Dick Dastardly

What he said is "The most important thing is that any potential transfer of shares is in the long-term interests of Partick Thistle." He didn't actually say it would be a good thing, just not as bad as if it doesn't happen.

On this I'm prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt and say there must be a reason why more details are not disclosed, otherwise they would. I may not agree with the board, but they are not stupid and do know the demand for more information.

I'd have liked him to say more, but understand that he probably can't. What he has said is that the deal is still on track, which some were doubting. Fine as far as it goes, but I think we would all like more.

Or to put it another way, lets suppose I was to offer you £100 per week, but to specify that it was to be used for things that I consider good, say more veggies for the family and a gardener to create an outside space. Then offered some extra bonuses for a family holiday to Spain, but I didn't tie this into any formal contract, so I could withdraw the offer at any time. If this was to happen, you would reject the idea ?

I will write to my MP to ensure that this does not happen. Being positive, I may be a step closer to being a Scottish citizen (although I hope that does not take this thread off in a completely new direction

We don't know for sure, but I think it is safe to assume that he provided the funding for the trips to La Manga and SAS-gate. One-off's like that which are not part of the day-today running of the club.

Son. Also a keeper

Your implication is that this came from Colin Weir. While this is speculation, even if it is, so what ? We know he was providing ad hoc funding for specific projects, so perhaps avoiding relegation was one such case. You have made a lot of this £300k, so why is it so important to you ?

But it is not a done deal. The spanner in the works is the SFA have to approve the joint ownership with Barnsley, over ruling a decision that they previously made regarding Rangers and Newcastle.

I was just questioning the motivation for taking on the workload and stress if the directors are not shareholders and are not getting paid. I don't think I would do it without some financial reward.

Jlo et al were doing it out of the goodness of there hearts ? That would be a surprise

I think they also said that they had delayed some capital expenditure, so perhaps it was £300k of main stand maintenance. Basically we don't know and can therefore make any supposition to fit our argument

I was wondering about the budget shortfall and why it appeared around the time of the change of directors. Could it be that it cost £200k to remove them from office ? I am assuming that the directors were on some sort of paid contract and that normal employment rules apply, so we would have to pay them off (unless there was gross misconduct) plus legal fees/sheriff officer fees. I could quite easily see that getting to £200k.

The risks of the status quo are largely known. The risks of the consortium could be anything

But that is exactly the point. The JLo board did something that the shareholders did not agree with and were removed from office. The difference with Chien/Conway is that they can do what the hell they like and stick up 2 fingers if it is not in Thistle's interest. There is no accountability

Because they were accountable to the shareholders who are Thistle fans.

Can you expand on that? What did he say ?

Just the tiny, almost insignificant loss of Colin Weir’s backing. But then that is probably a bonus as at least he won’t be able to withdraw it at any time

How do you know that a new appointed board would be Thistle fans ? Has this been said anywhere

So ... swap non fans with accountability to "Thistle minded" shareholders for non-fans with no accountability. I know which I prefer

You do keep peddling this vision of the JLo board willy nilly doing what they want in their own interest. That will be very far from the truth. They were appointed by and accountable to the very same shareholders who are now in control. They will have had goals and targets set Which I have no doubt were linked to bonuses. If we were trundling along, it would be in no small measure due to the parameters put on them by the shareholders .... those who are now in charge

I have to agree that as much as I have been opposed to this from the start, the Chien/Conway takeover is probable the best outcome, whatever that brings. The alternative is that the current shareholders remain with a nominated board and having lost our benefactor we will be run on a shoestring budget as there is no sign that the current shareholders are prepared to invest a penny.

They are still doing better than Liam Lindsay’s Stoke. His start has been a nightmare and already the Stoke fans want rid. If only we were able to put in a loan bid

You seem to be under the misapprehension that the consortium give a damn about the fans/trust

I'd be surprised if GC is on a 2 year rolling contract as it doesn't help either party as it will cost more to remove him and cost more if he was wanting to move on to a better offer. It only really works if Thistle think he is going to be brilliant and want to tie him to the club AND Caldwell thinks he is going to be a failure and need the job security. While the first is possible, I still think that GC is ambitious. More likely is a fixed term 2 year contract with an optional 1 year rolling contract guaranteed depending on performance.