Jaggernaut

I reckon a one-word answer is enough: Money.

Great!! ETA; I wonder if any TTA sleuths have tried to track down a copy of The Buteman for that week? It sounds like the kind of event the local paper would have covered.

Our Head Coach is more important.

That sounds right.

Interesting, thanks. "Compromise" and "accountability". I'm still wondering how it'll work out. Out of all those teams (at all levels) that have appointed a SD, how many have won their leagues or Cups? If (as I suspect) it's a small minority, then is there any real point?

Only in the eyes of some slow-to-understand individuals.

"and work a bit of magic in transfer window too" I agree, and that statement raises the issue of who's responsible for the "magic" now; is it the head coach, or the SD? What if they don't see eye to eye?

Other than the Scottish Cup, I don't even pay attention any more to what's in store for us in the colourfully named trophies that are in reality pretty worthless, as we are also-rans every time. I know that's also the case for the SC, but at least that's a series of one-off home or away matches (or at least one)!

I can understand some folk thinking that he's got what it takes when the circumstances suit him; I even thought he had a brilliant second half to the season before last. But in the harsh reality of life, ideal circumstances don't come around too often, and more often than not this season, regardless of where he played, I saw monotonously wasted free-kicks and corners, lightweight (almost laughable) challenges to win the ball back, terrible first touches, and a ratio of sideways to forward passes of around 5:1. In other words, he could disappear from the team and not be missed. If he's still here for next season, he'll get my support, but for that to continue he'll need to play better.

If it's BBG and/or MW then all the best to them; they'll have my fullest support from the off, and even if/when things don't look so good. That's what supporters do, no? To those who were adamant that we needed a completely new approach/coach, well, we've already got Barraclough. And maybe, just maybe, other interviewees crashed for one reason or another, wanting us to change our colours to blue or green, for example, or coming up with a 10-year plan, meaning that he (or she) needed a contract for at least 8 years..... Or maybe their ambition was to guarantee us Championship survival in the next 3 seasons...... Or maybe his (or her) Powerpoint presentation was pointless. In other words, why should it be somebody from outside at all costs? They've all failed, and been sacked. As somebody said on the thread about relegation etc: Why reward failure? Sure, we failed to get promotion this season (again), but it was a long shot from the outset. And it wasn't BG/MW's squad, but they rang the changes when it seemed necessary, and with what they had. Dave McParlands are true gems, maybe one in a million.

Maybe nobody mentions him because he's totally anonymous. Even if he leaves, it will probably go unnoticed.

Quite a squad of us in the 221st (Drumchapel) were Thistle fans, and Whiteinch supporters bus patrons.

Just as an aside (and I'm not even sure why I'm raising this hypothetical situation): if Graham doesn't get the job, I kind of fear for us next season......(But I'd try to stay optimistic....)

Like almost everybody (I guess), I'm looking forward to the unveiling of the new "man in charge" (err, but is (s)he?). Also like almost everybody (I guess), I have my own preferences regarding who I think could do (and deserves to do) the best job for us right now (and in the season ahead). As I mentioned before, whoever gets the gig gets my full support (to start with). But I've been thinking.... what if instead of the limited few names that have been getting kicked around in the past couple of weeks, it turns out to be somebody totally off the radar, for example a foreign guy with zero experience of fitba' in Scotland? As a Scot with frankly too much experience as a punter of fitba' in Scotland, I widnae be averse to something completely aff the rails.

Gulp.... I actually thinK, Gulp...... that I agree with that..... Gulp!

As we don't appear to have any new manager(s) in place (publicly) yet, it feels especially weird going to bed (now approaching midnight) on a Sat. with no live stream, manager-related comments, player injuries or predictions, or goals for next season to read about or comment on. Ach well, it'll probably all kick off on Mon or Tue. Can't wait!

Whoever gets the job will have me on his side, as usual. Fresh start. I was even supportive of the Bunnet at the start, then, despite the evidence, convinced myself that the excellent performances were going to come, then, when reality finally struck, celebrated his departure almost as much as John McVeigh's and Peter Cormack's. I've still got the DC tribute black bunnet that I bought at the time. It never gets worn.

Tommy?

ETA Apart from Roughie, of course!

When did we last have a player in the Scottish international team? More than 50 years ago?

For "hold talks with" read "be interviewed by".

They are ex-footballers, hence not at all certain that they have any clue about what they're applying for.

"The most" unique, in my view. Followed closely behind by Lambie, but DM's achievements are particularly remarkable because of the relatively short time frame in which they occurred, not to mention the odds that were stacked against us. Almost can't believe returning to a thread that was last active more than 12 years ago! Can't this wonderful forum be saved?

Oops, no apology required! A Whoosh moment for me! 😃

Surely not! Do you really think that Scott Symon played a significant role in McParland's success? He was in charge of just about the worst season in Thistle's entire history right before he was "moved upstairs," i.e, retired, and for good reason. He was entirely incapable of doing anything to turn around the car crash that the Thistle team had become, under his "management." And from the accounts that I've read, including his biography, he was both uninterested and unmotivated at Firhill, just depressed after getting shown the door at his beloved Ibrox.