lordswoodsaints Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 If Scotland fail to beat Macedonia (maybe) Who would welcome him back as saints manager? It's a no from me but could he do a decent job for a L1 club? Does he need money to operate?
Glasgow_Saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Burley will be sacked if/maybe.......wtf. Burley is our best manager since WGS and all those who said "anyone could do better" have egg on face since insisting he should be sacked. playoffs (lost out by tini margin) then left us in top 10 only a few points from playoffs again......our decline since he left is testiment to the job he was doing. would I have him back - no! move forward now not backwards. while he did a good job, it was only good in comparison to rubbish. hopefully AP can go one step further?
Saint Fan CaM Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Unfortunately Burleys reputation will precede him now. He'll be lucky to get a job in L2 or perhaps Poopey might take him on as Asst. Mgr.! Lol.
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 (edited) In all honesty the fact that George Burley appears to be failing as Scotland Manager wont come as a surprise to most on here , although it's highly arguable whether Scotland have enough good players available to do very much with even the best possible manager . I personally take no pleasure in seeing GB struggle however , he always seemed to me to be a decent football man trying to do his best , his best unfortunately seems to be not quite good enough anymore . As there's clearly no realistic prospect of George Burley's return to SFC so I see no point in even discussing it . Edited 5 September, 2009 by CHAPEL END CHARLIE
John B Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 CHAPEL END CHARLIE said: As there's clearly no realistic prospect of George Burley's return to SFC so I see no point in even discussing it . Neither do I so I wont
Pilchards Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Employ him to pull the pints at half time is the best role I see for him here and that's at a push.
saint lard Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 I predict that Burley will be sacked this weekend,he will then be installed as manager at Pompey in the near future.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Quite a pointless thread, there is no chance he will come back, we have a fairly new manager as it is, and I am happy with Pardew.
Sold To The Man @ The Bar Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 ... and if they win today and in the week he wont.... i'll never get the time i took to read this pointless thread and reply back !!
WealdSaint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 I think that Burley's career is on the decline.
Wade Garrett Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 I was glad he got the Scotland job. Says it all really.
VectisSaint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Glasgow_Saint said: Burley will be sacked if/maybe.......wtf. Burley is our best manager since WGS and all those who said "anyone could do better" have egg on face since insisting he should be sacked. playoffs (lost out by tini margin) then left us in top 10 only a few points from playoffs again......our decline since he left is testiment to the job he was doing. would I have him back - no! move forward now not backwards. while he did a good job, it was only good in comparison to rubbish. hopefully AP can go one step further? Our decline while he was here and since he left is indeed testament to the job he was doing, or rather not doing. We were left with the most unfit, unmotivated team ever. His apparent success getting us to the playoffs was largely down to the input of Snodin, when he departed it was all downhill. Burley continues to live on his success at Ipswich and to a small extent Hearts, sadly for Scotland they have discovered what most Southampton supporters knew at the time he left. He was and is a spent force. Why anyone would think it was a good idea to get him back defies belief, especially when we have such a decent manager now.
Jonnyboy Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 CHAPEL END CHARLIE said: In all honesty the fact that George Burley appears to be failing as Scotland Manager wont come as a surprise to most on here , although it's highly arguable whether Scotland have enough good players available to do very much with even the best possible manager . I personally take no pleasure in seeing GB struggle however , he always seemed to me to be a decent football man trying to do his best , his best unfortunately seems to be not quite good enough anymore . As there's clearly no realistic prospect of George Burley's return to SFC so I see no point in even discussing it . But Scotland were doing really well until he took over i thought??
Glasgow_Saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Jonnyboy said: But Scotland were doing really well until he took over i thought?? they have been awful for many years
SuperMikey Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Jonnyboy said: But Scotland were doing really well until he took over i thought?? Yes, it was a good time for Scotland before Burley took over. We narrowly missed out on Euro 2008 qualification in a group with Italy and France (the two previous World Cup finalists), beating France twice in the process. I had real confidence in Walter Smith as manager, and I was gutted when he left, but McLeish did a decent job too and kept the hopes alive, but when he went and Burley came in I lost all confidence completely. The Scotland squad you see now is nothing compared to the players that played their hearts out for their country in the Euro 08 qualifying stages, this squad is full of CCC players because that is the level that Burley knows. There are plenty of players in the Scottish leagues that are miles better than some of the trash that have been picked for the squad recently (Chris Iwelumo, Callum Davidson and Steven Caldwell spring to mind). Honestly, my pet dog could do a better job than him, i'm sure of that. The sooner that he's sacked, the better. He was never a manager capable of managing a team at international level and he never will be. And to see that he's got the seal of approval from Berti 'f*cktard' Vogts just makes it even more evident that he's gash. There are plenty of fantastic, young Scottish managers out there that could do a great job for the team. I would personally like to see Craig Levein installed as manager, because I honestly think that he's one of the best managers outside the EPL, or alternatively Gordon Strachan, who isn't young by any means of the word, but could really bring confidence back to the players and fans alike.
SuperSAINT Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Burley was never going to work out as Scots Boss. His supposed strengths were getting teams to play attractive football, and using his scouting network to bring in decent foreign players. Neither were going to be beneficial to the Scots. They need someone who will get them organised, and fight tooth and nail to grind out a win. Not quite sure how he landed the job to be honest.
Verbal Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Saint Fan CaM said: Unfortunately Burleys reputation will precede him now. He'll be lucky to get a job in L2 or perhaps Poopey might take him on as Asst. Mgr.! Lol. Rubbish. I think he's an excellent manager and P*mpey would be lucky to have him.
gjphilsaint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Scotland did us a huge favour, as we were a club that regularly sack their managers, he jumped instead. And we got comp for it if I am not mistaken... a bit like someone coming in for Wotton with big bucks right now...!
Thedelldays Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 it will draw a smile on my face when he is sacked.. funny how the same things are being said by their fans that were said by our fans near his end... also, his man management skills have been questioned..AGAIN... time for the scrap heap....
Thedelldays Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 SuperMikey said: Yes, it was a good time for Scotland before Burley took over. We narrowly missed out on Euro 2008 qualification in a group with Italy and France (the two previous World Cup finalists), beating France twice in the process. I had real confidence in Walter Smith as manager, and I was gutted when he left, but McLeish did a decent job too and kept the hopes alive, but when he went and Burley came in I lost all confidence completely. The Scotland squad you see now is nothing compared to the players that played their hearts out for their country in the Euro 08 qualifying stages, this squad is full of CCC players because that is the level that Burley knows. There are plenty of players in the Scottish leagues that are miles better than some of the trash that have been picked for the squad recently (Chris Iwelumo, Callum Davidson and Steven Caldwell spring to mind). Honestly, my pet dog could do a better job than him, i'm sure of that. The sooner that he's sacked, the better. He was never a manager capable of managing a team at international level and he never will be. And to see that he's got the seal of approval from Berti 'f*cktard' Vogts just makes it even more evident that he's gash. There are plenty of fantastic, young Scottish managers out there that could do a great job for the team. I would personally like to see Craig Levein installed as manager, because I honestly think that he's one of the best managers outside the EPL, or alternatively Gordon Strachan, who isn't young by any means of the word, but could really bring confidence back to the players and fans alike. said by a scot.... burley is finished..
alpine_saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 lordswoodsaints said: If Scotland fail to beat Macedonia (maybe) Who would welcome him back as saints manager? It's a no from me but could he do a decent job for a L1 club? Does he need money to operate? I mean this in the nicest way possible - you're f**king mental for even posing the question.
Arizona Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Aren't Scotland behind Maccedonia in their group? And they just got hammered by a terrible Norway team. No thanks.
solentstars Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 burleys gone ,all i am bothered about is following saints and hopefully getting our first win today.
aintforever Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Scotland was the perfect job for Burley, any other job and they would have realised he was ****e 6 months ago.
dellgirl Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 He was awful,when we were losing he went missing on the touch line and when he was out there he flapped his arms like a penguin and the team took not the slightest notice except his "lovechild" Jermaine. It is said the drinking culture of the team got much worse under him and his interviews were whinging excuses of how hard done by he was with injuries etc.etc every time, much as he does for Scotland now....never darken the doors at St. Mary's again even in a bad dream.
St.Jeweller Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 why not employ him along side Glenn Hoddle and have Mickey Fialka as director of football, The Dream Team!!!
lordswoodsaints Posted 5 September, 2009 Author Posted 5 September, 2009 alpine_saint said: I mean this in the nicest way possible - you're f**king mental for even posing the question. You should know me by now?.....I love to throw a dodgy,uneasy post on here just to wake people up and get the blood boiling. It's a hobby :-)
Mase Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Pardrew should get at least this season and the next to prove himself in my opinion. If he fails to gain promotion on either season, then I’d like to see him go. But I wouldn’t want Burley as the replacement…
St Marco Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 crap manager who was paid a fortune and spent 12m on crap players who failed. Pearson had basically the same points ratio with none of the luxuary he had. A clueless manager who has taken Scotish football back to the stone age. All that hard work done by Smith and Mcleish undone by a muppet. The best thing Leon Crouch did was get the club money to offload him.
Bad Wolf Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 solentstars said: burleys gone ,all i am bothered about is following saints and hopefully getting our first win today. FFS get behind the Burley insults
L1Minus10 Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 adriansfc said: ****ing hell no! Only the most narrow minded simplistic fan could want him back. The very few who saw a playoff finish and completely ignored the huge money spent, under achievement every week, ridiculous decisions, huge wages and ultimate ****ing us over long term wasting huge sums on old **** players on big wages. He's an appalling manager, achieved next to nothing and never will do. He can stay the **** away from this club because we needed a Swiss billionaire to undo the damage last time. Totally agree. He's the Scottish Steve McClaren - very very average club record, gets the national job and no one really knows why, one qualifying campaign to prove what everyone else already knew and off you go...
Toomer Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Who gives a flying feck what happens to George Burley.
Rattlehead Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 lordswoodsaints said: Who would welcome him back as saints manager? I seem to recall Thedelldays and alpine_stain as being big supporters of Burley.
Thedelldays Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Rattlehead said: I seem to recall Thedelldays and alpine_stain as being big supporters of Burley. he's the best
paulwantsapint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Burley lost the plot at Saints when Snodin & Simon Hunt ( chief scout ) left following play offs Think the Scotland job is ideal for WGS as he can start work after xmas which means he can have some time to hone his razor sharp put downs & then continue to watch as many matches as he wants & claim its scouting
VectisSaint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Rattlehead said: I seem to recall Thedelldays and alpine_stain as being big supporters of Burley. I think you are very very wrong as far as Alps is concerned. Can't comment on TDD.
Badger Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 gjphilsaint said: Scotland did us a huge favour, as we were a club that regularly sack their managers, he jumped instead. And we got comp for it if I am not mistaken... a bit like someone coming in for Wotton with big bucks right now...! Yes.It was excellent news at the time as Saints couldn't afford to sack him.
alpine_saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 VectisSaint said: I think you are very very wrong as far as Alps is concerned. Can't comment on TDD. At the very beginning, I was pleased with his appointment. Then I saw the tactically clueless, unfit, illogically selected, disinterested underachieving shower of sh*te he put out for matches...
TijuanaTim Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 lordswoodsaints said: If Scotland fail to beat Macedonia (maybe) Who would welcome him back as saints manager? It's a no from me but could he do a decent job for a L1 club? Does he need money to operate? Just like England's World Cup dream dying in France '98 whilst the nation's biggest threat, greatest penalty taker and best ever attacking midfield played sat on his couch watching back at home....Just the same, Scotland's World Cup dream is in danger of slipping away while their best player and biggest threat sits watching it on tv Burley...get real, that's not a 'no', that'a a 'fu¢k no!!'
alpine_saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Feck, the Sweaties have scored. Burley Houdini lives to fight another day.
sunrise Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 alpine_saint said: At the very beginning, I was pleased with his appointment. Then I saw the tactically clueless, unfit, illogically selected, disinterested underachieving shower of sh*te he put out for matches... He may as well be here now then
bpsaint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 With the money spent in the 06-07 a decent manager would have got us promoted,except Burley squandered it on average players playing them stupid wages who under performed week in week out and he rewarded them with continuing to play them as such. We were lucky to make the play-offs that year,the fact that we did just papered over some truly dreadful results that season.
Viking Saint Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 you must be joking....he was absolutely f@cking clueless
sadoldgit Posted 5 September, 2009 Posted 5 September, 2009 Yeah why would we want a manager back who has the biggest win % of any previous managers? There'd be noting to moan about and God knows there is a faction on here who are only happy when they have something to ***** about. Frankly what has his time at Scotland got to do with us? They are a poor side and I doubt Alex Ferguson could do much with them. If Pardew's record ends up equalling Burley's for us I shall be well pleased. But he going to have to win matches to do that, something Burley did, despite his detractors on here.
david in sweden Posted 6 September, 2009 Posted 6 September, 2009 lordswoodsaints said: If Scotland fail to beat Macedonia (maybe) Who would welcome him back as saints manager? It's a no from me but could he do a decent job for a L1 club? Does he need money to operate? ..well not today, anyway!
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