ShawfieldAggro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 The ability to generate all matchday income (from all outlets....) beyond an agreed, annual fee would seperate any links of similarity between what we currently endure. Given that Shettleston only account for themselves presently, we wouldnt be relying on an in-house cowboy mob racketeering us to f**k just because we're dutybound to use only them......finding our own suppliers of everything from security to catering to necessary building work provides a platform to eventually become a serious party in the (potential) relationship. Squabbling about till takings from SC is smallfry in.comparison to what getting out of this fucking mess we're in would represent....the club shouldn't lose sight of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 If shetto doesnt happen for talking sake and we want to return to our roots only leaves cambuslang rangers,Vale o clyde and someone mentioned on sat lot of spare land in dalmarnock just now/Clyde gateway partnership i can think of at top o my head...Any other suggestions lads n ladettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 BC has been banging that drum (very informatively it has to be said) in regard to a missed oportunity for the club, the area and for King. I've no interest in aiding that c**t's rainy day fund any more than anyone else, but something has to go there during the redevelopment....and someone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcuk Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 the problem for me is the board / chairman look at the ek shambles does anybody really think these guys are capable of delivering us a ground ? they have overseen the glencairn project and the East Kilbride omni shambles now it really does look to me that shettleston is going the same way that will be project number 3 down the tubes oh sorry forgot east Kilbride thistle remember that one too so that's 4 ground moves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Banter aside, I'm sure that every decent football fan wants Clyde to find a permanent home. Whether heading for a pretty run-down Junior ground is the way to go (and that's not a dig at Shettleston, Vale of Clyde or the Lang, it's just being realistic) is highly debatable. Is this with a view to remaining there in the long term? If so, none of them give much in the way of development potential, and Clyde can look forward to staying down with the rest of the entrenched bottom leaguers for quite a while, if not "for eva". Scottish football is littered with the remains of established clubs who left their homes with nowhere to go. The Bankies, Hamilton, yourselves, Shire for example and, in my mind, it's a recipe for disaster if Clyde leave Broadwood with no long-term strategy in mind. Where do the club see themselves playing in 10 years - Shettleston? If so, then move and get on with it. Despite it being a shite venue and one of the most uninviting places to watch a game in Scotland (location / pubs / officious stewarding / the feckin' wind / no entry to the social club!), at least Broadwood is a decent ground in terms of facilities and it's a pity that it hasn't been a success from that point of view. As an aside, it'll be interesting to see if a team with Cumbernauld in the name does well there. In these days of local authority cuts (South Lanarkshire Council have been told to cut £36 million from their budget), it's extremely unlikely that Clyde will get any public funding to help them. NLC did that and, for whatever reasons, it's not been a successful use of their funds. What other local authority would look to support Clyde in this way after Broadwood? Bottom line is, it'll be a minor miracle if Clyde get a move that will have most of fans happy, which is a genuine shame. Shettleston is certainly closer to your old stamping ground and it's a cracking wee Junior park with bags of character, but is it going to be any use for 600+ crowds? There's a helluva amount of work needed on it to bring it up to SPFL standard, I would reckon. And relying on a cut of the social club takings (unlikely) or pie sales to bring the club on, isn't much of a business plan. It's a really tough one for the guys running your club. Unless someone comes up with cash that they are willing to throw at the problem without looking to get it back, I fear that your best bet, in the long run, is to remain at Broadwood. Which, I know, is a pish thought. If you do manage to get enough cash rattled up to develop a run down ground, Shawfield might be a better bet than anywhere else that's being mentioned. If that doesn't sit well with you due to the personalities involved, then that's maybe a bitter pill that you have to swallow. Can you realistically leave Broadwood and spend what little you have on Shettleston and then be thinking about another move in 5 years time? For what it's worth, I really hope something decent comes up for you. And that we pump you 5-0 in the rest of the matches this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 There's always one eh!!! Excellent points one and all. The truth is though that Clyde are lucky to get two quid from every click.of a turnstile, get nothing from the utilities and are unable to.do.a thing about it. The gate from 5-600 crowds raising a larger percent going into the club cannot be underestimated....neither the possibility of raising external cash through trackside advertising. They have to start somewhere, and for most clubs this is their bread and butter...for us, having relied on the donations and goodwill of many but tired-out resources, it would be the jam and the marmalade too. In respect of community relations, Pol Pot would be seen as a greater galvaniser of people's imaginations than some of the quarter-wits we've given directorship to. Even now, me, a mere blue-collar observer, has put proposal upon suggestion to club officials about new, engaging ideas....and got nowhere. That said, and im not condoning 'giving up' on community relations, but its going to take more than another 21 years to shake off our tag as displaced nomads wherever we end up....so it really ought not to be a priority to bother trying. The Clyde support are dying numbers....in ten years, no matter which division we're in, there will be less than there are now. All the more reason to fight for every bronze nugget that we can, but not cutting off noses to.spite faces. ETA : the reddy was stricken in error. I'll do a QPSA and search a previous post of yours to make it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend I.M. Jolly Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Retire Raeside! Retire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewmar Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 http://talkscottish.football/2015/09/clyde-keen-on-two-former-rangers-players/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clyde Man Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 FFS Are we starting an OLD FOLKS HOME? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Building for the future i see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde soccer trendy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Gary McSwegan signing next wk to bring average age of squad down to 43 and a half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Remember McSwegans injury time winner against Livingston in the game we had to make our 3 subs in the first half hour cause of injuries? Utter scenes that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride Of The Clyde Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I also remember his performance against Alloa in the play-offs when he totally turned the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I obviously hate Bomber but bringing him in was one of his better moves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 To be fair, it was his job to sign decent players....had he got anything out of the rest of the squad, maybe we might not have ended up in that mess. George McCluskey spotted at Bellahouston as we speak.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Defence looked good sat even before marko came off bench, durie still to return and even Fisher could be called on so when is Andrews going to get a game.... Same could be said about hughes, Midfield looked good on sat with fergie,Murray and brisbane either not stripped or started... Confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 http://talkscottish.football/2015/09/clyde-keen-on-two-former-rangers-players/ Heard about this on Saturday and thought someone was having a laugh.......dear oh dear!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyde4ever Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Does anybody know when it was Andrews last played against us at Broadwood? (Just checked - and it seems it was only last season ). He was absolutely dire the last time I saw him, and I wouldn't expect he has suddenly improved since then. Was he not playing in the Lowland League or junior at the end of last season or the beginning of this one? If true, this seriously could be the final straw for me - if he actually signs and gets a game. What a joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Hopefully just getting signed as cover as someone put it... No way will he start before Bolo.Smith or Marko,Fisher good enough as a stop gap so really we dont need andrews imo..... One position i would be strengthing is the keeper as previously said, Give gibson games but someone with experiance ready to take his shirt wouldnt go wrong and keep him on his toes & off his line... Roll on sat. Feel good factor is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Are we actually sign them though? The rumours have been doing the rounds for a couple of weeks now and that article is just a copy & paste effort straight from this thread. We really don't need either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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