Rugster Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Aufc said: Are falkirk following the rangers school of finance? Risky business if no promotion this year No, we’re not. And as a fan of Airdrie, you’re not really one to criticise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Brockers61 said: I really don't know and if there was an obvious solution I'm sure it would have been raised by now. One of the issues seems to be that we are continually targeting fundraising at the same group of fans. As was suggested last night perhaps an appeal to the Falkirk diaspora would be worth trying. 5 million living in Scotland but another 25 million of Scottish descent living elsewhere so if we apply that factor of 5 to the 4000 who turned up last Saturday then we are looking at potentially 20,000 people around the world with a Falkirk connection of some sort. Create a 'Bairns Abroad' club or some such grouping where they can join and receive updates on the club etc and membership guarantees them a free match ticket when they come home from Australia or wherever to visit Falkirk. Whatever the solution is we need to start thinking creatively about it as continually asking the same set of fans to regularly dig deeper into their pockets isn't going to work in the long term. I don’t think I necessarily agree that we are continually asking the same individuals to keep contributing more, it may well end up being the same 5 or 600 fans that end up doing so again but the way I’ve interpreted any messaging from the club, the patrons group or FSS is them trying to encourage the other core 4000 or so fans who aren’t members of one of the two fans groups or who tend not to contribute anything more than the price of a ticket on match day to sign up to one of these initiatives (if they can afford it) so as we don’t keep having to go back to that same small section of the fan base continually and the responsibility of having a fan owned club (if that is indeed what fans want) is spread amongst a wider proportion of the fan group. I have reservations about it but the “forever Falkirk” thing is obviously another attempt at doing just that, trying to engage those fans who could afford to but haven’t yet joined either the FSS or Patrons groups. Edited February 24, 2023 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just now, Rugster said: No, we’re not. And as a fan of Airdrie, you’re not really one to criticise. Why is that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Aufc said: Why is that? Did Airdrie fans not let their club die due to finances? Same way the sevco fans did? Edited February 24, 2023 by LatapyBairn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said: Did Airdrie fans not let their club die due to finances? Same way the sevco fans did? Sevco never died. Rangers did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 47 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: It isn’t growing quickly enough. I really don’t know how many times that has to be said. I don’t know why, probably numerous reasons from finance to not believing in the model to don’t care enough to shares not being in a fans name. Frustrating, very frustrating It isn't growing quickly enough for what? Worth taking a step back and remembering that providing a source of income is a consequence and not the cause of FSS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: Sevco never died. Rangers did. True, fans of the former rangers football club now tend to support the club we know as sevco however. Incidentally they even use the same stadium as rangers once did. Edited February 24, 2023 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds02 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said: Did Airdrie fans not let their club die due to finances? Same way the sevco fans did? Well in fairness we didn't really have a choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Diamonds02 said: Well in fairness we didn't really have a choice. Good point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said: Did Airdrie fans not let their club die due to finances? Same way the sevco fans did? Incorrect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just watching the Raith v Ayr game, and Ayr look like our type of nightmare. A team of big units who are happy to indulge in the physical side of things. McGlynn sitting up the back of the stand taking it all in. I wish Paul Smith was still of playing age……he loved a scrap on the park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wind Chime Jimmy Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 You can recycle old bean tins for rattling outside one of your 3 stands on matchdays. Being metal they'll make a richt noise, ken, when the 10 bob bits hit the tin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Wind Chime Jimmy said: You can recycle old bean tins for rattling outside one of your 3 stands on matchdays. Being metal they'll make a richt noise, ken, when the 10 bob bits hit the tin. f**k me that’s hilarious 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriG-FFC Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Tell you what we are never going to get a better chance at a semi final. Ayr look bang average to me. Big boy up front put himself about but nothing special. Mullin on the wing half decent. Didn't realise they had signed Chris Maguire right enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Harry Kinnear said: f**k me that’s hilarious Yep, and it’s near enough all his own work. Fucked it right up by alluding to a coin that has never existed, but I suppose everyone has grown used to his needy attention seeking by now. I just hope he’s a child and not an adult with real issues. We all have to make allowances (just in case). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Here was me thinking that 'sell a ten year season ticket' Walter Mitty scheme was the solution to all your problems. Tick tock. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriG-FFC Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just now, virginton said: Here was me thinking that 'sell a ten year season ticket' Walter Mitty scheme was the solution to all your problems. Tick tock. You boys still bitter we took McKinnon?...Jesus Christ we done you a favour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, AriG-FFC said: Tell you what we are never going to get a better chance at a semi final. Ayr look bang average to me. Big boy up front put himself about but nothing special. Mullin on the wing half decent. Didn't realise they had signed Chris Maguire right enough. On a player by player basis, we are probably not too far away in terms of ability, but we know full well that we can be bullied out of games, and I have no doubt that they will try and use that very tactic on us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_diamond Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, virginton said: Here was me thinking that 'sell a ten year season ticket' Walter Mitty scheme was the solution to all your problems. Tick tock. Being the most tedious and predictable thing on a thread filled with Falkirk fans takes some doing. Kudos to you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, AriG-FFC said: You boys still bitter we took McKinnon?...Jesus Christ we done you a favour. I am just amazed at the geezer with the kiddy pics hasn’t a clue what “Walter Mitty” actually means. How many years of being a total nugget of questionable ethics has he/she been plying the same seedy pish? Still scrabbling for relevance. Just another needy soul. We certainly seem to attract them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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