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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Jinky.
Ha Ha, a chip off the old block.
Nick Higham reporting from Befast. “Loyalists and Unionists having their usual stand off with police while being watched by balaclava wearing Catholics”
I didnt know we were that obvious?
Edb
The anna glipta… Or poor fruity pops :(
Celtic Connection on BBC2 now.
The Boy Jinky
When it was discovered that I needed glasses, my biggest fear was getting a pair of NHS ‘John Lennon’s’. In the end my parents paid the money and I got a pair like Michael Douglas wore in Falling Down. Looking back, maybe they were just as bad!
Jude
Watching the news last night.. Police blockade … Huns with scarves over faces.
One bright bear runs up to usher cameraman away…. Scarf slips off face …. Classic ;).
Htb
Im not so sure…. Mighta come in handy when you wanted breakfast at 11;02
bournesouprecipe ,
If we had real forward thinking guys in control of our game, and it is up to the Scottish public after all and not the Scottish Media, we would be picking the brains of Spanish commentators, if not Spanish coaches that have been in their game at the highest level.
There is a real reason English National football is crap.
There are fantastic young players in this Country but will never make it because they are not Brutish.
The Boy Jinky
About that statement last night I posted about San Francisco not having the weapons to beat your Packers, I’m going to ask one of the mods to delete it!
Doh!
SPF
mon e hooooooooooops
Tommorrow’s Scotsman
The Scottish Football Association imposed a transfer embargo on Rangers for the sins committed by the club under Craig Whyte’s ownership.
That embargo carries on until 1 September – so in the interests of a “fresh start for all”, couldn’t the ban be lifted at the end of this season when the transfer window opens on 1 June?
“It’s certainly a fair shout,” said Rangers manager Ally McCoist, adding quickly, “to us anyway.” He added: “They’re changing the structure and the set-ups within the leagues and the punishment is going to stay in place. But, if it was changed in the summer and the embargo lifted, we wouldn’t need to wait until 1 September.”
Ahahahah poor wee Sally
T B J
Thats scarey!! lol ps and funny.
Scotspatsfan
The irony is their qb was born and raised up the highway in milwaukee.. Left for cali at 8yo….
Got a pic of the packers emptying their lockers today… Saying driver and jennings calling time on their GB careers. Sad day
Jude
Scary…!!!! When the scarf slipped …. Have you seen a handsome hun … No not one and there never shall be one ;)
GOOGYBHOY 2226
You’re kidding,right?
I can see this gathering steam in the MSM,mind…
Never leave your computer lying open and logged on with a cheeky teenage girl about!
Wat about our kulchar but?
Them feenyins get every hing so the do an the poor wee pradastints get naffin!!
The even tuck our fleg away so the did!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Googy
I actually dont think the new club should be banned from registering players at all.
Petec,
thought your favourite bet was second half goals scored?
googybhoy
Have you heard Craigs party piece?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBKGhOlJ8rM
Man Utd first goal was scored in 19min 18 sec.
Spooky as that is the League titles they have both won.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
22:29 on 13 January, 2013
GOOGYBHOY 2226
You’re kidding,right?
No joking just lifted it from the Scotsman.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
22:32 on 13 January, 2013
Good one that.
Goodnight Bhoys
Hope there is no more snow. Hating having to drive in it.
Hail Hail
Googybhoy.
I don’t think green would want the transfer embargo lifted as he would be put in the position to spend his hard earned”cash”.
I was at school during the famous good Aberdeen team era……my pal was a big dons man and covered his good maths jotter with a match report from hiding the celts got from the dandy dons……the maths teacher was a big Celtic man and done his nut……great memories
The Boy Jinky
is that a Pic of the packers Peter Piper picked ;)
zimmerman
22:31 on 13 January, 2013
Petec,
thought your favourite bet was second half goals scored?
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Was it?
I wrapped the books in brown paper, treesaver bags from finefare.
Was a free dinner too.
No embarrassment for either,as everyone was the same.
Only one person in my class came from a bought hoose.
But I did get it for my trousers.
Everyone wore sta press, except me.
Day after day I was mercilessly slagged.
Now, they couldn’t do it physically, because I would beat them to a pulp.
But with words, with my emotive face lying bare, I was destroyed.
Eventually my mum got the picture.
And I walked into school with my burgundy sta press.
And it all stopped.
Which is ridiculous, but true.
Listen to yer kids.
Please.
Petec,
maybe i picked you up wrong the last time you were talking bout it,
any hints/tips always appreciated.
HH.
Night Bhoys Night wee Oscar & Izzie God bless x
zimmerman,
I don’t think I posted on CQN that stuff, perhaps I’m wrong, I am regularly wrong and apologies if I am.
HH
Just seen the pictures of Chuckles slumming it in the Quarry bar. Absolute scumbag who would do anything for a quid.
Going to announce a new kit deal this week. That will be the adidas deal worth a Gazillion I take it…
We were told to wrap our jotters by certain teachers, never mind text books. I remember writing the names of all the bands I was into at the time, Rush, Genesis, Yes, AC/DC, etc. on the cover of my Chemistry jotter and our teacher giving me hell in front of the rest of the class.
He was a massive Tim and wouldn’t have batted an eyelid if I’d covered the jotter in Hoops grafitti, but rock bands were a no no. I was told in no uncertain terms that I better have my jotter covered when I turned up for the next Chemistry class. I think I used some really cheap wallpaper, it wasn’t much better than the dreaded woodchip.
For such a big Tim, he was a complete and utter arse of a man. Think he went on to be a headmaster at some new Catholic school in the southside during the 80’s.
Not that it annoys me now or anything like that! :-)
T4
Petec,
was a couple of weeks ago,
i had’nt actually thought of a second half 3+ goals bet before but tried one and came very close,
I would have been on here hailing you as man of the year,and seems you would have been wondering what the hell i was on about .
crossedwirescsc.
Rascar
Peer pressure can scar for life mate
We grew up in govan… Oldest brother made it to uni… My mum.sacrificed a lot to get him.there. Sister was a year younger no such luck.for her
Im the baby at five years younger again so not so bad
Only problem i really had was the old hand me down system … Sisters old dresses were always too big :(
The kids in the village here don’t have books, they all have mini laptops provided by the school.
Just saw Jon waters on motd2 scoring two own goals – nightmare of a day – but he’s nothing special – I remember Andy lynch doing that