Alex Neil

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  1. arabian_ian

    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    Player manager at Hamilton and doing an exceptional job.

    Has his players playing some really good fast and exciting football and on a shoestring budget. No fluke results here.

    All down to good organisation and obviously his leadership. Hamilton FC are certainly a huge improvement on previous seasons. They came to Tannadice recently and left with a point after a 2-2 draw.

    Carry on like this and some struggling club will surely come in and take Mr Neil on board.


    Just saying. ;)
     
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    I'm Spartacus Well-Known Member

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    mmmm, we tried to appoint a manager from Scotland a couple of years back...Terry Butcher...how's he doing?
     
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  3. arabian_ian

    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    Hmmm I think he is still available.
     
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    If he's as good a manager as he was a player, he can bloody well stay where he is.
     
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    If Alex Neil was capable of playing good, fast and exciting football we may not be in the mess we are in now! When he arrived we were told he was going to set the division alight. After a few games it became obvious he wasn't capable of setting his pants alight, even if he had a Jerrycan of petrol and a box of matches. The worst thing was, we signed him to replace Hignett. It was like selling your Ferrari and replacing it with a coffee table. Second hand. Originally from Ikea.

    Good luck to him though, pleased to hear he's doing well. I've nowt against him, he just wasn't any good.
     
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    Typical BFC.

    Replaced Hignett with Neil.

    Eaden with Regan.

    Vaz Te with Cotterill.

    Butterfield with Korey Smith.

    Hassell with nobody.

    O'Grady with Leroy Lita.
     
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    Good luck to the lad. Although he was somewhat unimpressive as a player, with us anyway, since when has that been indicative of someone's managerial abilities?
     
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    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    Good / Great players don't always make Good / Great managers. And vice versa.

    i.e. Terry Butcher. Great player in his day. Pish manager. Found out big time at Hibs. LOL

    To me it may very well be the case that Neil could turn out to be better at management than playing.

    Of course time will tell.
     
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    Last time I saw him

    He was **** faced in The Ticket Office boozer. And he ******* stank.
     
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    We were told Rangers wanted him, but we had beaten them to him with our huge offer of either £25,000 or £50,000.

    Alex Neil, Carl Regan, Mitch Ward.... the summer when the dream began to turn into a nightmare.

    Lee Jones, too.
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him


    Oh, Right. And tell me E N did you tell him that his personal hygiene left a lot to be desired? LOL
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him

    Yes. Not sure it registered though.
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him

    Ha Ha well done. You must be a bit of a fighter mate. Neil looks a bit of a tough nut himself.

    I wouldna like to fall out with him. LOL
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him

    He was right as rain, pissed, but right as rain.
     
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    To be fair not many top players become top managers. Majority of the better managers were pants as players.
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him

    He's about 3 ft tall. I could pick him up and put him in me pocket.
     
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    Re: Last time I saw him

    Well yes but you are 6'3'' and maybe around 18 stone so, yeah easy for you mate.
     
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    Exactly our problem.

    Replace players with inferior players.......you move backwards.
     
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    And Shipperley with Kevin Gallen. We still haven't recovered from that.
     
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    Laughing at this but it is true.

    And built by somebody with the DIY skills of a hedgehog, with no paws.
     
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