Pie Of The Month Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fuctifano said: Is there anything of any interest or am I just sticking the audio on this later to help me sleep? Zero of note. Fans need to support the team, being out the cup means we can focus on the league, the aim is to win the league. Got to wonder who at the club thought that rousing message from Gerry would do anything to help matters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Pie Of The Month said: Zero of note. Fans need to support the team, being out the cup means we can focus on the league, the aim is to win the league. Got to wonder who at the club thought that rousing message from Gerry would do anything to help matters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneStacker Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On a plus point at least if you ever need Gerry as a lawyer you know that the judge will get so fed up listening to him you will get let off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 If a video statement doesn’t bring actual news and the drawing attention to the absence of news is likely to get a negative reaction among those you’re seeking to pacify precisely because there is no news, don’t do the video statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvindaleJag Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I forewent the Methil trip, but was Gerry actually trying to dump on the club's brightest hope for the future as well as on the most loyal customers of the business he's trying to run? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cilitbang Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 And this is why people like me cba going back to Firhill unless there’s change. Same old stale shit on and off the pitch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) I'm a bit bored on my break at work, so had a quick look at Wiki for our league placings over the last few seasons: I'm taking this with a huge pinch of salt (pretty sure we didn't finish 9th last season for a start) but assuming it's broadly accurate it looks like there's not a gigantic difference between the 2016/17 season and 2017/18, and yet the end results were vastly different. 16/17 will be skewed by the collective giving up in the 5 post-split fixtures however, whereas we had something to play for right through to the disastrous play-offs against Livi. Shite cup records overall - a grim thought that one of our best cycle's in years may well have amounted to a handful of quarter final appearances (one of which iirc was an insipid 1-0 loss away to Aberdeen where Abdul Osman sort of had a half chance right at the end which was all we fucking created) and 2 draws against Rangers* + Celtic over 5 years if you include the 1st division season. edit: and yet to be fair to him the league finishes were generally pretty good, however it's maybe worth noting that unless I'm getting hugely mixed up we fucked up horrendously in pressure games against County twice, once on the last day of the season where a win would have seen us to 7th but we lost 3-2 or 4-2 and another time where we lost 1-0 away where we ended up only needing a draw to secure a top six place. Could also chuck the 4-0 defeat away which killed our goal difference last season for a hat-trick of County inflicting very damaging results to us. Still think Archibald is a decent guy and he's always spoken well whenever I've heard him on the radio or the like, but I've been pretty firmly in the Archie Must Go camp since watching the first half of the 3-0 loss away to Hearts. The 4-0 against County shortly thereafter solidified that. It softened a little bit post relegation and I just about got behind the quick decision to retain him with the bulk of the squad gutted out in a "let's just see where this goes guys" kinda thing, but the way we're playing, the rebuild thus far + if we can't manage to find a way to consistently get results away from home it doesn't look like I'm going to shift that position any time soon. Utterly convinced this is his last season at the club whatever happens tbh, whether it's amicable or ends badly remains to be seen. Edited September 12, 2018 by Thistle_do_nicely 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggymct Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 When is Archie’s contract up ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Utterly convinced this is his last season at the club whatever happens tbh, whether it's amicable or ends badly remains to be seen.I genuinely hoped last season would be his last, regardless of whether or not we managed to survive, as I felt the whole thing had gone stale. The ideal situation for me would have been for him to win the play offs then leave head held high. An unlikely scenario, admittedly. The manner of the play off defeat left me certain that he would be gone within a few days and yet here we are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 33 minutes ago, jaggymct said: When is Archie’s contract up ? I think it was extended until 2019 presumably the end of the season. But i'm not 100% sure on exact end date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlife Crisis Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 It's clear from the Chief Exec comments that Archibald is not under threat and has a job for life. Quite incredible that the board cannot see what we can all see. I believe that there is now a majority of fans who want to see change in the management team and if we lose this weekend, it will be near impossible for Gerry or chairman or anyone else not to do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 The ‘jobs for the boys’ culture stinks. We’re a club going nowhere. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Rosebury Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Alan Archibald is in the process of building a new team. He won't be sacked this season unless we are in danger of relegation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Lord Rosebury said: Alan Archibald is in the process of building a new team. He won't be sacked this season unless we are in danger of relegation. While I'm not spitting "Archie out" like some, if you're building a new team, you usually need to actually sign enough players to fill out said team. If this is him building, he should probably do it better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJag Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/fitzpatrick-signs-contract-extension/ Great bit of business 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Happy with that indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 hours ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: (one of which iirc was an insipid 1-0 loss away to Aberdeen where Abdul Osman sort of had a half chance right at the end which was all we fucking created) I think I remember this game; was it on the BBC? If so, it was as big a shitebag performance as I've ever seen. Dreadful match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said: I think I remember this game; was it on the BBC? If so, it was as big a shitebag performance as I've ever seen. Dreadful match. Yeah, cup 1/4 final a couple of seasons back. We actually took almost a 1000 fans up thanks to free buses ran by the club only for the team to not turn up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor challenger Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Let's face it. If and when Archibald leaves Shaggy will probably be asked to step up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting777 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 That is the best bit of business the club has done this season. He is a terrific prospect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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