No point in trying to defend the indefensible Ewan. You are right: I was wrong. It was extremely careless of me: I won't make that mistake again. That said, a minor spelling error does not alter or detract from the substance of my posts.
I note, however, that whilst my views are being roundly condemned by most nobody has as yet made a positive case for his appointment as our manager nor has anyone identified his qualities as a manager which are surely the main issue here.
Surely the main issue is, is there anyone better out there who:
1 Wants to come to QOS.
2 We can afford.
3 Is not one of the old school of running up sand dunes a lobbing big balls up field , is there idea of being a manager.
4 Is better than Gary.
Time will tell if it's a good decision, lets hope time is good to us.
Decent appointment of an ambitious young manager who has done well in his short career. I am pleased that we did not end up with one of those journeymen managers that bounce around the clubs achieving nothing other than picking up a pay cheque at the end of the week, Cresswell hates those types even more going by previous posts. Lets get fully behind this appointment get and hope that it is a success so that Queens can firstly stabilise the situation then return to winning ways and start to make an impact again.
Cresswell as you say it's hard to make a substantive case for the new manager. In his short management career he hasn't achieved anything of note. Yet he is our new manager and we have little choice but support the guy and give him a chance.
Just out of interest who would fit your criteria as a suitable manager?
I do agree with Cresswell to a certain extent about this appointment as it doesn't really set the world alight. Saying that, the decision has been made and we need to get behind him now. Another thing to note is that we have not just recruited Gary but also his number 2. We have recruited a management TEAM! His number 2 is highly respected throughout management circles so he may be one to have a significant impact on our current state of affairs.
With reference to Gary's playing days which I agree should hold no real relevance in his managerial capabilities, is how well connected he must be across the UK. With no major funds kicking around even if he muttered the words, "I could maybe get some young boys from Everton", the BOD's much have been licking their lips. Getting players like that to somewhere like Queens would be a lot easier than East Fife! Fingers crossed.
Good to see that we have now got a new manager who will take over on Tuesday morning after his last match in charge of East Fife on Monday and Gary should be in the stand today as East Fife has no game.
Good luck to Gary & Dougie.
Yet another defeat for the mighty South . Gary , you've a massive task to somehow turn our season round
The only bonus being the Queens "legend" will be nowhere near the dugout from now on . If he is then please tell him where to go
Really looking for to seeing what Gary & Dougie can do after listening to his podcast . I take it they'll now be in complete control of the team and player recruitment rather than the unnecessary involvement of JT ?