Quote Originally Posted by weegiearab View Post
We need a root and branch review of what has happened this season. This may not be as simple as changing manager. Are we just merely being used as some sort of system to try and get the owner some of his lost money back? Are we any closer to seeing the benefits of our academy stepping into the first team? What is the plan for next season, a change of direction or are we going to be going to look at flipping some foreign players to make some money? Why have we been allowed to stagnate rather than build on what we have? What does the manager see as the problem, is it the budget, is it the quality of the signings, is it inexperience? What do the players think is the problem, is it the coaching, is it the tactics, is it their teammates?
Maybe the root of the problem is with JG, maybe it lies with the players or maybe it lies with the way the club is run. My guess it is a mix of all these and I personally don't think that binning JG fixes the problem.
We are a club that would 100% benefit with a director of football, someone with experience that can be the buffer between the owner, the manager, the players and the fans. Someone that gets the club and the expectations of the fans. I am not convinced that our owner fully understands the running of a football team other than the balance sheet. I think the manager needs to be able to concentrate on the team without having to keep going cap in hand to the owner. I am not sure that the owner gets that sometimes you aren't going to get a return on some of your investments.
Yeah, feels a bit rudderless under our ownership at the moment. Maybe as fans we need to be a bit more reasoned. When we are struggling we raise all these issues, rumours inevitably surface of a new owner, but the minute the team is doing well nobody questions the wider running of the club.

As negative as it sounds, I feel we go Into each season now in a 7 team league, where two of those slots are relegation. Not much room for error. Celtic, rangers, Hibs, hearts and Aberdeen are financially miles ahead, though can still mess up. That's not to say you shouldn't be aiming higher of course. But how do we get a model to consistently be pushing for top 6. Has any provincial club achieved that?

Motherwell and st Johnston have/had sustained runs in top flight, but been horrendous at times also, st mirren had a decent recent run up to now.

I honestly don't know what the answer is tbh other than having guys at your club who make good decisions.