Enigma Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) Surely any Rovers fan without a ticket could just buy a ticket for the Hamilton end. Edited March 16, 2023 by Enigma 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Bumped into one of the office ladies last night, she was saying it's about 200 additional tickets we're getting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tiel Burn Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Todd_is_God said: No. Look, I fully understand why Raith fans might be annoyed if they can't get tickets whilst there are unused tickets in the Hamilton end. However that annoyance should be directed at the SPFL for deciding on a 50/50 split with the initial allocations rather than at Hamilton for not helping you Awful logic, I would rather an empty seat than a supporter be present. Have faith in your team and respect for people who are motivated to attend. At the end of the day the financial argument isn't what motivates my views. The fact that people like me who happen to wear a different colour card are locked out needlessly isn't right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, The Tiel Burn said: Awful logic, I would rather an empty seat than a supporter be present. Have faith in your team and respect for people who are motivated to attend. At the end of the day the financial argument isn't what motivates my views. The fact that people like me who happen to wear a different colour card are locked out needlessly isn't right. Take it up with the SPFL then. Hamilton haven't done anything wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Raithie said: Bumped into one of the office ladies last night, she was saying it's about 200 additional tickets we're getting. To be honest I suspect this will end up being just about enough and the rest of the argument is needless. I’m pretty surprised by the numbers we’re taking. Hamilton are entitled to half the ground, it’s a cup final. The SPFL should probably have told both clubs to either sell one stand at a time, or to sell the Main Stand from the end sections in. But we weren’t exactly looking at an Old Firm at Hampden scenario where we’d snap up thousands of unused tickets. Lessons learned, you’d hope, and presumably any Rovers fans locked out will be be in the double figures at an absolute maximum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, Paco said: To be honest I suspect this will end up being just about enough and the rest of the argument is needless. I’m pretty surprised by the numbers we’re taking. Hamilton are entitled to half the ground, it’s a cup final. The SPFL should probably have told both clubs to either sell one stand at a time, or to sell the Main Stand from the end sections in. But we weren’t exactly looking at an Old Firm at Hampden scenario where we’d snap up thousands of unused tickets. Lessons learned, you’d hope, and presumably any Rovers fans locked out will be be in the double figures at an absolute maximum. Agree with this, particulary the bit in bold. I think it just goes to show how detached some of the fans were in the lead up to the final last year in light of 'you know who'. Essentially we're 1000+ fans up from that final during a difficult financial period for a lot of people. Fair fucks to everyone. Hope it's a cracking day for everyone, particular the youngsters who have another chance to create memories. Diddy cup or not it was heartwarming to see the reaction of the younger generation of fans seeing their local club lift a cup last year and I hope they get the chance to see it again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/4228153/exclusive-raith-rovers-takeover-talks-break-down-consortium-john-sim/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Courier reporting that the talks between the local businessmen are off, but "the ball is in John Sim's court" if they are to be revived. Edited March 16, 2023 by Michael W 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I am stunned to find that John Sim, "the most arrogant man I've ever met", is a difficult man to negotiate with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, Raith Against The Machine said: I am stunned to find that John Sim, "the most arrogant man I've ever met", is a difficult man to negotiate with. This. Sim will be looking to screw every penny out of this deal. Think we’re stuck with him for longer than we’d hoped. Grim. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 A fundamental, non money related roadblock. Great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, roverthemoon said: This. Sim will be looking to screw every penny out of this deal. Think we’re stuck with him for longer than we’d hoped. Grim. It's not a financial issue apparently. I'm sure I read Sim was looking to retain some sort of stake post takeover and I'm guessing that might be the issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, roverthemoon said: This. Sim will be looking to screw every penny out of this deal. Think we’re stuck with him for longer than we’d hoped. Grim. The article said that the stumbling block was not finance-related, which I would take to mean Sim still wants to be involved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Or Mr Kelty is determined to make Kevin Thomson manager and Sim isn't having it... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I wonder if the payday of a full house at Ibrox and a diddy cup final means that Sim will be a bit more demanding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Broken Algorithms said: I wonder if the payday of a full house at Ibrox and a diddy cup final means that Sim will be a bit more demanding. I remember Sim, way back in '06, talking about just playing the youth team in order to break even. If he's decides enough is enough, then I wouldn't bet against him pushing for a similar cheap as chips setup if he ends up hanging around longer than he'd like to. This years cup run might delay that scenario a season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, renton said: A fundamental, non money related roadblock. Great. Let's call that roadblock J Sim. No, that's too obvious. John S. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith1974 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I had heard previously that Sim wants to retain 20% of his shares. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryBumpkin Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, renton said: A fundamental, non money related roadblock. Great. It could be down to future plans put forward by the consortium not being deemed acceptable, who really knows. 1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Or Mr Kelty is determined to make Kevin Thomson manager and Sim isn't having it... That would be horrific in every way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brashy's Boots Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I'm confident the takeover is closer to completion than that sparse article leads us to believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Raithie said: Bumped into one of the office ladies last night, she was saying it's about 200 additional tickets we're getting. Didn't take long to shift them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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