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  1. January Transfer Window

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    53 minutes ago, Third Lanark said:

    Was it not suggested over the summer that medical staff at clubs couldn’t sign him off with concerns over his heart?

    Was not aware of anything about that but have not really followed his career since last season.

  3. Half time report

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    8 minutes ago, javeajag said:

    Ok…..so far no actual facts have been presented as to why we can’t compete for the title ……it seems to be :

    1 we lost four players. Every club in the division lost players and it happens every season. So if we lose 4 players this summer I suppose we can’t win the league. Nonsense.

    2 we havnt got the money. Yet there is no actual evidence that I have seen that suggests we are way out of line with the other teams bar DU. So if we don’t have as more money  than other teams we can’t win the league. Nonsense.

    3 those excuses seem to be directed at letting the manager and players off the hook.

    4. our recruitment has been poor. Rumours are Macdonald is already off. Look at what the manager said on each recruit in the summer. Why everyone tries to find excuses for this is amusing.

    5. Our performances have been inconsistent and deteriorating.

    yes we can do better.

    Happy New Year.

    1. You are correct every team has a turnover of players between seasons. Teams like Ayr and Queens Park have had that and are worse off than they were last season whilst we are better off at this stage. A positive in my opinion.

    2. I don't know the finances of every team in great detail (including ours) but it has been clear in the accounts over the last few seasons we have been overspending which needs to stop. Having the most money does not guarantee success hence why we saw Arbroath nearly win the title a couple of seasons ago but I would say it does help. It could be that we have the 3rd biggest budget so are were we should be but neither of us know that.

    3. I read on here lots of criticism directed at the manager and players when we lose but by the same token they should get praise when winning. I don't think fans having differing views on managers/players is unique to us.

    4. In my opinion our recruitment has been average - some good, some bad and some average but, again, that is a personal judgement call. I don't think it is unreasonable to point out it is Doolan's first transfer window but it is also not unreasonable to suggest we should see improvement as he has more.

    5. We have been some what inconsistent but apart from the top two I think most teams could say the same. We picked up 14 points in the first quarter and 15 in the second though so I don't think we are deteriorating.

    We play Queens Park tomorrow and at this time last year (2nd Jan 2023) we played them, lost 2-0 and they were top with us 5th and the team in 4th having 2 games in hand so just on that basis we are doing better. Can we improve - of course as even the best teams are looking to get better but I don't see things being quite as bad as you do but, to start the year with a cliche, it is all about opinions.

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  4. January Transfer Window

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    Posted · Edited by Fawlty Towers

    "A number of Scottish Championship clubs are keen to bring in Josh McPake. Partick Thistle and his former side, Greenock Morton being two that are noted."

    I remember him scoring 2 against us for QP when they beat us 4-0 at Firhill but nothing much apart from that.

  6. Half time report

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    Having looked at the rulebook on the SPFL website:

    C26.1 After deduction and retention by the Home Club of 15% of the aggregate of all ticket receipts and admission charges (gross excluding VAT) received or receivable by the Home Club in relation to a Play-Off Match in the Premiership/Championship PlayOff Competition, a levy of 50% (plus VAT if applicable) of the balance, after such 15% deduction and retention, of the aggregate of all ticket receipts and admission charges (gross excluding VAT) received or receivable by the Home Club for or in relation to the relevant Play-Off Match shall be paid by that Home Club to the Company not later than seven days after the date on which such Play-Off Match is played;

  8. Queens Park & Arbroath Games

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    Posted · Edited by Fawlty Towers

    1 hour ago, Third Lanark said:

    It’s not an exact like for like

    To be fair the results last year had us sitting in 5th though.  That’s unlikely to happen after these games .  I also recall us losing 7 games in a row which was far from ideal.  That hasn’t happened and hopefully won’t happen this season 

    The one thing that we have done under Doolan is not follow a defeat with another so hopefully that continues in 2024. For a first time manager to be approaching 50 games in charge and sitting with a win percentage of 50% is pretty good (in my opinion).

    Correction - just checked and we did lose 2 games in a row earlier this season (away to Airdrie and Hearts).

  9. Arabs v Jags Friday Night

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    This thread is about the Dundee United game so keeping it short on that aspect - we were very poor and deserved to get beaten.

    In the wider context of the season though it is not all doom and gloom. We currently sit 3rd at the halfway mark (for us) and are 2 points and 2 places higher than at the same point last season. Also the teams in 2nd, 3rd & 4th last season all had a game in hand over us.

    If we can finish 3rd this season it will represent our best Championship finish since we were relegated from the top flight.  The next 2 games - both at home against the current bottom two teams gives us the opportunity to hopefully widen the gap between us and those challenging for a play off spot. However we should remember what happened last season when we had back to back home games against Cove & Accies.

    There does need to be some work done in the transfer window but, for me, if we can stay in the top 4, give ourselves a chance of promotion and get things off the pitch in a better place then it will have been a decent season.

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