Blame Me

Man who says there are no leaks, leaks that he's been told we aren't in for a target that was leaked weeks ago

Glad to see we've finally cracked Gary Holt's spreadsheet password

Probably read it on here

12+ days since Kenny Miller uttered those quotes As Dick Campbell would say, with those estimations KM can come and measure my carpets

If all other parts of the team were working and you were lacking goals then I'd buy your argument but our misfiring in front of goal is a consequence of the rest of the team so that should be addressed first.

We're killing Morrison now when he was the great hope last year. No-one has impressed enough and until as a team we become better anyone will look "average".

@Rocco for starters the "damaged goods" point is absolute guff. Smaller, less attractive clubs on paper (location, facilities, p/t etc) manage to attract players who have excelled and don't feel the need to associate themselves with the ilk of Goodwillie. I'm not one to stick up for Shadwell - he's more than capable of doing that in his own - but the factors you mentioned are probably a long way down the list of why players would sign or clubs would loan to us. Hope that explains your red.

5 or 6 is pie-in-the-sky. One more is probably all we're looking at.

I'd wager the smart money on Rennie not being around beyond his initial 6-month contract.

Aye and in years preceding that we played at a ramshackle, un-compliant ground, we finished 2nd bottom saved by Airdrie Mk.1's demise and had, in some folks opinion, a complete bam managing us and played at illustrious Ochilview over that period while the club worked out a portakabin! We still managed to sign some cracking players who weren't always the finished article. Aye footballers want success but most want to pay the bills - Being part of successful teams makes that part easier - and some need minutes or a chance somewhere else and take it regardless of the club's stature at the time. Folk dismissing the timing of Holt's departure as long as he's gone are glossing over the fact he must've put in the legwork of scouting and talking to clubs about players and produced something - speculating that it was more potentially poor signings also overlooks that we still haven't signed anyone that the manager thought was better and immediately available. Hopefully we sign a few very soon.

Christ! I've just agreed with Shadwell

Yeah and we scored 2 - one by a striker. Don't concede and we've nicked that game regardless of sitters missed!

We don't need a striker at all. It's clearly mid/def that needs sorted. Defend better and we don't need tons of goals per game! Another poster mentioned earlier, you can't keep conceding 2+ goals and expect to win matches

Where does the fault lie though? Holt must've been working on recruitment from Oct - Dec and identifying players with his staff and Sheerin. There must be collateral produced over that period that has gone in the bin when the new BOD or Rennie appeared. Was AT-S even considered before impressing for Dunfermline. Midway through the window and knowing we need fresh blood - as acknowledged before last week's game - and another week slips by without even one new face something does seem amiss.

I'm just realising that this appears to have been a meme on SM for quite a while now! Happy to see tweets like this wrt Falkirk for the foreseeable

We have gotten ourselves into a quandry with Dowds. He clearly is rated by Rennie and has proven he can play at a higher level. He won't be short of suitors and the fact his contract expires soon he has the upper hand. I'd hope we could extend his deal and give him a proper run. Also hoping Rennie can convince him of staying to make it mutually beneficial to both parties.

Great performance today and good to see our strikers score Also pleased to see we looked like the home team for once.

That we can agree. Instead you seem unconcerned that the club would even contemplate the move to the point it becomes "Hobson's choice".

Publicly addressing it would signal he's not a target. Falkirk TV won't do "cold" interviews so what is or isn't said can be agreed before recording. As it is, the conclusion is he very much is a target. When should fans - ordinary or FSS members - make their views known in your view. Perhaps we wait until he's paraded with the scarf at the stadium

National newspaper

It started in a national newspaper and has then been discussed on this forum. I think I've heard it all in last 8-12 hours on here: * Supporters societies shouldn't canvas their members * Forums posters shouldn't discuss speculation or give opinions Mentioned it pages back but until communication, of any sort, from the club improves dramatically then rumour and speculation will always fill the void.

This isn't difficult - A quick manager interview like the KM pre-match one where he's asked how January recruitment has gone so far and one question pointedly about the DG speculation. All Rennie then has to say is he's a Clyde player and not one of our targets we're pursuing. Rumours ended dead.

How exactly does the supporters society appointees carry out their role representing their membership if they don't ask them for their views?

Exactly. That members have been canvassed so soon on an issue is showing the benefit of having a group who is precisely there to gauge the mood of the fan base. As @StuartA says they've not done this lightly and is quite an exceptional step, probably reserved in future for relocating the club or changing the colours for instance.

Please tell me the initial email was sent to an blind distribution list?