He looks in the Shitt at Villa - I am reliably informed that our present Board are unwilling becos he is so experienced, so challenging and so unlikely to toe the line - GET HIM FECKIN BACK

I've mentioned him a couple of times in the past.  Highly experienced coach, who probably has contacts throughout British football.  He'd be an interesting appointment, but would he take the job?  Doubt it and certainly not if he's already employed.

Just needs some sponsorship - He would be interested.

Just because he's Invernessian?

12 minutes ago, AlexJones said:

Just because he's Invernessian?

Have a feckin look at his feckin credentials - BORN fer the feckin job.

Is this a 'sack Richie' "thread? 

Replace or Assist ?

 

Was he not approached when Hughes was appointed and indicated he wasn't interested.

would be a great appointment but doubt it will happen he must be on a wage way higher than our resource.

Doubt it as KM knows too much about the game and wouldn't work for the "blazers" we have.

To release Richie now would cost the club a lot of money. And from what I see as to the sparse crowd in the stands there just can't be the revenue stream  available?

1 hour ago, caleyboy said:

Doubt it as KM knows too much about the game and wouldn't work for the "blazers" we have.

Hughes did and made a pretty good fist of it 

5 minutes ago, rocky1 said:

Hughes did and made a pretty good fist of it 

Agreed but look how it ended. 

Just now, caleyboy said:

Agreed but look how it ended. 

Not the Blazers fault I am led to believe

2 minutes ago, rocky1 said:

Not the Blazers fault I am led to believe

Who knows but someone did something to upset him

49 minutes ago, rocky1 said:

Hughes did and made a pretty good fist of it 

Hughes was at a very low ebb in his career, was unemployed and had nobody else rushing to employ him. Kevin MacDonald is in a very different position indeed.

39 minutes ago, caleyboy said:

Who knows but someone did something to upset him

Yes, they wouldn't let him spend money we didn't have and that he knew we didn't have when he signed his lucrative contract only a few months before.

The board made an absolute shambles of JH leaving the club and let's not pretend otherwise. Turning down money from Dundee United for him then paying the guy to leave 6 months later. 

Its ended up with seemingly the only option being Richie Foran, who was a complete risk. It's not worked. Foran to a degree has been hung out to dry. Basically the club not having the money to get rid of Rice as well as JH has meant Foran has been unable to bring in anyone that HE might have wanted as his assistant. It's normal for a manger to pick his own backroom team within reason. I would it very convenient if Rice was his choice. I'm not sure if anyone actually wanted Rice at the club other than JH to begin with.

Basically because of the Hughes fiasco, we've ended up with a management team who in all likelihood wouldn't have wanted each other in their respective roles.

For all the boards reasonable work  in balancing the books over the years. This expensive mess is one they haven't covered themselves in glory with. And they know it.

Edited April 10, 20178 yr by Sir C the 3rd

Brian Rice is contracted until summer 2018. Just Googled it to find answer.

Another year of the Foran / Rice debacle beckons I would say.

League One and north derbies with Peterhead and maybe Elgin beckon!!!!

Edited April 10, 20178 yr by Guest

The problem with that post Caman is that it really is not a joke and could well be prophetic.

54 minutes ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

The problem with that post Caman is that it really is not a joke and could well be prophetic.

Yep, I wasn't joking. Most managers in Championship are experienced, tactically aware, experienced success to some extent and are better managers than the one we have. 

 

Edited April 10, 20178 yr by Guest

I doubt he would come back - he may be from Inverness but that doesn't mean he's spent the forty odd years since he left wistfully thinking back to the days he spent playing against Rothes, dreaming of being welcomed home as a conquering hero, his photo above the bar in the Tarry Ile, local boy done good.  He's been at Villa for decades, why would he give up a job like that, developing young players for a shot at a (likely) lower league club, for less salary hundreds of miles away from where he's made his career?