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We spoke to Jamie Swinney yesterday and the podcast will be out on Monday. It will be a centric episode on that conversation but we will also review today’s game and preview the Queens Park opener after the JS interview, with the guys from the Spiders Talk podcast. We covered a lot of topics but mainly: How the summer has been off the pitch so far (STs, Sponsorship, hospitality etc), Managers top up scheme, Playing budget, league cup performance so far and the impact of getting through the group stage would have on recruitment, grass pitch forward planning & also why Pie Sports were selected as the best partner for catering going forward.

Hoping to see a good few goals today

So ideally (and I’d never normally want this) but you want either of the bum cheeks away so that you get the extra £24k minimum for going out, TV cash of £30k and whatever 1/2 of the gate looks like. Sounds like an easy £100k minimum though between all of that. 2 players at this level, in theory? Edited to add, more likely £150k-£200k if you’d be getting £90k minimum for just making round 2 (TV & Prize money).

It’s poor to put pressure on a board/fanbase who’ve already done so much though and who won’t risk the club or its future on trying to outspend a few clubs who have decided to throw everything at going up with only Livi to worry about.

I think it could be a bit of both. He’ll have heard what clubs like Ayr etc are spending (granted by a wealthy backer).

Great news about the injuries clearing up and by the sounds of it, only Tom Lang will be missing for Queens Park next Friday. On the comment about the board. I can’t imagine that will go down well. It’s one thing to say the budget is gone but another to moan about it assuming he’s spent all of what he has (his words previously). We have Jamie Swinney on the podcast this week and one of our questions will be how much the budget was increased by so watch this space I suppose.

I saw on FB that the ultras are planning to be directly behind the goals as they did at Hamilton etc last season.

Pars will have already included in their budget for the season on 2000+ Falkirk fans twice back in May. They won’t have an extra windfall they can then use, similarly if the fixture was reversed.

I’m sure the away stand holds just under 3,000. When we sold out last time versus them during that rancid night game, they didn’t give us the front sections and apparently that was a 2,600 sell out.

2000 minimum for me. Could be 2500+ though, especially if we get off to a winning start v Queens Park.

Yep. A few days ago and several pages back. Cheers

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I was never a fan of the collar but it does grow on you.

What a time that was to be alive!

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Midweek scorelines will give us more an indication of what’s needed. Stenny will be up for this game massively with it being a local derby but we know what we can do, especially at home.

United away to Buckie and Ayr away to Stenny on Tues night. Comfortable day and a positive 7 days even with that loss to Ayr as we should have won it by a couple of goals. Hopefully a big performance to finish off versus Stenny (in front of a 2500+ crowd would be good) and that could be enough to see us through. COYB!

Sorry, I think everyone took my post wrongly. I was more winking about BPMs post on the back of the debate a few days ago about needing another forward as well as MacIver. Sorry troops, no idea if we will sign anyone at all.

Todarov signing for Accies.

Should have won it over the piece but we weren’t quite as sharp in the 2nd half to keep the momentum up. Could have been 3 or 4 goals to the good by HT though. Only critique would be we could have brought the subs on 10mins earlier but hey ho. Nothing to fear for the season ahead.

Spanish themed away kit tonight

Had a look online and we are indeed the cheapest in the league currently for walk up tickets: Ayr Utd are yet to publish. But others are: Falkirk £21 (£22 prime) Airdrie £22 Partick £22 Morton £22 Queens Park £22 Dunfermline £23 Raith Rovers £24 Livingston £24 Hamilton £26