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This.

We agreed a deal with Dundee United to sign Erksine and Graham on loan back in 2014. Erskine came, but Graham chose to go to St Johnstone instead.

I appreciate that the club can't really go full on with an open recruitment process during the playing season. They will want to have minimised disruption to the team. That said, delays to the appointment will make life harder now for whoever is appointed. It's a fine line for them to walk, but my gut feeling is that they do now need to get on with it and let the new person get a full post season to shape and implement their plans. Whoever it is, I hope it happens soon.

This post made me think of Tufty the Road Safety Squirrel. (Possibly before your time, Greame. There - now you've just made me make myself feel old again!)

No - I'm saying that I don't know ... and neither, I think, do you.

Umm - just because there is a shortlist of 4 (if indeed that is accurate) how do you know there wasn't a longer list that people have spent weeks whittling down? Sounds to me like you're just jumping to your own conclusions, and outraging yourself in the process.

Apologies for the selective quote: Unless you have any inside knowledge, this is: 1. A guess; and 2. An unsupported opinion, each dressed up as fact. We should know the answer to one of these statements shortly. If your guess proves incorrect, I hope that it's acknowledged to have been a guess. I also hope that the SD is given enough space and time to prove the other statement to be incorrect, because I wish the club to succeed. For the record, unless the manager is inexperienced, my gut feeling is that the SD role is a luxury that we can't afford, but I will try not to pre-judge and I hope it works out. (As an aside: perhaps the SD role is also a temporary fix to support a less experienced Board while they bed in, regardless of the manager choice?)

I don't really get the negativity around Graham. His record as a player for the club is amazing. You might argue the he misses a barrow load and that a lot of the goals are tap ins, but I can’t see that changes anything. He's clearly ambitious and has wanted the job from the moment he replaced Doolan. Again, I can't see that as a bad thing. Should we be looking for a manager who doesn't care either way? All this can be true, but I would still prefer a new manager with no connection to the club. That's as much about what has gone before, if I'm honest. After a string of internal appointments, I would prefer to see an entirely fresh start. Yes, we're all scarred by Caldwell and it might (or might not) be unfair on Graham, but whoever gets the job has a few years of rebuilding to do, and I hope we give them time.

Miles Storey was a goal threat? 😅

I don't know about shocking. It's about the least surprising thing I can think of. Being charitable, emotions were probably running high, so I'm prepared to give him a pass. Not his finest hour though.

Is it wrong to feel a sense of relief?

Well, I for one, am outraged. I'm not sure what about, but I'll let you know if I ever find out. In the meantime, I'm pure raging.

The PR chap?

Personally, I would like to see an external appointment who can bring some fresh ideas (provided they're not all limited to PowerPoint). But as others have already said, it's hard to look around and find an inspiring option.

Jim - it's a fan ownership model. Leaving aside all the other hot air, would it be surprising that a supporter association controls a supporter owned club? (I know Graeme will argue fan owned not fan controlled.) I get that you're not a fan of the fan ownership model, and you've made your point repeatedly. It's beyond boring and if you genuinely want to change minds, you may also wish to consider changing your approach, as it doesn't seem to be getting traction.