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You sure that's not Paul Buckle in disguise..??

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It seems quite fanciful that Sturrock is taken on "to give Hargreaves a hand" - there are five games left. We havn't got a chairman, the ship is rudderless, and then lo and behold Sturrock is appointed. Who actually made that decision then?
Noone seems to have a clue what is going on but its all quite really bizarre.

brucie wrote:It seems quite fanciful that Sturrock is taken on "to give Hargreaves a hand" - there are five games left. We havn't got a chairman, the ship is rudderless, and then lo and behold Sturrock is appointed. Who actually made that decision then?
Noone seems to have a clue what is going on but its all quite really bizarre.

There is speculation that Bill Phillips is to be named interim chairman - which will go down like a lead balloon with some, I guess - but a Thea-less board has made a decent start by bringing in someone like Sturrock.

As has already been mentioned, in each of these previous scenarios, the in-situ manager has ended up leaving and a Sturrock/Coughlin partnership may be an intriguing one. I would feel more confident in League 2, as I suspect Luggy knows the players but how familiar he is with those at this level, remains to be seen. Positive move though, in my view.

who is Luggy. if its Paul Sturrock. how did he get that nickname?

Hugely positive and , crucially, timely. So often we've seen appointments made too late, with retained lists already decided and then the close season almost over before anyone of any gravitas is brought in to effect change. Sturrock has contacts, he has respect and experience - leadership! Finally! Can't see hodges post being viable for much longer and then it's a case of egos and personalities - ultimately thus must signal time on Hargreaves' tenure. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but at some point. Sturrock will have absorbed all the necessary data and has seen at first hand how each individual has(not) performed - how long Hargreaves will feel able to dance to Sturrock's tune will remain to be seen.

brucie wrote:It seems quite fanciful that Sturrock is taken on "to give Hargreaves a hand" - there are five games left. We havn't got a chairman, the ship is rudderless, and then lo and behold Sturrock is appointed. Who actually made that decision then?
Noone seems to have a clue what is going on but its all quite really bizarre.

Poor Brucie you really have not got a clue..............

Sorry everybody for stating the bleeding obvious !!!

Glostergull wrote:who is Luggy. if its Paul Sturrock. how did he get that nickname?

Yes - Luggy is Paul Sturrock. I think his nickname stems back to his time as a player with Dundee United, on account of his ears.

Quite often he will sign his son, Blair - but he won't need to do that for us as Blair has already played for us and is getting on a bit now.

Very positive. Cant believe anyone would not think so, but there we go.

Neal wrote:Very positive. Cant believe anyone would not think so, but there we go.

Agreed Neal.

One of the few positive things in the last few months unfortunately.

Great appointment at a great time!

No problem with Sturrock, in fact I welcome the move that should have been made months ago with pleasure, but Bill Phillips as "interim (non investing) chairman give me a break! Wonder how long it is before that moves made perm?

How on earth you can have have a chairman that doesn't invest, in any capacity, in any buisness is totally beyond me.

Credit where credits due he's slowly getting exactly where he wants to be to maximise his interests to the detriment of TUFC without spending a penny.

It would be interesting to know how Bill Phillips could maximise his interests to the detriment of the club if he has no financial interest in the club. And in any case, being chairman of the club, any conflicts of interest might arise must be declared..?

I do not know what Bill Phillips does, nor do I know what he has done, so I'm not knocking anyone's sentiment who may know more than me. However the problem facing the club in the short term is, who else is going become chairman in the short term, I would suggest it might be the case no else is prepared to step forward, also there must be other clubs out there with chairmen with no financial investment in the club.

We have to ask ourselves why is Sturrock here, who appointed him, it may well be the case it wasn't our current board, he may well not be here to assist, he might here working for someone else, so Phillips may not be the only person with a short term interim tag to his position, we have to just sit back and watch this space. This could be a sign of interesting times ahead.

Perhaps some reasons for Thea stepping down so suddenly are becoming clear.

1. Sturrock brought in as Director of Football

2. Hargreaves and Hodges to be sacked

Thea did not want to be the one who had to sack another Manager ....??????????