Third Lanark

Is this the same documentary Martin, as i thought the other one was made by an American company while i presumed this film company making this one is Scottish or UK based?

Its really good to see how well the Bankies have done since they returned and their crowds. The whole Airdrie United scenario at the time, where they were allowed to take over Clydebank in 2002 was poor form to say the least.

I realise its a big if, but if we did manage to get Fitzpatrick on a new contract, how near he would be to getting a testimonial. I know this spell has been for around 4 years but he was also with us prior to Norwich and didnt he come up through our youth ranks. Im not sure if it has to be years in first team or you could include years in the youth team as well

No link whatsoever but thought i would throw Stephen Bradley out there from Maryhill and used to watch us- out of contract with Accies (Surely to absolute goodness they have to cut back massively on their outgoings now although nothing would surprise me with them), was decent with Livingston and previously with Hibs and just if we lose the likes of Chalmers etc, but unlike the list @Thistle_1876 produced ive not seen a link to Bradley

Heard Morton rather than Raith next season are going to be doing the youth player development link up with them. Ian Murray was interviewed about it the other day

Ive heard those names mentioned in rumours. In fact a few Airdrie fans mentioned a couple of weeks ago Mochrie was a PCA to us and they were gutted to lose him. Now Dunfermline fans are claiming they are in for him as well. They seem to have a habit of frequently going after players we are linked with and offering them far more money eg Morrison, Robbie Fraser (who is actually a Partick Thistle supporter) etc

Not linked to the game but i see that St Johnstone have now put up some of their supporters season ticket prices up from £355 to £605, ended under 16s get in for free and also told their supporters that they will be allocating 3 stands to the old firm when they play them next season. Needless to say their fans are up in arms

The one positive will be that we get an extra £100,000 over whoever finishes third and £200,000 over whoever finishes 4th but other than that its not ideal. Unfortunately this is the closed shop of the Premier league running this so its unlikely to change

along with Alex Rae who i guess will be involved in the decision making too

It wouldnt take that long though to send an email providing an update though on when details will be provided on the last AGM, that could probably be done quickly

I didnt Megan was leaving, the fact so many people are leaving after a short time in post is not a good look for the club at all

i supposed if they do not produce the same amount of leisure wear or training wear as Greaves there is a silver lining - my bank account will not be taking such a hammering as it was under the Greaves deal haha

Good point FT Have to say looking at the new strip that TJF are selling with the Partick Thistle Tartan made by Macron, if thats the high standard we will be getting from them then maybe the Greaves and ONeils deal wont be as big a loss as I thought. Obviously will depend on the quality of the material but the photo of the strip looks brilliant and i made sure i have got one for my son and a couple of other people. Very impressed and a great design

Like you Martin i loved the publicity from the Greaves deal, the merchandise and it being easy to reach in the city centre. I have heard however that the way the Greaves deal was set up is that the club barely received a penny for it and income wise it was by far Greaves that got the ideal deal, so in that sense i can see why they have decided to go with someone else, if Greaves were not willing to adjust. It doesnt sound like a great deal for the club was negotiated although this may have taken place during Covid anyway when most shops etc were closed or on furlough. Although not entirely sure how far renegotiating went to get a better deal. It looks like financially any agreement with Macron or whoever will obviously benefit the club far more.

i realise im being pedantic but maybe the club dont want other clubs knowing how much income we will likely have received. Although its probably unlikely it would have a huge impact on this scenario but potentially could if another club may get a rough idea of how much we can put towards trying to sign a player or not if this other club is looking to sign the same player.