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  3. Scottish Cup Pop Up 2022-23

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    12 minutes ago, BowenBoys said:

     

    Fifth Round fixtures

                Raith Rovers  v  Motherwell  -  H1
                Livingston  v  Inverness Caledonian Thistle  -  A2
                Dundee United  v  Kilmarnock
                Hamilton Academical  v  Heart of Midlothian  -  H1
                Celtic  v  St. Mirren
                Ayr United  v  Elgin City  -  A3
                Darvel  v  Falkirk  -  H3
                Rangers  v  Partick Thistle  -  A2
                
    Ties to be played weekend of 11 February.

     

    Your teams:

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    For ties marked ? you have to choose H or A. Post only these selections.

    Correct selections worth 5 points each.

    Deadline Noon, Friday 10 February

    All H please

  9. World Cup 2022 Pop Up

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    3 hours ago, Auld Jag said:

    Well done @fifexile. A great weekend of football. Thistle win a 5 goal thriller and one of if not the best world cup finals ever.

    Last but definitely not least a big thank you to @BowenBoys for all his hard work in doing this competition. :clapping: 

    Out of likes AJ.  If only the ugly sisters had been beaten my weekend would have been truly complete!

  15. World Cup 2022 Pop Up

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    14 minutes ago, BowenBoys said:

    Oh well, best laid plans... :lol:

    You're supposed to make your prediction privately! Of course, this could be a bluff and your real prediction is waiting in my PM Inbox.

    :blush: Missed that...blaming the shock of actually leading going into the final.... 

  17. Thistle v Ayr, Saturday 17th December

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    6 hours ago, eljaggo said:

    I can't see any reason why kick-offs cannot be brought forward for mid-winter Saturday games when floodlights are needed   This would save clubs money, and would allow that saving to be used forUSH if needed, thus avoiding re-scheduling fixtures, improving cashflow and possibly improving the environment.

    Agreed, there are good financial and environmental benefits to be had from moving kick offs . 3pm kick offs are traditional only because Saturday was for many supporters a ½ day at work and 3pm let them finish, have a pint and get to the games. For the vast majority of clubs it would be worthwhile although I saw the ICT chairman dismissing the idea because away fans wouldn't travel to Inverness for an earlier kick off (although he didn’t say if he had approached any clubs to see if they were in favour or not)

    I emailed Thistle a couple of months ago asking if moving kick off times was under consideration or being discussed with other teams in the league. Still waiting for a reply.

  21. World Cup 2022 Pop Up

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    5 minutes ago, BowenBoys said:

    Round of 16 Predictions

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    If a match is marked H or A you only have one team available and your prediction is pre-determined

    For matches marked X you have no teams available

    If match is marked ? you must predict H or A for the team of your choice

    For each ? in the table, working left to right, decide H or A. Post only these letters.

    @Aliballibee @Big Wull @ClydebankJag  I must have your predictions by 3pm tomorrow

    All other predictions - Deadline 3pm, Monday 5 December

    H please BB

    Cheers

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  24. The Jags Foundation

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    3 hours ago, laukat said:

    Don't think so. The value of the land isn't huge and previous planning permissions have been rejected.

    Agree the most likely motive for this level of disregard for the paying customer must be financial. I think its worth looking at what's happening at Ibrox to find out how they could do that without selling the club, the land and not getting too much negative publicity.

    Sevco have been overspending since birth in 2012. Normally that would mean asking the bank for an overdraft however that's not been possible at Ibrox. So instead Directors are providing loans to keep Sevco afloat and in turn they get shares or they charge the club higher that normal levels of interest. Some of the loans are also secured against the property surrounding Ibrox.

    We know from the accounts that we will shortly need an overdraft or loans to keep pace with expenditure so you could argue we are on the Sevco pathway.

    Loaning a club money at higher interest rates could well be one way of making money however I don't think shares and property are likely at a club with a relatively small amount of land. I suspect the way to extract value beyond the interest on the loans will be to secure a cut of player sales or to influence who the club signs to get cuts of the signing on fees etc. 

    I think the effects of Brexit have changed the football transfer market and I think some clubs like Queens Park and Livingston have been quicker to recognise that player trading within the UK is likely to see inflated fee's as it becomes a bit of a closed market. Back in the days of the '3 foreigner rule' transfer fees for very ordinary players were huge just because they had the right passport. We could well be going back to that and some people will get rich form it.

     

     

     

    My doomsday scenario is the land is sold and more student accommodation is built leaving Thistle homeless. There is precedent for that type of  development in the surrounding area and there's no doubt there is a huge lack of student accommodation. 

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