord than they have with Scottish football regulations.
Am beginning to have serious doubts about the EPL being the best league in the world stuff. Far better football on display in La Liga.
Dreadful refereeing from Mike Dean there
Man City breaking clear and pulls it back for an ‘injury’ to Wilshere
dessy
I always expected the stadium to get named when he got involved – I doubt there’ll be great amounts of cash flapping about.
No matter how the media portray it.
Is it just me or have the good old MSM gone awfully quiet on the trail of Craigy boy? I could not even tell you where he has been enjoying his lavish lifestyle these past few months. Hmmmm
BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
City 1 up
If you’re right, there could be EVEN MORE trouble ahead…….and that’s all to the good….HeHe
embramike
Just read a good article on Slugger O’Toole on a similar theme:
http://sluggerotoole.com/2013/01/12/leadership-thats-working/
SwanseaBhoy
Praecepta , TBB
Re your dialogue on youth development.
I noticed the concept of some form of endowment / trust “This segues with an idea I had a while back for a Scottish Football Endowment. In short, every ticket to every senior game in Scotland carries a £1 youth levy. The levy would qualify for gift aid, adding 28% to the sum raised.”.
Is there any reason why clubs couldn’t start doing this already, so instead of £35 for a Juve ticket, it is £25 , plus a £10 gift aid ! Which then equates to £12.80 ?
I realise Hector might have something to say if we over cooked this , and, we need to have some sort of audit trail, but , if we took £25 ( or whatever) as being our normal admission price, and then used a levy in the big games , which mean the premium is a gift aid levy , rather than a price increase, it could be an interesting way for all clubs to divert cash to youth / young player development ?
If anyone still believes the EPL is the best in the world, they should watch this “super” Sunday…
Pretty anodyne fare. Liverpool are a shadow of the club they once were, and United have their poorest team in years. Take out RVP and they have very little creativity.
Empty seats at the Emirates I see…
Hopefully the 15 year bubble is about to burst.
excathedra44
my main concern is that Hooper ( in my opinion ) has lost his appetite for front running and the punishment that entails,hence the reason he is now playing deep to avoid the back to goal tackles.
Hooper has been placed behind the defenders mainly due to Commons’ injury, but he has shown himself to be at least as effective, if not more so, in that position than Commons. He is having by far and away his best season at Celtic.
Doesn’t mean to say I’m against selling him, fwiw.
Of course, Hoops is for the off..
so ,is… Victor..
Only, a matter o’… When?
We may hing oantae Victor.. a wee bit longer than we wull.. Gary.. because Vic hiz a
loat mair leeway.. afore the expiration o’ his contract, afore..it is “Katie, Bar the Door Time”, fur us..vis a vis the expiration date o’ Hooper’s Contract.
Neether wan o them, are.. as the saying goes.
Indispensible..
When they go….We wull Survive..and Thrive….Celtic, wull still be Alive.
Meanwhile.. back at the Ranch…
Agudelo, from whit Ah am Hearin..
Is a real.,. Stoater… No quite a Brammer.,. YET..
But,he wull become Wan… in Time.
Rogic..is a Brammer… Right …Noo.
Keep oor Collective Fingers Crossed.. Guys and Gals..
Neil, jist may pull aff the Transfers..o’ these Two Youngsters..
Neil.. Definitely.. Is Impressed wi’ Baith…
Keep Hoping…
And..
Stoap.. MopIn’.. Kiddies…
Celtic,ur Goin Places.
Kojo
Still, Laughin’ ..of course.
“behind the defenders” = “behind the strikers”
(Dropped the ball on that one)
Game over
2 nil
CCB
Dunno what the parameters are for GiftAid, but certainly worth exploring.
embramike
16:18 on 13 January, 2013
Do the surveys not also show an increasing number of Catholics who want to remain in the U.K, particularly since the collapse of the Irish economy?
Dessybhoy
You may well be right and if so the hordes may not be too happy
the thing with CGs new sevco strategy it relies totally on the gullible staying onside IMO all the talk of record attendances has now given the hordes a sense of power which is all well and good when he keeps doing their bidding but leaves his whole business strategy very fragile indeed .Lets not forget the hordes now believe that their club can go out of business and still be the same club .This belief will come back to haunt them
Clashcitybhoy
16:24 on 13 January, 2013
Gift Aid Levy:
Not sure what % could be set against a Development Scheme – assume; education (including football development), maybe costs (bed & board etc) but don’t think any wage element other than typical/ similar apprenticeship schemes.
Up over the goal @ 16:29
Are you neil alexander