stewarty

I think potentially we are looking at this from different points of view. An individual Board member fulfilling those duties should be able influence or hold to account when doing those and other duties typical of any boardroom. Ultimately there are other options available to a Director in a worst case scenario - e.g. to blow the whistle, referral to regulators, etc. If you are saying that there is nobody currently in the ranks of club1872 capable of doing such then that is a different matter. The other dynamic would be the ability of one board vs an alliance of other members who can effectively overrule an individual. But again, that speaks to the skill, integrity and influence of the individual.

I'm saying that I think on a practical level it would be difficult to find someone who could balance the demands on them personally, even though I support the idea. In terms of what they could do to hold the Board to account, I can think of dozens of things... Participation in Board meetings, developing strategy and objectives, reviewing and challenging performance management reports in relation to agreed objectives/ plans, scrutinising decisions that require Board approval, challenging decisions from a fan perspective, participating on Audit Committee meetings (if appointed) to review the work of independent auditors.... I could go on. The key, as with any board appointment, is finding someone with the personal experience, gravitas and integrity to fulfil the role effectively.

Ach who cares about Corporate Governance anyway! In all seriousness, football clubs are a different breed to normal companies, in the sense that so much emotion is attached to running them effectively. The tools available to any appointed non-executive director are fairly standard, but the difficulty would be in finding someone who is able to balance the competing demands of fan politics and their fiduciary responsibilities as an appointed director. Given that we struggle to find many who last the course in terms of fan politics, let alone be capable of managing the conflict mentioned above, I too have doubts that appointing a fan's representative to the PLC/ Football Club board would work on a practical level

Seems his off-field antics as well as his lack of application have finally seen the Gaffer lose patience. It seems the game vs Liverpool U23's a couple of months back was the final straw. Lafferty wasn't even making the squad in the final few weeks.

Very odd. If someone has entered into a contract without sense-checking the details then some serious questions need to be answered.

I would wager it is significantly more than £200k per year tbh. Celtic have heavily lawyered up in the past - which is part of their strategy of influence. We should adopt the same until such time as the process is fair and transparent. I suspect we will continue to be paying for lawyers for some time to come.

Would be impossible to say exactly given it would fall under the general bracket of professional services in their accounts but the fact that law firms have dedicated sports lawyers says just about everything you need to know.

I suspect that an element of the decision making may have been related to the loan agreement for Worrall, given that these deals typically have payments structured based on how many games the loannee plays. In other words, if he didn't play, we had to pay more. Katic coming back into the team so well for the last number of games points to a young man that is open to learning and improving. All good signs for me, and the opportunity is there to solidify the partnership with Goldson. I hope he takes it.

Excellent news!

Anyone in any doubt that people connected to Rangers have been systematically demonised these last 7 years just needs to look at the attacks on them. It really beggars belief.

Morelos for me. He carried the team for long periods, but no complaints if Tav get it. He has been very consistent and we missed him on Sunday.

Collum is an officious wank. Everything wrong with Scottish referees summed up in one performance

Brilliant from Alfy

Halliday having a mare.

Best of luck to the lads - good to see the club support them like they are

In fairness, Tav is in his physical prime whereas Tierney has been developing his physicality over those years and you can see the impact that its had in terms of possibly being over-played in the earlier phase of his career. That said, your general point stands.

The phrase I heard quipped about Oliver Burke, was: All of the hardware, none of the software. The lad doesn't seem to be the brightest.

Home advantage very clear in this year's OF games. Next year need to aim for points at the piggery.

Yep. Too many draws. Momentum building with the gaffer though. Encouraging signs

A two nil demolition. Very happy bear

Outstanding display so far. Kent and Arfield especially. Kamara too for the second

I tried to watch the first episode but I largely found it dull and I had severe lack of interest in a lot of the discussion. I think this reflects my attitude towards Scottish football in general, lamentably. But then, when I think back, I havent watched a full 90 minutes of any match except ours for several years now.

Correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scottish_Professional_Football_League_monthly_award_winners

I guess it depends where he is used. I think he could be used as a number 10 or playing just off a main striker could work for him, as last night showed in terms of his technque, touch and eye for goal.

That was a worldy strike. I jumped up watching that... Composure under pressure, technique... I think it's clear he is a standout at that level but has taken time to adjust at first team level. Big pre season ahead for the lad. He needs as many first team games as possible next season