mode Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Can't we just buy Murray park so we don't have to wait two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfarer Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 best news since hearing that Save the Jags had succeeded. Great for attracting players at all levels from academy up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulful_jag Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Terrific news. It's great to see the Weir's investment continues to be well thought out and gives the club something to try and build upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Can only echo what has already been said - brilliant news and a huge thanks again to the Weirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Can't we just buy Murray park so we don't have to wait two years It would surely cost £4m just to decontaminate it 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Like the Thistle Weir academy,whose results are beginning to be seen: this initiative takes the club firmly into the modern era. Edited April 11, 2017 by stillresigned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hopefully we can now get the monorail station built on the bing connecting Firhill to the training facility and the Mega Casino Fantastic news Thanks Chris and Colin x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hopefully we can now get the monorail station built on the bing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 It would surely cost £4m just to decontaminate it Classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I could cope with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I can't believe the progress that's been made - all things Thistle-related - over the past few years. It's so much to take in. There was a time, not all that long ago, when we were discussing the then reality of reverting to part time football and a number of other seemingly harsh necessities; in fact, there was a very real and looming prospect that our time as a club might've been drawing to a close. That was around 5 to 6 years ago and it was a very sobering thought. I don't think anybody on here could, then, seriously believe that in 2017 we'd be facing our 5th season in the top flight, and in the top part of that. It's hard to imagine that we'd be cheering arguably our best and most talented squad in decades, and all under the stewardship of two of Thistle's very favourite sons. And now this. Thank you, Mr & Mrs Weir, thank you Alan & Scott, and thank you everybody else at Firhill Road for not just saving our Jags, but for re-establishing the famous Partick Thistle as a sustainable professional force in the modern game. It means everything. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 About four years on and I know I haven't been about much recently but I often feel my only meaningful contribution to the forum has been the whole original spark for the whole Gnome on the Bing idea. Still it puts me ahead a whole lot of other guys I suppose but great news today all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 not usually rendered speechless but on this occasion ...... wow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Absolutely wonderful. Well done to everybody involved with PTFC. And how lucky are we that the Weirs not only also love Thistle, but via Thistle they use their money both generously and wisely, for the benefit of the wider community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Any rumours about location? Is the big piece of land just across the nolly still empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Plenty of land near low moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 It wouldbe good to be in Glasgow so it is more visible. Lennoxtown and Murray Park are hidden away accessible only by car. Glasgow has plenty of brown field sites. Some may be too tight though. Area between Gorbals and Govanhill and Shawfield has lots of gap sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Why does it need to be "visible"? It's not a billboard. Wherever it is, the club and the investment company will be looking to get the best deal possible. There's absolutely no need for it to be in Glasgow or anywhere near Firhill, and I actually don't think it will be. Take it outside of Glasgow and you immediately have cheaper land and a more co-operative local council. It's no coincidence that Murray Park and Lennoxtown both fall within the East Dunbartonshire area, and it's no secret that the local authority there were very keen to have them both. If we try and build something in Glasgow we will be paying a lot more for the land and let's not forget we have been stung by GCC in the not too distant past. I accept that after the forthcoming local elections there will be big changes at GCC but at the same time, the price of vacant land will not be going down any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDFA Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Why does it need to be "visible"? It's not a billboard. Wherever it is, the club and the investment company will be looking to get the best deal possible. There's absolutely no need for it to be in Glasgow or anywhere near Firhill, and I actually don't think it will be. Take it outside of Glasgow and you immediately have cheaper land and a more co-operative local council. It's no coincidence that Murray Park and Lennoxtown both fall within the East Dunbartonshire area, and it's no secret that the local authority there were very keen to have them both. If we try and build something in Glasgow we will be paying a lot more for the land and let's not forget we have been stung by GCC in the not too distant past. I accept that after the forthcoming local elections there will be big changes at GCC but at the same time, the price of vacant land will not be going down any time soon. Hello Ian. What are you referring to here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I have to admit I was slightly worried when I saw we would be renting the facility (though it would still be a better deal than we have now) but I looked 3 Black Cats up and see that 2 of the 3 directors have the surname Weir, which reassures me. Knowing the Weirs maybe what will happen is we will have first call on everything and can block timetable what we need and any spare time left over may be offered to local amateurs or kids teams. Long way to go yet so will see how it develops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Visibility = ease of access. Listened to podcast on bbc5 live about man utd v man city youth setups. Man City are "winning" the youth war at the moment. One aspect was raised that Man City was easier to access, closer to city centre and bus routes. Kids could go on their own. Man Utd was out of town and accessible only by car. They now reuse the old "The Cliff" to counter the access issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 There's absolutely no need for it to be in Glasgow or anywhere near Firhill, and I actually don't think it will be. Aye, don't know why but my first reaction was to envisage it somewhere in the countryside just to the north of the city. I'd disagree tho' about absolute no need to be near Firhill. I'd have thought from a community aspect somewhere in the Maryhill/Ruchill/Possil area would be preferable. That's of course showing complete disregard to any commercial decision making tho' you could at a stretch argue there's potential in community involvement. I would agree tho' that if immediate areas of Firhill are not financially viable and/or the community argument is irrelevant then there's absolutely no need for the complex to be within the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Earl of Hathaway Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Aye, don't know why but my first reaction was to envisage it somewhere in the countryside just to the north of the city. I'd disagree tho' about absolute no need to be near Firhill. I'd have thought from a community aspect somewhere in the Maryhill/Ruchill/Possil area would be preferable. That's of course showing complete disregard to any commercial decision making tho' you could at a stretch argue there's potential in community involvement. I would agree tho' that if immediate areas of Firhill are not financially viable and/or the community argument is irrelevant then there's absolutely no need for the complex to be within the city. I think considering the previous tone of the Weirs' investment, there will almost certainly be a strong element of community involvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljaggo Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 What fantastic news. Huge credit goes to the Wiers and the Board for investing the money in the future of the Club, not in players' wages a la Sevco, Ross County and others. As to the location of the site, while out of town may be cheaper to build and possibly run (lower rates?), perhaps a Glasgow site would allow the Club to rent the premises (or at least some of it) to other non-league clubs when not being used by Thistle and therfore generate income to offset costs. Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 How about near the transport museum there is loads down that way. And in future maybe any European clubs on CL duty could train at our facilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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