Zbairn
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Certainly the size is what's needed. If he is an enforcer as well...that can only bode well !
Looking at the pic.... I don't think there will be many that will mess with him !
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39 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said:
God knows why anyone wants to go to a match and sing about things that happened hundreds of years ago that have feck all to do with football. Politics should be left at the door and it should be 22 players kicking a ball about a pitch for acouple of hours and nothing more complicated than that .
Agree entirely. It's just a pity that there are tens of thousands in Scotland, if not hundreds of thousands who think otherwise. The number of "55" stickers and posters around the town makes me want to puke. FFS, there is even one with a flag pole in Redding with "55" painted on the base whilst the Union flag is flying high. Their interest is not in football, but bigotry and intolerance. Just to emphasise, the other "green" side are no better ! This is why I took umbrage with the flag on Saturday.... unfortunatley it represents everything that is rotten in Scottish football
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7 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:
Not sure why there’s even a discussion about a Union Jack being ok. Take that pish elsewhere.
Unfortunately, in Scottish football terms, the Union Jack is always going to be wholly associated with those who support Sevco.
Therefore, it has no place whatsoever at TFS as a flag representing our team.
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1 hour ago, Proudtobeabairn said:
Off the field there are also some early signs of positive improvement:
Social media posts have improved in frequency and variety of news
The partnership with Greaves Sports looks good so far with better, varied merchandise
The initiative to create a section of the ground for high risk fans to attend is a real effort to put fans first
The new CEO looks a good appointment according to Stenny fans and those who know him
The development squads are taking shape and look like they're not far away from being up to the numbers needed
Our scouting for Ompreon suggests we're finally casting the net wider than the central belt
Hopefully all a sign that the Rawlins taking more control and sorting things out behind the scenes is starting to have an impact.
Early days but at this rate we may never see ZBairn Potts post ever again
For the first time in about 3 season I came away from Westfield with a feeling that we have a football team on the park that can play attractive footy and are told not to be negative and defensive. It was great to watch. Most of the team were excellent, Nesbitt in particular, but we need to sort out our defensive deficiencies. A couple of balls that screeched across the face of the goals in the first half and some slack possession by Hetherington and Miller could have cost us against a better team. I think Sheerin might just be the guy we have been looking for after the dross we have had for several years. All in all a good day !
As to your post, the Greaves Sports deal is just an online shop. The merchandise offer is still the clubs remit.
Well done to the club for organising the section for high risk fans.
The new CEO ....time will tell.
The development squad is still not there. Don't believe the hype about young guys being promoted to the first team as some of them are already in their 20's
Scouting.... fingers crossed.
The Boardroom cabal.....I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them. They have fallen lucky with Sheerin in my opinion. Remember he wasn't even their first choice !
You will see me again
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Just wondering if Dowds would make a better centre half than striker ? He looks big enough. Might be worth a try. Happened before with Yogi !
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21 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said:
Wilson isn't small or nimble though. Wilson's been a panic signing for me with the league cup games coming up and Keena was expected to be out for longer than he actually was we'd have been left with Dowds as the only option. It's the only explantion for it. He won't be on much but even at that he's a useless option. I'd rather see one of those u16 strikers on the bench.
If that were the case, then why give him a 2 year contract ? Surely more sense just giving him 12 months.
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Just now, Duncan Freemason said:
Yes. By quite a margin.
....and that margin could be 30!
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11 hours ago, bridge of allan bairn said:
I don't think much has changed since before the game, most people if not all support sheerin and believe we have the spine or framework of a decent side. The gripes are mainly about the board, Holt and signings like wilson. most also agree we need 2 or 3 signings and we should have these in place with a DoF weeks before season start not after.
solid result and performance away from home against a title contender. pleased more with the pressing strategy and to hear sheerin is passionate on the touchline. hopefully home fans will also make a difference this season
Spot on! I have a sneaking suspicion that Sheerin might just be able to make a silk purse out of pigs ears. His style of play and set up is a breath of fresh air after the last few turgid seasons.
One or two solid signings is all that is needed. Let’s hope he gets the cash to do it.
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18 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said:
There’s more goals to be had here. Cove looking really fragile. Just no more of last season’s folding like a pack of cards please.
ouch !
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3 minutes ago, ilostmyself said:
There's a Falkirk game on right now mateWatching it....mate
....are you ?
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7 minutes ago, Believe The Hype said:
Can you actually name any players or do you just come on here to moan about your Pals and family or whoever the f**k they are not getting to run the club?
As for the game we are well on top, surprisingly impressed. What a difference a decent manager makes.
Ahhhhh a happy clapper who cannot see anything wrong with club.
I'm a season ticket holder, shareholder, sponsor, 1876 club member .... donate to the club when they are cash strapped ....supported the team since before my first game at Brockville in 1964....had buckets in my hand when we were in administration. Stood outside Brockville to shout at the Deans from the Borders.
My commitment to this club shouldn't be in question (although you seem to think it should) and alongside many other supporters who want to change the current regime.
These guys are not my friends or family.... but I do know some of them and know they would do a helluva better job than those "pals or family' members of yours who sit on the Board at present.
I'm pleased that you are so happy with our current situation.
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16 minutes ago, Stainrod said:
All this talk about this group or that group planning a coup puts the fear into me . We don’t need any more groups msgs ,boards, committees, or well meaning fans clubbing together to put their tuppence worth in .The current regime has been full of bluster but they deserve a chance to do their talking on the park. If that doesn’t work then the time may be right for yet more change but I pray that we find one messiah and no more groups of any sort as I believe that it just doesn’t work !
Deans et al led us to 5th position in Div.3, not even making the play offs.
Rawlins have been in the background for a good part of last season and appear to have done nothing to improve us for this season.
We have now been in this league for 3 seasons and being talked about in the same terms as Alloa, Montrose and Airdrie. ...not even at the same level as f*****g Arbroath
Deserve a chance? ...we are going nowhere with the current incumbents. The guys who were putting their cash where their mouths were and Indicated where one of the major problems lay (Holt), maybe deserved the chance.....not Deans and the others on the Board who are totally responsible for where we are.
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20 minutes ago, ShaggerG said:
Well, yes, exactly!!
FWIW, I did assume that you were probably one of the 11 but I have no idea about the rest. They could be 10 Mark Campbells for all I know, which is exactly the point I was making.
So...no difference from the current BoD then, apart from an extra £500k in the bank, the likelihood of Holt gone and maybe, just maybe good guys taking the club in the right direction.
Yep we are all happy with Gary “you won’t get a better Chairman than me” Deans plus his lackeys and what he has delivered to the club.
I think I would rather take the chance with 11 unknown guys who are all Falkirk fans.
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1 hour ago, Bantabairn said:
Add that to the ludicrous post that the club are to blame for the Covid outbreak….
Welcome back Banta ! Nice to see you absolving the club of all blame
... I wouldn't have expected anything less !
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28 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said:
I agree, for me Holts neck is on the block a lot more than Sheerins this season. I also feel that Deans has to be accountable if things don't play out as we all want.
Deans doesn't think there is anyone better to be Chairman of the club, despite taking us to our lowest level in decades and overseeing the current shambles. I don't think "accountable" is a word in his vocabulary.
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10 hours ago, Bantabairn said:
It could be worse Dorrans signs a two year deal with our fife neighbours….
Would that be East Fife, as they are the only Fife team we will play in the league next season?
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1 minute ago, Dawson Park Boy said:
I think it’s a chap called Stuart Adam.
...and if Stuart decided to be at the head of it.....I'd be more than happy to participate and he would get my vote !
Others... I'm not so sure.
The problem with this is that you might end up with those who desire a blazer being involved just to get their feet under the table in the Boardroom. Will they really act in the fans best interests or just be sycophantic to those already on the Board?
This association needs a strong independent person heading it up.
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4 minutes ago, Harry Kinnear said:
Just got an email with updates from the Falkirk Supporters Society. Whilst I appreciate being kept informed on what is happening, I want to know the identities of those involved before committing cash.
I think the idea is that you will have a say, along with others who put cash in, about who will represent you.
I don't think it's the guys currently organising it that will have the final say. They are just setting it up and perhaps walking away.
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44 minutes ago, Cologne said:
I’d rather they waited until they had something to announce rather than “we’re talking to the authorities and are waiting for their decision”.
Why not do both ? Doesn't cost them anything for keeping fans updated.
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2 hours ago, SouthStandBairn said:
I was involved in running the 50/50 from the beginning through to the end of last season. Yes PayPal was a more expensive provider than some other options but with that you are paying for PayPal’s reputation and ease of use which was clearly demonstrated in the over £100k it raised.
There are a lot of things we can criticise at the club but is payment provider for the 50/50 really the most pressing issue?
A bigger issue is how we are going to make ends meet now? Sammy might fill some of Alex’s income but that will take time to develop those relationships however you are still left without the majority of your commercial income that was generated by KK. Yes I enjoyed working with him, but whatever your opinion is that it is a lot of sales to replace at a time when we seem to be spending money left, right and centre off the field.I think the point is that the club would have a much more substantial wedge of much needed cash if we hadn't used PayPal.
In addition, I hope we are following Paypal guidelines and have approval for the 50/50 ( we must have, surely ??) as :-
PayPal prohibits the following activities, even where the specific activity is lawful and/or is not legally defined as gambling, unless the transactions are associated with an approved merchant. Lottery tickets –Include the purchase or sale of any opportunity to participate in a raffle, drawing, sweepstake, pool, or any other form of game or contest involving the distribution of prizes or monetary compensation.-1 -
2 hours ago, joozy said:
There's still something very odd about that Clarke ePos business. They still don't have a functional website and their Facebook page is such a weird mix of stuff. They've been reposting about a garage wanting a new mechanic, covid passports, their huge amount of sponsorship deals, and a new push into commercial water contracts.
There isn't much news, though, about any successes they're having in selling ePos systems.
Strikes me as a baffling approach to building a business. But if we've been paid, the only risk is reputational I suppose.
Our reputation isn't exactly rock solid. In saying that, if Clarke ePos are into dodgy money, then St Mirren and Partick will also be tarred with the same brush. Have to agree though, t's really weird that they seem to have their finger in a load of football pies, splashing the cash and no real business visibility !
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1 hour ago, Duncan Freemason said:
It was Leeann Dempster who offered him the Commercial gig at Hibs, but Hibs in the top flight paid less than FFC in the seaside league (because of his commission).
His coat was always on a shoogly peg when Carrie Rawlin's decided to become our new Marketing supremo and look closer into how we were funded.
The gig with Leeann Dempster at QP was always beckoning.
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2 hours ago, Caractacus Potts said:
Fans are no fools either. No promotion and serious questions will be asked of them, if not already. They were the ones who came in with the big talk but have so far failed to do anything out of the ordinary. Thus far- no great contacts, no extra investment, no great sponsorship deals, no genius ideas, poor communication, little transparency and continuously poor social media content.
They only own 26% so what would make them untouchable?
having the Boaard in their back pocket and suppliant makes them untouchable
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Was an interesting game last night.
It showed our weaknesses and our strengths. Quietly impressed with the work rate of our guys, particularly Williamson and Telfer. Telfer was outstanding by the way...although it has to be said AR were honking and let him play.
I liked the way we tried to play the ball through the defence and get the ball wide. I think better and more physical teams will perhaps limit us here but still a joy to watch last night compared to the last few seasons and some cracking goals. Morrison was given the freedom of the right wing and he won't get that in our division, but with Williamson backing him up we at least have something more to worry the oppostion.
As already mentioned, I think we will struggle against physical teams playing against us as we still look a bit lightweight. ....and we badly need a target man. Wilson and Dowds are not the answer.
compared to last season, night and day....but its only one game
Still think our Board should GTF !
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The development recruits aren't really development recruits. They are signed to be sqaud players....unless you think the development age starts at 18.