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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from ErskineBud92 in Speculation Thread   
    He was on a ridiculously high wage in china from what i remember
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    kevo_smfc reacted to div in Smfc Update...   
    Think it's only fair to be slightly suspicious when outsiders come in and start throwing around phrases like "challenging for Europe", "directors of football" and the like.
    Whenever I hear things like that I instantly think of Reg Brealey standing up in the Caley Stand at a packed shareholders meeting and promising to bring European football back to Paisley.
    That said, I'd trust the selling consortium to have done the necessary due diligence on any prospective new owners.
    Could turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to the club and we could be hearing the champions league music playing at St.Mirren Park inside the next 5 years. or it could all be a crock of shit.
    One thing I would hope any new owners would do would be to appoint a fans representative to the board to ensure we have a proper link between fans and directors, someone from SMiSA or the Fans Council would be ideal.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from Iael18 in English Consortium   
    Shull, there are plenty of clubs run by non-supporters of the club they own that are working financially sound.
    The consortium mentioned going by the herald have a similar view to our current board of producing our own, making full use of ralston to get a better pick of youngsters and adding in some experience through contacts in the game
    I for one think its an exciting proposition and would like to see us challenge further up the league instead of constantly setting ourseleves out for a relegation battle, or worse, scrapping it out in the lower leagues.
    Crowds would come back if the product on the park is delivering imo.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to beyond our ken in English Consortium   
    I wonder what the unexpected snag is, could the consortium have gotten a sniff of the money and want a cut in future profits?
    In all honesty, this seems a well thought through proposal. it certanly seems better than the status quo. at least these guys have a plan-more than can be said of the current encumbents.
    I'd rather have a strange man with a plan than a fan-dan saints fan who thinks he can
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from mo1211 in English Consortium   
    Shull, there are plenty of clubs run by non-supporters of the club they own that are working financially sound.
    The consortium mentioned going by the herald have a similar view to our current board of producing our own, making full use of ralston to get a better pick of youngsters and adding in some experience through contacts in the game
    I for one think its an exciting proposition and would like to see us challenge further up the league instead of constantly setting ourseleves out for a relegation battle, or worse, scrapping it out in the lower leagues.
    Crowds would come back if the product on the park is delivering imo.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to div in English Consortium   
    Full article for those unable to read it behind the Herald Paywall;
    English group close in on St Mirren takeover

    Published on 8 January 2015

    Graeme Macpherson

    AN English-based consortium is in advanced discussions to buy St Mirren and remain confident of concluding a deal in the near future.

    The group travelled north yesterday expecting to finalise a takeover of the majority shareholding of the Paisley club only for talks to hit an unexpected snag at the last minute. Despite the setback, the ambitious consortium - who plan to appoint former Liverpool and Coventry City midfielder David Thompson as manager should they gain control - are still hopeful of getting the agreement over the line in the coming days, giving them scope to bolster the squad before the transfer window closes at the end of January.

    The four-man group believe they have met the asking price for the club, put up for sale by a coterie of directors more than five years ago, and have already lined up several players who they believe would be willing to sign for St Mirren, including a one-time Barclays Premier League star with Champions League pedigree.

    Plans are also said to be in place to appoint a director of football with more than 30 years of experience gained at youth academies at several top clubs in England, while the group also hopes to replicate the success Southampton had in producing Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and others by developing the St Mirren youth academy at Ralston. Thompson's proposed assistant manager and backroom members are also said to have worked at some of the biggest clubs in the world.

    The group face competition from a rival South American consortium but believe they are in pole position to take over the club. Given the precariousness of St Mirren's league situation - they sit second bottom of the SPFL Premiership, six points from safety - those with knowledge of the situation, however, believe speed is of the essence.

    "The group thought they were really close to completing a takeover but it's stalled at the 11th hour," a source close to the consortium told Herald Sport. "But they still want to get a deal done and believe it's not too far away. Hopefully whatever is holding things up can be sorted out and it gets done soon. With the transfer window open, however, the guys feel it's important to act now to give them a chance to put Thommo in and let him bring in some new players who they believe would enhance the squad."

    Thompson would be an intriguing appointment as Tommy Craig's successor given he has no senior management experience. Those backing him, however, believe his coaching credentials and contacts list are second to none.

    "He is a very good coach and a great motivator," added the source. "He might not have been a manager before but the contacts he has and the people he's been around is hugely impressive."

    The group believe there is untapped potential at the Paisley club. "You've got to be looking at qualifying for European football in the next couple of years."

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    kevo_smfc reacted to pozbaird in Next St Mirren Manager   
    No surprise Cheesy wants Tealezo and Daviezo to get the gig. I'm not suggesting he's alone in this, but why would he want an outsider coming in, with no pals act built up over a few seasons, and tell a few of them they are surplus to requirements.
    Too incestuous by far now. Get someone in who has no existing agenda and who doesn't stand for any matey-matey pish.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from TsuMirren in Speculation Thread   
    There is uncertainty over who will be appointed manager,if there is any money to sign players and who will be in control of the club come end of the month.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to davidg in St Mirren Park Cleaners - Wtf!   
    On a serious note, warm water would be good......
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    kevo_smfc reacted to Mid Calder Saint in Smfc Chief Executive   
    Brian is a first class ambassador for St Mirren Football Club.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to waldorf34 in Smfc Chief Executive   
    Brian is there from the crack of dawn until after 6 on a match day,that cup of coffee is probably his first break,he does a great job
    I am no fan of the board but without Brian it would all fall apart, he has to control every penny that is spent on a daily basis .
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    kevo_smfc reacted to JJ McG in Next St Mirren Manager   
    We are only 6 points off Motherwell, 2 wins, if we made a couple of decent signings we could get out of this mess but the current board have chucked it, I feel sorry for Gary Teale.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to NeilPar72 in Next St Mirren Manager   
    If the decline started with Danny Lennon, 8th, Cup Win, 8th. I must have missed us peak.
    No mistake, this mess is solely down to the Board of Directors and the lunacy in letting Lennon go with the sole intention of promoting Tommy Craig.
    I don't even blame Craig. I expected it to be a disaster, was branded a knickerwetter and a keyboard warrior by our chairman, (cheers for that by the way Stewart) for having that opinion. Yet was proved duly correct.
    As you say, we are heading into a dark period and this Board are responsible for it.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to Magic Monkey in Kenny Mclean   
    We are literally the slowest-moving football club in the f**king cosmos.

    I was about to take the piss out of HSS for posting old news, then realised that that is, indeed, a legit update. It's just that SMFC took a few days to reach the same conclusion that took the rest of the world all of two seconds.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from Russian Saint in Next St Mirren Manager   
    Hibs were sitting mid table this time last year then they began to freefall.
    Anything is possible in a season for a turnaround. If you look at Motherwell and Dundees form it isnt much better than ours. We DO still have time to turn this around with the right personell in place.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Next St Mirren Manager   
    Hibs were sitting mid table this time last year then they began to freefall.
    Anything is possible in a season for a turnaround. If you look at Motherwell and Dundees form it isnt much better than ours. We DO still have time to turn this around with the right personell in place.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to bonnyrigg saint in Next St Mirren Manager   
    I agree. This is now critical. We are at the 4th January now and we need this sorted. Dithering over a manager is going to be a big problem for us. To be honest i'm not convinced that Teale should get the job, we need someone who has experience I think and that can sort us out very quickly.
    This idea of not keeping a clean sheet, not winning games, not even drawing games is killing us. To be honest i'm a bit sick and tired of the aftermatch interviews and the excuses. The truth is we are not good enough in every area of the pitch. I accept we have had some bad luck, the referee in the Kilmarnock game was poor but when I thought about what we actually did in the game, it didn't amount to much, we lost the game against Kilmarnock because Samson didn't get tested at all. It's all getting a bit predictable now. We are looking like a team tumbling towards relegation and if we were all honest about it and asked the question ' Do we deserve anything else ' ? I think most of the supporters would have to answer that question with a NO !!
    When we get relegated our record will show that we were the worst team in the league in every area, wins for, number of draws and goals against, these statistics will tell the story !
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from BuddieinEK in Ictfc V Smfc Spfl Premiership Sunday 4Th January 2015   
    To accomodate Thommo, we have moved Mclean back into midfield which pushes Ozzy out of the starting lineup.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to No Ninjas in Footballer Behaving Like A Real Man Shocker!   
    I was at the game yesterday. When the second Blyth goal went in the place went ballistic
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    kevo_smfc reacted to pozbaird in Jason Scotland   
    Hamilton Accies are in touching distance of the league leaders, could play in Europe, have been playing good football, and have a player/manager who isn't adverse to getting stuck in.
    Hamilton Accies are shitting on us.
    That's how far we have fallen. We are the long-term top flight club with a recent trophy win that should have been built upon, with (I would suggest) a potentially much larger support than Accies, a better stadium than Accies, a better pitch than Accies, a better training complex than Accies.
    The want-away BoD and Tommy 'Davie Hay' Craig have fcuked up massively since St Mirren's Day 2013.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to davidg in Declan Hughes   
    Declan, he's out of contract this month anyway. Fair play to the club allowing him to go and play full time and not freezing him out for a development fee.
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    kevo_smfc reacted to buddies1877 in Happy New Year, Bring On The Killie, 1/1/15   
    Just seen highlights on sky news Collin should get suspended for those decisions. Seen no headbutt just McLean putting his face upto there player gollum needs no excuse clearly
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    kevo_smfc reacted to Kendo in Next St Mirren Manager   
    I think it's more to do with ditching the likes of Ball, Drury, Marwood, Caldwell, Reilly and putting McLean up front and giving a couple of boys a run out.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from insaintee in Striking Options   
    The boy Baird has already played at centre half this season.
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    kevo_smfc got a reaction from Kendo in Striking Options   
    The boy Baird has already played at centre half this season.
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