Poet of the Macabre
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I’m going to have to steal Stephen O’Donnell’s comment about being tighter than two coats of paint.
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Post this again when you’ve lost to Alloa in November in front of 5 reporters and a few stewards.
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15 hours ago, footballinsider said:
A lot is getting made about clubs finances in Scotland. Aberdeen, Dundee, Hearts, Hibs being up front with their fans and Celtic being sensible. They are all owned by wealthy individuals or consortiums.
- Cormack & investors
- Keyes Capital
- Budge & friends
- Ron Gordon
All wealthy, but all making sensible moves now with their clubs & other business interests. They are successful in business as they turn off the expenditure taps at the right time & start planning with insight & being realistic as the country is facing an economic recession or depression. They are asking for wage deferrals & wage cuts from players & staff. They are making financial cuts in clubs departments & In some cases making redundancies. Not because they want too, because they are trying to safeguard their club for generations to come. Certain staff from clubs departments are being let go because the harsh reality is; there is currently no job for them and won’t be for some time. 3/4 of these clubs have signed players, because they need too as that department has a job to do in a matter of weeks - playing football (Hearts could win legal case ).
Its all well & good clubs having money just now through season ticket sales & fans fundraising, but without sensible planning that will go down the drain quickly. Luckily Aberdeen & Hibs have TV money, not a lot granted, which will keep the income tap dripping out. Dundee & Hearts don’t, that tap is dried up.
No one knows how long this pandemic/economic collapse will go on for. How long until academies can restart, how long until home/away supporters are allowed in stadiums, the list goes on.
Best case is home & away fans are allowed in stadiums, Scotlands Covid plan is working and we no longer need Test & Protect. Back to normal for clubs which brings in cash £££.
That is unrealistic though at the time of writing.
The reality is no away fans in stadiums for some time & home season ticket holders being spread out (more stands need to be open which costs; stewards, electricity, turnstile staff, kiosk staff, police etc), no PATG due to Test & Protect scheme, supporters buying tickets in advance with the capacity reduced to 50% and no fans singing! Undersoil heating (££) will be on during the winter to make sure games are going ahead in a tighter calendar with not a lot of room for rescheduling. Covid testing will continue which cost money, PPE need to be purchased. At this point the players are playing so clubs have wages, bonuses, bus hire, PPE, electricity for stadium, general bills to pay - yet no or extremely limited money coming in.
Worst case is no supporters allowed in stadiums until at least January or even until next season at the earliest. Country faces regional lockdowns, another wave and/or football suspended. No furlough option, staff & fans losing their own jobs - literally no income for clubs.
In some senses next summer will be harder than this summer. This time next year the country will be in the middle of a recession/depression, high unemployment, attending football matches and saving your club will be the last thing on your mind. This year will have been difficult to find sponsorship deals, next year will be even harder as businesses will be going bust and laying off staff.
Smaller clubs could suffer and do they have the infrastructure online/ticket facility as PATG won’t be allowed if Test & Protect is still in place, as the club will need personal details of who attended.
Celtic aren’t planning of splashing the cash, why? Because there is a real chance of football being suspended again (More down to resilience factor for emergency services if there is another outbreak).
No one can give a date of when this will end, no one has lived through this before. This isn’t a race to see who can hold off the longest before ‘announcing’ savings or not wanting to look ‘bad’ in the media or to your friends who support rivals clubs. This is a marathon to see which club will still be here in 5 years time and to say ‘we were sensible and we planned’. These clubs and some others are planning and being sensible.
Imagine writing a post this bloated, calling yourself an “insider” and not having a single fucking clue what you are talking about.
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1 hour ago, eez-eh said:
Hits out with “2013 wants it’s joke back” type-patter then complains about “tragic patter”. Yikes.
At least you’re not absolutely riled up over a wee joke though.
Oh dear.
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On 11/07/2020 at 16:14, eez-eh said:
6 days for a comeback like that. Disappointing.
Was literally my first time in the thread since you made the post.
I’ll try to reply to your tragic patter quicker next time; I have no doubt there will be plenty of opportunities.
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2 hours ago, smpar said:
He wasn’t to blame for the goal against Thistle tbf. The ref had 4 chances to blow for a foul before they scored and bottled it.
It’s true that he didn’t have any outstanding games for us though. Saying that, I’d be happy with him signing even though you can expect the odd mistake from him.Hadn’t even noticed that in the original post. There’s no way anyone can blame him for that goal, which was a foul on him and offside.
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12 minutes ago, Chubbychops said:
I keep seeing people stating that they want OFW to sign.
I can't remember any good games from him and he didn't look commanding for his height. He screwed up the goal against Partick in our last match, so I'm wondering where all the fanboy stuff is coming from?
Is it because he painted a picture that made the club money? Must say that being good at art is not a key attribute I look for in a goalkeeper.
He’s better than Scully and Gill which is a start.
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On 05/07/2020 at 00:11, eez-eh said:
A Dunfermline fan boasting about paying players properly.
2013 called and wants its jokes back.
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2 hours ago, Rob1885 said:
I'm hoping more will be made of the fact that Dece McManus was in talks with Falkirk and sacked them off for the mighty pars. You really do love to see it.
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1 hour ago, Chubbychops said:
Courier saying that the sell on clause is 30% for Nisbet. We also get money for Hibs getting into Europe and also cash if Nisbet gets a Scotland cap. The fee was 250k.
If that is confirmed then amazing deal by the Board and glad they ignored me to accept a smaller offer.
Dom Thomas is also a terrific signing if he stays fit.
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1 hour ago, DA Baracus said:
Careful now, certain opposition fans will be bookmarking all of these posts.
With all due respect, who gives a f**k?
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5 minutes ago, Chubbychops said:
Just announce Dom Thomas on a 10 year contract next please.
Ok, this is one I can heartily endorse.
Wee player-coach deal for Cardle too, ta.
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14 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said:
Didnt Kevin Nisbdt have only one good season under his belt when you signed him?
I’d say 34 goals in 46 appearances is more than “good” tbh.
That being said, I also was far from convinced he’d be a success either.
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21 minutes ago, DAFC. said:
Is it because of the history between him and the club or is it that you don't think he is very good at football?
TBH he had a good season in this league and was top scorer behind Nisbet and Shankland. Worth a punt for me. Might be able to strike a good partnership with McManus.
I’d have been completely meh about the signing if the Shiels incident had never happened. Would think a 3-year-deal was a tad excessive for a player with one good season under his belt though.
It does make me wonder about what a player would have to do for football fans to not welcome them with open arms. Players have done far worse than O’Hara and continued their careers of course but is everything ok provided they don’t commit the cardinal sin of being a bit shite?
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17 minutes ago, VinnyPar said:
Interesting. Steven Mill isn’t exactly Jeremy Paxman but will definitely check it out and see what he has to say about it.
Probably more intriguing to hear what about last season made O’Hara worth the controversy and a 3-year-deal.
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Yup, as I suggested they decided not to mention the incident whatsoever. What I would have done in their shoes tbf.
Not impressed with this signing at all but I understand I may be in the minority.
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22 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said:
With you guys getting some decent business done early, would it be fair to say that not making the top 4 would be considered a failure this season coming?
Impossible to say until we see what the competition looks like but I’d say - and I’m very biased - that any Dunfermline side finishing outside the play-off spots has failed.
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5 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:
I really hope I'm reading too much into this
Who is Gary Miller? Is he a footballer too?
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26 minutes ago, craigkillie said:
Any idea of the fee we'll be getting for Thomas?
We have numerous ITK fans so someone will ask Crawford and get back to you.
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35 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
Will the signing of McManus provoke opposing fans like the Watson and Whittaker ones did?
Considering we’ve just sold a guy for 250K, I think they’ll be more understanding.
Happy to see McManus return. If we can get Dom Thomas over the line as well then it’s a very decent starting XI on paper.
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3 hours ago, Stellaboz said:Say one thing about AJ, nobody had a clue about signings until they were in the middle of being interviewed and talking about being a "big club".
This is definitely true. Not sure who it is at the club but they clearly leak stuff all the time.
2 hours ago, Grant228 said:I'm not, we could well have signed a worst player, but in my opinion that is genuinely quite mental, we're a football club ffs! And from a footballing perspective it's a very good signing.
Very good signing based on less than one good season in his career so far? Leaving aside his dubious past, there is definitely some reservations about a guy who has never played consistently well for a full-time club in his life.
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I was unaware our options were strictly limited to two Scottish leagues.
I’d personally rather we didn’t sign him due to the concerns I’ve already raised, even if that meant a weaker player being brought on. I’d rather we kept Smith or Ryan. I’d rather we try and get a young guy on loan from a Premiership club, like we did with Afolabi. Or even one of the hundreds of strikers who will be out of contract down south.
Trying to make it seem like the club had no option but to sign Kevin O’Hara is very bizarre.
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4 hours ago, Stellaboz said:5 hours ago, Poet of the Macabre said:You realise just saying there's "heads gone" doesn't make it true?
Just because someone mentioned O Hara doesn't mean we've signed him, do you realize that?
Of course I do. However, by your logic we shouldn't comment on players Dunfermline are rumoured to be signing, which is just daft.
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5 hours ago, Grant228 said:
Who
Any striker within budget who hasn't mocked a Dunfermline player for their disability? I think that's probably a fairly wide market to choose from but I confess to not doing intense research.
I am curious how they approach it if he does indeed sign. I'd be tempted to ignore it if I was the club because it just becomes a bigger story if they publish something about it online.
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Coronavirus and the Scottish Championship
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Can SD or someone tell me the purpose of even starting the League Cup when there are no fans to watch it?
Surely we could just get rid for a year? Or does the sponsorship prevent this?