TopCat Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Talent wise I think he's the best player I've seen at St Mirren park in 20 years. No other player could have a highlight reel half as good as that made for him.It's a bit of misfortune on Stevie's part that his breakthrough has coincided with 3 of the worst St Mirren seasons in a long time, so he may not be remembered as fondly as others who played in better teams.It's telling though that he got the move to the English Championship and other players didn't. Midfielders who score double figure goals in consecutive seasons are hard to come by. We waited years for one to come along and I suspect we will be waiting years for the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, TopCat said: Midfielders who score double figure goals in consecutive seasons are hard to come by. We waited years for one to come along and I suspect we will be waiting years for the next one. Lewis Morgan got 10 in all comps this season. Lets hope he makes it 2 in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 59 minutes ago, pod said: Maybe he opted to remain with us till end of season, to see us to safety. Deal was probably always on the table. My own opinion of course. Your probably right on that, and just as well we had a new board in place or he`d have been on the first train south in January, and we would now be waiting on the league 1 fixtures coming out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Lewis Morgan got 10 in all comps this season. Lets hope he makes it 2 in a row. Lewis is a winger right enough, not a replacement for Mallan.He and Magennis are fantastic talents though. Hope to see Kyle play more centrally next year and I think he could make double figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, TopCat said: Lewis is a winger right enough, not a replacement for Mallan. I didn't say he was a replacement for Mallan. I replied to your post that "Midfielders who score double figure goals in consecutive seasons are hard to come by." Morgan is a midfielder albeit a wide-playing one. He got double figures in goals this season, I'm sure we all hope that's the first of many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, TopCat said: Lewis is a winger right enough, not a replacement for Mallan. He and Magennis are fantastic talents though. Hope to see Kyle play more centrally next year and I think he could make double figures. Rather see him scoring goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Inevitable he was going to go and equally inevitable it would be for an undisclosed fee. Smashing player who will be fondly remembered. Personally up there with Dorman as the best attacking midfielder I have seen since Ferguson. Just hope he breaks through at Barnsley. The championship is an attritional physical league which will be tough for Stevie initially. Would be disappointing to see him back up the road at the likes of Dundee or the Fakes in 18 months time like so many from up here before him, but that's not our problem and out with our control. We have had our pleasure from watching him and the club have played this well sending out a positive message to other young talents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Calder Saint Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Really disappointed once again at one of our talents being sold for basically peanuts in this day and age.Christ we paid a record fee of around £175k to Clydebank almost forty years ago when the average annual salary was only around £5k now it's around five to six times that.Surely we should be receiving decent fees for our promising young players and yes don't forget Stevie has actually played in our top league and scored a wonder individual goal at Dens.We as a club just continue to act non professional in our outlook and I am now seriously considering whether to renew my season ticket.As a Shareholder and SMISA Member after the feel good factor of just two weeks ago I am now utterly deflated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Mid Calder Saint said: Really disappointed once again at one of our talents being sold for basically peanuts in this day and age.Christ we paid a record fee of around £175k to Clydebank almost forty years ago when the average annual salary was only around £5k now it's around five to six times that.Surely we should be receiving decent fees for our promising young players and yes don't forget Stevie has actually played in our top league and scored a wonder individual goal at Dens.We as a club just continue to act non professional in our outlook and I am now seriously considering whether to renew my season ticket.As a Shareholder and SMISA Member after the feel good factor of just two weeks ago I am now utterly deflated. Spat dummy alert in West Calder. And I may add FFS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mid Calder Saint said: Really disappointed once again at one of our talents being sold for basically peanuts in this day and age.Christ we paid a record fee of around £175k to Clydebank almost forty years ago when the average annual salary was only around £5k now it's around five to six times that.Surely we should be receiving decent fees for our promising young players and yes don't forget Stevie has actually played in our top league and scored a wonder individual goal at Dens.We as a club just continue to act non professional in our outlook and I am now seriously considering whether to renew my season ticket.As a Shareholder and SMISA Member after the feel good factor of just two weeks ago I am now utterly deflated. I assume you had the same response when Mclean, McGinn, McAllister went ? And moving forward, are you going to throw your teddy out every time one of our youngsters moves on to further their career ? If you dont renew i assume you are going to continue to support your team on a week by week basis ? or is that off the table also ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, Mid Calder Saint said: Really disappointed once again at one of our talents being sold for basically peanuts in this day and age.Christ we paid a record fee of around £175k to Clydebank almost forty years ago when the average annual salary was only around £5k now it's around five to six times that.Surely we should be receiving decent fees for our promising young players and yes don't forget Stevie has actually played in our top league and scored a wonder individual goal at Dens.We as a club just continue to act non professional in our outlook and I am now seriously considering whether to renew my season ticket.As a Shareholder and SMISA Member after the feel good factor of just two weeks ago I am now utterly deflated. A bit over the top MCS. You can only get what people are prepared to pay and, unlike almost 40 years ago, the ball is firmly in the player's court. I hope Saints have negotiated a very lucrative add on/sell on clause but we simply couldn't stop Stevie from going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 2 hours ago, billyg said: Guess we know now why it's undisclosed ! would that be an add-on or an accelerated payment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottd Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, FTOF said: Spat dummy alert in West Calder. And I may add FFS! To be fair it wouldn't be Black and White Army without an 'ahm no gaun' tantrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 14 minutes ago, scottd said: To be fair it wouldn't be Black and White Army without an 'ahm no gaun' tantrum. I was chucking it if the new kit had a white patch on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santaponsasaint Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 The bit in bold in words is - three hundred thousand thousand [emoji3] I'll let you off with hot instead of got though. predictive text mate lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsuMirren Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Graeme Macpherson @Graeme_Macphers 20m20 minutes ago Other party to benefit from sale of Stevie Mallan to Barnsley is old St Mirren board. Fee goes to them as part of sale of club agreement. About as complete a comment as his report on the Argentinians was. A half story is a lazy story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Mid Calder Saint said: Really disappointed once again at one of our talents being sold for basically peanuts in this day and age.Christ we paid a record fee of around £175k to Clydebank almost forty years ago when the average annual salary was only around £5k now it's around five to six times that.Surely we should be receiving decent fees for our promising young players and yes don't forget Stevie has actually played in our top league and scored a wonder individual goal at Dens.We as a club just continue to act non professional in our outlook and I am now seriously considering whether to renew my season ticket.As a Shareholder and SMISA Member after the feel good factor of just two weeks ago I am now utterly deflated. Did you have a seat plaque removed too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 5 hours ago, pozbaird said: Thruppence ha'penny, a half-chewed toffee, some Yorkshire black pudding and a VHS copy of 'Sound of Music'. . .also , 2 comics , the Beano and the Topper for added value. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Saint Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I am looking forward to the next batch of brilliant youngsters getting their chance next season and following in the footsteps of McGinn, McLean and now Mallan.Good luck to him, sure he will do well. He delivered big time for us over past 4 months and I wish him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrie82 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Callum Gilhooley said: I assume you had the same response when Mclean, McGinn, McAllister went ? And moving forward, are you going to throw your teddy out every time one of our youngsters moves on to further their career ? If you dont renew i assume you are going to continue to support your team on a week by week basis ? or is that off the table also ? So we should continue to sell for really very little cash. I would like to see our Team that spends years working with the Mallan and the mcginns be compensated fairly. I'd have thought you might too but your a typical happy clapper who just can't see anything wrong or have anyone say anything against the saints. Well look I get the problem is contract length but I think everyone knows it's an undisclosed fee because it's a rather shit fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Anyone who is in SMISA will find out how much we got from this deal at the end of the financial year so it will come out eventually. Gordon Scott is no full he is a successful business man so I'm confident it will be a good deal for the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrie82 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Callum Gilhooley said: Look at all of these clubs selling players for undisclosed fees and pocketing the money .... Bastards ! They are all at it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38909165 Are you a board member? Or an old board member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrie82 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 2 hours ago, stlucifer said: A bit over the top MCS. You can only get what people are prepared to pay and, unlike almost 40 years ago, the ball is firmly in the player's court. I hope Saints have negotiated a very lucrative add on/sell on clause but we simply couldn't stop Stevie from going. I'm unsure sell ons work. I mean o brien and mcnamee never made it at Blackburn. Stevie is a huge talent but I feel he will be a few years away from making us cash as he will need to get in the barnsley team and play great to move on. He will do this but it will possibly be a long while off. Depends on the terms really if there's a limit on the deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsuMirren Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 What other recent deals, that don't involve the old firm, have been for large fees? The Hamilton deals were years ago. Agents and scouts who I've spoken to operate in Scotland and say the market is dead, perhaps they're wrong, Quick check, Greg Stewart from Dundee to Birmingham City is possibly the best comparison. He went for 500K, potentially rising to £1 million, having scored 22 in 71 games. He was also nominated twice for the PFA Players' Player of the Year Award. Dundee of course were in the top flight and had finished 8th the season before Greg left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said: Gordon Scott is no full The irony made me chuckle. 12 minutes ago, norrie82 said: I'm unsure sell ons work. DU are about to get close to £1M from Hull selling Robertson to Liverpool Hamilton got much the same when the turmcoat McCarthy went from Wigan to Everton. Celtic could get £5M if Van Dijk goes for £50M as has been widely touted. Edited May 18, 2017 by Eric Arthur Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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