Van der Gaagin' Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 SSN - Motherwell confirm Jim Gannon as new manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellAyrshire Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Exciting times ahead. New manager and a brand new first team. I love the rollercoaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonwellfan Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Good Luck gaffer. I heard while at Stockport he used to join in with the fans singing. New chant for next season - "Gannon, Gannon give us a song, give us a song." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I heard a few drunken x-rated Jim Gannon songs on Saturday night....how did they go again, Lynda Block and company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonwellfan Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I heard a few drunken x-rated Jim Gannon songs on Saturday night....how did they go again, Lynda Block and company? Would you like to expand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Would you like to expand? I'll let Lynda, her sister and her brother-in-law explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlietoogood Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Is your game against Llanelli is on TV anywhere? There's an interested audience down Cheshire way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonwellfan Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Is your game against Llanelli is on TV anywhere? There's an interested audience down Cheshire way I don't think so buddy. The only way to get it is on Radio Scotland , you will get it on the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlietoogood Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'll just have to find a stream somewhere. By the way, apparently Peter Ward is also going up there, he was Jim's assistant down here. Good partnership they hd going - Jim was the boss, bit of a schoolteacher role, players sometimes didn't like him as a person. But Wardy was the inbetween man, always kept spirits up and entertained, and also a decent coach too. If any of you get the chance to speak to him, ask him what his opinion of Burnley is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerse Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 ^^ Good to know mate, cheers! You heard if any SC players will follow him up too? Oli Johnson for example? Any rumours doing the rounds?? Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlukemurray Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 He's going to need to use all his skills to get a team together. The squad sounds more depleted by the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC_MKI Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Welcome to Motherwell Jim Gannon Now go and get us a team together for the start of the SPL season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafficlight Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I think this is an exciting appointment. On the poll thread I said at the time he would be a real coup for you but that 'Well probably wouldn't be able to get him. I'm glad to be proved wrong, and whilst he has a very big job on his hands to re-build a tiny squad, things look brighter. Best of luck to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdalli10 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 any ideas how many years gannons contract will be for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC'd Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Probably 2, it's the Motherwell way it seems (bar Sutton). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Welcome to the club. Hope you have already started things moving for replacing some of our departing stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynda_block Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'll let Lynda, her sister and her brother-in-law explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgowfan Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 From the Daily Mail online, which seems pretty positive. Gannon tipped to put Motherwell back on the map ahead of unveiling at Fir Park Jim Gannon: New Motherwell boss Jim Gannon has been backed to take Scottish football by storm as he prepares to take over the Motherwell helm. The 40-year-old will be unveiled as the club's new boss at a press conference at Fir Park tomorrow lunchtime. The former Stockport manager emerged as the surprise choice to replace Mark McGhee after the likes of Steve Staunton, Lawrie Sanchez and Adrian Boothroyd were linked with the job. His appointment may have raised some eyebrows but County midfielder Dom Blizzard believes his former boss will be a success in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. He said: 'People up in Scotland might not have heard a great deal about Jim, but, believe me, they will before long. He is a top, top manager. 'He has been working under very difficult conditions with us at Stockport. 'The club went into administration last season and was docked 10 points but he has managed to keep everybody's spirits up.' Like his predecessor McGhee, Gannon brings with him experience of managing in the English lower leagues where he enjoyed a degree of success at Stockport. Gannon guided County to promotion to League One through the play-offs in 2008 before turning down the opportunity to join Brighton earlier this year. He was then made redundant last month after the Edgeley Park side went into administration. Blizzard told the Evening Times: "I can totally understand why Motherwell have gone for him ahead of a host of other well-known coaches who were in for the job. 'He has not had a huge budget to fork out on players during his time at Stockport, but he has done well with the money that he has had to spend.' Gannon now faces a baptism of fire with his first match in charge of the Steelmen in just a few days time. Motherwell play host to Welsh outfit Llanelli in a Europa League first-round qualifier on Thursday, leaving little time to prepare his players for their first game of the new campaign. The London-born Irishman also faces the task of rebuilding a squad which has already witnessed the departure of several players since the end of last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Good Luck gaffer. I heard while at Stockport he used to join in with the fans singing. New chant for next season - "Gannon, Gannon give us a song, give us a song." True, he'd stand outside the dugout clapping along. 100% County he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that hat Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 What's the situation regarding an assistant manager? Will that also be announced tomorrow or as a cost cutting exercise will there not be one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 What's the situation regarding an assistant manager? Will that also be announced tomorrow or as a cost cutting exercise will there not be one? Jim is taking Peter Ward with him. They both played together for County and have been a great partnership off the field too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 What do you make of then players he is supposedly targeting eg Josh thompson etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 What do you make of then players he is supposedly targeting eg Josh thompson etc? Josh Thompson - a great prospect but nowhere near the finished article. Manyoo have offered 250k apparently after he was training with their first team prior to the CL final and Peterborough are also prepared to pay for him. Apparently his top target from us is the goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams who is superb! He's regular now for Wales U21 and would be a very good signing. It's soul-destroying seeing all our young talent being taken for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 It's soul-destroying seeing all our young talent being taken for next to nothing. Absolutely - we've seen it often enough ourselves. Hopefully the production line you had set up under Gannon will churn a few out for a few years yet for you. Hope whoever your new gaffer is works wonders with it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I hope i'm not the only one to noticed Jim styles his hair like our very own eddiemunster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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