BishopBrennan
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Wilson has been excellent in the last month or so, if the chance came to sign him permanently I'd be very keen.
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He's not a player I'd be overly keen on. For all mitigation can be offered given the manager and the general state of the club at the time, McPake couldn't get out of here quick enough during his first spell.
Looking at the options within the squad, we already have Quitongo, McGrattan, Boyd, Bearne and Muirhead capable of playing wide. The idea of adding a 6th option to that list, who has yet to show they can have a meaningful and consistent impact at Chamionship level, doesn't strike me as a good use of a limited budget. One goal every nine games for an attack-minded Queens Park side isn't exactly an inspiring track record.
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10 hours ago, HamCam said:
Nonsense. We should be expecting to win this tie with something to spare. At home against a team from the lower league.
I'm still expecting us to get through the tie, but the idea that we will be cantering past a solid mid-table League One side in our current predicament is fanciful.
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That's a shame. Stewart has always been both knowledgeable and pleasant anytime I've spoken to him. We really do need some high quality MCT candidates to replace outgoing board members such as Stewart.
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21 hours ago, Cat10 said:
I still think that we need a striker as Muirhead cant play that role very well
That used to be the case, but Muirhead's development in the last 12/18 months has been noticeable. He can't pin centre backs and compete as well as Oakley does, but he is now capable of leading the line at this level.
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24 minutes ago, ChampTon said:
Queens Park struggling with the size of the pitch at Hampden?
Let's hope we have Jai available for that away game. Our direct play will hopefully rattle those fucks.
I hope they are struggling at Hampden. It's a disgrace that they are using it at all.
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I don't think it's a role we needed filling in the first place, having someone on (presumably) decent money to oversee the commercial department at a club our size doesn't strike me as the best use of resources.
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Club communication has come a long way from the horror show that was communication in the Rae era, which must be credited, however as mentioned above we are still incredibly reactive rather than seeking to be pro-active. The cycle currently seems to be fans moan about X on the Forum and on social media, followed by the club issuing a statement or something similar addressing the issue. The next step is to flip that model on its head.
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1 hour ago, so72 said:
I didn't think McPake had a bad time here? We also helped McCrorrie on his way in recent seasons. I would be shocked if we managed to get Devine given that he actually played a bit for Rangers last season but would absolutely bite your hand off for him. Especially given that he can play left-back as well as on his more natural right.
Sadly though, I believe that any rumour started from the Spfl transfers account tweeting that Morton 'should' be looking at him, rather than 'are'.
McPake hated it here and went back to Rangers at the first possible opportunity.
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Aye the app is excellent, it takes about 4 clicks of a button to order both matchday tickets and hospitality packages.
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15 minutes ago, Toby said:Is that not the whole point in selling it on a multi-match basis, though? I accept that folk are more likely to buy a stream instead of going to an individual game, but unless they live abroad or as I suggested the other week, are housebound, are they really going to be that arsed about a season’s worth or a half season’s worth of it is available in the UK? Okay, perhaps Alibi, but I’d say he’s the exception, rather than the rule.
I remember you missing out on a really enjoyable season in 2012-13 because you were studying in Slovakia at the time, and I had a degree of sympathy for you. Now, folk living outside these shores do have access to something that would have been of great benefit to you back then.
I’d like to think I’m wrong, but rather than counting the pennies on Morton’s behalf, it’s coming across as you wanting to see someone deprived of a recently found pleasure in life for having the temerity to live abroad.
If the Cappielow infrastructure allows a high-quality stream then it's definitely something the club should be facilitating. I'd have loved this facility in the years I spent abroad. It's a massive upgrade from sitting listening to Open All Mics or watching games via dodgy Periscope/Bet365 streams.
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I don't want to detract from the positivity after a cracking result on Saturday - but my moan about the inconsistent presentation of the badge last week got me thinking. I was in hospitality on Saturday, and being in the main stand gives you a real eyeopener as to how many different versions of the badge we currently use. As the photo shows, there were three different club badges on my table alone.
We've been fan-owned for near enough two years now, with comms assistance being given to the club under the Raes by MCT for near enough the same amount of time. For us to have such a haphazard and careless approach to our branding inside our own stadium this far down the line is completely unacceptable. We have a staff member and a club director who appear to be in charge of our marketing, comms and branding - why is this being allowed to happen? We have the nicest badge in Scottish football, why are we taking such a feckless approach to displaying it?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, our week-to-week comms have been excellent in the last couple of years and Gareth deserves a lot of credit for that. Social media output is consistently high quality, and I love the way that we've started using the Titan Crane as a mainstay in our branding. I'm hoping whoever is directly responsible for our branding has a plan to get this sorted, and quickly.
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Some praise for the club - the Fanbase app is excellent. Being able to purchase matchday tickets and hospitality packages in less than two minutes is a massive improvement and a desperately needed upgrade on the clusterfuck that was our previous ticketing system. However, it really takes the shine off the improvement using a version of the badge without the white background behind the club name and above the ship:
This is an unacceptable way to be presenting the finest badge in Scottish football. We need far more consistency in how we present our badge across various social media and ticketing platforms.
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I think the top is a cracker. The colours look pretty spot on and as long as the badge stays put after a few washes then I'll be happy.
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A conversation about substitute numbers from years gone by. How riveting.
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Who exactly has been in charge of club comms this week? Emails leaving the club from a generic 'Admin' account with tinpot subject titles like 'Good News/Bad News', then there is the absolute needless spamming of Twitter with shite like this:
I can only assume that Gareth is on annual leave. Gareth has done an excellent job over the last year or so; we now have a consistent tone of voice across our social media platforms, with every piece of content being both high quality and meaningful. Safe to say we've taken a few steps backwards in the last week or so.
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29 minutes ago, Daleston said:
Morton back in this week
No they're not.
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The actual kit design is extremely underwhelming, however the commercial work going into the number of sponsors we've secured is a clear positive.
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34 minutes ago, AyrshireTon said:
Smiths website lists our hoops as "Home top 22-23" and the yellow one as "Away top 22-24".
I think that's the correct approach. Releasing two new kits in one season would be kicking the arse out of it.
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12 hours ago, TRVMP said:
Dean Matthew is a good shout but Tony Wallace is a dark horse - the worst player in our worst ever squad but he thought he was God's gift and had a right attitude problem. Scott McLaughlin at least put the effort in.
Most ex-Morton players I wish well and I'd like to think most of them recall their time at Cappielow fondly, but every so often there's a total wrong 'un. Dean Matthew is emblematic. It's not just that he was a bad player, but that he was the poster child for the naked-table-tennis, just-lads-having-a-laugh squad that ultimately failed to reach its potential. The rot started from the top, of course, with DDF indulging them, but a lot of guys who would later style themselves as good honest grafters gave a dreadful account of themselves, and Dean Matthew was probably the worst.
I remember an away game at Stirling Albion, he got subbed off and threw a water bottle at McInally, who just turned around and said something to him rather than sending him down the tunnel as he should have done. Again, the rot started at the top, but if you're a good honest pro frustrated at getting subbed off, kick an advertising hoarding or something. Or better yet ask for a free transfer and fuck off to "Troon" years earlier than you eventually did.
Much like his time at Morton, Tony Wallace falls significantly short of the standard required here. Despite us paying a five figure compensation fee for his 'services', and him being pish throughout his time here, he's not a hate figure among the support. I don't think he would even get a podium finish if we were just looking at 13/14. He's an utter irrelevance, with the only footnote on his career being that he played a stunning through ball to Archie Campbell at Parkhead.
51 minutes ago, Hej said:I think Dunning is suggesting that McGinty had already signed a contract with Ayr and got himself sent off on purpose at Arbroath.
Shortly after hearing a shout from the stand that the Ayr game was sitting at 2-2. Funny that.
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3 minutes ago, ChampTon said:
I reckon we could see a "creative" midfielder coming in. But the problem is that it could then unsettle our midfield as they'd be expected to start I'd assume.
Oakley comes across as a nice guy, says he does a lot of running and gives his all, exactly what we are looking for. And also, probably our best "goalscorer" in the squad.
We definitely need another midfielder. We've been very fortunate with injuries so far this season, but having to completely shuffle the starting XI about if Gillespie gets an injury is a concern.
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23 hours ago, port-ton said:Seems to be a bit of a weird attitude towards Kabia for me that's bordering on being personal and nasty from some when he's contributed to a promising season so far for the team. I'm by no means his biggest fan but He's a young inexperienced guy on loan and he hasn't quite been up to the standard required most weeks but I don't think he deserves to be singled out as a massive weak link that is miles off it like he's Adam Coakley or something.
Wish him all the best for his contribution and hopefully we have replaced him with someone more consistent in Miller.
Can you point me in the direction of anything that looks personal or nasty towards Kabia? I don't recall seeing anything that comes close to personal abuse. The reason people are singling him out as a weak link is because for large spells of his time here that's exactly what he has been. Pointing that out isn't abuse.
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The Tele have mentioned in their match preview that Lyon has returned from his loan, but the club haven't confirmed his return like they did with Garrity. I don't see where Lyon fits into this team. He isn't as good at the holding role as Gillespie, he doesn't have the same work-rate or stamina as Blues and he isn't as creative, or as good at pressing high up the park, as Crawford.
That said, Imrie does have an excellent track record of improving players that we thought weren't good enough for this level, so maybe Lyon could be another success story. If I was Imrie I'd be looking to get him off the wage bill.
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Hynes was incredibly unfortunate that Hopkin was in charge at the age where he should have been introduced into the first team squad. Whilst Morton did him absolutely no favours and definitely stunted his development, I don't think Hynes was ever going to be good enough for the Championship in any event. Fingers crossed he finds a club at a suitable level and kickstarts his career.
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Who has given some random Da the password to the MCT Twitter? Someone has mistaken constant spam for high quality communications.