Seaside Nipper

I know, all the National rugby teams are at it more so these days, quite a significant few in England as well as our own National team. You wonder  just how justifiable the ancestry and lineage routes are across the board now.
Yet, even with 'imports' I'm afraid our style, speed and power still seems to be from a different dna stream

Gregor Townsend needs a decent Six Nations now, or the mob will gather for a change of coach.
By a good six nations that means doing more than beating Italy. It means competing to out gun Ireland , France and certainly compete with Wales.
The England match always takes care of itself, as usual anything could happen here.
But the 'nearly there' tag has been hovering over this squad for too long, they need wins, they need improved discipline and speed of thought as well as play to a more cutting , ruthless standard. Watching the Japan teams discipline, speed and power was impressive......... they are a terrifically coached , motivated and a quite decent lot ,.even if  a few of them didn't look anything like Japanese

Correct.
SAF was a complete force of nature,  a blunt instrument who galvanised all and was a great fit at his time with each club throughout the steps of his career. Also in his day, stepping out into the Community and enthusing, cajoling or just plain bullying the good patrons of Renfrewshire into believing. His Man management style of the day reaped its rewards, a style of the day that wouldn't be acceptable to the brave hearts sweet hearts in these times. SAF was granted time to do his job , especially at Man Utd.  even though he was perilously close to the bullet, yet the rest is history never to be repeated.
JR, very similar early rise through the ranks but stalled, I think as much due to the increased expectations from the likes of Sunderland and fans in general today and also his own decision in jumping an extra rung of the ladder when he genuinely wasn't ready. Sunderland job ( cannot blame him for taking it ) was not beyond him given time, but time today is not afforded anyone. JR's failure was in not getting promoted last season. Indeed who knows what could have happened of he hadn't lost the play off. His stats are good at over 50% win ratio, but not good enough for Sunderland expectations, rightly or wrongly.
Yup, changed days indeed.
 
 

Correct.
SAF was a complete force of nature,  a blunt instrument who galvanised all and was a great fit at his time with each club throughout the steps of his career. Also in his day, stepping out into the Community and enthusing, cajoling or just plain bullying the good patrons of Renfrewshire into believing. His Man management style of the day reaped its rewards, a style of the day that wouldn't be acceptable to the brave hearts sweet hearts in these times. SAF was granted time to do his job , especially at Man Utd.  even though he was perilously close to the bullet, yet the rest is history never to be repeated.
JR, very similar early rise through the ranks but stalled, I think as much due to the increased expectations from the likes of Sunderland and fans in general today and also his own decision in jumping an extra rung of the ladder when he genuinely wasn't ready. Sunderland job ( cannot blame him for taking it ) was not beyond him given time, but time today is not afforded anyone. JR's failure was in not getting promoted last season. Indeed who knows what could have happened of he hadn't lost the play off. His stats are good at over 50% win ratio, but not good enough for Sunderland expectations, rightly or wrongly.
Yup, changed days indeed.
 
 

Correct.
SAF was a complete force of nature,  a blunt instrument who galvanised all and was a great fit at his time with each club throughout the steps of his career. Also in his day, stepping out into the Community and enthusing, cajoling or just plain bullying the good patrons of Renfrewshire into believing. His Man management style of the day reaped its rewards, a style of the day that wouldn't be acceptable to the brave hearts sweet hearts in these times. SAF was granted time to do his job , especially at Man Utd.  even though he was perilously close to the bullet, yet the rest is history never to be repeated.
JR, very similar early rise through the ranks but stalled, I think as much due to the increased expectations from the likes of Sunderland and fans in general today and also his own decision in jumping an extra rung of the ladder when he genuinely wasn't ready. Sunderland job ( cannot blame him for taking it ) was not beyond him given time, but time today is not afforded anyone. JR's failure was in not getting promoted last season. Indeed who knows what could have happened of he hadn't lost the play off. His stats are good at over 50% win ratio, but not good enough for Sunderland expectations, rightly or wrongly.
Yup, changed days indeed.
 
 

Correct.
SAF was a complete force of nature,  a blunt instrument who galvanised all and was a great fit at his time with each club throughout the steps of his career. Also in his day, stepping out into the Community and enthusing, cajoling or just plain bullying the good patrons of Renfrewshire into believing. His Man management style of the day reaped its rewards, a style of the day that wouldn't be acceptable to the brave hearts sweet hearts in these times. SAF was granted time to do his job , especially at Man Utd.  even though he was perilously close to the bullet, yet the rest is history never to be repeated.
JR, very similar early rise through the ranks but stalled, I think as much due to the increased expectations from the likes of Sunderland and fans in general today and also his own decision in jumping an extra rung of the ladder when he genuinely wasn't ready. Sunderland job ( cannot blame him for taking it ) was not beyond him given time, but time today is not afforded anyone. JR's failure was in not getting promoted last season. Indeed who knows what could have happened of he hadn't lost the play off. His stats are good at over 50% win ratio, but not good enough for Sunderland expectations, rightly or wrongly.
Yup, changed days indeed.
 
 

Routine defeat. The minute we go behind we are beaten. Three goals this season says it all. 

Routine defeat. The minute we go behind we are beaten. Three goals this season says it all. 

The Old Firm

The Old Firm

I thought the title referred to Caldwell getting sacked.

Well said Mr Goodwin, Top Man indeed ! He knows the Saints script, he gets us, one of our own !  
 Hopefully more good stuff ahead. 

Well said Mr Goodwin, Top Man indeed ! He knows the Saints script, he gets us, one of our own !  
 Hopefully more good stuff ahead. 

Welcome back Mac...............for good.
Great signing for us

Welcome back Mac...............for good.
Great signing for us

The crickets quite well balanced just now, it’s anyone’s, unlike this Betfred cup thing.
Looks kind saints are doing ok doke for a team with no defence, no midfielders and a shot shy front line.
 

Outlander ?
aka Nymphomania across the centuries 

Or interpreted as two baldies fighting over a comb, who really gives a shit anyway.
This scramble for some sort of moral high ground, urgh, its just tedious ramblings. Both parties changed their minds , their views, prospects, opinions, one about the individual , the other about the prospects for the next campaign. That compounded with undeniable homesickness meant that there was not a full focus on the job in hand.......something had to give....................................
Moving on OK now has his job(s) his family, he's done his bit here and as far as he is concerned he's a diamond geezer..........................it happens. Frankly I'm happier with JG at the helm for the new season, I feel some optimism and hope, rather than wondering about the contemplations and musings of a somewhat lyrical and philosophical OK.
But hay hoh, we'll see where this next roller coaster ride takes us, its what we do, rightly or wrongly its what us supporters signed up for

Each to their own, personally it isn't worth the hand wringing and pondering imo.
Look forward, don't see what harbouring doubts about the Chairman really serves. I have had doubts about St Mirren's commercial capability and business nous for decades, the present Chief Exec's credentials are a joke, past chairman have come in for plenty blah de blah. de blah.We've all seen some amount of roasters in charge over our time.
 It doesn't change how I feel about St Mirren and the team year in year out.
Get the team out and playing some honest maybe even attractive  football, score some goals , win some games.
Feel more confident about Goodwin doing so going into this season, than I would have with OK. Seems others thought so as well.
 

Is that where the Cellar Bar was ?
Paisley deffo looked better way back in the day. Some of the building images and townscapes  are great
This is a great thread, some class images here.......................keep it going lads

Is that where the Cellar Bar was ?
Paisley deffo looked better way back in the day. Some of the building images and townscapes  are great
This is a great thread, some class images here.......................keep it going lads

There's been many a cracked egg down St Mirren way over the years, a fair few omelettes generated also, even for those who don't like them.
Put some tabasco on them, lifts the more bland versions to an agreeable level of satisfaction.
GLS is only breaking the eggs, Tony's not yet omelette capable , so Tabasco sellers are all over this.

^^^^^that's just not good enough^^^^
There's not enough implied skulduggery, downright accusations of dishonesty and mendacity in your post.
It appears you've taken a pragmatic view on a relationship that over time was just bound to fizzle and fail anyway.
The top man, yup,  he who pays the piper called the tune, in this case some folk didnae like the song.
We move on.
 
 

^^^^^that's just not good enough^^^^
There's not enough implied skulduggery, downright accusations of dishonesty and mendacity in your post.
It appears you've taken a pragmatic view on a relationship that over time was just bound to fizzle and fail anyway.
The top man, yup,  he who pays the piper called the tune, in this case some folk didnae like the song.
We move on.