douglas clark

This is, obviously, not the start either Chris or other Partick Thistle fans wanted. Given the end of last season, where we were very close to promotion to the Premier League, perhaps our expectatons have been exaggerated beyond reason. I would like us to win every game we played. Which is, frankly, a tad unrealistic. I think Chris will turn this around. Just saying.

I always saw buying a progamme as a part of the 'day out'. Kept looking for it and disappointed when I couldn't find it! Will search it out!

I'd be disappointed is PTFC didn't do everything they could to win promotion. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what football leagues are all about. If we make it, to promotion, then great. If we fail to make promotion, then I for one will be, ahem, upset. Will it stop me supporting the team? Obviously not. Long term fans, and I include myself in that group, will shrug it off and move on. But it would be a disappointment. I think PTFC can cut the mustard in the Premier League. But a fan would say that, wouldn't they?

Well, what do you suggest we do? If we have income that exceeds expenditure I'd like to see it spent on the management and playing staff. Perhaps if we win a few tournaments, then the small change could be spent on your dream. Frankly, we struggle to fill two sides of the current stadia, and the away support usually makes a pathetic job of filling the third. For me 'tis not a priority. Perhaps after we win something major?

Hope not

Well, I thought at the time of the game that the support was just about equal. We were certainly more vocal than the Ayr United supporters. Gather there was some trouble with trains. Still a decent turnout of the red and yellow!

Jordanhill Jag, Point taken. It is not at all clear to me that we are either owned by us or them. (For the absence of doubt, I want us owned by fans). Until that is settled we are left between one model and another, Either we are fan owned or we continue with some sort of hybrid where ownership is more important that sucess. I think that that is a route towards disaster. The possibility that the two sides could come together would, obviously, be welcome. Huge clubs seem to manage that without any difficulty whatsoever - you see them across continental Europe everywhere. Your constructive thoughts about that would be welcome.

What do I know too? If the decision to sack - has he really been sacked (?) It is not at all clear that he is off the payroll, is it? i McCall may not be the most magical manager we have ever had, I remember our slalom down the league not so long ago, Perhaps two slaloms down the league even. But there were 'reasons' such as injuries and stuff. Before that stuff hit, we were competing for near top of the league. Frankly I do not like our structure. Supporters voices and, investors money are needed to get us out of this public relations disaster. I suppose I'm saying that the board isn't covering itself in glory. What do they have to say for themselves? Seems like silence to me.

Oh, I so hope you are right!

Jaggy, My point is that a club like ours has to maximise income from whatever source it can. I would doggedly fight for your right to view a game from the South Pole, as long as you paid a fee. Ok, or as long as you gave us publicity! Perhaps we could persuade a lot of Penguins to take over the South Stand! A step too far?

Report post (IP: 82.41.59.78) Posted 2 minutes ago "Nothing odd about it, there is no streaming allowed in the UK for any Scottish league club. Nothing to do with PTFC. It was allowed over the past 2 seasons due to Covid stopping fans from attending matches." Could I just point you to the extension of that regulation to smaller clubs such as ours having a potential revenue stream being cut off? I would far prefer to attend a game than otherwise, but, if I cannot attend for whatever reason, I would like the freedom to pay and watch. Thereby contributing to my club! Whilst you think it isn't odd, I do.

I couldn't make the game today. Much as I would have liked to. I was unwell. I attempted to watch the game 'live' and that, for some odd reason was impossible. Partick Thistle has to get it's streaming sorted out so that supporters that aren't able to attend can still both contribute to revenue and feel involved. My tuppenceworth.

Well, who should we support? I'd be tempted by the Partick Thistle Charitable Trust, in the name only, but is that is not enough? We need finance to climb the leagues, yes / no?

Can I ask whether you see me as a 'right and proper person' to take over what I would frankly see as a poisened chalice? I am no-one. It is, frankly, difficult to see the idea of attempting to stop the emnity between two sides in a war, with little hope of finding common ground a likely or possible outcome. I am willing to try, but I suspect my attempt at reconciliation will fall on deaf ears.

My problems are a tad different. There are usually four or five of us, me, my sons and two of my grandchildren that attend games. We are not season ticket holders. Over the last few home games I have trecked up to Firhill and got an envelope with the requisite number of tickets. Simple but pretty inconvenient. Perhaps if we could commit earlier in the week that method would be valid, PTFC could post the tickets out to one of the adults. But is hard to confirm who's coming and who isn't. This weekend it will be four of us, me, my two sons and only one of the grandchildren. I imagine many people may be in that sort of situation. This week, as someone else was paying, he was provided with electronic tickets. It sounds straightforward enough. You search your phone and wave it in front of some receiver and in you go. Attempting to do most of this as a dry run for the day, it was a bit confusing. Perhaps it is simply because it is the first time we've used this system, but I am a tad alarmed that I will make an a**e of it. I am 74, y'know. Wish me well. Wish us all well.