Reggie Perrin Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 2 hours ago, AJ1981 said: sarcasm, understatement maybe irony? IMHO name calling is usually the behaviour of insecure people trying to appear confident. I am entirely secure in my ability to deliver withering sarcasm or stylish understatement depending on the occasion. I am, of course, a supremely confident individual with a self deprecating sense of humour and a finely tuned sense of irony and whilst name calling is not usually my favoured response I am comfortable on this occasion in calling you a pompous p***k. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 6 hours ago, Reggie Perrin said: I am entirely secure in my ability to deliver withering sarcasm or stylish understatement depending on the occasion. I am, of course, a supremely confident individual with a self deprecating sense of humour and a finely tuned sense of irony and whilst name calling is not usually my favoured response I am comfortable on this occasion in calling you a pompous p***k. ^^totally unsure of himself^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Suffering Bairn Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 12 hours ago, SuperTuesday said: Oh come on, that page would make Mother Theresa post telling them to stop being fkn t1ts. Mother Theresa was a terrible human being so she would probably like it. She deliberately prevented many of the seriously ill people in her institutions getting medication because she believed the more they felt the agony of their suffering the closer they were to her god. Truly horrific. Sorry to go on a rant, I have a thing about religious hypocrites. (not talking about the poster who was only trying to be funny, talking about the woman). Edited July 2 by Long Suffering Bairn mistake 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea and Busquets Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. Edited July 2 by Tea and Busquets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2 hours ago, Long Suffering Bairn said: Mother Theresa was a terrible human being so she would probably like it. She deliberately prevented many of the seriously ill people in her institutions getting medication because she believed the more they felt the agony of their suffering the closer they were to her god. Truly horrific. Sorry to go on a rant, I have a thing about religious hypocrites. (not talking about the poster who was only trying to be funny, talking about the woman). Aye, but she meant well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. No as good as his faither! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodwall cat Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 17 hours ago, Bainsfordbairn said: I think the money comes from fundraising by things like golf days, sportsmens dinners and sponsorship. It's notable that the academy has a different sponsor from the first team. I believe the sponsor only does youth football, used to be involved at the club and then pulled out in protest when the academy closed. So the money isn't coming out of the first team budget. I don't care about the opinion of guys who watch the Shire and junior football. TBH I'm not bothered about the opinion of many Falkirk fans either, particularly when I read some of the stuff that goes up on COYB. I trust Tony Begg and John McGlynn though. If they think these guys are worth handing out apprenticeships to that's good enough for me. Aye but the actual modern apprenticeship scheme is govt part funded I think is it not? They also do a qualification alongside being footballers. Edited July 2 by Shodwall cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. Hard to disagree with that, I also think investment will be needed to take us further and especially if we need to also replace the pitch. We're probably at (or close) to our peak in terms of ST sales and commercial income with the feelgood factor of last year. A mid table finish this year could see both fall for 25/26 (same way Dunfermline are seeing this year). At the moment FSS money etc is keeping us in the hunt but would be amazing if we had investment to cover costs and that money was over and above rather than plugging a gap each year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. Saw it said elsewhere and still agree with the point it made - Football has a cost control problem not a revenue one. That we can excel in revenue generation off the park and yet still feel like we're poor relations to other, less supported clubs confirms that football will eventually annihilate itself. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. Are we maybe just learning from our lessons of the past and not over spending ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Shodwall cat said: Aye but the actual modern apprenticeship scheme is govt part funded I think is it not? They also do a qualification alongside being footballers. I've no idea. The first academy game is next midweek so if Tony's there I'll ask him then. Edited July 2 by Bainsfordbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. Definitely could do with the third leg of the stool being more active to help bridge the gap between other teams in the league but Hamilton signing Oli Shaw on a 3 year deal isn't exactly something we wouldn't be able to achieve in our current position. Would have been on a good wage at Barnsley but he's just went two consecutive seasons not managing to a single goal in a league game so his stock won't have been high. Edited July 2 by FFC 1876 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 29 minutes ago, Shodwall cat said: Aye but the actual modern apprenticeship scheme is govt part funded I think is it not? They also do a qualification alongside being footballers. If it’s the same scheme as other trades and work places then yes. A grant is available towards equipment/tools or uniform/ppe needed for the apprentice, the cost of the day release or online college course is covered and there is money towards the first six months of the apprentices wage. Taking into account wages for apprentices are notoriously low combined with government funding the cost ends up pretty minimal to the employer in the first year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgenarse Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 52 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Aye, but she meant well. She was good to her mother 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 9 minutes ago, Higgenarse said: She was good to her mother That would be Grandmother Teresa then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2 hours ago, Tea and Busquets said: It’s clear to me over the last few days especially that to be successful or progress further we’re going to need investment. Just having the fans investment won’t be enough- especially when you see the likes of Hamilton giving out 3 year deals to Oli Shaw. The size of our club should make us investable with the potential we have. We’ve had a brilliant season and to go unbeaten was just special. But as said we need to get further investment to go forward. Throw in the plastic new pitch rules, we either go with the original plans for promotion (with an added £1M to find) or plan B which I don’t think we have at present. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1981 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) 13 hours ago, Reggie Perrin said: I am entirely secure in my ability to deliver withering sarcasm or stylish understatement depending on the occasion. I am, of course, a supremely confident individual with a self deprecating sense of humour and a finely tuned sense of irony and whilst name calling is not usually my favoured response I am comfortable on this occasion in calling you a pompous p***k. ah the banter, it's hard to believe you thought drafting this at around 1AM was a good idea, you can always tell when people have relied on www.thesaurus.com to help them along, the end result is always as convincing as me assembling ikea furniture after 12 pints of stella. "stylish understatement" is perhaps my favourite, when I read that little pearl this morning i had a hearty guffaw and laughed so much a tiny wee trickle of pee escaped and I was left with an unwelcome map of Africa on my freshly laundered, starched and ironed rupert the bear pjs, mrs J was not impressed.... how's that for sarcasm, understatement and irony then reggie, withering, stylish and finely tuned enough for ya? Edited July 2 by AJ1981 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, ShaggerG said: Aye, but she meant well. Like all devout religious maniacs of followers of the omnipotent creator entities franchises on earth. They are dangerous and malevolent and should be called out, ridiculed, parodied and derided wherever they are encountered. Believe what you want and practice the Thou shalt, Thou shalt not's, rituals, incantations, chants all your want. If it gives you comfort, a compassionate humane code to lead your life and gives you comfort good for you. But keep it to yourself and refrain from inflicting these doctrines on others whether they want them or not. As you will have gathered I have little time for god botherers and the bigotry, sectarianism, persecution, mass murder that goes with 'Our way is the only way and everybody else is damned. To quote from 'The World Upside Down by Dick Gaughan 'They make the laws to serve them well The clergy dazzle us with heaven or they damn us into hell We will not worship the God they serve The God of greed who feeds the rich while poor men starve' 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 43 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: Like all devout religious maniacs of followers of the omnipotent creator entities franchises on earth. They are dangerous and malevolent and should be called out, ridiculed, parodied and derided wherever they are encountered. Believe what you want and practice the Thou shalt, Thou shalt not's, rituals, incantations, chants all your want. If it gives you comfort, a compassionate humane code to lead your life and gives you comfort good for you. But keep it to yourself and refrain from inflicting these doctrines on others whether they want them or not. As you will have gathered I have little time for god botherers and the bigotry, sectarianism, persecution, mass murder that goes with 'Our way is the only way and everybody else is damned. To quote from 'The World Upside Down by Dick Gaughan 'They make the laws to serve them well The clergy dazzle us with heaven or they damn us into hell We will not worship the God they serve The God of greed who feeds the rich while poor men starve' Fair enough, but are you a Billy or a Tim? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, AJ1981 said: ah the banter, it's hard to believe you thought drafting this at around 1AM was a good idea, you can always tell when people have relied on www.thesaurus.com to help them along, the end result is always as convincing as me assembling ikea furniture after 12 pints of stella. "stylish understatement" is perhaps my favourite, when I read that little pearl this morning i had a hearty guffaw and laughed so much a tiny wee trickle of pee escaped and I was left with an unwelcome map of Africa on my freshly laundered, starched and ironed rupert the bear pjs, mrs J was not impressed.... how's that for sarcasm, understatement and irony then reggie, withering, stylish and finely tuned enough for ya? Written during a quiet spell at work, no thesaurus required. Shame about your pish stained breeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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