Sweet Pete
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1 hour ago, Sons Fan said:
Folks,
I'll be in Bar72 from around 2pm onwards tomorrow and after the game for 30mins or so if anyone wants to catch up or chat through anything.
Been catching up with the wider Trust this week and hopefully the board/Owners officially in the coming weeks. Most of my knowledge is "fan based" vs "Director" but would be good to hear good/bad etc points from people.I trust that in gratitude for all of our votes, you'll be putting a few quid behind the bar.
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Keeping a core squad together in advance is a policy I'm happy with in general terms. The old days of everyone on a season long contract and 20 new players each summer always struck me as amateurish. So I can see the sense in aiming for continuity rather than yearly rebuilding, but that only makes sense on paper. In reality, until a manager who can get the team prepared for pressure games is appointed it won't be effective. We saw in the first half of last season the kind of form that champions need; grinding out wins consistently even on days when the team were having an off day, the weather or pitch was poor and the opposition were stuffy. But the absurd collapse in form from December onwards last term, and the similarly insipid performances and form this season show that the management of the team has run it's course. All managers have a shelf life at clubs, and when it's not happening for them anymore it's very obvious and impossible to ignore.
On individual players, I'd personally not be keen to keep David Wilson, Callum Wilson or any of the guys who are out on loan. Farrell generally has a good track record in recruitment and there are some handy players at the club who I'm otherwise happy to see continue here, but I think a change in leadership will be needed to get a tune out of them.
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7 minutes ago, Sons Fan said:
Thank you. I might be quiet for a week or so while reading up on everything and speaking to all sides but the end goal has to be what's right for the club.
While it would have been nice to see the turn out higher, I think the quick turn around and the minimal voting options would be the main driver. In the future we will work to have more options and that should drive up the turn out.
I look forward to our new stands.
All the best and good luck.
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7 hours ago, The Moonster said:
Buy the club.
Whip round?
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21 minutes ago, the snudge said:
Andy Rogers wanted a square go with me after that game
That's because you're an arsehole.
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On 01/02/2024 at 15:19, Sweet Pete said:
I'll be speaking to Niyah Joseph's mum in 11 minutes so I'll see if I can hammer out a deal.
My highly secret source (his dad) tells me he has an offer from an Australian club.
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8 minutes ago, FifeSons said:
That season had some really insane games. I've never seen anything like the 3-2 win at Forfar with 9 men and 4-5 defeat at home to Ayr. That was the first season I was old enough to really feel any major disappointment supporting Sons. Fortunately I was too young to remember the relegation seasons in the 90s.
That was my first season going. Been 19 years of ups and downs since.
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2 minutes ago, deadasdillinger said:
Any fan who claims to know the wage budget of their club or any other is guessing. Even the accounts don't give a true picture as some include non playing staff.
Most of our wages budget goes to Yeti.
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2 minutes ago, Nowhereman said:
What makes Albion rovers a proper club and Bonnyrigg not?
Edinburgh City probably a better example
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9 minutes ago, FifeSons said:
Great player. Strange he didn't seem to have much of a career after us.
Didn't really think about him after he left us. Looks like he chucked it years ago. Or has been playing at a level not covered by reports. Probably realised he'd peaked by turning out for us.
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1 hour ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said:
Some daft transfer rumours account on Twitter suggested they got £125k but I’d take that with a pinch of salt.
Fake news.
I asked how he was doing in the Lowland League as I hadn’t seen much mention of his name. There was a general discussion between a few folk about his numbers being fairly poor this year compared to the likes of Niah Joseph. You mentioned Farrell probably not wanting to sign him anyway and I said neither would I IF he was underperforming in the league below.
I'll be speaking to Niyah Joseph's mum in 11 minutes so I'll see if I can hammer out a deal.
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I seem to remember Snodgrass refusing a move to Barca B from Livi and going on loan to Stirling instead then refusing to talk about it in later years.
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Who was it that the story was they were seen playing football on a Spanish beach with their mates and got signed by a Spanish club?
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22 minutes ago, FifeSons said:
Reminds me a bit of Jamie Stevenson to Mallorca (I think) when they were in La Liga. I'm sure there was also a guy who went from East Fife to Spurs in the early 2000s, but I can't remember his name.
Fomer Sons player Denis McLaughlin played for a La Liga team's B squad before going to Hearts and then Dumbarton. Scorer of a 400 (FOUR HUNDRED) yard volley against Shire at The Rock.
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BBC report says Burnley's "Scotland scout, Gregor Buchanan" brought the player to their attention.
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That was like Bullseye there. Here's what you could've won.
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Sounds like Marc Kelly and Aaron Healy play the same or similar position(s) and both have similarly impressive goals and assists to games ratios at tier 6 and 7. Fingers crossed they can get on the park and make a difference for us.
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I voted for the guy who is bringing 7000 fans and 3 new stands with him.
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Sons to win 3 nil. Ruth, Lennon and a Wallace double (one from each Wallace).
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10 minutes ago, Casey said:
I agree entirely with your post here Pete, but I've greenied you solely for the use of the word "whomsoever", which brought a smile to my face in a world where most folk appear to be illiterate.
It's probably my age. (Yours too).
How dare you?! I'm just a sprightly young thing in early middle age...
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If I'm elected I promise strippers in the bar pre match. And ching. Vote for Pedro.
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11 minutes ago, Sons Fan said:
I don’t disagree that it will be a hard role but IMO we do need to think a little differently about how we approach doing things.
Take one of my suggestions. I would like to upgrade the bar facilities and the AV to allow for live sport etc.
Going to the board and saying I want to do this, give me £3k will likely fail.
Going to the board saying I want to do this. It’ll cost £3k with a business case and a plan to cover some or all of the costs will likely be more received more favourably.
ATM rasing money is really hard but I do wonder if we change the approach from “we are raising money for the club” which may feel like it goes into a black hole to “we are raising money for x upgrade/project” where you can see the outcome, might be more effective.
I'm going to need Premiership football and more fans than 7 out of the current 12 top flight clubs I'm afraid.
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Just now, FifeSons said:
Ultimately, short of a Colin Weir or Brooks Mileson, the best we can ever hope to be is where Arbroath have been for the last few years and where we were before that. We’re never going to be full-time or a Premiership side, and that’s absolutely fine. It’s much more about protecting from the downside risk (i.e. not falling into the abyss).
Ultimately, whomsoever the Trust person on the DFC board is will have absolutely zero impact on stadium size or the league the club occupies. These are all just empty words to try and get votes, but ultimately carrying out these promises is nigh on impossible. Maybe getting better electronic payment terminals is possible, but most of the other suggestions aren't things a trust nominee to the board would have the power or ability to provide. They can suggest things, but when the answer comes back "no money for that" or "we'll look into it" then that's where the matter dies.
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1 minute ago, FifeSons said:
Hmm, I’ll be honest, increasing the capacity of the stadium is not going to magically increase the fan base… We barely have a core of 500 home fans these days. Even when we were in the Championship our crowds weren’t amazing. I’m sure the club could do a lot more to reach out to the community, but it’ll only take us so far. People will just always choose the old firm over Dumbarton FC, sadly.
I'm absolutely buzzing for Winter Fest (c) and Premiership football. Who knew that 7000 fans and top flight football was only a trust nomination away.
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Dumbarton vs Forfar
in Scottish League 2 General Chatter
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That's what I've been trying to say for months. You've just said it better.
On the game, today's team seems like it was picked by tombola, but we're winning at half time so fingers crossed.