MelvinBragg

No, I thought he came across reasonably well. Did well to control a clear anger...

Just out of curiosity, is the re-scheduled Hearts game on Sky as the original was planned to be...?

Can't remember the quote but sounded very much like he thought McGhee or Leitch was a possibility. Something about "Someone who's been here before or someone out of the blue". Mind you, I s'ppose that could apply to Butcher as well. Just caught my attention...

I wouldn't have him back, but then again is anyone surprised that's my answer...?

It's a possibility that Stark has a clause inserted allowing him to leave for an SPL post, maybe not for zero compensation but for reduced compensation. He hasn't been in club management for a wee while now but neither had Brown or McGhee so Boyle obviously doesn't see that as an obstacle...

All of that I agree with, Lobey, sensible post as always. But if it's a choice between Butcher and Malpas or Chisholm and Dodds, I'd take the risk of Butcher damaging the affection he's held in by many Motherwell supporters. As it is, I'm hoping that it doesn't simply come down to that. Boyle has shown a fair bit of imagination in his recent appointments. I hope that continues...

Or alternatively Malpas could stay and take the ICT job...

Aye, doesn't every other club. I'd take a guy with good contacts and decent tacticla knowledge. No matter who our manager has been the young guys seem to come through at Fir Park. A good style of play would be nice as well but that can come from having the right contacts to bring in the right players to lead to attractive football...

Could live with the ones in bold. Alex Miller is a name that popped into my head last night. And I thought "Fuck, naw...". But interesting, I didn't expect to see him even quoted. Maybe something in it... EDIT Ian McCall, aye, very good...

Tempting but I reckon he was right man at the right time and maybe that time has come and gone. Would take him ahead of a few others though. Chisholm, McGhee and McPherson for three. My only concern would be that he sullies what are good memories of his times at Fir Park...

Nae quotes, so I'll try and not panic too much...

No, I take your point on that one. But our next game is not til Tuesday at the earliest. Why appoint a management team less than twelve hours after the previous one departed unless they are outstanding candidates? Surely even those who think that Chisholm and Dodds fall into that category (speak up now) would advocate waiting a couple of days to see who else is interested...?

I think most people's concerns is their inability to get a Dundee team with a budget that would choke a horse into the SPL. Doesn't bode well for managing with one of the smallest budgets in the SPL...

Very short term thinking. I'd rather get 0 points in the next 3 games and have the right managemment team for the next couple of seasons than just appointing someone who is available simply to get a couple of points on the board... Most people seem to think that Chisholm and Dodds would not be the answer...

Just to calm things down a bit, could it be that former BBC man Dodds is just getting his name bandied about by his former colleagues as they attempt to give him a leg up? Let's hope so, anyway...

I find it quite hard to believe as well. Would not be impressed by this at all...

Totally uninspired by that news. Seriously, is that the best we can come up with? I hope we're not looking for a quick appointment rather than taking our time and making the right appointment... Chisholm and Dodds. Jesus wept...

We'll need to agree to disagree on this one. Gordon Young may be "Motherwell-minded" but so are a lot of us who sit in the East Stand and I wouldn't want to see any of us manage the team. Youth football is entirely different to the senior game. For one thing, there is no real pressure for results. It's all about developing players. And like it or not, a manager has to attract new players. Our previous three managers (like them or loathe them) all attracted players to the club because of who they were rather than on the strength of Motherwell's reputation, either through contacts in the game or because players had an idea that they would develop under that manager (thinking Gannon here). At a time when we need to be clever in the transfer market, Young would be too much of a gamble...

Having thought about it for a wee bit longer, I reckon it's safe to assume we won't be going for a foreigner in the post. I think the perceived failure of Harri Kampman puts paid to that idea. Even if it's someone with previous links to the club like Nijholt or Van Der Gaag. I'd be reluctant to promote Gordon Young as it smacks a bit of the Billy Davies appointment. Maybe one day, but not yet. I think it's possible that if we bring in someone from down south that you may see Scott Leitch return as assistant to add a Scottish perspective. The impression I get is that a lot of the problems that people had with Gannon was a dismissive attitude to those who had plied their trade in Scotland their entire career. So I reckon you'll get short odds on Leitch (or Craigan) as assistant manager. I know he was mentioned in early talk about the Aberdeen job, did Steve Clarke rule himself out? Worth asking the question...? Run the risk of Celtic or the like coming and poaching him if he does a good job and we have this discussion again in a year's time, but maybe worth it if he does a job that attracts such offers..?

2013. Nothing less than £1million please..

I've no doubt that they were promised more to spend than they would have got at Motherwell (might not come to pass, I recall McGhee being promised the same) but that doesn't mean they'll have the £1million minimum that we'd be asking for Murphy. And even if their budget was £1million, they've a few areas needing strengthening...

Reynolds - Possibly though he might get a better offer. Gow - Every chance. Blackman - Aye, probably. Sutton - Don't think so. Not the type of player they need right now. Murphy - Aye, where are they getting the truckload of cash...?

Not reading any names that get my pulse racing but then again, Brown's appointment didn't get me over excited and he did alright. When Gannon arrived, I knew it could go either of two ways. Turned out it went both ways(good results with young players, abrasive nature alienated a lot of people). McGhee, I lost faith in very early. Last Motherwell manager I remember with real fondness is Terry Butcher, and as someone (orinoco?) said on another thread he was the right man at the right time, maybe not so now. And he kind of fell into the job. I half expect as someone else said, an appointment from leftfield, a totally unexpected name. That's who I think we'll get. Who do I want? I haven't the foggiest. I set up this poll and still haven't voted in it...

As the old adage goes, the king is dead, long live the king. Whoever he may be... As Jay points out, new manager time is always pretty interesting. Exciting times. Could maybe do without it being every season, mind you. And I don't know who at the club worded that statement but they did a bang up job...

Aye, but would still expect to see Blackman and Gow (and probably McNamee but we don't really need a right back) in Aberdeen shirts come January. Shame for them as the player they really need is Stephen Craigan. They really need a leader up there. Despite his Che Guevara attempt at a beard, Hartley ain't it... Certainly seems like we might have a more interesting January transfer window than we expected...