parsforlife

1. There’s 50k to play for, that can easily be a players wage or be enough to secure 2/3 that would go elsewhere without the extra cash. 2. first team places will be rewarded to younger players when they prove themselves the best choice for the team over more experienced players they should absolutely not be given out without doing that. 2. Bollocks, top managers regularly play strong sides towards end of season even with secured titles etc, virtually never do they play a team full of kids. At best it would be one or two.

Got to play our strongest side next week, it’s about £50k difference between 5th and 7th, worthwhile chasing

Even if it wasn't the point to confirm safety I'd argue there's justification to do everything to secure a point when you play as **** as we did at times today. I'm more frustrated we needed to do it than that we did, I'm sure everyone including players and management would have liked to added a 2nd early 2nd half and control possession from there, we're not good enough to do that tho, so you do the other things to get the point. Massive summer for the club coming up.

I don't think that's fair, getting extra staff in for hospitality at reasonably late notice is a very difficult job. Charlie D's was often closed under previous management as well when struggling for staff.

When I talked of the overall package for hospitality an area for bampots is part of that and I don't want that to sound offensive. Its kinda organic but everyone knows the parts of the grounds where expected behaviour differ If you start swearing your head off in the family section then that's not ok and if you bounce around and sing songs in the main stand you'll get a few questionable looks, but you do either in section NW you'll be right at home. Similarly at the other end you might find a few more frustrated glances coming if you try take a 5 year old outside the family section and need to constantly ask to be let out for toilets/drinks but that's clearly acceptable in the family section. The hospitality package needs to be similar, you can have an area for kids to go play games, an area for a quite pint and catch up, an area to have a meal, an area to entertain business clients and an area for folk to be a bit boisterous. They aren't conflicting when appropriately managed.

Give me a boring 1-0 over that every day. We're not in the business of making games exciting for neutrals, a well composed professional performance is so much more desirable.

slightly different things I guess, refurb, in making any particular space as good as it can in physical items vs rebrand which is less tangible and more focused on overall vibe.

Its clearly money motivated what areas get given the available staff, as you mention, hospitality staff off = bar staff moved to cover hospitality cos hospitality is the bigger generator. I do wonder if we have to completely shut that area tho, would attendees be too annoyed if the same atmosphere could be offered but they would need to walk through to legends for a drink? Possibly that would affect licencing tho if staff weren't at least regularly attending a section. It seems to serve its purpose, doesn't look like it struggles to get punters in for its capacity. I think its the overall package for fans we need to focus on which when fully functioning I don't think we are that far from fulfilling.

It always seems to be staffing for these kind of things. I think we are in a tough position for it too, can’t offer reliable shifts or many hours, so you’re left in the casual market. But those working in that market are also not offered reliable shifts and need to take the hours they can and they’re not going to choose the pars over an employer who they rely on more

There was a spell between the start of last seasons final quarter and the end of this seasons first quarter where it started to all come together for McCann, that’s what got him a new contract. different situations I know and I’m not saying he’s of the same quality but it wasn’t until shankland and nisbet were his age that put everything together at this level.

Lets just remember, year 1 was our best achievement, a position we had achieved 3 years earlier. We are now entering year 5. Time to stop the Jam tomorrow mindset/message.

Oh, I 1000% agree with that.

We should be able to do that with a half-***ed approach, we need a recruitment process that means we can put a promotion chasing team on the pitch Yeah, and what has he done? Bring in one decent player in the January window?

Mcpake doesn't do negotiations, cook doesn't So are these negotiations being done entirely by a bloke who your lucky to have in the country for 10% of the year, no wonder we can't get deals over the line.

I'd like to get 5th for the extra prize money but its hardly something to get the pulse racing. Our season is petering out, were not playing great but not totally terrible either. Folk claiming its a big game to avoid 9th are being silly, we have less than a 1% chance of ending up there FFS

That is a bloody well thought out post grant! I think it is at the moment a formation designed to get the best out of edwards, and last year it was a good formation for KRH on the other side but KRH doesn't have the same ability to get up and down as edwards and in this division he's probably been pinned back too much for us to get the best out of him, I think he'll need to be a winger mostly at this level. I do like the look of the 4-2-3-1 you've put together, I think you can take a different approach to 3-5-2(which we don't use. you correctly show it the roles we are looking for from wingbacks/ wide CBs) that involves the wingbacks not getting as high and instead of looking to create much through them crossing you instead try and swamp the middle of the pitch and create more centrally. That's how Livi played when they won promotion. Our attempt at that would probably look like Fisher Bene Breen Comrie hamilton todd otoo edwards/new WB kane McCann. Which would maybe be ok, but if you look at who we'd have in reserve it would fall quickly apart. Even if you take away opinions on how good they are and focus on style of play there's no role for chalmers, there's no role for MOH, there's not really a role for KRH and it doesn't really suit wighton either, tho he could do a job as one of the two. You're also playing every currently signed defensive player, that would probably mean you end up signing more for cover using up budget when I think most agree we need to improve mostly in the attacking areas.

I'm genuinely not sure if he is. Meggie is meant to be a massive part of these discussions and the last genuinely good transfer business we did was at best under crawford just as he became part of the club and the previous widows under craw before he did were probably better. ETA. Of those clambering for a 4-4-2, do you just believe this is an inherently better formation? Or have you identified particular strengths of individuals where overall you think it would be a better formation currently, but if we brought in particular personnel then you'd think keeping a 3-5-2/ 3-2-3-1 would be the correct formation going forward?

The club had a video done on the experience. Does this reflect the actual fan experience? Obviously things like a walk around the pitch would be something you’d have to arrange separately. What are the options on food? https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czjnbj_M2w3/?igsh=MWJrYmNub2I3cm14OQ==

We’re quite lucky he has been an ever present, would really struggle if we lost him for a 5-6 week period like many others have had out

Aimlessly throwing money at things isn’t a good idea, especially if you don’t have it. However, maximizing your spend at first team level is by far the biggest factor in any clubs success and I don’t see why we shouldn’t be trying to do that.

It started as a back 3, with McCann quite close to Kane, moved to a back 4 midway thorough the first half and then after HT our midfield shape was all over the place

I really don't understand the grudge a proportion of our fans have against him. He was ****ed around by 2 managers for a year, the later most acknowledge is an utter scumbag who created an environment nobody would be happy to work within. He chose to take a job much closer to home that would get him away from that toxic environment for what has been suggested as a quite good pay. Given the same choice can anyone say they'd take another?

Im not fearful of finishing 9th, I think the main motivation needs to be to try make sure of 5th

Airdrie played well and deserved their win. 2 absolutely awful goals to lose and our subs were absolutely wild, we got worse with every one. you can understand the need to gamble with it being a must win but there needs to be some cohesion. Season vertically over, got to learn our lessons from this one and have a better one next year.

12 from 12 most likely needed for us, might not be enough but would keep the pressure on right until the end