Commercial Activity

[Jamie_M]

49 minutes ago, Mr.Blue said:

Was in smiths today. Both are really nice tops in the flesh. Bought both

Assume they are made by Matchwinner rather than VSN like the other retro tops?

[Mr.Blue]

3 hours ago, Jamie_M said:

Assume they are made by Matchwinner rather than VSN like the other retro tops?

Yeah mate. Both made by match winner. The red tartan is the exact same design and material as the blue tartan retro top. The white one has the sponsor and badge through the material (unsure what to call that) and the material is very similar to the original.

[Jamie_M]

2 hours ago, Mr.Blue said:

Yeah mate. Both made by match winner. The red tartan is the exact same design and material as the blue tartan retro top. The white one has the sponsor and badge through the material (unsure what to call that) and the material is very similar to the original.

Cheers.

Strange lack of promotion of them this time.

The red one is a definite for me.

[Pedrodelawasp]

3 hours ago, Mr.Blue said:

Yeah mate. Both made by match winner. The red tartan is the exact same design and material as the blue tartan retro top. The white one has the sponsor and badge through the material (unsure what to call that) and the material is very similar to the original.

I think the term is sublimated.

The process is pretty interesting to see - dye sublimation printing.

[Mr.Blue]

17 hours ago, Pedrodelawasp said:

I think the term is sublimated.

The process is pretty interesting to see - dye sublimation printing.

That's the one!

[Mr.Blue]

18 hours ago, Jamie_M said:

Cheers.

Strange lack of promotion of them this time.

The red one is a definite for me.

Yeah I'm sure there was a vote the last time which led to the chevrons and blue tartan being made. The 2 released this week were the other  options. Matchwinner usually make a lot of noise about new releases as well as the club.

[Toby]

https://www.poppyscotlandstore.com/collections/pin-badges-football-badges
 

Disappointed there’s no Morton pin badge this year on the Poppy Scotland website.

[Guest capitanus]

2 hours ago, Toby said:

https://www.poppyscotlandstore.com/collections/pin-badges-football-badges
 

Disappointed there’s no Morton pin badge this year on the Poppy Scotland website.

The Earl Haig Fund or whatever its current moniker is a contentious organisation.  If I were giving to a veterans charity I'd much sooner give my money to Erskine rather than them.

[Jamie_M]

 

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[Stevie Aitken's Love Child]

Seems a little unnecessary, and it's not going to "enhance the experience" or any of that nonsense. Having both options for the pie stall has been a positive step, not sure why that needs to change.

What happens if the tech goes down? The turnstiles failing multiple times a season should show that a back up is needed. 

[Ton in Shawlands]

Probably doing it for the same reasons many businesses do it, cuts down potential petty theft and any insurance costs down to having to store cash on the premises. On the other hand I can easily picture a stall full of hot cooked food, a huge queue & no working payment system.

[Jamie_M]

Totally understand the benefits of it but I do question the robustness of the systems at Cappielow to handle it. See the turnstiles for example.

And they are going to have to rip down those tragic 'minimum £5 spend for card transactions' signs they have up pretty sharpish.

[Cet Homme Charmant]

Do you guys seriously still use cash in the UK? I can't remember the last cash payment I made, but it was certainly pre-covid. 

If businesses throughout the world can operate seamlessly and reliably with card only payment, there's surely no logical reason Morton can't. 

[TopCat]

23 minutes ago, Cet Homme Charmant said:

Do you guys seriously still use cash in the UK? I can't remember the last cash payment I made, but it was certainly pre-covid. 

If businesses throughout the world can operate seamlessly and reliably with card only payment, there's surely no logical reason Morton can't. 

Cash-only services in Inverclyde (taxis, takeaways, pubs etc.) have clung on a bit longer than elsewhere for some reason. That's been changing recently though. 

[Stevie Aitken's Love Child]

34 minutes ago, TopCat said:

Cash-only services in Inverclyde (taxis, takeaways, pubs etc.) have clung on a bit longer than elsewhere for some reason. That's been changing recently though. 

Taxis is a funny one. There is a card payment option available through the Inverclyde Taxis app, but in my experience, if you select that option and try to book a taxi, it's rare to get anyone to pick up the job. Pain the arse because I often don't have cash on me.

[Jamie_M]

14 minutes ago, Stevie Aitken's Love Child said:

Taxis is a funny one. There is a card payment option available through the Inverclyde Taxis app, but in my experience, if you select that option and try to book a taxi, it's rare to get anyone to pick up the job. Pain the arse because I often don't have cash on me.

#TaxEvasion

[TRVMP]

A good change. Maybe a bit sudden but it had to happen at some point.

[irnbru]

1 hour ago, TRVMP said:

A good change. Maybe a bit sudden but it had to happen at some point.

I don't mind it but the pie queue is normally full of weans sent up for stuff and there's a lot of older people in our fan base that struggle to use the turnstiles so not sure it's the right type of customer for it. 

I get it's a trial but feels a bit rushed. More of a phased approach with options for 50/50 tickets and encouraging card at the pie stall might have helped. 

[Jamie_M]

17 minutes ago, irnbru said:

I don't mind it but the pie queue is normally full of weans sent up for stuff and there's a lot of older people in our fan base that struggle to use the turnstiles so not sure it's the right type of customer for it. 

I get it's a trial but feels a bit rushed. More of a phased approach with options for 50/50 tickets and encouraging card at the pie stall might have helped. 

They've been taking the slow encouragement approach towards online ticket sales for a few years now. Still there's queues every week at the ticket booth.

Sometimes, the only option is to rip the bandaid off and force it.

[HamCam]

Add most barbers, nail bars etc to the cash only hold-outs. Good to hear Morton are seeking to lose the reputation of being money laundering chancers. Like others though I remain to be convinced about the clubs ability to seamlessly integrate modern technology into the match day experience.