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  1. Don’t want to piss on anyone’s chips, but I haven’t seen it mentioned yet that Strapp will miss the quarter final through suspension.
  2. I’ve been wondering what they’ll do with that area tonight- they could really use that area, but I can see it being closed off to accommodate the TV studio.
  3. We were in the quarter finals in 2016 and 2018, both against Celtic at Parkhead. It’s not exactly uncharted territory in recent years.
  4. Ross Forbes signs for Thorniewood United. I hope he’s having a lovely day. https://x.com/thorniewood/status/1755347849909309773?s=46&t=mPi-CBP2m1lKxRNMQCkJuA
  5. Terrific, and thoroughly well researched take on George Oakley from one of our friends over on Dafc.net.
  6. Aye, I asked that in my group chat and one of the more learned members of this forum suggested that they better hope for at least a second placed finish to avoid a shortfall. I’d also suggest that wages will not be negated so much by ticket revenue for the rest of the season, with season ticket revenue all accounted for in the previous period and only walk up receipts adding to their revenue.
  7. Thanks very much. So, from my back-of-a-fag-packet calculations, that's £1,161,239 in revenue and expenditure of £1,481,082 (127.54%), resulting in a deficit of £319,843 for a seven month period until December 2023. And from June-December 2022, income of £536,771, negated by expenditure of £1,351,296 (251.76%), leaving a deficit of £814,525. Christ alive. Losing near on a million over a seven month period last year is unbelievable for a club at this level. I don't think even Inverness were losing that. They've clearly made massive strides in improving revenue, and I get that you've got to speculate to accumulate early on since taking over, but a loss of £319,843 over the most recent seven month period is hardly cause for celebration in the kingdom. That £319,843 is along the lines of what we were losing on an annual basis under Golden Casket. When I saw their Twitter feed retweeting fans that were giving them plaudits I expected the figures to look a lot better than that. Comparing a significant loss to a shambolic one as if it's some sort of success is turd polishing at it's finest.
  8. On a similar subject, a Raith Rovers fan had a wee go at me on Twitter today as, at the point David Martindale was saying they had a bigger budget than Livingston, I asked why Raith’s budget seems such a taboo subject. I’d think it’s fair to suggest that they’re spending a fucking fortune, which is out with their revenue, but a few of their fans took umbrage. Anyway, last night a breakdown of their spending was released, and this guy told me the Fife Gretna myth was now debunked. Except, this breakdown was sent only to their fans group (presumably something similar to MCT) and I see no public access to it. Is it just clever marketing, and social media that’s got bums on seats to allow them to bring in more quality than before, more raffle tickets like what magically propelled Kelty Hearts from the East Of Scotland League to League One, subscribers like we have with MCT, or is it money being pumped in by these guys? I’d suggest that their methods of sharing the details doesn’t stand up to much scrutiny when only shared with a fanbase that have clapped like seals since this mob walked in the door in the summer. Any thoughts?
  9. The problem with the head steward is that she’s all shit or all sugar. There’s been plenty of moans about her for years now, and after every incident that garners a bit of attention, you walk out onto Sinclair Street at full time to see her smiling face wishing you a nice weekend. It’s become a recurring joke between my mates and I that she must’ve had her knuckles rapped for her carry on at the previous home game, before she goes back to arsehole mode a fortnight later. Good to hear of sensible stewarding on this occasion, but I’m sure she’ll revert to type soon enough- probably the next home game when she and her stewards are asked to do some proper work for a change to deal with a big crowd. I was interested to hear that General Manager talking about making visiting Cappielow a pleasant experience for folk- he’ll have to do a hell of a lot of work on his stewards’ behaviours for that to happen. And while we’re at it, I walked down through the tunnel to the game today to saw him standing around outside the main stand entrance greeting a few folk. That’s not the problem area. I’d have expected that with the fiasco of the Partick game that anyone in a position of responsibility would be right in about the problem areas trying to look at procedures, problems, actions, reactions and solutions. Alas, I was wrong.
  10. I saw this on Wednesday night, but having spent an hour or so writing a match preview for Saturday, for the first time in my life I couldn’t handle the thought of talking about Morton any longer, especially with you. I might get back to this at some point, and might not- dare say that if I do, I’ll argue that you’re talking shite and we’ll bat it back and forward. You’ve bored me into submission for the time being.
  11. No, your point was about his policy towards youth academy graduates in general, not about how he got along with individuals or about whether he decided to select/keep on/release said individuals, which the quoted posts relate to. I haven’t said some of them are tame- some of them are really harsh on Imrie, and I’m sure that in hindsight, some of the posters will have a different stance now. But none of them are relevant to your argument. You’re just throwing everything you can at this, hoping something will stick.
  12. Tell you what, stick a link to every post and I’ll red dot them accordingly, will that make you feel better?
  13. Every manager in the world is questioned by fans on matters such as team selection and who is brought in and released. Your post alluded to many other posters voicing concerns about Imrie’s policy towards the club’s academy, not whether or not they agree with every decision a manager has made that concerns certain players. You’re really clutching at straws if you think some of these posts are questioning his policy towards the youth academy in general, rather than simply disagreeing with particular decisions. After waiting the best part of 48 hours for all these posts questioning his policy, this is quite a let down.
  14. Don’t remember asking for any of this shite, the quotes will do.
  15. You’ll be able to return the courtesy that I afforded you when I outlined how many minutes Imrie had given young players by citing each of these posts from yourself and others from well over a year ago, then? The floor is yours.
  16. He was giving youths their chance before your foul mouthed outburst, as I detailed at length about a month ago, as per your request, perhaps?
  17. “No other club would take the wee rancid chino-clad self-obsessed piece of shit, so we need to sack the wee pathetic fucker to rid the club of his development player hater, old pals’ lover mentality, before it’s too late. Although IMO it’s already too late as the wee addictive rat has already royally fucked up our club structure,and from where I’m looking, has taken great relish from doing so. Get to fuck ya wee puny imposter!”
  18. Agreed. I understand his frustration and desire to set the record straight, but it only goes to provide validation in the tiny minds of such people for their insufferable trolling when they’ve already been put firmly in their box by their fellow posters.
  19. Being told to wash Hugh Scott’s motor because he was a paid employee couldn’t have helped his form, in fairness.
  20. Another belter from the stewards at the turnstiles already. Guy going in beside me with his boy was pulled for bringing a flag in and the flag searched for an offensive message. The flag had been bought minutes previously from the club’s official merchandise van! These people are beyond parody.
  21. David O’Brien was never the same after he was injured the night we bodied those tramps in their own rancid bin.
  22. It’s not really about what I like though, is it? I’ve already said in this thread that I was inside the ground in sufficient time as I anticipated problems yesterday. But I’m familiar with the procedures (or lack of) at Cappielow on a match day. Given that the crowd yesterday was roughly 75% higher than the season’s average, there would have been an awful lot of folk who weren’t as familiar with them as I am. I don’t disagree with your point that encouraging people to turn up early would have been the easiest step they could have taken, and they should have, but my point is that we should be well beyond that stage by now, and the reason we’re not is because not enough has been done to address these issues over a six and a half year period. Of course, the best step forward they have taken off the park in recent years has been the move to Fanbase, making the purchase of tickets seamless, but it’s a bit like VAR. There’s no point in having an all-singing-all-dancing system if people don’t know how to operate it, or you don’t have the capacity to operate it. Also, a blind refusal to acknowledge that the club themselves could have done things better doesn’t sit well. For all the expectation of turning up en masse at 2.55 and expecting to be in for kick off is unreasonable, it’s equally as unreasonable of the club not to accept they have to work on improving things, especially when they are the ones taking the fans’ money for 70, rather than 90 minutes of football.
  23. We’re well past the stage of telling people to arrive early being the starting point, though. That was maybe acceptable in 2017 when the turnstiles were first installed, but in 2024 the onus in finding a solution is being sat squarely at the feet of the paying customer, rather than the club. There is no sign of the club taking feedback on board from the fans about this, no acceptance of their own culpability, no noises made about any plans going forward, just an explanation that it was the fans turning up late. Of course, plenty would have turned up around five to and can’t really expect the be getting in at a reasonable time if they do that, but there are far too many folk who appeared to turn up around twenty to or quarter to citing their own problems for their complaints to be considered as invalid or untrue. And therein lies the problem with folk who are unfamiliar with the system having to use them at the gate when there are time constraints. This isn’t their fault though, nobody just jumps on a bike are rides off into the sunset at the first time of asking. But how well are they being trained in how to use them? How patient or helpful are the stewards? Is this done at the expense of holding up others? You can’t go issuing “bring a friend” calls like MCT did yesterday and then absolve yourself of all responsibility when folk bring friends and it all goes to shit.
  24. Further examples from replies to the club’s social media: Facebook: Brian Renfrew 20 minute wait in queue for me. Tam Leisk Fukn haf 3 before we got in !!!!! Absolute shambles Stephen Spencer The ticket system has not worked properly when needed since day 1 and it probaly cost a few quid got to be a better system imagine what sort of time you will have to wait if there was 5000 turning up Jonathan Mungin The club asked fans to turnout and support the team which they did yet this was the queue at Sinclair Street at 3pm kickoff time with queues for the 4 cowshed turnstiles still going up the Street. On asking the head steward why a request had not been made to delay kickoff I was told it wasn't her job to do so The inadequate number of turnstiles to service an area that can accommodate circa 7k spectators might not be the stewards fault but the management of crowd safety absolutely is. Ps I was queuing from 2.40pm and didn't get in until 3.08pm Greg Metcalfe Every week. EVERY WEEK. Mick McMenemie They have hand held scanners for the away end. Why not get a few more for the home end when they know it's gonna be busy? Open the big gate and scan folk in that way? Greg Metcalfe We need an express/bespoke gate of the 4 back as Season Ticket holders only. This was always an advantage of buying a season ticket, and is now gone. This would also take around 1000 people off the main queue. This would give season ticket holders the advantage they used to have, while also naturally managing the queue better. At the moment it’s just a rabble of people eventually filtering into 4 random queues. Also possibly have a parent/child gate, that slows everything down with the unmanned gates, the parent having to scan their kid(s) through first and then wait on the other side is a big delay to the main queues from what I observe. 1 season ticket express turnstile with regulars who know how to use the scanner. 2/3 general admission turnstiles for the rest of them. Possibly 1 devoted to families. This could be easily managed and stewarded with a little effort. They need to try something new. If this isn’t fixed for next season I’ll not be renewing my season ticket. Fraser Pollock It’s mental there are Morton fans on here claiming there isn’t an issue. The ground wasn’t even near half of its capacity. When there are fans still streaming in beyond 20 past 3 there’s obviously an issue that goes beyond just “folk spilling out the Norseman at 5 to expecting to walk in”. The queue was up to the bridge at 20 to 3. The turnstiles are obviously a hangover from a previous era but need to be prioritised by the club. We lost a lot of money and goodwill today and this should serve as a warning moving forward. Greg Metcalfe Craig Conway you shouldn’t have to go to Cappielow half an hour to 20 minutes early to get in, the place is a tenth full! Have a dedicated season ticket turnstile, maybe a family one, rest for general tickets. The queue will fly Down Jack McQuilkin 4 turnstiles for 2000 odd supporters isnt enough. whats it going to be like if we draw rangers or celtic at cappielow never mind playing partick thistle. John Borthwick 4 turnstiles is a joke. what would it be like for a 5-6 thousand crowd. Danny Groot Morrison Just not good enough. John Morgan Didn’t delay the kick off though, despite being large crowds outside? Including me. I didn’t wait, and walked off. Not good Morton, get it sorted. Instagram: mcgbaz First impressions count to the new fans therefore standing outside. Missing first 15 mins of game. Not good PR. I’ve. Said for years the stewarding and turnstiles is an issue. Yet nothing changes Twitter: StuCam Turnstile management really poor, advertised all week to bring crowds in then couldn’t manage. Better planning required john.buie Need to sort out them turnstiles or risk turning the increased support away tinhatwarrior Can you think of a plan to make entry more smooth for the fans the amount after 15:00 outside is outrageous, you wanna keep fans then fix things like this . Harold Goodfortune Seeing Qs up Sinclair St at 315pm, Sir, is a dreadful look. Easily sorted. Over to you #Monehton Alan Collins Should have a season ticket gate Sammy Mcfarlane Turnstiles are a farce. Thanks Warren Christopher McEleny Big bad fans to blame? Seems easy solution is risk assess using the flood gate as an overflow with hand scanning QR codes for entry. There’s no point having a fancy mobile device app if you don’t bother to utilise it and instead rely on turnstiles fit only for a crowd of under 2k 1874 Ton You should have ended your tweet with this rather than putting the blame on the fans. “We apologise again as we should have anticipated this and planned accordingly.” 1874 Ton How many fans entered the terracing through those 4 gates? What is the average time taken for 1 person to enter the stadium? Really simple to workout that we don’t have nearly enough turnstiles for a game where there’ll be a bigger than normal crowd. Wee Harry I knew it was going to happen, so left the pub early. Looked like the 1996 game against Dundee United out there lol graeme ross Lads you need to sort this Lewis McLeod Tiny wee team couldn’t handle 2k plus home fans GJ I.e. “there was a problem but we aren’t taking any ownership of it.” Poor. BinPin_Scot missed 20 minutes Murray Gray Not acceptable. Stewards only interested in going throught the waiting queue taking stuff off of people. Asked about alternatives to the queuing system deployed no answer was give. Lack of control and responsibility Thomas Smillie Hawkes legacy. We've replaced 9 gates that could filter the crowd (season tix, parent & child etc) for 4 selfscan gates where its pot luck if the code is read. The issue is exacerbated by the stewards that seem to think an acceptable level of service is just shouting at punters Cameron Translation: We haven't got nearly enough turnstiles, our stewards are useless tw*ts, and as such couldn't get you in for the full 90.
  25. I’ve just pulled five examples from this thread that contradict what you’re saying, and haven’t looked across any other social media platforms, where I’m pretty sure I’d find a few more. At which point are you going to accept that your interpretation of what happened yesterday appears fanciful at best? Your point about fans being realistic and turning up so close to kick off doesn’t cut it when we’re talking about fans turning up a full 15-20 minutes before the game starts. At £22 a skull, or as part of a £300-odd season ticket which about a third of that crowd committed to months ago, and with the third-lowest average crowds in the division, Morton aren’t in the position to be telling folk to take an extra half hour out of their leisure time to make things easier for the club, and they’re certainly not in the position to come onto social media after the match and blame the folk who so generously put their hands in their pockets to support them. I entered the ground at 2.30 yesterday- quite deliberately as I anticipated a shit show at the turnstiles and it still took me five minutes to get in, but with so many accounts from different folk differing from yours, the only conclusion that an objective observer can come to is that you’re talking shite. I don’t understand whether you see this as playing devil’s advocate, or are sticking up for your old pal Hawke (who doesn’t, and never did give a shiny shite about anything you had to say at any point in the past, never mind now), but given that this has happened every time we’ve had a relatively big game since 2017, there has to be a point that even you will concede that drastic action needs to be taken, here. For a club that is so dependant on folk turning up at the gates, this simply can’t go on, and your stance on this isn’t just unhelpful, it is in fact damaging to the club to take onboard such stances if they wish to find a resolution to this.
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