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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RRC,
Not a hope.
More Jackson Browne i’m afraid,
For A Dancer
What shall We Do Now…
Paul67
There is nothing new here. Scotland has always been a breeding feeder ground for England EPL and pre EPL.
Why the interest in the welfare of all the other SPL clubs all of a sudden?
They never fought against blistering hunnery back in the day when it was detrimental to Celtic.”There awe the same”. Remember?
The only reason us Tims are Sevco gloating right now is because of the integrity of SFL fans. No one else. Yes. SFL fans. Turning this fortuitous turn in affairs into ridiculous wishful thinking like the SPL be the envy of most, with the current SFA SPl SFL set up is delusional almost Green like.
Yes it was not the Celtic bored that dumped the huns nor the emerald donut. It was SFL fans that ended the old firm! Hopefully!
The Secret Of Life
Time of the night to..
Sit down
Skin up
Breathe in
Chill out
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes…
It’s Just A Ride
by Bill Hicks
The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round and it has thrills and chills and it’s very brightly colored and it’s very loud. And it’s fun, for a while.
Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: ‘Is this real? Or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say ‘Hey! Don’t worry, don’t be afraid — ever — because… this is just a ride.’ And we kill those people.
‘Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride! Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry; look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’ It’s just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that — ever notice that? — and we let the demons run amok. But it doesn’t matter, because… it’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort. No worry. No job. No savings and money. Just a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy bigger guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.
Here’s what we can do to change the world, right now, into a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and, instead, spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would do many times over — not one human being excluded — and we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever. In peace.
Bed time
Nitol CQN
RRC,
Me too,
time for sack,
gonna watch the “Lincoln” movie.
later CQN’rs
HH.
If it wasn’t for comedians we’d go mad. George Carlin, late in his life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTayQhIkB58&feature=youtube_gdata_player
zimmerman
02:29 on 13 January, 2013
Can you imagine all the JFK fans/followers all wearing little Carcano rifle images around their necks and going up to Jackie Onassis kissing the little model rifle and saying “Hi jackie JFK we loved him!.”
..Bill Hicks.
George Carlin & Bill Hicks,
Now those guys had their finger on it.
Last post.
More George
nitol.
Margaret McGill
02:21 on 13 January, 2013
Just one of the reasons I feel we should extend the hand of friendship to S.F.L. clubs and their supporters.
Footballing reasons and social reasons.
N.I`s.current nastiness may find itself wherever Celtic are playing.
God forbid.
Love-in with Dundee Utd. would also i.m.h.o. be very positive.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
03:15 on 13 January, 2013
Footballing reasons and social reasons? Nah! I dont think so. If they reciprocate it’s only because they think they’ll get a free lunch.
Maggie, I was all for helping give dufc a free lunch but I’m bggered if I’ll give them my money only for half of it to go to the dead club’s incarnation.
I will however donate the price of the two tickets I would have bought to dufc…..and watch them scud the new huns on the telly.
According to P.L.,we`re already chipping in extra for lunch.
I`m quite sure some of them hate the hun much more than they hate us.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
03:46 on 13 January, 2013
I agree. Lets hope they do scud them. Any bets on the free lunchers getting a man sent off or giving away a penalty?or 2?
macjay1 for Neil Lennon, does anyone like the hun, except for hun follow followers?
I’ll put my hand in my pocket at any opportunity to support any cause that positively impacts their continued decline.
They’re not dead yet, but we can all do our bit to hasten their demise.
maggie, I won’t be taking that bet.
I honestly don’t believe any team could perform as badly as motherwell did when they allowed themselves to be humbled by a new third division team. Wee stuart must still be chuffed with himself for pulling that off and still retaining his job.
DUFC will annihilate them and become my new local team.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
04:00 on 13 January, 2013
They’re not dead yet, but we can all do our bit to hasten their demise.
Sorry,my fellow Tim.
I don`t subscribe to the “dead hun theory.”
The phoenix is alive and kicking and coming to a stadium near you soon.
If it looks like a hun and sounds like a hun and kicks like a hun,then what could it possibly be?
Ibrox is the key.
If that is lost,then so are they.
Deo volente.
Anyway,let`s celebrate what we have.
See me ,personally,speaking for masel,in the fIrst person (SUMMA), I couldn`t be happier with the state of the Celtic nation.
We`re in a good place.
Precisely where we deserve to be.
Macjay 1, did you not understand where I said “They’re not dead yet, but we can all do our bit to hasten their demise.”?
I completely concur with your “acts like a hun and ……” statement. Now is the time to bury them for goo and remove this stain on scotland.
goo = goo:-)
Macjay, don;t slag summa, I think he’s on fire at the moment:-)
Ceiler
Slag Summa?
Wouldn`t dream of it.He`s a goo guy.{ courtesy of Ceiler }
I was havin` a laff. at his third person idiosyncrasy.
Trying to draw him out of his hideyhole and into the conversation.
On fire? Disco inferno?
Do the Hustle era.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKi3QXWX6oM
The CQN nightshift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT0Q-cPHfXw
Mag 5.26
The Reagan bit resonated.
Macjay, on fire, as in Australia is burning.
A poor joke on my part for which I now apologise.
Good morning Celltic men and wummin as long as we still despise hunnery it’s a fantastic day.
Hail Hail
Ceiler
The old cliche:
Never apologise ,never explain.
I don`t agree,but I can understand the thinking.
Hunnery is the enemy.
Unanimous.
Hail Hail,my fellow Tim.
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MacJay.. A Ceiler..
Hey You 2 Oops Sorry 3..;-(
MacJay..
I have Started The Paddy’s Weekend Itinerary.. (Looking Guid)..Just waiting on Estadio Nacional confirming Arrival and Departure Dates..
Before l start tell Bhoys to Book..
Who is the Best Contact for the Harbour Cruise..?
Also let Me be the First to Announce Celtic Could wrap up the League Title against the Sheep that Weekend..
Drop me a Mail Please..I’ve been in Touch with Kit..
A Ceiler..
Your Doing Not too bad Last Couple of Days.. Just 1 Slip.. :-(
Summa of YourOnceTwiceThreeTimesaPersonCSC
Ps.. MacJay.. I Reckon we will See the Dreaded 51C this Month..
Summa
If you contact these guys directly,you should get the info required re. harbour cruises etc.
http://www.sydneycitycsc.com/events.html
Hopefully we can have a major barbie at my place during that weekend.
Perhaps even a small libation……with local worthies(Tims)
If that doesn`t suit we can make alternative arrangements.
Whatever you guys fancy.
Accommodation is a bit trickier,but anything is possible.
Kit has my email and direct contact details.
Cannae wait.
macjay/summa
‘wee’ visit to Oz possibly on cards for April. Is this possible? 2nights Brisbane, 2 Cairns, 4 Sydney, 3 Melbourne & 3 Perth. Then home to Glasgow. Me, Mrs & mini(11). Thoughts?
See if you wake up early on a Sundays, and you been out the night before, and it’s dark outside…
Is it still Saturday night?
Can I have a glass of wine without being an alky?
Daft question really, and I resolved it an hour ago.
Hence me posting now…
TyposCSC
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MacJay..
If EN is Coming to Melbs I might Drive Ye Olde Van up the East Coast if Not Fly up.. I’ll get a Place near the Rocks to be Close to the Action and My Brogues need New Seggs..;0)
Yea Looking forward to it as I’m Missing Our Guaranteed 4 Nights Oot a Season.. Tho the Early Mornings Oot in the CL are Making up for it a Wee Bitte..
Summa of OldinFirmCSC