partickman Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hi St Mirren fans, If there are any of you are serving in the armed forces then you can gain free entry to Firhill this saturday Please see details here http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2013-2014/november_2013/free_admission_for_armed_services Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hi St Mirren fans, If there are any of you are serving in the armed forces then you can gain free entry to Firhill this saturday Please see details here http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2013-2014/november_2013/free_admission_for_armed_services Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray street Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Does this include the PLO? As long as they don't shout Free Palestine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Fancy dress shop for me on Sat morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray street Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Fancy dress shop for me on Sat morning. Bluto and DSS already have theirs for saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 OK.... I'm setting myself up to be shot down in flames here by daring to speak the thing we dare not speak of... but it really get's me and here goes... ... before I start... irrespective of what follows... kudos Jags... a forward thinking club prepared to do something different and reach out to the community... ... now for my gripe... ... ... ... aye... It's remembrance Sunday and I will have my poppy on and be paying my respects... ... but why is a service person more worthy of free entry than a nurse in Yorkhill facing dying kids day after day? Help For Heroes... ... it is a charity that since set up has taken in millions... ... but as far as I can see... our Government employs military personnel... it should damned well look after them should they come back needing support... that is NOT the job of a charity! People don't choose to have cancer, dementia, and a myriad of other illnesses that charities try to support. People willingly elect to serve their country... the very country that SHOULD support them to the fullest extent when they have finished active duty. But if a "charity" takes millions from the charity pool to support them them why the hell should the government bother fulfilling their duties? I have an acquaintance who was in the military and has now retired... he fundraises for Help For Heroes... as a result, he gets numerous freebies... free concert tickets... discounts galore... ... ... he never once saw active service... he did the bloody payroll FFS!!!!!! How the hell is it right that a payroll operator gets freebies that a nurse in a hospice or a kids hospital; that a care-worker on minimum wage wiping arses and lovingly doing whatever needs done simply cannot? (aaaaaaaaaaaaand breathe!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 You make some good points BEK. The problem is for some reason I've never seen this kind of topic get a thread of its own. It has come up in other threads where it wasn't necessary like when Slash posted a thread about a concert raising money for Soldiers and some people on here who seem to have extreme views about British Soldiers ruined it to the point Slash had to close what was basically a thread advertising a Charity Concert where he was going to be playing with his band. If it was started as a new thread it might be worth folk discussing but I personally am not 100% comfortable with it being discussed in other threads - that's just my thoughts maybe other people aren't so bothered. As I said though, you made some good and interesting points though mate. Fair point.. I really don't want to undermine or gatecrash the original point... so if a mod feels its appropriate then shoosh me or move me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irvine_buddie Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 but as far as I can see... our Government employs military personnel... it should damned well look after them should they come back needing support... that is NOT the job of a charity! True the government should.. but it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Ninjas Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I think it's excellent. Well done Partick Thistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 OK.... I'm setting myself up to be shot down in flames here by daring to speak the thing we dare not speak of... but it really get's me and here goes... ... before I start... irrespective of what follows... kudos Jags... a forward thinking club prepared to do something different and reach out to the community... ... now for my gripe... ... ... ... aye... It's remembrance Sunday and I will have my poppy on and be paying my respects... ... but why is a service person more worthy of free entry than a nurse in Yorkhill facing dying kids day after day? Help For Heroes... ... it is a charity that since set up has taken in millions... ... but as far as I can see... our Government employs military personnel... it should damned well look after them should they come back needing support... that is NOT the job of a charity! People don't choose to have cancer, dementia, and a myriad of other illnesses that charities try to support. People willingly elect to serve their country... the very country that SHOULD support them to the fullest extent when they have finished active duty. But if a "charity" takes millions from the charity pool to support them them why the hell should the government bother fulfilling their duties? I have an acquaintance who was in the military and has now retired... he fundraises for Help For Heroes... as a result, he gets numerous freebies... free concert tickets... discounts galore... ... ... he never once saw active service... he did the bloody payroll FFS!!!!!! How the hell is it right that a payroll operator gets freebies that a nurse in a hospice or a kids hospital; that a care-worker on minimum wage wiping arses and lovingly doing whatever needs done simply cannot? (aaaaaaaaaaaaand breathe!!!) You've beaten me to it TBH. We are indulging in Dianafication of our armed forces personnel. A ridiculous over compensation which highlights our underlying guilt about what they've done. As I've repeatedly said on here, engaging in this type of hero worshipping undermines any legitimate cause they may feel they have and just pisses people off. It's the same thing with that Smeaton bloke. As Scots we were almost all proud of him for about 20 seconds after his actions at the airport during the terrorist attack. And then the Dianification of him started, he began appearing on chat shows and we saw him for what he truly was. The armed forces are going the same way aided and abetted by serving and ex personnel who are frankly loving the attention right now and won't do a thing to stop it In the meantime, legitimate and genuine charities are struggling to be heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I applaud in principle what PT are doing in regard letting some people in for free but like others would like to see this expanded to other groups possibly more worthy. I have a friend who is a paramedic and believe they are very worthy of free admission to games. Likewise nurses and firemen that I KNOW have saved lives. Or carers or counsellors or ..... I feel limitation to Armed Forces personnel makes the offer smack of politics and jingoism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapamythighs Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hi St Mirren fans, If there are any of you are serving in the armed forces then you can gain free entry to Firhill this saturday Please see details here http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2013-2014/november_2013/free_admission_for_armed_services Thanks i once gave a wren a sausage,does that count as serving the armed forces,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 i once gave a wren a sausage,does that count as serving the armed forces,,, I once did the same to a blackbird !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoogy1 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 What about veterans they allowed in for free ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well done Partick Thistle good shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I heard shull has joined up for the army. Would you believe it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I heard shull has joined up for the army. Would you believe it I would believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Oh! Oh! Controversial! What !!! Feeding a common garden bird is controversial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yards Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Maybe we should let all doctors, nurses, firefighters etc in for free to next weeks home game to thank them for the work they do. And I can hear our board saying "aye that'll be right" as I type this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yards Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) The police don't just get in free they get paid to come to our games! Edited November 7, 2013 by Big Yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I think you know what I meant. Good luck when the "PC" brigade on here gets on your back... Not fair. .. Even us pc folks enjoy a swallow, tit and a blackbird!!! Cannae go the thrush tho!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoogy1 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Maybe we should let all doctors, nurses, firefighters etc in for free to next weeks home game to thank them for the work they do. And I can hear our board saying "aye that'll be right" as I type this! Your right about that tried too organise a game for the guys when we came back from afghan a few years ago and got knocked back from the club for a free game. Now some of the guys dont go anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Does the Thistle "free entry for under 16s" apply to away fans? The fancy dress shop is right out of Forces costumes but they have a few school boy outfits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Does the Thistle "free entry for under 16s" apply to away fans? The fancy dress shop is right out of Forces costumes but they have a few school boy outfits. Free entry for under 16s ? f**kin ridiculous ! Shame on you PTFC, what harm did 17 year olds ever do you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappy coco Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Not fair. .. Even us pc folks enjoy a swallow, tit and a blackbird!!! Cannae go the thrush tho!!!! And here's me thinking you prefered to "spit it oot" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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