A thread to discuss the merits of Brian McClair being appointed Heart of Midlothian’s sporting director.

[pablo]

He seems to enjoy the quiet life in Edinburgh, cutting about and having a quiet pint. I see him now and again and in typical Edinburgh fashion, nobody has any idea who he is! Taking a high profile job at Hearts would obviously change things.

 

He also appears to be a thoroughly decent bloke, I'd love him at us.

 

Also worth remembering that back in the mid eighties  Celtic had Brian McClair and Mo Johnson up front, with Alan Mcinally and Mark Mcghee also there. We had Robbo obviously, McCoist and Charlie Nicholas were around too. Where's it all gone wrong?

Edited November 10, 2019 by pablo

[Prof]

McClair was a Great player. Always remember McClair taking a corner in a night time game for Celtic at the shed. He was bombarded with all sorts of rubbish, so Robbo ran over to stand beside him. The nonsense stopped immediately.

[Craig_]

12 hours ago, jamboj said:

Have you been on a football fans forum before?

 

Aye, on here under a different username I'd wager. 

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

Turning your nose up at somebody with the experience and contacts he has, who has done a similar job before at the highest level?

 

Why? Ye’ ken , Celtic eh!

 

Come on for god’s sake. Would be a huge appointment. 

[Governor Tarkin]

12 hours ago, Zlatanable said:

McClair rhymes with eclair. Greggs sells eclairs, they also sell sausage rolls. Rolls rhyme with foals. Foals are young horses. Horses win horse races. Races rhyme with aces. Aces are often the highest card. Card rhymes with Shard, which is the tallest building in the UK.

Ergo, Hearts to win the World Cup.  

 

 

Good post.

[Debut 4]

He’s one of very few Celtic related players who got your back up. He’s not one I can say bothered me or felt he oozed the side of Celtic-ness that grates. 

 

I can say , not so much admired, but appreciated him as a player at Man U.

 

Unassuming competitor who was a very reliable player.  If the club is now changing slight direction and really has intent to push this club forward on the pitch, I think he’d be a sound appointment along with a new manager that makes the support sit up.

 

The club needs a big dose of fresh ideas. 

 

 

[Swanny17]

Can anyone tell me what he’d bring to the table in terms of experience etc? I genuinely had no idea he is/was still involved in football as I only remember him as a player. 

[Finlay James]

17 minutes ago, pablo said:

He seems to enjoy the quiet life in Edinburgh, cutting about and having a quiet pint. I see him now and again and in typical Edinburgh fashion, nobody has any idea who he is! Taking a high profile job at Hearts would obviously change things.

 

He also appears to be a thoroughly decent bloke, I'd love him at us.

 

Also worth remembering that back in the mid eighties  Celtic had Brian McClair and Mo Johnson up front, with Alan Mcinally and Mark Mcghee also there. We had Robbo obviously, McCoist and Charlie Nicholas were around too. Where's it all gone wrong?

 

Aberdeen had Eric Black and Dundee Utd had Sturrock.  If only we had those striking options now!

[part_time_jambo]

12 hours ago, Robert Lazar said:

I don't really see the point in discussing potential candidates when we have no say whatsoever. 

Is it just me?

It's up there with predicting who we will draw in a cup tie.

[Jamstomorrow]

13 hours ago, Italian Lambretta said:

We dont want any sellick player from the 86 team at Tynie. Not now not ever. 

Jeez mate.  Get a life!!!

[Jamstomorrow]

13 hours ago, Zlatanable said:

McClair rhymes with eclair. Greggs sells eclairs, they also sell sausage rolls. Rolls rhyme with foals. Foals are young horses. Horses win horse races. Races rhyme with aces. Aces are often the highest card. Card rhymes with Shard, which is the tallest building in the UK.

Ergo, Hearts to win the World Cup.  

Yep!  Makes perfect sense.  Go for it.

[PaulHartley10]

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reason-brian-mcclair-axed-sfa-14194493

 

Pretty shan reasons to be replacing him with Malky Mackay.

[i8hibsh]

Fry up rolls, Haggis suppers, chocolate and Irn Bru. The pre match meal for a Scottish pro.

 

 

 

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

2 minutes ago, PaulHartley10 said:

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reason-brian-mcclair-axed-sfa-14194493

 

Pretty shan reasons to be replacing him with Malky Mackay.

Interesting.

 

Smaller squad numbers. Which is exactly what Austin did this week.

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

1 minute ago, i8hibsh said:

Fry up rolls, Haggis suppers, chocolate and Irn Bru. The pre match meal for a Scottish pro.

 

 

 

I don’t know about anyone else but I saw that as tongue in cheek piss take video about Scottish culinary stereotypes.

[pablo]

4 minutes ago, Jamstomorrow said:

Jeez mate.  Get a life!!!

 

Especially considering we've already had one!

[i8hibsh]

Just now, Tom Hardy’s Dug said:

I don’t know about anyone else but I saw that as tongue in cheek piss take video about Scottish culinary stereotypes.

 

 

Yes to me also. However he did clearly say he ate that shit before games.

[Jamstomorrow]

4 minutes ago, pablo said:

 

Especially considering we've already had one!

And currently still have one it appears.

[Lord Beni of Gorgie]

35 minutes ago, pablo said:

He seems to enjoy the quiet life in Edinburgh, cutting about and having a quiet pint. I see him now and again and in typical Edinburgh fashion, nobody has any idea who he is! Taking a high profile job at Hearts would obviously change things.

 

He also appears to be a thoroughly decent bloke, I'd love him at us.

 

Also worth remembering that back in the mid eighties  Celtic had Brian McClair and Mo Johnson up front, with Alan Mcinally and Mark Mcghee also there. We had Robbo obviously, McCoist and Charlie Nicholas were around too. Where's it all gone wrong?

Apparently too many people playing Quidditch in the park. Strange but maybe true

[Tom Hardy’s Dug]

6 minutes ago, i8hibsh said:

 

 

Yes to me also. However he did clearly say he ate that shit before games.

he also said he needed to eat a Tunnocks Wafer bar to properly consider a museum artefact....

[Nookie Bear]

I like this idea 👍🏻

[Forever Hearts]

13 hours ago, Robert Lazar said:

I don't really see the point in discussing potential candidates when we have no say whatsoever. 

Is it just me?

Definitely just you. 👍

[ramrod]

Has he even been linked to us ?

Would be a perfect fit but can't see it . 

Think we are going low ball

wirh both appointments in the end tbh . 

[Beast Boy]

12 hours ago, afanderson33 said:

Why? Because that team actually knew how to win a league?

[Parttimer1874]

6 minutes ago, Icon of Symmetry said:

What’s there to disagree with? It’s an absolutely spot on statement. Hearts shat it in 86. 

[kimosavi]

Where has this come from 😳 

[rick witter]

4 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

What’s there to disagree with? It’s an absolutely spot on statement. Hearts shat it in 86. 

GTF mate!!! 

What is that all about. 

You are Hibs definitely piss off to your own forum!! 

Edited November 10, 2019 by rick witter

[wavydavy]

13 hours ago, jamboj said:

Have you been on a football fans forum before?

[wavydavy]

13 hours ago, Ricardo Shillyshally said:

Every time I picture him it's in a shiny mid 80s Celtic strip. He's. BOAK

 

Do you think the same of Stevie Fulton when he picked up the Scottish Cup winning medal at Parkhead after beating Rangers?

[Beast Boy]

11 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

What’s there to disagree with? It’s an absolutely spot on statement. Hearts shat it in 86. 

That was my first season as a Hearts supporter. Those players were my heroes and the reason I got hooked. I’m not down with the disrespectful and snide jibes about them. To me a ‘cornette’ is the appropriate response to those who do. Robertson, Levein, Colquhoun and co will have hurt as badly as we did on the terraces to lose out on the title in that way. To years later be sniping at them and calling them losers and shiters is just a really low way to speak about legends of the past. 
 

Edited November 10, 2019 by Icon of Symmetry

[pablo]

12 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

What’s there to disagree with? It’s an absolutely spot on statement. Hearts shat it in 86. 

 

**** you. You should be emptied immediately. Prick.

[Parttimer1874]

Haha, folk aren’t half ****ing touchy. Are people really suggesting that Hearts didn’t bottle 86? 

[wavydavy]

Just now, Parttimer1874 said:

Haha, folk aren’t half ****ing touchy. Are people really suggesting that Hearts didn’t bottle 86? 

 

I think you are on the wrong forum mate.

[whodanny]

9 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

Haha, folk aren’t half ****ing touchy. Are people really suggesting that Hearts didn’t bottle 86? 

Why don't you quietly slither off back down to Lochend . 

[Guess The Crowd]

14 hours ago, Italian Lambretta said:

We dont want any sellick player from the 86 team at Tynie. Not now not ever. 

 

He was also best friends with a Hearts player from 1986. Does that help? 

[Parttimer1874]

3 minutes ago, Guess The Crowd said:

 

He was also best friends with a Hearts player from 1986. Does that help? 

Oi, no unpopular opinions on 86 allowed. Toe the line. 

[Beast Boy]

2 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

Oi, no unpopular opinions on 86 allowed. Toe the line. 

What do you mean “toe the line”? The line of respecting the team that came closest to winning the title in most of our lifetimes? That line?

[Selkirkhmfc1874]

7 minutes ago, Guess The Crowd said:

 

He was also best friends with a Hearts player from 1986. Does that help? 

Still is good friends with JC 

[jamboozy]

25 minutes ago, Parttimer1874 said:

Haha, folk aren’t half ****ing touchy. Are people really suggesting that Hearts didn’t bottle 86? 

you're not even subtle buddy, had yer wee spot at bamming people up, so just slither off, there's a h1b5 chappy.

[Coco]

By far the most interesting suggestion made so far for this job.  

[Skacelsid]

Not in the slightest bit interested in McClair's Celtic past if he comes in and does a good job. Fergie wasn't when he took him to MU because of his football ability and professionalism. Fergie surrounded himself with quality people, combined recruitment and youth development to  build great clubs and teams. If McClair were a candidate hopefully he has picked up on the methods of Sir Alex.

 

 

[Beast Boy]

Definitely an interesting suggestion. Don’t know enough about him in that kind of a role though. Is he quite well thought of for this sort of thing?

[Italian Lambretta]

33 minutes ago, Guess The Crowd said:

 

He was also best friends with a Hearts player from 1986. Does that help? 

Hugh Burns? 

[afanderson33]

2 minutes ago, Icon of Symmetry said:

Definitely an interesting suggestion. Don’t know enough about him in that kind of a role though. Is he quite well thought of for this sort of thing?

 

Was Man Utd's academy director for 9 years, mainly under Fergie

[Djnoisy]

Anyone not wanting someone with the experience and knowledge of McClair at hearts is simply beyond belief.  Would be an outstanding appointment. 

[Paolo]

Brian McClair - yes

 

Mark Hughes - no. 

[dannymack]

2 hours ago, Jamstomorrow said:

Jeez mate.  Get a life!!!

Entitled to his opinion as was Alex Jones back in the 90's when Hearts appointed Tommy McLean as manager due to his involvement in last game of the season1964/65. 

 

Not everyone can let 1985/86 go, it still pains me to look back on that final day.

[Beast Boy]

6 minutes ago, afanderson33 said:

 

Was Man Utd's academy director for 9 years, mainly under Fergie

Must be very well connected then. Would this not make wages a bit tricky though?

[ramrod]

That's 3 decent names been linked , Savage , guy from Hull and him.

Seems inevitable that Ann will appoint McPhee from under the noses of Stoke apparently ,😩

[XB52]

1 hour ago, Parttimer1874 said:

What’s there to disagree with? It’s an absolutely spot on statement. Hearts shat it in 86. 

Yet another undercover rat exposes himself. Cheers