dakota7 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I haven't seen the article yet but on the back of tomorrow's Record there carries a headline with Tess slating Paisley. If this is true it's yet again another slap in the face for our fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why , I stay in Paisley and it most certainly is a shithole ? Particularly the west-end and Moss St ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Bundy Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Why , I stay in Paisley and it most certainly is a shithole ? Particularly the west-end and Moss St ! I Blame these Cnuts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandapie Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thats coz it is a shite hole mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad saint 2 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 i but its our shite hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/paisleys-sthole-little-town-foul-mouthed-5218350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I haven't seen the article yet but on the back of tomorrow's Record there carries a headline with Tess slating Paisley. If this is true it's yet again another slap in the face for our fans. Is there anything our precious wee fans won't get ludicrously upset about? Paisley is a shithole. Pure and simple. Streets covered in dog shit and litter, houses and gardens in some areas indescribable. What would YOU call it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/paisleys-sthole-little-town-foul-mouthed-5218350 Wow. He's done a wee bit more than slag off the town there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkL Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 What is he thinking with us in the position we are in at the moment. Even if he believes that keep your trap shut until we get out of this awful position. Sums up our season from the strips to management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I'm astounded, I was told quite recently that Paisley was almost like Paris, lovely wee cafe's, great place to wander the streets and enjoy the ambiance........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Read the article. He says nothing contentious or inaccurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I'm astounded, I was told quite recently that Paisley was almost like Paris, lovely wee cafe's, great place to wander the streets and enjoy the ambiance........... Should that no be ambulance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Looking forward to this afternoons statement telling us it all came out wrong in translation. Edited February 24, 2015 by HSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkL Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The club don't make statements remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Read the article. He says nothing contentious or inaccurate. Certainly not as bad as...................... Not great right enough but probably close to the truth, why get upset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinbuddie Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 "Fans in Holland will go to the stadium, watch the match and then go back to everyday stuff. But football is much more a part of people’s lives here. “That is certainly the case for St Mirren’s fans as Paisley has little else to offer. People here prefer to spend the little money they have left on the club than on their families. Their passion drips from the stands. “It is not the case that fans in Scotland sing throughout the matches – they swear above all. But the game means a lot to them, I understand that". In fairness, Tess, the BoD, management and his team mates have done a lot of excellent social re-conditioning in this area. I find it very hard to get very enthusiastic about the club/team/game anymore. Well done everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Wow. He's done a wee bit more than slag off the town there. I feel this might be a bit of selective translation. (Apart from the Paisley shithole statement and, let's be honest, how wrong is he?). If you read between the lines you could interpret some of what he says differently. Saints fans care so much for their team they'll scrimp to gatr to games. Saints fans are so passionate they share that passion in their own way. And. He wasn't exactly complimentary re Killie. We might be a sh*thole of a town but it seems some of us are delicate wee souls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) I feel this might be a bit of selective translation. (Apart from the Paisley shithole statement and, let's be honest, how wrong is he?). If you read between the lines you could interpret some of what he says differently. Saints fans care so much for their team they'll scrimp to gatr to games. Saints fans are so passionate they share that passion in their own way. And. He wasn't exactly complimentary re Killie. We might be a sh*thole of a town but it seems some of us are delicate wee souls! Be prepared for plenty of foul mouthed replies..................which proves the point. PS This will develop into a "it's got nice bits and not so nice bits" debate. Edited February 24, 2015 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Planet Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Read the article. He says nothing contentious or inaccurate. 'But our football is quite attractive, at least by Scottish standards.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkL Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 My issue with him is he should be speaking positively about the club and saying about staying up no negativity. I've hardly heard any fighting talk from the club at all, plenty from Ross County and they have improved. We need some fight and passion from the players, that's a minimum requirement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I'm astounded, I was told quite recently that Paisley was almost like Paris, lovely wee cafe's, great place to wander the streets and enjoy the ambiance........... Aye , someone tried to tell me this is Smokesville. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 We were interviewed for the Final Chapter book and the journailst printed it was an entire history of St Mirren's 100 plus years at the ground. I was called about the Inverness Flag Day story by Highland Constabulary because after another normal interview, it was said that angry St Mirren fans would be marching on Inverness. The stories I could tell you about my wife's time in the fire service in regard to sheer unadulterated LIES in the papers? I was born in Paisley, brought up in Johnstone Castle and Spateston and now live in Cumbernauld. I will defend these places to anyone, but let's be frank, they are not Monte Carlo, Sydney's Northern Beaches or the Maldives... Tesselar hasn't racially abused anyone on Twitter, battered his missus', stopped a black man getting on the train at Gilmour Street, or appointed Tommy Craig as manager. Now, where's that pinch of salt when you need it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I feel this might be a bit of selective translation. (Apart from the Paisley shithole statement and, let's be honest, how wrong is he?). If you read between the lines you could interpret some of what he says differently. Saints fans care so much for their team they'll scrimp to gatr to games. Saints fans are so passionate they share that passion in their own way. And. He wasn't exactly complimentary re Killie. We might be a sh*thole of a town but it seems some of us are delicate wee souls! I agree. He sounds to me like he's erudite and has properly thought out what he was trying to say. The article doesn't sound nearly as negative as I anticipated having read the early posts. The shithole bit disappoints me too but as we've seen again today a lot of St.Mirren fans agree entirely. A lot of the same 'fans' struggle to find one good word to say about our team. It has always been so. If only Paisley was like London. Or New York or Paris or Rome. Or Rio. None of those places have a slummy, shitty bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyM Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) "St Mirren Park is just six years old, nice but nothing special. But you find funny things about it, such as the away team’s dressing-room. The coat-hooks have been deliberately fixed high up so our opponents feel smaller. The place is mostly dark, and that seems to give us a psychological advantage as well." Well this ain't working. Let's put the coat hooks 6 ins off the floor and set up some spotlights in time for the Accies at the weekend. First ten minutes, half of them will have done their backs in and the other half will be stumbling about bumping into the hoardings. Edited February 24, 2015 by AllyM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I agree. He sounds to me like he's erudite and has properly thought out what he was trying to say. The article doesn't sound nearly as negative as I anticipated having read the early posts. The shithole bit disappoints me too but as we've seen again today a lot of St.Mirren fans agree entirely. A lot of the same 'fans' struggle to find one good word to say about our team. It has always been so. If only Paisley was like London. Or New York or Paris or Rome. Or Rio. None of those places have a slummy, shitty bit. Good post. Didn't we have a discussion on here once about Scottish cities and towns, and we pretty much all agreed that St Andrews was a nice place - almost all of it, but everywhere else had good and bad aspects to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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