ErsatzThistle Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 As the title says, worst managers in Scottish football, past and present. Club and division doesn't matter. Obvious candidates have got to be John Barnes and Claude Anelka but there's bound to be others. Btw what on earth went wrong for Jim Fallon during his stint as Dumbarton manager between September 1995 and November 1996 ? Their record in that time was two wins, six draws and a whopping forty-two losses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Derek Johnstone at Thistle, Sandy Clark at Thistle, Murdo McLeod at Thistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 When you consider the relative budgets it's difficult to see past Super Ally. In as much as I loved the guy as a player, it was just a disaster. The Tims have had some crackers. Mowbray, Jo Venglos, Lou Macari, Liam Brady and of course Barnes. Steve Paterson at Aberdeen? Read his book recently. Pretty mixed up guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart_Aberdeen Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Mark McGhee by a mile. I'll assume some Thistle fans might say Gerry Collins but he's one of my footballing heroes. *edit* Saying that the thread does say in Scottish football overall so the Motherwell fans will disagree. Edited March 7, 2016 by Stewart_Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) No thanks for reminding me about the disaster that was Gerry Collins, who I'd conveniently managed to erase from my memory. Franck Sauzee unfortunately belongs in this catergory for his stint as Hibs manager. Edited March 7, 2016 by Barney Rubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 40 minutes ago, Angus_Young said: When you consider the relative budgets it's difficult to see past Super Ally. In as much as I loved the guy as a player, it was just a disaster. /Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee- Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Mowbray- Coventry showed this season that he is still rank. Guys like him and McLaren should just chuck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Gary Locke got to be worth a shout too. Richard Gough had a pretty bad spell at Livi I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart_Aberdeen Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said: No thanks for reminding me about the disaster that was Gerry Collins, who I'd conveniently managed to erase from my memory. Happy to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Stewart_Aberdeen said: Mark McGhee by a mile. I'll assume some Thistle fans might say Gerry Collins but he's one of my footballing heroes. *edit* Saying that the thread does say in Scottish football overall so the Motherwell fans will disagree. He splits opinion. I think generally Motherwell fans are willing to tolerate him if we're winning, a few weeks ago we didn't like him, now he's a good guy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 To add to the mix. Harri Kampman Ian Barraclough would be in aswell, but he was a nice bloke, and the play off was brilliant. Jim Gannon would be another nominee, but his legacy was actually a pretty decent squad, he just had no man management skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Billy Stark and John McClelland both at Saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Ronny Deila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 4 minutes ago, slasher said: Ronny Deila! You really hate him eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Craig Brewster. Always felt he was a bit simple when his move from Raith Rovers to Utd nearly fell thru because he didn't understand the contract. His spell as manager at Tannadice confirmed it. Made Paul Hegarty look like Arrigo Sacchi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) All the other Celtic managers mentioned had some redeeming features apart from Mowbray, he was feckin hopeless! Dr.Jo for example at least brought the genius that was Lubo. They all also had Rangers to contend with unlike Ronny. I don't hate him I just think he's out his depth. That said, I don't get all this nice guy stuff. His behaviour towards Eilidh Barber was disgraceful twice and his handling of the Tonev affair ridiculous! Edited March 7, 2016 by slasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Angus_Young said: Richard Gough had a pretty bad spell at Livi I think. Paul Lambert and Alan Preston Ill add Terry Butcher to the list 19 minutes ago, slasher said: His behaviour towards Eilidh Barber was disgraceful twice What did he do? *she's a wid btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 5 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said: Paul Lambert and Alan Preston Ill add Terry Butcher to the list What did he do? *she's a wid btw He gave her a lecture on negativity after she asked him a reasonable question over a sloppy goal lost at Hamilton. Then after another piss poor show in Europe he blew his top at her again after what I considered another perfectly reasonable question. I'm not sure he'd have done it with a male reporter and I'm surprised more wasn't made of it although Sutton and Hartson who were there both slated him for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Mark McGhee and Alex Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 5 hours ago, Angus_Young said: When you consider the relative budgets it's difficult to see past Super Ally. In as much as I loved the guy as a player, it was just a disaster. The Tims have had some crackers. Mowbray, Jo Venglos, Lou Macari, Liam Brady and of course Barnes. Steve Paterson at Aberdeen? Read his book recently. Pretty mixed up guy. That was my thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Claude analka. Thread closed. Came in with this ambition to bring players he was an agent for big moves after starting off at raith rovers, unfortuntaley the flaw in his plan was, he was a pi£h, and so were the players. Someone who had clearly thought it eas easy after playing one too many games of fifa and championship manager. Don't think he ever won a game in the 3 months he was in charge. Took about a year to get rid of all the dead wood he had brought in. By that time we were relegated and had a massive rebuilding job to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Paul le Guen was an interesting choice of manager but his expansive style was too namby-pamby for Scottish football. His European record was good though, including a first ever win for us in Italy, but his fall outs with Baz Fez and Fernando Ricksen were his downfall. That, and signing keech like Karl Svensson, Libor Sionko, Lionel Letizi and Filip Sebo (last minute Aberdeen winner apart...) He did sign the legend that is Sasa Papac so he gets partial credit for that. Also a stat that became a staple of Ian Crocker's commentary for years to come. Edited March 7, 2016 by thewolf_1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Internationally Levein, Vogts and Burley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart_Aberdeen Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 13 minutes ago, thewolf_1980 said: Filip Sebo (last minute Aberdeen winner apart...) Obsessed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stewart_Aberdeen said: Obsessed.... "The only show in town" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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