George Burley resigns

eirebhoy · 22-10-2005 1:05pm #1

Breaking news on Radio Clyde. Next Ireland manager???

Roddy23 · 22-10-2005 1:10pm

any links. This might have something to do with that romanov chap trying to acquire full control of the club tho.
A baffling decision.

Lemlin · 22-10-2005 1:11pm

I thought his Hearts team were doing fantastic (last time I heard anyway). Why did he resign?

eirebhoy · 22-10-2005 1:22pm

Still no more info. Press conference at 6.00, Hearts play at 3.00. Paddy Power have taken their odds down for next Ireland manager:

http://www.paddypower.com/bet?action=go_category&category=SOCCER

mike65 · 22-10-2005 1:30pm

The squad was only informed an hour ago. It seems Burley was hacked off with the new main shareholder as he kept buying players without Burleys input.

I'd say he'll be the next manager of Villa, Everton or even Celtic/Rangers before he goes for a job like Ireland manager.

Mike.

ButcherOfNog · 22-10-2005 1:31pm

ah crap, the SPL looked like it was gonna really be interesting this season, hopefully someone good can take up the job and keep Hearts playing the way they are at the moment.

RuggieBear · 22-10-2005 1:35pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4367202.stm

eirebhoy · 22-10-2005 1:45pm

Odd of just 3.6 on Betfair to be next Ireland manager, down from 30.0.

Roddy23 · 22-10-2005 2:08pm

ah man if i wasn't in work, id be down the bookies right now.

MrJoeSoap · 22-10-2005 2:14pm

Didn't he leave Derby too after having a falling out with the chairman. Slightly different situation with Hearts I'm sure but it makes me wonder how he'll get on with the FAI...

masterK · 22-10-2005 2:27pm

7/2 favourite on betfair to be next Ireland manager.

Blackjack · 22-10-2005 2:29pm

Shame to see it's come to this. I reckon it's entirely down to the lack of control he would have felt by Romanov's continuous invervention. While I'm hoping this will have a positive effect for the Hibees to have an extra advantage for the Edinburgh Derby next weekend, it really is somewhat refreshing to see that it wasn't simply a table of old firm 1 and 2 then the rest.
Remains to be seen if normal service will resume to the SPL or if the current trend can be maintained.

Chong · 22-10-2005 2:42pm

Disappointed I have to say for Hearts fans , I am also shocked.

Lemlin · 22-10-2005 2:43pm

Roddy23 wrote:

ah man if i wasn't in work, id be down the bookies right now.

Didn't you ever hear of Paddypower.com?

Roddy23 · 22-10-2005 3:08pm

no creidt card Lemlin, cheers for the suggestion tho.

eirebhoy · 22-10-2005 3:23pm

Hearts are 2-0 up already.

MrJoeSoap · 22-10-2005 3:23pm

Doesn't seem to have affected the team too much. 2-0 already.

Necronomicon · 22-10-2005 3:42pm

There'll certainly be no shortage in takers for his signature. I'd fancy him to be in the Premiership before the season is out. Pompey, Villa, Birmingham are a few ones that spring to mind for me.

Davei141 · 22-10-2005 3:47pm

Anyone think this is a stunt? Burley able to get out while hearts at the top, reputation high, somebody apparently responsible for his resignation. perfect for a move back into the premiership.

MrJoeSoap · 22-10-2005 3:51pm

Don't think so, he did the same at Derby. Maybe he just really doesn't like chairmen interfering.

Roddy23 · 22-10-2005 3:52pm

Dave if it is a stunt. Then it is one of the smartest i have ever seen.
Saying that they were beginning to look like real contenders especially after their draw last weekend. If he was sacked well then Romanov is a fool, because Burley was doing a job nobody had expected.

Blackjack · 22-10-2005 6:27pm

Little more to be told about it at this stage, apparently a confidentiality clause.

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jonny68 · 22-10-2005 8:42pm

My source tells me that he was sacked because he was having an affair with a players wife and got her up the duff :eek: sounds a tad ropey but you never know it could be true

Jonny Arson · 23-10-2005 9:49pm

Apparently Burley was not at all pleased at the fact that the owner brought signed two players without Burley having any say. I think any manager would have a right to be pissed off with that. Yes the owner can do whatever he likes with his club but that is interfering with Burley's job and IMO Burley had every right to voice his disapproval.

Hearts' loss will be some other clubs gain.

Töpher · 24-10-2005 12:13am

He will be a big loss, credit to the team who must have surely been shocked and completely thrown off, who went out and ground out a result.

As much as I like DO'L (though his repetitive excuses are starting to make me grind my teeth!), I would not be adversed to see him take over the reigns at Villa Park.

dcarroll · 24-10-2005 8:59pm

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Apparently Burley was not at all pleased at the fact that the owner brought signed two players without Burley having any say. I think any manager would have a right to be pissed off with that. Yes the owner can do whatever he likes with his club but that is interfering with Burley's job and IMO Burley had every right to voice his disapproval.

Hearts' loss will be some other clubs gain.

And apparently one of those players was Rudi Skacel, wouldn't say Burley wanted to play him at all now? Is that nine or ten now for the season?

mike65 · 31-10-2005 7:40pm

It gets worse.

http://scotlandtoday.scottishtv.co.uk/content/default.asp?page=s1_1_1&newsid=9361

There has been dramatic developments from Tynecastle, with Phil Anderton being sacked as Hearts chief executive and with George Foulkes resigning as chairman.

This is dramatic news - even for Hearts. It was just over a week ago that Hearts' majority shareholder Vladmir Romanov was presenting a united front with Mr Foulkes, but it is all very different now.

George Foulkes has been replcaced by Roman Romanov, Vladmir's son. Roman will also fill the role of chief executive on a temporary basis.

Mike.

[Jackass] · 31-10-2005 11:45pm

That guy seems a bit stupid...he should do what Abramovich did and just make the money available, and let the experts make the football descisions.

Burley has a brilliant track record of getting the most out of players...Millwall into Uefa cup..Hearts this season, pretty impressive! Deffenatly the best available option to us as manager...I just hope the FAI can pull it off...im sure he'll be in great demand!

What style of football does he play though? I've never seen much of his teams I don't think. Is he cautios like a Kerr, Gung-ho like a Keegan .. Or somewhere in the middle?

MrJoeSoap · 01-11-2005 3:12am

"The Lithuanians tried to twist my arm into going along with sacking Phil Anderton. I find the ruthlessness unacceptable."

- George Foulkes.

Fair play to him.

[Jackass] · 01-11-2005 8:20am

Man, it's crazy isn't it?!! What a way to b0rk up your investment... he sais he wants a manager and setup that will win european trophies...so that's why he's doing this...putting the cart before the horse really!!

And do you think any manager capable of that is going to take a job that the last guy got fired from after the clubs best start to a season for decades???

Goes to show, sugar daddys aren't always a good thing!!

Spider_Baby! · 02-11-2005 12:20am

My sister was in london for the weekend(until today) and on the train, they were sitting in the same carriage as the chairman of hearts(appareantly, but dunno if its to be believed)

She overheard the guy on the phone(douglas smith), who said that bobby robson will be announced as the new manager at hearts!

Blackjack · 02-11-2005 12:38am

Spider_Baby! wrote:

My sister was in london for the weekend(until today) and on the train, they were sitting in the same carriage as the chairman of hearts(appareantly, but dunno if its to be believed)

She overheard the guy on the phone(douglas smith), who said that bobby robson will be announced as the new manager at hearts!

Can't see that unless Romanov is willing to part with 1 Million Per year. Can't see too many British Managers wanting that job, given the level of interference from the Owners.

Where was she and when?. If it was George Foulkes she was sitting near then I doubt he'll have too much influence on the decision now!.

MrJoeSoap · 02-11-2005 12:41am

Spider_Baby! wrote:

My sister was in london for the weekend(until today) and on the train, they were sitting in the same carriage as the chairman of hearts(appareantly, but dunno if its to be believed)

She overheard the guy on the phone(douglas smith), who said that bobby robson will be announced as the new manager at hearts!

Haha! What a mad rumour!

Spider_Baby! · 03-11-2005 12:47am

She was on the train from london to the airport, said he was at meetings in london to do with the new manager. Id say he was trying to sign Bobby as manager, so...

Blackjack · 04-11-2005 12:44am

Spider_Baby! wrote:

She was on the train from london to the airport, said he was at meetings in london to do with the new manager. Id say he was trying to sign Bobby as manager, so...

Did he mention Robson's name, and did he actually say he was the Hearts Chairman?.
What did he look like, because last Monday George Foulkes (who was the Chairman last Saturday) resigned - I seriously can't see Robson taking this post given the recent events.

Blackjack · 06-11-2005 1:47pm

Looks like Graham Rix is now favoured for the position.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4411676.stm

Jonny Arson · 06-11-2005 2:39pm

Blackjack wrote:

Looks like Graham Rix is now favoured for the position.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4411676.stm

Graham Rix is an awful choice for manager.

Blackjack · 06-11-2005 7:37pm

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Graham Rix is an awful choice for manager.

Yes he is!.

Go on the Hibees!

beer enigma · 07-11-2005 10:00pm

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Graham Rix is an awful choice for manager.

But choice he is.............

Graham Rix just announced as new Hearts coach !!

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/11/07/story229151.html

mchurl · 08-11-2005 5:06pm

Rix is a bad manager but i think with the way the club has been going that Romanov just wanted a yes man in there to do whatever he told him to do with regards to buying players etc.
Also a Director of football is expected to be appointed as well so wouldnt expect rix to be doing too much other than training the team

Kingp35 · 08-11-2005 5:18pm

Well it has been anounced that Graham Rix will have absolutely no say when it comes to buying players. His sole job is train and pick the team. I think a manager asbad as Rix would be the only type of person that would be willing to take this ridiculous job

George Burley resigns

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