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A leopard does not change his spots.

A waste of a squad number on a has been.

Not the highest quality football but fantastic entertainment. Thistle completely bottled it culminating in witnessing poor wee Brian Graham with his head in his hands. Personally, I prefer a trip to Glasgow and as much as I find the luvvies painful they swell our coffers when they visit Cappielow. Lovely way to end the weekend.

On a positive the strip is out now and we appear to have been pro-active on the sponsorship otherwise as bland as bespoke gets.

Needed a wee laugh so drifted over to the Falkirk thread on P & B - comedy gold especially the meltdown at offering Nesbitt the sand dancer a two year contract. Glorious days.

Livingston lost over £800k last year and are facing a significant loss this year. Martindale is on record highlighting he cannot keep plugging the gap. Who knows where that leaves Livingston?

Each to their own but they all look good to me and I suspect they will sell. It does though highlight how 'safe' recent strips have been.

The St Johnstone fans I know strongly want Robbie Nielson or if not him David Martindale or if not him Neil Lennon or if not him Owen Coyle. Interesting but thankful Imrie has rarely got a mention in the recent managerial changing of deckchairs on the Titanic.

Big step up for Tidser and without the money from the exiting Chairman who is rumoured to be taking over at Rsith.

Oh the excitement - potentially another Goss to put up on your wall to add to Matt and Luke. You just have to hope none of the family walk in on you when you are having time to yourself.

I think we should have a quorum from this messageboard to sit with Dougie to help with the squad next season. DreamOakTree will obviously be Chair with SassenachTon as Vice. I think I qualify as teaboy.

While I always assumed Strapp was off at the end of the season it is head scratching to hear the decision was effectively made for him. It was not that long ago we were being told a crucial element in the financial viability of the club was through rearing young talent to sell on. Lyon now Strapp look are not going to make the club money, leaving us with McGrattan and King as the next 'projects'. Concerning then to see both players getting less game time especially as they were an integral part of the squad that performed so well up to the beginning of the year.

Irnbru your bitterness towards MCT knows no bounds. You had your day - move on. Just to add I am not a member of MCT. I responded to the shareholder AGM e-mail, was sent a link and had no problem joining the meeting. My two boys also got send the e-mail but were not able to participate. The issue with some stakeholders missing out however requires to be urgently addressed. Gordon Ritchie appears to be the point of contact and I would hound him to get it resolved. As for the AGM, I am sure when one of the volunteers has a moment they will provide a proper summary. In the meantime my take on it as follows: - The loss in 2021/22 was concerning/alarming but has to a great extent been addressed after MCT took over. The feeling was historically costs were not as closely monitored when people assumed there was always a sugar daddy down the line to bail the club out. - This years accounts, when they are published (after the year-end in May) will show a healthy profit largely due to the cup game with Celtic bringing in over £200k. Even without this 'windfall' the Board are confident the club would break even. - Recent sponsorship deals are crucial to the financial balancing act. If I picked it up correctly, the main sponsor Dalrada provided a 12 month package with the option for a further 5 years. Dalrada require the club to share in their ambition for GMFC to succeed and the Board are optimistic/positive Dalrada will take up the option to exercise the option to extend sponsorship at the end of this season. - The majority of the new sponsorship monies has all gone to the manager to improve the squad hence the additions, contract extensions and loanees in January. - All players contracts have been reviewed updating from a template someone found on the internet to a more bespoke arrangement reflecting the modern world of football. - The Board are aware with success other clubs could come in for the manager and players. The Board have tried their best to protect the Club but accept if the money is right they will not stand in the way of an individual looking to better themselves. It is a difficult balancing act protecting the 'assets' without handing out lengthy and onerous contracts to players who maybe do not ultimately fulfil their potential (my words not the Board). - For the first time I heard people explicitly stating the ambition is not just survival in the league but promotion. Realistically recent results have made a title win more difficult but we should be targeting a play-off place. - Average gates are slowly increasing. - The ongoing ticket and entry farce at Cappielow was fully acknowledged. No quick solution this season but the proposed arrangements in the future should hopefully resolve the issue. - Proposals in hand to improve the fan experience and tidy up Cappielow. The Board are looking at the options for the parcel of land they acquired to do something similar to what Ayr provide in their car park. I believe it is a mix of something for the fans on the ground floor and offices above. - Importantly the proposals to replaces the 'Articles' were passed with only one minor amendment requiring (not optional) the Board to hold an AGM. - The three Board members, in attendance, highlighted they would encourage any fan to come forward for election to the Board if they believe they have something to offer. The Club is now 'ours' and it is up to us to ensure it not just survives but moves forward. I am sure there are aspects of the AGM I have omitted but hopefully the above is an accurate recollection of the main points I recollect.

Together with progress on the park such a positive to see progress off the park. The last couple of years have been brutal for many clubs as recent announcements have confirmed but Morton appears to have weathered the storm to the point we look like posting a profit this year. Rather than resting on their laurels the Board are looking to kick on and it will be interesting to see the proposals for Cappielow. For the first time in a long time supporters can look ahead with positivity and can also help out by resurrecting the DDFR marketing campaign of "bring a friend".

Well, well well the first time for many a season it turns out we are serious about promotion.

The latest interview suggests not much happening on the transfer front. The player we were hoping for appears a million miles away. If this is it, I fear our squad does not have the depth to sustain a push for promotion.

His track record does not suggest he scores too many but then that is what you get in our price range. Hopefully Dougie can sprinkle some stardust on another journeyman.

And Glentoran then go and delete the tweet.

I hate rocket.

How desperate must you be for another hair transplant if you are allegedly betting on matches involving your own team.

What a surprise, Griffiths in more bother. This story and what is allegedly likely to follow will hopefully ensure we dodge a bullet.

I would add further justification for your position as follows: "I think this would be a risk too far given the experience of Dundee and Falkirk together with Thumb currently being a wee fat unfit follicly challenged degenerate."

The very definition of the must buy Christmas jumper.

I was talking to Garry O'Connor yesterday at the barbers. He still strolls about, on the scrounge, in his trackies hoping people remember him. Griffiths is on the same career path to oblivion so no surprise it is a big no from me.

This signing surely means we have major medium to long term injury issues. It just highlights the nonsense of offering long term contracts to someone like Lithgow. While I truly hope it works out I confess to being less than impressed at the likelihood of another O'Connor or Vines signing rather than the promised forward.