BraeTon74

Still another week till this game so could be a few new faces in before then considering Gus wants 4 more players in. We were solid at the back vs Accies and Ugwu will cause problems for any defence. Not calling a result but I'm confident with how we've started the season.

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The problem for us Morton fans isn't thinking of a disaster, its choosing one which stands above the rest since we are an ongoing, constant shambles and have been for my 25 years on this planet. In recent history these all spring to mind; The stand from St Mirren that has never been put up, Ray MacKinnon, Dylan Dykes. Appointing a fitness coach manager, paying a fee for Henk Van Schiek, having 1 goalkeeper, Sam Ramsbottom, letting Allan Moore continue for so long, Gary O'Connor, Nacho Novo, Warren Hawke's letters to fans and not letting JJ and Houston play Telfer only for them to quit a few hours before our game then for us to play Telfer anyway.

'Wee team' ...did a Hamilton fan really say that? P.s. we won our last meeting as well

Nobody would have seen us taking 4 points from our first 2 games vs Accies and the Pars. But here we are. Almost as surprising as Jack Hamilton's form. If the 3 or 4 additions Gus wants are of a good standard then we will maybe push for the correct playoffs this time!

We really need to sort out our lack of goals. If we can get a player capable of scoring at least 10 league goals and a creative player then I reckon we could have an okay season.

See the difference is, I'm not VT. I'm simply discussing my view on the situation as that's what this forum is for. I've had plenty of stick from VT on the mortonforum but he's correct about the danger posed to MCT if this season is a turgid failure like last season. Now, I think there is a chance that we can succeed on and off the park this season but that hope diminishes with each day that passes without news, engagement or iniative. I've been contributing to MCT since day 1 and have continued to even through furlough and then further financial woe. I'm fully committed to the project succeeding but there's only so much that can be tolerated. Signing Lithgow tested my resolve. Its entirely reasonable to suggest that some will cancel their subscriptions if progress isn't made this season. Also, you can't be stoic or take the moral high-ground whilst patronising folk on a football forum for talking about, ehm, football. I care a helluva lot more about politics than I do about Morton, it just so happens that this is a Morton page. I'd take independence over promotion - lets just hope that it won't be a lifetime for either.

Sorry but throwing in a few scrabble high scores doesn't make your point more valid. How does Cammy Blues qualify as a quality player? Don't get me wrong - at no point did I want us to get relegated. However, what has happened since we won the playoffs has severely dampened my enthusiasm. From signing a sex offender, a 2 year deal for Gus to 3 weeks without a manager update - its just stinking of 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss'. I really hope we see real progress when they hire a new General Manager and officially take the reigns but, from that moment on, they will be responsible for the success of the club. The last part of your comment is pompous rubbish. Holding the owners of the football club responsible for the performance of the football club isn't "what a sociopath does as a palliative for his own sorry existence." I can't even imagine a universe without blame or consequence of action.

Relegation last season would have been blamed on the Raes so, most likely, MCT would have been fine. Relegation this season would be blamed on MCT which could derail the whole project. So whilst I don't agree with everything VT has ever said, he is correct in differentiating between the impact of relegation last season and this.

Its not about whats on the park for me, its about whats happening off of it. The club does nothing to endear itself to its current fanbase and does less than nothing to attract new fans. Focussing solely on staying up will damage the club long term if its at the expense of building the club up in the community and beyond. Of course those things dont have to be exclusive and, in an ideal world, we would be able to challenge for the promotion playoffs and make lasting change away from the pitch. I just dont have faith Morton can do that.

MCT said there was still a significant portion of the 500k that they would inherit after the end of last season.

I'm in agreement with much of what you said. I was only talking about the race for 8th. However, like you, I don't want 8th to be our ambition, especially not if its achieved through eyebleeding football. The club has a decent wedge of cash as well from the Government grant so im quite disappointed they didn't take the risk of making big changes knowing that they had that buffer to fall back on if we fucked it.

I'm not sure we arenin a worse position than Ayr who have signed Sean fucking McGinty and Cameron Salkeld. Are we in a shite position, for sure. Are Ayr and possibly Queen of the South also going to be shite? Probably.

I'd rather have Hamilton behind a defence without McGinty in it than anyone behind Sean McGinty. Thats the only saving grace really.

Hey! Greenock has...well Greenock is...oh f**k well Greenock isn't full of people from Paisley so we aren't the worst on that list. Sven is probably one of the only managers who would actually care about the nightlife being a big shagger and all.