Thistle_1876 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Warriors Leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Warriors Leaving   Bad news indeed but not entirely unexpected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collins Out! Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Goodbye and goodluck. Looking o at the positives, the pitch will be in better nick and we might be getting Queen's Park lodging for a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineens weegie army Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Furious about this - fail to see how this is a good move for the club, and it has been agreed without any consultation with the fans (of whom very few want to leave Firhill) Â Thanks to Partick Thistle for having us these 5 years: Have really enjoyed coming to Firhill on a friday night, it will always be a ground that holds a special place in this non-Thistle supporters heart. Might even try and get the occasional trip along to watch you guys. Â Best of luck to you lot in the future - hope to see you back in the SPL in the future, preferably still playing at a Firhill I might recognise! Â Â Oh yeah, and I leave in the knowledge we have reminded you what the place looks like full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Disappointed but expected. Â Will we still be on track to be clear of debt come 2015(?)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 From press reports it would appear that Glasgow City Council are pleased as punch about this - public money presumably being used to attract the Warriors (not Stenhousemuir) to Scotstoun - OK it's a lovely facility and was paid for by GCC (Council Taxpayers thereof) but to kick the financial legs away from Thistle seems a bit mean even if it is I presume legitimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 interesting to find out what "rent" the warriors will be paying for the use of the toytown stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Ach we'll just need to make up the shortfall of £100k p/a by winning this league and gettin into the Self Preservation League  Seriously tho, a big problem now if we dont get promoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Record this morning saying that part time football a distinct possibility from next season though no direct quotes from anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Osbourne snr Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Frees up the ground for Friday night footie (in between copious amounts of alcohol). Â Bye. Thanks for all the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Record this morning saying that part time football a distinct possibility from next season though no direct quotes from anyone  No quotes, 2+2=100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Just how much would be the savings going part time? It's not as if we've any big earners as it is. That said it'll be a big decision for Beattle & Co on whether to offer contract extensions to players like Sinclair but a couple of decent money transfers later on would do the bank balance a power of good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) Or, how about the Club, the JT, or any new supporters' organization set about finding new ways to get us to part with our cash for the cause, and go towards making up for the lost Warriors money that way! Â Edited to add: I noticed last week that Livi, like Dunfermline, has an online lottery, with money prizes that are much more interesting that the (laudable) 50/50 draw. I'm sure that a Thistle online lotto would do the biz. Edited October 1, 2011 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Or, how about the Club, the JT, or any new supporters' organization set about finding new ways to get us to part with our cash for the cause, and go towards making up for the lost Warriors money that way!  Edited to add: I noticed last week that Livi, like Dunfermline, has an online lottery, with money prizes that are much more interesting that the (laudable) 50/50 draw. I'm sure that a Thistle online lotto would do the biz.  It requires a gambling license, costing around £2,500 per year. So it would have to be a guarenteed earner or a loss could end up being made. Having the license however, would then allow the club to host other events that they cannot do so at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 It requires a gambling license, costing around £2,500 per year. So it would have to be a guarenteed earner or a loss could end up being made. Having the license however, would then allow the club to host other events that they cannot do so at the moment. Seems like a small amount to pay to get into the "big league" of money-spinning events that become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sod off eggby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicofan Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Right lets win the league to compensate!!! and get that feckin sh itey warriors reference off that crap notice board on the side of the Main Stand. Â Firhill Arena..always made my blood boil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) I feel a bit sorry for those Warriors fans who liked Firhill. Scotstoun Showground will be a dismal place to watch rugby. Â Edited to add: or will it be re-christened Scotstoun Arena? Edited October 2, 2011 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryHell Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Should we be glad to see the back of them or sorry to see their £100,000 go?  We've all (well the ST holders) got vouchers to the Warriors game against Edinburgh. I'm going to exchange my voucher for a ticket and not go. If it's an extra seat they cant sell to somebody else - fcuk em. As LWA has said above, the Warriors have done this without any consultation with their fans - their fans like going to Firhill and will hate Scotstoun.  I don't blame GCC for this - they've got the same problem as us; a mostly unused stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Soul-less looking "arena": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stadium_Track_and_Pitch.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I feel a bit sorry for those Warriors fans who liked Firhill. Scotstoun Showground will be a dismal place to watch rugby.  Edited to add: or will it be re-christened Scotstoun Arena?  It's now called Scotstoun Stadium. It would be interesting to know how much the Warriors will pay to rent Scotstoun. With £millions of government money being used to redevelop the stadium, we could have been priced out.  If you think watching the Warriors at the Scotstoun will be bad, it will be much worse to watch West Ham at the Olympic Stadium. The fans will be even further from the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantB Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I don't blame GCC for this - they've got the same problem as us; a mostly unused stadium. Â Â I've always thought GCC couldn't give a about Thistle and this was yet another opportunity to stick the knife in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've always thought GCC couldn't give a about Thistle and this was yet another opportunity to stick the knife in. Â I agree totally. The Warriors must be getting a huge subsidy to base themselves in Scotstoun. I would not be surprised to see Clyde move in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I agree totally. The Warriors must be getting a huge subsidy to base themselves in Scotstoun. I would not be surprised to see Clyde move in there too. Interesting idea, that. Would Clyde consider moving back to Glasgow, albeit in the west end (i.e., on our traditional territory)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted October 2, 2011 Members Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm going to exchange my voucher for a ticket and not go. No, no, no. Give it to a regular that normally pays!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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