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The only thing worse than having Brown as manager would be Lennon.
A definite no to both of them.
It’s hard enough taking on a first role as a manager, even harder in the top division. But when half of the fans already hate you before you’ve even started it would be next to impossible. For that reason alone we shouldn’t go for Brown.
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Sensible move for Goodwin and probably for the club.
All it would take is fo us to lose two or three games, slip down the league a few places and Goodwin would be worth nothing.
This way the club get 250K. None of the players can leave before summer. And Goodwin can easily be replaced with someone just as effective.
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The squad is an absolute shambles. Enough is enough. Time for Stubbs to fall on his sword.
I thought it was harsh when Rotherham axed him after 5 months, but it will be a bloody miracle if he lasts 5 months in this job.
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46 minutes ago, Drew said:
Genuine question, and not simply trying to be a prick for the sake of it (I don't need to try) -
Why this signing, at this point in time?
Anyone?
Who knows. And if it's not bad enough we are signing another central midfielder, we have just signed one of the worst players I have ever seen in the Premiership.
I think Stubbs is way out of his depth . He signings have been awful. He seems to have alienated the players that were already at the club, and the club captain has already been complaining to the press about his performance.
Stubbs apparently tells Cammy Smith to find a new club and then signs this guy?
This seems like grasping at straws.
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10 minutes ago, MenstrieSaint said:
Seem to remember him going to the papers saying he never gave the offer sufficient attention because his wife was due to give birth.
Mm..How long does it take to sign a bit of paper? That's about as believable as Neymar's antics on the pitch...
On the Neymar Scale, how do you feel today?
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54 minutes ago, cockles1987 said:
Does he say how long his contract is for?
BBC reporting it as undisclosed.
If only there was someone with all the supposedly information
Don't think it says. "Things didn't really work out with St Mirren"
Video available on YouTube for anyone interested
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On 7/3/2018 at 8:49 AM, Lord Pityme said:
Sunderland, Bristol Rovers and Plymouth now all vying for Gav's signature...! Do they know something Stubbzo doesn't ..?
According to his interview on Bristol Rovers site, that was the only offer he had.
Sounded like he felt quite sorry for himself, and was relieved he got an offer. Might have felt sorry for him myself if he hadn't messed us around, which got him into the situation in the first place.
Anyway, hope it works out for him in Bristol.
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Just now, Pepé Le Pew said:
Guti set to be appointed Real Madrid coach. No ambition that lad, bullet dodged, imo
Maybe we can persuade him to bring his team for a friendly...
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6 minutes ago, Drew said:
Your obsession with stats is interesting. Who ever won anything with stats?
Statistics show that St Mirren have won the 2nd tier of Scottish Football five times, including 2017-18.
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6 minutes ago, marrez said:
Granted at Rotherham it was terrible - but his win rate at Hibs was 58% over 100 games.
Jack Ross over 80 games was 52.5% - its absolutely anything but "as bad as it gets".
Just goes to show how unreliable stats can be when taken out of context.
Finishing 2nd and 3rd in the Championship for a club the size of Hibs is hardly impressive even with a 58% win record.
Ross took over a team that were at the bottom of the league, this season the win percentage was 64%. And with a budget that was probably far smaller than Hibs.
Not 'as bad as it gets' but mangaging Hibs with a relatively massive budget in the Championship, is probably nothing like managing the Buddies with a minuscule budget in the Premiership either.
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2 minutes ago, pozbaird said:
Is 58 wins from 100 at Hibs in the Championship being held up as an impressive stat’. Nah! The cup win, aye, but then again, Danny Lennon has one of those notched up, so did Alex Smith, and Gus bloody well should have!
The 58% win percentage is completely misleading. Stubbs only managed to get Hibs to finish 2nd and 3rd in the Championship in 2 seasons, finishing behind Falkirk in the 2nd season. It's hardly a good record for a club the size of Hibs in the Championship.
Given the apparent alternative of McIntyre and his 'brutal to watch' football I would say we're trapped between a rock and a hard place.
I think the most disappointing thing here is that after an imaginative appointment and a focus on good passing football that the board has abandoned that in favour of opting for the obvious candidates. Suggests that the last appointment was simply luck.
Either Stubbs or McIntyre would be an Alex Rae standard appointment and will probably result in Alex Rae standard results. Either way it won't be pretty to watch (and we won't be tweeting examples of our goals to Barcelona this season).
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This doesn't sound all that promising (maybe sensible though)
https://stv.tv/sport/football/1417584-st-mirren-to-rebuff-famous-candidates-for-homegrown-coach/
Seems to rule Kearney out also, Caldwell has never manged in Scotland, Mellon also, so that leaves McIntyre?
Not convinced McIntyre seems to the great motivator Scott is hoping for. More like a "sign a huge number of diddies and hope some of them aren't too bad" kind of manager
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2 hours ago, Ethan said:
Just as long as its not McIntyre and Dodds. I have fears that we appoint Kearney and we fill the side with a poorer standard of player. This appointment has to be right or we will be in trouble.
I'm not convinced this is a serious option, but how could you turn Guti down? 500+ appearances in the same Madrid team as Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Roberto Carlos...
A genuine superstar, not to mention the possibility of all those loans from Real Madrid
He might be a rubbish manager and either way it will probably all end in tears - but surely has to be worth a try?
Just posting this so I have an excuse to watch this again. Who wouldn't pay to watch football like this?
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2 minutes ago, lenziebud said:
Why not us ?
I reckon Jim McIntyre is well capable of doing the SMFC job with Billy Dodds as assistant.
I'd personally prefer him to Neilson of all the obvious, probably lazy candidates listed.
Have a feeling it will be none of the obvious though.
Could be..
McIntyre just leapt to become favourite (1/1) for the post. Ahead of Lambert, Neilson (both 2/1) and Hopkin (3/1).
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Hopkin just left Livingston.........
Although is now being linked with Bradford and Barnsley as well as Shrewsbury.
Rumours also of Zidane leaving Madrid I know which one I'd prefer....
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I think this must been the first time I have experienced what it feels like for, a St Mirren manager being poached by another club.
I have witnessed 2 national cup competition wins, so it goes to show what an unusual event this is.
Obviously a testament to the great work Ross and Fowler have done while they wee here at St Mirren
And it illustrates what a great job Scott and the rest of the board did in employing Ross in the first place.
Hopefully the board can do just as well in employing a new manager this time. They have a spectacular record so far!
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4 hours ago, Buddie Marvelous said:
WHO'S CRYING MATE? It's all about decorum and respect. Anyone of us are perfectly entitled to go out and better ourselves. With the amount of money thrown at him, yes, he would be mad not to go. It's the bloody way he did it. Jacks legacy is there for all to see. He had the ability to be a really great manager with us. St.Mirren treated Jack Ross well, Jack Ross went behind Saints back to do his dealings. Thanks for the memories, Jack, but it's time for us to move on, you sneaky wee prick!
Can't complain about Ross moving on. He stayed to make sure we won the Championship which was as much as we could hope for.
Regarding the manner of his leaving, I'm sure this has a lot more to do with Sunderland than it does with Ross. Especially as the initial contact was probably through an agent.
Sunderland would have known they were up to major skullduggery
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3 minutes ago, MotherwellSaint said:
fitzy sayinf could be 1-2 weeks before new manager announced do we have that time ? need another 8 players in
And he was saying yesterday that we already had a plan in place for Ross' departure , and that we'd be signing a player on Thursday and another one today.
As much as I love the guy, it's impossible to take anything he says seriously.
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1 hour ago, scrappy coco said:
Well according to today's Daily Record David Hopkin is our number 1 target, apparently he's turned down Morton,
He wouldn't be my first choice but would rather we appoint him than be stuck with Robbie Neilson..
Definitely no to Hopkin for me
His horrible brand of anti-football is the last thing I'd want to see at St Mirren
I don't think that many of the current squad would fit his playing style, so that would mean a major overhaul of the team. Which would make the task substantially harder for Hopkin.
In addition Hopkin's assistant is a convicted drug dealer. Best steer well clear of Hopkin.
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6 hours ago, pod said:
Where is it reported Stephen McGinn is getting 5x his salary.
Sorry should have made that clearer
If McGinn was offered a similar salary increase to the 5x salary increase which has reportedly offered to Ross that may induce him to leave, irrespective of how well he is playing here.
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57 minutes ago, TediousTom said:
Robbie Neilson, Paul Lambert, Jim McIntyre and Jim Goodwin were all in getting messages and Billy Davies was outside, dressed in rags and shouting at random passers by "I should be at the top, I'm better than you"....but I don't see any importance in any of that!
At least David Hopkin wasn't there....Thank Heavens for small mercies.
3 minutes ago, pod said:Why spoil it by going to Sunderland.
If he's getting paid the reported 5x his salary, that might be reason enough
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1 hour ago, whydowebother said:
42 pages & almost everyone has Jack gone, with the exception of about 3 people ( of which I’m one )
I’m looking forward to Saturday with Jack in charge.
;)I don't think he'll be gone either
The guys from Barnsley on here make a good case, but it's still a choice between (hopefully!) celebrating glorious promotion with a stunning league win compared to very likely miserable relegation with Barnsley. I think the former will look better on his CV, and having worked hard all season I would think he'd want to see it through.
I'm sure he'll get plenty more opportunities in the coming months (and quite possibly Barnsley again after they sack whoever leads them to relegation...)
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Championship pace setters St Mirren are set to bolster their title bid with the signing of Falkirk star Myles Hippolyte.
The 23-year-old winger has notched six goals for the Bairns this season and is regarded as one of the Championship’s dangermen.
His arrival in Paisley will be seen as something of a coup in the battle for promotion to the top flight.
Hippolyte is in Paisley and set to be confirmed by the Buddies later today.
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4 hours ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said:
How did Duffy play last night I know he is not fully fit just yet but would like to hear what impression you had.
I'd say he struggled to make much of an impact. Although the quality of the opposition wasn't high, it was a tough ask for a first game, as East Kilbride played with nine men behind the ball in the final third of the pitch, for the entire first half more or less. So he had very little space and not much in the way of quality supply to work with. Then came off after 10 mins of the 2nd half.
The other debutant, Liam Smith, looked pretty good though solid in defence, good movement and some decent crosses. But he was given miles of space so had it a bit easier. Still Liam scoops the debutant of the evening award IMO.
Stephen Robinson
in General St. Mirren Discussion
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An excellent response by the club to losing Jim Goodwin. Very quick to identify and appoint their chosen candidate.
Much better than a drawn out saga, with person after person 'withdrawing' from the race until only the least worst options remain.
A good choice too, having manged a similar size club to Saints and having taken them to cup finals/European football.
Hopefully will go on to have similar success at Saints. Welcome aboard Stephen!