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During the Miners Strike in the 70s you couldn't play midweek evening Games due to the Power Cuts ~ we got over 12,000 at Firhill for a Scottish Cup Replay on a Tuesday afternoon with a 2 pm Kick Off

Yes - Petershill is an artificial surface

We need Floodlighting in the Winter when Sunlight is limited and battery storage has a limited time period

I disagree - we don't need a Sporting Director or a Recruitment Director ( Gerry Britton and before him Maxi covered these roles ) those two Salaries Combined get you a very good Striker- which is the difference between promotion and being stuck in this league - by “best” Im referring to amount of money spent - not if its spent wisely that same principle can be applied to multiple decisions on spending - its all about priorities we cannot keep being the nearly men - its a mindset thing of low expectations - off the park and on it

Back to Mr Serious 😀 the key issues are ability to get Bulbs and spare parts due to there age which will be becoming difficult Energy Running Costs Meeting the various required criteria for lighting levels - which vary on what the status of the Game is Replacement is a one off cost - things like that are normally spread over a CAPEX allowance of 2-3 Years

Why would I go to Firhill on a Saturday if I want us to fail - stop talking rubbish - expecting standards and simply shrugging our shoulders when we don't meet them is what leads to mediocrity Being stuck in the Championship isn't what I want for the Club - we should be in Europe We are too ready to accept Poor Standards - off the Park & On it

The New LED Screen will illuminate the Stadium & Surrounding Area with such Brightness that we will no longer need Floodlights ~ future Space Travellers will look down in Wonderment at the "Stadium Of Light" replacing Perth in Australia as the City of Light 🙂

It was never stated when Ian McCall was Manager - then when it was deemed that he would not achieve it ~ he was sacked - it was never stated when Dools was Manager - then when it was deemed that he would not achieve it~ he was sacked Both had previous Seasons where they didn't achieve it prior to the one they were sacked in Its been stated by our Manager that we are looking to go one better than last Season -and in numerous interviews from Players etc its discussed We now have more Football Resource than ever before and a full Season to Target & Recruit Players ~ we have a Board which TJF are saying is highly competent & they sing there praises We have put the Manager & Assistant on extended Contracts If all we achieve is Play Offs & No Promotion then there are fundamental issues at the Club - as we have not moved forwards Your correct when you state when Falkirk won the Title it was a weak League & its even weaker now as Stenhousemuir don't have anywhere near the Resources or Support that Falkirk Had to maintain a challenge We are by far the Strongest & best resourced Team in the League & are widely accepted as favourites to win the title

A major criticism of previous Boards was the inability to balance the Budget ~ the current Board has the full support of TJF ~ therefore its reasonably assumed that they can achieve this whilst achieving the core objective of Promotion. Simply getting to the Play Offs without Promotion( again) isn't acceptable ~ this is the weakest League we have seen since we were Relegated - we have one of the Highest Budgets & the additional resource of a Sporting & Recruitment Director + a Management Team who have had a full Season under there belt to put the team on the Park that they see fit

I've not commented on Advertising Sales ~ I've simply stated what is competant Business Practice

The Board have obviously invested heavily on the screen - given our limited financial resources they would not have done so without signing enough Contracts that the additional income ( over and above the existing income) covers the cost of the New Screen + additional revenue - no one in Business puts out large sums of Money on Spec these days.

Surely Not ?

Actually - its simply results - nothing else matters

Actually BBG rejected the offer at circa 10pm on the Wednesday - No one had spoken to Mark Wilson since the Final Play Off Game ( as confirmed by himself on Clyde Scoreboard ) - at 10 am on the Thursday ~ he met with the then Club Chairman & Barraclough - then it was announced he was the New Head Coach at Lunchtime - Barraclough then left the Club to go down South ~ as he was getting married the next day~ then going on Honeymoon Mark Wilson was never on the Short List ( or any other list ) for the Managers Job His Track Record was Airdrie & Brechin so it was a big risk - obviously its worked out - but that was luck - not Good Planning

That's not a realistic comparison