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Des Barr on Glasgow road has putca copy in every paper he delivers today which covers a fair bit of the town.

on line availability - yes that's the intention, will announce when available
copies were distributed today to 1877 club (200) hospitality(100), stm airport car parking(300) and newspaper distribution company 1500 (don't know the name of company but many thanks to Des) as well as at the match and individual shops etc
we could however do with more involvement from supporters and there are more copies available at the stadium if anyone has any ideas for further distribution.
please get in touch if you can assist
 

on line availability - yes that's the intention, will announce when available
copies were distributed today to 1877 club (200) hospitality(100), stm airport car parking(300) and newspaper distribution company 1500 (don't know the name of company but many thanks to Des) as well as at the match and individual shops etc
we could however do with more involvement from supporters and there are more copies available at the stadium if anyone has any ideas for further distribution.
please get in touch if you can assist
 

on line availability - yes that's the intention, will announce when available
copies were distributed today to 1877 club (200) hospitality(100), stm airport car parking(300) and newspaper distribution company 1500 (don't know the name of company but many thanks to Des) as well as at the match and individual shops etc
we could however do with more involvement from supporters and there are more copies available at the stadium if anyone has any ideas for further distribution.
please get in touch if you can assist
 

on line availability - yes that's the intention, will announce when available
copies were distributed today to 1877 club (200) hospitality(100), stm airport car parking(300) and newspaper distribution company 1500 (don't know the name of company but many thanks to Des) as well as at the match and individual shops etc
we could however do with more involvement from supporters and there are more copies available at the stadium if anyone has any ideas for further distribution.
please get in touch if you can assist
 

An excellent production.
Just finished reading it.
Well done to all involved.

Nice to see a back page spread about the fans council 1877 club.
In the renewed spirit of co-operation between Buddies with the best interest of our club at heart , perhaps the FC might consider some reciprocal advertising for this worthwhile venture on their site and also have copies of the paper made available in the club (if it isnt already)
We (most of us ) have similar aims & desires for our club ,albeit with different ideas on how to achieve them but lets not forget .... we are all Buds.

SMiSA has initiated and published a trial edition the popular free newspaper ‘The Saint’ and copies will initially be available and distributed at the end of Saturdays match against Ayr United.

The new twelve-page edition has a targeted circulation of 11,000 copies and the success and the future of the publication will depend on the response from fans, both in terms of feedback on the content and the help provided with the distribution.

Firstly, we need help to hand out copies to every saints fan as they leave the ground this Saturday, so if you are able to help please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or just turn up on the day and offer assistance to any of the fellow buds already handing them out

It would also add to the wider marketing of St.Mirren FC for every saints fan to be involved and help promote your club by taking a couple of copies and passing on to friends and neighbours, or by leaving a copy in your local shop, pub, library etc etc.

The main purpose of this wide distribution plan is two-fold

1)       To provide awareness of fan groups activities and encourage more fans to sign up to SMiSA


 
2)      To provide information on all things St.Mirren to the wider community of Renfrewshire, and beyond, and encourage them to get involved in the activities, including match day attendance.


 
This venture is providing a practical opportunity for every saints fan to actively promote St.Mirren FC but requires minimal time or effort, where by assisting with distribution (even by passing on one copy), or engaging with potential sponsors for future editions we would like to hear from you.

COYS

John White

Secretary SMiSA

SMiSA has initiated and published a trial edition the popular free newspaper ‘The Saint’ and copies will initially be available and distributed at the end of Saturdays match against Ayr United.

The new twelve-page edition has a targeted circulation of 11,000 copies and the success and the future of the publication will depend on the response from fans, both in terms of feedback on the content and the help provided with the distribution.

Firstly, we need help to hand out copies to every saints fan as they leave the ground this Saturday, so if you are able to help please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or just turn up on the day and offer assistance to any of the fellow buds already handing them out

It would also add to the wider marketing of St.Mirren FC for every saints fan to be involved and help promote your club by taking a couple of copies and passing on to friends and neighbours, or by leaving a copy in your local shop, pub, library etc etc.

The main purpose of this wide distribution plan is two-fold

1)       To provide awareness of fan groups activities and encourage more fans to sign up to SMiSA


 
2)      To provide information on all things St.Mirren to the wider community of Renfrewshire, and beyond, and encourage them to get involved in the activities, including match day attendance.


 
This venture is providing a practical opportunity for every saints fan to actively promote St.Mirren FC but requires minimal time or effort, where by assisting with distribution (even by passing on one copy), or engaging with potential sponsors for future editions we would like to hear from you.

COYS

John White

Secretary SMiSA

SMiSA has initiated and published a trial edition the popular free newspaper ‘The Saint’ and copies will initially be available and distributed at the end of Saturdays match against Ayr United.

The new twelve-page edition has a targeted circulation of 11,000 copies and the success and the future of the publication will depend on the response from fans, both in terms of feedback on the content and the help provided with the distribution.

Firstly, we need help to hand out copies to every saints fan as they leave the ground this Saturday, so if you are able to help please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or just turn up on the day and offer assistance to any of the fellow buds already handing them out

It would also add to the wider marketing of St.Mirren FC for every saints fan to be involved and help promote your club by taking a couple of copies and passing on to friends and neighbours, or by leaving a copy in your local shop, pub, library etc etc.

The main purpose of this wide distribution plan is two-fold

1)       To provide awareness of fan groups activities and encourage more fans to sign up to SMiSA


 
2)      To provide information on all things St.Mirren to the wider community of Renfrewshire, and beyond, and encourage them to get involved in the activities, including match day attendance.


 
This venture is providing a practical opportunity for every saints fan to actively promote St.Mirren FC but requires minimal time or effort, where by assisting with distribution (even by passing on one copy), or engaging with potential sponsors for future editions we would like to hear from you.

COYS

John White

Secretary SMiSA

SMiSA has initiated and published a trial edition the popular free newspaper ‘The Saint’ and copies will initially be available and distributed at the end of Saturdays match against Ayr United.

The new twelve-page edition has a targeted circulation of 11,000 copies and the success and the future of the publication will depend on the response from fans, both in terms of feedback on the content and the help provided with the distribution.

Firstly, we need help to hand out copies to every saints fan as they leave the ground this Saturday, so if you are able to help please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or just turn up on the day and offer assistance to any of the fellow buds already handing them out

It would also add to the wider marketing of St.Mirren FC for every saints fan to be involved and help promote your club by taking a couple of copies and passing on to friends and neighbours, or by leaving a copy in your local shop, pub, library etc etc.

The main purpose of this wide distribution plan is two-fold

1)       To provide awareness of fan groups activities and encourage more fans to sign up to SMiSA


 
2)      To provide information on all things St.Mirren to the wider community of Renfrewshire, and beyond, and encourage them to get involved in the activities, including match day attendance.


 
This venture is providing a practical opportunity for every saints fan to actively promote St.Mirren FC but requires minimal time or effort, where by assisting with distribution (even by passing on one copy), or engaging with potential sponsors for future editions we would like to hear from you.

COYS

John White

Secretary SMiSA

By "not investing any monies" do you mean over and above the £600K he's put up?

It's great to see the SMiSA numbers holding strong but we are in the very infancy of this, barely 5 months into a potential 10 year project.
I think most fans understand what this is really about, but there are always going to be those who use withdrawing their direct debit as some sort of "threat" against the club.
People will come and go because financial situations change, personal circumstances change. Absolutely fair. Football is a hobby and should always be well down the priority stakes.
This will be our club, we will own it, and I'm proud to be a small part of that.
If I didn't like the way the club or SMiSA was being run, rather than bleat about it I'd get off my arse and try and change things from the inside rather than throw all my toys out the pram and continually threaten to withdraw my money. Folk like that are craving attention they don't deserve.

Velcro ?  That'll never catch on !

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Storm in a teacup. 

probably not, but they are safe in the knowledge that insomniacs are discussing and moaning about it on a forum at midnight

probably not, but they are safe in the knowledge that insomniacs are discussing and moaning about it on a forum at midnight

I think the key thing is to attract the fans who didn't sign up for whatever reason to change their minds and sign up. 

This is the case for me. When living in Scotland I would be shelling out a lot more than 12 quid a month to go to the games so now that I am out the country I consider myself to be quids in when I combine my monthly BuyTheBuds subscription and St Mirren TV  payments. I would probably be happy to continue letting it tick over if my circumstances don't dramatically change. 

The initial loan was to purchase the shares to take SMISA to 29%. That will get paid off around 3 years, likely less than that with numbers being higher than the 1000. Once the loan is clear we then move onto purchasing the GLS shares, but I'm not sure of the mechanics and timing of that. Like many the key part is to get SMISA over the 25% threshold asap with no loans associated to it.

I'm very clear that I bought it for one season only. I expected to pay for renewal but the opportunity was never presented.

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this is brilliant

To come back from a goal down twice to win shows character. To put attacking subs on and sticking by the youngsters shows bottle.