Jaggernaut Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Given Jackie the tim's resignation in order to spend his next few years in the dump of Tannadice, I got to wondering whether we've ever previously lost a manager directly to another club, i.e. who got poached by another club. I can't think of any. They all usually end up getting the sack at some point. The legend that is Davie McParland resigned on a point of principle. Â Oh, just remembered: Lambie jumped ship specifically to go to Falkirk, didn't he? Â Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky jag Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 And hamilton before that did he not?  In my time (1992)  Lambie - falkirk  Mcleod - fired  Mcveigh - fired  Bryce - fired  Lambie - retired  Collins - fired  Whyte/britton- fired  Campbell - fired  Mccall - mutual consent? Dont really know what happened with him.  And now jackie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda-jag Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Bertie Auld to Hibs in 1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 In other words only the relatively successful managers, which shows we haven't had that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G SUS Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Oh, just remembered: Lambie jumped ship specifically to go to Falkirk, didn't he? Â Any others? Â Officially it was for a "fresh challenge". Falkirk appointed him as manager the next month, not sure if there was contact before. Â PTFC Managers: Â Jackie McNamara - to take up Dundee United post Ian McCall - "mutual consent" Dick Campbell - Sacked Derek Whyte/Gerry Britton - Sacked Gerry Collins - Sacked John Lambie - Retired Tommy Bryce - Sacked John McVeigh - Sacked Murdo McLeod - Sacked John Lambie - "seeking a new challenge" joined Falkirk less than a month later. Sandy Clark - Sacked John Lambie - Left to join Hamilton Accies Billy Lamont - Sacked Derek Johnstone - Sacked Bertie Auld - Sacked Benny Rooney - Sacked Peter Cormack - Sacked Bertie Auld - Left to join Hibernian David McPharland - Resigned Scot Symon - Unknown. Presumed resignation. Willie Thornton - Left to be Assistant Manager at Rangers David Meiklejohn - Died in role. Donald Turner - Unknown George Easton - Died in role. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Bertie Auld to Hibs in 1980 Â Good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Jackie the tim Made me lol. Well done. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 willie thornton must have been brave considering we killed 2 previous managers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Officially it was for a "fresh challenge". Falkirk appointed him as manager the next month, not sure if there was contact before. Â PTFC Managers: Â Jackie McNamara - to take up Dundee United post Ian McCall - "mutual consent" Dick Campbell - Sacked Derek Whyte/Gerry Britton - Sacked Gerry Collins - Sacked John Lambie - Retired Tommy Bryce - Sacked John McVeigh - Sacked Murdo McLeod - Sacked John Lambie - "seeking a new challenge" joined Falkirk less than a month later. Sandy Clark - Sacked John Lambie - Left to join Hamilton Accies Billy Lamont - Sacked Derek Johnstone - Sacked Bertie Auld - Sacked Benny Rooney - Sacked Peter Cormack - Sacked Bertie Auld - Left to join Hibernian David McPharland - Resigned Scot Symon - Unknown. Presumed resignation. Willie Thornton - Left to be Assistant Manager at Rangers David Meiklejohn - Died in role. Donald Turner - Unknown George Easton - Died in role. Â Some real dross in there. Lambie and McNamara are the only 2 successes in a number of years. Â The previous board had a bad habit of appointing the wrong guy. Hopefully Beattie and co. can turn that around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 willie thornton must have been brave considering we killed 2 previous managers. Â Â Looks like a third one missing in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The only man of principle was evidently McParland - the rest deemed either incompetent or sought more money - that's football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Officially it was for a "fresh challenge". Falkirk appointed him as manager the next month, not sure if there was contact before. Â PTFC Managers: Â Jackie McNamara - to take up Dundee United post Ian McCall - "mutual consent" Dick Campbell - Sacked Derek Whyte/Gerry Britton - Sacked Gerry Collins - Sacked John Lambie - Retired Tommy Bryce - Sacked John McVeigh - Sacked Murdo McLeod - Sacked John Lambie - "seeking a new challenge" joined Falkirk less than a month later. Sandy Clark - Sacked John Lambie - Left to join Hamilton Accies Billy Lamont - Sacked Derek Johnstone - Sacked Bertie Auld - Sacked Benny Rooney - Sacked Peter Cormack - Sacked Bertie Auld - Left to join Hibernian David McPharland - Resigned Scot Symon - Unknown. Presumed resignation. Willie Thornton - Left to be Assistant Manager at Rangers David Meiklejohn - Died in role. Donald Turner - Unknown George Easton - Died in role. Â Scot Symon moved upstairs to general manager then the board and died as director at Thistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why did McParland resign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sons of Somner Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Officially it was for a "fresh challenge". Falkirk appointed him as manager the next month, not sure if there was contact before. Â PTFC Managers: Â Jackie McNamara - to take up Dundee United post Ian McCall - "mutual consent" Dick Campbell - Sacked Derek Whyte/Gerry Britton - Sacked Gerry Collins - Sacked John Lambie - Retired Tommy Bryce - Sacked John McVeigh - Sacked Murdo McLeod - Sacked John Lambie - "seeking a new challenge" joined Falkirk less than a month later. Sandy Clark - Sacked John Lambie - Left to join Hamilton Accies Billy Lamont - Sacked Derek Johnstone - Sacked Bertie Auld - Sacked Benny Rooney - Sacked Peter Cormack - Sacked Bertie Auld - Left to join Hibernian David McPharland - Resigned Scot Symon - Unknown. Presumed resignation. Willie Thornton - Left to be Assistant Manager at Rangers David Meiklejohn - Died in role. Donald Turner - Unknown George Easton - Died in role. Â As someone said earlier, what an unbelievable list of shite managers ever since Bertie Auld (my time as a Jags fan). John Haggart has been left of the list (not surprisingly), slotted somewhere between Bertie's second era and Billy Lamont I think.For the true level of shitness to shine through, add up how many stayed in management after they were sacked by us. I make it two up to Jackie - if I'm wrong it's not by much. Shite indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peagreenboy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't think McVeigh was ever that bad - he really got the brown end of the stick that season, and if he had been kept on it certainly couldn't have been worse than poor old Tommy Bryce. Still, we had to flush everything that cost any kind of money at the end of that campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Any of you old times able to tell us what the point of principle was with McParland? Â Following that list we aren't going to have anohter decent manager for a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnikierjag Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The break up of the 1971 cup winning team and the refusal to give him money to buy the players he believed would have taken us to a higher level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Any of you old times able to tell us what the point of principle was with McParland? Â Following that list we aren't going to have anohter decent manager for a long long time. Who are you calling Old times?? . Â I'm fairly certain that it was a dispute with the board about adding Hugh Strachan to the Coaching staff. After 25 years with the club as player and manager, McParland resigned on a point of principle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Who are you calling Old times?? . Â I'm fairly certain that it was a dispute with the board about adding Hugh Strachan to the Coaching staff. After 25 years with the club as player and manager, McParland resigned on a point of principle. Â There was a promise made by the Board and it was reneged on regarding a coaching role for Hugh Strachan - as stated McParland resigned on a point of principle - no other Thistle manager in the modern era has done so as far as I am aware - then again no other Thistle manager has won a major trophy in the modern era either so McParland is pretty unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 then again no other Thistle manager has won a major trophy in the modern era either so McParland is pretty unique. Â You seem to forget, 20 years ago last week, gerry collins lead us to Tennents 6's glory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralytic thistle Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The break up of the 1971 cup winning team and the refusal to give him money to buy the players he believed would have taken us to a higher level. Â that is not how I remember it, I'm sure it was because the club could not continue to afford to pay Hugh Strachan his wages, Hugh was released and subsequently McParland left on principle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 You seem to forget, 20 years ago last week, gerry collins lead us to Tennents 6's glory! Â I stand corrected! Although I would add that there might be a perceived difference in the status and manner of victory in the two competitions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 willie thornton must have been brave considering we killed 2 previous managers. But poor Willie suffered a worse fate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 cheer juggernaught great info can you fillin the dates .i am happy with our new management duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 The only man of principle was evidently McParland - the rest deemed either incompetent or sought more money - that's football. And look where that got him, he went to Celtic apparently to be the successor to Jock Stein, but when big Jock left Celtic, they did the dirty on Davie and appointed Billy MacNeill instead. As this is fairly typical ol most clubs by and large. It does show that as far as managers are concerned you do have to look after number one usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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