marcojag

To answer the question there is nothing that the SPL/SFL/SFA could offer that would make me consider accepting a vote for newco to enter the First Division. I understand Jim's ambition for the club, which I share, but where is the ambition in accepting that we are essentially there to prop up the established SPL clubs while potentially ruining any chance we have of promotion next season? Let's not pretend these proposals are anything but an attempt to save SPL clubs. Maybe if they hadn't been driven by greed in setting up the SPL in the first place, and had been willing to distribute money more evenly throughout Scottish football, they wouldn't be looking at taking such a substantial hit with the loss of Rangers and SKY. Let them reap what they sow. I understand the need to increase the number of young fans for the club's long term future but the SFL Proposal is a short term fix. I don't have any optimism that playoffs alone will have young fans flocking to Firhill. I'd much rather we took a longer term, strategic look at how we can improve the age distribution of our fanbase. Not my area of expertise but should we not be looking in the immediate future at exploring ways of attracting and retaining more say 20-40 year old fans as they will still have a fair number of years of attending games. Thereafter we can then look at the 12-20 year old age group which to me is likely to be the most problematic. I'm not in the age bracket Jim is targeting but, at 26, would still like to think I have a few years of torture suporting Thistle left. However, if the club votes to support a newco entry to the First Division I will not be back at Firhill and I never thought I'd say that.