northstbuddie

Greenock - the home of James Watt - what more can you expect than steam-driven internet?

Good to see you're still fully committed to supporting and encouraging our players. Why spoil the habit of a lifetime?

Looks like a useful addition to our striker options. Time will tell if McMenamin and Nahmani will improve our cutting edge from last season. And there is also Greive, Ayunga, Olusanya + Offord and Jamieson champing at the bit. Could be interesting to see who become established as regular starters this season.

https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/5002-stav-nahmani-to-join-on-loan-subject-to-work-permit-and-clearance

Ross County/Malky McKay seem prepared to take a risk on his fitness. It's possible we were just unfortunate with Brophy's run of injuries.

Can we afford anyone as good as Brophy?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66026062 BBC's shoddy reporting - ambiguous wording if ever there was one. What they actually mean is the 'the move is off". However, St Mirren move on - to where is anyone's guess - probably a 36 year old striker?

4 clubs reportedly after Carson suggests that word has got out for whatever reason that he is unsettled at St Mirren - particularly in view of the fact that 3 of the Scottish clubs all finished lower than the Buddies last season.

Can we afford to replace Baccus with a player of similar quality? If not, we are just perpetually chasing our tail.

Perhaps the club have a standing arrangement with players considering signing for St Mirren that they will sell them on for a quarter of their market value so that they are not stuck in Paisley longer than necessary.

I see Joe's off to Dundee. Hope SR has an idea of where he can afford a better replacement. For some mysterious reason, Joe fell behind in the pecking order for a starting place for most of the season.

Both goals came from our defensive frailties at left back. Our priority must be to strengthen here for next season. However, at right back, we have a real gem in Ryan Strain.

Let’s hope we can play for two halves this week unlike against Hibs.

He was a supporter as a boy. Perhaps the infamous Ross feelers are at work once again. It did take him several attempts to 'improve himself' away from the Buddies. Maybe he now realises the reality that Dundee is his level and in his own back yard.

With the departure of Gary Bowyer from Dundee FC, am I being too cynical in thinking that Jack Ross is about to be shoe-horned in as his replace,emt?

Your selective quote deliberately misinterprets the point I was making. There is little or nothing separating the clubs below the ugly sisters. If we do not anticipate (in a positive way) the battle for survival next season, we are unlikely to improve on this season's performances. The fact we finished 6th at the split this season, does not guarantee a similar finish next season. We have under-performed for decades for a club from the biggest town in Scotland.

So the team who convincingly outplayed us last week at SMISA Stadium now sit one point off bottom place in the SPL but with the worst goal difference by some considerable margin. We will have to recruit to improve. Despite our elevated position in the league at present, we will face a battle against relegation next season as a result of the lack of a cutting edge up front and an inability to create chances from midfield. - not to mention a tendency to leak goals when we sit back and 'keep our shape'. The BBC reporter described us as 'abysmal' in the first half which is hardly overstating our performance.

We certainly aren't ready for Europe - it will be a blessing if we don't qualify. Thankfully we don't need to worry about relegation this season but next year is another matter. In reality, there is nothing separating us from any of the teams in the bottom six - it's been that kind of season.

Jay continuing to show his quality in this afernoon's semi final. The first goal arising from a penalty for hand ball from one of his crosses and the second goal from another of his pin-point accurate crosses. Surely SR has to include him next season as a regular first team choice without necessarily 'guaranteeing him a place' every single game - no player can expect that. But then maybe it's too late....

Mathematically that's true.