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Hopefully this thread will be treated as intended: a bulletin board with TJF updates, rather than a place for tedious discussion of usual talking points (those can go in another thread!)

Today's announcement is that, after some persistent campaigning from @Fawlty Towers TJF now has an EasyFundraising cause site.

EasyFundraising is an affiliate link scheme. It enables causes to generate commission on online shopping platforms, at no additional cost to you.

You can sign-up to use TJF's affiliate links using this link here.

Ways that you can raise commission include:

Particularly common affiliate links folk might want to consider using include:

There is also a browser extension that can prompt you to buy via the affiliate so you don't need to remember to go through individual links.

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Also, in case you've missed before, TJF is on a wide range of social media channels. You can follow us on:

And there's a link to everything you'd ever need on our LinkTree.

General enquiries can be emailed to: [email protected]

Membership enquiries can be emailed to: [email protected]

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1 hour ago, Woodstock Jag said:

Hopefully this thread will be treated as intended: a bulletin board with TJF updates, rather than a place for tedious discussion of usual talking points (those can go in another thread!)

Today's announcement is that, after some persistent campaigning from @Fawlty Towers TJF now has an EasyFundraising cause site.

EasyFundraising is an affiliate link scheme. It enables causes to generate commission on online shopping platforms, at no additional cost to you.

You can sign-up to use TJF's affiliate links using this link here.

Ways that you can raise commission include:

Particularly common affiliate links folk might want to consider using include:

There is also a browser extension that can prompt you to buy via the affiliate so you don't need to remember to go through individual links.

If you are already signed up with easyfundraising with wearethistle as your cause you can change it to The Jags Foundation simply by signing in and on your account page selecting "change cause" and putting in The Jags Foundation.

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

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6 hours ago, Jaggernaut said:

I'm still not clear about this:

is wearethistle.net (i.e., this site) going to disappear?

I don't know - hopefully not but either way it is better for TJF to be the easyfundraising cause moving forward as they have more resources to be able to promote it.

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30 minutes ago, Woodstock Jag said:

There are six candidates standing for election to the three available places on TJF's Board.

You can read the candidate statements here:

https://thejagsfoundation.co.uk/tjf-elections-2025/candidates-2025/

Voting will commence no later than Sunday 1st June and will close Sunday 15th June at 10pm BST.

Some good candidates in there.

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Not seen any posts for this elsewhere but the June update from TJF's Lesley Kane is very good and captures the concerns I have.

Good to know TJF are raising them with the board and hopefully that leads to an improvement

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34 minutes ago, laukat said:

Not seen any posts for this elsewhere but the June update from TJF's Lesley Kane is very good and captures the concerns I have.

Good to know TJF are raising them with the board and hopefully that leads to an improvement

Agree entirely.

One indirect downside is I fear such a topic could trigger off yet another battle of words on here. We all know the situation re the very existence of this forum and what was a contributory factor towards its near closure. Straw that breaks camel's back and all that....*

*not sure I've expressed myself that well but hope get the gist

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I'm not in TJF but I saw the email on another forum and thought it asked a lot of the right questions. 

The statement from the Board isn't great and if anything, adds some weight to the concerns brought up by the Foundation. 

Nothing is ever simple at Thistle, a real disconnect currently and hopefully not more off field issues. 

I'm a season ticket holder and usually renew on the day they come back on sale. I've not got round to it so far (I will) but I can't say things at the club are currently making me rush to part with my money. 

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I don't think its just TJF and people on this forum raising questions about the leadership of our club

Doolan said this in his interviews post being sacked

 "Behind the scenes if they can settle things down and give that leadership the club needs, then the club is there to be promoted."

The reasons  for Scott Robinson's move to Hamilton indicated the same problem. Dave Mitchell's interview on joining Ayr seemed to suggest some of the same.

So for the board to be reacting in this way when TJF raise concerns suggests suggests to me they are more annoyed that they have been called out than have any interest in looking at what they could improve.

Another wee point  - The TJF email was sent on Sunday. Did the all the board meet to discuss it and the response on Sunday/early today? If so did the TJF reps on the board put their names to that response when it clearly calls out the body they represent?

I doubt it and I suspect 1 or 2 on the board rushed that out without the full board signing it off. 

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The irony of that statement can't be lost on many people considering the communications coming out of the club.

I have serious concerns about the club board and the various heads burying their heads in the sand.

It seems to be a right shambles at the moment and very concerning.

Inexperienced board so get heads of various departments to deal with day to day running of the club.

All the running they seem to do, is downhill and fast.

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2 hours ago, laukat said:

I don't think its just TJF and people on this forum raising questions about the leadership of our club

Doolan said this in his interviews post being sacked

 "Behind the scenes if they can settle things down and give that leadership the club needs, then the club is there to be promoted."

The reasons  for Scott Robinson's move to Hamilton indicated the same problem. Dave Mitchell's interview on joining Ayr seemed to suggest some of the same.

So for the board to be reacting in this way when TJF raise concerns suggests suggests to me they are more annoyed that they have been called out than have any interest in looking at what they could improve.

Another wee point  - The TJF email was sent on Sunday. Did the all the board meet to discuss it and the response on Sunday/early today? If so did the TJF reps on the board put their names to that response when it clearly calls out the body they represent?

I doubt it and I suspect 1 or 2 on the board rushed that out without the full board signing it off. 

On the last point, WJ will correct me if I am wrong, but I am sure that the 2 directly elected supporters' representatives on the Board are not TJF representatives. TJF did previously have a representative on the Board, but after appropriate consultation decided to withdraw this. As far as I know the TJF representative has already stood down, leaving TJF no representatives on the Board (and perhaps making it easier for TJF to be critical!). 

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It's just absolutely laughable all round. Only a club like ours could benefit from a multi-millionaire patron, clear our debt, yet still end up a total basket case. Unfortunately, with such slim pickings, TJF ballots are decided by who is the least incompetent and/or insufferable ex-student politician. As for the Board, I wouldn't trust them to make a slice of toast. 

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1 hour ago, partickthedog said:

On the last point, WJ will correct me if I am wrong, but I am sure that the 2 directly elected supporters' representatives on the Board are not TJF representatives. TJF did previously have a representative on the Board, but after appropriate consultation decided to withdraw this. As far as I know the TJF representative has already stood down, leaving TJF no representatives on the Board (and perhaps making it easier for TJF to be critical!). 

Looks like I was either ignorant or prophetic!

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