La Scimmia Rossa

I'll try and make some of the match tonight

Says he's sending out a gap few players this week, in order to get some in. Thoughts? Anyone spring to mind?

As of tonight, there are 660 tickets left in the Hearts end, it is very unlikely we'll get more than our 750 tickets, since they need to be sold in 750 blocks. I'd get on it quick. Lower section 18 quid. Upper 24. Kids a fiver.

I made the point on Twitter. What is remarkable about Doolan is where he has come from and his incredible consistency.

I read the title. The manager clearly gets Doolan, since he constantly singles him out for praise. We play different teams, different formations and what? 40 games a season. I hate to quote Sandy Clark but " horses for courses". I've had a pretty good week. Decent 2 nd half at Inverness. Storming game today. How has yours been? Seen much of Thistle? Edited Oh .Aye. And what Tom Hosie said too.

No idea what this thread is about? Prove himself to the manager? Bizarre...

Dale Keenan lacked ability. Not confidence.

He's part of Hibs deal

Booth did well last night getting forward. Miller doesn't lack the will, he lacks the outrageous pace of O'Donnell. ICT targetted him last night. I suspect it will be a common theme. I'm wondering now about Amoo. Might he have the pace?

Yup. I'd expect two players before window closes.

Given what i've seen of Amoo, he might be able to provide cover.

I made a similar point on the ICT thread. What's killing us at the moment is Amoo. He's providing nothing, the manager has pointed that out. If anything he's looking like more a defensive option rather than an attacking one! I'm sure it's just patience that's required and a few tweaks, rather than wholesale changes. That said,my personal preference is for Stevo in ahead of Welsh and for Sean to cover Bannigan and Osman.

Apologies, i thought getting the info out was more important than the spelling. Next time i'll let you read it in the Daily Record three days later...

Stress fracture of pelvis. Nightmare.

What Paulo said.

Not much to add on TH post. I'm kind of concerned thst the Abdul, Banzo, Welsh trio lacks pace but it's early days. Lawless was tremendous second half. Amoo didn't perform. ICT were very very poor. A good point. Should have been 3 imo

There were a number of reasons the JH stand was problematic. Eg Over zealous policing/stewarding, proximity to family section? As i said it also came hard on heels of a terrible two or three years. On and off the field. I'm no expert but atmosphere at Accies, Dumbarton, Cowdenbeath , Ross County has been pretty good in relatively recent times. Then again, being out of touch, what do i know?

And they say paranoia is reserved for Celtic fans? PT Re the MS, there's no chance of doing any fan funded type development if some of the fans won't even entertain a discussion on a hypothetical. You would need everyone to move to,the "new" MS. It would need to be an all,or nothing thing, or else you split the fan base further in terms of location. As I said, I don't think the club own the MS?

CJ, that's certainly a better "suggestion" than mine. Of course it makes sense imo to look at that option. As has been pointed out the JH stand could house most attendances for most games and is already (in the main) stewarded and staffed for catering accordingly. Ian, you are more than welcome. Glad you saw the value in the discussion. The attitude of some of the respondents is certainly enlightening. It certainly highlights the challenges we'll have when cost savings inevitably have to made.

I posted this on twitter. County v ICT. Aberdeen v a dundee team. St J v the other. That leaves 6 clubs with much more manageable fixtures.

Hi Tom, maybe i find it strange that no-one seems even considered that there might be additional cost issues. Given that the club had meeting with fans about the NS, i just assumed it might have come up. No worries though, hopefully if there's a meeting in future, someone will ask.

Hi Ian. The forum has never been particularly representative of anything. Other than the forum. If it were, Archie would be sacked, we'd have two upfront, and tesselar would be our left back. I don't see how asking a question or putting forward a point of view, makes me "in touch" or "out of touch", or that it really matters( it certainly doesn't to me). I don't represent any viewpoint, other than my own. I wasn't particularly looking for support. I was asking a question, which has been answered emphatically by what? A dozen people? Two dozen ? Three Those folks don't think we require a rethink. Fair enough. As i said, i'm fairly convinced we'll be back here and soon. Happy to call a halt to proceedings. Maybe bump into you in Inverness tomorrow. No hard feelings and all that.

When you go to Ladbrokes you don't care what their costs are. If you are a Thistle fan, i suspect you might care if we were unable to sign that striker from Scunthorpe because we were spending money duplicating costs. Or maybe you wouldn't. As for 75 people at 22 quid. If the 30k isn't being spent say on players, or other say facilities that might be chasing 100 others away. Likewise if you open the same facility in the JH, i doubt you'd lose all 75. Comparisons with the JH in the past are also unfair. No standing, over zealous policing all contributed to this. As did a pretty shite time off the park. Anyway, i'm back in my box. Let's move on. Absolutely nothing to see here...

Hi Tom. My "concern" is everyone talking about what a great idea it is without knowing what it costs. That seems a tad bizarre. As Ian says. I've had my say. I suspect as the season progresses, we'll find ourselves back here again...

It's not just about revenue. It's about costs. How much does it cost to open the north stand for each match. If the costs significantly outweighs the number of people using the facility, then maybe that money could be better spent. Bear in mind this is extra cost incurred( potentially) over having everyone in one stand. If we are struggling to increase revenue( or indeed we are losing revenue year on year), then i think it's inevitable attention will turn to cost saving at some point. Everyone says the NS is a great idea. My question is at what cost? At 10k a season it probably is good value. At 30k it's not imo That's my concern. What's more concerning is that no-one seems to know? So again, do we have any idea? Anyone? Total stewarding and catering costs for whole ground might be a good starting point?