Clydeview Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Crawford's scrapping of the '3 year plan' and indication that that budgets are going to be cut, was soooo predictable! Before a ball was kicked this season, I suggested that the cut-price season ticket idea made no financial sense, it was at best a massive gamble. I predicted a future announcement that income was down, and that cuts would have to be made... I just didn't expect the announcement quite so soon! Sorry, those that bought into the '3 year plan' and got excited about increased season ticket sales... you were letting your hearts rule your heads! It was clearly nonsense, at no point did the figures add up. "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Only a moron would have turned it down. Only a moron would sign a pre-contract, which is not exactly the done thing at this level, with a club in danger of going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitanus Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Place him on gardening leave till his contract is up. Theres no he's a pro this or that pish to be had here he's made his bed now he can ****ing lay in it. Send him out on loan to a club in a league where he would get booted about the park for fun. The Ayrshire Juniors. *insert signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmfc23 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Wouldn't give him any playing time at all tbh banishing him to his couch would be a better option. Obviously this won't be a popular choice cause let's not forget he's Michael fucking tidser and he's a pro and all round good guy but let's get real he's had one good 3 month spell in the last 3 years hardly a great return and as tinpot as we are no one player is bigger than the club so he can slither along and join that other rat snake bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I really hope Falkirk go down. Let him play in the seaside leagues. Although I suspect he will have a get out clause. For now he is a Ton player so if he performs for us should be in the team. "Any nation given the opportunity to regain its national sovereignty and which then rejects it is so far beneath contempt that it is hard to put words to it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Tidser could be the difference in a hundred odd grand prize money, but aye, lets just bin that. He should remain the first name on the team sheet, no matter how much people want to get their knickers in a twist over it. Yeah because it’s not as if we’ve got any other good options in central midfield - we’re clearly bound to fall apart in the absence of one mercenary snake. The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I really hope Falkirk go down. Let him play in the seaside leagues. Although I suspect he will have a get out clause. For now he is a Ton player so if he performs for us should be in the team. Tidser’s impending move should have no influence on any of us wishing to see that rancid mob banished to League One. Falkirk being Falkirk is enough reason for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONofmemories Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Falkirk going down is the only solace we can take from this season. Otherwise, they've made us look like complete amateurs on a number of occasions this season. Even then, assuming they go down, they still stand a better chance of bouncing back and reaching the top flight before we do. Sad! TIME FOR CHANGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Still an arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It would be interesting to see if some of the same people who now can understand why McKinnon left after reading Crawford's article are the same people holding it against Tidser for going to Falkirk, as the whole reason some consider Tidser a snake for joining them was because of McKinnon's actions at the beginning of the season. Good people will do good things, bad people will do bad things, but only with religion do good people do bad things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It would be interesting to see if some of the same people who now can understand why McKinnon left after reading Crawford's article are the same people holding it against Tidser for going to Falkirk, as the whole reason some consider Tidser a snake for joining them was because of McKinnon's actions at the beginning of the season.They’re both snakes, end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EanieMeany Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It would be interesting to see if some of the same people who now can understand why McKinnon left after reading Crawford's article are the same people holding it against Tidser for going to Falkirk, as the whole reason some consider Tidser a snake for joining them was because of McKinnon's actions at the beginning of the season. Whilst nothing changes about McKinnon being an arsehole, I certainly see now why he thought "fuck this" so quickly. Again, nothing condones how he went about it, but it certainly fills in the missing pieces of the story. AWMSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It would be interesting to see if some of the same people who now can understand why McKinnon left after reading Crawford's article are the same people holding it against Tidser for going to Falkirk, as the whole reason some consider Tidser a snake for joining them was because of McKinnon's actions at the beginning of the season. McKinnon's actions were still reprehensible and any reason for wanting to leave does not change that. As such, Tidser choosing to slap the face of every Morton fan and staff member who have been good to him over the years by joining McKinnon over there, is the act of an arsehole. Even without the revelations, had McKinnon just wanted to leave because he had the option of more money, closer to home, easier commute, there wouldn't have been the same backlash. It was his methods, along with those of that horrible club, that have been clearly found to be in breach of the rules, immoral and dishonest. McKinnon, is still a snake, Falkirk are still a horrible club and Tidser, is an arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so72 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It would be interesting to see if some of the same people who now can understand why McKinnon left after reading Crawford's article are the same people holding it against Tidser for going to Falkirk, as the whole reason some consider Tidser a snake for joining them was because of McKinnon's actions at the beginning of the season. McKinnon said he went to Falkirk because 'the Easdales physically threatened' him. People need to stop trying to put the jigsaw together - the man is a lying, money chasing weasel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Whilst nothing changes about McKinnon being an arsehole, I certainly see now why he thought "**** this" so quickly. Again, nothing condones how he went about it, but it certainly fills in the missing pieces of the story. McKinnon never really wanted to be at Morton, so he left at the first opportunity. He wasn't some first choice manager that we headhunted and were lucky to have. He failed miserably at another club in this division and applied for a job to get another opportunity. He didn't sign on because of a three year plan, he signed on because he applied for the job and got it because Hoppy turned us down. There was no reason for him to suddenly think that he couldn't make it work, he simply thought that Falkirk was a club with more resources that would be better for furthering his career. Let's face it, back in the middle of July Morton was a club which he deemed not good enough to compete for the League Cup. He felt harshly done by at Dundee Utd, and he saw this as a step backwards that he did not want to take. He would not have turned down the Falkirk job even if the three year plan hadn't been dropped. He wanted a better paid job, closer to home, with a bigger chance of long term progression. He should never have signed on to being Morton manager, because he was never going to be committed to the job. It was nothing but a short term stepping stone for him - do you really think he wanted to be here for three years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EanieMeany Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I really don't know what his motivations or plans where when he signed (and nor, presumably, do you), but telling any manager a few weeks in to the season that he needs to trim the squad he's just assembled has to be trimmed and that the plan he had been brought in to fulfil was out the window is a perfectly reasonable reason for bailing out on its own. No doubt he had his own reasons too and no doubting he's a repugnant reptile who I hope suffers severe misfortune in every area of his life, but nonetheless, he was still sold a duffer like the rest of us. Doesn't matter what else happened, that part remains true and isn't going to have any gaffer overly keen to stick around. AWMSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The appropriate course of action for McKinnon in that situation would probably have been to resign, possibly claiming constructive dismissal on the basis that the terms of his contract had been changed. Had he had any sense, he would have gone through the proper channels but clearly Falkirk and he didn't want to do that, preferring instead a duplicitous and underhand procedure that was rightly criticised by the enquiry. "Any nation given the opportunity to regain its national sovereignty and which then rejects it is so far beneath contempt that it is hard to put words to it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I really don't know what his motivations or plans where when he signed (and nor, presumably, do you), but telling any manager a few weeks in to the season that he needs to trim the squad he's just assembled has to be trimmed and that the plan he had been brought in to fulfil was out the window is a perfectly reasonable reason for bailing out on its own. No doubt he had his own reasons too and no doubting he's a repugnant reptile who I hope suffers severe misfortune in every area of his life, but nonetheless, he was still sold a duffer like the rest of us. Doesn't matter what else happened, that part remains true and isn't going to have any gaffer overly keen to stick around. I don't think he would have been told there and then that the squad had to be trimmed. It does seem like told that no more players would be added, though. I will admit that I didn't like McKinnon from the start. I thought he was disingenuous and that he didn't respect Morton or want to be here. He annoyed the crap out of me and I was delighted when he left. That was my impression of him, so when he left at the earliest opportunity I wasn't surprised in the slightest. I honestly think he would have left for Falkirk in any scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EanieMeany Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I don't think he would have been told there and then that the squad had to be trimmed. It does seem like told that no more players would be added, though. I will admit that I didn't like McKinnon from the start. I thought he was disingenuous and that he didn't respect Morton or want to be here. He annoyed the crap out of me and I was delighted when he left. That was my impression of him, so when he left at the earliest opportunity I wasn't surprised in the slightest. I honestly think he would have left for Falkirk in any scenario. Aye, fair enough. My intention here isn't to mount any kind of defence of him or his actions, merely that there was always a missing piece of the story and Crawford Rae saying "the game's a bogey" is it. Again, it doesn't excuse, condone or in any mitigate what he went on to do, but at the same time it's not a stretch to suggest that every credible manager in football would have been mighty pissed off about it. AWMSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdc Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I don't think he would have been told there and then that the squad had to be trimmed. It does seem like told that no more players would be added, though. I will admit that I didn't like McKinnon from the start. I thought he was disingenuous and that he didn't respect Morton or want to be here. He annoyed the crap out of me and I was delighted when he left. That was my impression of him, so when he left at the earliest opportunity I wasn't surprised in the slightest. I honestly think he would have left for Falkirk in any scenario. Not sure about that, re: no more players. Morton had sanctioned the Rudden signing and it was McKinnon who cancelled it, with the obvious intention of taking him to Falkirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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