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Scotty

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  1. I thik the word we are all looking for (again) is: SEETHING
  2. Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 3-1 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer Brush: McColm Crowd: 1314 CDN Girl HT: 2-0 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer Brush: Grehan Crowd: 1655 SOS HT: 0-0 FT: 2-0 1st Scorer ICT: Longstaff 1st Scorer Brush: O'Donell Crowd: 1552
  3. I think the problem is not only cost but also time as well as the lingering death rattles of traditional printed media in favour of digital or virtual media .. Bryan Munro put a lot of passion, effort and time into the printed programmes throughout the years, and because of help from the likes of Ian Broadfoot and Peter McCallum and others around the club there was never any shortage of interesting content as well as stats and facts for the upcoming games. Throw in a piece or two from the manager or other staff and maybe a player profile or other article and all was good. However, you have to do that consistently, week-in and week-out which Bryan had down to a fine art even if he was still running around late at night just a few days before a game putting finishing touches to it to make sure it was accurate and up to date on the same week as the game. I don't know that we could produce to the same level now, nor sell to the same level and therefore possibly not get the sponsorship or ads to fully pay for it. You also have to consider that matchday programmes are a throwback to the pre-internet days where the info was not at everyone's fingertips so the desire for a printed program is more about nostalgia and that wears off ... I would buy one on my trips if it were available but would there be a critical mass, especially amongst the younger generation, to sustain it. I did download the electronic versions when they were available and found them to be ok. Definitely effort gone into producing them, so no criticism there, but lacked that 'feel' of a traditional programme and the 'love' that a bunch of volunteers were able to pour into something that was a 'passion project' rather than a task. Its funny - Toronto FC tried this in the early years in MLS as there was, and still is, a very large football supporting diaspora in Toronto, with many coming from countries where the matchday programme is traditional. Unfortunately, it flopped after one or two seasons because they - with all their resources - could not find the right balance to get folks to buy it so the stopped. I have about a dozen of them or so and they are all decent quality, informative, glossy, and were only $2 or $3 (cant remember exactly how much). I think they were a bit too corporate and formulaic in terms of the content for each issue, and lacking in enough interesting or different articles between issues. If a 25,000 crowd cant sustain a glossy programme, then perhaps we can let the club off the hook on this one a bit. Would be nice to see it back, but only if it were self-sustaining.
  4. May also explain the 'communist shop steward' comment in another thread about Welsh. (or it may not). If the environment is as utterly toxic as it is being painted, then it would not surprise me that employees talk badly about the situation. It may also explain why the player mentioned wanted everything to flow through him. Not a desire to be a dictator, but, as club captain, to protect the rest of the team from the toxicity behind the scenes by being the figurehead. Very much a standoff and more evidence of the rot at the core of the leadership of the club rather than the player being a wan*** ! As for playing in orange - that long trope is utterly irrelevant! The clubs quoted have one thing in common, and that is that SG was not involved with any of them.
  5. Just like it was never a problem for the website until it was! We had pretty good access until Rae/Crook [then SG to replace her] took the reins, then it stopped and certain other things happened that made the relationship strained. Have had no dealings with SG and only a few conversations with the current chairman. A bit of a shame since all the fans groups are pre-disposed to think positively about the club if they communicate rather than treat us like mushrooms. Confidentiality is one thing, censorship is quite another. SG would do well to remember he is an employee of the club and a large number of those he is ignoring are shareholders. They may only have £250 or a little more in shares, but if he continues to piss off the Trust, and perhaps one or two other larger shareholders then its shoogly peg time if you start adding up percentages who think his position is becoming untenable !!! The strategy is that there is no strategy.
  6. Scotty: QOS @ 1.90 CDN Girl: ICT @ 5.25 SOS: Spartans/Stenny Draw @ 3.40
  7. Scotty HT: 1-1 FT: 2-2 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer DU: Fotheringham Crowd: 2788 CDN Girl HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st Scorer ICT: Longstaff 1st Scorer DU: Moult Crowd: 2998 SOS HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer DU: Watt Crowd: 2812
  8. If true, would be interesting to know on what basis. The image in that post tells me everything I need to know. I don't know the guy, never had any run-ins with him, in fact never had a conversation with him despite sending him a potential contact (via the Chairman) during COVID that could have helped the club (who he never even bothered to call) ... but have never heard anyone say a good word about his role at the club (or any other club). If he is now censoring the players from speaking to fans via the podcast or through any other means then that is next level workplace toxicity. The club's appointment of Big Dunc papered over the cracks, as many pointed out at the time, including myself, but that doesn't mean we should forget all that went before, nor should we accept it.
  9. Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 1-2 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer Ayr: Dowds Crowd: 1715 CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 2-3 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer Ayr: McGeady Crowd: 1655 SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 0-2 1st Scorer ICT: Longstaff 1st Scorer Ayr: Chalmers Crowd: 1799
  10. Scotty: Dumbarton @ 1.83 CDN Girl: Peterhead @ 2.20 SOS: Stranraer @ 2.15
  11. Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Wotherspoon 1st Scorer GM: Oakley Crowd: 2112 Yellow Card: Devine CDN Girl HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st Scorer ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Scorer GM: Muirhead Crowd: 1994 Yellow Card: Udjur SOS HT: 1-1 FT: 3-2 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer GM: Crawford Crowd: 2234 Yellow Card: Wotherspoon
  12. Scotty: ICT @ 2.10 CDN Girl: Kelty @ 2.05 SOS: Cove @ 2.10
  13. Scotty: HT: 0-0 FT: 1-1 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer PT: Graham Crowd: 3666 Yellow Card: Devine CDN Girl: HT: 1-0 FT: 1-2 1st Scorer ICT: Wotherspoon 1st Scorer PT: Lawless Crowd: 3212 Yellow Card: Muirhead SOS HT: 1-1 FT: 1-1 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer PT: Graham Crowd: 3444 Yellow Card: Wotherspoon
  14. Scotty: Falkirk @ 1.36 CDN Girl: Spartans @ 1.66 SOS: Dumbarton @ 1.44
  15. RIP. Like others, I didnt know him personally, but enjoyed his posts. Condolences to friends and family.
  16. Reported to be coming back in the next few years as an electric vehicle ! https://www.motortrend.com/cars/volkswagen/id-buzz/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/volkswagen-id-buzz-ev-van-ququqs-busbox-camper-van-conversion/
  17. Scotty HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Scorer Arb: McKenna Crowd: 1746 CDN Girl HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer Arb: Hylton Crowd: 2100 SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 3-1 1st Scorer ICT: Anderson 1st Scorer Arb: McIntosh Crowd: 1999
  18. Scotty: ICT @ 1.83 CDN Girl: Morton @ 2.25 SOS: Hamilton @ 2.05
  19. Not heard much of that over here to be honest. Although as his mother is from Winnipeg (affectionately known over here as Winterpeg due to the length of, and insanely low temperatures experienced in, Winter), its unlikely that any potential signing for his 'hometown' Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League would cause any media ripple. It would also not necessarily be a step up in level or in wages so perhaps unlikely. John Herdman who gave him his first Canada cap resigned from the Canada job late last year and is now manager of Toronto FC in MLS. He does have a rebuilding job on his hands after TFC finished dead last in MLS last season, but not sure a 30+ midfielder is top of the list unless he sees him replacing Michael Bradley who retired. Nothing I have heard from any friends who have a closer ear to the ground than me.
  20. LOL - that was my scientific approach too.
  21. Scotty HT: 0-1 FT: 1-3 1st Scorer ICT: Wotherspoon 1st Scorer GM: Oakley Crowd: 1314 CDN Girl HT: 1-1 FT: 1-2 1st Scorer ICT: Billy Mckay 1st Scorer GM: Muirhead Crowd: 1444 SOS HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st Scorer ICT: Longstaff 1st Scorer GM: Crawford Crowd: 1212
  22. Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 0-1 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer QP: Paton Crowd: 1349 CDN Girl HT: 0-1 FT: 1-2 1st Scorer ICT: Wotherspoon 1st Scorer QP: Turner Crowd: 1212 SOS HT: 1-0 FT: 1-1 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer QP: Paton Crowd: 1289
  23. Scotty: ICT @ 3.10 CDN Girl: Montrose @ 1.90 SOS: Dumbarton @ 2.05
  24. Scotty HT: 0-0 FT: 1-0 1st Scorer ICT: Wotherspoon 1st Scorer RR: Vaughan Crowd: 2102 CDN Girl HT: 1-0 FT: 1-1 1st Scorer ICT: Shaw 1st Scorer RR: Smith Crowd: 2222 SOS HT: 0-1 FT: 2-1 1st Scorer ICT: Mckay 1st Scorer RR: Hamilton Crowd:
  25. Scotty: Dunfermline @ 2.00 CDN Girl: Elgin @ 2.15 SOS: Inverness @ 2.90
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