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I am Partacus

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  1. They're about as Punk as Bob Geldof. Aren't they lords or lairds now courtesy of our imperial German overlords? Some of their beers are good but their pubs are utter dung
  2. Sooopoib. Being a wannabe trendy West End lefty I always try to buy local when I can. Offies up my way sell this wonderful brew at £3.85, whereas Morrison's has it at £2. Evil multinational it is I'm afraid.
  3. I remember they had some potential money behind them at the time. The Shettleston plan was an obvious no-brainer, even if just for the layout of the ground. I was really just interested in what were the plans for the development of the Glens ground.
  4. I might be wrong but I'm sure that the aforementioned Harry Johnson changed his name to Grant when playing cricket. Kevin Moran of Man United also played for Dublin at Gaelic Football - they were effectively the Man U of GAA. He was forced to make a choice and, perhaps reasonably, chose against the non-amateur option.
  5. Lol, that happened about 7 or 8 years ago. They had their chance and blew it. Was that ever a realistic proposal? Not a regulations guru but I assume Clyde would have had to build a stand with a standard number of seats. Would extra terracing have been added, and were Clyde proposing to pay for it or was was there to be council involvement?
  6. Beat me to it. In fairness though there's a lot more than them deserve the bullet.
  7. We got a 2% wage rise this year. This was the biggest in a decade ( for many years we got nothing). Trouble was that for many, due to an increase in pension contributions, it actually resulted in a pay cut. Re the sarky comment about post-it notes, it's quite common to see people bring in their own stationery and cleaning materials for their desk.
  8. Amen brother. To me unionisation is the big thing. When the Tories come to power it's the first thing they attack. CS unions are pretty weak but far far better than not having them at all. They introduced a rule that the union must get over 50% of actual union members before the vote is legal (Scottish referendum 1979, anyone!) but obviously that doesn't apply to them and Johnson's 'landslide' election victory.
  9. What you're describing is simply bad/poor management. Not unique to the CS I'd imagine. As for your opinion of us lazy, lying Civil Servant bast**ds, good luck with your first shift in a DWP office!
  10. Eighty percent of my work I could do from home. I work for for the Civil Service and I could technically work 40 days per year off on Flexi leave. What happens to this under WFM? Additionally, the rules regarding 'being available' for work are vague and open to interpretation. If a unionised environment like the CS hasn't resolved this it must be a lot worse in the private sector.
  11. On a different topic. If next season happens, looks like I'll be making my first visit to the new Cove ground. Being a jakey I was checking out boozers near the ground. The website mentions a fanzone where drink is available. Is it any good, or am I am better staying in Aberdeen before jumping a bus to the ground?
  12. Apologies from me re the Hibs game - getting old! Your ground is another (like ours) which suffered from the 10000 seat rule. Properly maintained Starks Park could easily and safely held 10000 in a seats and terrace combo.
  13. Cheers. I genuinely can't remember the covered terrace. I remember a New Years day game you played against Hibs in the 80s/90s and the attendance was 15000. That must have been epic.
  14. We can but dream. The OF are the crux of the problem. They're simply too big in comparison to their rivals and distort everything accordingly. League reconstruction will never change that I'm afraid. Anyways, happy holidays!
  15. Starks Park was a great ground back in the day when there were covered-ish terraces begin the goals. My memory is fading but was it just an open terrace across from the stand?
  16. I did but handed it back as it was a beige safari suit and I already had one. The draw was hilarious as it went on for ages. I think Stepek owned Hamilton at the time so the prizes were things like an iron. Simpler times.
  17. I was only planning to go to East Fife as that and Elgin were all I needed for the away ground set. Then I remembered that I haven't been to the new Cove ground. Shoe-in that we go there on the Wednesday night after Xmas. The Joy.
  18. He put in less than a million pounds in all the years he was involved. How much did you pay for the land your ground was built on? My previous post related to one-off payments and I get the arguments against it.
  19. I mean the organisation as a whole, not individual clubs.
  20. Why not? If the clubs' were relegated in truly exceptional circumstances, why shouldn't they receive an exceptional one-off payment from clubs who have benifitted?
  21. I was at Douglas Park years ago and the first prize in the half time draw was a suit. Hopefully made-to-measure.
  22. Don't think you'll get many Thistle fans saying we were anything but absolutely rank last season. IMO the team who have been shafted the most in this is Falkirk. In a perfectly fair sporting world they would have been promoted and QoS relegated. Could all be incidental as Christ knows when we're going to see Scottish football again.
  23. I don't get your gripe? Under the circumstances it seems a fairly reasoned response to an exceptionable situation. To me it reads as something they had to do to satisfy the element in our (any) support who want the Board to 'do something'. What would you have wanted your club to do if the roles were reversed?
  24. Ferr doos. I quite like the idea of a restaurant telling a customer to 'eff off'. As long as the food is good.
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