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8 minutes ago, lenziebud said:
So if Sunderland had asked you to go and manage them for a huge salary and huge potential of the club with a new owner, you'd have stayed at Greenhill Road as St Mirren manager. I suspect there isn't many like yourself ?
Absolutely spot on. No one would have stayed with the offer put to him - he was right to go at that time and I had zero animosity for the decision made.
Regardless of this debacle he is still a damn good manager
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Few bellends on here were ready to give Robbo the old heave ho after less than 7 games 🤷🤷🤷
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On 7/27/2022 at 6:58 AM, Saint@Johnstone said:
His appalling record shows he is not the man for the job. Better to make the change asap.
Oops 🙈🙈🙈
Aye
Thank f**k no one listened
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6 minutes ago, Ronnie said:
Of course Craigyboy you were touting Robinson for manager of year after his only wins were Dundee, St Johnstone, Cowdenbeath and FC Edinburgh in first 18 games in charge.
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No I wasn't
However, I said he needed time and a transfer window..👏👏👏
Unlike these bellends who were calling for his head 🥱🥱🥱
Who looks like a tool now 🤷🤷
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All the clueless helmets who talked shite about the Manager and his signings please just quietly f**k off 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Oh
And Gogic still to add to this 😁😁
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McGrath hooked into the bargain at half time
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Fantastic signing 👍👍👍
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3 minutes ago, Cumbriansaint72 said:
Its going to be a long slog as usual. Let's face it really, we wouldn't have it any other way being saints fans!!
As for the crap players I'm not being funny but we aren't going to have a great pick of 'better players but may sometimes find a rare gem amongst the load that released elsewhere. What doesn't help is we don't have players of value that can provide club with the finances to increase budgets.
Tactics and performance, well we still don't have the players capable of the wingback play. Never have never will.
Stick to something sensible like 442.
And keep hands away from sight when in own penalty area😉
Absolutely agree that our inability to harness real talent whilst remaining in the box seat whilst controlling their contract situation is really hurting us and definitely depletes our finances every year- we have big earners on 3 Yr deals yet some of our other talent is walking out the door for buttons or less..
That is something that has happened over a sustained period of time and definitely requires addressing
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2 minutes ago, Cumbriansaint72 said:
We are playing to keep it at 3
That's why 2 strikers just been introduced 🙄🙄🙄
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4 hours ago, northstbuddie said:
If there is any basis for the DR report, what will be St Mirren's likely response to Motherwell?
And if (as would be likely) it is 'help yourself' - where should we look for a new manager?
I cannot believe there is any way we would allow SR to chat with Motherwell.... having backed him this summer and also brought in Lasley etc then it's inconceivable we would do anything to change the current dynamic.... Now, SR haters will say its the perfect opportunity to possibly offload him but the message it would send out would be highly damaging and therefore as a statement of intent before we have kicked a ball in anger in the SPL then it has to be " business as usual " and we run with SR...
I would much rather we control the narrative and even considering the prospect of allowing a wank Motherwell team access to our Manager would as I say send out the wrong message...
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2 hours ago, Balmullo Bud said:
Looks like Dylan is staying 👍
Has this now opened things up for Rangers to make an even more derisory offer 🤷🤷🤷
No contract extension accepted so still very vulnerable to another shite offer
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3 minutes ago, saint in exile said:
Our inability to score will come back to haunt us again this season. OK Ayunga got 2, but Grieve wasn't effective at all, and Offord was invisible. We need to be beating teams at Cowdenbeath's by a comfortable margin, not 2-0. Even they had 3 shots on target from the parts of the game that I was able to see.
It wasn't only scoring 2 goals which was my biggest concern- its the fact that we created f**k all outside of this...
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3 hours ago, TopCat said:
Not sure where that is coming from, but it isn't true. We lost one home game in all competitions between July and February last season to teams outside the top three, so certainly not 'losing at home most weeks'
On that performance on Saturday, it was down there with the worst i've ever seen from St Mirren. It was an important game and we were at home to a part time club with some of their team on holiday. We can't score and we can't keep a clean sheet.
Simply good enough and things need to change and they need to change quickly.
Fact is things have changed & quickly- New management team in place and Robbo has certainly got in " his players " - Now , some would say that they need to be allowed a bedding in period ,Others will say this type of result should never happen. Although, if the latter was correct we would never get results ever against the majority of teams in the league who have superior transfer budgets .
The new manager seems to polarise opinion, this in part explains some of the off the wall stuff being posted after 1 game.
Anyway , time will tell and the transfer window isn't complete . I said end of last season the manager was fully entitled to have at least 1 window where he was backed.
I struggle to believe the football could be less adventurous and bereft of attacking intent than the ones witnessed by the teams JG put on the park.
Frankly it was turgid at best under JG
If however we don't kick on I will put my hand up and say I was wrong
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9 hours ago, Ethan said:
Reid to hold talks with Celtic tomorrow. We knocked Rangers back with a similar offer which is a strange one. Still only 125k. Really fecked off with the cash coming in. What message does this send out. We need to get more for our youths
Absolutely agree
125k is a wank deal- regardless of how you slice & dice it
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32 minutes ago, northstbuddie said:
Overall it's an encouraging performance - there is better movement from the team compared to last year (apart from at throw ins).
Our new signings look good but for me the standout is young Murray Campbell - he does not look like a fifteen year old - he has good composure on the ball and looks as if he has the build and maturity to compete for a first team place this season (if we can manage to hold on to him).
Chat in the English media of interest down South for him
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2 minutes ago, djchapsticks said:
Because the agreement Hibs made with us is that we get a 30% sell on of any transfer fee Hibs get for McGinn.
It turns out Hibs negotiated in turn a 15% sell on for any profit made on McGinn which means they are obliged to give us almost a third of their 15% sell on. Hibs chairman confirmed as much at their AGM 2 seasons ago.
In addition to this, there is 5% set aside in every transfer in world football for a solidarity fee to be paid to clubs that train a player up and the cut increases as the player develops.
In our case, we trained John from 13 (when the fees start to kick in) until 20 and are due 3.5% of any future transfer fee involving him. Hibs trained him from 21-23 and so are due 1.5%.
So for example, based on say, a £30m transfer, the money would be broken down as follows:
- £30m transfer less £3m Villa paid = £27m profit.
- Hibs take a 15% cut of that £27m = £4.05m
- Hibs pass 30% of that to SMFC = £1.21m
- 5% of the 30m transfer is also set aside = £1.5m
- Hibs get 1.5% of that 5% = £450k
- We get 3.5% of the 5% = £1.05m
- Hibs make £3.3m in sell on and developmental fee
- St. Mirren make £2.25m in sell on and developmental fee
Wasn't aware of all that - appreciate the very thorough explanation 👍👍
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2 minutes ago, shull said:
When you hear some of the shite spouted from a number of our fans then it's very hard to call the OF. Fact Is there are elements of our own support who are equally as reprehensible in what they chant
Easy to have a go at the OF though
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1 hour ago, StanleySaint said:
What a side that was!
Was just thinking the same thing.
" Cowboy " John McCormack
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2 minutes ago, Rascal said:
Ian Scanlon. Best goal I have seen scored by a Saint’s player. Via Celtic.
Was at that game- came from 2 down to win 4-2
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Stevie Clarke
Mark Fulton
Jimmy Bone
Ian Scanlon
Frank Mcdougall
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52 minutes ago, Mainstand Sweary Mob said:
Totally would love Gogic to sign.
Thing could he still go back to Cyprus? Would he go down south? I know he said he would stay in Scotland and has said his time with us has made him enjoy football again. This will be because he is appreciated and getting game time. At Hibs he was getting paid better, but getting little to no playing time. Saying he would be happy to stay in Scotland, what clubs would target him?
Celtic & Rangers = Bigger budget / looking for better quality.
Hearts & Hibs = Could pay more but would be a squad player and not a first select (like his time at Hibs).
Aberdeen = They have both McCrorie & Ferguson that will be ahead of him, so squad player at best?
Dundee Utd & Motherwell = Could pay more if in the market for a player of his style.
Killie = just coming back up but also signed Power. Is power a bit part for them? I ask as their time here and playing together on the pitch I felt Gogic was worse when playing along side Power.
Ross county = maybe pay more and higher in the table.
St Johnstone & Dundee = Surly wouldn't want to join them as worse than us.
Threats to us in Scotland that could sign him and give him play time are
Dundee United
Motherwell
Ross county
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I agree that playing regularly and being somewhat the " main man " is absolutely a lure and a reason to stay.
As a footballer the adulation of a support must feel incredible
However, ultimately, he is a family man and financial responsibility comes as the priority.
Other than this 5 month period he has no real affinity to us - so the emotional bond definitely is reduced
I mean look how quickly Goody& Ross fecked off and they both on paper had stronger ties to the club
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10 minutes ago, MenstrieSaint said:
What I like about Gogic is that he,s able to play in Central defence . Wouldn't be surprised to see him play next to big Joe next season .
I would be surprised ..
Not because he isn't capable- because he absolutely is & I would love to get him here permanently
But having just turned 28 he is ideal for many teams and I fear multiple suitors 😪😪
If the management team pulled this transfer off then that Is a major coup
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How ironic that the " generational player " Rangers procured in the Jan transfer window would have the sudden and game changing impact that all the Teddy Bears craved 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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22 minutes ago, pondsman said:
Alnwick off to Cardiff City, it seems. Anyone know where Connor McCarthy is going. I would have liked him to stay.
As others have said, SR has his work cut out to find some decent players. A bit worried about the strikers. We seem stuck with Brophy and Main, neither of whom has been exactly prolific. But if they are in the squad along with Greive and Jamieson, there isn't really room to bring in another one. And we all know that's where our problem lay this season.
Yes..
Putting the ball in the back of the net was absolutely a concern- this was linked to a complete lack of pace throughout the team & a real dearth of talent with noone having the ability to provide consistent " quality balls "
Our strikers to a man were fed scraps at best, and total shite more often than not.
I would reserve judgement on the strikers until we resolve some of the major problems in behind them
The Stephen Robinson Interviews Thread
in General St. Mirren Discussion
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Good interview. Absolutely spot on