Kircer bairn
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Starting this new year hoping for more goals for & less goals against - Simples
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I’m not sure if I am alone in thinking that the concept of the DoF role would not have been an issue if the right person had been appointed but the present incompetent sorry incumbent has exposed that argument big time.
in terms of MR’s interview am I the only person to believe that he was purely responding honestly to the question posed & giving context to what has been happening pre his arrival before moving on to confirm that new additions would be arriving. Maybe I’m naive but I didn’t equate that to this being a fait accompli of another batch of Holt Hasbeens
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10 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:
In regards to the "lack of awareness" - FWIW I was talking to my mate who runs the ICU department in DGRI who replied to my message of "You getting busy now?" with "No not at all. The hospital isn't even like a normal winter. It was more like winter in June".
They wont push that narrative with their fear-mongering BS though and folk will continue to believe the shite our wonderful government are spouting because "we just don't know!"'4!!?!"A friend of mine is a senior manager in FV & has shared some interesting facts of the reality on the ground which somewhat contradicts the impression perpetually given by Nicolas Virgin (a child’s view of her name btw) & her govt
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They should try & put it on thus Thursday as even with worst case scenario they would get at least 509
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I sense many of us have as he’s now git over 48% of the vote
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The Falkirk fanbase is already in mourning at the prospect of this grave loss - it could have a devastating impact on our season
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15 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
Sorry Grangemouth mutants, Holt won't be going to Kilmarnock.
Actually I have no idea if that's true. Being a former player has far too much influence in these situations. Being a cup winner even more so. I hope Kilmarnock aren't tempted (if they want a former Kilmarnock cup winner then, as I said earlier in the thread, Jim McIntyre is a much, much better choice) simply so that Holt remains at Falkirk, being comically shit and ineffective*.
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He’s our mutant hero but on this occasion we couldn’t stand in the way of him taking his boyhood team back to Division One
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Holt’s strengths in player recruitment would be perfect for assisting in the pie stalls
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Gary Holt / Paul Sheerin dream ticket
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Definitely has to be Gary
It’s his time surely
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We desperately need to get a couple of leaders for central defence & midfield in the mould of Yogi & Alex Taylor to get things stabilised & then add a minimum of one frontman. Allied to those three hopefully we have a positive manager bounce out of others already there whose performance levels had definitely tailed off over past month
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I was encouraged by the references in his interview on YouTube about using his & KM’s contacts for strengthening the squad
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52 minutes ago, Blame Me said:
All of this ☝but compounded with Holt leaving soon too, I am told.
So our 'strategy' reverts back to a wing and a prayer.
Massive clusterf**k energy about the impending situation.
If it’s true that Holt is leaving soon I think that will be a great encouragement for fan base, & also release more people to invest in club as I sense some are holding back until he has gone
Imperative that Rennie has total autonomy to create the new culture at club & recruitment is integral to that
Does anyone know if KM rumour has weight?
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3 minutes ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said:
5 or 6 players good would make a massive difference to the squad tbf.
A couple of centre halfs and a couple on strikers and a ball winning midfielder (because LOL at Miller and Hetherington) are what we should be looking at. The goalkeepers, full backs and rest of the midfield should be an adequate base to add to
I suppose the main challenges are getting the quality in and finding someone to ship out the dross to. Even if it's only on loan in both aspects that would do
Spot on - spine of team to be addressed asap
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New day dawns so let’s all get behind him & enjoy the journey together
let’s be frank after what has gone on for last four months left field is indeed refreshing
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Just now, Kircer bairn said:
Put him on gardening leave - he can then look after the Gnomes as well as the Cones
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12 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said:
This is always a bit of a red herring. You don't need to find a lump sum. We can continue to pay Sheerin his monthly salary (which will be peanuts) whilst telling him never to come within 1 mile of the stadium.
If we had a whip round on here we could pay Sheerin for 25 years never to manage us.
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2 hours ago, Ecosse83 said:
His tactics are woeful and he can’t change it. We create zero but all he talks about is defending better. I actually feel for him becuase he seems a thoroughly decent guy but that’s not enough to remain in the job. Sadly he’s massively out depth and he actually knows it!
I find it intriguing that there are posters on here who consistently refer to our current managerial incumbent as a “nice/decent guy”. Now whilst I’ve nothing personal against PS I so think there is some validity in considering the following:
1. would a nice guy not do the honourable thing & resign from posy given the abject failure of a season under his tenure?
2. would a nice guy not be so stubborn in persisting with inflexible tactics that are patently not successful?
3. would a nice guy keep exposing a raw youngster to constant scrutiny & often the associated vitriolic criticism?
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24 minutes ago, Zbairn said:
To get us out of this league, I’d take Dick Campbell of Arbroath. Would be interesting to see if jumped at taking on a full time squad with total control of player acquisition. He might not be the man to get us to the Premier League, but he would certainly have us up there. Obviously Holt would have to go.
Assuming Holt & Sheerin are away how about a pitch for services of McKinnes & Docherty
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Outfought, Outthought, Outplayed, OUTCOME
= OUT SHEERIN
No Striker, No Strength, No Strategy, NO CLUE
= NO HOLT
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4 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said:
We might have a bit of competition there for the next Netflix series then.Isn’t it ironic that the original meaning behind the actual initials PR stand for public relations
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6 minutes ago, Senator Frimpton said:
Gary Holt is bafflingly cocky for someone of such mediocre ability. Far less his actual success rate
Speaking to a former FFC staff member today who confirmed much of the allegations re over involvement of the Killie kit man in our first team
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2 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said:
I must admit I find it funny that a camelon juniors fan is on here criticising our club when they've been a complete shambles this season. At least our entire team and management hasn't walked out yet due to shenanigans with toxic Tony and the committee. A new manager and entire team came in and yet he's away already yet you are telling us we should be giving our manager time. Camelon are one of the only clubs in Scotland that are even more of a basket case than us.
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12 hours ago, superandy_07 said:
Finally got round to my notes, apologies if stuff has already been covered
I have missed stuff out but hopefully be covered by the recording that will follow
It was uncomfortable but felt it got easier for them after the first 20 mins
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Started with an introduction by Gary Deans
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Gordon Colburn was up next
Talked about his family ties to Falkirk.
Understands that the situation has changed, the club has been on the decline for several years.
Board needs to be held accountable, same with supporters are accountable and some actions by some of them have been not consistent with Falkirk FC values — threats and attacks are not acceptable at all.
Mentioned that supporters need to support the players as players are scared to do things on the pitch(!), big laugh ensues, followed by saying that we’ve lost players due to the supporter behaviour around the club (I thought this may have been youth academy players but might have heard that wrong).
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Bit of back and forth between Gary and the floor before moving onto questions
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First question was an absolute belter, very well researched with lots of stats, the main point about the win rate of teams that have won League One and how we’re nowhere near that.
Gary took this on and talked about how recruitment before was a disaster with Lex Miller, Lee Miller and David McCracken dealing with this, coming out of those meetings terrified realising there was no real plan. Also made a comment that it doesn’t make a difference who is chairman. McFarlane also agreed that recruitment has been bad, we need stability, comparing previous players like Mercer and Leitch to Williamson and Nesbit, and that the team needs space and time needed to improve.
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First online question (over 60 emails submitted!) - FFC being run like a boys club with the board being filled with nepotism
Gary refutes this completely, responds that there seems to be an undercurrent that the fans want to sack someone, get someone to walk. Why do teams raise their game against us? We have lots of ex-Falkirk players playing against us, because of the revolving door of players and staff. Said the end of last season was the worst moments of his Falkirk supporting life.
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Gary Holt
Clarifying his role - he has zero influence on first team matters (team selection, tactics, subs etc). Quoted stat 65 players have come in the door, 63 have gone out along with 13 non-playing staff coming and going. Not always going to get recruitment right, but we can’t get it right with a constant revolving door. Gary does not sign players alone, he concentrates on shovel work that comes with scouting and dealing with agents etc, Sheerin has final say.
We made an approach for 14 different strikers, including Scott Robinson and Declan McManus (willing to also pay his transfer fee), but were blown out of the water in terms of wages.
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Paul Sheerin
Total accountable for the performances so far. Felt the real tension from Saturday's game.
The team needs the support of the fans. Paul is still learning with this being his first full time appointment. He trusts that the team will get it better. We’ve been let down by individual errors and not got the blend right upfront or the back, can’t score goals and can’t keep clean sheets. Sheerin has been more involved in recruitment since he's joined the club.
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Phil Rawlings
He felt there wasn’t enough investment behind the scenes. Said that the club was an accident waiting to happen and it did last season. We have the biggest wage bill in the league, including the investment in youth squads.
We need to get promotion, we are going to make it happen the best we can but we need stability, and can't expect to do the same things the club have done in the past.
Asking for patience, mentioned how long it took Stoke and Orlando to get to the top, we are trying our best to get there stating there hasn’t been a concrete plan before.
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Expenditure - questions on the increased costs of board level investment
Commercial income will be down, the loss of Kieran and Totten are a blow.
The club is in a period of investing in the future.
Right now they are planning to be in Championship next year, if by January that seems unrealistic they shall review.
Small mention of SPFL Club Review, how there could be a danger of criteria for the top league (think back to Brockville), whether that be grass pitch only for example.
Gary was really cagey about part time being an opportunity next year if we don’t go up.
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Navy Blue Group
Colburn stated there was a number quoted but came with conditions - offer started at £500,000 and later on became £600,000, but no formal offer was made. They refused the approach as the offer was non-negotiable, a meeting was setup but was cancelled the day before by the NBG.
Gary said the door is open, someone from the floor shouted “On your terms”.
GD responded with to deliver a document, to invest, you need to discuss it. The investment didn’t fail because of the conditions of Gary walking, you have got to talk about these things, discuss them and be reasonable.
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More Sheerin tidbits
Big Ernaldo Krasniqi - still has a lot to learn defensive, was seen as an opportunity to develop a Huddersfield relationship, was also cost effective, works hard and he will get opportunities.
Steven Hetherington - seen as one of our most important players, met with laughs
Felt he needed to give Paddy Martin an opportunity, Paul Dixon he also feels hasn’t been good enough over the past month (Dixon himself agrees).
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Gary Deans wrapping up
Knew tonight would be difficult with a lot of frustrations but went better than he expected.
Thanked everyone coming and giving us space to give answers.
They are doing their damndest to get back where the club needs to be.
The fans are vital, proud to be part of the support the club has.
Bed time now zzz
Thank you for an objective summation of the event last night
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The Falkirk FC Thread
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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Anybody know if we had sell on clause for Jay Fulton as he’s definitely heading out of Swans thus window & given he’s only six months into new long term contract will be going for decent fee