Thread by @EvanMcFarlane

Weird and wonderful things to happen to Greenock Morton FC.

A thread.

St Mirren ending up in trouble with Inverclyde council after unveiling Greenock-based board game, ‘Scumopoly’

2015. Morton announce the re-signing of fan favourite Michael Tidser. He’s given substantial wages to help drag the club back out of League 1.

Having already played for two clubs that season, he couldn’t be registered as a player, and spent 6 months (on wages) in the stands.

Cappie the Cat is stolen from Cappielow and disembodied.

In 1999, Morton ended up locked in war with Greenock’s young teams. 45 break-ins were recorded across 6 weeks and the night watchman was shot with an air gun.

One group broke in, dismantled the goalposts and then ran them over with a roller - causing the postponement of that weekend’s game.

Then of course, this dark day;

Transfer deadline day 2019. Morton (pretty much) announce the signing of Kirk Broadfoot, before he actually signed for rivals St Mirren 20 minutes later.

Opening game of the 03/04 season between Morton & Airdrie, the linesman would go down injured. The tannoy appealed for help, before Morton fan Chick Kavanagh appeared from the crowd and took over.

Airdrie fans were furious, especially when he hugged Morton players at full time.

That season, Morton would throw away a staggering lead at Christmas to finish 4th in the league after a betting scandal erupted, where players were accused of betting against themselves.

A 3-0 defeat at Dumbarton saw fans and players needing to be held back from each other.

In 2009, Morton would pay St Mirren actual money to buy the roof off of their soon to be demolished stadium, Love Street. With the idea being it’d be installed on Morton’s away end come Premiership promotion.

It still lies in an industrial state behind Cappielow.

Blocking their own fans on Twitter for swearing at the club.

In 1922, despite winning the Scottish Cup for the first time, mass riots erupted in Greenock after the team failed to do the double, losing the league to Celtic.

Shipyard workers arrived with bags of rivets to throw at Celtic fans, and attempts made to set the town hall on fire

In 2004, in Scotland’s third tier, Morton paid Brechin City six figures to sign Chris Templeman.

22 goals in 4 seasons against plumbers and fishermen, probably not value for money, but he did produce this, so fair play.

Having to scrap the launch of their new kit within days and bin stock after fans threatened a repeat of the 1922 riots.

What the hell were we thinking?

Andy Ritchie winning player of the year, despite being part-time.

He and Alan Rough remain the only players outside the traditional ‘Big 6’ to have won it in the last 40 years. Pler.

Losing 10-2 to Hamilton Academical, in the same season we signed Garry O’Connor, stopped Celtic’s treble, beat St Mirren, employed Nacho Novo and held a press conference to unveil a signing that never turned up.

(There’s quite a good thread on this somewhere)

Ending up in a ‘Helcopter Saturday’ situation with Forfar Athletic & Stranraer, despite being one of only two full time teams in the league.

Lost more games than Forfar, Airdrie, Stranraer & Brechin - still won the league (with Michael Tidser in the stands)

In 2017, whilst ‘challenging’ Hibs for the league, Morton had a chance to go a full calendar year unbeaten at home.

Would we, and keep the pressure on Hibs?

No. We lost, and didn’t win a single game the rest ot the season, bodied out the playoffs by Wato Kuate’s Dundee United.

Partick Thistle may have had Colin Weir and his millions, but we’ve got...

Appointing Ray McKinnon