12 Oct 2016 22:34:53
Hearing tonight that sfa president mcrae wants sir alex ferguson as the next scotland manager and has already spoken to the other sfa members about this, seemingly sir alex and mcrae are very friendly, i personally don't think there's a chance in hell that sir alex will be the next scotland manager but think how good it would feel to all scots if it did come to pass, it would truly feel out of this world, sir alex ferguson new scotland manager, we can but dream, he's the greatest scottish manager of all time!
13 Oct 2016 06:14:40
I think with the greatest of respect to Sir Alex, putting him in that kind of pressured situation at his age would be dangerous, maybe he could come in as a motivational guy part of the team in some way but at 74 (I think) he shouldn't be burdened with such a difficult job nor should he put his reputation on the line with it either.
13 Oct 2016 16:26:13
Sir Alex was the best manager in the world because he had the best players in the world at the biggest club in the world on the fattest salarys in the world.
I'm not so sure hiring him guarantees anything. Scottish players are limited ability wise. We need to find a system and get good at it with the correct personnel. Right now I don't think there's a manager on earth that could get us to Russia.
13 Oct 2016 17:53:55
Scottish - we are limited ability-wise but only compared to a handful of nations! Performing on the same level as Lithuania is completely unacceptable! We should be comparing our players based on their club situation and wages and not by the fact we are Scotland and have a loser mentality! There is no accountability in the modern game and it's a disgrace!
13 Oct 2016 19:32:25
I'd love to see him given free reign over youth development. He'd probably not want to tarnish his managerial record by taking on the dead stick that is the Scottish managers job. The SFA have done nothing to tackle the problems of any level in the Scottish game, they glorify meager sponsorship deals and say they are positives. The entirety of the SFA should be gutted, accountants and lawyers should do their jobs and let football people run the game. Scottish football needs ripped up and rebuilt from bottom to top. Too many teams, too many leagues and not enough money or supporters to go around.
On another note i'd like to see clubs like St Johnstone for example lower their ticket prices to entice fans into the ground. Rough example and rough prices of tickets. At the moment they average 5-6000 depending on which report you see, so we'll take it at 5500 x 23.50 pounds for a ticket = 129'250 pounds per game. Why can't they lower their tickets to say 19 and aim to attract 8000 people into the ground. 8000 x 19.00 = 152'000 pounds. That could be a difference of 22'750 pounds per game x 16 home games (before the split. ) It is a potential increase of 364'000 pounds over the season. Obviously that example omits season tickets. but its an idea at least to get more people into the grounds and more kids interested in the game.
13 Oct 2016 17:11:58
I doubt Ferguson would go anywhere near the role. No matter who is in charge we aren't going to qualify and at his age does he really need this?
13 Oct 2016 21:00:43
Even Alex Ferguson couldn't find eleven quality Scottish players to progress in World Cups etc. He has a perfect record of having won every trophy available, that matters in Domestic Football, why would he want to blemish that by failing with Scotland.
At least if he was to be offered the England job, and accepted it, he would have a fighting chance of winning something.
13 Oct 2016 19:56:40
Why would the greatest manager of all time come out of retirement to ruin his reputation?
14 Oct 2016 15:12:47
scottscottish87;
if u remember correctly fergie brought through a team of youngsters and a few big buys but mostly his youngsters played in his glory team so its not because of the cash because man utd where nowhere near what he managed to get them to so u are making a mockery of a great job by a great man and speaking like a little boy who doesn't know anything about what happened back then.
and look what he did with the sheep was that just luck aswell?
the guy is a genious and can get the best out of anyone.
just look at what's happened to man u since he left!
coincidence? I think not pal.
{Ed001's Note - Atkinson set up the youth set up at United, not Fergie.}