OrlandoDon

The fact that he has already worked with us you never know..

Never heard of him! Sounds intriguing!

Any lineup/game info? Curious to know who played.

We’ve scored in two games this season!

I’ll add to my other post, overkill no doubt. I was Director of Athletics so was involved with all gender bathrooms, locker rooms, boys on girls teams etc. I was asked to research what other education institutions did as we went through our decision making processes so had a good feel what other schools were doing. I found it hard doing more and more things I didn’t believe in. I was definitely a democrat when I moved to LA and I don’t think I significantly changed in my beliefs, I just think the left shifted so I suddenly became right of center.

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.

I didn’t call you extremist, I called you sounding extreme, meaning I felt you were extremely one sided. I don’t really hear you considering the left to be at fault, just all pointing at the right. End of, to each their own. i didn’t see your earlier post, you lived here for 2 years? Or you have been living here for 2 years? Where? Having lived in LA for 17, you can definitely live in a one sided fishbowl here. Definitely a significant change in the us over the last 10 yrs.

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.

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

True. It’s actually 3 points we need and a good few goals. Both outcomes for us are highly unlikely. We can hope.

I actually heard someone discussing the groypers yesterday, and the connection between him and the shooter was quickly dismissed. Your gerrymandering comment is interesting, both parties equally guilty. curious to know if you’ve paid attention to what has occurred in Texas New York and Illinois in recent years for example, the dems are very guilty there. Look at the congressional map of Illinois as an example, it’s comical where gerrymandering was used to the extreme. Illegal immigration is a significant factor too here, plus add in sanctuary cities and the placement of migrants, all to increase a certain population to vote democrat and who will count in the census which affects congressional seats. That’s fucked up. you appear very one sided, almost extreme. Your perspective is not my experience here. I was a teacher here for 25 years, liberal environment, lived in Tennessee, California, and Florida, good balance between red and blue, city and country. I think I can give pretty accurate context. I referenced Harris yesterday, gerrymandering today, I don’t think you are aware of the whole picture but take sound bites and run with it. I’m also at least accept some of the blame, although I only hear one party screaming hitler, nazi, fascist, bigot, white supremacists, threat to democracy etc daily, none of that helps at all. I don’t really hear the equivalent from the right towards the left, not nearly as bad or as much anyway. I hear some, but nowhere near to the extreme or as damaging. as I already said, the one person who can make a significant difference at attempting to unite is trump, but I don’t see it. He will also continue with his childish and annoying name calling too, hard to tell people to knock off the name calling, regardless of how extreme, when he does it so regularly. There has to be improved respect and civility from the top down. as I said to Rico, appreciate the discussion but I’m done. It’s a busy work week and time is limited now! I neglect my kids! I had a quiet weekend and could read and post, not nearly as much during the week.

Appreciate the discussion and your take. You’ve scolded me before for using the term far right, I’m not looking to debate the definition of right wing now. More often than not you’ll now hear me saying right and left leaning. I appreciate your insights though and the friendly debate. you’ve clearly got a knowledge/experience in politics I dont have, and dont really want to have. I can only speak to my experience living here and the change I have witnessed. I also think living in LA then Florida I can provide decent insight from two politically differing environments. I certainly hope experiences over the last week will change things, and judging by the world wide response, what happens here is certainly far reaching. Like we all are though, I’m pessimistic. More chance of us beating Motherwell 6-0 this weekend perhaps.

Interesting fact, if Dundee beat livi at home and we take 4 points or more from our next two league games, rangers will be bottom of the league when they play their next league game. to be fair, they were unlucky to lose to hearts, but enjoying every minute of their season to date.

I don’t think he’s going anywhere, he’s been more than backed, and we’ve heard of the three year project. I also really like the improved game experience and fan support, we really have a good thing going. I just don’t want the increasing crowd displeasure to become a thing. A few wins are needed. As for your top six comment, I think expectations are way higher than that.

Looked at the squad online and from what I can see we have 6 players who finished the 2023 season still with us in the current squad, devlin shinnie Milne Duncan polvara and Clarkson. None are permanent starting 11. From what I see, that also means 21-22 players are new since JTs arrival, just over one season ago. That’s quite stunning. How much time are people willing to give jimmy? That’s tough to be a cohesive team with players who aren’t that familiar with each other and who don’t know their teammates habits. i also think it’s worth noting that with players like frame kjarten and bilalovic I think they were signed too early for first team action, but signed before they became impossible to sign. Don’t know how much we see of them this season. jimmy has a real challenge, trying to get cohesion and chemistry when we’ll pretty much have two games a week into December, and we’ll have a rotating squad. There’s not a lot of full squad training going on in that kind of schedule. I’m optimistic but the next two games are beyond massive. A cup win and league win and we really kick on. Anything less and I think there’s increasing pressure on jimmy from fans.