Fawlty Towers Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/martin-christie-appointed-as-chief-scout/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 A positive step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARu-Strathbungo Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 A good move, and probably the only sensible way for us to progress if the management group do not see enough throughput of talent with the U17's and reserves. Hibs seem to have a good history of hiring in, very effective scouts [John Park??] could be exactly what we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Is this our first “official” chief scout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaf Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Good cv. Definitely a really positive step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Decent enough interview. Refers to us as "Thistle," so obviously knows what he's talking about! Just wondered: how does anybody go about becoming a chief scout.... are there courses, badges etc?? Edited June 7, 2019 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: Decent enough interview. Refers to us as "Thistle," so obviously knows what he's talking about! Just wondered: how does anybody go about becoming a chief scout.... are there courses, badges etc?? Dont you just need some scout badges? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: Dont you just need some scout badges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Great move for us, been needed for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Are we in danger of looking professional ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 This won't suit the agenda of some posters... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, jagfox said: This won't suit the agenda of some posters... .... but if the chairman's statement didn't deny that Colin Weir is paying his wages, how do we know the club can afford a chief scout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 I mind up at Inverness when Butcher & to a lesser degree, Malpas, we're getting all the credit it was more down to a third fella, their chief scout (can't mind the name) who was coming up with a good few real players. Ok one of them might have been Miles Storey but even he did the biz. Anyway it would be a real bonus if the unheard of signings we make are not just wild stab in the darks as Archie was too guilty of and Caldwell hasn't even attempted yet. This should then be seen as a positive move and tho' it can be seen as eating into the playing budget, quality should always come before quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, jagfox said: This won't suit the agenda of some posters... Give it a rest. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 First full day after appointing a new chief scout and no new signings announced? Sack the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: I mind up at Inverness when Butcher & to a lesser degree, Malpas, we're getting all the credit it was more down to a third fella, their chief scout (can't mind the name) who was coming up with a good few real players. Steve Marsella - now chief scout at Kilmarnock apparently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Journalist Euan Booth Robertson on Twitter this afternoon: "Partick Thistle have held talks with Michael Tidser about joining the club. The midfielder signed a pre-contract with Falkirk but had an option to void if they got relegated, which they did. Understand he met with Gary Caldwell on Wednesday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Firhillista said: Journalist Euan Booth Robertson on Twitter this afternoon: "Partick Thistle have held talks with Michael Tidser about joining the club. The midfielder signed a pre-contract with Falkirk but had an option to void if they got relegated, which they did. Understand he met with Gary Caldwell on Wednesday." Maybe Tam O'Ware can have a word in his ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Tidser after we got promoted, aye, he was solid that season and a stand out against us but not now, where does he fit in with Banzo, Gordon, Slater and (Harkins) . Hope I’m proved wrong but I think his best years are behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Garscube Road End said: Give it a rest. Exactly - there's been too much sniping towards fellow posters going on round here lately. In the meantime, several of the valid concerns raised about the conduct of the Board, regarding many aspects of the club's operations, continue to remain a mystery to us mere customers. Edited June 7, 2019 by Barney Rubble 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, jags on tour said: Tidser after we got promoted, aye, he was solid that season and a stand out against us but not now, where does he fit in with Banzo, Gordon, Slater and (Harkins) . Hope I’m proved wrong but I think his best years are behind him. Hes only 29. I think he would be a solid signing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Garscube Road End said: Hes only 29. I think he would be a solid signing. Think he's just had a decent enough season and might well be a good signing. Age would be a concern tho' when you look at the overall age of the squad. Offsetting that by bringing in young loaners won't help the sustainability aspect and we're supposedly interested in Boyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Hard to directly compare a player who we've only seen a few times, but Tidser seems quite similar to what we've got already at CM - and especially to Bannigan. I'd be worried that signing him would take us to 5 CM's (6 if you include Wilson) whose roles are all fairly similar. This would again leave us without a defensive-minded CM, which we've sorely lacked since Osman decided he wanted to be a hat salesman instead of a footballer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARu-Strathbungo Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Worth a read. An article on Huchison Vale and how so many of their players have gone on to playing football at a high level [our manager included]. Also shows, IMO, why Hibernian have produced notably high numbers of 'home grown talent' through an association with HV https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/17691770.how-hutchison-vale-are-bucking-a-trend-and/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, Roque said: Hard to directly compare a player who we've only seen a few times, but Tidser seems quite similar to what we've got already at CM - and especially to Bannigan. I'd be worried that signing him would take us to 5 CM's (6 if you include Wilson) whose roles are all fairly similar. This would again leave us without a defensive-minded CM, which we've sorely lacked since Osman decided he wanted to be a hat salesman instead of a footballer. I think he would be more productive than Bannigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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