The Partick Thistle thread

[Fuctifano]

3 year extension for Ross Maciver. Or something to do with fan ownership. 

As long as it's not one of those fan token things. 

[Fuctifano]

24 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said:

Would we be entitled to (a small amount) of compensation if he does sign a PCA elsewhere? He’s still under 23 and will be at the end of the season, which I think is the rule. @Skyline Drifter

As long as we make him an offer on matching or better terms than his current one then we will be entitled to some compensation if he goes elsewhere. 

Edit : suppose the news being trailed by James Cairney could be a Rudden extension but seems more likely to be something on the non playing side of things. 

Edited October 25, 2021 by Fuctifano

[Bishop Briggs]

45 minutes ago, Fuctifano said:

3 year extension for Ross Maciver. Or something to do with fan ownership. 

As long as it's not one of those fan token things. 

Correct

https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/joint-statement-on-progress-towards-transfer-of-majority-shareholding-to-fans/

"Despite the constraints of the pandemic, The Jags Foundation (TJF) and Three Black Cats (3BC) have continued to work constructively and positively over the way forward towards fan ownership. As a result, a timetable and associate actions have now been agreed between TJF and 3BC, with the support of the Partick Thistle Board.

The proposed date for the transfer of the majority shareholding to fans and land to the Club is set for June 2022. "

Edited October 25, 2021 by Bishop Briggs

[VictorOnopko]

Clearly some geat excitement being generated among the fanbase with this latest announcement.

Anyone know if this means Jacqui Low will have left the club by July 2022?  is Paul Goodwin still involved?

 

 

[kerly]

No doubt jlow will become a director on the board to oversee the transition never to be removed, as for mr Goodwin haven’t seen I’m in ages he will no doubt turn up to celebrate on the great day only to disappear as we become a big team in the seaside league

[Bishop Briggs]

38 minutes ago, VictorOnopko said:

Clearly some geat excitement being generated among the fanbase with this latest announcement.

Anyone know if this means Jacqui Low will have left the club by July 2022?  is Paul Goodwin still involved?

Tbh, I'm a bit puzzled by this section in today's club statement - "At the point the shares are handed over, a further TJF Director would be added, again subject to the agreement of the Club Board."  

As majority shareholder, The Jags Foundation could remove the. Club Board members (Including Jacqui Low) and appoint replacements. The agreement of the current Club Board would/should not be required. 

AFAIK Paul Goodwin is not, and has never been, involved with 3BC or TJF. 

[oneteaminglasgow]

Paul Goodwin’s thing was called Thistleforever, was it not? No idea if he’s involved in the Jags Foundation or not.

If TJF are learning how to run a club from Jacqui Low and Gerry Britton, then I’m sure it’ll be a rip roaring success…

[The Firhill Frozen Pie]

2 hours ago, oneteaminglasgow said:

Paul Goodwin’s thing was called Thistleforever, was it not? No idea if he’s involved in the Jags Foundation or not.

If TJF are learning how to run a club from Jacqui Low and Gerry Britton, then I’m sure it’ll be a rip roaring success…

Be interesting to see once the shares are handed over if TJF will stick by their promise to get rid of her. I have a sneaky suspicion they will annoint her the grand high chief of Firhill and build her a statue!

[baba douche]

You might not like her, but things have been run well since the Caldwell disaster.

You don't have to like people that work for you if they do their job right.

She'll probably be kept on as a director, unless she reads the room and declines the offer.

[oneteaminglasgow]

58 minutes ago, baba douche said:

You might not like her, but things have been run well since the Caldwell disaster.

You don't have to like people that work for you if they do their job right.

She'll probably be kept on as a director, unless she reads the room and declines the offer.

Last summer was, in its entirety, a fucking shambles.

Statement after statement of utter pish, proposing reconstruction while accusing everyone else of self interest, messaging fans telling them how to create banners having a go at everyone without getting the club into trouble. It was all an absolutely dreadful look for the club.

Then there was the stuff about her threatening legal action because David Beattie said that she’d given Gary fucking Caldwell a completely unsustainable budget, and so he’d had to cancel team busses and stuff to pay for it.

And appointing Gary Caldwell because he could use a PowerPoint presentation.

She’s bad at her job, and very, very dislikeable. Should be hounded out the club as a matter of urgency. 

[Nightmare]

33 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said:

She’s bad at her job, and very, very dislikeable. Should be hounded out the club as a matter of urgency. 

Yep. For someone whose actual job is PR, she’s fucking rubbish at it.

The day she’s permanently gone from this club can’t come soon enough.

[Skyline Drifter]

15 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said:

Tbh, I'm a bit puzzled by this section in today's club statement - "At the point the shares are handed over, a further TJF Director would be added, again subject to the agreement of the Club Board."  

As majority shareholder, The Jags Foundation could remove the. Club Board members (Including Jacqui Low) and appoint replacements. The agreement of the current Club Board would/should not be required.

To be pedantic, the majority owner cannot simply remove Board members and appoint others. Only the Board of Directors can do that in the normal course of events. The majority owner could call an EGM and propose the removal of directors and appointment of others though of course. And it would win, because it's the majority owner. And knowing that, it's pretty unlikely the Board would resist the request to appoint / resign directors because it's just pointless admin and cost.

Never the less, technically, the statement is accurate. Between General Meetings only the existing Board can appoint new directors.

[Bishop Briggs]

11 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said:

To be pedantic, the majority owner cannot simply remove Board members and appoint others. Only the Board of Directors can do that in the normal course of events. The majority owner could call an EGM and propose the removal of directors and appointment of others though of course. And it would win, because it's the majority owner. And knowing that, it's pretty unlikely the Board would resist the request to appoint / resign directors because it's just pointless admin and cost.

Never the less, technically, the statement is accurate. Between General Meetings only the existing Board can appoint new directors.

I agree but the club statement suggests that the status quo will continue. The only difference is that TJF will have two directors on the Club Board after the handover.

That is wishful thinking. Jacqui Low is not a popular Chairman after the Caldwell disaster. The TJF will be under pressure from its membership to remove her and her cronies.

[Fae_the_'briggs]

2 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said:

I agree but the club statement suggests that the status quo will continue. The only difference is that TJF will have two directors on the Club Board after the handover.

That is wishful thinking. Jacqui Low is not a popular Chairman after the Caldwell disaster. The TJF will be under pressure from its membership to remove her and her cronies.

To be pedantic, "Chairperson", "Chairwoman", or "Chairlady". Well maybe not that last one. 

[Bishop Briggs]

2 minutes ago, Fae_the_'briggs said:

To be pedantic, "Chairperson", "Chairwoman", or "Chairlady". Well maybe not that last one. 

Isn't Chair the correct term in these days of compulsory "gender neutrality"?

Tbh, I don't really care and just want the dreadful Jacqui Low out asap.

[Pie Of The Month]

1 hour ago, Fae_the_'briggs said:

To be pedantic, "Chairperson", "Chairwoman", or "Chairlady". Well maybe not that last one. 

To be pedantic Jacqui Low chose to be referred to as chairman.

[Highlandmagar]

4 hours ago, baba douche said:

You might not like her, but things have been run well since the Caldwell disaster.

You don't have to like people that work for you if they do their job right.

She'll probably be kept on as a director, unless she reads the room and declines the offer.

Really? She has been an utter shambles and a severe embarrassment to the club, with her antics.  And remember she appointed Caldwell. And it was here successors that binned him and brought McCall in, before her vanity  brought her back with Colin Whyte's cash.

Edited October 26, 2021 by Highlandmagyar Tier 3

[AMMjag]

17 hours ago, oneteaminglasgow said:

Paul Goodwin’s thing was called Thistleforever, was it not?

I think it was called 'Thistle For Ever', which obviously marked him out as a complete simpleton from the off.

[JagsCG]

Paul Goodwin has absolutely no involvement with this, thankfully. 

[The Firhill Frozen Pie]

15 hours ago, baba douche said:

You might not like her, but things have been run well since the Caldwell disaster.

You don't have to like people that work for you if they do their job right.

She'll probably be kept on as a director, unless she reads the room and declines the offer.

She would run her granny over to get some good PR..oh wait she ain't very good at that! And to think that she supposedly ran a PR business...ahh it failed..figures.