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 SPFL Fail
Topic Originator: GG Riva  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 14:35

I may be expressing a minority view, but given the severity of the forecast, it was surely incumbent on the SPFL to step in yesterday and cancel today`s football card? While this might not have been popular with teams playing at home (games rescheduled in midweek will invariably attract smaller crowds), the safety of players and fans must be paramount. If one person was to die or be seriously injured as a result of travelling to a game, the SPFL must shoulder at least some responsibility for failing to postpone today`s fixtures.



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Topic Originator: McCaig`s Tower  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 14:38

I agree on the whole - Police were advising people not to travel. Does the SPFL not care about fans?

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Topic Originator: Dave_1885  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 14:38

Should have reached out to clubs to find out travel plans - clubs that went on the Friday can go ahead if fine; clubs that didn’t should have had early call offs based on the travel conditions. Poor organisation again from the league. Delaying kick offs isn’t ideal either.
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Topic Originator: buffy  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 14:50

Sportsound reported that all clubs were contacted by the SPFL yesterday regarding their fixtures today.

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Topic Originator: JimDAFC  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:00

Will the SPFL make up the money that may be lost to the home team if as seems likely their attendance is well below there normal figure for the same fixture in normal conditions?

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Topic Originator: kelty_par  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.

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Topic Originator: JTH123  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:12

It`s a tough one. If games were postponed every time the weather forecast was bad there would be a lot that are called off and could have been played. This leads to big issues late in the season with backlog.
As a fan I think you have to make your own decision not to travel if things don`t look good. Otherwise you understand the risks.

Not sure the decision is one for the clubs either. You just end up with vested interests interfering and arguments about sporting fairness. Like our "burst pipe" that came at a convenient time last season.

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Topic Originator: Par  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Only 2 game on in the lower leagues, ours and Montrose v Annan which has delayed the kick off by 2 hours to 17.00 total joke

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Topic Originator: PARrot  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:14

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kelty_par, Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.


Just another example of dotnut finger waggers apportionment blame and castigating without knowing facts.
We are experts at it.

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Topic Originator: GG Riva  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:24

Quote:

PARrot, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Quote:

kelty_par, Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.


Just another example of dotnut finger waggers apportionment blame and castigating without knowing facts.
We are experts at it.


Do the SPFL not have a duty of care to players and fans?

I`m sure we have had games postponed by Police Scotland when the pitch was playable, but conditions in the surrounding areas were deemed dangerous for fans coming to the game.



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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:31

Isn`t part of the problem today that road conditions around central Scotland have been worse than forecast? I wasn`t expecting as much snow as there was in Edinburgh this morning.
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Topic Originator: TommyR  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:35

Come on guys. I think with the Internet and general information flow these days it should be up to the individual whether they want to take the risk or not.

I don`t think the SPFL making decisions for us is ever a good idea. If the games on then it`s up to the individual fans to decide if its worth the risk. No need for the SPFL to make this call, just leave it up to the clubs.
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Topic Originator: nazpar  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:36

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Par, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Only 2 game on in the lower leagues, ours and Montrose v Annan which has delayed the kick off by 2 hours to 17.00 total joke


It`s still a joke but it`s a 16:00 kick off

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Topic Originator: Rigger Al  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:37

Quote:

PARrot, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Quote:

kelty_par, Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.


Just another example of dotnut finger waggers apportionment blame and castigating without knowing facts.
We are experts at it.


Yeah it will probably be the Germans and Cooks fault :):):)
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Topic Originator: Par  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 15:44

Topic Originator: nazpar like
Date: Sat 23 Nov 15:36

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Par, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Only 2 game on in the lower leagues, ours and Montrose v Annan which has delayed the kick off by 2 hours to 17.00 total joke


It`s still a joke but it`s a 16:00 kick off

No 1700



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Topic Originator: veteraneastender  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 17:16

Annan will be lucky to get home this side of midnight.
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Topic Originator: DBP  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 17:38

It’s 5:36 and Annan have been playing for 32 mins so must have been 5pm kick off?

And why at hearts and celtic not kicking off until 7:45!?!?

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Topic Originator: jas  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 17:39

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DBP, Sat 23 Nov 17:38

It’s 5:36 and Annan have been playing for 32 mins so must have been 5pm kick off?

And why at hearts and vérité not kicking off until 7:45!?!?


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Topic Originator: kelty_par  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 17:41

Hearts v Celtic is on TV

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Topic Originator: par-91  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 18:03

Quote:

GG Riva, Sat 23 Nov 15:24

Quote:

PARrot, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Quote:

kelty_par, Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.


Just another example of dotnut finger waggers apportionment blame and castigating without knowing facts.
We are experts at it.


Do the SPFL not have a duty of care to players and fans?

I`m sure we have had games postponed by Police Scotland when the pitch was playable, but conditions in the surrounding areas were deemed dangerous for fans coming to the game.


Yes. But, according to sportsound, they messaged all clubs yesterday encouraging them to postpone today’s games. Only 2 games were postponed as a result of their message. It seems mental to suggest the SPFL should be blamed for clubs choosing not to postpone games, when the option is there.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva  
Date:   Sat 23 Nov 19:02

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par-91, Sat 23 Nov 18:03

Quote:

GG Riva, Sat 23 Nov 15:24

Quote:

PARrot, Sat 23 Nov 15:14

Quote:

kelty_par, Sat 23 Nov 15:07

Why should they? They were encouraging teams to call off the games.


Just another example of dotnut finger waggers apportionment blame and castigating without knowing facts.
We are experts at it.


Do the SPFL not have a duty of care to players and fans?

I`m sure we have had games postponed by Police Scotland when the pitch was playable, but conditions in the surrounding areas were deemed dangerous for fans coming to the game.


Yes. But, according to sportsound, they messaged all clubs yesterday encouraging them to postpone today’s games. Only 2 games were postponed as a result of their message. It seems mental to suggest the SPFL should be blamed for clubs choosing not to postpone games, when the option is there.


I get that, par-91, but the home clubs are always going to resist any "encouragement to postpone a Saturday pm game, because of the anticipated drop in revenue when the game usually has to be played in midweek, and you can`t honestly blame them.

Would calling these games off yesterday not have been preferable to having fans and players travelling considerable distances in poor driving conditions only to find their games had been postponed late in the day?



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 Re: SPFL Fail
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 11:10

Raith not happy about their call off, seems it was confirmed twice that the game was on, only to be cancelled at 1.00pm , on advice from SPFL and police!
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Topic Originator: dafc  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 12:13

Police decided on rovers game.
Spfl as been stated asked all clubs to communicate and agree to postpone matches, the board of spfl essentially work for the clubs and and such they have no real power other than follow the rules as laid down and agreed too by all clubs.
Their option to all clubs on Friday appears to be the best option they could provide, but seems most that most clubs decided to risk it with weather and travel.
Have to feel for Inverness and the cost to travel and stay over the night before and match still called off, don’t see that logic at all with money being a prisoner at Inverness.

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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 12:24

As bene said it was the same for Ayr and we can`t use that as an excuse. To be honest they put the same lackluster performance as we are used to seeing from them this season so can`t hide behind the weather. It was the same for both teams Ayr managed it and we put out a statement basically covering the base for when we got beat.

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 12:37

If you`re unhappy about a decision to delay the kick-off surely it makes sense to make this public before the game rather than after it otherwise it just looks like sour grapes if you lose the game?

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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 12:53

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 12:37

If you`re unhappy about a decision to delay the kick-off surely it makes sense to make this public before the game rather than after it otherwise it just looks like sour grapes if you lose the game?


But it affected both sides. I can understand if that was an out of character performance but it was the same guff we have served more often than not this year.

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 13:10

I doubt the Ayr players started their journeys to the match 5 or 6 hours before the scheduled kick-off. Weren`t they all at the ground as normal for a 3 pm start?

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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 13:24

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 13:10

I doubt the Ayr players started their journeys to the match 5 or 6 hours before the scheduled kick-off. Weren`t they all at the ground as normal for a 3 pm start?


But they still had to wait around and had their usual match day routine changed like ours was. They adapted and we reverted back to the usual guff we have produced so far this season. The situation was difficult for both sides yet we still couldn`t muster up a half decent performance exactly as Bene said we weren`t good enough.

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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 13:26

It`s clearly different for the home side in this set of circumstances.

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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 13:31

We must be sitting on a bus for 6 hours every week before a game.

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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 14:00

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Westies squint kicks, Sun 24 Nov 13:31

We must be sitting on a bus for 6 hours every week before a game.


I never once said that but okay. Both sides usual match routine was changed we had a longer than usual bus journey but they also would have been at the ground for longer than usual. Our performance however hasn`t changed it as the same guff as before as can be seen in both the "highlights" and match stats. We don`t create enough chances and haven`t done all season hence why we are second bottom of the league. So can we really blame the change for a performance that looks like most of the others so far this season.

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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 14:15

cammypar 1995 wrote:

>
Quote:

Westies squint kicks, Sun 24 Nov 13:31
>
> We must be sitting on a bus for 6 hours every week before a
> game.

>
> I never once said that but okay. Both sides usual match routine
> was changed we had a longer than usual bus journey but they
> also would have been at the ground for longer than usual. Our
> performance however hasn`t changed it as the same guff as
> before as can be seen in both the "highlights" and match stats.
> We don`t create enough chances and haven`t done all season
> hence why we are second bottom of the league. So can we really
> blame the change for a performance that looks like most of the
> others so far this season.
>
>

I know you never, I agree with you, to suggest that sitting on a bus was the influence for the poor performance is nonsense as like others have suggested it was the same honking stuff we are so used to seeing these days.

Bene even suggested it made no difference. I`m not sure how many we pick up outside Glasgow but the manager alluded to such a stop, so it`s not the whole squad who have sat on the bus for that length of time.

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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 14:16

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Westies squint kicks, Sun 24 Nov 14:15

cammypar 1995 wrote:

>
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Westies squint kicks, Sun 24 Nov 13:31
>
> We must be sitting on a bus for 6 hours every week before a
> game.

>
> I never once said that but okay. Both sides usual match routine
> was changed we had a longer than usual bus journey but they
> also would have been at the ground for longer than usual. Our
> performance however hasn`t changed it as the same guff as
> before as can be seen in both the "highlights" and match stats.
> We don`t create enough chances and haven`t done all season
> hence why we are second bottom of the league. So can we really
> blame the change for a performance that looks like most of the
> others so far this season.
>

I know you never, I agree with you, to suggest that sitting on a bus was the influence for the poor performance is nonsense as like others have suggested it was the same honking stuff we are so used to seeing these days.

Bene even suggested it made no difference. I`m not sure how many we pick up outside Glasgow but the manager alluded to such a stop, so it`s not the whole squad who have sat on the bus for that length of time.


Not sure with our squad but back in the cradle days he was saying most of the squad was Glasgow area so potentially the same with this squad.

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 15:20

Quote:

wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 13:10

I doubt the Ayr players started their journeys to the match 5 or 6 hours before the scheduled kick-off. Weren`t they all at the ground as normal for a 3 pm start?


There were supporters buses there in good time,perhaps, like a great many things around the club at the moment our prep is just amateur?

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 15:37

I`m sure I read that the team bus left at 9.15. When do you think they should have left?
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 15:39

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:37

I`m sure I read that the team bus left at 9.15. When do you think they should have left?


Then I`d have to ask what they were doing because buses leaving a couple of hours later got there before them.
I truly admire the glitter you sprinkle on everything club related but they must have picked some route.

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 15:54

They obviously have to pick up players en route or would you have insisted that everyone comes to EEP to catch the bus?

I despair at folk who twist every single story to show the club in a bad light even when they don`t know the circumstances.

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:03

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:54

They obviously have to pick up players en route or would you have insisted that everyone comes to EEP to catch the bus?

I despair at folk who twist every single story to show the club in a bad light even when they don`t know the circumstances.


I`m not twisting anything, calm down, I`m simply putting across my point that others were unencumbered by the same issues.
And "twist every single story", I`ve been on here 5 minutes and made 7 posts, you`re being a touch dramatic.

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Topic Originator: alwaysaPar  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:04

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:54

They obviously have to pick up players en route or would you have insisted that everyone comes to EEP to catch the bus?

I despair at folk who twist every single story to show the club in a bad light even when they don`t know the circumstances.


To be fair, you give other options without knowing the circumstances too......
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:09

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:37

I`m sure I read that the team bus left at 9.15. When do you think they should have left?


Earlier knowing the projected weather conditions and knowing they needed their lunch first. Just a thought, mind you, that would maybe help us look less amateurish.
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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:30

What would be the normal journey time by coach from Dunfermline to Ayr? Two and a half hours maybe? I don`t know if they stop for lunch or if they take it with them. Even allowing an hour for it they would have got to Ayr by 12.45 pm. Allowing over an hour for bad weather. would get them there for 2 pm. It`s easy to be wise after the event and say they should have left earlier.

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Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:32

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 12:37

If you`re unhappy about a decision to delay the kick-off surely it makes sense to make this public before the game rather than after it otherwise it just looks like sour grapes if you lose the game?


It shouldn’t have been made public at all. It should have been done between the clubs and the SPFL.

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:32

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 16:30

What would be the normal journey time by coach from Dunfermline to Ayr? Two and a half hours maybe? I don`t know if they stop for lunch or if they take it with them. Even allowing an hour for it they would have got to Ayr by 12.45 pm. Allowing over an hour for bad weather. would get them there for 2 pm. It`s easy to be wise after the event and say they should have left earlier.


Should you be twisting things into positives without knowing the circumstances?
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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:38

`It shouldn’t have been made public at all. It should have been done between the clubs and the SPFL.`

I thought the fans wanted transparency from the club?


`Should you be twisting things into positives without knowing the circumstances?`

None of us knows the circumstances so why infer that the club was at fault?

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:44

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 16:38

`It shouldn’t have been made public at all. It should have been done between the clubs and the SPFL.`

I thought the fans wanted transparency from the club?


`Should you be twisting things into positives without knowing the circumstances?`

None of us knows the circumstances so why infer that the club was at fault?


OK, you have no sense of humour,noted.
It was you who stated the team left at 9.15, I simply asked what took them as there were supporters buses that got there before them that left later.
And for the record neither one if us have the full story and yet,here we are.
It`s kinda how how forums work.

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 16:59

`Topic Originator: Kingseatpar1885 like
Date: Sat 23 Nov 10:33

Team left at 9.15 this morning.`


That`s where I got my information. Why should I disbelieve it?

I understand exactly how forums work but sometimes people seem to have a problem distinguishing between facts and opinions. I don`t think it`s confined to dafc.net unfortunately.

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 17:09

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 16:59

`Topic Originator: Kingseatpar1885 like
Date: Sat 23 Nov 10:33

Team left at 9.15 this morning.`


That`s where I got my information. Why should I disbelieve it?

I understand exactly how forums work but sometimes people seem to have a problem distinguishing between facts and opinions. I don`t think it`s confined to dafc.net unfortunately.


So you didn`t have any facts whatsoever, glad we cleared that up.
I genuinely admire your optimism, at times it`s a necessary break from the relentless moaning however the club is in a grim state on and off the park and people are rightly allowed to express that.

I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 17:12

Why would somebody post that the team left at 9.15 if they didn`t? That`s as close to a `fact` as you`ll get on here!

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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 17:28

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 17:12

Why would somebody post that the team left at 9.15 if they didn`t? That`s as close to a `fact` as you`ll get on here!


Hey, it was you who stated folks were making statements without facts before doing the same.
Calm down min.

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Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 17:29

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 16:38

`It shouldn’t have been made public at all. It should have been done between the clubs and the SPFL.`

I thought the fans wanted transparency from the club?


`Should you be twisting things into positives without knowing the circumstances?`

None of us knows the circumstances so why infer that the club was at fault?


Transparency about the club and greeting online are two different things.

We want transparency about the running of the club, How the clubs plans are coming on, who’s doing what job, how players are getting on etc etc

Going out and making that post pre-match was weak. It wasn’t transparency it was waving the white flag before a ball was kicked. Even McPake was clued on enough to swiftly side step making any comments about it in his post match interview

COYP

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 17:52

You`re not going to get any information about the running of the club whilst the owners are trying to sell it. I thought McPake was critical of the SPFL`s handling of the kick-off issue in his post-match interview. This appeared on the BBC Sport website -

"We asked for the kick-off to be pushed back further. Their players were preparing for a 15:00 kick-off. That`s completely acceptable from Ayr United in my opinion but what I don`t think is acceptable is the fact that it took the SPFL until, I don`t know what time it was, when we got confirmation when the kick-off was. It`s the governing body and it`s the decision maker and I see other games that are moved back."

Some folk seem to think the club was right to raise it pre-match and some disagree. That`s fitba`.

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Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 21:48

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 17:52

You`re not going to get any information about the running of the club whilst the owners are trying to sell it. I thought McPake was critical of the SPFL`s handling of the kick-off issue in his post-match interview. This appeared on the BBC Sport website -

"We asked for the kick-off to be pushed back further. Their players were preparing for a 15:00 kick-off. That`s completely acceptable from Ayr United in my opinion but what I don`t think is acceptable is the fact that it took the SPFL until, I don`t know what time it was, when we got confirmation when the kick-off was. It`s the governing body and it`s the decision maker and I see other games that are moved back."

Some folk seem to think the club was right to raise it pre-match and some disagree. That`s fitba`.


You should watch the interview if you haven’t, he avoided using it as an excuse for the defeat.

I’ve yet to see anyone say it was a good thing for the club to post.

All that you’ve wrote about transparency I actually think you’re right, there is only so much the club can legally say at the moment. Doesn’t take away from the club being criticised for its silence long before that statement.

Really tho, how can you think a social media post that makes us look like a bunch of clowns is a positive step in the direction of transparency from the club?

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 22:23

It`s your opinion that it makes us look like a bunch of clowns. In my opinion it doesn`t. As I said elsewhere there`s a difference between facts and opinion and some folk don`t seem to know the difference.
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive  
Date:   Sun 24 Nov 23:23

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 22:23

It`s your opinion that it makes us look like a bunch of clowns. In my opinion it doesn`t. As I said elsewhere there`s a difference between facts and opinion and some folk don`t seem to know the difference.


Eck, wtf are you prattling on about the difference between facts and opinions? Of course it’s an opinion of mine that it makes the club look like a clown show, along with everything else that has happened recently. From the outside, the club looks rudderless. We seem to be walking from one controversial issue to another meanwhile the teams absolutely dross and the manager looks even less motivated than the players. The last thing we need is the only time the board want to be transparent about anything is how they feel hard done to by not delaying a kick off long enough for players to digest a meal.

The club in general is not in a good place and it’s hard for me not to conclude that we look like anything but a bunch of clowns atm

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Topic Originator: Parsfangaz  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 14:52

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:37

I`m sure I read that the team bus left at 9.15. When do you think they should have left?


wonder why the team bus took 6 hours and our supporters bus took 1:50 mins 🤔

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Topic Originator: buffy  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 16:24

It’s already been said that they picked up players en route, one of whom had a minor crash, and traffic hold ups because of the weather. They’re obviously not going to go the same route to the away games as supporters buses especially since some players live outside Fife.

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Topic Originator: Parsfangaz  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 16:45

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buffy, Mon 25 Nov 16:24

It’s already been said that they picked up players en route, one of whom had a minor crash, and traffic hold ups because of the weather. They’re obviously not going to go the same route to the away games as supporters buses especially since some players live outside Fife.


4 hour detour 😆
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 17:11

Truly hilarious.

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Topic Originator: GG Riva  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 17:38

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Parsfangaz, Mon 25 Nov 16:45

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buffy, Mon 25 Nov 16:24

It’s already been said that they picked up players en route, one of whom had a minor crash, and traffic hold ups because of the weather. They’re obviously not going to go the same route to the away games as supporters buses especially since some players live outside Fife.


4 hour detour 😆


I believe the squad also stopped off for lunch - maybe they should just have packed some ham/cheese sandwiches and had them on the bus. 🤔



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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 19:59

They have microwaves on the bus and have had microwave meals before on away trips




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Topic Originator: red-star-par  
Date:   Mon 25 Nov 20:08

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Parsfangaz, Mon 25 Nov 14:52

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wee eck, Sun 24 Nov 15:37

I`m sure I read that the team bus left at 9.15. When do you think they should have left?


wonder why the team bus took 6 hours and our supporters bus took 1:50 mins 🤔


I blame McPake, apparently when they set off he had chosen Chalmers to be the driver had decided they were going on the M8. Chalmers was very risk adverse though and the bus didn`t go forward much and mostly ended up in reverse. Dave Mackay was urging McPake to park the bus for safety`s sake. After 35 minutes McPake realised that the weather had out thought him, so replaced Chalmers with O`Halloran. While he knew where he wanted to go, the traffic was gridlocked and he just couldn`t get past. No one could fault his effort, but the engine had gone.

Unfortunately the squad doesn`t have the likes of Moffat & Williamson, or even young Rennie, who could have had the bus knowhow to get us where we wanted to go.

Got there in the end but I think the team and fans were all of the opinion McPake would be better walking
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