EvilWhiteStripe

Huh, this I didn't know. I wonder if it was something that was limited to Amateur leagues as I imagine the protections are a lot lower. I still stand by my belief that if anyone should be mandating insurance, it should be down to the Players Union. I mean, I have insurance as an amateur golfer through the Irish Golf Union since they have collective bargaining power. I could imagine that there would be a private insurance out there that would offer the same through the Football Union.

Steady on. Plenty of other clubs have treated their fans like this. As most have alluded to, Gardiner probably has responsibilities that can't just be passed over, whether by design or by accident. He is also, as an employee of the club, within his rights to work his notice period, unless the club want to pay him off. Which, if he has duties and responsibilites that can't just be handed off over night means that he needs to stay to properly hand them over. I'd rather an actual responsible exchange of power over someone walking away and us getting caught out with all sorts of nonsense.

In this case I would say that it isn't for the SFA to mandate for. The Players Union should absolutely be advocating for it, and should possibly even be looking into a collective agreement with medical providers that covers all the players it represents.

It honestly surprises me that clubs don't have insurance, I would imagine that insurance comes in the form of medical with wage protection as well. Don't want to be paying a players wages when they are sitting out not contributing. Would be a bit heartless for any player or any club to have to go on statutory if they were injured in the course of their work.

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Well the thing is we just don't know how bad things were because we haven't seen the accounts. That the statement mentioned the loss of a 7 figure sum that was incoming to club is surely going to be a major factor. I would expect that the move to Kelty, remaining full time etc.. was forecast based on this money being received by the club. Now that we aren't getting what looks like a significant and huge sum of money has changed the game entirely. Administrators are going to have to strip back everything, this is probably going to mean redundancies and part time football. Then the work begins on finding out if we have a viable business, or at least some altruistic person to come in and buy the club and I am really not sure that person exists, certainly not for a League One club. I hope among hope that we come out the otherside stronger and better, but from where I am at the moment it really doesn't look likely.

You are assuming that we come out of administration and don't get wound up.

Obviously I wasn't at the meeting, but from reading the reports it certainly seemed popular and the preferred option over training being moved. Personally I would certainly prefer the club training in Fife over the club ceasing to exist. Either way, looks like Admin is where we are heading. I just hope we have a club to continue to support once it is done.

I never said it was the fans fault. But it was clear from the meeting notes from the supporters trust meeting that going into administration was a popular choice.

I guess all those who attended the Supporters Trust meeting are going to get what they want. I just hope there is a club to support on the other side of this.

At least we will always have this

The Battery Farm was purchased for 250k from the club as a way to inject money into the club

The source is someone who was at an event in the stadium today. Gardiner and Morrison out, Kelty switch off. I imagine they are crossing i's and dotting t's at the moment before an announcement is made.

Chairman and CEO gone??

So Fife Council own the pitch that we have rented from Kelty.

Scot who?

What are you actually on about? Why are available players not under contract? Reason 1: Maybe they didn't fit with the club they were at Reason 2: Maybe the club they were at needed to cut costs so had to let them go Reason 3: Maybe they didn't like the club Reasons, as said in my original answer. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it's not an answer. Now **** off.

You asked me a question and I answered. What more do you want? It isn't my job to come up with answers as why players aren't under contract so wind your neck in.

I guess there are multiple reasons why they don't have a contract. Maybe they didn't fit with the club they were at, maybe the club needed to let them go to cut costs, maybe they just didn't like the club they were playing at. Many reasons why. We are now a League One club, the quality of player that we will be able to attract will now be different to the type of player that we could attract as a Championship club. As fans, we need to adjust to that.

There will be players out there who don't have a contract, who need to get a contract to continue to be able to support their family, who will join.

So in light of all the talk of change at the club, and the discussions over the training decision, I was wondering how I would like to see the club in the future, and how I would envisage it. Very much back of a napkin ideas, but this would be roughly where I would land; Representation of the Fans on the board, with as high a holding in club making decisions as possible Retention of training facilities in and around the Inverness area Club offices, etc... in Inverness Removal of the North and South stand seating and a return to the terracing of old A section of the main stand can be reserved for away fans who are not capable of standing throughout an entire match Opening of the West Stand terracing (purely because that was my spot pre-SPL days and I miss it) Partnership with County, Clach in terms of youth football and developing the young talent of Highlands and Moray With "regional" summer football camps (Aviemore, Fort William, Thurso, Nairn, Elgin etc... etc...) Partnership with locals schools in an agreed catchment area to provide assisted training, match day experiences, cup competitions that culminate in a final played at the stadium A retention of the Womans Football Team There will be no requirement for players / coaches to live in the area I've never been a fan of the Cantera policy, and definitely don't think this should apply to ICT Investigation and open discussion over switching the pitch from grass to synthetic

You technically can. The new role would need to have a different job description and job title. Possibly the merger of two roles, or the splitting of one role. It would be shady, and if it happened in my work place I would not be particularly pleased that it was being done as a way to remove someone outside of their contract, but it can still be done.

Pretty sure they don't train 125 miles away though. *Edit* Just did some quick groundwork. If Arbroath trained in a similar manner, they would be training in Kilmarnock He is also laying the groundwork for "If we don't do this the club will go bust" excuse. Totally missing the point entirely.

Would have been disaapointed if he had. In all the years I’ve known Riley he’s never held back.

Yep. We are basically a diddy Anzhi Makhachkala now