milo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Surprised this hasn't been discussed more. Personally I can't see how McCall working with Scotland will be to Motherwells benefit, therefore I'm against it. I'm actually quite surprised he was even approached about it, let alone agreed to do it or was allowed by Motherwell to take the position, so I'd welcome other peoples thoughts on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Makes no diffrence to us three days away b4 a Scotland game Gives him a break away from the grind of club football and might even get some usefull contacts thru it. Cut the guy some slack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 he said on the radio that him being away for three days doesn't make any difference and i agree with him. he's had since august to sort the defence out and try and get goals out ojamaa and humphrey and he hasn't made any progress so 3 days isn't going to make any difference. he has to sign a contract or make it clear he is leaving. a player like jennings fucking you about is one thing, a manager is another thing all together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 he has to sign a contract or make it clear he is leaving. What's he been offered to stay so far? You seem to be in the know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 What's he been offered to stay so far? You seem to be in the know. the board talked to him before xmas. he told them he wanted to wait until after the window shut. it's shut and the offer is on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweed Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Would this question have been asked had we won yesterday? Probably not. We created five or six excellent chances in the first half and we just had a day where the strikers couldn't hit a barn door. If we had played abject rubbish for 90 minutes I'd question it but to be fair we played well on the most part, drifted out towards the end and got frustrated but these things happen at any time and I'm confident McCall and Scotland was not the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 It gives his critics an easy stick to beat McCall with if results don't happen to go our way around one of the spells he might be away, that's for sure. I'd say the people best placed to make the decision are those who employ him and know what the extent of his involvement is, alongside that of his coaching staff, on a daily basis on the training ground. And since they've given him their full backing - as they have with the likes of Black and Malpas for example in the past with Scotland, then I've no reason to doubt their decision. You could argue that having Randolph and Ojamaa away on international duty may have more impact on our ability to prepare for the next fixture than McCall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yesterdays result has nothing to do with asking the question. It occured to me at the time of the appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yesterdays result has nothing to do with asking the question. It occured to me at the time of the appointment. I used to think our performance suffered when terry butcher was doing the Europa league on channel 5, based on what happened when Malpas took over... A combination of bad luck and poor finishing cost us yesterday, some backs to the wall defending from killie too. The players tend to get a few days off in international breaks anyway, so he won't miss much. He will leave kenny black instructions. How hands on is McCall in training anyway? I watched a Craig brown training session, and it was Archie Knox who did all the organising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 McCall being away with Scotland can only benefit Motherwell. He gets the experience of working with different coaching techniques, seeing how better players prepare and approach matches, see how different tactical formations work, expands his contacts and generally raises the profile of the club by being involved. Of course if Scotland are successful there is a risk attached that this might hasten his exit. Although that might not displease some people...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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