Garscube Road End Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) So auld red nose announces his retirement. Any older Jags fans remember the mind games with wee Bertie Auld?? Class manager. Best of luck to him. Edited May 8, 2013 by Garscube Road End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Incredible record. Just incredible. Surely it will never be equalled. I know you should never say never. But this time, it's never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbank boy Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Good I sense bitterness!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 One wee down side to his career was on a cold midweek Scottish League Cup semi final in October 1971 at Hampden Park, when he and his Falkirk team mates were on the receiving end of a good gubbing by the one and only Partick Thistle Football Club. Falkirk were thoroughly outplayed by the Jags who, shortly after, would go on to trounce a Celtic side rated in the top 2 or 3 of the Europen elite, in the final. (Sorry, I just can't help myself. Dig dig dig) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 One wee down side to his career was on a cold midweek Scottish League Cup semi final in October 1971 at Hampden Park, when he and his Falkirk team mates were on the receiving end of a good gubbing by the one and only Partick Thistle Football Club. Falkirk were thoroughly outplayed by the Jags who, shortly after, would go on to trounce a Celtic side rated in the top 2 or 3 of the Europen elite, in the final. (Sorry, I just can't help myself. Dig dig dig) Thistle, a big Denis in particular if I recall right, were excellent that night. A real taste of what was to come in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thistle, a big Denis in particular if I recall right, were excellent that night. A real taste of what was to come in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbank boy Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I sense bitterness!! Not bitter, I just think he's one of the most ungracious managers I've heard in the game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 As Jaggernaut says, he has an incredible record that will never be matched due to the impatience of chairmen and fans alike. Cue either despair for the blue half of Merseyside or delight for Real Madrid fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Not bitter, I just think he's one of the most ungracious managers I've heard in the game Agree that he could be ungracious, but you cant deny his achievements in the game, on both sides of the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 He was a good manager for Man Utd but his antics were a disgrace. I am ashamed he is Scottish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 He was a good manager for Man Utd but his antics were a disgrace. I am ashamed he is Scottish. Antics? How is he any different to any other successful manager? Normally you associate older managers with outdated or backwards approaches to football, however his understanding of sport psychology was clear and this meant his players were always completely focused on their performances rather than much of the nonsense that can and does go on around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 He was a good manager for Man Utd but his antics were a disgrace. I am ashamed he is Scottish. Name any of the most successful Scottish managers ever, throw in the likes of Clough, Ramsey and Revie and I could come up with serious flaws to their character. In fact in relative terms Ferguson would get off lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 He was a good manager for Man Utd but his antics were a disgrace. I am ashamed he is Scottish. I'm ashamed that another Scot could make such a comment. Etc. etc. etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 For a start the stuff about van Persie almost dying. defending Cantona after his kung-fu kick, the constant criticism of referees when decisions don't go his way, his comments about fellow managers. He has zero dignity and makes Neil Lennon look like a reasonable person. That's my opinion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jukebox Rebel Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hope Archie's contract is sorted for compo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 He was a good manager for Man Utd but his antics were a disgrace. I am ashamed he is Scottish. We might as well sack Aaron Muirhead while we're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 We might as well sack Aaron Muirhead while we're at it. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda-jag Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 New manager will be Jurgen Klopp. Get your money on him now before odds tumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peagreenboy Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 New manager will be Jurgen Klopp. Get your money on him now before odds tumble. Really? Surely it's going to be the Special One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Why? He was a very naughty boy in the cup final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Greatest Manager of all time. He is Scottish. He made an arse of the Old Firm in the 80s. Can't think why any jags fan wouldn't like him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peagreenboy Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Is he still going to take a team up to Fife to help Dunfermline out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briogadh Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Agree that he could be ungracious, but you cant deny his achievements in the game, on both sides of the border. Absolutely. There will probably never be another to match him. The problem was that he was around so long that he had almost convinced himself that he was above all criticism. But that's a tendency a of all men of a 'certain age'. ( I speak from personal experience!) His achievement at Aberdeen was quite extraordinary - what a team! My only problem was that he is such a mumbler -even worse than Lambert - that at times I really struggled to make sense of what he was saying. I hope he has a happy retirement with his race g horses and his grand piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 New manager will be Jurgen Klopp. Get your money on him now before odds tumble. The force appears to be very weak today yoda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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