buster.

I don't think that what would generally be considered as decent candidates, want the job. I think that the circumstances currently around the job (especially expectation levels relative to resources) mean that it's increasingly viewed as a poisoned chalice. ------------- Theresa May (Murty).. /.. Tory party (Rangers).. /.. Brexit.. (current financial gap to celtic)... Decent candidates "not at the moment, thanks" Leaves the likes of Boris 'clown' Johnson with hope

Word by word exclusive S.Robertson: Mainstream and social media are full on criticising the club after DM declared he'd remain at the sheep, what will we do ? DK: Get a statement drafted, quickly ------ SR: Is that you Jim? I take it you've heard,..we need a..... J.Traynor: ...I know, I know...you are lucky I've only tanned half of this 12 year old Macallans, I'm on it. 45 minutes later SR: How's it coming along Jim ? JT: It's done, I've just this minute sent it out to all the usual sources. SR: Aw, good,......... I think ---- 3 minutes later After reading the statement, SR opens a bottle himself . Laugh or cry ?

From the outside, it would appear as if the board haven't got on top of the issues that caused the last 18 months of developing omnishambles. For me, they appeared to be admitting to 'institutional failure' when AJ gave a press briefing and hopefully looking to turn a corner with a developing football operation (eg. scouting), a new Director of Comms & Marketing to be appointed and a new first team manager. I didn't have a problem with the time taken to get McInnes, (given we actually got a net benefit in terms of the 2nd place).... had he been appointed this week. However, what the Rangers statement does, is show up the flaws in their management and present pundits with a Xmas hamper worth of material that enables them to criticise and poke further fun at the club. The other thing it does is show potential managers and their agents a very negative vision of how potential employers react against a perceived 'slight' or setback, ie. attempt to throw X under a bus. ----------------- Given circumstances and especially levels of expectation that heavily outweigh resources, it was extremely difficult to attract a proven and decent manager. It now becomes more difficult and if we lose a game or two, we might have to take whoever Santa throws down the chimney.

We are a couple of bad results away from an ugly situation (think McDowall)

It's a Traynor like statement. Long-winded, with holes, complete with sarcsastic dig.

All over the place ! It's more reacting to events without due thought. Should have slept on it and said something that made sense and sqaured with what had previously been said.

We ain't getting no 'big' rabbit and Murty isn't the man longterm.

If that was to be the case, then the boards handling of this is incomprehensible. Docherty has been with McInnnes as No.2 for his entire 10 years in management. Did they expect him to say he was ok with not bringing TD ?.........not going to happen. Did they expect McInnes to perform as good or better without his No.2 ?

That is something that you have made up and seem to want to cling onto. #ComfortBlanket

For a number of reasons, we aren't currently an attractive proposition to decent managers in a job. I thought that realistically, McInnes was pretty much as good as we could get within apparent criteria being set.

The board better be looking out the flak jackets for if we were to lose to Ross County.

Doesn't bode well for us that McInnes prefers to stay somewhere that he has already reached his glass ceiling and after four years, seemed the perfect time to move on. I reckon he'll go backwards to 3rd, maybe even 4th and have a support who won't have much patience for him.

Is there a prepared contingency basket to move the eggs to ? ... Process should have that slightly shorter, short-list on top of the table. Same type of appointment would see uninspiring names left that the support wouldn't be keen on, eg. Tommy Wright. DK has already said the board hadn't fancied those currently out of contract, eg. Eck. A real blow to the board. One thing they shouldn't do is make a knee jerk appt. on the back of this.

The type of player that you tend to miss if unavailable.

Rules can be good, bad or indifferent but as you touch upon, it's the lack of consistency in there application that tends to be the bugbear. The inevitable truth is that you will always get inconsistencies and it's only if there is a distinct and consistent pattern in these wrt individuals and/or teams, that there is a real issue. The case you cite is IMO a good example. Over a number of years, Lennon has been treated much more leniently than the great majority and he has taken advantage of that. It has been with two different clubs and that points to the individual or surrounding issues to be the reason for this. There was celtic and legal representation bringing pressure to bear for issues around the referees strike. There was/is the media bringing pressure to bear before and after certain events, (eg.Tynecastle attack on NL). He now has a 'mitigation card' to play and when issues arise, the SFA are pretty much scared to fully apply the rules/punishments in a way they probably would with another individual.

The sheep could struggle to get third place, I think Hibs will be more of a challenge.

Are you sure it was your hands that stung ?

I live in my own time-zone where there is nobody left to argue with

O'Halloran might end up doing a job for a new manager. Would be foolish not to try and get him producing something.

Milne has to think of sorting out his own dug-out for Friday. I don't think McInnes can manage another sheep game with any degree of authority.

Thanks, but living outwith the UK, I'm limited as to how many bookies/offers I can sign up with.

It's probably got a lot to do with discipline and patience, as well as picking winners I've currently 1. 39 euros invested in a Rangers v Celtic clash that starts in 25 minutes Dott (6/5) to beat McGuire (snooker)

Sounds good, but for an increasing number of people, the problems tend to start at some point at after the free bets have been used.

We need to give whatever it is a chance and not throw the baby out of the bathwater as soon as we hit a bad spell.

We need someone in who can do a steady job over a 3 year contract and alongside the DoF, can set a solid foundation. From what is visible, there simply isn't the finance to do it a different way. The only way we would be able to get a potentially 'outstanding manager' is if we spotted a younger manager who could grow into it, ie. another long-odds gamble. ------------- McInnes has spent 4 years at both St.Johnstone and Aberdeen, ie. is prepared to keep at a job. He knows the Scottish game/market. He knows about Rangers (playing). He can achieve consistent results that in the short term should mean 2nd place. He has European qualifier experience with diddy team and has done okish but would need to improve, ie. start getting to group stage. Generally, the media would give him more leeway than leftfielder. ---------------- Now I get I'm a broken record but I'd take the "best possible candidate" / "we can do better than him" opinion more seriously if it could be accompanied by viable and realistic suggestions that fit within current circumstances. ie. it's easy to belittle McInnes, but it'd be more constructive to offer real alternatives....(trueblue82 ?)