Not good , but here's a few observations

On Monday I was at the Greenock Waterpark , leisure thingy place. A fine facility imho

No great surprise then to find that Morton use this facility for, erm , training.

Now here's the real surprise. The players , I suppose that who they were, superstars in trackies, started arriving about 1030 in disparate groups of twos and threes, all casually strolling in with that look see me I'm a footballer kinda pose. They all looked like a rabble , a herd of dishevelled amateurish bunch of wannabees , out to try and impress the local work out girls , all truly sad. They seemed lost , as if it was the first time they had ever been in a large leisure facility

It gets worse.............

About 1100 in strolls the oh so casual Davie Irons , so called erm Manager. Well this bloke and his I assume asst manager then presume to exert some sort of presence upon their arrival , to which the players total indifference is so crudely demonstrated. All this in the canteen area behind reception. It was utterly embarassing for Irons as players blanked the guy and carried on idly chatting to Joe Public and the starstruck dazzled teenage groupies. Never witnessed such a lack of professionalism in a team group anywhere.

Anyway , once this mob had decided they knew where the gym area was , it appears that the team are scheduled for a wee spin class , oh ffsake

Eventually , ever so slowly this disparate group of clowns mount bikes and proceed to take instruction from the instructress and push pedals. By this time the OAP's in attendance are watching and laughing as their local heroes strutt their stuff. I personally requested a coffee top up just to watch this spectacle , it was that amusing my 8 yo daughter commented that they were not very good on bikes

If this is a demonstaration of Morton FC at work , well results speak for themselves , quite clearly.

Carry on.......................

Yours,

concerned big cousin

We happen to have our own training facility, so it would be used for additional training using the gym facilities. It's an improvement to see the players actually attempting additional work instead of the "train as much as you want" regime previously. If the season were played using bikes I'd be less concerned. Bigger fish to fry at the moment than how well they can cycle/how professional they look.

additional training at 1100 , hmm , ok.

But , erm , surely by being more professional about your day to day business it therefore follows that you are better placed to erm fry the big Clyde fish then , no ?

I'm only pointing out what appeared to me a rather weakly structured team outing , to put it mildly. By their own poor demeanour and lack of obvious team togetherness in the public domain, they are simply undermining their own efforts and and the local communities support , no ?

Probably, but they do a damn sight more damage on Saturdays than any number of Mondays. Mostly a shower of mercenaries, lazy b*****ds and c***s. Led by an ass. Led in turn by an ass.
If it were more mundane times I'd be more concerned but seeing as the season looks set to implode very soon, I can't pay too much attention to it.

what was a st. mirren fan doing in Greenock??????????????? that is the question

They don't have a Waterpark

Neither does Greenock

We are shit and we all know it. For having to suffer this painful, unfortunate reality, can we be spared such threads as this? Cheers.

Missionary work

Or water

Can I ask why your 8yr daughter was kept off school and taken to a leisure centre?

a concerned parent.

Bank Holiday?

fanny

No school holidays in Paisley on Monday the 29th of September I'm afraid.

He could be an exile from Smackville - wouldn't blame him myself.

There isn't any fucking school in Paisley any day of the week !

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....Cappielow.

So what is it they were actually doing on the bikes then peddeling backwards or something? As I can't really imagine much you can do wrong on a bike that would make you not very good?

Im glad morton are losing and we are winning then we can meet in div 2 once again and i can eat your chips

Well that wasn't predictable at all.

That training regime makes Dick Campbell's look great.

Oh aye, when you get your derby game with us.

f**k off.

Excuse me? And you are?

Hi again , sorry for the delay , but was busy booting Harry Huns arse this after..............

now on topic , don't be afraid , be corrected. I think you'll find it was what is termed as an "In service day". For those familiar with edyookashun , ( I understand my audience may find this challenging ) this in service day is a scam for teachers to go to work , without the ankle biters being at school , these days invariably are added on to the various term holidays , of which the 26th September is a public holiday for most Renfrewshire schools. So it follows ............och I'm sure you've got there.

Anyway , wearing my benevolent heart on my sleeve for the impoverished yet proud rivals, it would seem even to us Paisley dullards that you chaps may have to apply some changes to come up with the aherm right formula if you wish to stay afloat in Div 1. Hope you get it sorted soon.

It's never really been the same since some of the Morton Old boys discovered pens and paper in Mr Hill's , has it

Awrabest now boys

The man from Paisley is in the right here about the holiday date.

A quick look at

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/20...2/Schoolholiday

conirms this.

a social climber, obviously.

thank you sir. I quite like that tag , "the Man from Paisley" , its almost kind of Third man or Double Agent esque."

I would like to add that despite its location the Greenock leisure and pool facility , whatever its actual name, is a pretty decent facility. I often make use of it amongst other motives , to keep tabs on how our historical and local rivals are fairing, the latest foul weather training regime being applied etc. You'll often find my Saints mobile in the car park if you require to apply any tyre deflation

Tbh , all joking aside you want to lose that Rocket Irons asap. As a Manager the guy is utterly inept. As commented previously I think it is quite obvious the players see right through him. At Greetna , all he did was inherit a team and was extremely fortunate to fall into promotion on the last day. When Greetna inevitably burst I could not believe he got the Morton job tbh. His record since would not stand any credible scrutiny whatsoever. If I had the time or inclination I'd look at this but too busy frying bigger fish so to speak also I need to check when the next In service day is

I think you may be wandering into subjective territory when you describe the players as a "disparate group of clowns" .

oh dear , another pasting, still for those still in denial , now the good news, it is the October school week , so , if you are inclined turn up at the Liesure centre this week with the kids , this entertainment is all about a mad Ringmaster and his anarchic clowns ................................................it's more amusing and family friendly than the circus and its non pc animal cruelty.

Tick tock tick tock , surely Irons can be ditched en route down the A9

Make the fucker walk.