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beyond our ken

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  1. Would you discuss the ethnicity of the officers involved when a white driver refuses to disclose?
  2. South korea has an expansive border with a hostile power, populated by people whose language and appearance would be fairly homogenous within the established population Japan is nearby (ish) and is constantly threatened by missile launches carried outby the same hostile neighbour. Given the risk of espionage and subversion by this power, I think we can allow them some leeway when it comes to scrutiny of asylum seekers
  3. I enjoyed that right up to the point the esteemed provost popped up, I happen to know that she is only about 5 years younger than me and to state that she never heard the chimes as an adult is just bollocks, she just never listened.
  4. Hubs were way sharper than us in the last game at Easter rd
  5. SL just watched the replay Zak panicked there, no presence of mind or conviction if he had focussed just on the ball there was a great chance of dispossessing the forward
  6. Elvis was listed for the first game he was available for
  7. He took a while to settle and in the final 30 minutes was the best player on the park At last, a very good signing alongside Elvis
  8. He just likes stirring the pot and is happy to go around insulting people in a semi-joking manner with the intention of provoking a response so he can then say "I told you he is a nutter". How does someone who purports himself to be a messenger of peace get off on riling people for hits on his channel? He should learn how to spell "Jewish" before taking up the cudgels on behalf of Jews and he needs to sort out that contrived accent.
  9. Lewis was the difference between a team looking at a draw and a winning side. Energy, willingness to take the ball on and he always looked to go for some kind of creative move. We suddenly gained some purpose when he came on and Kwon seemed to pick up too when he gained Lewis as an outlet. I think he is destined for really good things but not before this manager decides he is not of the required quality and moves him on. Craig Brown was famous for saying that any player who knocked on his door looking for a chance would be given the opportunity to play his way out of contention and I fear that a nod from Robinson to a younger payer is a similar curse. McMenamin, on the other hand looks very unhappy and this manifests itself in a lack of heart. He stood and watched an opposition midfielder jump and win a high ball with no obvious sign that he knew what to do to try and compete. He would always be second favourite to a taller player but you need to try and put the other guy off or anticipate a mistake by good positioning, but he did neither. Every ball he was given was used in a square or backward pass and a forward with no instinct to attack is a luxury we can't afford. He will keep getting chance though as he is Robinson's prime signing. If only he was just a waste of a wage, he is also a waste of the biggest transfer fee we have paid for quite a while and I suspect that a player who commands that kind of fee also commands a higher than average wage. I fear we were the victims of some hype and non-existent competition for his signature by his agent and former club. I hope that whatever Robinson thinks he saw in him will be fulfilled but I won't hold my breath in that regard.
  10. 50 miles east of Paisley and the weather is looking good at this point, how it all holds up is another matter i suppose. Looking forward to a competitive and fast game if not a very refined one and a healthy goal tally for Saints.
  11. You must have missed the question mark? No, too much filler and repetition and a tendency to state the bleedin' obvious much like most other sports broadcasting these days Other than that it is OK.
  12. And a more than decent forward, one of my top 5 saints players and you are right about him being the best keeper in the last 60 years
  13. He is definitely the kind of player we have been missing this season. His anchoring of the midfield and passing allowed others to play with a bit more endeavour. Is the celtic loanee of the same ilk? If so we should show some improvement in the next few weeks.
  14. She is responsible to her shareholders, customers and employees, who all expect that the recruitment process is fair. It's actually refreshing to me that she is taking this interest in senior roles
  15. I find him annoying too but prosecution is maybe a step too far. Besides, he'd be more popular in the clink than he ever was on stage so it's hardly punishment.
  16. I agree with some of what you said about Mcmenamin, but the fee was well short of the 150k asking price still a lot for no obvious return and while I think he would benefit from a loan it would affect the fee we would be looking for if he came good so the manager will stick rather than twist But this is a good move for Grieve he needs to gain a bit more guile and composure to be really good at our level and that is more likely in the championship he could come back a much improved player and if he doesn’t improve then it is in his best interest to get more game time
  17. So now you are accepting those valuations rather than dismissing him as not being a “good footballer “ that looks like we actually agree then
  18. FFS all I said was he was a really good prospect and look how many of those who arrived with bang and couldn't kick on? That description covers a chunk of our current squad. The attributes you mention are the key building blocks of the modern footballer and you can see from our squad where the good footballers who lack that box-to-box capability have struggled in terms of stamina and stress-injury. I wasn't hedging bets, the sky is the limit for any good young footballer who has the athleticism as long as he keeps learning. It may well be Southampton who feel he didn't get what he needed in Paisley and they have another plan, who knows? My feeling is that he needs to tidy up on positioning, timing of runs & passes and honing those short crosses that nearly came off for him in his last home game. If he can do that then he could be a league 1 or even English Championship (where he came from this season😄) player in the next 5 years or so.
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