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I'd forgotten how many seasons Coyne and Arnott had played together. Certainly 2 of my favoured strikers over the years.

Coyne and Coyle up front - must be the most formidable strike force we've had in 40 years.

fair point re being drafted in earlier but he's still only 19 and likely to be a much better player for learning his trade on the loan deals. I don't know the ins and outs but to say we've not protected an asset appears a little harsh. Max was loaned out to get experience in lower divisions and then brought into the team. Bigger clubs are now coming in for him and sounds like he'll take the opportunity. Good for him, I hope it works out for him. Personally I don't see this as a failure of the club, the system isn't set up for to be able to hold on. We've had a long line of talent over recent years which suggests that despite the system not being great that we do a great job of giving youngsters a platform.

these are games we were losing - scraping a point keeps that little bit of distance . good point

Feels like we're past the point of no return . Option 3. From what I've gleaned the demands are fair. Assurances of fall back position to current job, brining in his No2 . Suspect wants assurances over if achieve XYZ gets the job perm. He comes across as straight forward, confident and wants to do well. Even if we did have to offer the job perm , keeping us safe or moving us up the league would be worth it. Was expecting this to be sorted by now, sooner the better.

Killie tend to operate 4-4-2, be interesting to see if SK adjusts our formation. The 3-4-1-2 at the very least enables us to compete in midfield. Suspect we keep the same formation and starting 11 for this one.

He may be stalling to get a perm contract - he may ‘if I’m the best pick then back me ‘ rather than a 12 game contract . a 12 month rolling contract could solve any issues

Whoever the club fancied a week ago should be the appointment we go for. Kettlewell certainly a good guy and fair play for last couple of games, its injected hope into our season. It's certainly a tougher decision than a week ago but I can't believe for one second that he would have been the preferred candidate a week ago. Get him on a pay increase and working brilliantly with the youngsters . Meanwhile bring in who the club believe can move us forward long term.

as auditions/interviews go, Kettlewell has strengthened his position and ours. Massive 6 points. Irrespective of what happens next, massive thank you to this guy.

Thats a vastly improved list from others that have been circulated. Hope we get this locked down in the coming days ahead.

Tonight was never going to be easy or pretty but 3 points is so much better than the usual kick in the balls . well done kettlewell and team

looks a step in the right direction in terms of set up. We'll always disagree on formation + certain players. St Mirren are rightly favourites - hope we at least show some structure and fight.

Wee Nic always looked like a decent left back

That’s a brilliant post - must have missed it previously . pretty grim list of signings , hence why we’re headed down the path we are

Personal view is recruitment has been abysmal . Injuries are an excuse .The players who are injured , none of them were rated as good enough for starting 11 . All of them have significant shortfalls . head of recruitment should be chased out the club . We’re quick enough to sack managers we should be equally blunt with recruitment team . overall we lack quality - that’s why we’ve only won a handful of games in 12 months

That’s the best pre match interview I’ve heard for a long long time from any manager . full of energy , honesty . Fair play to kettlewell - he speaks brilliantly . Be interesting to see how players respond - don’t think he’ll be shy about booting people up the arse when required

Got to say kettlewell spoke really well in his interview . not saying he’s right for the role - but he is in the role and be interesting to see how he sets the team up and who plays

Yes, many of the names mention are the cause of my midweek drinking. The names mentioned are all horrendous. Stuart McCall did a great job for 3 years and then lost the plot. Not sure it would work out long term but agree much better than what's been referenced. We've gone from headlining very credible managers Lennon/Lambert/Ross to the usual nonsense. I rather hope it's all media made up bull swaddle.

Gold Coast Knights ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McDonald

bring in Skippy Why He was a small striker, who played for the OF. He was a huffy wee bugger. He's been a manager for almost a year. Closest thing to a Tommy McLean replica I can think of. Note to self: Monday night drinking needs to stop.

The last young manager we got from Morton did a decent job Both he and Murray are the type of manager we'd go for (if we got relegated). Bringing in that type of manager just now is too risky. None of the experienced championship managers are people I'd like at the club and that includes Coyle. Coyle did well 20 years ago as a manager !! progressively got worse. No thanks, he pissed me off as a player,(same type of stickability as Watt) no thanks as a manager. For me Jack Ross is who I'm most interested in. Utd fell apart quickly and although sacked from Hibs, he had a win rate of c50%. Other clubs prior he did well. I'd have him in asap and not piss about with interview process , just hire him.

I don't think it would take much to win them over. (if it even exists rather than speculation ) Best manager in last 50 years- Mclean. Best signing in last 50 years - Cooper. Put in contrast Well man - Stevie Hammell, his background was quickly forgotten.

Saw an article that referenced David Healy who's working well in Northern Ireland. In same article it referenced Grant McCann I'm optimistic as plenty of very decent managers kicking around - more so that in August. Time for the board to get something right. They dicked around too much re GA, and SH. Both should have left and been replaced before their respective transfer windows. Last chance saloon (might already be too late) but for the love of god bring in someone who know's what they're doing.

Well said @El Grew. You simply can't make thoroughbreds out of sheltland ponies. Players want to win, confidence is a major factor in all walks of life, football more than most. The habit of winning or losing. What I did like about Maclean's teams back in the day is we would perhaps have 1 or 2 bad games but never 3 back to back. He would fire a rocket up their backsides and I'd dearly love for someone of this capability. What is exciting is some of the names that are being mentioned in the media. Appreciate speculation but likes of Healy, McCann, Ross, Goodwin all have decent pedigree and could be good for the long term future. Hammell's vision about bringing in youth was the right long term plan, we need this vision and a manager with an eye for a player and the ability to flex how we play to find ways of winning.

If there's one thing to pay decent money for it's a manager. Luring quality managers to FP isn't easy but like a few have mentioned there's a few very capable managers out there who'd like to put themselves in the shop window. I'm hopeful that we can lure someone like Lambert, Ross, Goodwin. I don't think we can mess around here, time is of the essence.