Grangemouth Bairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Right fellow Bairns. Can those that want to go to games and support the team just go to games and support the team. Can those that don’t want to go to games, just not go to games. I don’t want to come on here and listen to it all day. Thanks. GB. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said: In fairness, he only lost his place due to a stomach injury and then couldn't get back in because Thomson was playing well. Wasn’t it an eye injury happened around April 1st 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Senor Bairn said: It’s clear that fan interest in these colt teams is a big factor in this whole argument though? It’s clear the SPFL want them but they can’t pitch them due to no fan interest, if nobody turns up against them, they won’t have a leg to stand on. How can you not see that? Think a lot of you are just looking at someway to get out the house, try look at the bigger picture for once, this isn’t just about falkirk fans it’s about every professional team in Scotland. I can get out the house whenever I want, I don’t need a football match as an excuse. I see the bigger picture and believe that attending last nights has no impact on it. If they want the colts teams in the leagues they’ll do it. If it goes to a vote the vote will be no. Me supporting my team last night doesn’t influence either of those things 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Right fellow Bairns. Can those that want to go to games and support the team just go to games and support the team. Can those that don’t want to go to games, just not go to games. I don’t want to come on here and listen to it all day. Thanks. GB.Thats fine. So whats on the approved content list for the thread today?Disagreement doesnt mean we shouldnt discuss stuff. No one wants an echo chamber surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I think, if that is the case, it wouldn't work well here either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 It’s clear that fan interest in these colt teams is a big factor in this whole argument though? It’s clear the SPFL want them but they can’t pitch them due to no fan interest, if nobody turns up against them, they won’t have a leg to stand on. How can you not see that?Think a lot of you are just looking at someway to get out the house, try look at the bigger picture for once, this isn’t just about falkirk fans it’s about every professional team in Scotland. Just going to get out the house? On a Tuesday night having been at work all day? Anyone there last night was there to watch Falkirk ffs, not as a pat on the back to the SPFL. It’s hardly a vote of confidence for Doncaster to plow on with whatever he wants (he does & will anyway). If he wants to persuade the clubs to allow colt sides into a tournament, after 2 years of doing it, he’s not going to use crowd sizes as justification (as they are in the most, awful). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Thats fine. So whats on the approved content list for the thread today? Disagreement doesnt mean we shouldnt discuss stuff. No one wants an echo chamber surely? It’s a free forum so discuss what you want but if folk want to go to games to support the team then fair enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champions Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, Senor Bairn said: It’s clear that fan interest in these colt teams is a big factor in this whole argument though? It’s clear the SPFL want them but they can’t pitch them due to no fan interest, if nobody turns up against them, they won’t have a leg to stand on. How can you not see that? Think a lot of you are just looking at someway to get out the house, try look at the bigger picture for once, this isn’t just about falkirk fans it’s about every professional team in Scotland. Any Falkirk fan going to the game last night, or any game, are going to see Falkirk. A better indicator would be how many fans of Colt teams attended. Looking at the attendances it's safe to say not a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Go to games if you want to see football.Come on P&B if you want to see if your decision will cause the death of Scottish Football 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TottsTrumps Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If the SPFL really wanted to push the colts agenda off the back of attendances then surely they wouldn't be incompetent enough to have them playing the same night as a Champions' League Qualifier. Oh wait... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If the SPFL really wanted to push the colts agenda off the back of attendances then surely they wouldn't be incompetent enough to have them playing the same night as a Champions' League Qualifier. Oh wait...No ones saying its the only thing, but I cant quite get my head around that people arent seeing its ONE OF the factors which will influence the continued pushing and pressure. Thin end of one of many wedges if you will. People are asking me to accept blindly that "they will never get the vote through". How naive is that? Do things never change? Do people not have price and a threshold for pressure? Its not helping anyone to pretend this doesnt exist.Anyway that will probably do it for me. I've said my piece and I think i've done it in a reasonable manner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Anyway that will probably do it for me. I've said my piece and I think i've done it in a reasonable manner. Don’t worry wee man, I agree with everything you said. If I was running the club I’d refuse to play against colts and just take the fine. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bairney The Dinosaur said: Don’t worry wee man, I agree with everything you said. If I was running the club I’d refuse to play against colts and just take the fine. With a financial brain like that I’m surprised you are not running the club tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Don’t worry wee man, I agree with everything you said. If I was running the club I’d refuse to play against colts and just take the fine.Wonder how many Colt game cancellations you can get for a Ray McKinnon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: No ones saying its the only thing, but I cant quite get my head around that people arent seeing its ONE OF the factors which will influence the continued pushing and pressure. Thin end of one of many wedges if you will. People are asking me to accept blindly that "they will never get the vote through". How naive is that? Do things never change? Do people not have price and a threshold for pressure? Its not helping anyone to pretend this doesnt exist. Anyway that will probably do it for me. I've said my piece and I think i've done it in a reasonable manner. I'm not as worried about "the thin edge of the wedge" as you, but the ugly sisters are certainly looking for any precedent to get their Colts into the pyramid. Rangers got very excited when ICT were trying to slot their youth team into the Highland League, which was resoundingly rejected before they did it by the back door by loaning nine to Fort William. https://www.rangersnews.uk/columnist/could-rangers-colts-become-a-reality-thanks-to-highland-league/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 The B&Q Cup was guid. The 2019 version is utter shite unless you get a lash up in Ireland, England or Wales away from home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Thats fine. So whats on the approved content list for the thread today? Disagreement doesnt mean we shouldnt discuss stuff. No one wants an echo chamber surely? One minute it was 1700 makes it a talking point for a colt game, next your message it doesn't, then it's happening but won't go through. You were sitting on the fence 2 hours ago, champions said: Any Falkirk fan going to the game last night, or any game, are going to see Falkirk. A better indicator would be how many fans of Colt teams attended. Looking at the attendances it's safe to say not a lot. 191 last season when two colt teams met and I'm sure 204 in another. 59 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: The B&Q Cup was guid. The 2019 version is utter shite unless you get a lash up in Ireland, England or Wales away from home. I wouldn't even use England, Wales or Ireland when the Irish team couldn't be arsed playing the quarter final and East Fife got a bye into the semi. Any other organisation in the world would've got hounded for that but they really don't give a fuk about it The cup is now a car crash event and they have got away with murder with it,ruining what was a decently run diddy cup, mirrors the checkatrade cup but at least it's just English u21 teams, which have more clout obviously than the Scottish colt teams. If they were looking at another country tie in, they should've approached a northern English non league and tried to work it without the colt teams, travel not a huge issue as it is with Wales, Ireland and even the recent English teams, it was simply who they could get and watch it explode, shrug shoulders and repeat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, MrDust said: One minute it was 1700 makes it a talking point for a colt game, next your message it doesn't, then it's happening but won't go through. You were sitting on the fence I dont think you can accuse me of being on the fence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Back Post Misses said: The B&Q Cup was guid. The 2019 version is utter shite unless you get a lash up in Ireland, England or Wales away from home. My first ever Falkirk game was the cup final at fir park against St Mirren. Never looked back. Edited August 14, 2019 by Believe The Hype 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Just now, Believe The Hype said: My first ever Falkirk game was the cup final at firhill against St Mirren. Never looked back. Fir Park, not Firhill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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