BowenBoys Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Is it just me that thinks this is a really bad idea? https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/kids-go-free-with-mcdonalds-maryhill/ The club will jump into bed with anyone for a couple of quid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 47 minutes ago, BowenBoys said: Is it just me that thinks this is a really bad idea? https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/kids-go-free-with-mcdonalds-maryhill/ The club will jump into bed with anyone for a couple of quid. This isn't a new idea. They have been quite a major stadium sponsor for a few years. They were programme sponsor in the 90s. At least McDonalds have some healthy options. Which is more than can be said for our pie stalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-jag Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 hours ago, BowenBoys said: Is it just me that thinks this is a really bad idea? https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/kids-go-free-with-mcdonalds-maryhill/ The club will jump into bed with anyone for a couple of quid. I don’t have a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Think this has gone un-noticed with all the melt-down elsewhere? I too have reservations, to say the least, about a fast food company using Thistle to help clean up their reputation but in this modern world it's the norm. With all the social media furore going on around the club maybe McDonalds could reciprocate and show Thistle how to handle their PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Nothing wrong with it. I like a McDonalds and take my neice and nephew as a treat. It's personal choice. Rather eat that than a pie. The big problem is what people eat in the house and it's easy to find out what you should or shouldn't eat. Do do do do dooooooh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scotty Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Lambies Lost Doo said: Nothing wrong with it. I like a McDonalds and take my neice and nephew as a treat. It's personal choice. Rather eat that than a pie. The big problem is what people eat in the house and it's easy to find out what you should or shouldn't eat. Do do do do dooooooh. McDonalds business plan does not rely on the occasional customer who comes in every few months for a "treat". They want people (children) to have the McDonald's habit. Go in to any outlet just after the schools come out and they are packed. Parents take their children as a reward for "good" behaviour, as an easy way of getting their children to eat or as an affordable "treat". The happy meal toys are no more than an enticement to encourage repeat business. Going for a McDonalds is becoming a regular event for many families and is an insidious change in eationg habits which is unhealthy. I would rather Thistle did not use McDonalds as an income stream, especially for a project aimed specifically at children. Edited August 8, 2018 by scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-jag Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 53 minutes ago, scotty said: McDonalds business plan does not rely on the occasional customer who comes in every few months for a "treat". They want people (children) to have the McDonald's habit. Go in to any outlet just after the schools come out and they are packed. Parents take their children as a reward for "good" behaviour, as an easy way of getting their children to eat or as an affordable "treat". The happy meal toys are no more than an enticement to encourage repeat business. Going for a McDonalds is becoming a regular event for many families and is an insidious change in eationg habits which is unhealthy. I would rather Thistle did not use McDonalds as an income stream, especially for a project aimed specifically at children. I take my kids for the occasional McDonald’s. I know it’s crap that they are eating, just as it is when I am running in the door at 5.30 and the quickest thing to cook for tea is sausage and beans. There is plenty of unhealthy food being bought in supermarkets on a far more regular basis. I appreciate the point you are making, but we play in a league sponsored by a bookie, have had plenty games shown on sky (who you could argue have dubious morals), were sponsored by a hedge fund, pretty sure we have/had carlsberg and Greggs advertising around the ground.... there are lots of things which might not sit well with everyone, but I don’t think McDonald’s is any worse than anything mentioned above, and Scottish football is a long long way from being able to take moral high ground when it comes to advertising, so to be quite frank, I am happy to take their sponsorship money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 It's a wonder the ASA haven't got something to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrybritton9 Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 I’m ok with McDonald’s sponsoring this. i try to get my kids to eat healthy but they are allowed chocolate, sugary drinks and a take away- all treats. Treats are good. I love a McDonald’s in moderation. If you ban things they become irresistible. better that than where I live where the parents hand alcohol to their teens and let them go to the park to get jaked ive never been punched in the face by a 15 year old in Newton Mearns as he was full of burgers....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtastic Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 They've been sponsoring us in some shape or form for years and if this is supporting the viability of the u16's go free scheme then I can't see any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, gerrybritton9 said: ive never been punched in the face by a 15 year old in Newton Mearns as he was full of burgers....... Aye but you wouldn't want him to sit on you. So is that us made three of the four new signings? Macklin Motors, Label 5 & Macdonalds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrybritton9 Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Aye but you wouldn't want him to sit on you. So is that us made three of the four new signings? Macklin Motors, Label 5 & Macdonalds. Probably best not to have label5, and then go for a McDonald’s drive through in your Macklin motor...... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Kids Go Free has been running for 9 years without a dedicated sponsor. There is nothing in the club statement to suggest that having a sponsor is necessary for the scheme to continue. So, for the club it is just extra income. For McDonalds it is an opportunity to have their brand directly linked to the clubs under 16 aged supporters. Effectively the club are endorsing the use of the product by it's young fans. There is a long standing problem with healthy eating in the West of Scotland. McDonalds aren't the problem, they are part of the problem. Over the last 9 years the club could, and should, have engaged with the local council and not for profit groups to promote the health and wellbeing of children using the Kids Go Free scheme. It would have been a positive force. Instead, suddenly, we have this. Nobody is saying McDonalds should be banned. An occasional fast food meal isn't bad, per se. I agree with pt that McDonalds is probably a healthier option than our in house catering. That is a shocking inditement. However, an under 16 supporters club endorsing a fast food restaurant chain is, in my opinion, sending out the wrong message. The Club make claims to be part of the 'community'. How does this manifest itself? We have the Community Champion award at home games (sponsored by McDonalds). What other tangible links with the community exist? Much is made of the difficulty of trying to grow a club in a city which is home to two massive competitors. We can't compete (on many levels) with them so we should offer an alternative. Not just lip service (the Great Glasgow Alternative...). We should strike out on our own and offer something progressive and bold. Look to a bright future for our club and it's community. I am a great admirer of the work being done, in England, by Forest Green Rovers. I'm not suggesting that we could achieve what they have but we could take small steps in that direction. A positive force. A real alternative. An ethical, 'green' football club for the benefit of staff, supporters, Maryhill and beyond. https://www.fgr.co.uk/our-ethos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legs Like A Spider Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Aye but you wouldn't want him to sit on you. So is that us made three of the four new signings? Macklin Motors, Label 5 & Macdonalds. So do we destroy the planet, become a raging alcoholic or join the obesity epidemic - all sponsors will come with baggage if you really want to search for it. We play in the Ladbrokes Championship and gambling addictions can ruin lives. We live in a time when every aspect of our lives is controlled by the state and the media. Sometimes you just have to break free and think for yourself. Everything in moderation is the way to play it. Encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle but no need to become a knicker wetter ( see what I did there?? ) over an occasional McDonalds or bar of chocolate. How bland is life becoming for kids. Take their money its better going to us than the taxman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 I just want my club to win games and not freak out about flegs or party tunes. It's a small football club not a bastion of morality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KemoAvdiu Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) Club sources extra income from previously unsponsored initiative. Fans criticise club for failing to agree sponsorship from Roots and Fruits or Epicures of Hyndland. Just another day in the life of being a Thistle fan. Edited August 8, 2018 by KemoAvdiu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 It's extra money for the club. What's the problem? Not as if they are force feeding kids Big Macs on the pitch at half time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 No issue with this, good to get another sponsor. Is it any worse than a Whisky company sponsoring MotM? We should be aiming to get as much things sponsored as possible as long as the sponsors are ethically sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Now we have sponsorship from Nuffield to bring balance. Eat a McD's. Go to Nuffield (sauna and jacuzzi and not watch tv free pedalling static bike). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Blows Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 My kid won't go anywhere near a Thistle game. (and that's nothing to do with me) He's 7 and even he realises that we're a lost cause. Couldny even pay him to go. In fact a promise of McDonald's after the game might be the only thing that could tempt him but I very much doubt it. Not be a problem this season anyway as I'll not be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 and our 4th signing is https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/jags-sign-up-with-nuffield-health-fitness-wellbeing-milngavie-for-the-championship-campaign/ That kinda balances things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KemoAvdiu Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 29 minutes ago, The Legend Blows said: My kid won't go anywhere near a Thistle game. (and that's nothing to do with me) He's 7 and even he realises that we're a lost cause. Couldny even pay him to go. In fact a promise of McDonald's after the game might be the only thing that could tempt him but I very much doubt it. Not be a problem this season anyway as I'll not be back. Your house sounds a right laugh mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Blows Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Wee man plays football and tennis. Loves sport. Got right into world cup. Go away on surprise holidays and trips. Been to see Leicester, Newcastle, Blackburn, Everton, Tottenham in last 2 seasons. All great in my house. Just a shame the team I was brought up supporting are total and utter gash and are run by an incompetent management team and a delusional board. Would love to take my kid to Firhill but not gonna waste my time and money when there are so many other places we can go and things we can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: and our 4th signing is https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/jags-sign-up-with-nuffield-health-fitness-wellbeing-milngavie-for-the-championship-campaign/ That kinda balances things up What does signing up with a gym mean and what do PTFC get out of the deal? I can sign up if I pay the £61 per month. Nuffield are offering a gym pass in exhange for a match ticket and sponsoring the womens' team's social media. They're getting publicity and pitch-side advertising. What's going the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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