GPar00, Thu 6 Mar 00:22

To your first point OorWullie, you must have selective hearing - he literally explains why he couldn’t give regular updates. NDAs meant Cook and anyone involved in that process couldn’t speak about it. So he answered your point in a sentence. And thinking back, the club went up for sale in late August/ early September? The local directors also released a statement at the time saying this had caught them off guard as the Germans had expressed their commitment previously. So an update then would have been futile, and then the NDAs would have been signed once serious offers were presented. Leaving no time, until now, to be legally allowed to update supporters.

If the owners left us debt free and sold us to ParkBench with the understanding that losses of this magnitude are possible, then what is there to worry about? The Germans might have thought it was profitable but James Bord and co are clearly aware that losses of this size can happen, especially with poor planning (small squads and a lot of injuries). Already seeing that being turned around with signings and outside strength and conditioning consulting.

You mentioned QP but they are bank rolled by a Lord. And they sold the national stadium to the SFA for millions so I’d expect them to have some spare money going around.

Raith, well, worst kept secret in Fife about where they get their cash from, allegedly. And if a 400%(or whatever it is) increase in pie sales seems off, then it probably is.

Partick keep needing fan handouts and their playing squad reflects this - if they didn’t have Brian Graham they wouldn’t be far off us.

Commercial guys are fighting with one arm behind their back when the product (the football) isn’t exactly exhilarating. Selling hospitality is a lot harder when we aren’t winning every week, but he did acknowledge that we have been improving on commercial targets - something which was reflected in the accounts.

Won’t even go near your ‘well documented’ claim on people’s salaries - this forum is not based on facts. Sooner people realise that the better.

It was as good an update as they could provide for the position we are in. It’s hard to be positive but the club seem to all be pulling in the right direction now with new owners and new management focusing on winning games of football.

GPar00, Thu 6 Mar 00:22

To your first point OorWullie, you must have selective hearing - he literally explains why he couldn’t give regular updates. NDAs meant Cook and anyone involved in that process couldn’t speak about it. So he answered your point in a sentence. And thinking back, the club went up for sale in late August/ early September? The local directors also released a statement at the time saying this had caught them off guard as the Germans had expressed their commitment previously. So an update then would have been futile, and then the NDAs would have been signed once serious offers were presented. Leaving no time, until now, to be legally allowed to update supporters.

If the owners left us debt free and sold us to ParkBench with the understanding that losses of this magnitude are possible, then what is there to worry about? The Germans might have thought it was profitable but James Bord and co are clearly aware that losses of this size can happen, especially with poor planning (small squads and a lot of injuries). Already seeing that being turned around with signings and outside strength and conditioning consulting.

You mentioned QP but they are bank rolled by a Lord. And they sold the national stadium to the SFA for millions so I’d expect them to have some spare money going around.

Raith, well, worst kept secret in Fife about where they get their cash from, allegedly. And if a 400%(or whatever it is) increase in pie sales seems off, then it probably is.

Partick keep needing fan handouts and their playing squad reflects this - if they didn’t have Brian Graham they wouldn’t be far off us.

Commercial guys are fighting with one arm behind their back when the product (the football) isn’t exactly exhilarating. Selling hospitality is a lot harder when we aren’t winning every week, but he did acknowledge that we have been improving on commercial targets - something which was reflected in the accounts.

Won’t even go near your ‘well documented’ claim on people’s salaries - this forum is not based on facts. Sooner people realise that the better.

It was as good an update as they could provide for the position we are in. It’s hard to be positive but the club seem to all be pulling in the right direction now with new owners and new management focusing on winning games of football.