An announcement from the club that a manager has resigned or been sacked is never a good thing. It usually means that we have either lost someone who was doing a good job but moving to better things or it means that the team hasn't been performing as well as we would like.
In the case of Jim Duffy there were mixed emotions at the news he is no longer the manager of Dundee Football Club.
Thats because here at Dundee Mad we remember many different versions of the man.
The first is Jim Duffy the player. A fantastic defender who should have played for Scotland when at Morton and Dundee. A real loss to the game that fateful day at Ibrox when he would never play to the same standard again.
The second is Jim Duffy the man who became Dundee manager the first time round and who guided a 1st Division side into the 1995 League Cup Final but who could not get promotion with a team full of young talented players. At the end of his reign he then famously joined Hibs where he misguidely left in a helicopter to go on to a disastrous spell at Easter Road where Hibs were bottom of the league just as he had managed at Dens with Dundee.
Then we have Jim Duffy the media personality who is extremely good on the telly, giving insights and views that make you wonder why he has never been a successful manager. Accomplished and skilful in both the written media and the visual variety Jim will likely continue to earn a good living in this field.
This brings us on to the Jim Duffy who has left the club today. Jim Duffy, manager of Dundee Football Club.
Undoubtedly Jim has managed the club through a very difficult period in our history. His stewardship through administration should never be forgotten. He met those losing their jobs man to man and never flinched on his responsibilities. Here at Dundee Mad we have the utmost respect for the way he handled this situation and applaud his stance on talking to people individually.
That said we are sure that the decision for Jim to move on today is exactly the right one to take.
All football managers are judged on results and its an unfortunate fact that relegation last season should, and could, have been avoided and that responsibility lies fairly and squarely with the manager. In Jim Duffy's case it was his second relegation as Dundee manager having repeated the 1993-94 season and arguably his career third, leaving Hibs only 7 weeks before they were relegated during his tenure.
The manner of the defeat at Stranraer, the first time Dundee have ever lost to Stranraer, seems to have finally broken the camels back.
Rumours of his struggling relationships with other employees of the club are unconfirmed but we at Dundee Mad have personally seen another side to Jim Duffy that has shown us that at times he can be arrogant and aloof.
We feel that perhaps Jim Duffy values his own opinions so strongly that no other view gets a look in. That appears to have been his downfall as a manager throughout his career.
We remember an incident at Portadown after a pre-season friendly when he struggled to give us the time of day even though Dundee Mad sponsored the game and were in the boardroom with him after the game. We were treated royally by our hosts but the manager of our own club treated us with contempt.
In conclusion then, we are sure that this is the right move for Dundee Football Club which must always be the prime concern. Its time to move on and see some fresh ideas on the park each Saturday afternoon, a team fighting for each other and winning.
We wish Jim Duffy well in his future career, whether that be in the media or at another football club elsewhere.
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In the case of Jim Duffy there were mixed emotions at the news he is no longer the manager of Dundee Football Club.
Thats because here at Dundee Mad we remember many different versions of the man.
The first is Jim Duffy the player. A fantastic defender who should have played for Scotland when at Morton and Dundee. A real loss to the game that fateful day at Ibrox when he would never play to the same standard again.
The second is Jim Duffy the man who became Dundee manager the first time round and who guided a 1st Division side into the 1995 League Cup Final but who could not get promotion with a team full of young talented players. At the end of his reign he then famously joined Hibs where he misguidely left in a helicopter to go on to a disastrous spell at Easter Road where Hibs were bottom of the league just as he had managed at Dens with Dundee.
Then we have Jim Duffy the media personality who is extremely good on the telly, giving insights and views that make you wonder why he has never been a successful manager. Accomplished and skilful in both the written media and the visual variety Jim will likely continue to earn a good living in this field.
This brings us on to the Jim Duffy who has left the club today. Jim Duffy, manager of Dundee Football Club.
Undoubtedly Jim has managed the club through a very difficult period in our history. His stewardship through administration should never be forgotten. He met those losing their jobs man to man and never flinched on his responsibilities. Here at Dundee Mad we have the utmost respect for the way he handled this situation and applaud his stance on talking to people individually.
That said we are sure that the decision for Jim to move on today is exactly the right one to take.
All football managers are judged on results and its an unfortunate fact that relegation last season should, and could, have been avoided and that responsibility lies fairly and squarely with the manager. In Jim Duffy's case it was his second relegation as Dundee manager having repeated the 1993-94 season and arguably his career third, leaving Hibs only 7 weeks before they were relegated during his tenure.
The manner of the defeat at Stranraer, the first time Dundee have ever lost to Stranraer, seems to have finally broken the camels back.
Rumours of his struggling relationships with other employees of the club are unconfirmed but we at Dundee Mad have personally seen another side to Jim Duffy that has shown us that at times he can be arrogant and aloof.
We feel that perhaps Jim Duffy values his own opinions so strongly that no other view gets a look in. That appears to have been his downfall as a manager throughout his career.
We remember an incident at Portadown after a pre-season friendly when he struggled to give us the time of day even though Dundee Mad sponsored the game and were in the boardroom with him after the game. We were treated royally by our hosts but the manager of our own club treated us with contempt.
In conclusion then, we are sure that this is the right move for Dundee Football Club which must always be the prime concern. Its time to move on and see some fresh ideas on the park each Saturday afternoon, a team fighting for each other and winning.
We wish Jim Duffy well in his future career, whether that be in the media or at another football club elsewhere.