Lex

The decision must be made this week. If his contract isn't being renewed he deserves a standing ovation and lap of honour after our game with Hearts.

The day I let Gary Locke define my expectations for St Mirren is the day I chuck it!

' keeping St Mirren in the Premership is a fantastic achievement '
Is it aye?
So was owning your team in every game that's mattered between us in the last 30 years.

' keeping St Mirren in the Premership is a fantastic achievement '
Is it aye?
So was owning your team in every game that's mattered between us in the last 30 years.

The day I let Gary Locke define my expectations for St Mirren is the day I chuck it!

Not really following your point here. Is it that some managerial changes work and some don't? If it is that, fair enough. Why then, do you only cite changes that haven't worked, whilst ignoring the changes that have worked?
AJ's appointment by Killie from the lower leagues hasn't worked, McNamara's appointment by Dundee United from the lower league has worked.
Morton's change of manager during the season hasn't worked, Dundee's change of manager during the season has worked.
Cardiff's change of manager hasn't worked, meanwhile Palace and Sunderland's change of management have been huge successes.
Your point of some appointments working and some isn't is valid, your examples need to be more balanced though.
I think this list is more pertinent to this thread, it's a list of Danny's signings this season.
Summer - December
Cornell - Fail
Harkins - Fail
Bahoken - Fail
Kello - Success
Caprice - Fail
Grainger - Fail
Dilo -Success
Dillon - Fail
January till now
Djemba-Djemba - Huge fanfare, huge - Fail.
Campbell - Danny chased him for about a year, now he's got him he doesn't even use him from the bench anymore. A couple of flashes but nothing consistent - Fail.
Magennis - Josh is a good impact sub, but whenever he's started he's been hopeless. The home game against St Johnstone and the game at Tannadice being the examples that spring to mind. Definitely not a success, would say fail is a bit harsh though - Don't know.
Wylde - Haven't seen enough from Gregg to convince me he has what it takes to be a regular first team player. Again, he has looked best coming off the bench and playing against tiring defences, but has struggled when starting. He's here next season though, so will be judged then - Juries still out.
There you go. I make that 2 successes and 8 failures from 12 signings, and both of the successes were goalkeepers!
These aren't the teething mistakes of a new manager, Danny is one of the most experienced bosses in the league. His summer of Beath debacle was excused with the lack of experience card, he can't play that same card 3 years later, it's clear he hasn't learned.
Can any Saints fan look at that and genuinely believe Danny is the right man to lead us into another vital summer window? Look at the amount of the clubs money he's wasted on duds there. It should not and cannot be allowed to happen again. It's too big a gamble to trust him with the clubs money for yet another season, he's thrown away enough of it.

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Lap of honour time! Vanzy looks emotional.

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Lap of honour time! Vanzy looks emotional.

Lap of honour time! Vanzy looks emotional.

Lap of honour time! Vanzy looks emotional.

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Newton off McGinn on.
Nice standing ovation for what will surely be Conor's last appearance for St Mirren. Legend!

Half time 1-0
Saints the better side and much deserving of our lead.
Highlight of the half was the reaction of the Hearts fans after Killie scored ... Celebrations were mental

Half time 1-0
Saints the better side and much deserving of our lead.
Highlight of the half was the reaction of the Hearts fans after Killie scored ... Celebrations were mental

Half time 1-0
Saints the better side and much deserving of our lead.
Highlight of the half was the reaction of the Hearts fans after Killie scored ... Celebrations were mental

Kenny McLean shot, spilled by the keeper, stuck in the pokey on the rebound by Conor.
End of season fayre apart from that.

Conor Newton!
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Conor Newton!
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What are the board playing at? Why can't they make a decision now?
Seems like they're deliberately trying to wind Danny and the players up. Our preparations for next season must start ASAP. If this is going to be under Danny, back him now. If it's not, start the recruitment process of a new manager now.
This needless time wasting is hurting the club.

2010/2011
The infamous summer of Beath. Danny comes straight from the 2nd Division and seems to believe the players who done a job for him there will do a job for him in the big league.
Not surprisingly, the result is a disgrace of a campaign and failure in both cups. A combination of Michael Higdon and a terrible Hamilton side somehow keep us above 12th.
2011/12
Danny seemed to have learned his lesson in the transfer market, and recruits some top players. Thompson, Carey, Teale, Hasselbaink, Tesselaar all arrive and succeed to some degree, McLean comes onto the scene.
However, the team continues to underachieve. We can't get near the top 6, much less in it, and we flop at home to Ayr United in the League Cup.
12/13
We regress alarmingly in the league, going from 8th and comfortable the season before to 11th and nervous. The attention from this is diverted by 5 games and a glorious cup win.
The glory and performance levels in the cups goes further to highlight the infuriating lack of consistency the team is displaying. 1 week we are losing 4-1 at home to Ross County, the next we are beating Celtic at Hampden.
13/14
Danny's cup win grants him a stay of execution and one last chance at taking the club forward. He fails. A complete mess of a summer transfer window sees us lose 5 of our first 6 games and crash out the league cup to lower league opponents. He goes someway to rectify his mistakes in January, punting all but one of his summer duds out the door, at the clubs expense. Not surprisingly results improve.
For the fourth season running we are nowhere near the top 6, and spend most of the campaign in or around 11th. Thankfully we turn it around in 5 crucial end of season games and secure our safety for another season.
However, our captain regards it as yet another season of underachievement.
My conclusion is that, apart from the Cup win, Danny's reign has been a failure. We are regressing not progressing. I really can't see how any Buddie thinks he has a case for a new contract.

2010/2011
The infamous summer of Beath. Danny comes straight from the 2nd Division and seems to believe the players who done a job for him there will do a job for him in the big league.
Not surprisingly, the result is a disgrace of a campaign and failure in both cups. A combination of Michael Higdon and a terrible Hamilton side somehow keep us above 12th.
2011/12
Danny seemed to have learned his lesson in the transfer market, and recruits some top players. Thompson, Carey, Teale, Hasselbaink, Tesselaar all arrive and succeed to some degree, McLean comes onto the scene.
However, the team continues to underachieve. We can't get near the top 6, much less in it, and we flop at home to Ayr United in the League Cup.
12/13
We regress alarmingly in the league, going from 8th and comfortable the season before to 11th and nervous. The attention from this is diverted by 5 games and a glorious cup win.
The glory and performance levels in the cups goes further to highlight the infuriating lack of consistency the team is displaying. 1 week we are losing 4-1 at home to Ross County, the next we are beating Celtic at Hampden.
13/14
Danny's cup win grants him a stay of execution and one last chance at taking the club forward. He fails. A complete mess of a summer transfer window sees us lose 5 of our first 6 games and crash out the league cup to lower league opponents. He goes someway to rectify his mistakes in January, punting all but one of his summer duds out the door, at the clubs expense. Not surprisingly results improve.
For the fourth season running we are nowhere near the top 6, and spend most of the campaign in or around 11th. Thankfully we turn it around in 5 crucial end of season games and secure our safety for another season.
However, our captain regards it as yet another season of underachievement.
My conclusion is that, apart from the Cup win, Danny's reign has been a failure. We are regressing not progressing. I really can't see how any Buddie thinks he has a case for a new contract.