basil
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Post by basil on Jun 2, 2015 23:39:38 GMT 1
Agreed; not sure why its a sideways move unless people were expecting someone of the calibre and spending power of Richard Branson. Braidwood Motor Company is probably a whole better bet than Presidential Decorating or whatever Nixon's business was called. Pre-season training is due to start in 15 days time; at this stage any move that allows us to start renewing contracts is a good move in my opinion. if pre-season training is starting in 2 weeks and we have only 3 signed players we are in trouble. This signing embargo needs sorted pronto. Pre season training starts on 17th June according to Keiran Sommerville www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/sport/local-sport/goalscoring-sensation-signs-for-livingston-1-3784330 |
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Post by durnford on Jun 3, 2015 9:14:12 GMT 1
So Rankine's shares have been shuffled sideways to his pal on the board and then on to one of his pals? Does this mean, as Rankine's man on the inside, that the drug dealer highlighted by The Sunday Post article, is still in situ and running the club day to day? What? Drug dealer? What is this all about?  David Martindale has a criminal record for dealing in class A drugs a 9 years ago according to the Sunday Post. www.sundaypost.com/sport/football/livingston-fc-under-fire-for-giving-coaching-role-to-drugs-crook-1.877930?As far as I understand he has volunteered to help with the goalkeeping coaching with Ian McCaldon - he is doing this free of charge as part of the route to gaining his coaching badged. If this is the same as the other volunteer coaches all he will receive from the club is circa £20 per week to cover fuel costs. For someone to try to infer that he is Rankine's "man on the inside" or that he is running the club is frankly so ridiculous that it beggars belief. |
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Post by livihound on Jun 3, 2015 9:29:39 GMT 1
What? Drug dealer? What is this all about? David Martindale has a criminal record for dealing in class A drugs a 9 years ago according to the Sunday Post. www.sundaypost.com/sport/football/livingston-fc-under-fire-for-giving-coaching-role-to-drugs-crook-1.877930?As far as I understand he has volunteered to help with the goalkeeping coaching with Ian McCaldon - he is doing this free of charge as part of the route to gaining his coaching badged. If this is the same as the other volunteer coaches all he will receive from the club is circa £20 per week to cover fuel costs. For someone to try to infer that he is Rankine's "man on the inside" or that he is running the club is frankly so ridiculous that it beggars belief. Couldn't be further from the truth. Martindale is running the show behind the scenes. He paid Rankine a five-figure sum to be part of the backroom staff. |
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Post by durnford on Jun 3, 2015 11:10:33 GMT 1
Couldn't be further from the truth. Martindale is running the show behind the scenes. He paid Rankine a five-figure sum to be part of the backroom staff. If correct that could have been quite a shrewd move by Martindale; pay £10k+ to Rankine to get the titles "assistant coach" and your photograph on the official site. In principle that would give him a real chance of a serious coaching position (i.e. one where you get paid) and one where they don't require Disclosure Scotland criminal checks (i.e. non child and vulnerable adults). That was fine until the story came out in the Sunday Post. Doubt anyone will look at him seriously now. McDougall is an honourable guy but will he be tied to any commitment a former owner made particularly if that former owner has now sold his shares on. Notice we weren't required to hold on to Propratnik either. |
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Post by toplion on Jun 3, 2015 12:37:40 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know.
So this has gone from beggers believe to it might actually be true durnford? I also know fans who have gone to the stadium and Martindale has been calling the shots.
The club need to make an announcement or there may not be a club next season. Yr on Yr uncertainty will drive down numbers.
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Post by durnford on Jun 3, 2015 13:29:38 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know. So this has gone from beggers believe to it might actually be true durnford? I also know fans who have gone to the stadium and Martindale has been calling the shots. The club need to make an announcement or there may not be a club next season. Yr on Yr uncertainty will drive down numbers. How do you mean calling the shots? He's not on the board; in fact the only member of the board that I've seen recently has been McDougall. There's a long way to go between being in charge, managing the club day to day, and paying to get your name on the roster (an action that I would suggest is now completely fruitless). I have a close relative who works for the club, also on a volunteer basis, and doesn't even recognise the name. Who knows? Frankly there's been so many incidents over the last 12 years that seem to have gone against all logic. Rankine for all his reported business acumen has done little to encourage the support back to the vale; marketing and communication is little short of appalling. Strangest of all though is that I still have faith. I still believe we'll have a team next season and I believe we'll get to 6th place. Least-ways I have faith in McDougall to do the right thing and Burchill to do his best with the resources he has available. |
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Post by durnford on Jun 3, 2015 15:33:58 GMT 1
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Post by Mr Angry on Jun 3, 2015 20:59:44 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know. Any payment would show in the books, surely? |
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Post by toplion on Jun 3, 2015 22:29:30 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know. Any payment would show in the books, surely? You have a great sense of humour Mr Angry |
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Post by Auldnick on Jun 3, 2015 23:42:28 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know. So this has gone from beggers believe to it might actually be true durnford? I also know fans who have gone to the stadium and Martindale has been calling the shots. The club need to make an announcement or there may not be a club next season. Yr on Yr uncertainty will drive down numbers. Will drive? I think you mean has been driving. The only time we have had little or no uncertainty in the last 10 years was between the 3rd Division & the 1st division under Bollan |
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Post by durnford on Jun 4, 2015 9:06:05 GMT 1
It was definitely rumoured last season that Martindale paid to be at the club - whether its really true or not only Rankine & Martindale will know. So this has gone from beggers believe to it might actually be true durnford? I also know fans who have gone to the stadium and Martindale has been calling the shots. The club need to make an announcement or there may not be a club next season. Yr on Yr uncertainty will drive down numbers. Will drive? I think you mean has been driving. The only time we have had little or no uncertainty in the last 10 years was between the 3rd Division & the 1st division under Bollan Actually I would go with "Drove" - unless of course the numbers can get any lower. For a club with our facilities and location we SHOULD be getting 2500 through the door easy. We're in a better position that Falkirk with less competition from other local sides - Falkirk also suffer just as much from the old firm supporters travelling rather than supporting their local side but seem to do far better than us even with a ground in the middle of no-where. |
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Post by durnford on Jun 4, 2015 9:09:37 GMT 1
Any payment would show in the books, surely? You have a great sense of humour Mr Angry Why would it show up in the accounts? If the stories are correct I assume it was a personal arrangement between Rankine and Martindale and nothing would be throughn the Livingston FC accounts. At best it might show up in the Livi 5 accounts but I doubt it. Put through the Livi 5 accounts would presumably benefit Nixon. |
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