Lenziejag Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 We have some posters wanting the board to go and we have some who want Archie to go. What order has this to happen and how are we going to recover ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 The board won't go. Archie won't go. At the moment the board don't seem to have the appetite to remove him. So it's all systems go next Saturday up the A9 to Caley for a drubbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Sack the fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 The board should have had the baws to pump Archie a long time ago. To be successful you need to make tough decisions. The longer this is allowed to go on shows weakness at the board. The only thing keeping Archie in the job now is sentiment and a 'jobs for the boys' mentality. The results are damning and performances disheartening. It shouldnt even be a difficult decision anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) There was talk that Archibald handed in his notice after the Livingston game, but it was rejected and the board convinced him he was the man to lead us back to the top flight. If that's true, the current predicament lies more with them than on Archie himself. Neither are blameless, but this board seem awfully cowardly to me. Easier just to chuck Archie back into the firing line than actually go looking for a competent replacement. We're a shell of a team these days. No tactics, no leadership, no desire. Stumbling about from one loss to the next. If the board can't see that, they have to go as well as the manager. Edited September 9, 2018 by Roque 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 But who has the power to sack the Board? The shareholders presumably, but are a majority of their votes not controlled by the Board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Roque said: Neither are blameless, but this board seem awfully cowardly to me. Easier just to chuck Archie back into the firing line than actually go looking for a competent replacement. I largely disagree that this is cowardly- in fact I consider it the braver option. Sacking the manager at the end of last season would have attracted little criticism. Accepting his resignation if indeed tendered would have attracted no criticism whatsoever. By keeping him, they’ve attracted far more criticism, to the point that people are asking for the board to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Jacqui Low quite simply doesn't have it! She has been anonymous apart from when she wants to peddle womans stuff, we need someone strong at the top as if we don't have that we will have weakness throughout the club like we do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Jacqui has been doing some great work behind the scenes with Gerry making things more professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robphil Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 i trust some of the 'great work behind the scenes...' includes reminding our manager that before buying our season tickets we were promised that we would see a return to 'playing the thistle way...';for the past 18 months or so 'playing the thistle way' has been both massively boring and monumentally unsuccessful - this despite having also been promised a 'competitive budget..' i feel that i was massively misled... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 53 minutes ago, robphil said: i trust some of the 'great work behind the scenes...' includes reminding our manager that before buying our season tickets we were promised that we would see a return to 'playing the thistle way...';for the past 18 months or so 'playing the thistle way' has been both massively boring and monumentally unsuccessful - this despite having also been promised a 'competitive budget..' i feel that i was massively misled... Why don’t you contact the club and ask for a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruchillnomore Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 You might not get a refund but at least they will be really professional about it.........hold on we have been in the Premier for the last few years so really we should be on the ball by now maybe the Chairperson and Gerry should concentrate more on football matters as that seems to be the main problem right now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legs Like A Spider Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 At least its not all bad news. We could be the most professional club in the first division! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 By all means try for a refund, but you're outside the 14 day cooling off period. You could always try Watchdog but I don't rate your chances much. (btw - I agree with you about being misled). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Big Col said: By all means try for a refund, but you're outside the 14 day cooling off period. You could always try Watchdog but I don't rate your chances much. (btw - I agree with you about being misled). Within 14 days of transfer window closing, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanC4 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Is stability and time not the answer? Look at Roy mcgregor at Ross County. Getting rid of the manager or managers is not the Answer. I'm sure Archie, his backroom team and the board have the clubs best interests at heart. I'm sure the manager and players don't go out on a Saturday to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, TartanC4 said: Is stability and time not the answer? Look at Roy mcgregor at Ross County. Getting rid of the manager or managers is not the Answer. I'm sure Archie, his backroom team and the board have the clubs best interests at heart. I'm sure the manager and players don't go out on a Saturday to lose. The last 17 months has seen a visible downward spiral in both performances and results. This is coupled with a recruitment policy that seems ill-planned and has unquestionably been ineffective. The performances and results are down to the management, the backroom team and the players. The recruitment policy is down to the board and the management. The cracks of this time last year have now become fractures that are ultimately due to the inability of the management and the board to identify the reasons for non-performance and consequently addressing them. If, as you hypothesise, getting rid of the manager is not the answer, then what is the answer? The current direction of travel seems to have a certain inevitability about it, and its final destination isn't promotion back to the top league in Scotland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 The whole thing rather reminds me of Sir Humphrey's 4 stages of advising the Foreign Secretary on military intervention. Stage One: nothing is happening Stage Two: something is happening but we should do nothing about it Stage Three: maybe we should do something, but there's nothing we can do Stage Four: maybe there was something we could have done, but it's too late now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 WJ, you’ve been watching too much shit TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, sandy said: WJ, you’ve been watching too much shit TV In your opinion! (talking about the quality not the quantity) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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