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Appreciate it was only a friendly and the first game in 6 months, but that was quite alarming.

Good. Would rather divert my "gate money" to us

We have a friendly against Kelty on 26 Sept at Ochilview. 2pm KO. No idea if our new fangled streaming software will be up and running, but even if not, Kelty are broadcasting the game on their site. £5.

Max Christie's views on Kieran Anderson..." “He has come in, he needs to lose weight and get fitter and have a better attitude about the place and he has to be fair."

I thought that the spending was being funded from the sale of hampden. I hadn't realised it was from someone else's back pocket. I suspect that QP have the potential to be hugely successful due to their latent support. It feels different to those other clubs spending big where there is no substance behind the clubs themselves (Gretna, Kelty, East Kilbride, BSC etc etc). They should skoosh league 2, and probably league 1, and even in 5 years I could see them being in the Premier League at the expense of the likes of Hamilton or Franchise FC.

Blackburn Rovers? Not East of Scotland’s Blackburn United?

I think it is just our home games; would require the competition to install the technology at their own patch

Quite pleased about this. Tapping has stood out in the lower leagues for a while now. Certainly whenever he was playing against us. Him and Ryan Blair in the middle is quite appealing.

I see Conor McBrearty has signed for BSC Glasgow.

Agree with this although to be fair he did miss most of the season. Always felt he didn't have the composure on the ball you might expect of someone training with a FT club. Certainly don't see him stepping up to the premier league in the near future. Thought the guy from Dundee was a much better prospect (I can't remember his name - it has been a while).

Stenhousemuir strip is being retained from last season

Pretty content with the players that have been retained. Good base to build on. Really glad Blair has re-signed, as I am sure that there would have been other teams looking at him. Just hope that they get a chance to play some time soon.

who is this p***k??

A real mixed bag for me. The best has probably been the current incumbent (Graeme Smith) followed by Greg Fleming. Other good ones have been Chris Smith and of course Willie McCulloch. Bad - Jamie Barclay, please step forward. Other nominees, Calum Reidford and Kieran Renton.

Well, I have just checked the guidance and it seems that you can have more than one employment and receive a furlough payment... If you currently have more than one employer You can be put on furlough by one employer and continue to work for another, if it is permitted within your employment contract. If you’re put on furlough by more than one employer, you’ll receive separate payments from each employer. The 80% of your normal wage up to a £2,500 monthly cap applies to each job.

Players are not self employed.

Didn't really think it would need explaining, especially to someone who goes over the club accounts at the AGM with a fine toothcombe The club can easily accept donations into their bank account. I am hoping that if they publish the account details then this will make it simpler, and I hope will mean more people are likely to donate.

Why would it be daft?

The account they have published is the lottery account not the club account. I would have thought they would publish that so people can easily donate without having to call.

It is a good idea. Maybe on the days the club was due to play it invites supporters to effectively pay the admission fee into a club account?

And was it?

It doesn’t say that at all.

This is ridiculous. It is a regional set up.

Just seen Kevin Nicol's challenge on Conor Mcbrearty on Stirling Albion's youtube highlights package. The tackle looked bad from the other side of the ground, but not that bad. That was, I believe, the referee's first senior match.

We are a much better team with Ryan Blair in the middle, so safe to say, assuming he is fit, Harkins will have to make do with a place on the bench. We did ok on Tuesday, particularly after Saturday's calamity, so a modicum of confidence about this match. Not convinced about Spence up top but he is Irons' signing so doesn't matter how badly he plays, McGuigan will always be first substitution (assuming he is selected!).