My email to the club, FWIW
I am a long standing Season ticket holder z88 in the JHS, I don't sit in the NS nor am I ever likely to. However I add my voice to the many hundreds of Jags fans in opposing the relocation of the ' singing section' to the main stand.
The NS singing section has been a great success since it's inception. It is solely responsible for generating what is now a superb atmosphere at Firhill match days and we know this helps the team perform. In addition it is a fact the NS set up as it stands has encouraged a good number of those existing Jags fans to attend more regularly. It has also brought new supporters to the club.
I have read the Cub Statement of the Official site. Frankly, the reasons given for the relocation look paper thin and appear more related to easing office administration burdens than anything else. The statement will anger and alienate more fans. The BoD are missing the fundamental issue - no Jags fans want to be relocated to the Main Stand on a permanent basis.
The current BoD have made great strides in progressing the club and in fostering a feel good factor at Firhill. This proposal, if it proceeds, will, at a stroke, destroy all the widely recognised goodwill built up over the past few years. Moreover, some Thistle fans will be lost to the club permanently. We all know that goodwill cannot be bought and as every sales person knows it is ten times more difficult to attract a new customer than to retain an existing one.
As I stated at the top, I'm a longstanding Jags fan and like the BoD, I want to see the club progress. Sadly this current proposal will have the opposite effect. I sincerely hope the BoD reconsider.
Yours