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Norgethistle

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  1. An incredible pod cast, he’s came through so much hardship yet is still so positive, comes across as a lovely guy
  2. Both her and Demi are delighted with their pin
  3. RAITH had us sussed, doubled up on Fitzy and stopped our wing play and ended our threat till we went 3-5-2. The goal a mistake by Neilson losing his man, their only other 2 attempts were 2 goalkeeper errors, coming out then stopping and getting left in no man’s land, and the poor kick out from a poor back pass. We could have sneaked a point at the end but it would only have papered over cracks. 2 center half’s out no decent keeper with 1 injured, with 1 just returned from injury Back up striker injured I honestly think he needs to start getting Stanway and MacKenzie and Diack more into the team, as currently it’s stale and lack of competition isn’t helping. Our form isn’t only abysmal it’s worrying as we may not only be 1 point from falling out the playoffs after Saturday but could also be only 8 points away from falling into the wrong playoff if results go wrong.
  4. Far better performance today. Team fought for everything, looked solid
  5. Send him a letter c/o HMP Barlinnie.
  6. Sorry you’re making this up now. You have an agenda against certain board members and a big chip on your shoulder over your friend McCall getting let go last year. I’m off this thread as it’s pointless
  7. The option is give him a bit of time, like McCall was given, even after a relegation
  8. Jim we are trying to build up cash reserves of which we had none. We may have money but none available to spend. Cash income isn’t steady over the season it’s front end loaded (Season tickets and sponsorship) and tail end loaded (prize money). Our outgoings though are continual, and we can get unexpected hits to this via postponements due to weather etc, or game’s getting moved to Fridays to suit TV (which we get nothing extra for except less hospitality and less walk up fans especially away fans). The building of reserves builds us a safety net for the peaks and troughs of income vs expenditure.
  9. I’m not sure where the several hundreds of thousands comes from. We got around £200k against Rangers because Ibrox was full and game was on TV. Parkhead is rarely half full for cup games against lower league opposition and game may not have been selected for TV. Yes it cost us money, but all managers make mistakes or get outfoxed by opposition managers which makes their decision the wrong one. Sacking a manager every time they made a decision would have teams changing managers fortnightly. He got it spot on against County, did we offer him a rise? We can’t go calling for his head in one cup game as decisions cost us money, where the previous cup game his decisions made us money.
  10. That’s maybe how business worked in the Victorian age, but not in the 21st century.. Every person at every level makes mistakes except 2 categories, liars and folk who do nothing. If a culture is bred where a mistake gets you booted, then mistakes are hidden, decisions never taken and you can’t keep staff or attract staff. Plus company basically stops as no one will make that call due to it potentially being their last. The encouragement to learn from mistakes and be open about them is written into the guiding policies for most businesses within their 9001/9100 systems, HR and ethical protocols. In all the businesses I deal with I have never seen a culture of make a mistake and be fired, continually make them yes, break cardinal rules yes, but not have a culture where folk are terrified to make a decision in case it’s wrong then they are gone. And as an ex Shop Steward the movement would never had allowed that to exist either.
  11. The Morton fans were wanting Imrie sacked before Xmas
  12. And there lies the problem. Holt was our best defender by a country mile last season, and Neilson is this season, but Holts a better defender than Neilsen, add to that Milne isn’t the same player since his injury and Muirhead is another year older and slower. Then we have the keeper situation, not one of the 3 I’d say are first choice material, would anyone play them in front of a Cerny, a Tuffy, an Arthur or a Murdoch?
  13. Last October into November 18 goals in 5 games 4 at Aberdeen 4 against Queens Park 4 at Ayr 3 at Raith 3 at Dundee Then 2 at Morton It still doesn’t make last 4 games any better conceding 13 goals
  14. He got through October and November last year losing 6 on the bounce. But yes we’re crap currently
  15. We’ve changed midfield by bring McBeth in, limited in defense as O’Rielly is injured.
  16. Jim they have the ball, they let the ball do the work for them. We end up chasing it which as any footballer will tell you takes more energy both physically and mentally Plus Barca have a state of the art training facility, employ a team of sport scientists, nutritionists, physio’s, coaches for every aspect of the game, their back room wage is probably on a par with the value of our club
  17. Flagging earlier is also down to game management, knowing when to break the game up and slow it down instead of running about daft for 90 minutes especially if you’re chasing it
  18. As explained at the AGM, any proposed tranche 2 would be spend on potential improvements, that’s not essential and budgeted maintenance. An ROI doesn’t mean an ROI to the investor if same deal as Tranche 1, it means club starts generating more in areas, or pays less out in others, both affecting balance sheet positively. Current deal on Tranche 1 means investor gets none of their cash back till the club has significantly more cash in the bank than it ever has had in its history, and as cash goes back to investors, shares are returned to the club. If a proposal comes through, then Trustees would want to ensure terms are right, and it’s being put to a use that should either generate revenue or lower spend. Several “ideas” for that potential spend were put to the shareholders on the night and WJ has also shared that slide on here. If a proposal came through that had favorable terms and was being spent in correct way then Trustees would communicate that to beneficiaries prior to a vote, again if terms were poor and it was proposed to be squandered on a beer and sandwich marquee or having us temporarily living out with our means using this ASA supplementary budget, again Trustees would communicate this to the beneficiaries prior to a vote. There is no secret, no hidden deals, Jim and you know enough of us on TJF board to know we would never be any boards puppet and our ultimate responsibility is to the members, they are the ones we stand next to at Firhill, before our tenures, during, and after and no way would we sacrifice that or the long term future of the club, we are fans who have been trusted with a vote for a short spell of time to represent the members and beneficiaries. That’s something I and the rest of this board don’t take lightly, and it’s not “Playing with other folks money” it’s trying to protect the club we love, the club that’s now supported by the 4th generation of my family and the same with others. It’s our history, my dads, my Granda’s and my daughter, nephews and every other Thistle fan in same position were doing this for, not for ties, comps or kudos.
  19. I can assure you that is most definitely not the case
  20. Yip round the back of Colquhoun park school
  21. The woman’s team and academy don’t take cash from the club.
  22. Lambie had the benefit of a transfer window opened all season so he could wheel and deal. As for externally funded academy’s Ayr United’s is externally funded and a separate company to the club (Main funding comes via SFA, ScotGovt, Lottery & William Grant Foundation). An academy not only generates cheaper first team players, it also cements the clubs place in the community
  23. Jim if hospitality suites can be used more than twice a month as they stated they are looking into then that could double or treble the hospitality revenue. Gaining or retaining fans is of course where we all want to get to, results on the park help more than anything else on that matter hence not butchering the budget completely. Season ticket means guaranteed income, not hoping we get those extra 300 walk up fans, they have already paid and hopefully they bring friends. Im not disagreeing with fixing toilets, they are overdue, but the other initiatives pay for these if done right
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