Fae_the_'briggs Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, jagfox99 said: As you state yourself, QoS didn't try hard enough to sign him. Falkirk certainly tried harder and got their man. Falkirk tried harder in as much as they could offer him a better deal and permanent contract courtesy of a bigger budget than ours. We would hopefully have offered him our best deal that we could comfortably afford, and if he'd been simply looking for a loan period I'd like to think he would have come here instead. He's a good enough player but not worth breaking the bank for or getting into a bidding war over. There's trying harder and there's being rash by spending money you don't have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, jagfox99 said: As you state yourself, QoS didn't try hard enough to sign him. Falkirk certainly tried harder and got their man. 40 minutes ago, SueSue said: It’s not down to how hard you try to sign a player. It’s how much you can afford to pay them. £600 a week at Queens or £1,000 a week at Falkirk !!!! For example. Figures maybe wrong of course but you get the drift !!!! I would also imagine Dundee would have had to pay him off from his current contract. So all in all Todd has done well out of the deal. Pay off, similar salary, 18 month contract, happy days 22 minutes ago, Fae_the_'briggs said: Falkirk tried harder in as much as they could offer him a better deal and permanent contract courtesy of a bigger budget than ours. We would hopefully have offered him our best deal that we could comfortably afford, and if he'd been simply looking for a loan period I'd like to think he would have come here instead. He's a good enough player but not worth breaking the bank for or getting into a bidding war over. There's trying harder and there's being rash by spending money you don't have. I'll do it for you @jagfox99 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALOREBURNE Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Anyone have any info on today’s bounce game against Rangers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: I'll do it for you @jagfox99 Aye right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Aye right. He was clearly fishing tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, ALOREBURNE said: Anyone have any info on today’s bounce game against Rangers? 4 - 1 to the bears, no info on scorers or teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSue Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: 34 minutes ago, Fae_the_ said: Aye right. He was clearly fishing tbh. Nice to see a jagfox99 love in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos1990 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 - 1 to the bears, no info on scorers or teams.Two late goals from Rangers. Very strong Rangers team including Morelos McGregor Kent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: 2 hours ago, Fae_the_ said: Aye right. He was clearly fishing tbh. Aye, my fault for expecting serious discussions on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Aye, my fault for expecting serious discussions on here. I don't think Jagfox99 have ever posted anything in here that wasn't tongue-in-cheek. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluenortherner Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Part-time football in Dumfries will eventually end In relegation; there would be no challenge for the top four, ever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Bluenortherner said: Part-time football in Dumfries will eventually end In relegation; there would be no challenge for the top four, ever! Does that mean you'd stop watching then? Did we not manage a 4th place finish when part-time, some time in the mid-noughties? Edited January 18, 2020 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Part-time football in Dumfries will eventually end In relegation; there would be no challenge for the top four, ever! Because we never managed a Top 4 finish when we were PT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Mills Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 3 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: 3 hours ago, Bluenortherner said: Part-time football in Dumfries will eventually end In relegation; there would be no challenge for the top four, ever! Because we never managed a Top 4 finish when we were PT? Finished 4th 2004/2005 when still part time I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 The PT vs FT question is a choice between a rock and a hard place really.Going PT would be a massive backwards step. It would fuel the argument the club have no ambition and “don’t want to go up”, it would hit crowds, and would eventually lead to relegation.Sadly our current plight as the “smallest full time team” doesn’t offer much greater prospects.It does feel a bit like the club needs a fresh impetus and some new ideas. It could certainly do with some new investment. I don’t think there are long queues of people desperate to offer either unfortunately. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeredbook Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, palmy_cammy said: The PT vs FT question is a choice between a rock and a hard place really. Going PT would be a massive backwards step. It would fuel the argument the club have no ambition and “don’t want to go up”, it would hit crowds, and would eventually lead to relegation. Sadly our current plight as the “smallest full time team” doesn’t offer much greater prospects. It does feel a bit like the club needs a fresh impetus and some new ideas. It could certainly do with some new investment. I don’t think there are long queues of people desperate to offer either unfortunately. Spot on . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, palmy_cammy said: The PT vs FT question is a choice between a rock and a hard place really. Going PT would be a massive backwards step. It would fuel the argument the club have no ambition and “don’t want to go up”, it would hit crowds, and would eventually lead to relegation. Sadly our current plight as the “smallest full time team” doesn’t offer much greater prospects. It does feel a bit like the club needs a fresh impetus and some new ideas. It could certainly do with some new investment. I don’t think there are long queues of people desperate to offer either unfortunately. Yeah, this. On a related note, does anybody else feel like they’ve not really missed it the last couple of weeks? And I know El Bakh wasn’t brilliant, but the prospect of going back to watch a team made up substantially of the players who were on the pitch for the Queen’s Park game isn’t really all that appealing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeredbook Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Flash said: Yeah, this. On a related note, does anybody else feel like they’ve not really missed it the last couple of weeks? And I know El Bakh wasn’t brilliant, but the prospect of going back to watch a team made up substantially of the players who were on the pitch for the Queen’s Park game isn’t really all that appealing. Need a couple of fresh athletic players . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeJay Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Sadly with the current group of players it's highly unlikely that we'll not be in the relegation zone come April. When we play well we're a really good team but we are inconsistent and have been now for a few seasons. Almost everyone in this league can out bid us for the type of player we need. Losing to Queens Park was a real blow and I'd like to think we would have given Kilmarnock a better game yesterday. Like Palmy Cammy it really is time for fresh impetus and some new ideas. Anyone out there got any that the current Board haven't tried? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfield 53 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, palmy_cammy said: The PT vs FT question is a choice between a rock and a hard place really. Going PT would be a massive backwards step. It would fuel the argument the club have no ambition and “don’t want to go up”, it would hit crowds, and would eventually lead to relegation. Sadly our current plight as the “smallest full time team” doesn’t offer much greater prospects. It does feel a bit like the club needs a fresh impetus and some new ideas. It could certainly do with some new investment. I don’t think there are long queues of people desperate to offer either unfortunately. Have heard a new director will join the board in February hopefully he will bring new investment .. With that in mind hopefully this week AJ can get at least 2 players hopefully 3 in to push us towards the play offs if not then it will be another struggle just to stay in the Championship 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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