Smokies @ home Dec2024

[bishbashbosh]

Kellacher has said in some post match interview that charlie Reilly on loan from Dundee should be ready to play mid December. He could be the answer.

not keen on player manager/coach playing themselves when their better days are behind them. seen it too many times in Scottish football. 
 

highest profile one for me was Roy Keane, bleeding on that he should have got an extra season at Man Utd. Alex Ferguson was too experienced to let that happen. Keane still moaning and making money off it today.

huge fanfare when Keane signed for Celtic and played in the Scottish cup against a Clyde team with many youngsters who ran him ragged that day as they defeated Celtic. ( he was too slow to catch them with a famous Keane tackle)

ps…….. not going to mention Dave Mackay. Peter Taylor told clough he was the perfect player to play with/ guide the youngsters at Derby. Think clough answer was, is he not retired after a broken leg. But then Mackay was one of the all time greats of British football at a time when only home nation players graced the English leagues

 

 

[Robert]

I think that once Billy gets on the scoresheet, the goals will start to flow again.

If we will have Reilly back soon, that gives us options, as Billy is doing the full match in most games, which is a big ask for any lone striker, especially so for one of his age  

I am fully right behind him and the rest of the squad. 

Edited December 16, 2024 by Robert

[ICTPaisley]

4 hours ago, bishbashbosh said:

Kellacher has said in some post match interview that charlie Reilly on loan from Dundee should be ready to play mid December. He could be the answer.

not keen on player manager/coach playing themselves when their better days are behind them. seen it too many times in Scottish football. 
 

highest profile one for me was Roy Keane, bleeding on that he should have got an extra season at Man Utd. Alex Ferguson was too experienced to let that happen. Keane still moaning and making money off it today.

huge fanfare when Keane signed for Celtic and played in the Scottish cup against a Clyde team with many youngsters who ran him ragged that day as they defeated Celtic. ( he was too slow to catch them with a famous Keane tackle)

ps…….. not going to mention Dave Mackay. Peter Taylor told clough he was the perfect player to play with/ guide the youngsters at Derby. Think clough answer was, is he not retired after a broken leg. But then Mackay was one of the all time greats of British football at a time when only home nation players graced the English leagues

 

 

A little closer to home - Brewster was a great ‘player’ manager. 

 

 

[caley100]

12 minutes ago, ICTPaisley said:

A little closer to home - Brewster was a great ‘player’ manager. 

 

 

Yeah, the first time!   should never have had a second go.

[buckett]

1 hour ago, caley100 said:

Yeah, the first time!   should never have had a second go.

Was he no just 'manager' the second time round?

Not sure but I don't think he was a player in chapter 2.

Edited December 16, 2024 by buckett
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[Scotty]

2 hours ago, buckett said:

Was he no just 'manager' the second time round?

Not sure but I don't think he was a player in chapter 2.

Technically still a player-manager but only played 3 games in his second stint. 

Player-Manager (1) = Nov 27th 2004 - Jan 7th 2006: 

• As a manager: P50, W17, D18, L15 F61 A50 GD+11
• As a player: P30(+3 sub), scored 11

Player-Manager (2) = Aug 28th 2007 - Jan 17th 2009:

• As a manager: P64, W22, D7, L35 F83 A102 GD-19
• As a player: P2(+1 sub), scored 1. All appearances in 2007/08. 

 

 

[The Mantis]

11 hours ago, Scotty said:

 

• As a player: P2(+1 sub), scored 1. All appearances in 2007/08. 

 

I remember that 1 goal very well. We had lost the first 6 games under 10CC and it was a last minute winner against Hearts after coming on as a sub. Wyness scored the equaliser from about 2 inches. A very happy carload heading back down the A9 and we even had a message read out on Off the Ball

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by The Mantis

[Kind of Blue]

That’s a great finish from Brewster! Could do with some of our guys scoring like that now.

Edited December 17, 2024 by Kind of Blue

[ClickbaitProponent]

41 minutes ago, Kind of Blue said:

That’s a great finish from Brewster! Could do with some of our guys scoring like that now.

We have one or two that are capable. Look at the young lads like Mackinnon and Bray - once they find their feet I think we will see plenty from them. MacKinnon is never afraid to have a go. Both were overlooked by Ferguson but Kels has them playing some good attacking stuff. Apart from last weekend it has all been good since Kels took over (not counting the first game as he had 2 days with the boys). It'll come.

[bishbashbosh]

1 hour ago, ClickbaitProponent said:

We have one or two that are capable. Look at the young lads like Mackinnon and Bray - once they find their feet I think we will see plenty from them. MacKinnon is never afraid to have a go. Both were overlooked by Ferguson but Kels has them playing some good attacking stuff. Apart from last weekend it has all been good since Kels took over (not counting the first game as he had 2 days with the boys). It'll come.

Checking our league one games this season, mackinnon  started every game under Ferguson and substituted twice. 10 games
mackinnon has started all league games under kellacher and substituted twice. 6 games

so 16 games so far, I think he has found his feet by now.

overlooked by Ferguson ?

ps….i think he is one of our better performers by the way.

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by bishbashbosh