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I'm basing this only on the first two league games but when one wide striker attacks on their flank, the other needs to come in centrally more often.

Sadly I have a feeling we'll be turned over here. It's not true but feels like we haven't beaten them since 96. Maybe once in that time in JCs first season? (At home)

Smash them up, Pars.

Far better to the point we've found ourselves in League One due to two utter failure management appointments? 

So you'd imagine that there are a large number of smaller clubs voting to bin replays. Possibly due to small squad sizes and cost of floodlights in winter months, travel etc?

Was this a 42 club vote? 

9 hours ago, Piracy said:

Had a listen on Spotify last night,  fair enjoyed it.  Look forward to the next one. 

Glad you enjoyed it, hopefully we improve and you continue to enjoy our content. 

Also, more than willing to give up the name rights for 5 or 6 figure sum!

59 minutes ago, SanguinePar said:

As I said, it's about setting precedents. I don't want us gradually selling off the rights to things as the years go by and losing our identity.

For me, naming the ground differently (even if most people will never use the new name) is a red line. I think it's tacky as hell and demonstrates a willingness to stick a brand on a place I consider special.

Others may disagree, but it's not a position that's too ridiculous to even give credence to.

I get that even if I have a different perspective. I don't think it'll go any further than that, we're hardly going to be Red Bull Pars anytime soon*

*we don't have wing(ers) anyway

52 minutes ago, SanguinePar said:

Are they new venues? Or did they have other names originally?

In all honesty I don't know but for the Rheinenergie I think it had a previous name. 

I'd mention the Bay Arena and Bayer Leverkusen but thats been the case for decades. 

Can't say I've met anyone that has a problem with the Rheinenergie Stadium named as such over here. Also the Lanxess Arena for the Ice Hockey.

We should sell players names and call them by sponsors.

In goals number one, The Watering Hole.

2 hours ago, SanguinePar said:

That's your prerogative - I happen to believe this is important, not just for now, but for setting precedents.

We've hardly sold our history and infact we don't even own our ground anyway. I just don't see the downside. What exactly are we losing here? I'm not being cheeky, just trying to understand why the strong negative reaction?

4 hours ago, SanguinePar said:

Sure, but that's what the club will now call it on all its written output. That's what it'll say on our season tickets. That's what'll be on the Google Maps results. That's what it'll be called in the media if/when we move up the leagues. That's what'll be plastered on the outside of the stadium.

Was there really no other way KDM could have put money into the club? Could they not sponsor the main stand? Or the Kingdom Suite? Or pretty much anything really.

Some things just should not be for sale IMO - EEP already lost a lot of its soul when the terraces were replaced by identikit seating. And now here's another part ripped away.

F*** it, let's just sell naming rights to the club itself while we're at it. KDMGDAFC has a nice ring to it. 

I feel like you're overreacting a bit here. 

Free money for the club. Brilliant work.

The best spell of his career was when Craw played him as a striker. I'd have him back centrally in an instant.

Sounds good, but would a monthly post on the forum board be allowed also? 

Great to see Todorov enjoying himself and taking time with the young fans. 

Kelty fans saying they've already seen a shift in the style of play by going long. Brings up horrific memories of us at Brechin on a freezing evening where we shelled long balls to Barrowman and nobody supporting him within the Angus area. 

I recently launched my new podcast "East End Tales" which looks back every month at an historic match or sequence of matches in our history.

In the first episode, I spoke with Scott Nipper Thomson about the 2001 Scottish Cup 3rd round replay between ourselves and St Johnstone and touched on topics such as the birth of JC's 2-4-4 formation, the incredible evening itself and Nipper's thoughts on the current season ahead. 

You can find us on many platforms including Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ppTPH9Ar9OXYtqsKZ6V24?si=233115ede4324994

and our host site Buzzprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1972630/11086029-1-scott-thomson.mp3?download=true

Hope you will enjoy the nostalgic look back with us!