TartanC4 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/spfl/16240614.Graeme_McGarry__Imperfect_storm_of_events_that_led_to_Partick_Thistle__39_s_slide_towards_the_Championship/ Just wondering peoples thought... He talks of 1. 1 million for finishing 11th?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 The article reads like a summary of points made on this forum nothing new. He's correct about prize money full breakdown is here https://stv.tv/sport/football/1411762-spfl-announce-record-prize-money-for-2017-18-season/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) The sensible thing to do with that money (plus the parachute payment which I think is another £500K) is to spread it over 2-3 years. If we blow it all in one season and fail to get promotion then you have to rebuild after one season because you can't sustain the team you bought - unless you get into debt which we must avoid at all costs. Spreading it out means you can build a team that will last 2-3 years (which is as much as you can hope for under any circumstances unless you're a rich club). We should also try to blood more youngsters. Penrice and McCarthy ought to be standouts in the lower division (Penrice already has been with Livvy) and since we'll be one of the stronger teams there it should be easier for us to play some of the other young players even if it's not full games or against the weaker teams. Had to search to confirm this but it seems in 2016 the Weirs gave Thistle £500K (on top of a previous £750K) to sustain the youth development (see: https://www.scotsman.com/news/partick-youth-academy-boosted-by-500k-donation-from-weirs-1-4141614 according to this for 5 years from date of article) so with the wee bit extra we must have got from selling Lindsay that aspect of the team should be secure for another three years. Obviously you need some experience in any team (so if we could keep Doolan and Erskine and maybe someone like Woods - or a properly fit Bannigan - that would be ideal but wherever possible we should look to bring in players who are still relatively young and ambitious and can be improved. Incidentally does anyone know what happened to Sean Welsh? He seems to have hardly played since he left us. Injury problems again?? Edited May 22, 2018 by Mr Bunny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Excellent article well worth the read sums up our season perfectly ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Welsh..Balatoni...Paton all available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 7 hours ago, laukat said: The article reads like a summary of points made on this forum nothing new. He's correct about prize money full breakdown is here https://stv.tv/sport/football/1411762-spfl-announce-record-prize-money-for-2017-18-season/ I know we have to watch the money ,but the difference in prize money in the leagues just shows how costly relegation is going to be.And that is not taking into account the loss in other revenue streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policemans whistle Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Great article. With our crowd size, we are really a top 4 championship side trying to be a premiership club. so unless crowds improve when we go up again, then we will have to resort to playing like St Johnstone and Hamilton or accept relegation when it comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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