East Lothian Saint

Here we go again after the international break. Early kick off. New ground and it's the cup. Bring it on. Edinburgh train is mobbed. Xmas shopping must have started. The city is looking very festive with the Market and all that. Let's hope santa ain't playing for them. Confident of a saints win. Anything else is unthinkable. Imagine Shull going on for all eternity about hutchy vale, Raith rovers and wanting JR replaced by Danny Lennon the ghost of Xmas past. Fecking bah Humbug. COYS. Give us some yuletide cheer. PS Santa. Give Shull a JR cardigan he really wants one.

Congrats on making 60. considering A report by the Office for National Statistics puts life expectancy rates in Renfrewshire as some of the lowest in the UK. Nearest pub is Luckies on Gorgie Road. The walk will improve your health and if the office for National Statistics is anything to go by we all better get as many drinks in as we can because we're all doomed.

Ha! Ha! Being self employed is not the piece of pish everyone non-self employed person thinks it us and don't forget after your hard days graft to keep the accounts up to date. The paperwork should keep you up all night too!!! it's 24/7 pal. enjoy. Looking forward to the match. we are playing a team who are undefeated this season and are used to winning, I hope it's a straight forward win. I think we will need a strong physical presence (Could be an ideal Sutton start) coupled with some speed to ensure we cuff this mob who will be right up for it and in our faces. They will no doubt put in a good few strong tackles and harry us none stop. It might not be pretty. Watched their video of their Southern league cup win over East Kilbride whom they easily dispatched 3-1 at EK. I Think we struggled with that mob in the league cup but they played some good football and played like a buch of self employed cafe owners putting in some real hard graft. The boys Victoria and woods play well up front together and look dangerous. Hopefully JR will have his paperwork and preparation done and our boys will have a serious 24/7 type attitude and all turn up on the day to make sure we are not a cup upset.

Currently doing some research on behalf of the thousands of buds who will be flooding through Waverley on Saturday. Mmm hundreds then. Well the trickle. In tiles bistro which is the nearest pub to the Waverly tram stop. £4 for a pint of tenants but it's the city centre. It's football and rugby friendly. I'll just try the Merlin's ale. Not bad.......Shull calm down I'm researching.

I liked your post but feck I don't like the prospect of going to Inverness as a tourist. That's a disaster scenario. I'll be mad on Saturday if we get beat but I'll be fecking hysterical if we draw. What a stupid rule. Imo

You guys having a laugh. We have a league game in the far flung regions of the country on the 25th and all my travel and accommodation have been booked. I'll get awful lonely in Inverness if all you lot dump me for cup game in Paisley [emoji43]

TRAM SCAM A Saturday without football or work. Feck doing that again. Wife had me doing DIY, cooking, shopping, housework and all that other shit you spend your life trying to avoid. This weekend I don’t even have to travel far to see the game. Match ticket sorted, train ticket booked and just a matter of picking up a tram ticket in Edinburgh. If anyone is planning on using the tram, remember to get your ticket at one of the machines before you board. It’s only £3.20 return from Waverley (St Andrews Square) to Ballgreen (0.7 miles from ground) or Saughton (0.8 mile from ground) but if you board without a ticket it’s £10 each way. Fecking Scam the ticket collector can give you a £10 single but can’t give you a £3.20 return. The nearest pub to the ground is probably Luckie’s in Gorgie Road which is a hike from the tram stop but there might be a shortcut from the pub via the park to the ground. Probably best to do any drinking in town. The city should be heaving with the Rugby being on. Meeting my BUDS at a pub near Waverly at 11am and then it’s COYS. Thank feck it’s a proper Saturday this week and don’t fall foul of the TRAM SCAM. Fecking £10 if you board without a ticket. Outrageous!!!!!

Not paying attention. Thought you were a Paisley Cabbie. Has Glasgow got it's purple flag then? Well who really cares. Keep waving your flags and trust in JR. Not everyone can be right all the time apart from you. ([emoji310] [emoji818] ) aye right!!!!

Instead of posting pish on the website you should be out there moving us all about so Paisley can keep its purple flag. Get off your arse and get back to work. Paisley needs you. McGinn may rest but you can't. Maybe he drives taxis on his days off because you're too busy posting pish to do your bit for the purple flag. Come on Shull keep that flag flying high.

To be fair E.A.B. does have a point and so does Shull. Does that mean we now have to pay to see highlights and JR interviews or will they still appear on YouTube. I will admit that only a fraction of what I spend on a Saturday goes to St Mirren. I.e the ticket but i also buy tops, merchandise and support the 1877 club as well as feck knows how many licensed premises across Scotland not to mention a fecking fortune in Scot rail tickets. Paying to see the you tube videos is a bit much or will they still be available to everyone whilst the subscribers can get super excited about inside info like Lewis Morgan's favourite TV program and training ground stuff that doesn't normally appear on the St Mirren you tube channel. I might have to agree with shull. If we lose access to what we already have it punishes the supporter who actually supports the club by going to games which is quite amusing because shull says every supporter is equal whether they go to games or not but even he is pissed at this. Go for it Shull. I support you're cause.

It's not your friend that buys you drink but if drink has become the most important thing in your life then get me one whilst you up there

Hi Shull how's the purple flag bid going. You know the problem Paisley councillors have to address because the Paisley public can't get taxis when they want them. Did Uber get their 500 licences and are you going to apologise and offer compensation to every bud who couldn't get a taxi when you guys couldn't cope because you weren't all out on the road at once. If Steven McGinn can't rest on a Saturday. Neither should you. Just a thought.

Didn't think we were that bad but the first goal was not well defended. Didn't think McCart had a good game and despite a slight improvement after Sutton came on, the second looked like it was always coming. Don't think Lewis had a good game but maybe some of my observations should have been kept to myself. Fecking after expressing an opinion or two I discovered I was sitting next to his mum and dad. Oops sorry Mr & Mrs Morgan. I do think your son is awesome but....well they were doubling up on him in my defense. Next week I imagine we will be knocked of the top when we ain't playing and then it's the cup. Inverness away will be a tough one but we're due a win and my hotel is booked so come on Lewis and COYS.

Right. We're on our way. On train to Dundee. Is Buchanan suspended today? What's the word on our central defence? It's a cracking day to do this mob. Please excuse my rally cry but ffs COYS. Get intae them.

Cheers for that. I wasn't aware of the GS update but good to know the club are aware. I'll definitely contact the shop when I get a chance and try to get them to instigate the repair. Any other supplier I would have been demanding a refund but when its your own club, you make irrational allowances so if the club have taken the necessary steps to eradicate the problem and have a repair plan in place for affected buyers that's good enough for me. I still fancy the black 140th anniversary top with the stitched on badge.

From Utd Website. The match officials for Saturday's Dundee Utd, Ladbrokes Championship home fixture versus St Mirren have been confirmed as: REFEREE: GREG AITKEN ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: SEAN CARR ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 : ROSS HASWELL Next up for United is a home fixture versus league leaders St Mirren this Saturday at 3pm. The Buddies lead an increasingly tight Ladbrokes Championship and sit three points ahead of the fourth placed tangerines going into this one. The last outing for St Mirren was a home Renfrewshire derby draw with Morton. A ding-dong second period bringing four goals shared. The Tangerines secured three points in a visit to Dumbarton with Sam Stanton's early double setting the tone for a composed and controlled performance under the guidance of Laurie Ellis. In the previous meeting between the teams, United produced one of their poorest performances of the season against a rampant St Mirren who won by three goals to nil.

Cheers. It seems to be a common problem. I'm trying to source some fabric glue but in the back of beyond that ain't so easy. I'll head into the big smoke in due course. Not sure about buying any more Joma tops though if they are not fit for purpose. Shame I liked that top too. I'll speak to the shop staff next time I'm over.

Might have to visit my Mammy. She's the only one I know who could handle such complicated equipment.

Mmmm First class job on third rate product if this is a common fault. What did he use to fix it. Do you know?

Okay it’s a misleading title but this came to my attention on Saturday when I was having a pre-match pint in the Last Post and a Bud sporting one of the new 140th anniversary tops boasted that the badge was embroidered and not glued on like the rest of the Joma tops. He informed us he was fed up because all The St Mirren badges kept falling off his other Joma tops highlighting the First team home kit and white polo neck Joma top me and my mate were wearing. “Never had any bother with mine” says I “Badge is stuck on tight as a badgers ……..” Anyway, that was me cursed sure as hell I got home Saturday night and the badge is hanging off my white Joma polo top. Never had any bother with any of my older St Mirren tops or T shirts some of which have been through the wash hundreds of times but I only bought this in September and it’s been washed maybe 4-6 times max. Are the Bud and I from the Last Post the only ones who have purchased Tops not fit for purpose or is it a common problem. I’ve got two Joma T shirts and a first team top which won’t look as good badge-less Anyone recommend a good fabric glue or do I have to find someone who can sew.

Yes Soctty. You are quite right. I've since saw footage that somebody posted showing the incident from your angle and the shirt pulling is blatant. I suppose that's the beauty of the game that every one sees something different and they all think they are right. Feck being a referee. I know its their job to get into the best positions to see everything and their officials are there to assist but with everyone including officials getting a different take it must be a nightmare. If I had seen the incident from the David park video angle I would have said Morgan was not impeded but seeing it from your angle it was blatant. Roll on Dundee on Saturday so we can all shout and bawl at the ref again. It's a beautiful game and the referee helps keep the magic alive whatever angle you see it from .

I tried to post the video but it won't work it's on the St Mirren fans FC Facebook page. link is. https://www.facebook.com/david.park.92102/videos/1499298180117415/ Having looked at it, it looks like Morgan slipped and fell on his arse when no Morton Player was near him. Haven't see ST Mirren TV and In the West Stand I never had a great view of the incident. this footage suggests we were fortunate to get the award. Win some, lose some I'm not so aggrieved about Reilly now but Buchanan, Well that's another story.

Modern world. Modern game. What was that penalty all about? Feck, 2 points dropped. Decided not to celebrate and head straight for the train. All sorts of scum on the platforms, mainly heading for Greenock. A couple of wee St Mirren fans returning their abuse. Big brave Morton fans in his late twenties (maybe) gets upset and grabs a St Mirren scarf from a young 12ish year old boy and proceeds to gloat over his stolen trophy. A bit over the top, I thought, so I placed my hand on the Morton fans shoulder and advised him that stealing from children wasn't big or clever and maybe he should return his stolen plunder. Feck his mates all turned on me. "Don't touch him that's assault" they implied. At this point they were still undecided on whether their mate was a dick or not because he had stolen a wee boys scarf but my intervention obviously confused them and for a while it looked like they might turn on me instead of doing the right thing. To be fair for a minute I actually thought about knocking the twat off the platform but that's not acceptable behaviour in today's society so I simply produced my phone and told the young whippersnapper that I was recording footage of a scarf thief. He had second thoughts then and threw the stolen scarf back to the young St Mirren delinquent who had been winding him up in the first place. Like I said modern world, modern game and just because your an old fud it doesn't mean your not a player. Fecking cowshed aggro. Thick as shit

On the Edinburgh-Glasgow train. We're on our way. should be a cracker. Capital heaving the Rangers and Hearts fans but saw a couple of DAFC fans on route to Inverness. Hope they get humped. 3 points needed to keep us on the title winning track. COYS we owe the Ton a doing after they silenced us at Crappy-low. Give good reason to keep signing. We're top of the league and you're no. 2-0 Riley twice with Magennis assists will do nicely. "We've got a player called......" N all that. [emoji43][emoji445]

Booked three hotel rooms in Paisley for this one. (Not all for me) Feck between this and staying over for the Morton Game on the 2nd Jan I can almost count myself as a Paisley resident that week. Either that or claim I'm on my holidays. Feck imagine going to Feegie for your holidays. Whit's the world coming to.