shull Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Sounds as if in a highly convoluted way what you're really suggesting is that TC is in the wrong job?Being manager of St Mirren is the correct and in fact, a fabulous job for anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Off the incorrect 'Shoogly' peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Shull - get real. The fact that we haven't taken the lead in any match this season shows how pathetic the manager is, he clearly shows lack of encouragement to the players to go out and actually take the lead, we could still take the lead in games and lose, but this constant going behind in games shows the lack of confidence in the squad, the fault of which lies soley with one man which is Tommy Craig. Tommy should do the honourable thing and resign, he is an embarassment to every single St Mirren supporter. Next bizarre post please? PS Are you 14? Edited October 5, 2014 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCracken Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hamilton now top the league after beating Celtic at Parkhead. And faraway told us all they were shite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 We then won 4 out of 5, and 14 out of the next 21 pts. Look at these upcoming fixtures, Celtic (h), Aberdeen (a), St Johnstone (a), Inverness (h), County (h), United (a), Partick (h) Somehow I can't see a similar run happening. Half way there with 4 games to go Some absolute gold in this thread. ' everyone knows we will finish 11th ' blah blah. We've had a shite start, and we're still out the bottom 2. Wait till we start playing well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTony Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Wouldn't work , can't see Alex wanting to go from SNP to SMP It's only the move of one letter though! Plus he couldn't possibly do worse as St. Mirren manager than being in charge of the "Yes Campaign" surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTony Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Anyway, things have picked up a bit. Rock on Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's only the move of one letter though! Plus he couldn't possibly do worse as St. Mirren manager than being in charge of the "Yes Campaign" surely? He's surely bound to know a wee bit more about football than he does economics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Well it's international break time again and time for an initial assessment of the TC era. Unconvincing, 10th in a weak SPFL and out of the League Cup. Unlucky in losing ST to injury although we seem to be coping in that area in recent weeks but we are frail in defence having kept only one clean sheet in eleven attempts (the LC game against Thistle when they scored in extra time ) - we are shy of a CH and our back-up for JG is injury prone. Here's a poser - what happens if JG gets suspended before Osbourne recovers from injury? On the plus side ST said on Sportscene last night that he should be back in 6-8 weeks and with the current international break and another in November that's only 4/5 league games till a possible return. After the travails of last season it's hard to envisage a scenario in which the BoD would sack TC so most probably he's here for the duration - anyway in a report card style my verdict so far is could do better. Still to be resolved in Osbourne's case but after Granny Danger and EDD this is potentially the third time in a row we've stuck our finger into the pie and pulled out a sour plum. With the uncertainty over ST and Gary Teale not looking like putting in too many 90 minutes anyone we sign in January must be 110% fit. Isaac Osbourne summed it up best when he said All Aboard the Crazy Train............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's certainly not been a great start. However, we have been unlucky with injuries and suspensions to key players and our new youngsters took their time to get used to the unforgiving rigours of playing so many minutes at this level. It seems that in the last few weeks though, they have started to adapt and the results show this. From our last 4 games we have 7 points from 3 away games, and we were unlucky not to get something from Celtic. We are currently in superb form. Tommy seems to have built a team spirit like nothing we had under DL and he deserves credit for that. To get 4 points from losing positions in successive tough away games with such young players isn't an accident. Our team never gives up and their work rate is largely excellent. Tommy seems to use subs far better than his predecessor too. Throwing Ball and Caldwell on at half time against Dunfermline won us the match from a losing position. Again, Ball coming on against Thistle turned the match on it's head and we went from losing to winning. His 3 subs - Brown, Caldwell and Drury - combined superbly to win us the match on Saturday. Like any new manager though, he's made mistakes. Starting Marwood upfront himself at Kilmarnock and Firhill was the wrong selection and i am sure he realises this now. I feel he persisted with Cheesy and Plummer for too long too, and it's no surprise our fortunes changed when Goodwin went back to centre half. I also feel this is a slightly unfair time to draw a line in the sand, although I understand the convenience of it. A better time would be after 11 games, when we have been round the block once and played everyone. We are two games away from that, and those two games are at home to the highland teams, one of whom is bottom of the league. From three home games against the highland teams last season we won 2 and drew 1. Hypothesising alert, but I feel it's relevant. If that trend continues and we garner 4 points from those 2 matches we will be on 11 after the first round. Averaging a point a game is not a bad start to the season, not good but not bad. If that continues for the rest of the season we will obviously finish on 38 points, we got 39 last season. You'd also expect the points per game return to go up post split as the average standard of opponent goes down and as our senior players come back. 38 would most likely be enough to keep us above 11th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's certainly not been a great start. However, we have been unlucky with injuries and suspensions to key players and our new youngsters took their time to get used to the unforgiving rigours of playing so many minutes at this level. It seems that in the last few weeks though, they have started to adapt and the results show this. From our last 4 games we have 7 points from 3 away games, and we were unlucky not to get something from Celtic. We are currently in superb form. Tommy seems to have built a team spirit like nothing we had under DL and he deserves credit for that. To get 4 points from losing positions in successive tough away games with such young players isn't an accident. Our team never gives up and their work rate is largely excellent. Tommy seems to use subs far better than his predecessor too. Throwing Ball and Caldwell on at half time against Dunfermline won us the match from a losing position. Again, Ball coming on against Thistle turned the match on it's head and we went from losing to winning. His 3 subs - Brown, Caldwell and Drury - combined superbly to win us the match on Saturday. Like any new manager though, he's made mistakes. Starting Marwood upfront himself at Kilmarnock and Firhill was the wrong selection and i am sure he realises this now. I feel he persisted with Cheesy and Plummer for too long too, and it's no surprise our fortunes changed when Goodwin went back to centre half. I also feel this is a slightly unfair time to draw a line in the sand, although I understand the convenience of it. A better time would be after 11 games, when we have been round the block once and played everyone. We are two games away from that, and those two games are at home to the highland teams, one of whom is bottom of the league. From three home games against the highland teams last season we won 2 and drew 1. Hypothesising alert, but I feel it's relevant. If that trend continues and we garner 4 points from those 2 matches we will be on 11 after the first round. Averaging a point a game is not a bad start to the season, not good but not bad. If that continues for the rest of the season we will obviously finish on 38 points, we got 39 last season. You'd also expect the points per game return to go up post split as the average standard of opponent goes down and as our senior players come back. 38 would most likely be enough to keep us above 11th. Last season 38 points would have resulted in a two way tie for 10th/11th discounting Hearts 15 point deduction! If Celtic continue with their indifferent league form it might be more like two seasons ago when we finished in 11th with 41 points - the absence of Rangers changes the dynamics of the division as will the play-off spot when the split comes as it's possible/likely that like (sic) last season all of the teams (bar Hearts & they would have been besides they had their own target to aim for - finishing within 15 points of Hibs ) in the bottom six will be involved in the relegation/play off issue. Obviously it's too early to speculate................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTony Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 He's surely bound to know a wee bit more about football than he does economics? Well maybe. He is a fan of the Jam Tarts and that's not the eateries before I'm pounced upon by Herr Salmond's faithful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCracken Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 there is no doubt that tommy Craig is a terrible manager and should be sacked my neighbours cat could do a better job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I feel he persisted with Cheesy and Plummer for too long too, and it's no surprise our fortunes changed when Goodwin went back to centre half. Good post TC, however I don't agree with the bit above. When Plummer and Goodwin were playing at the back v Partick we lost a bad first goal through a Plummer error. Our fortunes actually changed since Plummer went out injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 there is no doubt that tommy Craig is a terrible manager and should be sacked my neighbours cat could do a better job Don't subject your neighbour's cat to that kind of abuse. What's up with your own cat? Does he not like football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 What planet is this man on ? http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=37285 We had two shots on target in a game where we played against 10 for 40 minutes & still couldnt score9 OR GET FECKIN NEAR IT !) !! As for being the better team in the first half ? Seriously ? Clutching at feckin straws Tommy boy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Hello, how are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ McG Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Tommy Craig must go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Tommy Craig must go!!! Missed you m8. Why do you think you're such a disgraceful shitebag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Missed you m8. Why do you think you're such a disgraceful shitebag? Tone it down mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ McG Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Missed you m8. Why do you think you're such a disgraceful shitebag? You've lost me there with that 1? Disgraceful shitebag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Tommy Craig didn't concede the stupid, needless penalty kick that gave ICT the initiative and allowed them to defend that lead for the remainder of the match, even with only 10 players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Urquhart Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Craig out. Shuffling around technical area today with both hands in pockets, looking at the ground is hardly inspiring stuff especially after five home defeats in a row. Very few managers survive six. Needs to tell Teale he has plenty of time in the future to be posing around in a tracksuit putting out cones. We need him on the park just now, while he still can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Win Tommy you get a wee pat on the back. Lose you are put up against a wall and machine gunned to a tea bag. Draw seems to be acceptable. Thankfully the forum is but a small part of the support. Some of us realize that a good few key players are missing which will affect the team. Keep working hard and I'm sure when at full strength then results will come more often. Edited October 18, 2014 by Isle Of Bute Saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Craig out. Shuffling around technical area today with both hands in pockets, looking at the ground is hardly inspiring stuff especially after five home defeats in a row. Very few managers survive six.Needs to tell Teale he has plenty of time in the future to be posing around in a tracksuit putting out cones. We need him on the park just now, while he still can.[/quot What at a tosser! So what do you want the manager to do... Take to the field? Jeez do you have to be a complete moron all in one post? The thing about supporters is they tend to support... Where as you.......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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