ShaggerG

2-0 Annan!

BBC now deleted the penalty post, so they must have got it wrong.

Scratch that. They reported that you'd been given a penalty but have now deleted the post.

I take it you missed the penalty then? BBC haven't said as much.

Hamilton get a penalty, but must have missed because it's 0-1 half time.

Goal for Annan!

Accies fans clearly relishing today's game. They're all over their match thread!

Not like you to be negative!

Beat me to it!

Aye, I've said before that I'm unsure if he would be able to have us challenging in the Championship, but I think his recruitment may have changed my mind. These players, when on their game, are more than a match for any team in the Championship at the moment IMO. I do think that he needs to develop a plan B a bit more though. Only guessing of course, but I would imagine that he would be looking for two years as a minimum and, as folk have said, they really need to have him on board to be able to persuade players to extend. All things considered, I'm happy with the news.

Who would you replace him with?

Maybe we should run a book now? McGlynn, Donaldson, Nesbitt and MacIver for me, and Oliver if he comes on. Hard to separate.

Cheers, Robertson was one I recognised but couldn't remember. Aye, I suppose ending up in Airdrie will do that to you!

I don't know TBH, although I wouldn't have thought that a new contract would affect things?

I recognise Andrews, Alison, Barclay, Mitchell, Arfield, Stewart, Moffat and Scobbie, can you help with the rest? [not the three in black obviously]

I think that's exactly what they're doing, they're certainly not relying solely on the FSS. From memory, we've sold Taylor, Higginbotham and Vaulks (don't think I've missed anyone) that didn't come through the academy. That in itself is an unusual situation and I think the fact that our academy was so well thought of helped with that. The academy however produced £millions by the sale of Flynn, Wallace, Arfield, Kingsley, Fulton, McGrandles, Murdoch, Blair, Biabi, Gallagher and Mark Stewart, who I'm sure briefly joined the academy before playing in the first team. It was a terrible decision to axe it. Edit to say that, hopefully, Fulton has still to get us some more cash if he's sold on. That add-on in itself may reap more than the accumulated fees of the three non-academy players that I mentioned.

Aye, but think of the revenue it would bring in when the ugly sisters, Hearts and Hibs visit.

That's an idea and maybe a way for folk who don't want to join the FSS to contribute on a random basis?

I would think that could happen if we manage to get back to the Premier some day.

You don't know the difference? Ok, I'll just leave it there. Good night!

If we ever manage to get round to building a fourth stand it will definitely need to produce revenue on non match days to help pay for it I think. Whilst it would be great to have hospitality boxes, I'm not sure that we could sell them all on top of what we already do? Maybe in the Premier right enough and we wouldn't be in a position to build it until we get back there anyway.

Oh, FFS, and you say I should try digesting your posts. Maybe you should try digesting them yourself. You said 'why don't we have a BOD capable of attracting investment'. If you don't think they're capable, you must think they're incapable.

Well, it was you who said they were incapable after all.

So your opinion is that the board are incapable?

This is utter bullshit IMO. If your 'many very close Falkirk friends' are already spending fortunes on STs, tops, training gear, 50/50 tickets and hospitality etc every season, I'm sure you could gently persuade them to part with another tenner a month! It would certainly help. It's not for the first time that you've trotted out the 'why are the BOD not capable of attracting investment' line either. They've done a fantastic job in achieving what they have so far, yet you seem to infer that they're either incapable or don't give a shit. Both opinions are clearly untrue. I know two or three guys that I couldn't persuade to join. Not because they can't afford it, more that they're 'fair weather supporters' who aren't invested in the club the way that I am. I think there are a lot of new fans who attend matches now who probably don't view themselves as supporters as such. and therefore won't see an FSS membership as important.