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Being a manager and being a coach are two different things. A manager or head coach if you prefer that title (still a manager) is a figurehead, a leader who manages, motivates and directs his players. JBA was a manager John McGlynn is a manager Alfred Johansson is a coach

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McGlynn is suited to Falkirk, he’s at home there and can do no wrong. Good luck to him as I think he’s improved as a manager and he’s one of the few who have adapted. I think he’d be a nutcase to leave where he is wanted to go to Aberdeen, their fans would rip him to shreds. as for AJ, for a few weeks, starting probably at the game at Ibrox, we really looked disjointed and all over the place, his selections seemed iffy to say the least (especially v Celtic) and a number of his substitutions in games have left me a bit bemused. But you’d need to be a blinkered idiot not to recognise we’ve played quite well in the past few games and have just missed that bit of clinical finishing (same as last year) I think things are turning around a bit and players are coming back from injury making the squad stronger. He’s got my full backing and I think most of the fans (who go to the games) agree.

Nonsense The main difference between a football manager and a football coach lies in their scope of responsibility. Managers handle both team tactics and administration, like transfers and contracts . While coaches focus on training players and developing tactics. Seeing as Falkirk have a CEO who deals with transfers and contracts the same as we do, McGlynn will do exactly the same role as AJ does for us. Jesus fuck the lengths some of you are going to defend an ingrained opinion is really quite sad. By all means dislike AJ if you want, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but for Christs sake spare us the mental acrobatics to justify your ingrained mindset. Fuck me we had the utter shite a few weeks back "has he lost the dressing room" after 7 games. I've said for sometime that I'm not convinced by AJ but I am open to the fact that he can change my opinion and those trying to infer there has been no improvement over the last 3/4 games are just being bloody minded to defend their over the top rhetoric. Like any manager AJ may turnout to be a dud , he may not but lets keep it to facts. How the fuck you know enough about what McGlynn does at Falkirk and what AJ does at Motherwell is a puzzler, cos to any even minded thinking its just pure speculation to reinforce an ingrained mindset.

STV rumour is he's got his jotters

When Robinson left us, he openly admitted he had no idea how to turn things around. When he left St Mirren he had no idea how to turn around their slide. He has no idea how turn around Aberdeen's slide. The game and the players have moved on. He has not.

I honestly think you're at it

I’m never happy to see anyone lose their job but I can always modify that rule for a huge ego’d. narky wee twat who spat the dummy out on so many occasions at every club he’s been at and had to be pulled away (by Craigan) at our last game v Aberdeen as he was hurling abuse at the main stand… ok he got a bit that night… but it shows his mental state that he’s unable to control his anger (Wetherspoons Edinburgh being another example of anger issues) he did well at st Mirren albeit watching that team was eye bleeding and he did ok for us for a period (and got a bit lucky when he HAD to play young players…. When he didn’t want to) until it all past its shelf life but I really do not see him getting another bigger gig up here….. he might get a league 2 or 3 gig down south but he failed down there at that level too. hes not someone I’d be sad to see drift out the game

Stephen Robinson was great for Motherwell at the time and I will always be grateful to him for the 2 Cup Finals and making us feel relevant again in Scottish Football. But the game in this country is moving on. His football/tactics are limited and no longer align with the club philosophy/identity. I think its a shame its not working out for him at Aberdeen, but not a surprise. We would be mental to consider having him back if it ever got to the stage Alfreds job is under threat (which it isnt).

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Sounds like Robinson is on the brink of being sacked by Aberdeen. Personally would take him back here if/when we part company with AJ. He had ran his course by the time he left us but when he initially came in he made us competitive and oversaw two cup runs and a(n albeit default) 3rd place finish. Plus he has improved as a manager now and he wouldn’t have Burrows whispering “we’re only a wee team punching way above our weight” in his ear every other day this time around.

What does that even mean? The days of football managers having control and responsibility for absolutely everything to do with the playing side of a football club are long gone. Most clubs (even us!) have a Head/Director of football, a team of analysts, sports scientists, and other individuals who assist them with the day to day running of the football department. Most modern managers are in fact just "Head Coaches". McGlynn is currently doing very well at a club that suits him. But lets not forget that he is coming towards the end of a somewhat ordinary managerial career during which he underwent an epiphany working under Brendan Rogers at Celtic. Before that, he was just another one of many average Scottish managers on the merry-go-round that would have been chased by our fans had he been suggested 10 years ago. Thats not to discredit his current achievements. Merely giving them context. Alfred on the other hand is a very young ambitious coach at the start of his career. Who is to say where he will end up at this stage.

Let him go there then

Oldham beat Sheffield Wednesday in the F.A. Cup. "Oldham manager Micky Mellon had to watch from the sidelines after being sent off for appearing to move his head towards Callum Slattery" Think he's safe this time.

No one scaped a draw at Tannadice.

Mandron helping Stockport into Extra-time against the mighty Cray Wanderers in the FA Cup earlier

Bet you was raging. 🤬

McGlynn's "proper manager" approach earned Falkirk a 0 - 0 at Fir Park. I think he's a great fit at Falkirk, but have no idea how he'd fare at Fir Park. His record at Hearts was poor and at Livi was fair to middling.

You expected us to lose so surely a draw was a positive? And I dont think scraping a draw is accurate

And Dundee Utd have just one defeat in their last eight. Against us. Spooky.

McGlynn is a proper manager, AJ is a coach. Galling to see Falkirk absolutely sweep Hearts aside on their own patch when we are scraping draws at Tannadice and patting ourselves on the back for it. Also, Hearts have just one win in their last eight. Against us.

McGlynn, like Robinson, would be an idiot to go there.

I think Aberdeen will be taking note

I’ll happily hold my hands up if he turns things around and gives us a good season, but I’m not going to pretend to be his biggest fan in the meantime. That doesn’t mean I don’t get behind the team and support them every week.

Leave all the tic talk to kerrydale street.😂