Jag36

Set up a breakaway organisation from league 1 down and play summer football. Totally done the SPFL SFA old firm rubbish

Summer football..straight into next season then a bit of a winter break.

It wasn't a good appointment in the end but the backlash is disproportionate like I said appointing one bad manager happens all the time..for example how many bad managers have st Mirren apoointed recently and you never hear this sort of criticism of their chairman

Going to be honest..I was interested to see what all the anti Jacqui Low stuff was about..and in my opinion from the responses it amounts to very little. Think Thistle fans would be better directing their energy towards a bunch of apathetic players and management

She appointed the wrong manager.. basically that happens all the time

Alright calm down

Still doesn't amount to much. Thistles fans new bizarre infatuation with Jacqui low would be better directed at the players and manager. You're arguement basically amounts to she appointed Caldwell. He's actually done better than mccall I'm not saying I'm a big Jacqui low fan but she is way down the list of responsibility for thistles current position

That basically amounts to nothing. Caldwell was to blame for the Dolan fiasco- toxic..overused word with little substance. Divides the fans- that's because ' she's' become a scapegoat. Caldwell probably would be doing a better job than McCall's. Most chairman arent the main investors- colin weir obviously trusted her with his money As I thought unfairly targeted..take it out the players and manager

On you go list the problems? No other chairman gets the same attention as Jacqui Low, its always the players and management first..she's put money into transfers and appointed managers the majority of fans were in favour of...so what should she have done differently??

Go on list them ?? Colin Weir obviously had faith in her financial management. Why don't you blame the players, bannigan, foster, oware etc. and management before the chairperson.

What's your actual problem with the chairwoman? Give me some actual reasons? Backing managers in the transfer market, appointing a manager with a good track record that the majority of fans were behind, I think McCall's times up but the demise is not the chairwomans fault. To be honest it all began around the time Maxwell left. Blame the players, full time in a part time league, and the old pals act management team, but from what I can see the ' chairwoman' has provided funds, backed managers and has thistle at heart and is way down the list of people to blame for the club's current position

Fair point but he's obviously part of that so maybe could help implement something similar at firhill

Theres been plenty of time since Caldwell to turn things around. They've been financially backed by the board and we're even worse off than last season. We needed to build a new team starting with a keeper and central defence which have been a problem for years but we're going backwards from what I can see. Darren Young East Fife maybe- something to give a bit of drive and life back to the club

Totally agree. Mcall thinks banzo is a player that hes really not. Nothing against the old firm guys but think theres far too many loam signings in general

Exactly. McCall thinks Bannigan is the player that he really isnt. Wants him to control the game, take the ball from defense etc. But the problem is hes not that good and he actually takes much more talented players out the game. Think we'd be a much better team without bannigan trying to be the main man

Far too many loan signings especially from the old firm. Guys that have no interest in putting in the hard work to get out of a league like this. Sorry to say this because i have supported them all..but mccall archie are almost too comfortable with the firhill nostalgia wrapped around them. Its been clear for about 5 seasons that the defense, keeper, is a massive problem but have made no progress in this area. Was never a caldwell fan but at least he gave them the kick up the arse they deserved. The mcall, archie thistle combo is far too cosy for all involved. Time for a change

Agree the old firm loan players in particular have been average at best and have rarely looked commited to the cause.

Cases do seem to be increasing just about everywhere so the next month or so i think will really interesting in terms of what direction this is going and whether theres something in this 'casedemic' theory. Until theres a clearer picture though i think caution is still the way to go

The R number is a lot more of a reliable measure when there are lots of cases. When cases are low it fluctuates a lot more depending on outbreaks clusters ect. Think It was above 3 at one point in Germamy about a month ago when they had consistently low cases after an outbreak at a factory. Point is as cases are at a low level in Scotland the R number becomes less important in terms of indicating how infection rates are changing

Bannigan always wants to take the ball, control the game and be the 'play-maker' problem is he's not that great at it - think hes not a bad player but hes not the player he or McCall thinks he is.. probably good enough to get in the side but not in the role McCall plays him

Richard Foster arguing the science and regulations of covid with the National Clinical Director on sportsound and claiming the Aberdeen players were just niave to the rules- brilliant

The SPFL need to be seen to be doing something..so instead of acting against those involved Celtic, Aberdeen, their players with hefty fines etc, points deductions, they penalise the lower leagues so they can be seen as taking action..while keeping Celtic etc. on side- pathetic

Thought it was interesting that Jason Leitch made it clear that if there were breaches from "now on" ( but not those previous to the "yellow card") then they might shutdown football. Also said that it was likely more stories of previous breaches would emerge in the coming days- seems to suggest he's been told in his meeting with clubs of more players breaking lockdown rules and are just waiting for it to come out.

Would be good to hear a statement from the SFA and SPFL on this..honestly their silence as a governing body at this time is just incredible. Anyone else got a problem with this?

Fair enough it is a wider problem. My point was mainly we couldnt go 2 weeks without a game called off ( but that could be more to do with the cautious approach in Scotland). Whether they work or not there should be harsh penalties for those who break the rules- if football gets called off again puts hundreds of jobs in jeopardy ( nevermind peoples health by not following the rules) and if thats caused by the actions of a few players then that shouldnt just go unpunished. Didn't actually see the Aberdeen players taking much responsibilty in their statement. Something along the lines of ' we couldn't have foreseen the outbreak in Aberdeen when we went out'- Guess what thats the nature of Covid and thats why you follow the rules.The Football authorities have a responsibility to act here..their role is not only to negotiate the next sky deal to line their pockets.