13-10-2017, 14:29
MicM
Michael O'Neil appeals to me a wee bit Jim mainly because he is clearly an over achiever with NI. The only drawback is NI are still in the WC play offs after replacing Scotland's position following our drawn 'failure' in Slovenia. He lives in Embro but one 'black mark' is his recent drink driving charge. I also think we must appreciate our aspirations at international level - qualification is a celebration and anything after that is a bonus. We are never gonna win an international tourney TBF and really must place these aspirations into proper perspective re hiring a manager etc!
(13-10-2017, 09:23)hibeejim21 Wrote: Absolutely yes 0762 - and we know who we are talking about here, makes my blood boil that these characters are still running our game.
As for strachan he did a reasonable job and 'steadied the ship', brought back some team spirit after the levein debacle. But ultimately his stubbornness with player selection and his record in the really vital games worked against him. Leaving mcginn and mcgregor on the bench and choosing championship duffers really cost us.
None of the names mentioned so far moyes,mackay,allerdyce really do it for me. I think a young foreign coach might be better,but the SFA are complete dinosaurs.
Michael O'Neil appeals to me a wee bit Jim mainly because he is clearly an over achiever with NI. The only drawback is NI are still in the WC play offs after replacing Scotland's position following our drawn 'failure' in Slovenia. He lives in Embro but one 'black mark' is his recent drink driving charge. I also think we must appreciate our aspirations at international level - qualification is a celebration and anything after that is a bonus. We are never gonna win an international tourney TBF and really must place these aspirations into proper perspective re hiring a manager etc!