Sporting Director

[GUNBOAT]

In the link above NOT my words......


They of course will get something out of this that will more likely come in fees and commission.We have no idea the amounts involved but its likely they will benefit from promotion,TV revenue and future transfer income.That is speculation on my part BUT they will have to be paid somehow.

[GUNBOAT]

Well this is a trip down memory lane. Like watching TOTP 87 with Anthea Turner.

Anyway I have no issues with Tony.
Sort the contracts out, sign a couple of players, get us competitive, happy days.

Well you started it mate and i have got FN loads and loads O issues with The Big Man,FACT.

[stokearab]

As I said elsewhere, why Derek Bond voted for Courts

File under I told you so 😁

[stokearab]

In fact it's time I was a bit less modest so tomorrow I'm going to do some told you so's 😎

[GUNBOAT]

Liar's,Fae the FACT man,FACT.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57290046

[GUNBOAT]

In FACT it's time I was a bit less modest so tomorrow I'm going to do some told you so's ��

Fixed Stokie Boy,FACT.

[AraBrian]

I don't see any reason why TA would want the club to fail. That sounds bizarre unless you know something I don't.

My post about needing to get the finger out seems to have lit the touch paper and it's maybe no bad thing that the sleepy transfer rumour thread got a kick up the arse when there were no transfer rumours to talk about!

I dont dislike Tony, when I hear him speak he sounds fine. So what I say isn't based on personal dislike.

Rewind.......He sold a vision (Dundee United) to US investors and the vision appeared to include Tony running the club. Tony had never run a football club. He was a football agent and is very likely set to profit from transfer fees for our players. The owners installed a Managing Director (Brannigan) who left. That was shortly after a bust up with a supporters group, DUSF I think, don't know if that was the reason Brannigan left.

The owners said they were impressed with RN and he was the man to take the club forward. Hearts came calling and he left.
Malky Mackay was floated by Tony's press boy at the Sun as the next manager. Uproar.
Backpeddle. Mickey Mellon is our new manager. Fine.

Mickey did what was asked, kept us in the Premiership then left. Pattern developing or coincidence.

I was ok until then but that was when the wool was pulled over my eyes publicly with the Courts appointment which delayed potential signing business by at least 3 weeks and may have kyboshed some deals due to players not wanting to risk playing for a rookie at an experiment club.

Fast forward, we are 12 days from our season starting and we don't know whether Benji Fuchs Edwards and Shankland are staying, and we have signed a 35 year old CB while we have 3 other experienced CB'S on the books. Add into that we have made no further signings. Weve extended contracts of players many agree shouldn't have been extended, costing more money in wages than necessary. The finances are terrible and every penny should be a prisoner. So tbh I think it's reasonable to be asking questions, and since the only place I can ask them is on a message board that's exactly where I'll ask them.

Agree with all that the pattern developing with the managers if it is a pattern and not a coincidence needs sorted we need managers that are going to stay and show a bit of loyalty.Maybe TA sees a bit more loyalty in TC and thinks he will hang around for a while even if he makes targets could be part of reason he got job?Not sure though.

[AraBrian]

I will admit that not many will agree with me thinking he wants failure at United fair enough but to me that means he hasnie got an FN clue about running a football club or he is on a cut of players being signed or having contracts extended.
Its one of the three mark my words,FACT.
BTW who signed up his son?,he went from coaching FN bairns at a high school, Motherwell U16's and U18's to Senior Academy Head Coach at Dundee United Football Club,that is some phucking promotion BTW but posters will say i'm just stirring shyte for no good reason,FACT.
Get your FN heads oot the sand FFS.

So how is TA's appointment to head coach at dundee utd academy doing is he fu..ing up badly? If so I understand you'r rage at him getting the job and hope he gets moved on soon.

[Jim_Jam]

Liar's,Fae the FACT man,FACT.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57290046

Interesting this article.

No mention of physically or remotely interviewing other candidates.

It just says "considering exciting candidates" and their "selection process".

Now their "selection process" might be anything.

Considering might take a fleeting moment.

[AraBrian]

Interesting this article.

No mention of physically or remotely interviewing other candidates.

It just says "considering exciting candidates" and their "selection process".

Now their "selection process" might be anything.

Considering might take a fleeting moment.

Yeah can see what you are saying.Only way we would know for sure how they handled the selection process would be if they gave us a list of everyone who applied for the job then reason that each never got it but that might breach privacy laws I don't know.