JACKIE MCNAMARA
Less than two years ago McNamara looked capable of great things in management but these days he’s trying to solve the problems of York City in his role as chief executive of a club that looks like repeating last season’s relegation from the Football League.
After stepping from the dressing room into the manager’s office McNamara had an immediate impact on Partick Thistle- such an impact that with the Jags heading for promotion Dundee United stepped in to take him to Tannadice to replace Peter Houston.
A debut Scottish Cup win showed promise with United picking up form and developing a great batch of prospects into the rarest commodity in Scottish football- transfer fees.
As the millions poured in performances went downhill as it was leaked from within the club that the manager was getting a bonus cut on transfer fees- from that moment McNamara was doomed at Dundee United.
Rushing into the manager’s job at York City did him no favours, relegation followed before a stand off saw him sacked as manager and redeployed as chief executive!.