David Martindale Livi Manager

Appointed manager till the end of the season.

Dodged a bullet there with County appointing John Hughes their manager, that's County def relegated then. Looking forward to his new signings in January, and the next time we play them. Gonna be hilarious watching Coll Donaldson playing it out from the back all game.

Anyways, congrats to Martindale getting the job, right appointment imo, he's already got us back playing how we play best, looking forward to seeing how far he can take us in the league, and cups.

Yeah, can’t disagree

Bertie Bassett wrote:Yeah, can’t disagree

I'm going to print that post out and frame it Bertie.

Well, it is the season of goodwill after all.


I see DM has appointed Foxy as his assistant, given he’s been involved in the recent revival that seems like a good move too.

I concur.

I see the DR saying DM faces an SFA hearing next month for them to decide if he's a fit and proper person to manage a football team. I take it this is a formality, and we'd have sussed it all out before making his appointment official.

Bit like the looneys deciding if the doctors are suitable to run the asylum if you ask me.
Most of the SFA beaks wouldn’t know a fit & proper person even if they had a label on their foreheads declaring them as such.

Appointing John Hughes as their guy to coach coaches says it all. The job he was doing before the County job.

Liviforever wrote:Appointing John Hughes as their guy to coach coaches says it all. The job he was doing before the County job.

Didn't know that.
I've heard it all now.

Similarly unaware of that... I mean credit where it is due... playing out from the back can be a joy to watch... we have all admired Pep’s Barcelona & the few years after he left, the Pep City that racked up 198 points in 2 seasons, the Liverpool that went toe to toe with them & then surpassed (no pun intended) them, the Spanish national team that won 3 titles in a row, Bielsa’s Leeds when it works.

That last one though shows the downside as well as the upside because for every “Leeds 5 Newcastle 2” there is a “Man U 6 Leeds 2” - for every “Villa 0 Leeds 3” there is a “Palace 4 Leeds 1” - Leeds are probably good enough to play that way against certain opposition but not against all.

It worked for us in the first couple of games that the two Johnnies were in charge but as soon as the team were pressed high by opponents they panicked - because they weren’t good enough to play that way all the time. But Hughes/Collins insisted on playing that way regardless even when it wasn’t working & when you do the same things over and over again expecting different results.... insanity.

Which brings me back to the point I made earlier

Interesting too that our recent successes have been built on us doing the high pressing...

Can’t find the thread where LF mentions that he was enjoying DM’s after match comments as they were not the same old cliches. Have to say I wasn’t too impressed by what he said after the Killie game... admittedly it wasn’t a tired old cliche but it was a little banal, “What a brilliant way to win a match, fantastic” - Brilliant & fantastic then made another appearance shortly afterward & were seized on by Steven Thompson.

In DM’s defence, he was right, it is a brilliant way to win when you score with effectively the last kick but he could have been a little more insightful.

Bertie Bassett wrote:Can’t find the thread where LF mentions that he was enjoying DM’s after match comments as they were not the same old cliches. Have to say I wasn’t too impressed by what he said after the Killie game... admittedly it wasn’t a tired old cliche but it was a little banal, “What a brilliant way to win a match, fantastic” - Brilliant & fantastic then made another appearance shortly afterward & were seized on by Steven Thompson.

In DM’s defence, he was right, it is a brilliant way to win when you score with effectively the last kick but he could have been a little more insightful.

Bit like interviewing athletes straight after a race, where the poor feckers are out of breath after running a marathon, or 100M in 9. 9 seconds. Think Davie was caught up in the emotions of the last second winning goal still, where like us, he had consigned himself to a draw and was elated to get all 3 points.

Martindale in his first 4 league games has just gathered the same number of points that took Holt's Livi team 15 games to accumulate, and doubled our total to 24 points. Quite an astonishing turn around.

Also blown away the away form hoodoo, 3 away wins on the bounce in the league, although 2 were on plastic so maybe they don't count.

Very interesting interview...

https://youtu.be/P6uXuki_tys

Congrats to DM passing the SFA's fit and proper person test, never know with them what they'll do, so fantastic to see them doing the right thing and passing him to be our manager.

He's doing an unbelievable job so far, MoTM for Dec, on his way to Jan MoTM too if he keeps this incredible run going 11 games undefeated and in a cup final.

Agreed. He did the crime, he did the time & he used that time to change his life & build a better future. He has shown that by making the right choices you can rehabilitate. I would also congratulate the club for their positive approach in giving folk a chance to rebuild their lives.