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3 minutes ago, TRVMP said:There was the heated moment when someone in the audience called Laird a liar, but at that point the audio wasn't great. What was that all about?
That was Graham McLennan in response to Laird’s claim he’d been asked to stand down by the previous MCT board.
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Someone on the Partick thread on P&B is claiming they’re going with Brian Graham, which will hopefully be a source of both relief and hilarity.
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So sorry for your loss. I enjoyed his contributions to the board and came across as a decent guy.
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4 hours ago, Cappiecat 1.2 said:I'm feeling a bit daunted by the responsibility of this upcoming vote.
I know next to nothing about corporate structure and powers, nothing about business law, or the rights of shareholders. I also know none of the individuals involved in the MCT or GMFC boards.
All I have to go on are the various statements made by the three entities involved. These statements all seem positive and point toward a healthier future for Morton, but then I'm sure Hugh Shitt made all the right noises before taking over and shafting us and the same could be said for the asset strippers at ICT and Hamilton.
There are questions that need answered before I feel qualified to vote, beginning with -
1. If an attempt is made by the GMFC board to dilute our shareholding, do we have the power to veto that decision?
2. If Dalrada default on monthly payments, do we, as majority shareholders, have the power to remove one or more of their representatives from the GMFC board?
3. If, at the end of the year, we are dissatisfied with Dalrada as a sponsor, do we have the power to completely remove them from GMFC?
I will need answers to these qeuries and some hard assurances from the parties involved before I can decide.
Am I alone in feeling out of my depth here?
No I’m in the same boat.
The major concern for me is the removal of an MCT majority on the board and if that condition remains I’ll be voting no and also for the following reasons:1. if there’s no MCT board majority following this, who is to stop Dalrada and their board picks simply voting together and extending the current deal following the initial 12 months even if we are unhappy with their performances?
2. Following the FIFA transfer embargo fiasco, why in the name of God is anyone currently involved in the board being kept on? It makes a mockery of Dalrada’s demand for improved governance and erodes any trust I have left in them.
I for one will make sure I’m attending the general meeting on the 2nd of June to ask these questions, if someone else doesn’t first
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On the whole I’m happy that no shares will pass from MCT to Dalrada but how exactly are Dalrada going to improve the governance by sticking an extra body on the board? Will this be an existing Dalrada employee or do they plan to acquire an individual with experience on a football club board?
Also as Hej above asked id like to know exactly how much of an improved figure this is before handing them more power.
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1 hour ago, Mr.Blue said:
There was a group of them standing at the car park in Sinclair Street watching the game.
If I was the club I’d have instructed the police to go up there and move them on, it’s not public ground they’re on. They’ve went from increasing the costs at games with their behaviour to now withholding funds from the fan owned club they claim to support because they’re in a huff? They can all do one as far as I’m concerned.
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Reynolds injured now too?
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3 hours ago, TONofmemories said:Im on the fence in regards the whole scene. Doesn't bother me so much and it's good to have active support. That said, you can't be causing trouble and crying about retrospective punishment IMO.
Personally I’ve went from not being bothered about it to soundly hating it. It’s the sense of entitlement from these mobs at nearly every club, especially the old firm, when they’re called out that really rile me now.
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15 hours ago, TRVMP said:
Interesting items in the MCT Newsletter today. I'll paste the first one:
Wouldn't mind knowing what the club wanted the extra 15 grand for. To cover cashflow (given all the postponements, roof issues etc) or something else?
Was wonder that myself but it’s probably all of the above.
How long did we go without a home game at the start of the year? 6 weeks I think? Plus cost of clean up and repairs on the cowshed before any insurance payout? -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwy15ll9pk8o
Reading this morning that Partick’s begging bowl is back out and hasn’t even managed to gather any dust! Not even Christmas yet either!
Its the sort situation we need MCT to make sure we don’t get close to.
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If he’s injured he probably wouldn’t be anyway.
Is that not the twitter account of some random who just trawls forums and posts completely unsubstantiated crap?
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8 hours ago, Pedrodelawasp said:
We’ve done a lot of work very quickly and efficiently this summer. Got imagine we’re now very close to being done as far as incomings go. Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together as the squad gets to know each other and what Dougie is expecting from them.
Do wonder whether the absence of a player wearing the No.9 is just because nobody has opted for it or if there’s a chance of an ‘out-and-out’ striker coming in.
Yeah this is what pleases me the most when you compare to a year ago and we were all worried we were giving Michael Doyle a contract and going into the league cup with 3 on the bench.
We’ve also got the possibility of a few loan signings coming in as well if needed so massive credit to Dougie and his team for getting the squad sorted promptly this year.
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Was there not a deadline for those offer contracts that has long since passed?
It would be nice to have something official from the club but it’s safe to assume O’Connor is off. Can’t say I’m that fussed if he is away he didn’t look great last season and I’m sure Imrie will have adequate replacements identified anyway -
Maybe a Gourley moment but apparently Strapps mum is now following Dunfermline on twitter so looks like he’s away to them
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Let the 150th Anniversary celebrations begin! Christ alive
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3 minutes ago, Ferguson said:
Agreed. If he's there to be an experienced head in the dressing room and a 4th choice centre back, fine. If he's there to play on a consistent basis, we're gubbed.
Nah not fine in my opinion. If last season is anything to go by he’ll be starting more often than not, especially if we struggle find half decent full backs and O’Connor (assuming he even decides to stay) is deployed on the right again. It’s an utter waste of a wage
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I’m fine with both Blues and Gillespie coming back but the idea that we can’t sign a reserve cb thats younger and can do the same job than 40yo Kirk Broadfoot is depressing
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Will be interesting to see if Brown can get a tune out of him the way Imrie did. At least when he eventually comes up against us Baird and whoever partners him knows how he plays and can handle him
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2 hours ago, dunning1874 said:
Thing is, even with an increased budget through the profits of the last two years being reinvested back into the playing squad, we're still ultimately living within our means on average crowds of 2000 while Partick are overspending by £500K per season on average crowds of 3500 and Falkirk are overspending by £400K per season on average crowds of 4500.
We can use some of the budget to put an increased offer on the table for Oakley and Strapp in the hope of keeping them here, but if clubs like that come and blow us out the water for a player then that's not anyone's fault, we can't spend money we don't have.
This absolutely rips my knitting. Weren't both these clubs claiming just over a season ago they were at death's door and were struggling to even pay wages? Are they both getting bank rolled again or something?
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3 all day long for me, with 2 the best of the rest.
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3 hours ago, Ray Von said:
Retro top a bit of a shambles whoever is organising it.
They took £53.99 from me in May because I had paid for delivery, I got £53.99 refunded in June, now I’ve got an email to go and collect it at Cappielow and find a different way to pay for it.
Obviously I choose to get it delivered because it isn’t convenient to get to Cappielow.They finally took the £53.99 payment from me yesterday and sent an email to confirm this but nothing about whether it’s been shipped. I’ve had to download the Shop app which tells it’s been shipped so fingers crossed I’ll get it this week.
You’re right it’s been an utter shambles but I’ve not made a big fuss about it as I’d technically not paid for anything. However they have my money so they’d better get it to me asap.
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2 hours ago, Toby said:
I know some folk have now got their tartan shirts, and assume that as I ordered both for delivery, mine have been held back so they can arrive together.
But that’s now 14 weeks ago today I ordered those shirts, and I’ve still got nothing. Nearly two weeks since the last update and no confirmation that sending them together is the policy. An indication that the tartan tops can be collected from Cappielow, but not if that applies to shirts ordered for delivery, and no sign of the chevron shirts when the initial indication was that the complicated design of the tartan ones were the reason for the initial hold up.
If this was anyone else, I’d be going off my tits by now. I suspect we’ll get another update email from your man Ross Dunbar when he sees some grumbles on here, but to be honest, I’m getting a bit sick of being thanked for my patience.
For all the positive steps the club have made and are making, this fiasco has been terribly disappointing.
Aye this is starting to rip my knitting and all and to make matters worse I'm only waiting on a tartan shirt! I emailed Ross Dunbar on Friday morning simply asking the question if any of the tartan shirts had been dispatched to customers and not had a reply but I see above he may be on holiday. His emails should still be forwarded and dealt with however.
I can understand trying to keep postage costs down by sending folk who have ordered both tops together, but not folk like myself who are only waiting on one and know its been sitting in Cappielow for well over a week now. In fact, given how long this has dragged on, they should simply send everyone the tartan top asap regardless if they're also waiting on the chevron top.
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I’m guessing everyone who has their tartan tops collected them?
I picked delivery and still waiting on mine.
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15 hours ago, Pedrodelawasp said:
My tartan jersey arrived today. It’s very disappointing.
The plaid is not a correct match for the original, they’ve used the wrong club crest for the time and the application of the crest, Matchwinner logo and sponsor feel very poor.
Perhaps they’ve just run with it after the delay and not wanting to disappoint customers, but really this should have been rejected.
I’ll be enquiring about a refund.
I'm still waiting on mine being delivered but I had a zoom in on Doddie's picture and had a look at a picture of an original below. Apart from the wrong badge the only difference I've noticed is that the tartan is in the wrong position. Basically the pattern that runs down the middle of the original is not the same one in the new release, it's the pattern either side of it.
Not too big a deal for me to be honest so long as the quality is good and it lasts.
Developing MCT/GMFC Board Situation
in General Morton Chatter
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So my thoughts on last night’s meeting are that, with regards to the deal, it was fairly positive and I’m now voting yes. I was convinced by Brian Bonar who I thought came across very well and sincere. I also believed him when he spoke of there being no ulterior motive to his investment and it’s an added comfort that his family are also behind the deal and are keeping a close eye on things.
This, though, leads me into the negatives. Both boards and John Laird have clearly lost the trust of the fans. Unfortunately, it is also clear is that Laird and Robinson are staying as a condition of the deal, and while I have no major gripes on this regarding Robinson, the same can’t be said about John Laird. He has been shown to have lied on 3 points within the FAQs (his club role, when he stopped being an agent and knowledge of his son’s football company) and allegedly he has lied directly to the MCT membership about being asked to stand down by the previous MCT board. Graham McLennan’s visible anger at the meeting towards Lairds accounts of things has made me very nervous about his continued involvement with Morton.
On hindsight I wish I’d put the question to the board members, “If required, do you think John Laird would pass the fit and proper persons assessment to run a football club?” just to gauge their immediate reaction. My gut tells me that the truthful answer would be no, and if that’s the case Morton need to be very careful they don’t fall foul on an SFA or SPFL laws.
Over the next 12 months we as MCT members need to watch these guys like hawks and I fully expect that MCT and GMFC start producing and issuing board meeting minutes so we can assess their performances.