DeanMck Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 19 hours ago, BullyWeeStonehouse said: I took out a club membership a few days ago for the first time. What's the script with getting access to the owners forum etc?! The club will send you your log in etc on July 1st mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Carrigan Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Anyone else had a look at the Uhlsport options on RJM Sports? Seem ok. Had a wee look out of interest because RJM stock adidas and Nike teamwear, just to see how much it costs. Theres a good £400 difference between adidas and Uhlsport and thats just for 30 matchday kits, never mind away and third kits too and whatever deal is being struck for public sale. Still the white and red adidas kit is a belter. Would have happily paid more for that and the quality would mean it could be used across two seasons without getting tatty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 That black effort is the Colts away kit Bit of a minter if we end up with the exact same designs as them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 The tweet RJM posted this morning does say "bespoke"... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 That black effort is the Colts away kit [emoji38] Bit of a minter if we end up with the exact same designs as them. That's pretty much identical to the black kit we've had the last 2 seasons. Would think we'll go something a bit different and as David said RJM have tweeted we are getting a bespoke design, didn't say if that just for home kit or both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Believe my post from last sat still the case regards new home strip not on uhlsport catalogue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Latest website statement makes pretty grim reading. A lot of it read as: ”We got promoted and stayed in League One, but couldn’t really afford to do so and are now skint”. https://m.clydefc.co.uk/news/2020/06/13/6443/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Not good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyweehutch Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Up the shitter comes to mind 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Given that in the last year we have had: 2700 v Annan. 2400 v Falkirk. 1800 v Falkirk. Not to mention a general increase in attendances in League 1 (1000+ v Airdrie/Raith). Shares of: 2200 v Bonnyrigg 2400 v Partick 7500 v Celtic. TV money, cup prize money from two good cup runs. £16000 raised from donations in the past couple of months. There's also the statement from earlier in the lockdown that "we will lose less money in the final three months of the financial year by not playing our final eight fixtures". Let's be honest; we didn't exactly go out and sign particularly extravagant players last summer; players from Annan, Stirling, EKFC. In January we went out and signed four players, and gave multi-year extensions to two other players. We've just added a sporting director. Whilst appreciating the uncertainty of next season and the problems that may cause in the future, I'm wondering what on Earth is going on that we've got into this state again. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 A reality check that supporters at most clubs will be faced with unfortunately 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 The £150,000 losses between the previous two seasons is probably a good starting block for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) While communications since the onset of the pandemic have painted far-from-rosy pictures, this one is the most stark yet and far more ominous in its detail and message. Is there something going on in the background which has changed things in the last few weeks, or were initial estimations about the impact this entire situation will have wide of the mark? Serious questions have to be asked about the running of the club, particularly in these last few years. Strides made on the pitch - strides which have been expected of the club for a decade now - seem to be being framed as "ambition", when the reality is that we have quite clearly spent beyond some way beyond our means to become a middling League One club. You cannot gamble on a fairly fixed-number fanbase, which has historically given a huge amount of relative time and resource to prop up the club's financial performance, further increasing their level of financial commitment to allow the club to operate at a different level. True ambition would be launching initiatives which source external outcome, though I will cede that this is something far easier said than done. To complicate this, you've got our ongoing employment of Goodwillie and Love who, while I don't personally disagree with having at the club, have undeniably damaged the club's standing in the game and will undoubtedly act as a pretty large dissuasion when it comes to sponsorship from businesses and individuals. Achieving such organic growth as a club at our level is always going to be extremely difficult when you've no assets - training equipment totalling less than £1000 was, I believe, all we had on the last balance sheet I looked at a few years ago - but flinging money at improving the club's league standing in the short-term and hoping to get lucky somehow is utter lunacy. Expecting that the club's fanbase would naturally rocket up, or that existing fans would dig even deeper into their pockets, is arguably even worse. Edited June 13, 2020 by the_bully_wee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyweehutch Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 If it's as bad as John is making out then there is a lot to be answered to the fan owners. We have a right to know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Is it just me or was the donations page sitting at £16450? When I went onto it it was showing £16150 and now £16180. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, SLClyde said: The £150,000 losses between the previous two seasons is probably a good starting block for that. Running up a £150000 loss to get out of League 2 is absolute lunacy. For a club who have twice been on the verge of liquidation, there's no justification for that at all; not even the justification that we did manage to get promoted in the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Given 45 minutes of quiet reflection, I’m really quite annoyed at the handling of our club. Not going to repeat the points that t_b_w and David W have made (I agree wholeheartedly) but the idea that this has only really been publicly shared as a result of COVID-19 is an absolute nonsense. Truth be told, most of our issues are not stemming from COVID rather vastly living out-with our means. The lack of transparency within the current ownership model is shambolic. When will we ever learn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 In happier news, happy 6th anniversary of Barry Ferguson's appointment, everyone! At times like these I yearn for the days of craning my neck and praying that JP McGovern and Scott Linton could pick up a second ball and create something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Will the Bully Wee be the first ones to disappear? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Given that in the last year we have had: 2700 v Annan. 2400 v Falkirk. 1800 v Falkirk. Not to mention a general increase in attendances in League 1 (1000+ v Airdrie/Raith). Shares of: 2200 v Bonnyrigg 2400 v Partick 7500 v Celtic. TV money, cup prize money from two good cup runs. £16000 raised from donations in the past couple of months. There's also the statement from earlier in the lockdown that "we will lose less money in the final three months of the financial year by not playing our final eight fixtures". Let's be honest; we didn't exactly go out and sign particularly extravagant players last summer; players from Annan, Stirling, EKFC. In January we went out and signed four players, and gave multi-year extensions to two other players. We've just added a sporting director. Whilst appreciating the uncertainty of next season and the problems that may cause in the future, I'm wondering what on Earth is going on that we've got into this state again.Our average attendance this season is 981, 3rd highest average for the part time clubs, up from 652 last season coupled with the Scottish Cup run and we are still losing money?We are either paying ridiculous wages or paying money on other things that we haven't been told about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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