Shadwell Dog Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Jackie Moon said: I think the way you have to look at is as been mentioned the board seem to be cutting the budget in the assumption we can put up a challenge with no Hibs and Rangers in the league and said that will do you, also as you mention about an aging Kerr and Miller are they not assisting with development squad and under 19s or something so theres 2 jobs used with 1 person in each saving 2 wages is how they will be looking at it. One thing i will say nothing against Sheps and hate to be negative towards a player but i think he's a salary that could have been used elsewhere but same time i dont think he would be on that much surely. I would presume the academy will be paying a part of Kerr and Millers wages which would be okay if it wasn't for the fact that it looks like a season too far for both of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 ooft. Will there be a live stream of the ensuing scenes this evening? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 ooft. Will there be a live stream of the ensuing scenes this evening? Club will probably not allow anyone to have their phones etc out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Baptie Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Was speaking with Hippo this morning. Says he is out for at least another 4 weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Shadwell Dog said: My main gripe with the bod is that we seem to be cutting budgets now that we have a decent chance of winning the league. The last 3 seasons we've had Hearts, Rangers and Hibs. Very little chance of competing with them budget wise but the first of those seasons apart we've seen a continual reduction in the quality of the side and now when those three have all headed off to the top flight we seem to be tightening our belts . Surely if this was going to be the case we should have been keeping things tight over the past few seasons until now and then using the extra cash to produce a side that can win the league . We've lost 6 or 7 players and brought in 2 and we're relying on an 18 year old left back . Now whether Houston has spent the cash wisely ( I think we all know that isnt the case) is another thing but its disappointing to see that when the chance to win the league is there we seem to be unable to fund a team to achieve that . Every team in the league this season has cut its cloth accordingly to the money that will come in, losing Hibs, Raith and Ayr to get Inverness, Brechin and Livvy is massive downfall. The quality argument falls on Houston's head as he has failed to replace what he inherited with like for like quality or even better. Kerr, Hippo, Taiwo and Baird really have been his only successes and two of them were players we players we didn't fully need, yes they improved us but taiwo and Vaulks were doing superb, he brings Kerr in and Vaulks loses his way for a bit, Sibbs was doing well on the left, he brings Hippo in. I'd mention Austin as a success to some extent, but I said this season is his season to prove it. We have had numerous right wingers, not replaced Duffie and now the case with Leahy, none of the centre backs are as good to what he inherited and he has had to go back to what he inherited to improve his strikers. Has Houston improved our squad ? He has for sure stopped the youth policy of players coming through to first team, as we now sell players who barely kick a ball for us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 minute ago, MrDust said: Every team in the league this season has cut its cloth accordingly to the money that will come in, losing Hibs, Raith and Ayr to get Inverness, Brechin and Livvy is massive downfall. The quality argument falls on Houston's head as he has failed to replace what he inherited with like for like quality or even better. Kerr, Hippo, Taiwo and Baird really have been his only successes and two of them were players we players we didn't fully need, yes they improved us but taiwo and Vaulks were doing superb, he brings Kerr in and Vaulks loses his way for a bit, Sibbs was doing well on the left, he brings Hippo in. I'd mention Austin as a success to some extent, but I said this season is his season to prove it. We have had numerous right wingers, not replaced Duffie and now the case with Leahy, none of the centre backs are as good to what he inherited and he has had to go back to what he inherited to improve his strikers. Has Houston improved our squad ? He has for sure stopped the youth policy of players coming through to first team, as we now sell players who barely kick a ball for us Yeah so surely it would've been a better idea to plan for this and instead of pishing money down the drain on the likes of Fraser Airds wages last season save it up so we can make a real go of it this season. Whilst Houston also has a lot to answer for I doubt he has much say in players getting flogged off before they make the first team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairnabeau Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 As everyone has pretty much said tonight is going to be interesting. I'm going to guess this'll follow the same pattern as last years with a 'presentation' from Houston and a board member doing their bit to guilt trip those in attendance What I want to know from the BoD in particular is what position we took on this Project Brave and how much it's costing us. I have a hunch (based on nothing) that's where a fair chunk of cash has been earmarked too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: Yeah so surely it would've been a better idea to plan for this and instead of pishing money down the drain on the likes of Fraser Airds wages last season save it up so we can make a real go of it this season. Whilst Houston also has a lot to answer for I doubt he has much say in players getting flogged off before they make the first team. It wasn't a dig at players getting sold before making the first team, its not just coincidence that the players coming through under Houston tenure, that all of them have made not much a note in the first team, the likes of Blair and Botti are really the only players that have come through, the latter only because his failing in the transfer market. Our business model has been drawn on basically selling a player we bring through, yet under Houston we aren't bringing anyone through, our team is made up of league jobbers Edited August 24, 2017 by MrDust 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Give them hell tonight boys. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Someone update the thread this evening please. Will need something to keep me entertained if the Everton game is muck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 If someone could video Olaf hooking Housty that would be splendid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 57 minutes ago, Marshmallo said: Give them hell tonight boys. Think you may be expecting too much - after all wasn't it last year where someone with a straight face asked why players weren't being signed from the Juniors. On that basis I fully anticipate a question on how many Stirling Uni players is Houston planning to bring in. And someone having a full on meltdown over Saturday proclaiming it the "worst result ever" and telling Houston "to gtf" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, drs said: Think you may be expecting too much - after all wasn't it last year where someone with a straight face asked why players weren't being signed from the Juniors. Bit of a waste of a question but there are some rough diamonds out there. Ross Stewart of St Mirren was at Kilwinning 15 months ago. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 We got Crunchie from Camelon Juniors, mind you have we not signed a player from Spartans during the close season ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Apparently nothing was said for half an hour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, Gaz FFC said: Apparently nothing was said for half an hour. As in they all sat in silence for 30 minutes or nothing of note? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rugster said: As in they all sat in silence for 30 minutes or nothing of note? Whatever you wish seeing we are getting no updates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 What I know so far.... Swansea bid for Gallacher We've tried to get 2 guys on loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, Gaz FFC said: What I know so far.... Swansea bid for Gallacher We've tried to get 2 guys on loan. When's he leaving then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Gaz FFC said: What I know so far.... Swansea bid for Gallacher We've tried to get 2 guys on loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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