Vanderbilt Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Come on EK! Cant wait to read the seethe when they pump Dumbarton next season -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpuss Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Good luck for the play-offs. Would rather see Stranraer survive than a plastic moneybags team come up in their place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terracingtam Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 37 minutes ago, hoosierclyde said: Best wishes to Stranraer for the playoffs- just glad it wasn't us. All the best Stranraer from Station Park 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 All the best lads. Intae these plastic clowns. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Elgin City Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Good luck to Stranraer in the play offs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Worm Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 20 minutes ago, Neilly said: All the best lads. Intae these plastic clowns. Do EK not claim to be an older Club than Stranraer? (Not defending EK BTW) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy the Dug Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Genuine commiserations to Stranraer, I was obviously praying it was you rather than us, but please thump EK next couple of weeks. Wouldn’t want to take a ticket away from a Stranraer fan but I would love to be there next week for the away game. All the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macclyde+ Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 The late goal at NDP was literally the difference between the 2 teams. Very fine margins. Good luck in the playoffs. BTW how long is Matty Grant contracted for ? Impressive player, would Imagine a few clubs would be sniffing around whether you stay up or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granty1903 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Good luck Stranraer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden95 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Hope you guys can avoid the drop! if not, we’ll see you in the worlds most boring league next year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 11 hours ago, Vanderbilt said: Come on EK! Cant wait to read the seethe when they pump Dumbarton next season 15 hours ago, Oystercatcher said: You're obsessed . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonball Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyWeeClydeFc Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Having this playoff means you can’t go to the driving range and get some more golfclubs enjoy LL x 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Blackwell Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 All the best Stranraer in the play offs. We don’t need yet another plastic club in the SPFL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 Relegation would obviously cause financial difficulties for the Club, and may of necessity provoke some thinking about the Club’s structure. As a member’s club we can’t: · overspend, go bust and leave the creditors in the lurch, and then create a new company to ‘continue’ the club · overspend, go into administration and leave the creditors in the lurch, and then continue with debts wiped out · run up debts with owners then writing these off when ownership transferred to others · burn through shareholders’ investments to cover losses year on year · effectively trade insolvently (in some cases year-on-year) with directors declaring that the club continues to be a going concern because of guarantees from directors to pay bills when they fall due or based on assurances from lenders that loans won’t be called in. (Their heirs may take a different view.) · issuing new shares regularly to bring more money into the club, either to cover debts or to “buy” promotion As a members’ club the members would be potentially liable for debts if it goes bust, whereas shareholders are only liable for the amount of their individual investment. So maybe we should look at a company structure, although attracting funds may be difficult given the lack of wealth in our area. But there’s also a challenge of location post-relegation. Others have commented on the affordability of busing in a team each week for home games. Some argue that this is the wrong model and that we should rely on local talent. Have a look at the end of season South of Scotland League table to see how well that would work. But that may be the future if relegation to the West isn’t available to us. I think there’s a real danger that over the years the SPFL will end up as essentially a lowlands league (with a few clubs in and around the population centres in the North between Inverness and Aberdeen) as running semi-professional teams will be unaffordable in more sparsely populated areas. Of course the authorities could make this easier by more fairly spreading the sponsorship income both within the SPFL, and in the Tier 5 feeder leagues. And also by trying to reduce the costs of running teams (e.g. doctor in attendance at games, unnecessary administrative burdens) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 48 minutes ago, BullyWeeClydeFc said: Having this playoff means you can’t go to the driving range and get some more golfclubs enjoy LL x Reminded me to ask, what action did Clyde take against the Clyde fan arrested at that game? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyweehutch Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 48 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said: Reminded me to ask, what action did Clyde take against the Clyde fan arrested at that game? +3 stroke penalty 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious Purpose Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 53 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said: Reminded me to ask, what action did Clyde take against the Clyde fan arrested at that game? He was banned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 See when you go down can you put your commentators out on loan to a local SPFL club. I love them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Graft Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Good luck Stranraer, first team I saw Stenhousemuir play well over 57 years ago and also the opposition team when my daughter was the Warriors mascot. Do everyone a favour and come out on top. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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