john

Gary's smoking habit is imperative to the plan working!

Did you bother to ask what is meant by that/The doctors sometimes say, "As well as can be expected.", just before the patient expires! The reason it's a copy/paste job is because there is no change in my information and that information is from very reliable sources,..... from outwith the club.

I wouldn't worry too much as to who Mr Atkinson is or isn't because, as far as the CIC is concerned: All this rhetoric is, as far as I can see, academic as there is next to no chance of Mr Atkinson's plan coming to fruition. It has been intimated to me that this CIC project is doomed to failure so, Knickerwetters worried about the demise of our club, keep the nappies as there appears to be no "plan B". Knickerwetters worried about the takeover and subsequent CIC status, keep the nappies as this was the only plan and every one of you will be united in a pool of P**h when the nappies overflow!

All this rhetoric is, as far as I can see, academic as there is next to no chance of Mr Atkinson's plan comiing to fruition. It has been intimated to me that this CIC project is doomed to failure so, Knickerwetters worried about the demise of our club, keep the nappies as there appears to be no "plan B". knickerwetters worried about the takeover and subsequent CIC status, keep the nappies as this was the only plan and every one of you will be united in a pool of P**h when the nappies overflow!

While I wholly applaud those who choose to point out animals failings in a constructive manner, I have read past his seemingly vociferous and irritable rhetoric, and I feel he has asked some valid questions as to why Mr Atkinson wishes to involve himself in our club. Of what benefit is this venture to him? Is he indeed interested in the well being of our club or is this to be an ego trip without consequence? There are many more associated questions on this experiment, as this is essentially what it is,therefore, even without going into the validity and sustainability of the venture, I would like the aforementioned concerns aleviated BEFORE the deal goes to the "no turning back" stage.

They were against Falkirk at the end of last season!

Because. His brand of football was turning people away from the club. He openly flaunted his condemnation of the boards actions in trying to reduce costs. Not least by his ridiculous and, for my mind, childish decision to name a reduced substitute list rather than give youth a chance and running to the media with complaints about finances. Furthermore. It seemed that Gus wasn't accepting the reality that cuts would have to be made this season so, in actual fact, a person with higher morals might have walked rather than be pushed. Finally. Because what we were witnessing on the park was woeful and the capitulation at Hampden was one of immense proportions. I don't understand how anyone can seriously believe that Gus was the messiah and would steer us clear of relegation yet again given that he would have definitely lost Dorman and Mehmet, propably Innes too given those financial limitations. Maybe he'd have kept Johnston, O'Donnell and Ross! If you keep jumping on a trapdoor, chances are, it will eventually open.

Most folk supported the last manager for a few YEARS. Not a few games. It was apparent that things had to change. If anything, the Board were slow to react. By around ayear and a half IMHO. Now. Time will tell if they replaced him with the right person and, I have to admit, the jury is almost on it's way back, but I believe Gus would have struggled as badly as DL has given the monetary constraints forced on him.

I'll make the bold prediction that Robb will miraculously find a resilience which has eluded him thus far in his career!

POsted this elsewhere but it probably should be here: This may be, and probably is, only a rumour but I have been told the BOD no longer expect to sell the club and feel they can't afford to be IN the SPL. Apparently the costs are such that they don't believe they could get any sort of return without finishing seventh or above and the outlay for this without a gaurantee of return is not worth the risk. If this is the case then maybe the disruption due to bonus payments and non invites for after-final do is not totally accidental.

Fixed the fix for you!