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Dont know if he will stay or even get offer to stay but personally would love him to stick around. Neil and Billy seem to have brought a freshness to the club. Players seem fitter and motivated and looks like more modern systems now in place. Fingers crossed here.

One of the charms of the ultra competitive Championship!

John Hughes is the very last person I would want managing my club. Thankfully, there is no prospect of it happening.

The bit I have bolded is interesting . I do understand your reasoning though and also believe may be right regarding Neil McCann not wanting it, though I do think that Scot Gardiner and Ross Morrison would try their damn hardest to get him to change his mind and take ovwr over the hotseat, but probably to no avail. if that were the case then I would be inclined to want us to go for a younger manager ( I am not alone, I read another poster on another thread saying exactly the same) looking to make their first foray into management, however I can't think of any specific candidate(s). I would be certain that the usual names would be bandied about: Paul Sheerin, Maurice Malpas, Martin Canning, Stuart Kettlewell etc by media/newspaper journalists. Hey its good to know I'm n ot alone lol, this prediction malarkey isn't easy though :L.

I think that's harsh on Robbo. We had a massive lay off due to call off then constant games. I think the players bodies adapting to the change in schedule (firstly getting up to match fitness/sharpness then dealing with the fatigue due to lack of fitness meant it was a slow start). I do believe this team would have been in roughly the same place if Robbo was in charge. Just my opinion but I feel the fixture circumstances were more influential to our form than the management team. I would be happy with either manager next year but would have a preference for Robbo.

And an excellent example of why I hate the SPL so much.

I reckon we will find a bit more information out regarding the management and contract extension offers etc at the start of next week once we have finished the season. I also don't anticipate having to wait too long regarding management as our season starts again in July (league cup), I still have a gut feeling that JR may resign but I'm not always right (I'm famous up at Thurso Golf Club and got the nickname "squid" because I got every single prediction wrong at the 2016 world cup lol). I posted in the squad update thread that I believe we have the necleus of a decent squad and also posted my thoughts on who will stay and go etc so I won't post that here too.

I think there will be things happening within the club regarding the management team and as an employer the club has done the right thing supporting Robbo and Scott who both have had serious problems in the past year. The directors will have to move forward with a plan and in-keeping with contracts will have to make a decision on the way forward for our club to ensure we can start the next season to push for promotion.

I agree with all of the above, and anticipate Robbo will have the final say on whether he returns or not. If he decides not to and McCann is up for it, I will have no complaints. We need to remember Kells’ situation too.

I think he is a man of integrity and will stick with the original plan/deal - can't see him stepping on Robbo's toes at all. A continuing cushy life as a TV pundit may be quite appealing but I'm sure he'd love a full time management opportunity somewhere. That said, if the situation with us changes and the opportunity arises, well you never know, a Neil and Billy double act feels quite appealing now...

Part of the charm of the game is these sort of anomalies it throws up. Just one of the very many reasons why the European Super league was such a bad idea.

Still a bit focused on the might-have-beens to think too much about next season. I think the general improvement - there is one - since McCann took over is indeed a thing to ponder. Whoever takes the team into the new season, let's have a half-decent pre-season with fewer hidings doled out to Highland League teams and a few more interesting and testing match ups. As I say every summer, how about ICT v Kirkie Rob Roy?