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magspat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:16 pm Any one else think this way Whelan who's contract is up at the end of this season ,why not start giving him more play time etc 50 or 60 mind if he holds out to end of season without any set backs hopefully not ,then you can make a decision whether to give him a new contract if he finishes season injury free ,IF his injuries continue to be a problem you don't sign him full stop, We don't want to paying some one who is going to be out injured for most of the year God knows we have enough them about the place.

marcoloco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:20 am I think we're all still expecting us to advance...

RE.tickets - there's no block A or B and no terrace tickets on sale. So we've circa 2k fans willing to pay circa 25 quid for a ticket. Lifting circa 35 to 40k at the gate once you factor in concessions etc. Will be interesting to see what happens next season when we've got double the capacity or if the tickets are snapped up quicker if we do advance this season v Copenhagen.

brandyball wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:45 am

marcoloco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:20 am I think we're all still expecting us to advance...

RE.tickets - there's no block A or B and no terrace tickets on sale. So we've circa 2k fans willing to pay circa 25 quid for a ticket. Lifting circa 35 to 40k at the gate once you factor in concessions etc. Will be interesting to see what happens next season when we've got double the capacity or if the tickets are snapped up quicker if we do advance this season v Copenhagen.

stevebradley wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:19 pm Higgins was brought in with a very clear target of winning the league within 3 years. He accepted that, and both him and POD talked about the 3yr target to the media. Everyone knew the score. And he was given the resources he needed to achieve it.

This year's league is the weakest it has been for well over a decade IMO. It will be criminal if we don't win it, particularly as it's a two hose race now.

If Higginns can't win the league this year then you have to question if he ever will. And he will have to be moved on, because he was given that very clear target.

Personally I would say that getting put out of Europe by a Gibraltarean team would be a sacking offence on its own. But if that nightmare scenario unfolds I guess we need to holdoutto see what Ruairidh can do over the rest of the league. But if he doesn't win that this year it is 100% time to find someone else who can. That was the deal all along.

stevebradley wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:19 pm Higgins was brought in with a very clear target of winning the league within 3 years. He accepted that, and both him and POD talked about the 3yr target to the media. Everyone knew the score. And he was given the resources he needed to achieve it.

This year's league is the weakest it has been for well over a decade IMO. It will be criminal if we don't win it, particularly as it's a two hose race now.

If Higginns can't win the league this year then you have to question if he ever will. And he will have to be moved on, because he was given that very clear target.

Personally I would say that getting put out of Europe by a Gibraltarean team would be a sacking offence on its own. But if that nightmare scenario unfolds I guess we need to holdoutto see what Ruairidh can do over the rest of the league. But if he doesn't win that this year it is 100% time to find someone else who can. That was the deal all along.

DeeDerry1975 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:19 am

magspat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:16 pm Any one else think this way Whelan who's contract is up at the end of this season ,why not start giving him more play time etc 50 or 60 mind if he holds out to end of season without any set backs hopefully not ,then you can make a decision whether to give him a new contract if he finishes season injury free ,IF his injuries continue to be a problem you don't sign him full stop, We don't want to paying some one who is going to be out injured for most of the year God knows we have enough them about the place.

Whelan has one more year left, he is back for next season

magspat wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:46 pm

DeeDerry1975 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:19 am

magspat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:16 pm Any one else think this way Whelan who's contract is up at the end of this season ,why not start giving him more play time etc 50 or 60 mind if he holds out to end of season without any set backs hopefully not ,then you can make a decision whether to give him a new contract if he finishes season injury free ,IF his injuries continue to be a problem you don't sign him full stop, We don't want to paying some one who is going to be out injured for most of the year God knows we have enough them about the place.

Whelan has one more year left, he is back for next season

magspat wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:48 pm You could be right but according to squad his contracts ends 2024.

marcoloco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:38 pm I think you need to take the "winning the league within 3 yrs" mantra with a pinch of salt. Had we won silverware in each of his three seasons, or run the league leaders close in each of his three seasons, or made advances in european competition then less would be made of the winning the league line. But as we've not delivered on any of these fronts (bar a single FAI Cup and granted this years FAI competition has yet to start) then the pressure is on. If we don't progress in Europe and beat either Pats or Shels in the weeks ahead I don't think the manager will be around at the end of the season. It's all ifs and buts just now with some massive games coming up. But what is obvious is that he needs to start winning those games otherwise he's on borrowed time.

BrandywellRedMariner wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:11 pm Please correct me if I'm wrong. DC flew out on 10th July, the day before. Magpies are here already. Preparation an issue for the result away in Gib?