The Falkirk FC Thread

[Reggie Perrin]

3 hours ago, AdamAnt said:

Maybe not directly but it quite obviously freed up money that was earmarked for other areas so yes of course it increased your playing budget. And let’s be honest you’ll be back where you belong soon and we’ll be back where we belong. 

Given how atrocious we have been in recent seasons we are obviously exactly where we belong.

 

ps

When did this become the Arbroath page?

[falkirktheinvincible]

Dick's plucky bedshitters are last season's news. 

Moving on...

[Kevin James Left Knee]

1 hour ago, Ross B said:

I had decided not to go on Saturday due to how bad other supporters have said Meadowbank is so I forked out for Falkirk TV but theyve just tweeted saying they can't broadcast the game either. Bloody hell! 

Apparently there is no electricity point that they can access.  I don't usually think that grounds are a reason to stop clubs from being promoted but this is far from fit for purpose. I am going but I expect to need binoculars to watch the game.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Kevin James Left Knee said:

Apparently there is no electricity point that they can access.  I don't usually think that grounds are a reason to stop clubs from being promoted but this is far from fit for purpose. I am going but I expect to need binoculars to watch the game.

I have not seen a game there, but have been both in the stand and in the standing area. For me, it’s an unacceptable venue to pay money to watch football. It’s hard to describe. For those who know Carmuirs Golf Club and the gravel parking on the other side of the road, and then the sorry excuse for a running track beyond that with the football pitch within it,  then the standing area feels not unlike watching a game there while standing half way between the car park and the running track. The stand would be roughly the same as standing a third of the way up the grassy slope behind the goals.

Family commitments mean I couldn’t make it anyway, but the facility marks Cliftonhill out as a Premier footballing venue for supporters. It’s terrible. Lovely sports centre, awful football venue.

 

[Guest]

21 hours ago, grumpyoldman said:

Could it not be the KM stand sponsored by 

We said this during the process that it could be the KM Stand sponsored by …. Or the …. KM Stand. 

When Energy Check were sponsoring the stand we were going to put in a ‘sponsored by’ sign underneath the KM Stand however  they didn’t renew so we didn’t put that up. 

The agreement we had was that if they found any sponsor then it would be included as to not spoil the sign so not just a big square board. We also agreed the type of business would have to be considered so it wouldn’t detract from his name like a betting company for instance. 

Would hope that the sign itself will draw more eyes to the area so make it a valuable space to advertise for any prospective business. To associate it with Crunchie has to be a decent pull too for any local business. 

[Guest]

4 hours ago, TheScarf said:

The whole season I'd say.  Nouble then Hamilton were great at holding the ball up.  To say they were the best footballing side in the division is a fucking wild take.  Low taking the ball off O'Brien and launching it to Nouble to knock onto McKenna doesn't equate the best footballing side.  Very effective, against most sides, granted.

Campbell has played that way for all his time in management 

[JulioBairn]

f**k Arbroath. f**k Dick Campbell. f**k Anton Dowds. f**k their 500k handout and f**k their style of play. I think that covers it.

[ebobsboy]

In other news the walking down hope Street podcast with Colin McDonald was a good listen, Hetherington pre Edinburgh less so.

Edited August 18, 2022 by ebobsboy

[Bairnardo]

Latest FSS newsletter dropped. Sounds like we need to ship out before we can ship in.

Not exactly a good thing.

[Springfield]

7 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Latest FSS newsletter dropped. Sounds like we need to ship out before we can ship in.

Not exactly a good thing.

Agree and surprised with the following statement;

However, season ticket sales only account for around 15% of income, so there’s still plenty more to do. In particular we need to pack-out hospitality and see a healthy return at the gate, strong retail and bar sales, as well as continuing to sell more advertising and sponsorship. 

[bothkennarbairn]

14 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Latest FSS newsletter dropped. Sounds like we need to ship out before we can ship in.

Not exactly a good thing.

Nor is the fact we are planning to “reduce our annual loss” to £400k this season which implies it must have been even worse than that last season.

[Roboccop]

2 minutes ago, bothkennarbairn said:

Nor is the fact we are planning to “reduce our annual loss” to £400k this season which implies it must have been even worse than that last season.

That figure was mentioned over a month ago at the FSS public meeting. It’s not changed and the money from the League Cup has helped a little ( £50k). The projected loss is not good but it’s been discussed on here several times. 

[LatapyBairn.]

35 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Latest FSS newsletter dropped. Sounds like we need to ship out before we can ship in.

Not exactly a good thing.

We had money for one more loan signing, McGlynn had intended on using it on another attacking player until PJ’s injury. Obviously that changed the priority and the funds had to be spent on a goalkeeper. Squad is still carrying a lot of dross and is far to big, we must have the biggest playing budget in the league and the only way to utilise it now is by forcing some of the shite from last season out one way or another to free up wages. Must be a really frustrating position to be in for the manager.

Edited August 18, 2022 by LatapyBairn.

[Springfield]

10 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:

We had money for one more loan signing, McGlynn had intended on using it on another attacking player until PJ’s injury. Obviously that changed the priority and the funds had to be spent on a goalkeeper. Squad is still carrying a lot of dross and is far to big, we must have the biggest playing budget in the league and the only way to utilise it now is by forcing some of the shite from last season out one way or another to free up wages. Must be a really frustrating position to be in for the manager.

Disappointing that we’ve not shifted one or two pieces of shite. Can’t argue that we’ve now spent our budget as PJ injury is part and parcel of what football brings. Needing another 33 repeats of last weeks showing…….

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

20 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:

We had money for one more loan signing, McGlynn had intended on using it on another attacking player until PJ’s injury. Obviously that changed the priority and the funds had to be spent on a goalkeeper. Squad is still carrying a lot of dross and is far to big, we must have the biggest playing budget in the league and the only way to utilise it now is by forcing some of the shite from last season out one way or another to free up wages. Must be a really frustrating position to be in for the manager.

Don’t understand the reasoning in signing up Hogarth till the end of the year. Great to see the young lad playing for his home team but if thats the case then would have been better bringing in an emergency loan and saving the money for elsewhere. 

Edited August 18, 2022 by Caractacus Potts

[LatapyBairn.]

3 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

Don’t understand the reasoning in signing up Hogarth till the end of the year. Great to see the young lad playing for his home team but if thats the case then would have been better bringing in an emergency loan and saving the money for elsewhere. 

Depends how serious PJ’s injury is, we haven’t heard anything yet. We just need to trust the managers judgment here 

Edited August 18, 2022 by LatapyBairn.

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

48 minutes ago, Springfield said:

Agree and surprised with the following statement;

However, season ticket sales only account for around 15% of income, so there’s still plenty more to do. In particular we need to pack-out hospitality and see a healthy return at the gate, strong retail and bar sales, as well as continuing to sell more advertising and sponsorship. 

This is why I can’t understand the criticism when any of us point out the issues with how things are displayed on the website or how well advertised they are. Other revenue is obviously important so have to make it clear and easy for customers to invest. 

Edited August 18, 2022 by Caractacus Potts

[Dawson Park Boy]

1 hour ago, Bairnardo said:

Latest FSS newsletter dropped. Sounds like we need to ship out before we can ship in.

Not exactly a good thing.

Wonder where the cash is coming from to finance the projected loss?

Will need new capital injection if we are not to run out of cash before the season end.

[Springfield]

5 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

This is why I can’t understand the criticism when any of us point out the issues with how things are displayed on the website or how well advertised they are. Other revenue is obviously important so have to make it clear and easy for customers to invest. 

Still amazed that STs only represents 15% of income. 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

4 minutes ago, Springfield said:

Still amazed that STs only represents 15% of income. 

Yeh that is surprising. Thinking of it, it shows how well the commercial side does or that the season ticket sales are possibly made up of more child tickets than we would think?