Alex McLeish
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derbyshirered
Jack Burkitt
What have they done to deserve that?
tropix
Steve Chettle
How do you say 'hoof it' in dutch?
Poor Racing Genk.
ozthecoz
Geoff Thomas
You can't help but watch that video and think "NOB" lol
Just been given an OBE...
New Year Honours: Alex McLeish, Stuart Hogg and Alexander McCall Smith on list
Alex McLeish, Stuart Hogg and writer Alexander McCall Smith are among the famous names in the 2024 New Year Honours.
www.bbc.co.uk
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
He got an OBE at NFFC… Out Before Easter.Just been given an OBE...
New Year Honours: Alex McLeish, Stuart Hogg and Alexander McCall Smith on list
Alex McLeish, Stuart Hogg and writer Alexander McCall Smith are among the famous names in the 2024 New Year Honours.www.bbc.co.uk
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Can't wait for my OBE for service to shitposting on the internet if this chancer has got one.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Guess what I think about the whole Honours Lists system(the plural is correct this year as Truss granted some as a former Lettuce).
(N.B.: Mrs S has a BEM)
(N.B.: Mrs S has a BEM)
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Do away with the whole honours system. Sadly for the lollypop ladies etc. who deserve recognition, but the whole thing is now antiquated and not fit for purpose. An elected chamber is the only answer.
Battered Sausage
Matchday Squad
Don’t sell yourself short Robbie. You’re worth at least a seat in the House of Lords.
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GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
Was it services to getting pissed in Spain for the last 5 years, living off the ridiculous money he managed to squeeze out of football management 
To think Cloughie only got an OBE as well.
Anyway I don’t actually have an issue with him as such, I try not to think too much about that era but didn’t he come in, was given false promises and did the decent thing and walked out of principle?
To think Cloughie only got an OBE as well.
Anyway I don’t actually have an issue with him as such, I try not to think too much about that era but didn’t he come in, was given false promises and did the decent thing and walked out of principle?
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Good luck to him. I couldn't care less.
I'm unlikely ever to even get the CDM, so the honours system isn't on my radar.
I'm unlikely ever to even get the CDM, so the honours system isn't on my radar.
Project Zeus
Steve Chettle
Yeah, he resigned after Fawaz dicked him around.Was it services to getting pissed in Spain for the last 5 years, living off the ridiculous money he managed to squeeze out of football management
To think Cloughie only got an OBE as well.
Anyway I don’t actually have an issue with him as such, I try not to think too much about that era but didn’t he come in, was given false promises and did the decent thing and walked out of principle?
Honestly, we've had way worse in the manager's job. Not my favourite, tactically, but I've actually got some respect for McLeish for the way he conducted himself here.
The club was a mess after Fawaz took over from cousin Omar, sacked SOD, then culminated in that chaotic transfer window that ended with the George Boyd eye test on deadline day.
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I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
He's involved with a charity for Chron's and Colitis as he has kids with the diseases.
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news...ion-alex-mcleish-working-charity-close-heart/
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news...ion-alex-mcleish-working-charity-close-heart/
Ashley
Steve Chettle
Agreed. He was a terrible fit here and should never have been appointed, but he's not the worst manager we've had by a longshot and has had success elsewhere. Could have hung around for the payoff after it was clear it wasn't going to work, but decided to do the honourable thing and resign instead.
I've no ill will towards McLeish personally.
GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
Fair play Alex
BryanRoy22
Ian Bowyer
It wasn't his fault. He was brought in with false promises. Chris Burke didn't sign, then George Boyd didn't sign.
Then he's thrown a Kuwaiti goalkeeper who's being presented to him like he's the best thing since sliced bread.
Not sure how anyone could get a team together after that, when the players are already feeling low after O'Driscoll's unfair dismissal.
Then he's thrown a Kuwaiti goalkeeper who's being presented to him like he's the best thing since sliced bread.
Not sure how anyone could get a team together after that, when the players are already feeling low after O'Driscoll's unfair dismissal.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
This was especially when O'Driscoll had coached many of the players at Forest the season before, or had brought them in during the summer. A fair amount of the players O'Driscoll brought in were also ones he knew at Doncaster (Sharp, Coppinger, Gillet) and there's a decent chance they might have come for the manager.
Fawaz threw it all out because after buying a side who had only just stayed up the season before and lost two of their best players in the summer including one who had just scored 4 goals in a game, dropping down to one senior defender at one stage, and having to buy a lot of players just to have a squad/cover/options available, we weren't in the play off places by Christmas and he obviously wanted PL.
It wouldn't have surprised me if McLeish walked in, saw how unbalanced the squad was, and after the promised reinforcements not showing up or being vetoed for non-reasons, then just got out whilst he could. Fawaz went to Billy and the rest is history.