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Stevie's an adult, albeit a young one. I'm sure he doesn't need to ask his father's permission to sign anything for anyone, I certainly don't remember asking my old man's permission to go work at 18 or 19.

Agreed. He's clearly a fantastic talent. Hopefully he'll stick around for at least another year or two before he goes on to bigger and better things. As I said a few weeks ago when he was inexplicably out the team, he shouldn't be dropped from this side at any point. He will have his poor games like any youngster but he's clearly our best player and this should be taken into account that he's capable of a moment of magic on a consistent basis.

You gutted, aye? Anyway for all the shite start we had and the good start our neighbours from down the road had, that's us above Morton with a game in hand.

That'll do. GIRUY Elvis!

As you keep saying. Give it a rest.

FFS St. Mirren!! Cleared off the line and riding our luck by sounds of things.

Lucky escape by sounds of it.

No one knows whats going on as there's no commentary from St. Mirren radio

He's leaving in January, isn't he?

YAAAAAS!!!!

If they'll reimburse my season ticket to the tune of £20 I'll happily let them sell my seat for £25 and not go. Everybody's happy.

Ah yes. Just like Aber was a dirty cynical bastard as well but isn't a legend? Come on mate, catch a grip. Are we really still at the stage where some supporters simply won't cotton on to just how important Jim is to us until he's gone and replaced by Stuart Carswell? I'd be giving him a year's extension already. He's proven beyond doubt that he's easily still above this level of football.

In managerial terms, we are. In squad terms I still feel we're better off. Murray's comments post match on Saturday were telling in two ways. Firstly, he's tried to deflect a huge portion of blame from himself by claiming that some players are 'clearly' not good enough to be at the club. Now, I'd love for him to pinpoint who he thinks aren't good enough as on a man-by-man basis, there's not a lot I'd change. And secondly, he's f**king lying through his teeth AGAIN, by saying they weren't sticking to the instructions. We won't get better than Callum Gallagher, Paul McMullan and Lawrence Shankland as attacking options. All three have shown enough in the first 9 games to suggest they're clearly up to the task at this level. Mallan is inconsistent but clearly talented. Webster has looked good and can't really be apportioned much blame for defensive shortcomings. Goodwin is strolling matches despite Murray all but confirming he didn't fancy him as a player. Baird has made a few mistakes recently since being insanely shunted out to full back a few games back but looked decent before that. Langfield is an improvement on Ridgers. Kelly has looked far better since going back to full-back though had a poor game on Saturday and Watson is unspectacular but steady enough. On the other hand, Thompson hasn't kicked on as much as we'd all hoped this season and unfortunately looks like a man lost again, much as it pains me to say. Howieson is a victim of his own managers ineptitude...constantly out of position at left midfield, was shifted into the middle against Raith in the second half and looked a bit better than his dreadful first half, the less said about Gow the better, Agnew is lightweight but would certainly be a better option than the absolute ghost that is Stuart Carswell. The overriding issue for me certainly isn't the personnel, it's the bizarre and seemingly scattergun manner in which they are being deployed and told to approach matches. If they aren't doing what Murray and Spalding are telling them, then they need to elaborate further! What exactly ARE they being told to do? I saw a team on Saturday who played at a pedestrian pace against a side who were quite happy to fire 10 bodies being the ball and invite said players into space....it was crying out for pace and direct runs at their heart. Yet that didn't happen....now if it was to be believed that it didn't happen in spite of Murray's instructions, then why wasn't the second half any different, why wasn't he down there bawling at them rather than whispering in Spalding's ear!? Why was only one f**king substitution made and none were even sent out to warm up (or even looked like doing so) after Morgan came on if the situation was so desperate in his players defying orders?! The guy is a bullshit artist. Pure and simple. I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. He lied in the press about Mark Ridgers being first choice, then he stated in the press that Howieson wasn't a left mid before playing him at left mid a week later to yet more ineffectual results and now he's fibbing that his players aren't doing what he and Spalding are telling them to when what wen't down on Saturday was clearly the game plan....right down to when the one planned sub (and no more) would be used.

Stephen Kenny is a pub team manager in a pub team league. His spell in charge of Dunfermline where they were relegated from the SPL then hovered perilously close to 2nd bottom in the the first division before they punted him at Christmas proved this. Sound familiar by the way?

I'm not saying that and I certainly dont think so.

Tom Hendrie as assistant would be a decent proposition.

It's already getting to the point of irretrievable for Murray. Shockingly inept. He slunk up the tunnel at full time hell of a quick as well. Clearly flak dodging. His actions and body language today from what little we saw of him clearly looked like a man who knew he was on borrowed time. I'll be honest. I won't slate the board for this, it seemed the right guy at the right time. This club has a horrible habit of things turning to shit when a previously successful player or manager walks through the door.

First place Murray should look for our shortcomings is in the mirror.

Nothing will ever beat that season for overall enjoyment, ever. Constant attacking football, goals galore, winning about 70% of the time and doing so with flair. Pure entertainment, late dramas everywhere, 4 forwards who were all chipping in with goals. I remember from a 36 game season, where I went to every match (plus the 4 cup games, three of which were far north) only being disappointed once that we never showed up and that was a 2-0 home defeat to Dunfermline when Stevie Crawford scored two absolute belters. One game in 36 where I've genuinely been pissed off at the side. Not many St Mirren teams you can say that about!

Of course it wasn't but Danny and Gus before him both left the club in a better state than they joined it in. History will see two of our highest placed finishes in 3 decades and most importantly a national cup under Danny. No one will remember the poor performances of the summer of Cowdenbeath and the dreadful start of his last season. Unfortunately for Gus, history will gloss over the league win and challenge cup win due to the indignity of losing a national cup final to 9 men but that doesn't mean his achievements should be disparaged. He will also get a warm applause from me should he ever return in an opposite dugout.

He absolutely deserves an appreciative reception from the fans. He was denied this upon leaving by the board and it was the least they could and should have afforded him for his efforts. He was an absolute stellar success as St Mirren boss in relative terms of the last three decades and history will reflect this.

Every time they mention John McGinn I automatically think we're in possession.

Co-commentator is absolutely appalled at how much we've stood off and allowed Hibs to come at us since half time.

Sounds like we're riding our luck a lot. Hopefully we'll get a long overdue bit of fortune.

It doesn't matter then. Mallan has a knock, play Agnew. Carswell and Goodwin both at holding midfield doesn't work. We saw enough of how it went last week to make a pretty sound judgement on that front.