Replacement for DM

[LED]

Unfortunately the three candidates I would have liked, Stevie Clark, owen Coyle and Stuart Baxter all have clubs now.
To be honest I don't think Derek will go to Ibrox and in truth I don't think he will be approached. According to reports it would cost Sevco upto 2 million to get Derek and Doc away from us and signed upto them. They don't have that money for a manager who will only get them to 2nd at best over the next 3 years.

[fatshaft]

To be honest I don't think Derek will go to Ibrox and in truth I don't think he will be approached. According to reports it would cost Sevco upto 2 million to get Derek and Doc away from us and signed upto them. They don't have that money for a manager who will only get them to 2nd at best over the next 3 years.

Sportsound saying they will definitely ask permission to speak to McInnes this week. It's going to be a long week

[RedStarTorphins]

Sportsound saying they will definitely ask permission to speak to McInnes this week. It's going to be a long week

He’s contracted for 3 years.
We could easily tell them to GTF.

My guess is that Milne & DM gave an understanding that he’s allowed to talk to any club that ask permission to.

I fear that the writing is on the wall though.

The huns should be made to lay up front in one go, no instalments from that lot.

To quote Fergie, I wouldn’t sell that mob a virus.

[Jussi]

. They don't have that money for a manager who will only get them to 2nd at best over the next 3 years.

They must rake in around £1Million every home game - at least.
@ say an average £20 per ticket x 50K
Not to mention any other merchandise , thats anything colored blue in the shops.
& They probably have a fair income from NewcoTV also.

They have plenty money , it's just been wasted recently.

[don_in]

They must rake in around £1Million every home game - at least.
@ say an average £20 per ticket x 50K
Not to mention any other merchandise , thats anything colored blue in the shops.
& They probably have a fair income from NewcoTV also.

They have plenty money , it's just been wasted recently.

The last reported figure I saw for hun season tickets was 43,170 and that is not a final figure.

That money is long since spent and they're reliant on directors to help meet the salary obligations each month. They have the potential to have money, but they have serious cash flow problems at the moment.

Even if they could dig out seven figures to get McInnes, how much would they have left to adjust the squad in January?

[thebeachend]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41774039

[LED]

They must rake in around £1Million every home game - at least.
@ say an average £20 per ticket x 50K
Not to mention any other merchandise , thats anything colored blue in the shops.
& They probably have a fair income from NewcoTV also.

They have plenty money , it's just been wasted recently.

I don't know where you get the 1 million every home game. They have spent all season ticket money for this season already. They had to give pedro half a million to get rid of him. They are still paying for McMoist and the breadman is still due his compensation. Added to that Pedro's signings are on anything from 12k to 42k a week and there are 8 of them.

[Landvetter83]

I have a feeling Stewart Milne will refuse an unwelcome Sevco approach for McInnes rendering this thread unnecessary.

[RedStarTorphins]

I have a feeling Stewart Milne will refuse an unwelcome Sevco approach for McInnes rendering this thread unnecessary.

I don’t think he will refuse them.
My guess is that when DM signed his contract in the summer, there will have been a gentleman’s agreement that if a club wanted to speak with him (& agreed the compensation) then he’d let him do that.

For what it’s worth, I reckon he’ll be approached & if DM gets as far as talking to them, he’ll go.
I think Sheerin & Robson will be caretakers for Accies away, then we’ll have the international break to appoint a new manager.

Sadly I think Milne will go for an uninspiring choice between Adams, Wright, McLeish.
But timing is against Adams & Wright
Adams is bottom League 1 & Wright’s hoofball has given St Johnstone 400+ minutes without a goal.

For what it’s worth, I’d be looking at Jack Ross maybe.

[xtrmntr75]

There may well be a figure in Deek’s contract that triggers his release but I’d like to think it was for departures to an English club. We’ve paid out hundreds of thousands in recent years for managers. We can’t sell ourselves short.