Bobby14 Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Kris Boyd has urged Kilmarnock fans to play their part in the club's revival following the appointment of Steve Clarke as manager. Only 3,337 fans attended Killie's last home match, a 2-0 defeat by Ross County in what proved to be Lee McCulloch's final match in charge. Now, with a new man at the helm, striker Boyd wants the fans to come back and get behind the team. "Go and back the new manager," Boyd said on Radio Scotland's Sportsound. "Go and back what [majority shareholder] Billy Bowie and the board have done. Come back and support the team." Attendances at Rugby Park in the league this season have averaged just under 5,000, although that figure is boosted considerably by the large travelling Celtic support among a crowd of 10,069 when Killie hosted the Scottish champions in August. Boyd believes Clarke's appointment has given everybody at the club a lift, pointing to Saturday's 2-0 win away to Partick Thistle , Killie's first Premiership win of the campaign, as evidence. Although he did not take charge of the team at Firhill - confirmation of his appointment came just hours before kick-off - Boyd says Clarke's presence in the stands was a boost. "We even saw on Saturday the lift that the crowd got from him being there and hopefully that is a continuous step in the right direction because the crowds at Rugby Park have dwindled away," Boyd continued. "I think it's an excellent appointment. I think, for the first time since Bobby Williamson left Kilmarnock and Jim Jefferies came in - he came in having won things in the past, Steve Clarke brings that now to the football club. "It's no disrespect to the football managers that have been there in the past, but he's a presence, he's a name, he's worked with top managers. "I'm sure Kilmarnock will definitely be in good hands going forward. "The players need to step up as well and I'm sure that will be the case." 'It's a clean slate for everybody' Clarke has worked with top players while coaching at big clubs such as Newcastle United, Chelsea and Liverpool - and during managerial spells at West Bromwich Albion and Reading. Boyd does not foresee any problems with his new manager adjusting to the standard of players in the Scottish Premiership. "This is a fresh challenge," the former Scotland striker explained. "Reading probably would have been a step down from where he's been. "As managers and coaches, you're always looking to test yourself and I think that's where Steve Clarke is right now. "He's been out the game for a year, he's probably been bored and wants to get back into it. It's a challenge now for him to go and get the best out of us as we've been under-performing. "He's come up from being in England and he probably won't know the majority of players, so it is a clean slate for everybody. "Everybody has the opportunity to perform, but like every other manager, he'll be looking to bring in his own players to put his own stamp on it. "He was born in Ayrshire, he's got that and the fans will buy into that right away. "The fans have been craving somebody to get a hold of and go on a journey and I just hope for Kilmarnock's sake that it is Steve Clarke." Good to see Boyd talking up the new regime and highlighting the good work BB and co have done. He's always urged supporters back to RP and as much as he can talks about Rangers, he gets people talking about Killie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 33 minutes ago, Bobby14 said: "The fans have been craving somebody to get a hold of and go on a journey and I just hope for Kilmarnock's sake that it is Steve Clarke." Too right! Life under Johnston has been like living under the Tories' austerity programme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Good article, time for the fans to step up now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Bobby14 said: Good to see Boyd talking up the new regime and highlighting the good work BB and co have done. He's always urged supporters back to RP and as much as he can talks about Rangers, he gets people talking about Killie. Good on Boyd for speaking out as he did but, unless I misheard, he also had a pop at would-be investors who were going to invest when MJ left. We all know the names of those individuals who, under various consortia, wanted to buy out MJ or to invest regardless. Clearly, MJ doesn't intend to sell until 2019 so that is on the back burner. But if the board is open to investment, which I assume they are, it would be good if those interested came forward too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Boyd talking about Clarke again on Sportsound: "Unbelievable ...purpose to everything....fantastjc appointment." Somebody hoping to get a coaching job in the future?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 3 hours ago, skygod said: Boyd talking about Clarke again on Sportsound: "Unbelievable ...purpose to everything....fantastjc appointment." Somebody hoping to get a coaching job in the future?! Talks about other clubs, have a go at him. Talks about Killie, still have a go at him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Lighten up - it was a joke. -6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGHT and BLUE Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Come on skygod, This is no place for irony, satire or subtle humour. It's blue tinted sycophantic sh*t - or it's red cards from Hurlford ??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 17/10/2017 at 11:48 AM, skygod said: Good on Boyd for speaking out as he did but, unless I misheard, he also had a pop at would-be investors who were going to invest when MJ left. We all know the names of those individuals who, under various consortia, wanted to buy out MJ or to invest regardless. Clearly, MJ doesn't intend to sell until 2019 so that is on the back burner. But if the board is open to investment, which I assume they are, it would be good if those interested came forward too. Would you invest a sizeable sum in Killie knowing that MJ still had his 40% stake & could pop back up in the future to f**k us up again. Same goes for TIK. Get rid of MJ 1st. -7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, harley said: Would you invest a sizeable sum in Killie knowing that MJ still had his 40% stake & could pop back up in the future to f**k us up again. Same goes for TIK. Get rid of MJ 1st. I don't think it would be as simple as him just popping back up on to the board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefife Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 2 hours ago, harley said: Would you invest a sizeable sum in Killie knowing that MJ still had his 40% stake & could pop back up in the future to f**k us up again. Same goes for TIK. Get rid of MJ 1st. 60% vs 40%. Thats a difficult one. MJ can do nothing without the support of the other shareholders. This will not happen unless he has some sort of hold over them. If he does have enough outside influence to sway matters it matters little if he has 40% or zllch percent or whether he lives in Ayr or Timbuctoo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonbon19 Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, killiefife said: 60% vs 40%. Thats a difficult one. MJ can do nothing without the support of the other shareholders. This will not happen unless he has some sort of hold over them. If he does have enough outside influence to sway matters it matters little if he has 40% or zllch percent or whether he lives in Ayr or Timbuctoo. But ...MJ had enough time in charge to alter the constitution dictating that you’d need 75% of the vote to approve things 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Bonbon19 said: But ...MJ had enough time in charge to alter the constitution dictating that you’d need 75% of the vote to approve things Correct - folk seem to either not understand this bit or just refuse to believe it. It was a dark day in our history when he was able to get away with that and barely anyone seemed to care. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefife Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 28 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Correct - folk seem to either not understand this bit or just refuse to believe it. It was a dark day in our history when he was able to get away with that and barely anyone seemed to care. Any possibility of posting information when and where this change is noted. Both on the Clubs web page under Legal and Companies House show Articles of Association effective 14th March 2014. May be me needing new specs or maybe just boredom but I cannot see any mention of the said clause. Perhaps it is somewhere else and I am looking in the wrong direction. Does it cover every decision being made by the present Board? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestersKtid Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 59 minutes ago, killiefife said: Any possibility of posting information when and where this change is noted. Both on the Clubs web page under Legal and Companies House show Articles of Association effective 14th March 2014. May be me needing new specs or maybe just boredom but I cannot see any mention of the said clause. Perhaps it is somewhere else and I am looking in the wrong direction. Does it cover every decision being made by the present Board? The current board make all decisions on running of club. MJ has no say. Constitutional matters come down to shareholding......i think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman396 Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 6 hours ago, WIGHT and BLUE said: Come on skygod, This is no place for irony, satire or subtle humour. It's blue tinted sycophantic sh*t - or it's red cards from Hurlford ??? Very true 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 12 hours ago, harley said: Would you invest a sizeable sum in Killie knowing that MJ still had his 40% stake & could pop back up in the future to f**k us up again. Same goes for TIK. Get rid of MJ 1st. 7 red cards. Not as bad as Drew, Just playing devils advocate here guys.If the board really wanted to change something MJ could still put a block on it as they can't get 75% without him. IMO the poor take up of TIK is due to MJ still lurking in the background. I may be correct & maybe not but IMO it puts a lot of fans off investing in the club when he is one of the majority shareholders. PS. This is not my excuse for not investing in TIK. I will admit' I am not giving any group money to buy shares when I don't own them. I would buy them & give the Trust proxy for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefife Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 22 hours ago, killiefife said: Any possibility of posting information when and where this change is noted. Both on the Clubs web page under Legal and Companies House show Articles of Association effective 14th March 2014. May be me needing new specs or maybe just boredom but I cannot see any mention of the said clause. Perhaps it is somewhere else and I am looking in the wrong direction. Does it cover every decision being made by the present Board? Can someone out there please give some concrete info regarding the above as it certainly could be seen as a stumbling block. I thought that it was a straightforward question and I would see an answer fairly quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 16 minutes ago, killiefife said: Can someone out there please give some concrete info regarding the above as it certainly could be seen as a stumbling block. I thought that it was a straightforward question and I would see an answer fairly quickly. I'd need to check but I think the 75% thing was actually to remove him as a director. Might actually be a moot point now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 As far as I can see, it only applies to the removal of directors: "22. Termination of director's appointment A person ceases to be a director as soon as: ...... 22.8 the company receives a written notice to such effect from a member or members holding such number of shares in the capital of the company as carry 75% of the voting rights in the company (within the meaning of section 1159 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 of the Companies Act 2006); " 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclean07 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 2 hours ago, skygod said: As far as I can see, it only applies to the removal of directors: "22. Termination of director's appointment A person ceases to be a director as soon as: ...... 22.8 the company receives a written notice to such effect from a member or members holding such number of shares in the capital of the company as carry 75% of the voting rights in the company (within the meaning of section 1159 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 of the Companies Act 2006); " Damn, say the cynics, that's another excuse I can't use for contributing to TiK. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefife Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) Thanks Squirrel/Skydog. Looks good if the 75% vote only related to Termination of a Director. The Director MJ resigned. So now a total non-issue. This means another barrier for new investment has disappeared. Skydog is the info you quoted freely available? Edited October 25, 2017 by killiefife Addition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammy_boy Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 51 minutes ago, killiefife said: Thanks Squirrel/Skydog. Looks good if the 75% vote only related to Termination of a Director. The Director MJ resigned. So now a total non-issue. This means another barrier for new investment has disappeared. Skydog is the info you quoted freely available? Its not a non issue because it could lead to someone trying that crap again in future. Needs changed asap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, cammy_boy said: Its not a non issue because it could lead to someone trying that crap again in future. Needs changed asap. Until MJ sells up it won't happen, with his 40% shareholding he can vote to block any constitutional changes...... So he can still affect change even outwith the boardroom. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 19 minutes ago, C4mmy31 said: ....with his 40% shareholding he can vote to block any constitutional changes...... So he can still affect change even outwith the boardroom Can you quote where this is written down? Just continually saying this - whether it's right or not - isn't really good enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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