jagfaelivi Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 I just love listening to Ian McCall. He reeks of common sense and has a humour about him that reduces football to just the sport that it is rather than the life and death thing that supporters tend to make it. Could listen to him all night. Well done Ian and, particularly the diplomatic answer to the comments made by your predecessor at the club. Looking forward to the next few years being a Jag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARu-Strathbungo Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 to listen:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrsc7/episodes/downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Caldwell absolutely full of sh1te as usual. 'Didn't get enough time'. 'What did you walk into?' 'A team that wasn't winning.' He never changed that in almost a year. 'There's a lot of stories coming out of Firhill. They're made up.' Interviewer got stuck into him, right enough. And Bunter ripped the p1sh out of him, subtly, for his David Brent verbiage (as did, Yogi, to a certain extent, about how to deal with players). 'Making it too complicated'. 'Trying to coach players to things they couldn't do - one of the biggest mistakes. Football ... a simple game. I would never mention the word 'philosophy'. 'Doolan - I wouldn't have done that, how it was handled … plenty to offer thistle on and off the park.' (Yogi) 'you have to be sure when the players you let go … the ones you bring in are better'. And so on and so on ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Caldwell would gain more respect if he admitted he was out of his depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfaelivi Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Who would EVER admit they were out of their depth? It's not a human trait and certainly not in the society in which we currently exist . We BLAME others and are good at making excuses. Or, like Trump, just tell bare faced lies. And if somebody in his position gets away with it others down the pecking order will be encouraged just to tell outrageous porkies or invent their own truths. Sad world indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Sorry, still don't like McCall (not that I like Caldwell either) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dl1971 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Sorry, still don't like McCall (not that I like Caldwell either) The backlash starts here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG1970 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said: Sorry, still don't like McCall (not that I like Caldwell either) I respect your opinion. Would winning the league change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, JAG1970 said: I respect your opinion. Would winning the league change it? No. Nothing to do with his performance as a manager. I'd be fighting a losing battle if I tried to argue it here, so I won't even try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, jagfaelivi said: Who would EVER admit they were out of their depth? It's not a human trait and certainly not in the society in which we currently exist . We BLAME others and are good at making excuses. Or, like Trump, just tell bare faced lies. And if somebody in his position gets away with it others down the pecking order will be encouraged just to tell outrageous porkies or invent their own truths. Sad world indeed. The answer to that was also in the interview. Mark Kerr admitted that, as a new inexperienced manager, he would (as a friend) be calling upon both Bunter and Yogi for advice. And he said it in plain language, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Sorry, still don't like McCall (not that I like Caldwell either) Who do you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 I'm not sure who was in the running when McCall was appointed, but I would have been happy with Lennon (Danny, not the ginger whinger) or Ross or Miller. I do hope that Archie comes good again although he was struggling badly for a long time before he was sacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Sorry, still don't like McCall (not that I like Caldwell either) I respect McCall for the good manager that he obviously is, but he doesn't make me feel all fuzzy and warm as the like Auld and Lambie did. I wanted Mourinho, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) Listened to the podcast and thought given the subject matter McCall was diplomatic enough. It's now perfectly clear that if Caldwell has a future in the game it'll be as a coach rather than a manager. Normally I'd be inclined to believe a young manager can learn from his mistakes but it's just as clear Gary hardly believes he's made much error and he's learned next to nothing from his managerial experiences. Listening to the broadcast it's not just Caldwell that has a tendency to rewrite history. Hughes ranting on about player injuries at Falkirk was another case in question. Won't go into details but he was being rather economical with the truth re that particular time in his managerial career. Oops forgot. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-mccall-offers-gary-caldwell-20700774 Edited October 23, 2019 by lady-isobel-barnett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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