Seaside Nipper

^^^^^This , in a nutshell^^^^
Both parties can offer up all the excuses, the commute, the domestic home sickness, the implied and subsequently broken promises about relocation etc. etc. etc. Its a two way street here, no doubt both parties have failed to deliver the desired outcome, that is plainly obvious.
Whether OK has been 'turned' and his domestic situation dominated his motivations and the fact that Coleraine are hanging about, well it would be tempting for OK to 'play his hand'. Similarly have St Mirren fecked it up once more with another ultimately failing managerial appointment.
It just looks like another Manager has taken to the pitch at season end with a microphone, fired out a few patronising and disingenuous sound bites, then worked the ol ticket !!
No one knows the straw that broke the camels back in this instance, frankly it's done, the trust would appear to be away, so the basis of a sound working relationship is lost
It's frankly a pish state of affairs once again, but as above says, can we get someone in who wants to do the job, can work within the constraints both budget and that their contract imposes and get on with the feckin job.
 

Defamatory and speculative.
I must ask my Granny about yon Fridays.................

please gonna change that tag..................unless its an open invite

Jury is out...........that means things are under consideration.
You've obv never been on trial

subjective

Jury is out...........that means things are under consideration.
You've obv never been on trial

So prior to GLS St Mirren were an efficient contractually aware commercially slick run Footballing institution then ?  I must have missed that era.
This current saga is just the latest in a long long long histoy of foot shooting historical dramas where St Mirren and own goals feature large, it's all part of the fabric of this  clubs DNA. Fans know it and we have plenty scar tissue to prove it. 
 

So prior to GLS St Mirren were an efficient contractually aware commercially slick run Footballing institution then ?  I must have missed that era.
This current saga is just the latest in a long long long histoy of foot shooting historical dramas where St Mirren and own goals feature large, it's all part of the fabric of this  clubs DNA. Fans know it and we have plenty scar tissue to prove it. 
 

16) Oran shagged GLS’s wife
17) GLS shagged Oran’s wife 
18) Gus shagged both of their wives

Well according to stv OK and GLS exchanged frank views about his commute to the family each weekend.  If true, he’s off. Family comes first.

Aye, that insanity claus....

The strips are imo garbage.
However when the likes of MUFC, NUFC, Citeh, LUFC etc. etc. can come up with absolute honkers, why get upset with our latest dalliance in bespoke kit design
Primarily its a sponsors logo that detracts hugely from what could in some instances be decent enough kit. Its just annoying that SMFC cannot stick to classic lines  stripes and avoid these own goals in marketing land.
Its a NO from me,  but others will buy and cherish the strip.
I'll ignore the kits by and large when we are playing a high tempo pressing game, scoring some goals and winning some games.

The strips are imo garbage.
However when the likes of MUFC, NUFC, Citeh, LUFC etc. etc. can come up with absolute honkers, why get upset with our latest dalliance in bespoke kit design
Primarily its a sponsors logo that detracts hugely from what could in some instances be decent enough kit. Its just annoying that SMFC cannot stick to classic lines  stripes and avoid these own goals in marketing land.
Its a NO from me,  but others will buy and cherish the strip.
I'll ignore the kits by and large when we are playing a high tempo pressing game, scoring some goals and winning some games.

The strips are imo garbage.
However when the likes of MUFC, NUFC, Citeh, LUFC etc. etc. can come up with absolute honkers, why get upset with our latest dalliance in bespoke kit design
Primarily its a sponsors logo that detracts hugely from what could in some instances be decent enough kit. Its just annoying that SMFC cannot stick to classic lines  stripes and avoid these own goals in marketing land.
Its a NO from me,  but others will buy and cherish the strip.
I'll ignore the kits by and large when we are playing a high tempo pressing game, scoring some goals and winning some games.

Seemingly a pending appointment.
Good luck to him if it comes to be.
Be interesting to se how he does there

At a club of our size players and managers will move on to bigger things.
John's transfer to Hibs in the end worked out very well for us. In fact, the sell on to Aston Villa now makes him the biggest transfer fee we have ever received. His agent was doing what was needed to force the move, it could have been handled better but on the other hand issues around the insurance payment after John got a spear through this leg could also have been handled better from the clubs side.
John has even come back and sat in the stand home and away supporting us & his brothers. Last time I saw him was at Tynecastle earlier this season sat in with the St Mirren fans.
You can either enjoy and celebrate the progress of guys like McGinn, McLean, and Jack Ross....or you can be bitter and twisted about how they left, transfer fees received, how many clubs they talked to etc. It is no surprise you would choose the latter, the majority of us though try to be a bit more positive about things and will enjoy seeing Paul Dummett, John McGinn and Kenny McLean up against the best players in the world next season and hoping the likes of Kyle McAllister, Stevie Mallan and Kyle Magennis can kick on with their careers and join them up there too one day.

Bevvied! Surely that’s his only excuse for getting into or initiating this.   As title highlights though, BBC Scotland sport team and coverage, well imo  generally they are a cringeworthy wee myopic bunch.
Only two worth listening  to are Cosgeove and Cowan, and that’s acknowledged as self deprecative bawz

Robbie Neilson, fair play, first thing he said was congratulations to St Mirren. No axe to grind with him at all.  All he tried to do was seek out any advantage possible, be professional and use any gamesmanship possible. That's the nature of these things , it often comes from attempting to cover weaknesses.  Dundee Utd will probably be a better outfit next season , tbh they were poor and we deservedly saw this play off hell  through, thankfully.
As for Robbie Neulson, I think he knew after the first leg his team were clearly not a better unit than St Mirren despite the usual suspects and their school boy punditry. Second rate psychology,it's all part of the play off show. OK employed tactics too, they were more pragmatic and not so headline grabbing, OK believed in his players. 
Fwiw Im glad going forward we have OK and not Robbie Neilson as Saints manager.. 
 

Robbie Neilson, fair play, first thing he said was congratulations to St Mirren. No axe to grind with him at all.  All he tried to do was seek out any advantage possible, be professional and use any gamesmanship possible. That's the nature of these things , it often comes from attempting to cover weaknesses.  Dundee Utd will probably be a better outfit next season , tbh they were poor and we deservedly saw this play off hell  through, thankfully.
As for Robbie Neulson, I think he knew after the first leg his team were clearly not a better unit than St Mirren despite the usual suspects and their school boy punditry. Second rate psychology,it's all part of the play off show. OK employed tactics too, they were more pragmatic and not so headline grabbing, OK believed in his players. 
Fwiw Im glad going forward we have OK and not Robbie Neilson as Saints manager.. 
 

Bevvied! Surely that’s his only excuse for getting into or initiating this.   As title highlights though, BBC Scotland sport team and coverage, well imo  generally they are a cringeworthy wee myopic bunch.
Only two worth listening  to are Cosgeove and Cowan, and that’s acknowledged as self deprecative bawz

I'd be content with refereeing Assessors going public with their opinion, criticism , or praise or otherwise, on referring performances post match
The public airing of the assessment of Beaton's performance on Sunday would have been enough to  embarrass that clown into getting his shit together or find another job.
Two days after the match, I'm still amazed at how poor his performance was , a performance that could have been interpreted as blatantly biased. He himself must look at that and cringe, well I would hope that was the case.
In his defence of bias accusations, the guy seemingly has a reputation amongst many team supporting fans for being feckin useless.................
 

Robbie Neilson, fair play, first thing he said was congratulations to St Mirren. No axe to grind with him at all.  All he tried to do was seek out any advantage possible, be professional and use any gamesmanship possible. That's the nature of these things , it often comes from attempting to cover weaknesses.  Dundee Utd will probably be a better outfit next season , tbh they were poor and we deservedly saw this play off hell  through, thankfully.
As for Robbie Neulson, I think he knew after the first leg his team were clearly not a better unit than St Mirren despite the usual suspects and their school boy punditry. Second rate psychology,it's all part of the play off show. OK employed tactics too, they were more pragmatic and not so headline grabbing, OK believed in his players. 
Fwiw Im glad going forward we have OK and not Robbie Neilson as Saints manager.. 
 

Agree with OP here. It's not been an easy watch, often isn't with us. However the recognition of the struggle and the solid and honest support from St Mirren fans is very noticeable to me now,, these last two seasons in particular. There was a form of rebirth with JR and our club was restored to a recognisable form of itself. The fans bought in, and stuck, contributing and often in defiance of some real shit storms. 
Big credit go to initiatives and organisation of W7. I doff my cap, it is infectious and provides  a very good backbeat to home games. They have greatly improved the sterility of The Simple digital........
Our away support, ffs, what can you say, unqualified backing. 
For me St Mirren are about a unity between team and fans, this is clearly recognised by our players and management.
i think it will improve if we can see continuity and an improvement.  A few more attending home games next season , we would  surely incrementally improve.
Mon the Buds.

Well done  to OK and the team. OK has managed a squad of players into a team that surfaced and kept it going just in time.
Looking ahead I believe and certainly hope he has the ability and man management to shape a team that can surely aim for more than relegation fodder  as an ambition but be planning for 9th realistically. He should have HIS players and HIS methods and importantly a full pre season.
St Mirren  going into next season without the shambolic winging it and creating havoc with ludicrous management appointments of recent years should allow as a decent foothold.. Surely next season we can overtake the likes of Hamilton, Ross county Livingston and look to consistently challenge the likes of St Johnstone.
St Mirren and consistency don't normally go together but hopefully Scott and Fitzpatrick etal will learn from this season's chaotic start and look to consolidate after another Great Escape and get some rigour into a campaign.
Anyway the hope is back once again, that's more than was likely Five months ago.
Well done OK and the lads. 
 
 
 

Agree with OP here. It's not been an easy watch, often isn't with us. However the recognition of the struggle and the solid and honest support from St Mirren fans is very noticeable to me now,, these last two seasons in particular. There was a form of rebirth with JR and our club was restored to a recognisable form of itself. The fans bought in, and stuck, contributing and often in defiance of some real shit storms. 
Big credit go to initiatives and organisation of W7. I doff my cap, it is infectious and provides  a very good backbeat to home games. They have greatly improved the sterility of The Simple digital........
Our away support, ffs, what can you say, unqualified backing. 
For me St Mirren are about a unity between team and fans, this is clearly recognised by our players and management.
i think it will improve if we can see continuity and an improvement.  A few more attending home games next season , we would  surely incrementally improve.
Mon the Buds.