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Both options effectively put a huge obstacle (2 million quid!) in front of any future investor who actually has Morton's interests at heart. I get that it protects us from vultures, but it works the other way as well. Fan ownership doesn't need to mean 100% fan owned for the next 100 years. GC are effectively blocking other options (no time limit on their claim) until either party goes belly up.

Ive got one main question for Crawford etc.: 'Could the £2m debt (and to a lesser extent the value of the car park land) be reasonably written off in the short to medium term by GC without putting GC at risk?' Gradually writing down the debt in exchange for cash injections was the central idea floated at the formation of MCT. Has this offer to the fans been retracted? The lack of clarity on this aspect (not to mention literally anything else about the club's financial position) still makes taking on a huge liability on trust a wee bit hard to swallow. Motive is key here - is the debt transfer purely to protect the club from insolvency? The club's fate being tied to disinterested family business in perpetuity also isn't an acceptable position if there is no plausible debt exit strategy.

Haven't seen it posted on here - MCT will contribute £100k to the first team budget this season and also hold a further webinar aimed at non-members (date tbc).

Tidser also spent as much time out of form/injured as he did pulling the strings for us. Bringing him into a squad laden with centre-mids as a high earner doesn't make much sense. We need a competent striker who can stretch the play and bully teams and an actual right back. Hopkin isn't going to give up on hoofball so even a brilliant centre mid could still be bypassed for the bulk of our play.

I agree with Dunning that withdrawing support for a scheme like this based on short term first team performance doesn't make much sense. The club would potentially have to deal with reduced financial security every time we hit a bad run of form. I haven't pledged because I simply dont trust Golden Casket. The idea of handing money over for players before having confirmation of debt write-downs seems ludicrous to me. Does this scheme exist to prop the club up and still let the Raes run it?

Miller could only play the ball with the inside of his foot. That just about sums him up.

Michael Miller scores for Raith

I dont see the board taking a punt on signing players in this window. If they're really serious about breaking even they'll wait to see if the direct debits remain steady, at least until January. We've got the league cup prize money already secured. Hopefully that will pay for a decent goalkeeper.

The Norseman is an absolute hole. The fact that it's right next to Cappielow is not a redeeming feature.

The annual cost of BT & Sky can significantly exceed the 10k fine typically handed down for dodging the fees. I don't much care for landlords' bank balances either but these rates are probably contributing to the shift towards big chains.

That's an absolutely astonishing statement for a supposedly professional organisation to make. If what they're saying is true, they've completely passed the buck on their own responsibility to protect their employee. Why wait until the guy has reached the end of his tether and then try to resolve the problem with more public confrontation?

The Bury Chairman has gone quite mad; https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/a-statement-from-the-chairman/

The EPL playoffs have been great so far. Derby currently 3-2 up away at Leeds in a game with some high quality goals and some equally daft ones.

The thing I dislike the most about it is the fact it's a place "to be seen" for a certain section of Inverclyde's upwardly-mobiles. Like a shite version of the Ivy. The amount of people who make a point of turning round/looking up to see if they recognize every person who walks in the door is unbelievable. Other than that it's not bad for a Sunday afternoon if you need somewhere to take your relatives.

Looking forward to the Kempock review. I used to go when I was 16 and always liked a wee nostalgia pint whenever I was in Gourock. I gave up on that though - the last time I was in he'd jacked the prices up to cafe levels and the regulars were drinking cans instead of draft (presumably for health reasons).

That was absolutely glorious. I really, really hated Airdrie and actually miss the needle they used to bring to a league. The current Falkirk rivalry (if you can call it that) doesn't get near it.

Along with some truly terrible players - Kelbie, Smyth, Kean, Stewart etc. It's amazing how many times over the last ten years we've had squads like that; 3 or 4 good players and a load of dross.

The Thistle has now been officially replaced by a Celtic pub named "Greenock King of Kings", immediately confirming it's status as a complete hole and also bringing some much-needed old-firm needle to Lyndoch Street.

Rikki Lamie with another win and clean sheet for Livi v Rangers. They're now well on their way to safety after only a handful of games.

I've a feeling Duffy will be attempting to Duffy their season come the turn of the year.

They've both had a few in this cup now. Can see McManus scoring goals for fun in league one season 18/19.

Hoping for a 'transition season' from QoS now. Russell and Lyle have been mainstays for them the last few years.

What's a day that was. Can remember when Finlayson was lining that shot up: "Aw don't shoo-YYYAAAAAASSSS"