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  2. John McGinn

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    No animosity taken. I disagree with Div and my mate Drew on this, but there’s absolutely no animosity and the next time I see them at a game, we will most likely discuss events ON the park and won’t even mention off the field stuff.
    I genuinely think my position on this is crystal clear. As I have said many times, I don’t expect or ask anyone to agree, and I wish the scheme all the best in my absence. I really do not know how clear I can make it, but here it is again.
    Monies were ring-fenced for share purchase. The club, instead of allowing this ring-fenced money to ‘gather dust in the bank’, wanted to use it for something other than the purpose it was intended. IMHO the chain of events then should have been to inform members that this was their intention, and have a vote to see the percentage of SMiSA members who sanctioned using their money for any other purpose. At this point, NO specific project should even have been put out there. IF the club received a ‘yes’ vote allowing that money to be used, THEN the club had a mandate to sit down and say ‘astroturf, fixing the airdome, upgrading the cookers in hospitality, signing Lionel Messi....’ what do we want to put to the members now that we’ve got their OK to do something with that money.
    In my opinion, the way they went about it was not the way I think people in their position should go about their business. I think discussing astroturf before even asking for members permission to even TOUCH their money was at best poor form. I think it skewed the vote. It was, in my opnion, a foregone conclusion that the vote was a ‘yes’ vote. The fact that it was a benefit to Jack Ross who wanted it made it a shoe-in. Of course, the club need to do what they can to help Jack Ross, or Sir Stubbsy, but IMHO using money ring-fenced for share purchase is not the way they should have went about it. Not even borrowing it, dipping into it, or doing a single thing with it rather than what it was meant for. I find the fact they all talked about the astroturf in regard to this money rather distasteful and disrespectful to those who had paid that portion of their monies for one clear purpose. Clearly, many SMiSA members do not find it disrespectful, or poor form, or anything. That’s entirely their perogative and I respect that.
    No-one needs to agree with it, but I firmly believe I have made a crystal clear case of why I absolutely disagreed with the way the club acted in this regard. No-one need follow me in leaving, no-one need agree, no animosity.
    Gie’s a signing.

    On the money.

  3. John McGinn

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    For me its about stopping outside influences coming in to run the club potentially putting the club into debt ending up with the club gone forever. It almost happened before and can again in the future. So what can stop it ? 51% of fan ownership means no one but the fans will have a final say for our future. What is hard to grasp about that all for what is cheaper than one pint a week.  But there is always going to be persons who don't agree on silly small things , buying balls , helping a girls team. Money being loaned to the club. These things have always happened with no problem. St Mirren social club loaned our club to bring Jack Copland. The money is paid back , it's money in the bank doing nothing , it will be paid back what's the problem ?  You want a safe forever St Mirren join SMISA let your children  see what St Mirren meant to you when your gone. 

    You make it sound like the people who have pulled out are being petty as if they’re squabbling over the ‘silly small things’ as you put it.

    Allowing the club access to 50k of ring-fenced funds is a pretty dangerous precedent to set I believe and it was never proposed that this would be the case somewhere down the line when people signed up for it. I certainly wouldn’t class that as silly or small.

    As for the quarterly spend projects some of them are just a complete waste of cash. One of them actually being so bad it put us at loggerheads with the club, leaving them with no choice but to ask the fans to reject it.

  4. John McGinn

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    Genuinely puzzled by this and anyone else who has chucked Buy The Buds for any other reason than personal finance situation changing, or death.

     

    I saw it as a ten year commitment and hopefully the vast majority did too.

     

    Disappointed to see this!!

    Pretty sure people that have put their money in are entitled to feel aggrieved at how it’s being managed and therefore subsequently cancel their £12 DD.

     

    We find ourselves in a situation where money that was ring fenced for the sole purpose of purchasing shares and nothing other than the purchase of shares is now being eaten up to pay for a new surface at Ralston, I personally feel this should be at the clubs expense and not the fans. Hence why people feel the need to pull the plug.

     

    I still pay my £12 but have been seriously considering cancelling. Frustrated at the fact every single quarterly spend gets thrown away at a handful pointless projects.

     

    Understandably this has all been put through via a democratic vote but frustrated nonetheless.

  7. League Opener

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    I really never get this arguement of expanding the league. Bigger league means more meaningless games.
    It also means less leagues. So less champions. The best time ever supporting St Mirren have been the 3 years we have won the 1st Division. Im sure the fans of teams who won league 1&2 would also agree. I would never swap that for finishing 11th in a 14/16/20 team league.
    We should be looking at it as a positive that we have such a strong 2nd tier. Not to decimate it by lumping everyone into one big league to have an absolute diddy 2nd tier full of part time teams.

    I’d rather have meaningless games than shite, boring games, which is exactly what you end up with by the time you’ve played the same team 4 fecking times!

  9. New Manager Latest Odds

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    Personally, I think he should of got Hibs out of the division sooner than what they did. Especially when McGinn and Allan were firing. That, coupled with the 1 win at Rotherham...

    Probably should’ve but he laid the foundation for what Lennon has achieved, the club as a whole have really kicked on since they got the Scottish Cup monkey of their back. He achieved that.

    The Championship is a notoriously ruthless league, no team has a god given right to win it. Too many teams come down and expect to waltz back up, ourselves included.

  10. New Manager Latest Odds

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    Don’t understand the disdain towards Stubbs.

    Didn’t get Hibs out the Championship but had them up there finishing second behind a rampant Hearts and in a tough league to add.

    We off all should know how difficult it is to adjust to life in the Championship after relegation, I think he done a decent job off it.

    Scottish cup semi in his first season then winning it in his second season. We could end up with worse.

  11. Sunderland Speak To Jack Ross

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    25 May 2018

    A Message from Jack Ross

     
     SMFC Webteam
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    I would like to express my sincere gratitude to so many people involved at St Mirren FC for the experiences of the past 20 months. 
    To my players and staff who have worked tirelessly to support the work we do and who have been relentless in their pursuit of success and their desire to drive the club forwards. To the chairman Gordon Scott and directors Alan Wardrop, Chris Stewart and David Nicol for their willingness and indeed patience to help meet my demands for excellence at the club, and to Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick and my guru Gavin Whyte for their incredible backing and unwavering faith in me.                To the fantastic support I cannot thank you enough for sticking with me, backing us in our hour of need and then joining us on the terrific journey of the past season and a half. I am immensely proud that I have helped to give you your club back and I have always said that your unwavering passion for your club was there long before me and will continue long after my time. 
    It has not been an easy decision to leave a club and a job which I loved but I have been offered an exciting career opportunity of which the challenge of I look forward to meeting. 
    The days at Easter Road last May, and the Saturday's 21st and 28th April at our stadium and in the town will be memories I will always treasure and I wish all Buddies every future success. 
    SMTID
    Jack Ross
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    Self indulgent, pretentious bullshit.

    Bye, bye snake [emoji216]

  12. Sunderland Speak To Jack Ross

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    Let’s not beat around the bush.

    Someone has clearly been acting on behalf of JR behind the clubs back to manoeuvre a move to Sunderland and I’m assuming JR will have given some sort of go ahead to this whilst away.

    Sunderland have then plastered it all over the media without conducting themselves properly and shat all over St.Mirren. The club release a statement to save face and give permission for a conversation that quite clearly has already been had.

    JR might not be solely responsible for the conduct of his representative but this leaves a pretty sour taste. I personally hope Sunderland rot in the lower leagues of England for a very long time.

    Viva Robbie Neilson!

  18. Ipswich Town - Permission to Speak with Jack Ross

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

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    Does anyone know where this Robbie Nielson speculation has come from ?
    He certainly wouldn't be my choice. 
    IMO Neilson is a smug, arrogant imposter of a football manager who would be even less welcome than that hideous wee fud Paul Hartley as JR's replacement.
     

    Romped the Championship and took Hearts to third in their first season back in the Premiership. Would hardly call that an imposter.

    There’s no speculation, just who I would like.

  20. Ipswich Town - Permission to Speak with Jack Ross

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

    Posted

    My friend said...
    “Looks like your manager has a second interview this week at Ipswich. 
    He's made a good impression on Marcus Evans by all accounts and has been told he will have a couple of mill to spend”
    Sound reasonably promising for Jack, not so good for us. This is if there’s any truth in it. 

    A couple of million to spend in the English Championship will get them absolutely nowhere.

    Seems to me like Ipswich are looking for a man who can get a team punching above their weight without actually backing their manager with any decent finances, hence why the Shrewsbury manager also seems to be high up the pecking order. Without proper squad investment you’ll get exactly what you deserve down there. Mid table mediocrity. For that, I’m out.
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