elevenone Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 For anyone with a spare room, bunk bed, sofa or tent in garden. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/accommodating-partick-thistle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Never again! The last tradesman left just the other week. Should never have let the Club talk me into it. Jack Storer was bad enough but when his faither turned up that was the end!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Is that a poorly worded statement or am I just interpreting it wrong? Beginning this summer, the club want to provide accommodation (assuming at low or no cost) to not only trialists from afar (sensible) but also contracted players and staff? How long-term is the long-term accommodation? Are we talking, like, a local place to live during the season for a player whose home is Inverness? Or for literally every player and staff member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted April 18 Author Report Share Posted April 18 4 hours ago, ChiThistle said: Is that a poorly worded statement or am I just interpreting it wrong? Beginning this summer, the club want to provide accommodation (assuming at low or no cost) to not only trialists from afar (sensible) but also contracted players and staff? How long-term is the long-term accommodation? Are we talking, like, a local place to live during the season for a player whose home is Inverness? Or for literally every player and staff member? I agree all a bit vague. I think Rangers done something similar way back for modern apprentices away from home to be integrated into a family living way of life but not sure what we are proposing here. As an aside I’m out. Jags new marquee signing with my windy stairs, dog that bites strangers and slippy decking. I will not be held accountable. 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Imagine if they had offered this during the Gabby Piccolo era! You’d have Thistle husbands getting kicked out the house by the hundreds! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted April 18 Author Report Share Posted April 18 42 minutes ago, ChiThistle said: Imagine if they had offered this during the Gabby Piccolo era! You’d have Thistle husbands getting kicked out the house by the hundreds! ha ha true 😂. my now ex however was purely for Juan Ramon Escalas and to be fair who could blame her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Sounds like we will be looking for staff/players outwith Scotland. Possibly England, Ireland or Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 17 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Sounds like we will be looking for staff/players outwith Scotland. Possibly England, Ireland or Wales. Not going to be a huge encouragement for me to get a new season ticket, player sponsorship, lottery etc etc if we are going to just take punts on players from England only because Baraclough has little experience up here. Of course as someone else has pointed out it could be someone from way up north who would need accommodations as well. 2 players who would definitely not require accommodation as they are from maryhill and I hope Baraclough is looking at are Stephen Bradley and Robbie Fraser. Robbie Fraser is a Rangers player and on loan to Livingston and a very good left back. So there maybe hurdles. But given that he and his family are all jags fans would be really cool to get a jags fan in the squad on the 150th anniversary. I don’t think Stephen Bradley is a jags fan but from maryhill so close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 4 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: Not going to be a huge encouragement for me to get a new season ticket, player sponsorship, lottery etc etc if we are going to just take punts on players from England only because Baraclough has little experience up here. Of course as someone else has pointed out it could be someone from way up north who would need accommodations as well. 2 players who would definitely not require accommodation as they are from maryhill and I hope Baraclough is looking at are Stephen Bradley and Robbie Fraser. Robbie Fraser is a Rangers player and on loan to Livingston and a very good left back. So there maybe hurdles. But given that he and his family are all jags fans would be really cool to get a jags fan in the squad on the 150th anniversary. I don’t think Stephen Bradley is a jags fan but from maryhill so close. Whichever way we are going it's going to be a very interesting and important few months ahead for Thistle. Let's hope we are encouraged by what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 There are a couple of things about the issue of signing players from outwith Scotland I wonder about. Firstly, we have had players (good and bad) from England before now - where did they stay and why is it such an issue now? For example, back in the 1990s we signed Rod McDonald - did he stay down south and travel up for games, did he rent a place or did the club have properties they put players up in? Secondly, it was not long ago when Ayr picked up good players like Akinyemi & Adeloye from the lower tiers of English football that we were told this is what we should look to do. I think because some of our signings from "down south" have not been great is not a reason to give up on that large market totally. I mean we have signed plenty of players from Scotland who have been rubbish so do we say let's not sign anymore from Scotland. We just need to make better judgements on the players we do sign (easier said than done though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 I think the club used to have a flat. Somewhere around Anderston/Finneston. I don’t know if they owned it, or borrowed from a director/supporter, but I am guessing that is no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyhouston Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Auld Jag said: Sounds like we will be looking for staff/players outwith Scotland. Possibly England, Ireland or Wales. Club has become a laughing stock We get shot of 8 players in January without recruiting any due to being skint and wanting bringing down wage bill and overall spend We appoint a director of football who hasn’t a clue about the Scottish game and Scottish players and pay him in region of £50K plus and accommodation The new director of football then convinces the daft inexperienced arses on the board to see if fans will host players that I imagine he’ll be bringing in outwith Scotland Do we really think this will progress club and be financially viable ? Do we really think players will come to Scotland when they can even play non league in England or in Northern Ireland and be paid more Do we really want a Charlie Sayers situation again , he wasn’t good enough to get a deal down south but we signed him on a 3 year deal because he played for Spurs youth academy Why didn’t any club in England sign Charlie Sayers? That’s a red flag straight way FFS ? Why did we give Charlie Sayers a 3 year deal plus accommodation when he clearly wasn’t rated or in demand ? ( because our wages are shit that’s why) The red flag now before it’s even started is the director of football coming in and persuading the inexperienced daft arse board to advertise for host families mark my words this is going to end in disaster and it’s staring us all in the face right now Director of football trying to get inexperienced daft arse board members excited about players from south of border and elsewhere, yet his first job should be to ensure recruitment is done sensibly and within budget , which means straight away concentrating on Scottish market before anywhere else BUT he can’t because he has no idea what’s going on in Scottish game and what’s available to him Typical new start in the door and trying to impress without realising we don’t have a bloody pot to piss in Edited April 20 by Bobbyhouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 There's nothing like an announcement from the club to get supporters embellishing the truth, filling in the blanks and making up stories to further their own agenda. This is usually done by a section of the support who don't seem to like anything Partick Thistle do. Then if the club doesn't say anything they're being secretive and not including fans who after all, own the club and should be involved in every decision! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyhouston Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2025 at 2:09 PM, ChiThistle said: Is that a poorly worded statement or am I just interpreting it wrong? Beginning this summer, the club want to provide accommodation (assuming at low or no cost) to not only trialists from afar (sensible) but also contracted players and staff? How long-term is the long-term accommodation? Are we talking, like, a local place to live during the season for a player whose home is Inverness? Or for literally every player and staff member? Afternoon Trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 This is a really boring piece of comms from the Club. It doesn’t imply anything at all about the signing policy at all. Sometimes accommodation support is part of the package when clubs in this division sign new players from further afield, be that a significant distance away but still in Scotland, from the rest of the UK, or from abroad. Absent commercial partnerships or preferential arrangements, you end up paying market rate, and competing with the general rental market for short hotel stays/AirBNBs or for short-term lets. This means you can’t offer as much on wages and other clubs have an edge over you in securing your targets. Last year, Morton literally bought a (shell of a) flat, got some of their sponsors and local trades to renovate it at discounted rates and for sponsorship contra deals, and it can now be used to put up players/other club staff in the process of relocating or only temporarily joining them. Other Clubs have directors, owners or sponsors who are also landlords and/or letting agents. This is just an exercise in understanding what options are out there in the Thistle community, to get more predictable access to short-term accommodation at (hopefully) preferential rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 (edited) 4 hours ago, scotty said: There's nothing like an announcement from the club to get supporters embellishing the truth, filling in the blanks and making up stories to further their own agenda. This is usually done by a section of the support who don't seem to like anything Partick Thistle do. Then if the club doesn't say anything they're being secretive and not including fans who after all, own the club and should be involved in every decision! It's a forum. Fans discuss what is happening at the club. I don't agree with what everyone says, but realise that they have the right to share their opinion as well. Edited April 20 by Auld Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyhouston Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 4 hours ago, scotty said: There's nothing like an announcement from the club to get supporters embellishing the truth, filling in the blanks and making up stories to further their own agenda. This is usually done by a section of the support who don't seem to like anything Partick Thistle do. Then if the club doesn't say anything they're being secretive and not including fans who after all, own the club and should be involved in every decision! Scotty if you can’t understand the concept of a forum then go and take your dug out for a shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 People bed wetting over a simple announcement. Utterly bonkers replies on this. Thistle have always used digs. This is no different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelees jag Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 9 hours ago, Fawlty Towers said: There are a couple of things about the issue of signing players from outwith Scotland I wonder about. Firstly, we have had players (good and bad) from England before now - where did they stay and why is it such an issue now? For example, back in the 1990s we signed Rod McDonald - did he stay down south and travel up for games, did he rent a place or did the club have properties they put players up in? Secondly, it was not long ago when Ayr picked up good players like Akinyemi & Adeloye from the lower tiers of English football that we were told this is what we should look to do. I think because some of our signings from "down south" have not been great is not a reason to give up on that large market totally. I mean we have signed plenty of players from Scotland who have been rubbish so do we say let's not sign anymore from Scotland. We just need to make better judgements on the players we do sign (easier said than done though). Rod stayed in digs in Bishopbriggs. Think the woman there looked after loads of players over the years. Elliott, Muirhead and Penrice all stayed there at 1 point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtastic Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 Around the Rod McDonald 90s times, we had a prominent Glasgow property developer on the board who arranged these sorts of things. McGregor at Ross County has been putting most of their squad up in free flat-share accommodation on top of salary for years. Totally makes sense to build up a base of rental options if we are looking further afield for players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 12 hours ago, Auld Jag said: It's a forum. Fans discuss what is happening at the club. I don't agree with what everyone says, but realise that they have the right to share their opinion as well. Opinions are one thing but making up facts to fit them is another. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanhill Jag Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 13 hours ago, Woodstock Jag said: This is a really boring piece of comms from the Club. It doesn’t imply anything at all about the signing policy at all. Sometimes accommodation support is part of the package when clubs in this division sign new players from further afield, be that a significant distance away but still in Scotland, from the rest of the UK, or from abroad. Absent commercial partnerships or preferential arrangements, you end up paying market rate, and competing with the general rental market for short hotel stays/AirBNBs or for short-term lets. This means you can’t offer as much on wages and other clubs have an edge over you in securing your targets. Last year, Morton literally bought a (shell of a) flat, got some of their sponsors and local trades to renovate it at discounted rates and for sponsorship contra deals, and it can now be used to put up players/other club staff in the process of relocating or only temporarily joining them. Other Clubs have directors, owners or sponsors who are also landlords and/or letting agents. This is just an exercise in understanding what options are out there in the Thistle community, to get more predictable access to short-term accommodation at (hopefully) preferential rates. Why would we be paying accommodation for “ other club staff” - its standard practice for players moving from down South as contracts are couple of Years - but staff are not on Two Year contracts - and the ad clearly mentions staff ? Im also astounded that out of a population of 5 Million -a Club of the size of PTFC cannot recruit local Staff and Players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 I don't really get the big deal about this. As @Woodstock Jag says, the club are more likely to get a more favourable deal, whether that be financially, more flexible - or both - from the Thistle community. The idea Morton had is a very good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolenscone Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Well, I for one, am outraged. I'm not sure what about, but I'll let you know if I ever find out. In the meantime, I'm pure raging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, stolenscone said: Well, I for one, am outraged. I'm not sure what about, but I'll let you know if I ever find out. In the meantime, I'm pure raging. I'm totally with you on this. in fact I'm absolutely beelin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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