EATING HIS WORDS
SPFL side brutally troll rival cult hero manager after promotion with ‘impossible to succeed’ callback
He could still make up for it before the season is out but he has to take this one on the chin
AN SPFL side have launched a jibe at a rival manager following promotion success.
The competition was fierce but the team that came out on top wasted no time in letting the cult hero know about it.
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Dick Campbell's East Fife side spent much of the League Two season looking well placed to claim the league title and move up to the third tier.
But Peterhead weren't to be beaten, as their win over the Bayview side this weekend handed them the trophy and consigned the opponents to only the playoff for promotion.
The Blue Toon fought to glory under co-player/managers Ryan Strachan and Jordon Brown, who are both just 32 years old and have been in the role for over two years.
After the victory over their nearest competitors confirmed their status as champions, the club posted a photo of the pair holding the trophy.
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The caption said: "Some of the appointments to young people from a dressing room to a management role, it’s impossible for them to succeed," followed by several shushing emojis.
This quote comes from East Fife gaffer Campbell himself, as said on an episode of Open Goal alongside his brother and assistant Ian.
Posted just over a month ago, the veteran of lower league dugouts continued: "I could name two or three now - but I wouldn't - who we all know are going to struggle.
"How can you take a boy out of a dressing room and put him in charge of a team?
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"I learned my trade.
"There's far too many appointments... you have to go through a CV and marry a CV up with a job and the job description and the rest.
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"How can we give some of these young managers jobs?"
The man who was something of a legend in his more than seven years at Arbroath has come under some criticism from fans at East Fife after failing to win the league despite a strong start and a squad overhaul.
71-year-old Campbell's managerial CV boasts eight different clubs including the aforementioned two, Ross County, and Partick Thistle.
The Peterhead bosses were appointed to what remains their first and only job in management after just one month as caretakers.
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