Quote Originally Posted by Returnofrros View Post
Dosent matter where he moved to or didn't move to.....he resigned, his stats were good, the sectarian abuse/bias he received whilst at Dens....no so much.
He'd already got the backs of Dundee fans up by his attitude at the end of his playing times with us then his steps of Ibrox 'show me the deeds' rant and was never going to be accepted as manager. Very clear from that where his allegiance lay, not at Dens. He had a decent record as manager statistically but, along with the guy that hired him, was generally very much disliked by the fans.

He did resign, you're absolutely correct. He resigned because he wasn't up to the task at hand (promotion) and, seemingly, was man enough to admit it which was just a face saver really. It was very much a case of jump before you're pushed because Hartley was already lined up.

Should never have had to resign because he should never have been hired in the first place. Absolute disgrace of an appointment for a club like ours.

History will say he had a good spell as Dundee manager, reality is that it was a terrible time to be a Dundee fan.

Sectarian abuse is never acceptable and no matter how bad any fan thought he was that, along with the 'side of mouth speaking' stuff, was deplorable.