BIG BEN

Are they? Who has done it? Who has signed decent players in time to be ready?
After 2 matches for most teams I'd say it was nigh on impossible to tell.
ICT? Yep good start but so what? They could easily pick up just 5 point in the next 11 matches (as they've managed to do before).
Killie are talking about needing more players. So are Celtic. Ross are already struggling. Motherwell want more bodies in too. Dundee Utd have had a terrible start and are short of players. There's not a single team in this league 100% happy with their squad.
There's too much emphasis on getting a good start which means that getting a bad start is elevated to something akin to a close family member dying.
Some of the comments on this forum really are embarassing given how early in the season we are.
Are we really to tolerate perhaps 38 consecutive weeks of this negativity?
All I want to see is whether our young lads are capable of making the step up to play at this level.
They are getting their chance and IMO we need to stop acting like spoilt cunts with an entitlement complex and allow them a supportive couple of months to see if they can make the grade. Instead of that we have twats knocking guys like Reilly by refusing to acknowledge we have this young striker at the club. According to Norrie and a couple of other twats we only have one striker - they make this point repeatedly. How do people think Thomas feels reading that on this forum? Make no mistake our players read these boards.
If we sign another 2 or 3 experienced players then guys like Thomas will be back to square one - out of the 1st team.
As Saints fans surely we're above all this OF-esque behaviour.
Circumstances are forcing us to give these boys a chance to play, f**k things up occasionally and perhaps grow into top players from the experience. They will be bullied and kicked by bigger and more experienced players from other teams. They'll fail occasionally but get back up and try again for the cause. Under these circumstances they need our help week in week out.
Every fan should support them and stop whining about players we DONT have.
Wow - the only thing missing from my post is Land of Hope and Glory playing in the background.

I'll bet you £25 for Mavis Reilly's charity that Hearts don't finish above us. Simply post your e-mail address here if you want to take me up.
Mine is [email protected]

I drive about the Town most nights and I couldn't tell you the last time I seen a fight.Pictures 2 miles away,lovely Theatre in New St and one pub totally dedicated to music with a lot of others having music nights.I don't know if you live in Paisley but if you do....have you ever considered moving?

Too near santaponsa saint....

What a season for late dramatic winners! If I were to relive any season, I think it would be this one.Sent from my C6603 using Black & White Army mobile app

What a fantastic finish to a pish game.

2000....Div 1....Raith 1 SMFC 2.

Upset?He was spitting mad.

It was Giro day and Mor*on wanted to get as many of their fans in as possible.

Sorry for messing the selections up.
Although you had an extra man with me I thought you were still worse off with me as I wasn't mobile enough to be in goals. Only let in 2 but pretty much any shot on target would have been a goal.
Was a good bit if business by Benny who quickly made the substitution
Glad to see a week off, hopefully enough time to be back playing if I make it home from wembley in one piece.

Thought I'd volunteer to switch and have a go in the team of 7 but that went out the window when David couldn't play on. Tight game thought think it was 6-4 or maybe 6-5 in the end? I'll be back in the bibs team next time.. enjoyed my spell for the bibless but their Danny Lennon copyrighted passing game doesn't suit me I'm far too much of a greedy bastard!

Sorry lads. As soon as I kicked the ball in the warm up I knew I was f**ked. One shot with the left foot and immediate pain in the thigh.
Google says it looks like a grade 2 thigh strain???
Ice pack on just now and try get the wife to run after me for as long as possible

Another week, another no show, another injury and another defeat for the bibs.
I would just like to congratulate the Bibless on possibly the best transfer of this window, managing to swap Nicky for an incapacitated David.
Lets all enjoy England v Scotland, and change the teams up when we get back.

Enjoyable wee thread. Keep it up!:-D
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I lived in Leicester for a while during the 80s and did the same as you. When I first arrived there, Jock Wallace was the manager and, other than Gary Lineker, the team was mostly Scottish - Jim Melrose, Alan Young, Kevin McDonald, Ian Wilson and later, Ally Mauchlin and Gary McAllister. I still follow their results quite closely. I'm a big fan of Pearson, but like Danny Lennon, this is the season that will make or break him.
I've moved around quite a bit and almost always end up supporting the local team(s). The only exception was when I lived in London. I tried to get to like Charlton but it never really worked for me. Particularly when they played Leicester.
So now, on a particular October weekend, I might be looking out for St Mirren, Leicester City, Leicester Tigers, Gillingham, Ebbsfleet Utd and the Seattle Seahawks. They never all win. But then they rarely all lose either. Keeps me grounded. St Mirren are still my first love though. If Saints win and the others lose I'm ok. If the others win and we lose then I'm miserable for 24 hours.

I hope Campbell or any other potential signing doesn't read the many negative comments on here or it may dissuade them!
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I hope Campbell or any other potential signing doesn't read the many negative comments on here or it may dissuade them!
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I hope Campbell or any other potential signing doesn't read the many negative comments on here or it may dissuade them!
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All done in an hour.Im seriously impressed.

Two little boys had talent and poise
Each had a loanee deal
Gaily they played each summer's day
Geordies both of course
One little chap then had a mishap
Played in the Brighton game
Wept like a boy then cried with joy
As his young ginger playmate said...
Did you think I would leave you crying
When there's room in the final for two
Come back up here Paul and don't be crying
Danny says that he loves you too
When we grow up we'll both be players in
The Toon Army first team squad
And I wonder if we'll remember
When we were two little Buds
The League Cup had passed, Pardew came so fast
Bravely they marched away
The toon roared loud, but Pardew stood proud
The boys weren't picked to play
Up goes a shout, Danny calls out
Cos we got gubbed and he's feeling blue
Gallops away to where the boys play
So the boys heard a voice they knew
Did you think I would leave you dying
When there's room in my squad for two
Come here again we'll soon be flying
If I go with a fast front two
Tommy Craig says he feels all a-tremble
Perhaps it's the forum's noise
But I think it's that he knows damn well
That we need those two Geordie boys

If only nutmegs counted as goals! I'll need to dig out my shooting boots for next week.

with Nicky's shooting, we didny need a keeper. He played well apart from that bit tho. :-P

We were a shambles today ,there is no shape to the team ,the defence doesn,t inspire confidence , and when things went against the team they rolled over.
John McCormack , Jimmy Bone , Lex Richardson would rolled up the sleeves and got stuck in after the disaster that was ICT,s second goal , our heads went down , and we just gave up.
We need a bit of grit down the spine of the side , and today it was lacking big style.
The squad is about four players short , lets hope we use the next two weeks well.

Quite fancy it myself except I'm pretty bollocks at golf at the moment. Plus I'm turning into a tartan clad f#anny that night. Good value though