Leaderboard

I’d assume it’s Dave and the board who determine the direction of the club and the roles of key personnel. While the title and responsibilities of the role may be different, I’d assume the philosophy behind the role and the key responsibilities don’t overly change. I don’t see us significantly changing our transfer strategy for example, but this person may provide our management team with a different kind of support. the hire is no doubt culturally aligned with Dave and the board so should be aligned with Thelin. I think….? I’d also assume Thelin will have input to this role and be involved in the hiring process.

Arithmetic not your strong point Manc

Sorry, I missed your post. This place is like crack, can’t put the phone down! I know I am in the minority, possibly a team of 1, but I enjoy the convo! I was a teacher, coach, and administrator for 23 years here, plus also full time coaching for 4. I left education because I couldn’t take the politics of it any more. My heart wasn’t in it. I totally believe my experience became increasingly left leaning to say the least. Had to find a new career at 50! I worked in an ‘elite’ k-12 private school in LA for 17 years, public school in Florida for 4, private in Florida for 2. I sat through DEI being heavily and increasingly prioritized, even mandated, I saw how divisive affinity groups became, the mandatory Transgender training, we were pressured to be active with Black Lives Matter, I was required to attend the ‘people of color’ conference multiple times, questionable library books, we had pro DACA assemblies, had drag queen performances at assemblies (don’t know what else to call it and it was awkward), and in my last year there had a couple of transgender speakers come to talk and spent time with our students. Very weird experience. It was incredibly awkward and very strange to work in a place where you could not speak truthfully, freely, and openly. It also became increasingly uncomfortable and I felt I was walking on eggshells for the last couple of years, fearing I’d accidentally say the wrong thing. We had teachers cancelled and fired for speaking up. We got to the point where we wouldn’t hire straight/white/ males and every hire was a minority hire in some manner. We dispensed with the dean of students (discipline job) and renamed it, and we saw a significantly different approach to discipline and accountability. kids were not disciplined but were told to reflect, write a story, and apologize. When I left we were in the process of abolishing grades, and looking at grading for older students becoming a discussion and collaboration between teacher and student. We stopped giving out awards where students were highlighted for accomplishments because it meant singling out some students over others. The 2016 and 2020 elections were very uncomfortable as you dare not be republican or speak favorably about trump on campus. We had safe spaces and hired grief counselors when trump won (for both faculty and students.) I went to annual conferences and courses with faculty and administrators around the country and we shared experiences, mine was pretty normal in relation to other educational Institutions. after 17 years I was told I’d lose my job if I didn’t get the Covid vaccine, and my kids were kicked out of school for their parents not having the Covid vaccine. That’s why I moved back to Florida in 2022, a state I left in 2009. I will add that the Florida I moved to is not the Florida I heard about in the media. My school experience in LA was not extreme or unique, and it’s my understanding many colleges are the same if not more left, especially when you have young adults who can pretty much make decisions for themselves. my enthusiasm and passion for education was completed destroyed, it’s not an impartial and open minded educational experience that teaches young people to open mindedly think, research, and form views and opinions. Certainly not an environment promoting the acceptance of differing opinions, beliefs etc. I’ve lived long term in 3 states and have lived temporarily for coaching in over 40 states, coaching in clubs, schools, and colleges. Been around a ton of kids, parents, and educators. It’s been a long journey, very lonely at times, and particularly during COVID, one that has cost me friends. As bizarre as this may sound, and I’m sincere when I say this, donstalk has played a part in my life (an enjoyable one) where I can talk to Scottish people openly about my ongoing US experience.

Gunner took more stick than he deserved,if as mentioned he was more in the Administration side.Some of the Ba'heids in our support blamed him for every shitty signing,or for deals falling through

Scored with a header in League Cup @ Morton

Not quite as active here as we’d hoped. Yengi joint top scorer season to date!