The Moonster Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 6 minutes ago, TamCarson said: I was out this morning at Bonhill Primary school delivering tennis lessons as part of their health and sports week, that's not news but Finlay Gray in full Dumbarton training kit delivering football sessions on behalf of DFC is a welcome sight. If he was interested in moving I don't think he'd be doing that for the club. Mon the Sons He is still technically contracted so if this was something that was set up previously he probably would need to do it even if he was leaving. I sincerely hope that he stays though, him and Ruth are two guys you'll never replace like for like, keeping both of them would be huge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 My sources are telling me that Matty Shiels has been spoken to but that Clyde have offered “much, much more”. I’m led to believe they are offering silly money and they’ve already beaten us to a signing or two. Hearing that even Mick Kennedy is jealous of Jobby McCall’s blank cheque book. Dangerous times for our homeless friends based on the figures being reported. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1993 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 24 minutes ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: My sources are telling me that Matty Shiels has been spoken to but that Clyde have offered “much, much more”. I’m led to believe they are offering silly money and they’ve already beaten us to a signing or two. Hearing that even Mick Kennedy is jealous of Jobby McCall’s blank cheque book. Dangerous times for our homeless friends based on the figures being reported. Boom before the bust again! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: My sources are telling me that Matty Shiels has been spoken to but that Clyde have offered “much, much more”. I’m led to believe they are offering silly money and they’ve already beaten us to a signing or two. Hearing that even Mick Kennedy is jealous of Jobby McCall’s blank cheque book. Dangerous times for our homeless friends based on the figures being reported. Em no we have a mystery benefactor, it’ll be fine… Spoiler Unless he: a) Gets bored b) His money dries up c) He pulls the money due to ill health Brooks Mileson style 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Who is bankrolling Clyde? Hopefully they get a home 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 "Much more" to a pauper club like Dumbarton is probably a tenner a week, to be fair. Th€ Bull¥ W££ pull is likely to be the bigger factor. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Quitely Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 1 minute ago, the_bully_wee said: "Much more" to a pauper club like Dumbarton is probably a tenner a week, to be fair. Th€ Bull¥ W££ pull is likely to be the bigger factor. You might be more right than you think. If Clyde or any other club are being bankrolled then we are being mugged big time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 5 minutes ago, the_bully_wee said: "Much more" to a pauper club like Dumbarton is probably a tenner a week, to be fair. Th€ Bull¥ W££ pull is likely to be the bigger factor. Enjoy it while it lasts. You misspelled "proper" btw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 In all seriousness, it wouldn't really surprise me if Clyde were able to offer more to Shiels than yourselves, even without our added muscle. You boys already have Greig Young, who seems to be highly-rated and presumably won't be on buttons. For us, left back is one of two priority areas for recruitment at the moment. Resigning Ruth and, if it so transpires, Gray and/or Orsi will also take up a fair bit more precious budget that it probably isn't sensible to fire into another left back, even if he can do a turn at CB and further forward. With all that said, it would be very funny if we are simply flinging about ruinous amounts and blowing good, honest clubs out of the water. Great for the heel narrative. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 12 minutes ago, the_bully_wee said: In all seriousness, it wouldn't really surprise me if Clyde were able to offer more to Shiels than yourselves, even without our added muscle. You boys already have Greig Young, who seems to be highly-rated and presumably won't be on buttons. For us, left back is one of two priority areas for recruitment at the moment. Resigning Ruth and, if it so transpires, Gray and/or Orsi will also take up a fair bit more precious budget that it probably isn't sensible to fire into another left back, even if he can do a turn at CB and further forward. With all that said, it would be very funny if we are simply flinging about ruinous amounts and blowing good, honest clubs out of the water. Great for the heel narrative. Shiels doesn't actually want to play left back. He filled in there for us but he was quite open in saying when he came that he much prefers playing further forward. We absolutely need a left winger and he's good pals with a number of our squad (he does coaching schools with Pigniatello). He's a really good fit for us but I wouldn't blame him for following the coin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I actually forgot for a moment that Tony Wallace is a complete haddy when it comes to playing above League Two, so that's a very fair point. If Shiels does sign up to Ian McCall's nut-cracking sledgehammer squad, however, then I can only envisage a Roberto Carlos-esque role for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I don’t know what’s been done in terms of commercial revenue, sponsorship etc. We did earn a fair bit from the Scottish cup last season, I estimated around 70k but I don’t know how much was used in January. We do have a Clyde fan putting money in, again amounts are unknown. His funding is based on the club moving back to Glasgow at some point, and obviously go up the leagues if possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 2 minutes ago, SLClyde said: I don’t know what’s been done in terms of commercial revenue, sponsorship etc. We did earn a fair bit from the Scottish cup last season, I estimated around 70k but I don’t know how much was used in January. We do have a Clyde fan putting money in, again amounts are unknown. His funding is based on the club moving back to Glasgow at some point, and obviously go up the leagues if possible. The figures that have been quoted to me are absolutely not being sustained by Scottish Cup runs. Real eye watering stuff. One of your latest recruits in particular will be wiping his arse with tenners for the forseeable. Fairly surprised the dough is not being pumped into something more beneficial than chucking expensive 1 and 2 year deals at lower league jobbers TBH. If Clyde don’t win the league at a canter McCall should chuck it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 17 minutes ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: The figures that have been quoted to me are absolutely not being sustained by Scottish Cup runs. Real eye watering stuff. One of your latest recruits in particular will be wiping his arse with tenners for the forseeable. Fairly surprised the dough is not being pumped into something more beneficial than chucking expensive 1 and 2 year deals at lower league jobbers TBH. If Clyde don’t win the league at a canter McCall should chuck it. It will be if we win it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Having heard what we were paying Steven Thicot in League One, I’d be delighted if we could spunk money on someone who actually somewhat resembled a footballer for a change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 It's challenging not to feel incredibly resentful when a fellow diddy club embarks on an artificially inflated spending binge. More challenging still when that club is Homeless Clyd£ ffs. With a bit of luck there will be some glorious schadenfreude incoming at some point down the line. I'm afraid I won't have any spare shrapnel for their survival buckets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Quitely Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 26 minutes ago, George Parr said: It's challenging not to feel incredibly resentful when a fellow diddy club embarks on an artificially inflated spending binge. More challenging still when that club is Homeless Clyd£ ffs. With a bit of luck there will be some glorious schadenfreude incoming at some point down the line. I'm afraid I won't have any spare shrapnel for their survival buckets. Why resentful ? Clyde's situation isn't the cause of our financial woes. Those woes make Stevie Farrell's job a whole lot harder, and it won't just be Clyde outbidding us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 16 minutes ago, Frank Quitely said: Why resentful ? Clyde's situation isn't the cause of our financial woes. Those woes make Stevie Farrell's job a whole lot harder, and it won't just be Clyde outbidding us. I'm quite aware that many clubs will have a larger budget than Dumbarton for player recruitment. That's fine, that's reality What's frustrating is other clubs getting ahead by spending beyond their means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 My undercover agent friend has now told me Jobby McCall is trying to hijack our Cammy Ballantyne approach. I believe a signing on fee has been quoted which will blow us out the water. I wonder if Blair Malcolm and Callum Wilson fancy coming back? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Mccall is a pain in the arse.His family have some tie to Dumbarton but he personally hates the place and said he would rather give up managing than manage Dumbarton. wee c**t that he is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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