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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T4
So what your saying is…you have always been a headbanger . ;)
Btw … Did you stick the woodchip down on the inside with sellotape.
I mind having some christmas paper one year. My dear mum thought it a good idea to recycle ;)
Jinky – that’s no excuse for you still wearing them….!
T4
Tet
The only tablet we had was the stuff our mums made very infrequently :(
Charles – are you not thinking of the legnedary Wullie Garner?!
T4
T4
Old habits ….
After the monks left the skirts are all i have left :)
Btw… Playing fives in high heels is not only bad form but murder on the calves and ankles
TBJ
My Ma was useless at making the tablet, always turned out soft, tasty mind you.
Like the rest of yous, I used to use wallpaper & anything on hand for my books.
Changed days…
tommytwiststommyturns
23:24 on
13 January, 2013
Ha ha – I rember that as well – was that not his debut
No – I’m sure Andy had a double as well – it was way before Willie came on the scene
Asonofdan.
Surely green hasn’t stoop that low “the quarry.”
Things must be getting desperate at asbestox.
T4 it made you stronger, my parents did their best under the circumstances .
Wish i could turn the clock back and tell ma ma how much i appreciate what she done.hh
Tet
When the tablet was soft .. It was fudge ;).
Sipsini
I tell my mum .every day … Hope she hears my prayers :(
TBJ
She made brill fudge then >)
As for green trawling the middens … As a tea totaller he must be scunnered within himself at visiting those dumps and the tanked up scum.that lurks in such places.
Hes very welcome to ra mullions hes gonna walk away with …. Gonna take a lotta bleach to wash the smell out
Or maybe carbolic soap… But thats another story from days of yore ;)
zimmerman
23:17 on 13 January, 2013
I was roadtesting the strategy, you commented it was my favourite. I get prickly at the best of times, especially when esp music gurus like yer good self speak. ;))
There are so many channels that are opened up spiritually that people have no idea about. The 1st howlers convention should be amazing.
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Jinks..
Do You remember the Giant 10 Pound Notes..?
Summa
Jinky.
I no where your coming from.
Keep the faith mate.
Where is the Quarry bar ?
Tet
Credit where credits due :)
Btw .. Thats a phrase you wont here om edmiston drive these days
sipsini/Jinky – I’m lucky enough that I can still tell mine to her face, but she’s “old school”.
The old man was better for that, it’ll be his second anniversary soon. Thay had their issues, but feck me I’ve been lucky when I see what passes for some parents nowadays!
Take it easy bhoys,
T4
How Howwwwlll.
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Uh uh.
I know what you’re thinking.
Did we score five goals or only four.
Well to tell you the truth, in all this excitment I’ve kind of lost count myself.
But seeing as this is the Celtic Football Club, the most powerful football club in the world, you’ve got to ask yourself one question.
“Do I feel lucky?”
Well….do ya….Juventus?
Summa
Whats a ten pound note ?
Tet.
It’s a sesspit in rutherglen more or less facing an orange hall.
Goram fronted it for a while but he got shown the door.hh
Jinky
I have four older sisters.
Hand me down school jumpers had the suggestion of boobs.
In the finest royal blue.
In Whitecrook.
Summa
Do yoy remember the white fivers? In fact, you probably still have some LOL.
Weefra HH
T4
Jezza kyle show …. Lmao
FFM
Seen a fair bit of Juve this season, and I hope Lenny has been watching them. cos they are no great shakes.
Their reputation is better than they are.
Rascar
I still give that excuse today ;)
sipsini
I thot that is where it is, wisny sure, there are so many cesspits around ……
Wee fra
White fivers … If summa had one of them.it woulda been invisible .. In his white troosers :)))
Tet
Would it not have been an idea to take the squad from spain to italy this morning…. Watch the juve match… Stay the night then back to spain
TBJ
Aye, they could have got there not a bother, plenty of flights from Malaga to Italy, I would hope that at least one of the coaching staff are watchin them regular, they really arny that good.
Take away the Italian reffs, they are a mid to top table team imo.
Tet
You do understand i meant the club take the squad … Not for you to take them ;).
Tet
If moneys tight for the fares to italy… We coulda had a crossbar challenge to raise funds… Is that no a topper of an idea btw
TBJ
I would happily have taken them >}
Petec,
no problems bud,
wee tune for you,
What do we choose?
TBJ
Vueling could have got them there and back for less than 100 euros a pop, we could afford that shirly………
Good evening jinks
How are you tonight? Been really busy, and have had no contacts re my proposed raffle/auction. Have you had any prospective ideas?
Weefra HH
Tet.
I took my mate down to the quarry to see his uncle a few years ago,i parked my blue sunny outside.
2 teenagers popt their heads in and shouted up the Celtic,actually a bit heavier than that!!
Anyways i found it extremely funny at the time,until i left soon after to see they had let down all my tyres.
As kojo says still laughing.hh
sipsini
A blue car….serves you right >}