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Doakes

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  1. frantic pace. some decent quality from both teams so far
  2. We're better when we pass it around, long balls don't work
  3. Hopefully they both win. Dundee and Dundee United winning would be horrendous news for us
  4. Can't deny that we've been managed sensibly! Major credit deserved for that Communication is improving We're going the right way
  5. I've went for Usyk to win by KO/TKO in rounds 7-12 or by decision
  6. I think people are sleeping on Usyk I'll predict Usyk by knock out in the 9th Do agree that Fury would batter Joshua, on a different level skill wise
  7. Not an easy fight, I fancy Usyk. Great boxer when on the backfoot, can counter punch while stepping back. Would be a shame if we don't get to see Joshua vs Fury at their peak - feel like we could be about to miss that boat
  8. I'd like to see reform but only if it benefits clubs that are not Rangers & Celtic
  9. Brophy Main McGrath Ronan Tanser McCarthy Millar Dunne Shaughnessy Fraser Alnwick
  10. From an outsider looking in - it seems as though the council/government are making clubs jump through hoops They've made promises to get a grip on things Why don't we give them a chance rather than moaning all the time? Probably just a tick box exercise
  11. Noticed a few comments from Shrewsbury fans saying he is destined for a much higher level and will perhaps use St Mirren as a stepping stone to bigger things. Seems to be the type of player that JG is going for. I'm okay with it, likely to put a good shift in!
  12. Can the pair of you get a room? Welcome Matt Millar , looks a good signing.
  13. Closing question: “What are your aspirations for St. Mirren?” JN: make us as successful off the park as we are on it. This includes comms, matchday experience, stadium improvements and generally increasing income. On park - sustained success in Premiership.
  14. JN: The claims by the anonymous Twitter account made about Jim Gillespie re: corrupt contracts are categorically untrue. @smisavkibble on Twitter if you want a look
  15. George Adam agrees to another meeting in four weeks time. Keen to “build trust again”.
  16. Update from twitter We’re still on, with a lot of JN listening to a lot of fans’ frustration.
  17. All updates in OP Hoped that questions would be answered but if anything seems to have raised more questions. Disappointed that Tony F and Jim Gillespie (or someone else from Kibble) didn’t show, was a great chance to get everything out. Hearing that the meeting is still going but mostly just shouting at the moment
  18. SMISA Q&A 6/9/21 A welcome from George Adam, SMISA chairman. “Has there been some screw ups? Yes. No one can deny that” - a good admission in his opening statement before the floor gets opened up. John Needham now speaking. “I intend to be as open as I can be tonight” “Kibble aren’t going to go away, they’ve paid for a stake in our club. They’re keen to make the relationship work… I can confirm we’ve got more out of the relationship than them so far” Chairman @johnneedham1961: “we’ve had our greatest successes when all at the club pull together in the one direction” The floor now being opened up. Re: club’s poor recent communication JN: communication not been proactive and comprehensive, we concede that; however, unreasonable to respond to everything on social media… Re: seemingly dodgy contracts being given out to the same company JN: Contracts have not been given out to the same company. Tony & club mgmt responsible for contracts. There has been due diligence done and a robust interview process. Re: why stewarding company were changed JN: The contract was up for renewal after three years. JN unsure whether previous stewarding company was invited to tender or not. Re: Ticketing fiasco JN: A lot of negative feedback on outdated ticketing system meant that renewal seemed a good option. New & old systems weren’t compatible, hence the registration and renewal issues. New system will have benefits moving forward, details on that in the future Re: St. Mirren’s recent apparent mistreatment of long-term staff JN: apologies on behalf of the club to a long-standing member of club staff who is in attendance. GA: “we need to embrace fans’ anger, and get everything out there” Re: No away fans against St. J JN: Didn’t want to risk it with new stewarding company and ticketing system that day Re: smoothing out club operations moving forward JN: Club operations run by Tony. Kibble been great in mitigating issues including covid amongst staff etc. JN going to become more hands-on, meeting regularly with Tony. Re: limited attendance at start of season JN: health and safety issues main reason there was no further attendance increases… won’t admit what these health and safety issues were. Re: Skyview JN: Skyview changed their mind once strips were already ordered. Provan Sports been very good in printing over sponsor logos. Sponsors’ contracts will be robustly checked moving forward. Re: buying out kibble in future £400k… not something SMISA would think about just now, criticism of Kibble been apparently unfounded. GA: developing a working relationship with Kibble has been different than expected due to pandemic SLO’s have collated info to improve the match-day experience, especially around entering/leaving and the car park… this will be improved Re: “give the kibble an inch, they’ll take a mile” JN: the kibble don’t have a veto on any boardroom decisions; with two votes in a board of 8, they don’t have control of any big decisions. Correction: Kibble do have a veto on decisions that are reserved shareholder matters, including who SMISA can add to board. JN: what kibble want is for their young people to get work experience at the club… there will always be a kibble employee at the club, as they have a duty of care over these young people JN: General manager coming from Kibble is free of charge, so a good deal for us. On Old Firm Fans getting two stands: JN: going to have a good look at it… ideally doesn’t want to have old firm fans in. However, the money made is ‘a big chunk of income’. The challenge is filling family stand with paying saints customers. One fan: “We should be celebrating owning this club, but everyone here is embarrassed” John Needham saying “the board don’t make day-to-day decisions in the club”… that’s Tony’s responsibility …
  19. Yeah and Livi had a certain style of play that worked well for them too, so can see the advantage to sticking with 1 system. Doesn't give us much room to change formation if we get a few injuries etc. Relying very heavily on wing backs
  20. Twitter is always good for St Mirren stuff, there always seems to be a surprising amount of buddies on Twitter The Facebook page is.... not for me....
  21. Watch a fair bit of A league and he's a good player. Definitely more of a winger/wing back, gets forward often Seems nailed on that we'll be playing 3 at the back with wing backs Only thing that concerns me is that we'll have to commit to that formation and hope it works (& other teams will know that)
  22. Went to the game the other night. Football was ok, Billy Gilmour is tremendous to watch. Didn't give anything away at the back but lacking a cutting edge going forward, not convinced on Dykes but should play a similar team against Austria
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