The Alfred Johansson Thread

[grizzlyg]

18 minutes ago, Great Balls of Shire said:

You might be right re Alfred,  its more the smart arse " tick tock" ( which has been done to death) i was referring to 

Do you do that at work when there are redundancies threatened? 

You dont rate him, I dont know yet, give it a few more games.

My views well known on this forum and I still feel AJ needs time.  At start of season all talk was it would be a transitional period judging on the manager and players we lost.

I dont see a team not trying, its bad individual errors that are costing us . 

Kettlewell had a 16 game winless run and board stood by him until he engineered his departure. 

I think AJ is likeable guy and I am desperate for him to turn things round.  Look at both Dundee teams, they are having a good season but both pressley and Goodwin were under pressure last season.

If folk dont like AJ and want him sacked of course that is their opinion and totally respect that but I think some of the comments aimed at him are very personal and unnecessary. 

Ohhhh please give us 3pts tomorrow 

COYW

[Willie Hunter]

On 10/28/2026 at 9:39 PM, wellsince75 said:

Unless Alfred can find a way to improve the defense - not only will he lose his job but we will end up relegated . 
 

it’s becoming obvious we need 3 goals to win any game and that’s simply not going to happen 
 

 

 

[Willie Hunter]

Just now, Willie Hunter said:

Agree totally with these observations. You can go round in circles with stats,previous history  previous managers etc but if you do not possess a decent defender let alone a decent defence then the outcome is virtually self-evident. Only hope is the January transfer window. SORRY.

 

 

[joewarkfanclub]

2 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

My views well known on this forum and I still feel AJ needs time.  At start of season all talk was it would be a transitional period judging on the manager and players we lost.

I dont see a team not trying, its bad individual errors that are costing us . 

Kettlewell had a 16 game winless run and board stood by him until he engineered his departure. 

I think AJ is likeable guy and I am desperate for him to turn things round.  Look at both Dundee teams, they are having a good season but both pressley and Goodwin were under pressure last season.

If folk dont like AJ and want him sacked of course that is their opinion and totally respect that but I think some of the comments aimed at him are very personal and unnecessary. 

I dont see this board calling time early on Alfred.

As a club we tend not to do that.

Now that the Well Society are wielding more influence in the board room, I think its even less likely.

The fans wanted an identity. We got one and the board have tried to be consistent with that and backed a "philosophy". They wont want to row back on that without giving him every chance.

We want to be known as a club who give managers time to turn things around. When you cant pay the most money, job security can overcome that barrier.

Re fans not liking AJ, I dont think thats the case either. Some fans just have less patience for poor performances than others and worry about our Premiership status.

[star sail]

Interesting to listen to SPH. He is very positive about the influence AJ has had on his game both from a management perspective and a coaching perspective.

This is partly why Alfred was brought in.

Worth a listen for anybody currently sitting on the fence.

[Happy Dosser]

16 minutes ago, star sail said:

Interesting to listen to SPH. He is very positive about the influence AJ has had on his game both from a management perspective and a coaching perspective.

This is partly why Alfred was brought in.

Worth a listen for anybody currently sitting on the fence.

I agree. Also, unless I mis-heard, Manny said in his last presser that he loved the manager. My problem is that I can't understand how poor our defence is. A simple old-fashioned head on the ball on Wednesday and we would be two points better off already. Why can't our defence take responsibility and simply cleat their lines? I think Paul McGinn would make a huge difference in organising and stiffening  the defence but worry how resilient he can be at his age.

[FirParkCornerExile]

5 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

I agree. Also, unless I mis-heard, Manny said in his last presser that he loved the manager. My problem is that I can't understand how poor our defence is. A simple old-fashioned head on the ball on Wednesday and we would be two points better off already. Why can't our defence take responsibility and simply cleat their lines? I think Paul McGinn would make a huge difference in organising and stiffening  the defence but worry how resilient he can be at his age.

We only need him to be resilient until the January transfer window so we can bring in something better that the current incumbents who are absolutely hopeless on evidence so far..

[grizzlyg]

2 hours ago, Happy Dosser said:

I agree. Also, unless I mis-heard, Manny said in his last presser that he loved the manager. My problem is that I can't understand how poor our defence is. A simple old-fashioned head on the ball on Wednesday and we would be two points better off already. Why can't our defence take responsibility and simply cleat their lines? I think Paul McGinn would make a huge difference in organising and stiffening  the defence but worry how resilient he can be at his age.

Yup Manny definitely said that but to keep it topical .....is he being a faithful...or a traitor! 🤣🤣    just kiddin Manny

[grizzlyg]

2 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

We only need him to be resilient until the January transfer window so we can bring in something better that the current incumbents who are absolutely hopeless on evidence so far..

Yup that is a great point. Apart from kanga how many of our signings were AJ's suggestions?   I reckon scouted and then presented to him.   JBA defo spotted just and said and they were great.     I would like AJ to recognise targets from his 30 months in norway. I really hope he is given that opportunity.