Caledonian Craig Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: Yeh he will be with us for the euros but after that its hard to tell, especially if we get out the groups. There will be clubs queuing up for him if he achieves that. No that still leaves that main goal of a World Cup Finals appearance. That has alluded us for too long. Clarke willl want a crack at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: He's going to go down as the best manager we've ever had. The fantastic thing is.........your prediction isn't even bold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: No that still leaves that main goal of a World Cup Finals appearance. That has alluded us for too long. Clarke willl want a crack at that. Dunno if he gets a good opportunity in club football he might want to take it if its good money. Hes probably only got one last chance at managing in the epl or another top league after this job. He might want to take that last chance if its the right club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Well one thing we can all be glad of is that we dodged a bullet when Michael O'Neill turned us down. Phew. I was not wanting him anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/9/2023 at 6:17 PM, mccaughey85 said: Dunno if he gets a good opportunity in club football he might want to take it if its good money. Hes probably only got one last chance at managing in the epl or another top league after this job. He might want to take that last chance if its the right club. It's hard to know exactly what is going on in Clarke's head, but he's clearly an intelligent person and will be well aware that he will be potentially leaving a legacy that is unmatched in our history. He's already achieved legendary status, and will cement himself as one of our best ever managers if he can get us out of the group stages. International management is a very cushy number. He talks about his grandkids and family a lot. Going back to club management would impact his personal life. Hopefully the SFA are paying him well, and he could probably negotiate a better contract sooner rather than later. Bear in mind, unless he was offered an elite team, he'd struggle to find better players than what he has at his disposal for Scotland. And we are only getting stronger. I think we'll have him until he decides to retire entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: Well one thing we can all be glad of is that we dodged a bullet when Michael O'Neill turned us down. Phew. I was not wanting him anyway. I don't know how much of Northern Ireland's drop-off in form can be attributed to Michael O'Neill or if it's simply the case that he doesn't have the same standard of player to pick from as he did a few years ago. I'm wondering though if it is actually Austin MacPhee who is the real genius rather than Clarke or O'Neill! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Tartan blood said: It's hard to know exactly what is going on in Clarke's head, but he's clearly an intelligent person and will be well aware that he will be potentially leaving a legacy that is unmatched in our history. He's already achieved legendary status, and will cement himself as one of our best ever managers if he can get us out of the group stages. International management is a very cushy number. He talks about his grandkids and family a lot. Going back to club management would impact his personal life. Hopefully the SFA are paying him well, and he could probably negotiate a better contract sooner rather than later. Bear in mind, unless he was offered an elite team, he'd struggle to find better players than what he has at his disposal for Scotland. And we are only getting stronger. I think we'll have him until he decides to retire entirely. He doesnt need to go to an elite team to find better players than scotland. Most epl sides will have stronger squads than ours. Just depends if he wants another crack at club management. You just have to look at celtic fans and how delusional and misty eyed they got over Brendan Rodgers and kieran tierney staying for the 9 or 10 in row. Money talks and if clarke gets a monster offer from a decent epl club then he might consider it. I would like to think clarke is going to stay for a very long time but i am prepared for the fact that there's a decent chance he won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkbluegas Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Having just watched the Ryder Cup I'm just wondering whether caddy Billy Foster and Steve Clarke are in fact the same person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 5:04 PM, darkbluegas said: Having just watched the Ryder Cup I'm just wondering whether caddy Billy Foster and Steve Clarke are in fact the same person. They are both baldy and need a shave but that’s about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I am looking forward to the steve clarke fuck off posts if we don't win or draw tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 8 hours ago, vanderark14 said: I am looking forward to the steve clarke fuck off posts if we don't win or draw tonight 😂😂😂 Unless he plays Robertson on the right again and McTominay in goal and we lose 15-0 it would take a special kind of idiot to want him sacked after this game. I am fully expecting to lose tonight. Not because I think we are shite or anything but most teams would struggle to get anything in Spain if the Spanish play anywhere near their best and I suspect they will be out to prove a point against us. Anything other than a defeat would be a huge bonus. If Spain don’t play well and we do then we can definitely take something but I think it’s pretty unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: 😂😂😂 Unless he plays Robertson on the right again and McTominay in goal and we lose 15-0 it would take a special kind of idiot to want him sacked after this game. I am fully expecting to lose tonight. Not because I think we are shite or anything but most teams would struggle to get anything in Spain if the Spanish play anywhere near their best and I suspect they will be out to prove a point against us. Anything other than a defeat would be a huge bonus. If Spain don’t play well and we do then we can definitely take something but I think it’s pretty unlikely. Exactly how I feel. We've stepped up a level where I feel the away match to the top seed would be the only acceptable loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Admins, please change the title of this thread; it's actually quite offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: Admins, please change the title of this thread; it's actually quite offensive. Only because we are on a "fortunate" roll I was expecting this thread to be revived later tonight ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: Admins, please change the title of this thread; it's actually quite offensive. Good call. I feel for the op, it was raised during a particularly ropey period for us and I'm sure a lot of folk were thinking the same. We need to give the lad/lass a break ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Steve Clarke GTF bit better ? as captures original sentiment of thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganRoy Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 The wheels could easily fall off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: Steve Clarke GTF bit better ? as captures original sentiment of thread He set us up for a draw and it damn near worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: He set us up for a draw and it damn near worked. I posted that when game barely started attempt at levity re the subject matter / title thats all - have nothing against him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersub Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Interview after the game was good in the way he rightly talked the team up by saying it won't be down to what Spain do against Norway but we could qualify on Sunday purely down to the fact that we won our first 5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 hours ago, todd said: Good call. I feel for the op, it was raised during a particularly ropey period for us and I'm sure a lot of folk were thinking the same. We need to give the lad/lass a break ffs Na. Fuck him! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled ICT Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 11 hours ago, supersub said: Interview after the game was good in the way he rightly talked the team up by saying it won't be down to what Spain do against Norway but we could qualify on Sunday purely down to the fact that we won our first 5 games. I actually really like his pragmatism and level-headedness in the job. Instead of getting carried away he seems to have a way of cutting through the noise to the important aspects of the situation. He rightly pointed out we couldn't qualify on Sunday if we hadn't been so good in the group so far, and instead of getting involved in the goal controversy he took it for what it is. I enjoyed his "you can show it as many times as you want" comment as ultimately it doesn't matter what happened or why, the fact is it was disallowed and we lost so let's get on with dealing with that situation instead of being distracted with refs/VAR etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 53 minutes ago, Exiled ICT said: I actually really like his pragmatism and level-headedness in the job. Instead of getting carried away he seems to have a way of cutting through the noise to the important aspects of the situation. He rightly pointed out we couldn't qualify on Sunday if we hadn't been so good in the group so far, and instead of getting involved in the goal controversy he took it for what it is. I enjoyed his "you can show it as many times as you want" comment as ultimately it doesn't matter what happened or why, the fact is it was disallowed and we lost so let's get on with dealing with that situation instead of being distracted with refs/VAR etc. Exactly, that's our job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Good to see that the this has been brought to the top again. Genuinely touched that it means so much to a handful of posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, kumnio said: Good to see that the this has been brought to the top again. Genuinely touched that it means so much to a handful of posters. Ach, it's only a question of time before you are right again. Happens to every manager eventually. 🤣 He was lucky to keep his job back then. McLeish got sacked for less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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