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I really think we need to determine what we need/want from a sporting director and a head coach. Many of the suggestions for the way forward are for people who have done the existing manager's job to differing levels of success. If we are going to seperate the two roles let's get it right before we hire.
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7 hours ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
I think Graham suffers the same as McCall various people dont like them as a person or they don't fit the mould of what they believe Thistle should be about - but its about results and if Graham keeps producing the Goods why change - McCall can spot a player - why would he not be a favourite for the SD Job
Because the job is as a SD, not a scout?
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23 minutes ago, Big Col said:
Totally agree - we don’t. It’s a ridiculous waste of money. I’d rather see the money spent on the paying squad.
Now there's an idea.
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7 hours ago, Lambies Lost Doo said:
Do we have confirmation he's been interviewed?
7 hours ago, BowenBoys said:Perhaps he was just dropping off his tracksuit. At last!
Or meeting Owen Coyle in Jaconellis for a coffee?
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On 3/6/2025 at 5:18 PM, Jimmy McD said:
I don't get the need to recruit a sporting director, we have survived 150 years without one, it's another wage which could be used on a player.. Great that BBG has got the Gig at least till the end of march..
It was reported that McCall left the training to his two assistant managers so I would guess that they were responsible for team selection too. Was this not a defacto sporting director?
What I'd like to know is if a team goes on a poor run is it the coach or the director who gets sacked?
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4 minutes ago, sandy said:
Graham is not the solution.
He is until an alternative is appointed.
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16 hours ago, Fawlty Towers said:
Thank goodness Tomas Cerny has retired.
For pro football having a time on throw-ins may help too.
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Great move as long as it's enforced. Might just mean teams will turn around quicker instead of the slow build up we see just now. Too often the outfield players are standing still waiting for the keeper to kick out while the keeper is waiting for the outfielders to somehow be unmarked.
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1 hour ago, Albert's Ghost said:
Shaun Maloney just sacked. Just sayin'.
You're as bad as McCall. He mentioned on the pre-match (defeat) discussion from Ibrox that he'd been discussing a managerial vacancy with Billy Dodds just after he mentioned Thistle. I reckon you're both just trying to start rumours!
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I add my thanks to the others. Being responsible for this site can't have been easy over the years and I wish you all the best. The site has been a (sometimes) welcome place to talk things Thistle and your hard work behind the scenes has been welcomed by many of us who have not always shown due appreciation.
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1 minute ago, MarciaBlaine said:
A friend once told me years ago about a saying in (I think it was) Albania: "He's busy crawling under the table sniffing for farts", to describe people desperately trying to find something to be outraged by.
I believe this is much more than a few outraged people. It is an orchestrated pro-Israel campaign which seeks out so called anti-semetism in its support for Nehenyatu and the IDF's actions in Palestine.
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13 minutes ago, Albert's Ghost said:
People might take you more seriously if you didn't come over as such a cretin.
I often have issues with JJ's points and don't agree with a lot he says but personal insults are not necessary.
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Just watched this. The Airdrie commentator was sure it should have been a penalty!
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How do you go about claiming a prize? I have just noticed my name in one of the other prizes but have had no confirmation.
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14 minutes ago, Bobbyhouston said:
well start by binning the happy clapping fan ownership set upAs soon as you either put up the money yourself or find enough backers, then come back with your proposals.
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1 minute ago, Big Col said:
I just don’t get why some people appear to think that appointing Brian Graham as manager is the answer.
Can someone please explain it.
Not sure many people look at it as " the answer", more of an inevitability due to lack of finance. Doolan got the job because he was already employed by the club therefore was a cheaper option.
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2 hours ago, Yellow & Redneck said:
A very long winded way of saying, it's been quite a fall since Mr David Beattie.
Whose desire not to be a major share-holder was the beginning of all this.
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25 minutes ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
Why is it waffle to suggest that Players step up when there contract is being renewed ?
Because then the reverse would be true and players would switch off as soon as they signed their contract.
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Just watched the "highlights" on Jagzone. In a 5 minute reel there was one corner for us and that was the only time it showed the Raith half of the pitch. I can't recall ever seeing a match where the media team could find so few positives. Even the live commentary yesterday was depressing.
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1 hour ago, Lenziejag said:
They haven’t happened yet. Apply from April this year.
Yes, but budgets will need to be adapted to accomodate.
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21 minutes ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
Thats the point - we are not Fan Owned - we are Fan Run - TJF decide every aspect of PTFC - now for those in TJF this is ok - but thats less than 50% of the Fan Base
However - what has to be accepted is that we are rapidly running out of cash - we are going no where -on the park or off it -there is No Plan B - we have had unprecedented levels of cash input and its been blown
TJF are 100% responsible for the direction of travel of the Club
Its on them if we fail
Im not against Fan Ownership - however what we have is going to kill the Club
Despite being asked several times on various threads, you have never come up with an alternative (never mind a viable one). You spend a lot of time criticising PTFC Trust and TJF but what would you have instead?
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30 minutes ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
We can support and fund the Club without giving the money to TJF
TJF are not PTFC - albeit its very hard to differentiate these days
They have 1800 members - thats half of our support
1 - How?
2 - TJF are not running the club no matter how often you repeat it. They are supporting the club financially.
3 - How are the other half of the support giving money to the club that TJF members aren't?
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15 minutes ago, avie-man said:
It's much easier to sign up than cancel. I can cancel a streaming service at the click of a button. Why make it a process to email TJF and wait on a response or the same by contacting a bank? TJF have never actually made it clear on how to cancel your membership, I had to get an answer on here. Gives the impression to me that the process is being protected and locks people in by having to look for answers then contact someone to get out. Are TJF worried about significant cancellations if it was easier to do so, given the clubs on field performance and continued losses? Knowing if people have to sit and compile an e-mail and wait its much more likely to be seen as a hassle and slip their mind and infact I have been personally guilty of this, I looked in the past and when I couldn’t figure it out it just slipped my mind. Uch its only £10 per month not worth the bother. Just comes across as sneaky. An open organisation allows people to come and go, not put up barriers to those wanting out, if someone emails TJF are they going to be pressured into keeping their subscription? What if someone doesn’t want to personally cancel because they know they’ll be seen as not buying into the vision as such?
The organisation is very vocal on its growing membership numbers etc but has never made it clear on how to cancel or made it easy to do so. Well, I know now I suppose.
Did you read what WJ said three posts ago?
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31 minutes ago, Norgethistle said:
Or the player didn’t want to come, or the wages required by player or parent club were too high. There is various ways a transfer doesn’t happen
Aye but we'll all pick the one which suits our own agenda.
New Manager Thread
in Main Jags forum
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I'm contributing to the discussion on here.