CammyF

The buck ultimately stops with the board. They have now admitted that the project was never finishing on time. Steel or no steel. They decided to tell us everything was fine, project would be completed before our 1st home game, only to have to, hours after telling the same to a fans group, tell us that it wasn't going to be completed on time. To compound matters, we had no contingency plans in place and had to go cap in hand to SFA and rent Hampden. During the initial renovation of Ibrox, we played with stand(s) closed. Not ideal, what at least we were playing at Ibrox. You can attempt to shift the blame to whomever you want, but the buck stops with the board.

There were 4 problems 1. Steel wasn't ordered in time. 2. Even if steel was ordered in time, the project was underestimated and wouldn't have finished before the season started. 3. There wasn't a contingency plan in place. 4. The board lied to the fans in close season saying they were "on-track" (before having to admit the project was behind schedule).

Yeah but Gilligan admitted that the project wouldn't have been completed on time even if the steel was here when the works started.

So you're telling me there's a chance.....????...😀

A few yelly cairds in the post me thinks.... I once worked with a girl from one of the posh Edinburgh suburbs who was privately educated in the Capital, and loaned her a copy of Trainspotting when it became a cult hit. She read it and said when returning the book, "good book, but nothing like that goes on in Edinburgh "...... Maybe one of @Rousseau relations?

Michael Beale has just been confirmed as Stevie Gerrard's assistant. Can't be a coincidence can it 😉

Yeah, a few titbits leaked to press trying to shift blame to him. It was interesting to hear Gilligan (IIRC) admitting that even if the steel had been on-site the day we started the project, it still wouldn't have been completed for the start of the season.

Bisgrove was fine in both roles he had at the club. The OF friendly was controversial but his job was to get is income, the people who agreed to that game were at fault. If you look at the trajectory of our retail department/profit since he joined, it's difficult to say he wasn't a success.

I don't think fans questioning Koppen's ability to multi-task / split himself over two important roles is a sign of impatience or being unrealistic. If our finances dictate that we are unable to fill critical roles, then we are closer to closing the doors and turning the lights out than many of us think. At this point, filling these roles is more important than replacing Tav, Dessers, Lawrence (et al), and all / any energy and finances need to be channelled into filling these roles. Thats the board's responsibility, they need to deliver as if we don't or can't get the correct people in to run the club, then everything else becomes pointless.

Yeah, my criticism was directed at the appointment rather than NK. Just another in a long line of lazy appointments from a board who clearly lack imagination or determination to move us forward. Suppose it saves a wage, so another boxed ticked.

Article below implies he his taking on extra roles / responsibilities.

No issues unless we are exclusively shopping in the Scottish market.

Christ, settle down lads, don't want this turning into another Russia v Ukraine thread 🙄 😀 For avoidance of doubt, its yelly (or yellie).

So other than being Head of Scouting / Director of Recruitment for us, what relevant experience does he have for this role? From scout to Technical Director in under 12 months. Wow...

Groan.......

Well congratulations (or something) 😀😀

And a Scotland victory. Which means something but I don't know what (other than keeping Clarke in a job).

Poland equalise

Scotland winning and Croatia losing........

Looked a bad one as well. Time we replaced Simply The Best with this

What's Graeme Murty up to these days? Asking for a board member, sorry friend.....😀

I think the fact the the pathway to the league was blocked had a (large) bearing on us withdrawing from the Lowland League.

Ah, understood now and agree.

BOOOOOOOO

Don't think the chearing will be restricted to Bo'ness 😀 My car is running and ready for the call to take him to the airport.... We should be due a good compensation package from the Belgian FA given Clement signed a new contract. Unless there is a release clause.....