mr fox Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Apparently McDowell has been instructed that the Newcastle 5 must play every game if fit. Does this sound familiar !!!!! It gets worse every week over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1874robbo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabber Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good hope its a complete failure . Now what I would do if my work decided to bring in half a new workforce to replace us. Stand back and let them do it themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good hope its a complete failure . Now what I would do if my work decided to bring in half a new workforce to replace us. Stand back and let them do it themselves Especially if your contract was up in the summer anyway and you knew you weren't going to be offered a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr fox Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good hope its a complete failure . Now what I would do if my work decided to bring in half a new workforce to replace us. Stand back and let them do it themselvesthat's exactly it .....totally not going to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Apparently McDowell has been instructed that the Newcastle 5 must play every game if fit. Does this sound familiar !!!!! It gets worse every week over there Not if the players are better than what is already there, which is a distinct possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south morocco Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Here's the video at press conference, unreal http://bit.ly/1ziKGRw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr fox Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Not if the players are better than what is already there, which is a distinct possibility.which they probably are but the bigger picture is unrest and morale and that will be the winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy84 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Mental. Fair play to McDowell telling the truth though. The board will be ragin' at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Ashley is a horrible git - complete control freak and bully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro9 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Sounds like us a few years ago to be fair!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Not if the players are better than what is already there, which is a distinct possibility.It's bad for the team because..1) If the Newcastle 5 know they don't need to earn their place in the team they may not work as hard as they might have done. 2) The rest of the squad will become demotivated and disgruntled because they've no chance of getting a game no matter how they perform in training. 3) Squad morale is damaged and cliques are formed. divisions between N5 and side lined players. 4) You need a squad of players to be a successful team. Injuries and suspensions to N5 players could mean a previously discarded and unmotivated fringe player is called upon. How are they going to perform in the first team? Will they try a leg? 5) Say the N5 players aren't performing well. How will the fans react if they are getting in the first team every week. 6) Who can the players go to with their frustrations. They can't just knock on the managers door because they know he's not calling the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Moysey Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Taxi for McDowell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabienleclerq Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Told by who? If it's Ashley then the SFA should surely be looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJambo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Not if the players are better than what is already there, which is a distinct possibility. True but what happens if things just don't click. Shoehorning 5 players into a team from the start is a massive gamble. If they don't play as well as expected they will still play as they can't be dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Taxi for McDowell! He should have a big garden though to keep him occupied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Taxi for McDowell!He wont quit. More likely a ride on mower than a taxi to take him down to Allys allotment for some gardening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck berrys hairline Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Told by who? If it's Ashley then the SFA should surely be looking at it. Think it was by Llambias & Easdale earlier in the big thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilsonHMFC Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Somebody wants his jotters pronto. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilson's Shank Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We have an old fax machine we no longer need so he can get the team lines sent to him direct if he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Hates Hibees Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Here's the video at press conference, unreal http://bit.ly/1ziKGRw Totally crazy stuff. He looks like a broken man, and desperate to get as far away as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby8 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Told by who? If it's Ashley then the SFA should surely be looking at it. My first thought. HTF can it ever be construed that Ashley isn't having an influence over the rangers. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Here's the video at press conference, unreal http://bit.ly/1ziKGRw My God, that's extraordinary! Makes our old 'fax machine' days look positively sensible. And it's really weird every time he says he's just doing his job - when you know he's already handed in his resignation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The latest revelation makes the SFA's failure to act promptly and decisively about Ashley really makes them look what they really are - clueless and ineffective when it comes to dealing with Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabienleclerq Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Think it was by Llambias & Easdale earlier in the big thread! Just seen it on ssn, tbf to McDowell he drops them right in it by answering honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silent Assassin Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I take great comfort in sevcos demise and all the pain they are going through but watching that press conference was actually quite disturbing the poor guy looked close to tears I know he will take a financial hit to just tell them to ram it but some times it isn't just about money and you have to keep youre dignity( shocking ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingjambo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Here's the video at press conference, unreal http://bit.ly/1ziKGRw That's just cruel. Talk about a rabbit caught in the headlights. Absolute car crash of a club. Long may it continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug73 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Love the "these guys play with Newcastle" patter. Sorry Kenny, they play with Newcastle's Under 21's. Big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Ashley is a horrible git - complete control freak and bully and also doesn't give a ..... what anyone thinks. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 divisions between N5 and side lined players. Injuries and suspensions to N5 players Say the N5 players aren't performing well. This is weird too. I live in N5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_HMFC Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Absolute madness. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntledfan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 McDowell has played a blinder in that interview. Basically saying I do not pick the team, the board controls everything so if it goes tits up "don't blame me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Apparently McDowell has been instructed that the Newcastle 5 must play every game if fit. Does this sound familiar !!!!! It gets worse every week over there No it gets BETTER. Any team spirit or morale they had left in the dressing room will be shattered. There is going to be a real 'them and us' atmosphere - Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Ashley is a horrible git - complete control freak and bully and that is why we love him. They compliment each other so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby8 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 McDowell has played a blinder in that interview. Basically saying I do not pick the team, the board controls everything so if it goes tits up "don't blame me". I don't know if he's really that clever, but by giving such an interview he is surely setting himself up for Gardening Leave ala Butcher/McCoist What is it with these ex rangers players and their feckin gardens !! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavK1012 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Here's the video at press conference, unreal http://bit.ly/1ziKGRw Would you follow this guy in to battle? Good grief. "am just being told what to do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy84 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I don't know if he's really that clever, but by giving such an interview he is surely setting himself up for Gardening Leave ala Buthcher/McCoist What is it with these ex rangers players and their feckin gardens !! . He's both wanting gardening leave asap and he's maybe helping out Dave King by showing up the board again before the EGM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 why wouldn't he play them anyway? It's not like they're going to be worse than what they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Presumably that'll be McDowall's last press confwerence. One of the Geordie 5 to take next week's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I take great comfort in sevcos demise and all the pain they are going through but watching that press conference was actually quite disturbing the poor guy looked close to tears I know he will take a financial hit to just tell them to ram it but some times it isn't just about money and you have to keep youre dignity( shocking ) You wonder how McCoist would have reacted? But he probably wouldn't have accepted it. But who is the more principled? McCoist for getting his fully paid garden leave and now avoiding the pressure or McDowall who has been left in the impossible position. I think the only thing McDowall could have answered differently would be along the lines of:- 'The guys come from Newcastle, are very talented, young and high athletic fitness levels. Just the boost the squad needs. They are contracted to start every week but I will talk to the board about the must play contract position if the coaching team believe they are struggling form wise and other squad members are really showing it in training' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingjambo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Take the gardening leave now Kenny or you could find yourself wearing a concrete overcoat in the Kingston bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I don't know if he's really that clever, but by giving such an interview he is surely setting himself up for Gardening Leave ala Butcher/McCoist What is it with these ex rangers players and their feckin gardens !! . He might be trying, but he's Llambias' patsy for now. Unless he resigns, he will do as Llambias tells him. And some of these rolling contracts allow either side to break it but for 1 year compensation. KM may not be in a position financially to just walk out without working his notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 hahaha fantastic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 LOL @ Mad Mike's Newco/astle Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Will Richard Gordon etc refer to them as the "faceless cast of thousands" as per our lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I know very little of these 5 - anybody got an idea who's positions they will fill? Miller, McCulloch, McGregor, Law, etc, bumped?? Sure they will be delighted and will do all they can to integrate the new boys into the team........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHGH1874FTH Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Felt a bit sorry for McDowell there but does work for sevco so hey ho get on with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I wonder if the Scottish media will go to town on Ashley like they did VR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I wonder if the Scottish media will go to town on Ashley like they did VR? Is that a serious question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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