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I’ve stripped your post down to the point I want to reply to as I agree with most of what you’ve said but on this point I’d like to give my view of what we could do. Tony Bloom at Hearts is showing that his model can potentially give him a return via a share of the money made from transfers and as such we should look for a similar type of investor willing to make a similar deal with us with preferably non voting shares like the Hearts deal - probably at a lesser level but still I’d be looking at circa £6M minimum for a maximum 20% shares coming not only from the society but also our private shareholders so between the society and private shareholders we still have 80% holding. A £6M investment matched by say £2 or £3M by the club would give a healthy pot for buying players over the next couple of seasons. With the clubs position on and off the park this is probably the best time to make such a deal. If no such deal is achievable at the moment then I think we should continue with the “organic growth “ that we are currently trying to achieve while continuing to look for a deal.

In news that will surprise no-one, Kofi Balmer will be leaving to join Bristol Rovers on a permanent deal. Good luck to the lad. His impending departure also frees up a squad place.

Ever since the Rangers home game when he was booed off the park for letting Rangers away with murder McLean has been at the heart of most decisions that have gone against us. Notably the cup tie at Aberdeen and the recent game at Tynecastle. He called both red cards and the penalty. No coincidence in my opinion. Collum having a wee laugh at our expense by appointing him for Saturday. Seems like we are still being punished for repeatedly calling out their incompetence.

The whole investment chat is wrong headed for me. What is investment? Normally it means putting money into something short term with the expectation of a financial return at some point in the future. I dont see how any investor makes money out of Motherwell FC without asset stripping us. Scottish football isnt awash with money like the English Premiership. So European Football would be the only way to make money from us honestly, and we cant realistically offer that to any investor on a regular basis. Id love to know what the score is at Hibs. If they have lost £13m in the last 3 years, what are the terms & expectations of the investors? Even if they are honourable, it cant be a bottomless pit and they will pull the plug at some point. The best way for us is to grow the club into an attractive proposition and sell some of our shareholding, whilst maintaining our 51% stake so that no one can sell anything out from under us. Seems to me we are quite well along that path with attendances up, money in the bank and some saleable assets on the books. Add in a progressive manager and potential Conference League football, I think its fair to say we are headed in the right direction. Certainly much stronger than we were with the Barmack offer on the table.

Once upon a time he came across well (no pun intended) and was good publicity for the club. Personal view is time has moved on but his act/approach hasn't.

The bigger picture for us in footballing terms is that JBA, and Wimmer to a lesser extent, has reset the club. That process was set in motion by the current board. The only real concern for next season and beyond isn’t JBA leaving, which is inevitable at some point, but whether the board changes direction. I don’t think they will. They’ve been clear about the path they want the club on, and it feels like a structural shift rather than a short-term project. The key test will be whether they appoint the next right man when the time comes, and whether the footballing direction remains consistent. If it does, revenue should continue to rise and, with that, the calibre of player and results will follow.

Wait until you hear about a Celtic scout watching Just!

I'm happy to report we get most of the good UK comedies over here sooner or later, and the ones that don't make it are always available via VPN. Even happier to report Mrs Brown's Boys is not one that is ever shown.

We will never be able to stop Celtic taking our manager or any player that they want because quite simply their fan base and finances are on a completely different level to us...no amount of investment will change that.

They will be spending too much time standing up and the velocity of the backlog will be reducing agility.

I've never found him bearable, funny, interesting, or worth listening to live or on the radio. My personal view but given the fact hes had a media career for a while now lots of people must rate him.

I watched the video the club put up about the event, there really is a good bond with these players, you can see it clearly. Even the players on the edge of the first team who in past years would be disgruntled all look happy. We’re clearly doing something right in this department with regards recruitment and management. on another less positive note, am I the only one who finds tam Cowan unbearable. I struggle to even listen to off the ball now.

If Jens goes then hopefully not to sellik. Rumours probably ususl unsettling. Since split fixtures announced sellik have..... 1) welcomed green brigade back 2) tried to ban rangers fans 3) linked with marc Leonard 4) linked with Jens Just usual unsettling tactics

How long until the Dunfermline manager is linked to the Celik job. Probly week before cup final . It happens every important game with bigot brothers opposition players and managers.

you'd think we were due to play Celtic soon ........................................

Thanks for the updates folks. I would have thought users already registered with an account and previous purchasing history would have been able to buy a ticket that way.