Foran's Foray into Sportswear

[+Fraz]

Looks like Ritchie has invested his gardening leave pennies into a new venture.

[Yngwie]

Best of luck to him.

The product catalogue on the website shows he has a tie up with Joma sportswear, whose brand manager for Scotland is.........Andrew Barrowman!

[IBM]

49 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Best of luck to him.

The product catalogue on the website shows he has a tie up with Joma sportswear, whose brand manager for Scotland is.........Andrew Barrowman!

They are close friends and Andrew Bannerman's father in law is an avid supporter of ICT.

[Scarlet Pimple]

If that is the young man (A Barrowman) whom I met at a footie park one evening in Vancouver a number of years ago when his team came over to play a couple of games or something, well, his type of non-charm won't sell too many outfits I don't think. He  just walked past me without his smile.

But anyway, good luck to Richie Foran since he is at least trying to achieve something worthwhile .

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Perhaps he may be our next kit sponsor ?

[RiG]

The clothing equivalent of a Herbalife deal.

[Alan Simpson]

They're all at the sportswear a few ex county players own rogue nation! Best of luck to the mad fcker tho worst manager in our history but what a player in his day

[+DoofersDad]

Let's hope his sportswear lasts more than a season before being consigned to the gardening.

[Kingsmills]

His time at ICT ended in disaster for us but he is still a relatively young man with a family to support.

He earned, and still is in the garden earning, a relatively good income from football but not nearly enough to fund the rest of his life. He has no prospect of ever again earning a living as a manager or a coach so I sincerely hope that this works out well for him.

[Jack Waddington]

In all honesty, I'm surprised he hasn't gone into managing elsewhere. Yeah, he didn't have a fun time managing us, but surely there could've been places at Highland/Lowland League sides?

[Kingsmills]

6 hours ago, Jack Waddington said:

In all honesty, I'm surprised he hasn't gone into managing elsewhere. Yeah, he didn't have a fun time managing us, but surely there could've been places at Highland/Lowland League sides?

If he flopped so badly with a player budget approaching two million pounds and full, if somewhat misguided, backing by the board, I honestly couldn't see him enjoying any success with a part time team being paid buttons.

Nice guy, very good player, abysmal coach/manager.

[IBM]

2 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

If he flopped so badly with a player budget approaching two million pounds and full, if somewhat misguided, backing by the board, I honestly couldn't see him enjoying any success with a part time team being paid buttons.

Nice guy, very good player, abysmal coach/manager.

You are right Kingsmills, it would have been a fairytale ending if it worked for him. Good luck in his new venture. 

[RiG]

Suspect his best chance to get back into management, if he even wants to, will be to start as a youth coach and work up from there.

[forresjags]

Was pushed into the job far to early in his career could have maybe done a stint as an assistant once his playing career was over. 

 

[caleyboy]

no matter the circumsatnaces he was very well paid for failure so I certainly don't feel sorry for him . l feel sorry for people who lose their jobs and struggle financially.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

He has grown a bushy beard and is happily chuckling with a "hoe, hoe, hoe". For the player I am glad that everything in the garden has turned out rosy but I can still smell the manure that financed a failed executive.

[wynthank15]

Good luck to RF in his business, I was against his promotion which in my opinion was stupidity by the board who had no understanding of football management, a bit like RF who had just got his badges. I was sorry to see him fail but wish him well in his new venture.