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I doubt there will be a statement, but the Board will be damned if the do and damned if they don't. I know they were all just kids, but the Police will have a view on that and may even insist the club issues a statement. You saw the massive counter charge and pitch invasion which followed when the Rovers equalised. That was a direct consequence, imo and the Police would have been even less impressed with that.

That was very disappointing. After leading for so much of the 2nd half, the draw felt like a defeat, the opposite of that last minute equaliser v Killie. You could see the players were desperate for the win, but a lack of confidence was evident as we retreated deeper into our own half with no out ball. It was almost inevitable we would concede. I heard some nonsense spouted by scunnered supporters on my way home, such as "Another draw, Grant will be happy with that", "The Board will be telling us we should be happy because we're improving" and "The Board are keeping Grant on because they're scared to admit they made a mistake." Literally no one is happy with that result and no one is defending Peter Grant. The Board's continuing support for the manager is a source of concern for many fans. I can only imagine that he's been told he has until a certain date to get that elusive first win or be sacked. I thought we started brightly but then got bogged down, created very few chances and even less shots on target. A wonder goal from Dom Thomas deserved to win the game, but I always felt we needed a 2nd. Although service to the forwards was poor, I feel they heed to work harder. Far too often, Rovers players had too much time and space in possession, allowing them to pick a pass and put us under pressure. Defending starts from the front and closing down opponents on the ball should be a given and not the odd half hearted token effort on display last night.

Not much of an innings in this day and age. RIP, Wattie.

You haven't really answered my question, KP. If the BoD will "lose face" by sacking him now, they'll still lose it if they delay, so why not get it done now? Is it possible they know something we don't? If they do, I'd love to know what it is.

I don't follow the logic of your argument, KP. If the BoD privately believe they've made a poor appointment, what difference does it make if they admit this by sacking him now or in a month, 2 months or 3 months from now?

I don't follow the logic of your argument, KP. If the BoD privately believe they've made a poor appointment, what difference will it make if they admit this by sacking him now or in a month, 2 months etc?

I don't think the BoD will comment after tomorrow's game - win, lose or draw. That'll be the manager's remit and yes, excuses will be made if we lose. Let's hope he doesn't need to make any.

Aye, we must have a chance if we defend well and nick the first goal. If the players have a similar mindset as some of the posters on this thread, they might as well forfeit the game now. I hope they'll bear in mind they scored 4 goals on their last visit to the Maryhill Magyars back yard. 😊

Aye, fair enough. I wasn't giving you a row, honest! 🙂

I'm sure there's a supporters bus going through. Would you not be better giving your fare to them, RP?

I should have made it clear that Watson told the club he had Covid well before the international break, but I didn't know that when I made the earlier post and checked it out with my source.

Well, here's another fact - I don't post rumours and if I did, I'd say so. I have it from a 100% reliable source that Watson phoned the club and told them he had Covid, knowing full well he'd be told to stay away. He then jumped on a plane to Portugal with some mates. By doing this he compromised the Pars Covid bubble. Selfish, unprofessional, irresponsible. He obviously believes he's smarter than the average footballer. Good riddance.

No number of wrongs make a right but the hypocrisy of some of the other Premiership clubs with dubious backers is astounding. Even the lesser clubs have voted to block the move out of self preservation. Newcastle are now very unlikely to occupy one of the relegation spots next May, increasing the chances of Norwich, Watford, Burnley and Co going down.

It might be common at clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City etc. where most of the squad are on international duty anyway. I'd be astounded if the club had sanctioned a holiday, at home or abroad, for any player during the international break. We're sitting at the bottom of the table, the manager's job is hanging by a thread and you think he would be happy to allow players to swan off on holiday rather than bring them in for extra training? Seriously? Bear in mind that if you gave one player permission, you'd have to let others go if they asked and you'd end up with maybe half a squad. That would be utter madness.

Ha, Kozma's the player I missed out. 😥 Unforgivable, I know. I'll amend my OP now. Thanks, Ally.

The Lifeline`s legends wall, outside the players entrance to the Norrie, has a total of 17 former players on display:- Ian Westwater Willie Callaghan John Lunn Norrie McCathie Andrius Skerla Roy Barry Hamish French Stevie Crawford Charlie Dickson Stewart Petrie John Watson Alex Edwards Andy Tod Ron Mailer Bert Paton and Jim Leishman* Istvan Kozma A fellow fan asked me why Alex Smith`s picture didn`t feature in the display. Since Alex is my favourite player of all time, I suggested it must be an oversight but would make enquiries on his (and my own) behalf. I spoke to a member of the Lifeline Committee before the game on Sat. He explained that because of the limited space on the wall, the Committee was unable to display as many players as it would have liked to, so they chose a selection from different eras in the club`s history. He also added that these players have been on display for 3 or 4 years now and the Committee would be open to the idea of a rotation and replacing some of the pictures with new ones. I see this as an opportunity for us to put forward some suggestions as to which players might be included next time round. Here are mine:- Jock Stein Eddie Connachan Alex Smith Willie Cunningham Geordie Peebles Jackie Sinclair Hugh Robertson Jim Fraser Craig Brewster Barry Nicholson I limited myself to 10 players. Please add your own favourites to this thread. *I noticed that Big Leish`s pic has been damaged by some idiot. Looks like someone has aimed a kick at it.

The ref has to add 30 secs for every substitution, so there's 3 mins right away, meaning he added another 3 mins for stoppages and time wasting. Their goalie alone wasted at least 5 mins, so that was well deserved karma for him. ☺ Funnily enough, I remember a game in the 60s v Killie, when Campbell Forsyth was doing exactly the same, as his team were happy to take a 0-0 draw and a point. Unluckily for him, Killie conceded a pen in added time and wee Hugh Robertson smashed it in off the bar.... 😃😃😃

Fackinell! If your info is accurate, I can understand how hacked off the manager and the club will be.

Yesterday's performance was at least as good as the ICT game, but we saw some goals, which probably made it feel better. We thoroughly deserved that injury time equaliser, as did their keeper who must have wasted at least 10 mins before that. A feckless ref let him get away with it, without so much as a waring. What ever happened to the bookable offence called "ungentlemanly conduct"? Grant has got himself another game, I think. An improvement, yes, but still no wins in 9 games is not a happy stat.

I don't know any more than you, BRS, but the most plausible explanation is that he and the manager have had a serious disagreement. The manager must either be allowed to manage or leave the club. The Board have obviously backed PG on this one and it would probably make matters worse if the reasons for the fall out were made public. If Watson was in the wrong, an apology would almost certainly put him back in contention for a first team place. Fortunately for Grant, he has managed to bring in a very able replacement in Connolly. If/when Watson does return, it'll be interesting to see who makes way for him. My money would be on Vytas but it may be that Watson would be on the bench. I can't see Connolly being dropped.

I couldn't agree more, 1950, but fear that Piracy and Inside Par are right on the money. I have two reliable sources. Ross loves the Pars to the point of fanaticism, otherwise he'd never have put in the countless unpaid hours he has since he joined the BoD, but his health and that of his family must always come first.

I'm fervently hoping no news is good news and that the lack of an official announcement is down to Ross's fellow directors convincing him to stay on and get it right up those mindless morons who want him out.

Maybe we should all tune in to Kingdom FM this morning?

Falkirk have a CEO. He's on around £50k a year, allegedly. That's money we saved during Ross's time as Chairman, as effectively, he was covering that role, too.

Yes, Bob would be a good man to hold the fort until someone else is appointed - assuming Ross decides to stand down, which is the more likely scenario, imo. ☹ I don't think Bob would want to do it long term - he held the position before Ross and was happy enough to hand over then and he's not getting any younger.