Leicester Saint Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 to put our club in perspective while we are taking on stockport in our big build up to the season , bournemouth are taking on real madrid thats marketing for you Bournemouth are, unfortunately, a bigger club than us. And it'll be a Real Madrid mix n match team with around 10 subs made on either side. Bring on Stockport I say!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WirralSaint Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) Its called squad rotation and its part of the reason we won the League cup. It keeps the players fresh and reduces the risk of injury, Not disagreeing but isn't funny how we used to turn up and watch our teams up to the mid to late 80's and the starting XI would be the same pretty much week in week out. Best players every game........and this was when players were supposedly less fit....some smoked..some liked a drink......players weren't so protected by referees.....equipment like boots and shin guards basic...no warming down after games.....no looking after yourself in the off season.....no fancy gyms and cardio monitors....no healthy diet plans.....No undersoil heating so frosty or slippy muddy parks often. And yet these same guys trotted out game after game for probably the same number of games as we have now but the fit young pampered pretty well paid men today need games out to recover...... To quote the old Carry On film line ......"it's like blood coming from a stone - bleedin' mystery" Edited July 3, 2013 by WirralSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLBud Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Oh aye, them fans are loving it.................... Bournemouth fans were initially overjoyed on Tuesday when the club announced that it had secured a pre-season friendly against Real Madrid. But that joy quickly turned to astonishment as it emerged that the long-suffering Cherries fans are being asked to stump up an astonishing £60 for tickets to the match. Didn't stay "out" long did you? Just can't help yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Duke Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Its called squad rotation and its part of the reason we won the League cup. It keeps the players fresh and reduces the risk of injury, You are effectively talking about a couple of games last season, before the semi and the final... Squad rotation wasn't the reason that last season was our worst in the SPL since we came back up in 2006 - only staying up because Rangers went bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Duke Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Didn't stay "out" long did you? Just can't help yourself. Don't waste your time "debating" with part-time glory hunters who spend their time abusing real Saints fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) Didn't stay "out" long did you? Just can't help yourself. I meant with you as you are incapable of anything but abuse. Stop trolling me, I have enough wee trolls in my gang. Edited July 4, 2013 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) £60 - Naw ! Edited July 4, 2013 by shull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestreet Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 £60 - Naw ! Whit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Whit? £60 - Naw ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestreet Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Pensioners season book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Naw ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 £60 - Naw ! Charge for a taxi fare and the answer you got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scabby Dug Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 People keep talking about losing 3 loan players. 2 of these loan players only came to us in January, so who did we shift in January to accommodate them? I know we are still short of maybe a couple of players, but I think we will find a couple of gems when they return from Spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soctty Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 vanzy legs went last year,goodwin will get sent off early doors, Tommo can t play another full season, ditto teale , both need rested from time to time,need more depth Vanzy's legs went? At 31? You sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Pod ! Naw ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Naw ! Shull ! ? ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Just naw tae sixty quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAWZ Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Andy Murray's Naw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 You got yourself a bit mixed up here. You say four players are a big loss, then go on to say we are seven down and seven of the eight contributed little or nothing. Do you think the four we have signed have adequately replaced the three loan players and Samson? Bare in mind two of the four we have signed are keepers and one of them is a youth player. The three loan players and Samson are a huge loss, you're right. We haven't replaced any of them. Harkins replaces Imrie/Carey, Dillon replaces Jack Smith, Cornell replaces Adam and Dilo replaces Smith. You're also right about the remaining released players being rubbish and contributing nothing. This is why they need replaced with players who are actually of St Mirren standard and who can contribute something. One of the main reasons for our god awful SPL form last season was how rubbish our squad was. We seen how good our first 11 was in the cups, however, the back up was terrible. This is why we struggled so badly in the long league season. When our first 11 weren't available, were tired or were off form the guys who were waiting in the wings were hopeless. Thankfully Danny has realised this and has punted the majority of them, hopefully Guy will be next out the door. What he needs to do now is fill the bench and squad with players who are capable of pushing the guys in the first team and of providing adequate back up. He failed to do that last season, that's why we finished 11th. If he fails to do that again, he will not be the St Mirren manager this time next year. Simple. Over to you Danny boy! we wont see any loan player till much much later. Clubs only decide who's going on loan after they have their squad assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 I may have some really exciting news tomorrow! It's tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 It's tomorrow! Naw it's no, it's today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reborn saint Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Naw it's no, it's today? All relative dear chaps......E=MC2 will understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Naw it's no, it's today? naw today wis yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reborn saint Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 naw today wis yesterday "Yesterday....All my troubles seemed so far away......" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 You got yourself a bit mixed up here. You say four players are a big loss, then go on to say we are seven down and seven of the eight contributed little or nothing. Do you think the four we have signed have adequately replaced the three loan players and Samson? Bare in mind two of the four we have signed are keepers and one of them is a youth player. The three loan players and Samson are a huge loss, you're right. We haven't replaced any of them. Harkins replaces Imrie/Carey, Dillon replaces Jack Smith, Cornell replaces Adam and Dilo replaces Smith. You're also right about the remaining released players being rubbish and contributing nothing. This is why they need replaced with players who are actually of St Mirren standard and who can contribute something. One of the main reasons for our god awful SPL form last season was how rubbish our squad was. We seen how good our first 11 was in the cups, however, the back up was terrible. This is why we struggled so badly in the long league season. When our first 11 weren't available, were tired or were off form the guys who were waiting in the wings were hopeless. Thankfully Danny has realised this and has punted the majority of them, hopefully Guy will be next out the door. What he needs to do now is fill the bench and squad with players who are capable of pushing the guys in the first team and of providing adequate back up. He failed to do that last season, that's why we finished 11th. If he fails to do that again, he will not be the St Mirren manager this time next year. Simple. Over to you Danny boy! Newton and Isma played less than half a season, they only played 16 games each for the club. They were undoubtedly fantastic players, however, our league form was better in the half of the season they weren't here. Dummett will be a loss, but i don't think anyone regarded him as one of our top players last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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