FFC 1876 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, KD1711 said: Good to see that as well as The Killers concerts being hosted by yourselves there are also comedy events as well. You've definitely spent all day in your shed trying to think of that one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caractacus Potts Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I really don’t think it’s going to get us anywhere if we continue shifting of blame every time we’re struggling. Yes the last board done a lot of damage however they’ve been gone for 8 months now and it’s not like bad decisions haven’t been made or money wasted since then. Let’s have a bit of honesty and start learning from our mistakes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 hours ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said: Not to go all crowdwanky but it's disgusting we have this standard of squad given the healthy ST sales and home crowds plus fan injections from Patrons and monthly subscriptions From the outside, it does seem pretty inexplicable. Missing out even on the play-offs during the last two seasons is pretty impressive underachievement. Still early days this time though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Shodwall cat said: Hes not going to get rid of any giving them a game every week though. Only way is to play hard ball and say you can sit on the bench or find yourself another side. Sitting back hoping that a player will decide to move on under their own volitions isn't going to work. Playing mcguffie, nesbitt, hetherington and Morrison together is never going to get you results. You'd probably get away with one but certainly no more than that. We've now had two transfer windows to replace these guys and yet they're still blooming starting games. Bcant see where any big injections of cash will come in given the recent financial concerns the bod have mentioned I'm more concerned about us getting through the season never mind paying off or getting players. They are starting games because they are taking the wages that would be used on replacements. Unless new investment miraculously appears we are lumbered with Morrison, Nesbit, ,Wilson, Ross, Heatherington, Williamson, McCann and McGuffie. Huge amount of money being wasted on dross. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Post Misses Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: I really don’t think it’s going to get us anywhere if we continue shifting of blame every time we’re struggling. Yes the last board done a lot of damage however they’ve been gone for 8 months now and it’s not like bad decisions haven’t been made or money wasted since then. Let’s have a bit of honesty and start learning from our mistakes. It is the reality of the situation though. Whether we look at where we were in January or we are now. If you want to clear them out it will cost more than we can afford because of the stupid contracts awarded by Gary Holt to utter jobbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsie Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: It is the reality of the situation though. Whether we look at where we were in January or we are now. If you want to clear them out it will cost more than we can afford because of the stupid contracts awarded by Gary Holt to utter jobbers. You can go even further back though. The club are starting behind clubs with much smaller fan bases because of the overheads we have at the stadium. It’s an absolute killer financially. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Hughsie said: You can go even further back though. The club are starting behind clubs with much smaller fan bases because of the overheads we have at the stadium. It’s an absolute killer financially. I agree, we have been very badly run and previous boards have made horrendous mistakes. One of the main ones being the stadium, the way it was financed and the massive main stand that used most of the budget. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 57 minutes ago, Reggie Perrin said: They are starting games because they are taking the wages that would be used on replacements. Unless new investment miraculously appears we are lumbered with Morrison, Nesbit, ,Wilson, Ross, Heatherington, Williamson, McCann and McGuffie. Huge amount of money being wasted on dross. McCann is not dross. The rest I'll give you. Obviously depending on whether PJ or McKay are available, nest week I'd go: PJ Donaldson, McKay, Mackie Ross, Yeats, McGinn, McCann Lawal Oliver, Burrell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caractacus Potts Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: It is the reality of the situation though. Whether we look at where we were in January or we are now. If you want to clear them out it will cost more than we can afford because of the stupid contracts awarded by Gary Holt to utter jobbers. True but then plenty of money was wasted in January. Said at the time only the BoD would know financially how much of a risk it was to bring in Griffiths and it didn’t pay off. That money could have been used to help sort this squad out. Same with the Finlay Malcolm contract. At least we didn’t have to pay off Rennie anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18BAIRN76 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Blame Me said: I'll disagree. He ran out-of-puff 2nd half but he's miles better than Hetherington or Nesbitt. McGuffie waltzed out of 3 Airdrie challenges with top footwork in one passage of play and set us away. There is a player in there but we are lacking confidence and hopefully wins will breed that. I said last week that given the options available to us, McGuffie would start ahead of both of those also mentioned. I'd agree with you that he's more talented and has more to offer than either. However, I do still maintain that in a well-performing Falkirk team, even in League One, McGuffie would be no more than a squad player. I suppose it shows you where we're at that he is the best of a bad bunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDiamond Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 McCann is not dross. The rest I'll give you. Obviously depending on whether PJ or McKay are available, nest week I'd go: PJ Donaldson, McKay, Mackie Ross, Yeats, McGinn, McCann Lawal Oliver, BurrellAs mentioned earlier, if McCann can’t get in the starting 11 against Peterhead next week he never will. And if the general consensus amongst management and fans is that he’s dross, send him back to Airdrie asap. Thanks -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18BAIRN76 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 For those who were not at the game yesterday and missed it through it being omitted from our highlights package... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said: I agree, we have been very badly run and previous boards have made horrendous mistakes. One of the main ones being the stadium, the way it was financed and the massive main stand that used most of the budget. Been through this a few times the council screwed the club big time weel seeing it was a Labour Council who have never had goodwill towards the club ( too many old firm supporters for my liking Goldie for example ) Imagine owning seats but not the stands they sit on compounded by owning the pitch but not the ground it occupies. In other words our share of the stadium is worthless and therefore cannot be used as collateral for any loans. Was against it from the start and as hard as it would have been should have redeveloped Brockville bit by bit. How much would it cost to buy out the council share and their ownership of the surrounding land for example the car park? Take out a loan on say a 40 year mortgage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, FLDiamond said: As mentioned earlier, if McCann can’t get in the starting 11 against Peterhead next week he never will. And if the general consensus amongst management and fans is that he’s dross, send him back to Airdrie asap. Thanks Remember the days when we had a midfield that put the fear of god in every team we played Alston, Sibbald, McGrandles and Vaulks. We put ours out and more or less said match us if you can. You don't know what you've got till its gone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hughsie said: You can go even further back though. The club are starting behind clubs with much smaller fan bases because of the overheads we have at the stadium. It’s an absolute killer financially. Don’t think that’s true, we’ve consistently funded better playing budgets than most teams in the championship never mind in our league. The simple problem is we have wasted that money on terrible players and management teams. Closing the academy hasn’t t helped matters either. Edited August 7, 2022 by LatapyBairn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Post Misses Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 31 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: True but then plenty of money was wasted in January. Said at the time only the BoD would know financially how much of a risk it was to bring in Griffiths and it didn’t pay off. That money could have been used to help sort this squad out. Same with the Finlay Malcolm contract. At least we didn’t have to pay off Rennie anyway. If the Board had downed tools in January and not given the manager backing to try and get to the play offs you and plenty others would have given them pelters. They could have done nothing else but take a punt in January. Not sure how much they spent in January - will no doubt come out in the wash at the AGM 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Post Misses Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: McCann is not dross. The rest I'll give you. Obviously depending on whether PJ or McKay are available, nest week I'd go: PJ Donaldson, McKay, Mackie Ross, Yeats, McGinn, McCann Lawal Oliver, Burrell Ross? Ffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Post Misses Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: Been through this a few times the council screwed the club big time weel seeing it was a Labour Council who have never had goodwill towards the club ( too many old firm supporters for my liking Goldie for example ) Imagine owning seats but not the stands they sit on compounded by owning the pitch but not the ground it occupies. In other words our share of the stadium is worthless and therefore cannot be used as collateral for any loans. Was against it from the start and as hard as it would have been should have redeveloped Brockville bit by bit. How much would it cost to buy out the council share and their ownership of the surrounding land for example the car park? Take out a loan on say a 40 year mortgage. When we moved to the Stadium the council was SNP controlled 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caractacus Potts Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: If the Board had downed tools in January and not given the manager backing to try and get to the play offs you and plenty others would have given them pelters. They could have done nothing else but take a punt in January. Not sure how much they spent in January - will no doubt come out in the wash at the AGM That’s rubbish. Why would I throw caution to the wind before signing Griffiths and then later complain for not signing him!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: Ross? Ffs When the alternative is Williamson then, yes, I think it's worth a try. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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