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Did Dougie not suggest he had lined up a pre-season schedule before the Dalrada issue blew up?

I remember the last young next big thing people got angry about us selling for allegedly around £200,000 as he was potentially worth way more...

To be fair the return of traditional knicker-wetting is kind of comforting as it means we are beyond the Dalrada/MCT/GMFC/Laird debacle and back on message. Give it time and I will be rambling on about the lack of interesting friendlies.

Now the dust has settled it sounds as if concerns over the intentions of Dalrada have been largely addressed and a vote in favour of the resolution looks likely. One of the most unpalatable aspects of the deal is Laird continuing in his role. The man arrogantly believes he is always right and views shareholders, MCT members and fans as an inconvenience. I am willing to accept the MCT representatives on the Board thought they had/have been acting in the best interests of fellow members but still struggle with the thought process that justifies keeping information from people. We might end up moving on but it will be a challenge as trust in both Boards has been eroded. Am I the only one looking forward to moaning about the usual uninspiring pre-season list of friendlies, the lack of signings...

That must be devastating news for you. Your dad was a lifelong Morton fan and regular contributor to this forum - he will be sorely missed. You can never take anything for granted especially hanging on in the hope Morton win something. RIP Alibi.

As a club we are currently a complete shambles and the responsibility for this falls fully on Laird, the GMFC Board and MCT Board. It is shameful that so many who are responsible for this failing in governance and responsibility to shareholders, MCT members and fans choose to continue to hide in the shadows - their only interest appears to be self-preservation and not what is in the best interests of the Club. We are a fan-owned Club but this last season has confirmed this means nothing to those in charge - we are being taken for fools. Whether intentional or unintentional this response to the many questions out there is contradictory and incomplete. Nothing has changed - MCT members are being invited to vote with a gun to their heads. I suspect the motion will pass due to a combination of apathy and fear. I don't blame anyone who votes in favour of the resolution but this is not what we were promised as a fan owned club. In the circumstances, you cannot blame the manager and players looking elsewhere as who in their right minds would want to be part of this shitshow.

No worries, Dale can take the training. He can add it to the long list of skill sets he brings to the job.

Let me get this right the members are being invited, with indecent haste, to vote on a proposal that looks to be a stitch-up, rewarding the people who previously promoted transparency and accountability but now shy away from scrutiny. We are in this mess because of they very same people who want to remain in-situ - madness! Don't get me wrong, I do not want all this uncertainty and the possibility of our main sponsor walking away but being invited to vote for the future of the club with a gun to our head is not the way forward.

When parties whether they be employees, partners and/or directors leave a role one of the first things you do is initially share and then redirect all communications to someone else. It is difficult to believe Morton did not have such basic systems in place. I accept the club is run on a shoe string but it seems to be anytime someone new comes in they start out by listing all the failures of what has gone before before bumming up what is now being achieved. In reality they just seem to be making it up as they go along with minimal oversight from Laird and the GMFC Board. MCT are also culpable as they have appointed representatives on the GMFC Board - how are they held accountable as all we hearing is they are self-serving free-loading individuals who like wearing a club tie? It really is difficult to see where we go from here. As and aside, I would add when the club has asked for people to come forward in the past to offer their services the norm is not to even get the courtesy of a reply.

Whatever statement came out it was never going to satisfy people. The one positive is it appears to include input from both MCT and GMFC. Everyone needs to put their egos and agendas to one side and work together to resolve this mess with or without Dalrada as the main sponsor. At the same time it is essential shareholders, MCT members and fans are kept in the loop. The issue is the longer the talking goes on the more disruption to preparation for next season.

Is it not amazing that as a fan owned club we know so little about what is happening at Morton? The rumours, tittle tattle and odd fact being whispered around do none of those involved any credit.

Most people who invest money want an element of control. This is the challenge for MCT as the majority shareholder in the club. For whatever reason/s there has been a breakdown in relationship between Dalrada and MCT - the chances are both are at fault. Unless there is a whit knight out there with money to burn GMFC need Dalrada if we want to continue as a full-time club competing in the Championship. As for the Easdales they have never hidden their club is Rangers - I am sure in the recent past Sandy increased his stake in the newco. We are a mess just now and while I retain my reservations over fan ownership I just do not see any other show in town.

You cannot simply blame MCT members who put their money in month after month for the current debacle. There are many reasons why people would and/or are not in a position to step forward. Sadly many organisations are susceptible to people on an ego trip and/or with an agenda to fill the void - Morton seem to attract them.

As expected no-one is covering themselves in glory in this debacle. While Dalrada are the main sponsor of the club the tail should not be wagging the dog hence they should understand it is not appropriate they dictate all who should be on the GMFC Board. At the same time it is somewhat ironic to find MCT being furious at finding their reps on the GMFC Board kept them in the dark on the EUFA issue while they themselves have spent much of their existence struggling with communication and transparency. With goodwill and a common goal both sides should have been able to sort this out like grown-ups rather than allowing their mates to leak one-sided stories that encourage the usual curtain twitchers to add 1 plus 1 to get 3. Without Dalrada or MCT pulling a rabbit from the hat we are realistically only able to operate as a part-time club - I have spent enough years watching Morton in the seaside leagues. If the main protagonists are really only interested in what is good for Morton I can but hope they see the bigger picture and get round the Boardroom table and sort something out. I might add I am a fan and a shareholder but not a member of MCT.

It just shows the difficulty of fan ownership and trying to bring together so many people who have one common goal but different opinions on how to get there. We can but hope MCT does not go the same way as the Trust. Club before ego - get it sorted.