IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

C/o Lucas MacKenzie

According to my neice (Jia) it is more likely to be a takeover rather than a partnership!!

Has our revered Charlie Bannerman revealed a secret plan or has he gone completely up Stephens Brae on his head and wearing a prefects blazer. Or has he used the Courier to bring back my premonition of many years ago. A futuristic stadium built at the Tore roundabout, to be named "The Toreodome" - a rerouted railway line joining Sneck and Tinkerville and a state of the art railway station and Retail Park - a new team named Highland United - to be known as The Highlanders - playing in strip colours of red, dark blue and white - the two ends to be named the Howden End and the Jail End - all bankrolled by Roy McGregor and the Global Energy boys who will build on the Dump. For one I doff my schoolboy hat to Charlie B.

But whats the response ?

I now feel that it would be premature to end this piece of research until after the Queens Park league game.

Or a memory like Kingsmills or Telford Street Hey - If you were in charge - would you be avoiding an AGM until the storm clouds have settled to a degree and there is an opportunity to provide a new plan for the future ?

I do not think that the result tonight will effect anything immediately. A positive result will naturally boost the coffers, hopefully add the confidence to leak into the remaining league fixtures and give us a trip to Hampden - even though there is a potential hammering awaiting - and of course provide a degree of respite for those in charge. A negative result - even with a good performance - will undoubtedly bring out the detractors and venom will be in abundance. And then we have to travel to play the Spiders and that could be the tarantula bite that effectively ends our season. The rumours I have heard are that there is going to be a significant remodelling of the upper echelons of the club. What we clearly need is a communication channel between the board and the fan base - and that should really be relatively simple to do, allowing a fan representative to feedback on a regular basis. That will not be to the likes of certain individuals but most will appreciate the philosophy. I am certainly geared up to be highly critical if things are not changed and I do think that the club will lose the fan base if changes are not made. Surely they can see that it would really be the beginning of the end and the people at the top will forever be deemed responsible. Anyway tonight - as the Sneck answer to Ed Balls would belt out over the tannoy "LETS MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE CALEY THISTLE BOYS"

Just looked at the crystal ball and it says "Billy says goodbye to the Killie pie" - sounds familiar Manny - hopefully the atmosphere not the scoreline - and is it a reference to Dodds or Mckay or both ?

Or another "loan" from Uncle Roy ?

There must be a watching "anorak" who could provide a comparison with other clubs. And this forum is possibly the biggest scaremonger factor in operation. I will always be concerned but my anxieties are eased slightly in the knowledge that somebody has dug us out of a financial hole on a number of previous occasions. Plus SG and peers would not have issued the statement if they did not have a Plan A or Plan B to fall back on and even provided some of the constituents. Lets face it - no matter how well we perform that promotion is the only way out of the mire.

Have heard a lot of negative comments about most recent changes and developments SO What would you say is the BEST "new" thing to be introduced to Sneck in the last 10 years ?

I would have been 8 years old and not quite ready for the Young Team !!

Like I said - Bazza scares seagulls.

Ayr seagulls are scared off by Bazza

Again it is really satisfying to receive plaudits from those who appeared to be detractors. A bit like the team really.

Perhaps some of the oldies could show their support by bringing out a Sneck version of the Fascinating Aida classic ? WASSUP

The points are vital but read RIG’s match report and feel the “hope” from an astute but realistically critical individual.

From a psychological perspective can it be presumed that the reasons for the majority of scores increasing is linked to improvement in overall performances ON the field?

Apology gratefully accepted

It saddens me that some peeps can’t make their own responses and rely on churlish, childish and totally obvious interference with serious and clearly widely popular and supported expressions of views which only serve to prove that those posts and the posters are meaningless, embarrassing and probably strengthening the validity of the original content

Oops just got a warning from the Seer Society

As I said we totally bossed Hamilton away and blew it. 4 points out of 6 tricky away games can do nowt but give hope. Friday night is now the biggest game in seasons

What you mean that he has failed as a coach, a tactician and a feckin physiotherapist

Tempted to go up to 6 but will put the brakes on and stay at 5

Feckin Happy Clapper