Hughsie Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: What could possibly go wrong? A hefty loan given to a group where let's be honest there is a lack of accountability by the people who developed it. You only need to see that with the no chairman on the Club side of things. It hasn't worked out how they hoped so now borrowing money to kale their dream happen. Become a member and change all of those things if you don’t agree with how they’re operating then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 46 minutes ago, Enigma said: With foodbanks in every town these days I struggle to accept that this is the best use of Government money, but there you go. A very short sighted view. We all detest the need for foodbanks but government supporting business and communities is exactly what reduces this as it keeps people employed, businesses investing in people and services etc. Struggling businesses and communities contribute to the problem and just ploughing cash into it often doesn't. Foodbanks are a symptom not a cause. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Pathetic use of tax payers money from a pathetic government. -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 11 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: What could possibly go wrong? A hefty loan given to a group where let's be honest their is a lack of accountability by the people who developed it. You only need to see that with the no chairman on the Club side of things. It hasn't worked out how they hoped so now borrowing money to kale their dream happen. What exactly is the risk though. Can you expand on this? Like, if the FSS can't pay back this loan, what's the risk to the club or to the fans who can simply cancel a PayPal sub? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latapythelegend Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Rob1885 said: Pathetic use of tax payers money from a pathetic government. A strong Falkirk is in the nations best interests. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsie Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: Pathetic use of tax payers money from a pathetic government. f**k up, Rob. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 13 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: What could possibly go wrong? A hefty loan given to a group where let's be honest their is a lack of accountability by the people who developed it. You only need to see that with the no chairman on the Club side of things. It hasn't worked out how they hoped so now borrowing money to kale their dream happen. Leaf it out mate. Be patient and lettuce all see the full details first. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Heard FSS are putting out a vote next week to see if we'd rather sign Messi or Benzema. I'm torn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Haters gonna hate. This pleases me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Imagine having a problem with government assisting a business to move towards community ownership. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn2021 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: What could possibly go wrong? A hefty loan given to a group where let's be honest their is a lack of accountability by the people who developed it. You only need to see that with the no chairman on the Club side of things. It hasn't worked out how they hoped so now borrowing money to kale their dream happen. This isn't a hefty loan. Would barely buy you a flat in Edinburgh In terms of ScotGov money it's a rounding error. Edited May 31, 2023 by FalkirkBairn2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 From a weird series of coincidences I managed to find out about this last night and knew fine there'd be folk finding something to moan about it when it was announced (or leaked in this case). Will wait for the details but the story I got was that it was pretty much a win-win. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulsonFFC Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) Look forward to seeing the details, sounds good news on the surface. Was planning on starting to contribute to FSS but almost seems like it would be in the clubs best interests to actually go down the Falkirk Forever route now. Which leaves me a bit torn as I don't really like the moral decision that is now put on me Will be interesting to see what, if any, implications exist. If there are none, then it could turn out to be case of the government have just spunked free money at us. In saying that, the way the COVID grants were dished out wasn't exactly kind to us given our relative size so..... f**k them. Edited May 31, 2023 by MulsonFFC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, MulsonFFC said: Was planning on starting to contribute to FSS but almost seems like it would be in the clubs best interests to actually go down the Falkirk Forever route now. If you believe in fan ownership then FSS is the way to go. More members leads to a stronger fan voice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: Leaf it out mate. Be patient and lettuce all see the full details first. This. Until we get all the facts and figures we are in un-chard-ed territory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertobotswana Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 29 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: Pathetic use of tax payers money from a pathetic government. The same pathetic government that has given Dunfermline £140m in grants recently. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulsonFFC Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Bairney The Dinosaur said: If you believe in fan ownership then FSS is the way to go. More members leads to a stronger fan voice. Does this loan 'investment' from FSS not get the group to a position it wanted to be to have a significant fan voice? Genuinely curious as to what would happen if FSS contributions stopped growing? I'm not advocating for any of that by the way, just trying to understand it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, MulsonFFC said: Does this loan 'investment' from FSS not get the group to a position it wanted to be to have a significant fan voice? Genuinely curious as to what would happen if FSS contributions stopped growing? I'm not advocating for any of that by the way, just trying to understand it. Without knowing the details yet obviously, but yeah I assume this would take the shareholding somewhere close to the 26% original aim. Better to be representing the voices of 1000+ fans however than the ~700 currently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 50 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said: What could possibly go wrong? A hefty loan given to a group where let's be honest their is a lack of accountability by the people who developed it. You only need to see that with the no chairman on the Club side of things. It hasn't worked out how they hoped so now borrowing money to make their dream happen. You’ve lost the plot, this is different levels of bitterness! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter McGavin Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 11 hours ago, JulioBairn said: Mate we are in the middle of dreaming up all sorts of scenarios about what this news might be. We couldn’t be less interested in Airdrie or McCabe right now. Never said you were. My comment was about Arfield as player manager and your fans attitude to player managers last summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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