Reggie Perrin Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: Yogi hooring himself up for the Aberdeen job on sportsound. Even voluntarily mentioned he spent £50k on John Stewart. Some laugh eh That would be beyond hilarious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, MrDust said: It really is a strange move to publicly reveal you have signed a pre contract with a league rival pre the window closing. McGlynn at times in interview gave the impression he really didn't know wtf was going on with Williamson at least now he will I also found it a bit strange that not only did we announce the pre contract of Williamson today but also made quite a big deal of announcing that our young goalkeeper who has been around the first team for a couple of years now has signed a new contract. I wouldn’t like to suggest that it was an attempt to try and gloss over a lack of actual signings in probably the 2 positions that we really require them though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 The Montrose physio and Ryan Williamson next season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockvillenomore Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 15 hours ago, Zbairn said: Just trying to figure out where cost savings can be had. Everyone talks about how can we raise extra cash (particularly through the FSS / Patrons Groups who have really helped over the last year)... ....but the flip side of the coin is how can we also save cash ? Sometimes hard questions need to be asked ! At the fans meeting in May or June last year the Directors covered all this, explaining they had reviewed the staff and structure and it was now the lowest it had been since the Ochilview days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 16 hours ago, Zbairn said: .but the flip side of the coin is how can we also save cash ? Completely theoretical and not sure if we incur any costs over and above the catering contracts but what about the disposable consumables like cups etc. Does that cost get factored into the cleaning/disposal and is additional costs for waste management or is that parcelled up with the council service. Outside looking in we might only guess at true costs of running the operation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Brockvillenomore said: At the fans meeting in May or June last year the Directors covered all this, explaining they had reviewed the staff and structure and it was now the lowest it had been since the Ochilview days. Indeed and they outsourced the accounting function which has saved a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Bairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 19 hours ago, Jimmy1876 said: The whole FSS committee is democratically voted in at the FSS AGM Thanks. I don't recall seeing the FSS AGM or who stood for the committee. But I might have missed it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Bairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 7 hours ago, Brockvillenomore said: At the fans meeting in May or June last year the Directors covered all this, explaining they had reviewed the staff and structure and it was now the lowest it had been since the Ochilview days. A number of staff quit last year which brought the head count down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockvillenomore Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 minutes ago, RC_Bairn said: A number of staff quit last year which brought the head count down. And were replaced weren’t they? There’s a lot of new faces. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1876 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 15 minutes ago, RC_Bairn said: Thanks. I don't recall seeing the FSS AGM or who stood for the committee. But I might have missed it. From what I remember from a year ago at the last AGM there were no new candidates that put themselves forward and so the committee were re-elected by default. This year's AGM is also coming up and there was a recent notice about standing for election for the committee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 31/01/2023 at 15:49, Blame Me said: Indeed. Going by the Falkirk Daft podcast with KJ we seem to have a good relationship with the council when it was brought up about moving operations out. However, going by my weekly visits (poor facilities replenishment, which I assume is the councils purview) and the public relationship between the two you'd wonder if the club and council knew each other - Some examples of where they could jointly do more to help each other in my view. The Falkirk Stadium (@FalkirkStadium) / Twitter Kelpies to Kick Off 2023 Tickets, Sat 4 Mar 2023 at 11:00 | Eventbrite All the talk about cost cutting and revenue generation reminded me of a conversation I had with my in law. The Stadium can do more to be a focal point for the local community, to increase footfall on site. Doesn’t need to be solely football but what about hosting bingo nights in hospitality if there’s spare capacity during the week. Anything bringing more people to the Stadium can only be a good thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) 34 minutes ago, GunnerBairn said: All the talk about cost cutting and revenue generation reminded me of a conversation I had with my in law. The Stadium can do more to be a focal point for the local community, to increase footfall on site. Doesn’t need to be solely football but what about hosting bingo nights in hospitality if there’s spare capacity during the week. Anything bringing more people to the Stadium can only be a good thing. Agreed...... but we need to think of ways that the Club can maximise revenues from the parts that it effectively owns within the Stadium. Not much point if it just fills the Council's coffers and the Club dont get anything as payback. Edited February 1 by Zbairn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 37 minutes ago, GunnerBairn said: All the talk about cost cutting and revenue generation reminded me of a conversation I had with my in law. The Stadium can do more to be a focal point for the local community, to increase footfall on site. Doesn’t need to be solely football but what about hosting bingo nights in hospitality if there’s spare capacity during the week. Anything bringing more people to the Stadium can only be a good thing. Could be a bit of a lottory and may not be enough room in the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2023/02/01/supporter-incident-at-alloa-athletic/?fbclid=IwAR3bw6az8BhFtP25TSGrWAz8_J6UMDl1022ZR3Q5CFficRIL38i5HJrIczk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 21 minutes ago, Springfield said: https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2023/02/01/supporter-incident-at-alloa-athletic/?fbclid=IwAR3bw6az8BhFtP25TSGrWAz8_J6UMDl1022ZR3Q5CFficRIL38i5HJrIczk Glad to see the club publicly calling out people for asshole behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 9 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Glad to see the club publicly calling out people for asshole behaviour. I've been pretty raging at a football game but I've never been so raging that I'd Chuck legal tender at someone. I am pretty tight tho. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieBairn Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Some of the shouts toward Robbie Mutch at Edinburgh from behind the goal were hilarious but horrific at the same time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mon_Eh_Bairns2018 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 The club are just upset that they couldn't pocket that flung penny. Every Little Helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, ShaggerG said: Could be a bit of a lottory and may not be enough room in the house. All depends on the cut the council will take for services opening up. Got to be a decent return or people end up being useful idiots for the mob that own the stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) 36 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: All depends on the cut the council will take for services opening up. Got to be a decent return or people end up being useful idiots for the mob that own the stadium. Why not utilise the south stand? Or the other areas of the main stand the club do have. The council only need be involved (or paid) when and if the club use the function/corporate suites and catering facilities within the main stand. There are plenty other areas of the stadium that could well be being under utilised, the south stand bar for example. Edited February 1 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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