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TheMortonForum is delighted to announce our new partnership with The Inverclyde Bathroom Company! We are a small local company who offer the best competitive prices when in comes to bathrooms from design through to installation. 

You can find them on Facebook, Instagram or give them a call on 01475 503305.

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TheMortonForum is delighted to announce our new partnership with Titan Spirits, who launch their Titan Spiced Rum on June 1st! 

Titan Spiced Rum is inspired by Clydeside Heritage and Inverclyde's incredible scenery. 
Aged Caribbean Rum is infused with Scottish raspberries, a hint of golden syrup, exotic spices and pure Caledonian water. Launching on June 1st, make sure you follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

 

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Hi guys,

A few people have made me aware of some technical issues on the Forum today. The SSL certificate has not auto renewed, meaning you will receive a safety warning on your browser before accessing the Forum. The Forum, as ever, is safe to use and we will rectify this as soon as possible. Thank you all for your patience in the meantime.

Thanks,

Dean.

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We are delighted to announce our new partnership with Clyde Eats and The Cottage Cafe Bistro!

Clyde Eats is a new, Inverclyde based food ordering app launching on 1st September, aiming to showcase the finest food on offer in the local area  They feature some of Inverclyde's most popular restaurants, takeaways and desserts. Clyde Eats is available to download from the App Store and Google Play, for more information visit their website www.clydeeats.co.uk or search for @ClydeEats on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. 

Clyde Eats - Takeaway the local way. 

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As an editorial team, we have decided that we will not be covering our match against Celtic Colts in our usual manner. There will still be a match thread on the Forum for those to wish to discuss the game, however there will be no match preview, away day guide or post-match podcast record covering the game. We, as an editorial team, disagree strongly with the inclusion of Colt teams in senior competitions, a position that we feel is reflective of the view of the wider support. We feel that covering the game in the usual manner would place a level of concurrence on the inclusion of Colts teams that we do not wish to display, and feel that this is the correct way to show our disdain for their inclusion.

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We are disappointed the Just One Cornetto podcast record with Morton Club Together has been cancelled. After we were approached by an MCT director, requesting a slot on the podcast, we agreed to the record on the sole condition that all questions submitted would be answered. MCT agreed to honour this condition a week ago when initial discussions took place.

After spending a considerable amount of time speaking to supporters who submitted questions, collating and structuring the script for the record, we sent this to two MCT representatives to allow them time to conduct their preparation for the record. At around 4pm this afternoon, MCT raised concerns regarding one topic for discussion, the decision-making process the club undertook when allowing the manager to sign a player with previous criminal convictions.

For the absolute avoidance of doubt, we had no questions that interrogated the character of the player, place stress upon the relationship between the player and the club, nor questions that enquired into personal details of the player’s circumstances. The questions were aimed at the club director(s) involved in deciding whether this signing was appropriate for the club to make, followed by questions asking why the club have failed to acknowledge concerns already flagged to the club by supporters.

We took reasonable steps to reassure the MCT directors involved that we had no intention of discussing anything that would breach employment law, which was the basis of MCT’s concerns. It is my position that the club’s frameworks, decision making and refusal to acknowledge fans’ concerns can, and should, be discussed without risk of legal repercussions. It’s also worth noting that this subject matter was one of the two subjects we received the highest number of questions regarding. Supporters want answers and we wanted to provide MCT the opportunity to relay these answers to the fanbase they represent.  

Given the change in MCT’s position at such short notice, withdrawing their acceptance of the sole condition the record was based upon, we felt that it was an appropriate course of action to withdraw from the record. MCT did offer to go ahead with the record without answering any questions on the subject matter in question, but we felt this would fall short of the standards we expected from this record. We’re disappointed with tonight’s outcome, and would also like to underline that if MCT can meet the initial conditions they agreed to, they are still more than welcome on the podcast.

Morton Club Together were offered the opportunity to produce a quote for this statement, to which they declined.

Thanks, 

Dean.

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The Forum's partnership with The Inverclyde Boiler/Bathroom/Kitchen Company has come to an end. We are currently seeking a title sponsor. Our sponsorship package includes your company logo being included in the header of every page of our website, a radio-style ad on our podcast and a weekly social media post on all three of our platforms, with a following of over 10,000. If you own a local business and wish to establish, maintain or diversify your customer base in the Inverclyde area, contact TheMortonForum@gmail.com!

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Happy retirement to Eddie McPhee! Eddie has held a season ticket at Cappielow for over 40 years and is an avid reader of the Forum. Enjoy your retirement! 

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We are delighted to announce that Titan Spirits will continue to support TheMortonForum this season. Titan Spiced Rum is inspired by Clydeside heritage and Inverclyde's incredible scenery. Visit http://TitanSpiritsLTD.com and secure a bottle of their incredible rum now!

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Apologies for the brief outage this morning as we updated our server software and the Forum's SSL certificate. We should now be running as normal, if anyone experiences any difficulties then please let me know. 

Cheers, 

Dean.

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TheMortonForum is delighted to announce our new partnership with the Tail O’ The Bank Credit Union – Inverclyde’s Credit Union since 1984. Anyone who lives or works in Inverclyde can join and save, borrow and plan for tomorrow. They provide quality, accessible, low-cost financial services including affordable loans that beat banks rates and are tailored to meet your individual needs. Contact them via their website or by phone on 01475 734655.

Tail O’ the Bank Credit Union - Save, Borrow, Plan for Tomorrow.  

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Lifelong Morton fan Philip Rooney passed away recently, his family are kindly inviting donations towards the cost of his funeral, full details can be found below, with any donations warmly appreciated.

https://gofund.me/82e3daa6

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Despite missing out on the playoffs as results elsewhere did not go our way, it has been an incredible season following Morton. Producing content this season, as we have watched the club flourish both on and off the pitch, has been an absolute pleasure and I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone involved. 
A massive thank you to everyone who reads our articles, listens to Just One Cornetto, posts on the Forum and shares our social media posts. Your positive feedback means the world to us. This season we have provided an extended match preview for every match, an Away Day Guide for every away game, as well as a match reaction podcast for every match. I’d like to offer my thanks to a few people in particular;
-    Russell Gordon and Craig Dunning for their outstanding articles, podcast contributions and editing throughout the season. 
-    Our Just One Cornetto panellists, who very generously donate their time to discuss all things Morton. 
-    Gary Bradley at GBR Photographs for his excellent match photography. Gary’s photos add much needed colour to our articles.
-    All the opposition supporters who have contributed to our match previews this season.
-    Everyone who has appeared in a podcast interview this season. In particular, all of the staff, volunteers and participants who featured as part of our Morton in the Community interviews as we celebrated the tenth year of the charity.
-    Titan Spirits and The Tail o’ the Bank Credit Union for their incredible support this season. It’s been a joy to watch Titan flourish and establish a successful product that centres around Inverclyde’s incredible scenery. In tough financial times, having a local credit union with the tireless dedication to the local community that the TOTB staff gives the people of Inverclyde more financial security. 
Led by Dougie Imrie and MCT, the future looks bright at Cappielow, and TheMortonForum will be there every step of the way. Here’s hoping to another successful season. 

Thanks, 
Dean.

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TheMortonForum can confirm that we have ended our advertising partnership with Morton Retro Wear.