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Scunnered with this saga already. Media can get fucked, nothing but reptiles, Kettlewell has played a blinder in waving the "poor me" flag, sums him up, zero accountability.

Clearly abuse is not appropriate but neither SK, Caldwell, the 'well society and the majority of the press have acknowledged the underlieing problem and the fact that it was becoming a major issue with or without abuse! The form, the stats, the preparation, the abysmal lack of fight and the continual inability to learn lessons, adapt and change is the real problem. SK with his what would seem apparant lack of self awareness has chosen to ignore these issues and tell us all he is gone because some roasters have shouted at him. While said roasters are clearly in the wrong, the fact that the abuse would appear to be the main reason and not these other factors would seem very convenient. For me, while its not an ideal way to end things, his tenure had run its course. He couldnt fix the problems and we move on.

I wouldn't rule out the relegation angle , we are utter garbage.

It will all be digital fish and chip wrapping by the end of the month. Need to stop wasting time on PR and focus on getting a new gaffer in place. Media chat won't be putting off any candidates and if anybody cares about what is written in The Sun or The Rancid there's no hope for them anyway.

Wonder if any of those posters are looking for a transfer, they seem to know more than a few on here

Jesus Fucking Christ. Congratulations, despite some tough competition, you’ve won fuckwit of the day 👍🏼

You don’t need to reply to every single post that you don’t agree with 👍🏼

Someone who doesn't bring their family to work.

Jeez can we please not start booing SOD on Sunday if he plays?. Really fed up with the pelters that lad takes. Yes he hasn't been playing well but seems to get blamed for everything, anyone got proof? Hmmmmm

He was done as a player a long time ago, we've got enough invalids on the books already.

Tbh a 4-2 defeat flattered Celtic big time, should have been at least 6.

100% this. If you eliminated OF connections, we would have missed out on the successful spells from Davie Hay, Tommy McLean, Mark McGhee (1st spell), Stuart McCall and Craig Brown.

I remember listening to Leeann Dempster talking about that retrospectively and I am sure she said that she regretted the way the club handled the situation. She seemed to imply that Hibs had jumped the gun a little by suspending him. I think she also said that she still had a good relationship with him and held him in high regard.

I feel like I'm having to defend myself here - pretty sure it was said later that he wasn't at fault. Hibs are on record as saying he did nothing wrong

Im personally not bothered about "bigoted baggage". I just said that he's been linked with us a lot in the past and still is if you look at the bookies odds. For all Neil's faults I think he was targeted badly by a bunch of morons. Getting sent bullets in the post. That's not on him My family are Irish Roman Catholic on my dad's side and they came to Scotland because of the troubles. If people are bigots that's on them. Do I have baggage because I'm half Irish? Robbo is Northern Irish. What's the difference - because Neil managed Celtic?

We don't need him or any of the bigoted baggage that he brings with him.

I will be glad when all this has blown over and we can get on with abusing the next manager.😂

He's called up Celtic, Hearts, Hibs, St Mirren and Dundee United players to their squad so I'd hope he knew a bit more than most outsiders would.

Board couldn't even get a basic statement right . Will they do any better appointing a new manager 🤔 Think we need a manager with a bit of experience contacts and knowledge . Kind of Craig Brown type , last three have been relative novices at the managerial gig. They didn't work out and went the same way. .ie ran out of ideas after a while . The Aussie guy fits the bill but suspect he knows nothing about football in the UK.

Shamrock in the Europa conference play offs. Just missed out on automatic qualification to last 16 on goal difference

Another media spin doctor with a one-sided view of recent events. Kettlewell must be well chuffed at the way this is playing out. It must be very quiet on the OF news front just now as the “mainstream” Scottish sports comics seem to have nothing else to report on but our wee provincial club. Put this to bed now. For good or bad Kettlewell has gone and the club now needs to move on.

A few of their fans have already tried that Dave.

We won't know till we see his first team selection on Sunday and how we set up, and yes we are managerless because the team have been brutal for weeks and SK had no idea how to turn it round and walked. Don't believe the personal abuse fairy tales were the reason.

I see what you did there

Yep, they all sound reasonable

To be fair there is some merit in that scenario, on the assumption that he will recognise the mistakes SK made and change our style to get the best from the players we have available. Steady the ship and see us clear of relegation hopefully still top 6, then bring in a new face in the summer for the required rebuild.

Much prefer Graham Arnold if he's shown interest than others mentioned. Order preference. 1 Arnold 2 Mcglynn 3 Coyle Not wanting Lennon

I thought Naismith was pretty terrible, and only got away with it thanks to Shankland hitting a hot streak.

Just hope Celtic don't lay siege to Balcombe!

I think SOD is an easy target for some fans and has been for quite some time now

SOD knifed Alexander and Hammell. He’s a fucking charlatan that should’ve been chased long ago. Fuck him.

The club are requesting that there is a show of support by the fans at the game on Sunday for SK and the interim management team with 90 minutes of silence.

Current form. In 2025 we have played six matches, all but one against teams sitting below us in the League. We have won one match, against an Aberdeen time that has not won in over a dozen league games. We have lost four games and stolen a very fortunate point at Kilmarnock. We are out of the Cup at the first hurdle. With Celtic to come followed immediately by games against teams with us in their sights. Good on you for not being concerned about current form and performance and for setting aside the narrowing gap between us and the play off spot. Nobody in their right mind believes abuse of any kind is acceptable but all the talk of what or was not aimed at SK should not deflect from the woeful performances he oversaw of late. As recently as November being drawn into the relegation zone was not a consideration. It is now. And he shares responsibility for that. I'm truly sorry it ended this way for Kettlewell but I think it was time for change. Having supported him throughout last year's run, I had hoped the SF defeat would have proven to him that a passive approach was not the way to go week in week out. Had he not walked, I'm not convinced he would have lasted much longer. Has anybody seen anything in recent matches to suggest he had the ability to turn things round? Or seen a willingness to try something a wee bit different? That might just have been enough for many of those fans keen to see him succeed.

Us fans eh, what we like? Nasty, critical and clueless. How dare we raise our voices with concerns on what direction our team is heading. That's what the majority of our fan base has shown, ie concerns we are on the slide. It's only a small minority, like every other club, that continually over step the mark. This has been happening since football started. Not right they do this, but why let them win? Obviously he has realised he knows he can't stop the slide, and goes before his reputation takes a battering. The way this resignation and take over has been handled and other issues, raises an eye brow on who we need to be keeping an eye on. Alienating your fan base is not a good look Mr Caldwell.

Theoretically speaking what if one of our players mate plays for an opposing team and their kid has cancer, a small minority of our fans are being abusive to him regarding this and after the game our player says publicly that it’s out of order and disgusting - is that still a no from you?

In the context of what we're are currently talking about, is this comment acceptable ? Maybe this is supposed to be tongue in cheek but if it is not I don't think it is acceptable. For those who think it is acceptable, ask yourself the question ' If somebody was saying this about a member of my family on a public forum, how would I feel about it?' SOD himself has taken unacceptable levels of abuse from our support in recent times. We can't simply pretend that all the negativity is just a media led conspiracy.