Blaze Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Wh4t te4ms th4t you're t4lking 4bout? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Blaze said: Wh54t te54ms th54t you're t54lking 54bout? FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 That's quite funny for you. Who told you that one? Finger on the pulse as usual. [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the west curve Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I can’t can you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 How long have Killie had that standing section in the Moffat Stand? I can’t remember seeing it before and the only recent match with Aberdeen I missed was the 0-0 earlier this season. Have I been attending Rugby Park with my eyes closed? Also, I don’t remember any publicity around it, however I am getting old. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocular Patdown Required Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 minute ago, kingjoey said: How long have Killie had that standing section in the Moffat Stand? I can’t remember seeing it before and the only recent match with Aberdeen I missed was the 0-0 earlier this season. Have I been attending Rugby Park with my eyes closed? Also, I don’t remember any publicity around it, however I am getting old. I think it was put in early December, same time as the standing section in the East stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Ocular Patdown Required said: I think it was put in early December, same time as the standing section in the East stand. I never noticed any other standing section. Well done to a Killie for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I never noticed any other standing section. Well done to a Killie for that.There’s another section in the East Stand under the scoreboard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 There’s another section in the East Stand under the scoreboard. Why did the scoreboard timer not run for the first half of extra time but it did for the second half? I demand answers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep62 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 8 hours ago, kingjoey said: How long have Killie had that standing section in the Moffat Stand? I can’t remember seeing it before and the only recent match with Aberdeen I missed was the 0-0 earlier this season. Have I been attending Rugby Park with my eyes closed? Also, I don’t remember any publicity around it, however I am getting old. Strangely enough, myself and my son were discussing that on Wednesday night at the game saying that it was the first time we'd noticed it. Not sure how many folk actually ended up using it, but about ten minutes into the game there was only about half a dozen folk in it which i though strange, but never really checked after that such was the level of entertainment on offer in the first half 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliethedug Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The standing section in the East Stand (which was paid for by the fans) has been a success. The one in the Moffat will get better over time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, olliethedug said: The standing section in the East Stand (which was paid for by the fans) has been a success. The one in the Moffat will get better over time. I can’t say that there’s been any publicity about this, outside of Kilmarnock obviously. Everybody and their mother knew about Celtic’s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I'm sure there was a wee mention of it opening before your game with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 13 hours ago, kingjoey said: I can’t say that there’s been any publicity about this, outside of Kilmarnock obviously. Everybody and their mother knew about Celtic’s. Does that surprise you? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye the Gnu Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Sortmeout said: Does that surprise you? Just beat me to it. The meeja believes no one's interested in anything outwith the Twisted sisters. Edited February 22, 2020 by Hawkeye the Gnu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Sortmeout said: Does that surprise you? My answer is..........no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocular Patdown Required Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/club-sign-club-record-kit-deal-with-hummel/ Hummel will be the new kit manufacturer till 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_K_97 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Pleased with that. If they actually do a bespoke kit along the lines of my SC Freiburg one from a couple of seasons ago I think we might be in for a treat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Ocular Patdown Required said: https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/club-sign-club-record-kit-deal-with-hummel/ Hummel will be the new kit manufacturer till 2023. some of their bespoke stuff looks really good...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Billy Bowie confident that Kilmarnock will ride out virus storm In a time of crisis for football clubs worldwide, Billy Bowie, the chairman of Kilmarnock, is insistent that his club will survive the coronavirus trauma and will remain “strong and stable” under his stewardship. Bowie’s private Ayrshire-based company, Billy Bowie Special Projects, deploys a fleet of 24 industrial cleaning trucks and employs 140 people, having just delivered further profit on £19 million worth of contracts this year. But the 53-year-old’s other great concern is Kilmarnock FC, into which he has injected nearly £1 million in soft loans, with the aim of consolidating the club’s status in Scotland’s top flight. “Kilmarnock FC has no overdraft or bank debt whatsoever,” says Bowie. “We are actually sitting with some money in the coffers at the moment and the players are all getting paid what they are due. “Cash flow is not a problem for us. If this [the health crisis] goes on for five or six months, then yes, it could be, but the club has two millionaire directors on its board and we are both here for the long haul. We care about this club.” Along with Bowie, fellow director, Phyllis McLeish, who earned a multi-million pound windfall through selling her company, QTS, can also help guarantee Kilmarnock’s safety and consolidation. The former Labour MP, Cathy Jamieson, makes up one of the most intriguing boardroom trios in the Scottish game. Kilmarnock’s top player salary is £2,000 a week, and Bowie insists he runs a tight ship. “I run Kilmarnock like a business, with a budget to stick to. I’ve got Phyllis on board, and I’ve got Cathy on behalf of the Killie Trust. Cathy helps to rally the fans, who have just put in £50,000 themselves. Between the three of us, we are brain-storming in terms of bringing in funds for the club. “My own loan to Kilmarnock at one point was £900,000 but that has been cut back to about £680,000 as things stand. Obviously, I’m not looking to have any of that paid back just now and, if I need to add to it, I will.” Bowie hopes that, when football is up and running again, Kilmarnock will sustain their recent attendance-increase of around 1,000 fans per game. It was this percentage rise which allowed Bowie and his board to cut the Old Firm visiting fans’ allocation at Rugby Park to just one stand. “We made absolutely the right decision to give only one stand to the Old Firm,” Bowie insists. “Cathy, myself and Phyllis looked at what was happening, and we listened to our fans, and we decided to go for it. We knew we had the fan-base out there and we said, ‘let’s give it a go.’ “My arithmetic was quite simple. If we cut the Old Firm visiting fans by 4,000 seats, then that’s 16,000 bums on seats down for the season [over four matches]. But if we could increase our walks-ups by 1,000 per game — we have 18 home games — then that more than makes up for it. And that’s what we’ve done. So far as I know we’ve not lost any money on making the decision.” Stability at Kilmarnock also comes via the manager’s office. The appointment of Angelo Alessio did not work but, in Alex Dyer, Bowie says he has a coach he deeply admires. “Alex understands what Kilmarnock FC is all about,” he says. “He totally gets it. That’s what I like about him. He knows we have a budget to stick to and that we need to have a good dressing room. He is also a total gentleman. With Angelo, it just wasn’t working. He was a nice guy, but something wasn’t right. It’s all I can say on that. “I don’t know when football will return — the end of April feels a bit optimistic to me — but this club will be OK.” Graeme Spiers (The Times) Edited March 21, 2020 by C4mmy31 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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