I am Partacus
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2 hours ago, Steven W said:
I just like the taste of their beers
They're about as Punk as Bob Geldof. Aren't they lords or lairds now courtesy of our imperial German overlords? Some of their beers are good but their pubs are utter dung
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12 hours ago, Turkmenbashi said:
Sooopoib. Being a wannabe trendy West End lefty I always try to buy local when I can. Offies up my way sell this wonderful brew at £3.85, whereas Morrison's has it at £2. Evil multinational it is I'm afraid.
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12 minutes ago, Tutankhamen said:
Clyde never had two bob. They tried the same with Shettleston. Clyde one day will play a league game in Rutherglen but it will be against Glencairn in an LL away game.
I remember they had some potential money behind them at the time. The Shettleston plan was an obvious no-brainer, even if just for the layout of the ground. I was really just interested in what were the plans for the development of the Glens ground.
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I might be wrong but I'm sure that the aforementioned Harry Johnson changed his name to Grant when playing cricket. Kevin Moran of Man United also played for Dublin at Gaelic Football - they were effectively the Man U of GAA. He was forced to make a choice and, perhaps reasonably, chose against the non-amateur option.
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On 16/05/2020 at 09:02, glensmad said:On 16/05/2020 at 07:24, Sergeant Wilson said:Expect a phone call from Clyde.
Lol, that happened about 7 or 8 years ago. They had their chance and blew it.
Was that ever a realistic proposal? Not a regulations guru but I assume Clyde would have had to build a stand with a standard number of seats. Would extra terracing have been added, and were Clyde proposing to pay for it or was was there to be council involvement?
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2 minutes ago, Hammer Jag said:
Bannigan, Fox and O’Ware.
Beat me to it. In fairness though there's a lot more than them deserve the bullet.
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34 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:
I'm sure they deserve the incoming pay freeze for the next ten years as well.
Yes they get good holidays but I know someone who works in the civil service and they get absolutely nothing. Not even pens or post it notes.
Its not the easy ride like it was decades ago.We got a 2% wage rise this year. This was the biggest in a decade ( for many years we got nothing). Trouble was that for many, due to an increase in pension contributions, it actually resulted in a pay cut. Re the sarky comment about post-it notes, it's quite common to see people bring in their own stationery and cleaning materials for their desk.
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2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:
FixedAmen brother. To me unionisation is the big thing. When the Tories come to power it's the first thing they attack. CS unions are pretty weak but far far better than not having them at all. They introduced a rule that the union must get over 50% of actual union members before the vote is legal (Scottish referendum 1979, anyone!) but obviously that doesn't apply to them and Johnson's 'landslide' election victory.
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1 hour ago, steelmen said:
My work is dead set against us working from home and I get it we need to work in teams to get stuff done. I much prefer face to face rather then over zoom. But at least I can work normally through this.
The wife’s work, civil servants, are a bunch of work shy lazy, lying b*****ds. 1 guy refused to answer his phone for 2 weeks so no one could speak to him. He refused to answer the door when the courier turn up with his laptop but finally they got him after 3 weeks of trying. He is now claiming he is working 15 hour days but when asked to show what he’s been working on he just waffles.
But of course he’s a civil servant so f**k all will happen to him.What you're describing is simply bad/poor management. Not unique to the CS I'd imagine. As for your opinion of us lazy, lying Civil Servant bast**ds, good luck with your first shift in a DWP office!
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4 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said:
We got the offer of volunteering to go back to work in the office. Previously I had thought I would be one of the first to put my name down but everyone else in the team swiftly responded with a ‘thanks, but no thanks.’ There seemed to be no point in swapping wfh for sitting in the office on my own so sent the same. Now that I escaped from the mother in law’s I’m not in quite the same rush to get back.
Eighty percent of my work I could do from home. I work for for the Civil Service and I could technically work 40 days per year off on Flexi leave. What happens to this under WFM? Additionally, the rules regarding 'being available' for work are vague and open to interpretation. If a unionised environment like the CS hasn't resolved this it must be a lot worse in the private sector.
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1 hour ago, Cyclizine said:
Obsessed, much?
On a different topic. If next season happens, looks like I'll be making my first visit to the new Cove ground. Being a jakey I was checking out boozers near the ground. The website mentions a fanzone where drink is available. Is it any good, or am I am better staying in Aberdeen before jumping a bus to the ground?
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2 minutes ago, Rovers_Lad said:
Apology not required DA
No idea why the club chopped and changed where the housed away supports.Understandable why the Falkirk support were housed in the stand behind the goals but not others
I,d reckon there were only 2 or 3 occasions when away support were punted into Railway Stand
I used to have a season when that stand was fully functioning and it was great view.If it ever got revamped i,d be back in there
Apologies from me re the Hibs game - getting old! Your ground is another (like ours) which suffered from the 10000 seat rule. Properly maintained Starks Park could easily and safely held 10000 in a seats and terrace combo.
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3 minutes ago, Rovers_Lad said:
No it was covered terrace
Most away supports for some strange reason have been given behind the goals,some smaller supports a corner section of Main Stand and the odd away support have been put in the away section of Railway Stand.No rhyme nor reason behind our club punting the odd away support in the railway stand yet most others behind the goals
Cheers. I genuinely can't remember the covered terrace. I remember a New Years day game you played against Hibs in the 80s/90s and the attendance was 15000. That must have been epic.
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2 minutes ago, BawWatchin said:
It isn't my idea. If it was, they'd both be punted to the Irish leagues or something.
We can but dream. The OF are the crux of the problem. They're simply too big in comparison to their rivals and distort everything accordingly. League reconstruction will never change that I'm afraid. Anyways, happy holidays!
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10 minutes ago, RawB93 said:
This popped up on twitter the other day. Have to say I share the love for it. Must have been the first ground I saw from the train when I was a boy and still have a fairly vivid memory of that. I also love the way the main stand interacts with the road, as you can see in the 2nd photo, like the road just cuts through it.
Starks Park was a great ground back in the day when there were covered-ish terraces begin the goals. My memory is fading but was it just an open terrace across from the stand?
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4 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:
You didn't win, then?
I did but handed it back as it was a beige safari suit and I already had one. The draw was hilarious as it went on for ages. I think Stepek owned Hamilton at the time so the prizes were things like an iron. Simpler times.
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1 hour ago, Pie Of The Month said:
Can't wait to pretend I'm boycotting away games when I can't be fucked going to Airdrie or Dumbarton next season.
I was only planning to go to East Fife as that and Elgin were all I needed for the away ground set. Then I remembered that I haven't been to the new Cove ground. Shoe-in that we go there on the Wednesday night after Xmas. The Joy.
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4 minutes ago, Fife Saint said:
Hearts have spunked 20 odd million on a stand with one tier. Thistle were owned by a Euro Millions winner.
Is everyone else supposed to subsidise these clubs and their inarguably terrible football teams?He put in less than a million pounds in all the years he was involved. How much did you pay for the land your ground was built on? My previous post related to one-off payments and I get the arguments against it.
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4 minutes ago, I am Partacus said:
Why not? If the clubs' were relegated in truly exceptional circumstances, why shouldn't they receive an exceptional one-off payment from clubs who have benifitted?
I mean the organisation as a whole, not individual clubs.
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7 minutes ago, the philosopher said:
Great suggestion there - if Hearts, Partick & Stranraer to be relegated - due to the exceptional corona virus circumstances they should all be given some compensation package.
Why not? If the clubs' were relegated in truly exceptional circumstances, why shouldn't they receive an exceptional one-off payment from clubs who have benifitted?
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On 04/05/2020 at 17:27, Drew Brees said:
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I was at Douglas Park years ago and the first prize in the half time draw was a suit. Hopefully made-to-measure.
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2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Never understood why in situations like this the "we could have won and been safe!" argument somehow holds more weight than "you could have lost and been bottom without a game in hand" one.
You're getting it with Hearts fans who see their side marooned at the bottom of the table, had won about 2 games against bottom half sides all season, yet are claiming it was perfectly realistic they could win 4 of their 5 post split fixtures and been safe, so it's a disgrace theyve been denied that.
Don't think you'll get many Thistle fans saying we were anything but absolutely rank last season. IMO the team who have been shafted the most in this is Falkirk. In a perfectly fair sporting world they would have been promoted and QoS relegated. Could all be incidental as Christ knows when we're going to see Scottish football again.
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31 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
I don't get your gripe? Under the circumstances it seems a fairly reasoned response to an exceptionable situation. To me it reads as something they had to do to satisfy the element in our (any) support who want the Board to 'do something'. What would you have wanted your club to do if the roles were reversed?
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1 minute ago, mathematics said:
I ordered and picked it up. Not much to say other than I got my food soon after I arrived.
Ferr doos. I quite like the idea of a restaurant telling a customer to 'eff off'. As long as the food is good.
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Waitrose. £5 for six.