Stewart Donald masterstroke

[Geronimo]

It’s only a master stroke if we get promoted this season imo. At the minute he’s got us a place or 2 higher than we were with JR.

Ross set up not to lose games and did that well. Sadly he didn't know how to win.

 

[West_Winger]

"When he should have"?

You mean, after hitting his target of reaching the playoffs and also getting us to a cup final in the process?

Give over man.

How did Ross do at the start of the season?

Because if you say he did brilliantly then why did donald make such a bad decision in sacking him?

And if you say he did poorly then why did Donald make such a bad decision in keeping him as long as he did?

 

[Tr1p0d]

Donald failed to sack Ross when he should have. It’s his fault we’re still in this f***ing division.

wut. You wanted JR out before the end of last season?

 

[robbied1]

Have we been promoted?

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Imagine giving Stewart Donald ANY credit

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Any managerial appointment is a gamble to some extent.

Even the likes of Keane....

 

[fyl2u]

How did Ross do at the start of the season?

Because if you say he did brilliantly then why did donald make such a bad decision in sacking him?

And if you say he did poorly then why did Donald make such a bad decision in keeping him as long as he did?

Easy to look at it with 20/20 hindsight, but the fact is that Ross did what he'd been brought in to do - get us to the playoffs in his first season. Sacking him after that without giving him a chance to see if he could improve on it would have been insane and very unfair on him.

After quarter of a season it was clear he wasn't improving on it and we got rid at exactly the right time IMO.

Imagine giving Stewart Donald ANY credit

Imagine not giving him ANY credit.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Easy to look at it with 20/20 hindsight, but the fact is that Ross did what he'd been brought in to do - get us to the playoffs in his first season. Sacking him after that without giving him a chance to see if he could improve on it would have been insane and very unfair on him.

After quarter of a season it was clear he wasn't improving on it and we got rid at exactly the right time IMO.


Imagine not giving him ANY credit.

you’re so f***ing boring man no way did you believe this!

 

[fyl2u]

you’re so f***ing boring man no way did you believe this!

I certainly wasn't on JR's back like many were by then, and I possibly would have given him a couple more matches than SD did, but I understood SD's reasoning for sacking him when he did.

 

[Ashley In!!]

Have we been promoted?

Exactly this

 

[Fetch Fletch]

I certainly wasn't on JR's back like many were by then, and I possibly would have given him a couple more matches than SD did, but I understood SD's reasoning for sacking him when he did.

of course you did!

no idea why you’re keeping up this pretence.

 

[nelford_safc]

He’ll be back on Twitter if and when promotion is sealed.

 

[Rokeroar]

His references put him apart iirc so was an easy choice.

So when he gets something right - no credit, but when he gets something wrong - gets pelters.
Can't win really can he?

 

[Fetch Fletch]

So when he gets something right - no credit, but when he gets something wrong - gets pelters.
Can't win really can he?

Not when it’s a fluke, no. He went for the cheapest option available.

 

[Coeus]

Appointing Parkinson when 96% of (Twitter-based) fans flat out didn't want him.

Thank the stars SD knows what he's doing and doesn't listen to the opinions of internet gobshites.

Wish he'd stay, I do.

It certainly wasn't my choice but I said at the time that I was glad he was choosing himself as opposed to playing fan service.

If your poor opinion of him was based on the appointment, you should be reassessing, mine isn't based on that and think it is a bit mean spirited to call me a gobshite.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

It certainly wasn't my choice but I said at the time that I was glad he was choosing himself as opposed to playing fan service.

If your poor opinion of him was based on the appointment, you should be reassessing, mine isn't based on that and think it is a bit mean spirited to call me a gobshite.

I wouldn’t worry about his opinion marra, it’s all fake news.

 

[Steve H]

Master stroke to keep Jack Ross on

Obviously should have got shot of Ross well before he did

 

[BucketBiff]

Donald failed to sack Ross when he should have. It’s his fault we’re still in this f***ing division.

He should never have been allowed to be in charge of that shocking pre season.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

He should never have been allowed to be in charge of that shocking pre season.

that f***ing formation man

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Of course an alternative to this would also be appointing someone who didn't have that barren run to start with and had us 10 points clear at the top now but we will never know.