Geordie Saint Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Can we bring that strip back? It's a cracker! 1st strip i ever seen the saints in. I'm 99% sure anyway. Dec' 83. It is a lovely strip indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappy coco Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I remember seeing this in the club shop window (piazza) when I was around 11 years old, always wanted it but never had the money... A wee question?... did we once have a club shop somewhere near the court bar, I'm sure I can remember it, or maybe I'm tripping oot my nut .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 A wee question?... did we once have a club shop somewhere near the court bar, I'm sure I can remember it, or maybe I'm tripping oot my nut .... We did.It was mainly a St Mirren Pools shop but they also sold a good selection of programmes from all over. I remember a shop in New St that sold programmes in the 70s.Anybody else remember it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 We did. It was mainly a St Mirren Pools shop but they also sold a good selection of programmes from all over. I remember a shop in New St that sold programmes in the 70s.Anybody else remember it? Yes.it was in St.James Street. I was in one day blethering to the guy who was normally there when Alex Ferguson came in. I had never met him and I was virtually tongue tied. I was honestly in awe of him. Not sure what year but Alex was probably at the height of his powers then so far as we were concerned. He was really affable and spoke away to me and the other guy for ages. From memory the stock was kind of bog standard from programmes to shirts, mugs etc. I think it disappeared about the same time as Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yes.it was in St.James Street. I was in one day blethering to the guy who was normally there when Alex Ferguson came in. I had never met him and I was virtually tongue tied. I was honestly in awe of him. Not sure what year but Alex was probably at the height of his powers then so far as we were concerned. He was really affable and spoke away to me and the other guy for ages. From memory the stock was kind of bog standard from programmes to shirts, mugs etc. I think it disappeared about the same time as Alex. I could be wrong but were we not in the shop in the Piazza by the time Fergie left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class of 76-77 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 1st strip i ever seen the saints in. I'm 99% sure anyway. Dec' 83. It is a lovely strip indeed. I still have that original top from 83, needless to say it doesn't quite fit these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 British Cup Winners........... http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1959&GameID=696 http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1959&GameID=698 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBS Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I still have that original top from 83, needless to say it doesn't quite fit these days. Me too. Funny how much they shrink through the years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBS Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 British Cup Winners........... http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1959&GameID=696 http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1959&GameID=698 http://www.stmirren.info/id19.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I could be wrong but were we not in the shop in the Piazza by the time Fergie left? I'd forgotten it was even in the piazza even though I was in it often enough. I should have remembered because i decked an asshole in the doorway there once. i really am an easy going guy and have very seldom ever lifted my hand but this twat was asking for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint in exile Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Me too. Funny how much they shrink through the years!! I blame the wife. Cannae was anything without shrinking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I blame the wife. Cannae was anything without shrinking it. Nope. Too easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I blame the wife. Cannae was anything without shrinking it. I see she shrunk your sixth word, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBS Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) A wee question?... did we once have a club shop somewhere near the court bar, I'm sure I can remember it, or maybe I'm tripping oot my nut .... Whilst browsing copies of The Saint after discussion on another thread, I came across this:- http://www.stmirren....Saintsshop1.jpg Hope this will ease your thoughts of tripping!!! Edited March 12, 2015 by SBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Along the theme of silly friendlies / challenge matches , think it might be quite a good idea to suggest to Coventry City that they might want to play the second Leg of the British Cup thing , that we played the first Leg of 1987 ( Might need to establish first whether or not away goals count double ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Along the theme of silly friendlies / challenge matches , think it might be quite a good idea to suggest to Coventry City that they might want to play the second Leg of the British Cup thing , that we played the first Leg of 1987 ( Might need to establish first whether or not away goals count double ) I was thinking that the other day. We could play pre - season. And charge 1987 Admission Prices. ( for those who dinnae have a Season Ticket, which wid be valid for entry ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I was thinking that the other day. We could play pre - season. And charge 1987 Admission Prices. ( for those who dinnae have a Season Ticket, which wid be valid for entry ) Have you not held on to your old stub? Sorry to see Coventry in League One, especially so near the bottom. Is Mowbray the man to get them out of trouble? I've always thought that Coventry is one of those clubs where there's nothing to dislike. Knowing our guys, someone will come up with something now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Have you not held on to your old stub? Sorry to see Coventry in League One, especially so near the bottom. Is Mowbray the man to get them out of trouble? I've always thought that Coventry is one of those clubs where there's nothing to dislike. Knowing our guys, someone will come up with something now. SG and Co is what Cov needed years back and now....?Mike Ashley would do a better job than Mowbray. Stupid spending in the past, crippling debts and no sugar daddy is what's brought Cov to where it is. I spent several seasons training up on a Saturday with london Cov fans and going to matches in London - so I still have a sorrowful liking for them. I even hoped Pressley could work some magic. At least they're back home. For the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 My boss is a big Coventry fan , says the team are absolutely woeful right now. Right ! Thats it then , lets get this game on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo57 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Can we bring that strip back? It's a cracker! It would just be spoiled with a big dollop of Sponsor's shite splashed across the chest i'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irvine_buddie Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) St Mirren got a mentioned in the Guardians 'The Knowledge' column this week - http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/04/the-knowledge-footballs-most-successful-towns ETA - Not for 'most succesful towns' GAMES THAT NO ONE BOTHERED PLAYING A few weeks ago we recounted the strange tale of the Reggiana v Stoke fixture in the much-maligned Anglo-Italian Cup in December 1995. Or, more accurately, the non-fixture – the game was initially cancelled because of snow and the teams never bothered to rearrange the tie as neither had any chance of getting past the group stages. So we were looking for other matches that were left unplayed because there was no point in playing them, and as ever the Knowledge readership has provided. “Back in the dark days of the late 80s and the Heysel ban, there were no places in Europe for English teams,” writes Paul Lapper. “So when Coventry won the 1987 FA Cup I was resigned to the lack of a European adventure. However, some marketing genius decided to re-establish the Anglo-Scottish Challenge Cup as a play-off between the English and Scottish Cup winners, so European(ish) adventure was back on. I duly went to Highfield Road for the first leg in December 1987, where Coventry and St Mirren played out a drab 1-1 draw. While this should have set things up beautifully for the second leg in Paisley, in fact the match never took place and the tie is undecided to this day. This permanent postponement is usually blamed on a lack of interest from the clubs in what was, let’s face it, a pretty worthless trophy.” You can read more about the aborted Battle of Britain in this When Saturday Comes piece. (http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/435-missing-a-leg) Edited November 4, 2015 by irvine_buddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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