Bud the Baker Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just now, mcdowell76 said: I love these pointless debates! I can't see how not starting Loy would be a reason for sacking the manager. Loy had no pedigree at that point so how could folk possibly know if was any good? He'd spent the previous season on loan at Dunfermline in the division below us. He was on the bench for most of that season and only made 18 appearances, scoring 3 goals. It wasn't until 3 years later that he eventually hit the jackpot and regularly scored goals. However, it was again in the lower division. He's had only 1 season of relative top flight success in his career and he's now 29, scoring 9 league goals in 15/16 with Dundee. He was out of favour last season clearly however. And St. Mirren had strikers like Higdon, Dargo, Mehmet and even used Dorman up front with some success late on that season. Not to mention that we finished in a league position that we hadn't beaten in a quarter of a century, reached our first League Cup final in over 40 years and inflicted our biggest league defeat on Celtic in over 100 years! I've already explained that using Loy as an underage (forgot that) time wasting substitute when we already had the chaff to fulfil this role was part of his ongoing feud with Youth Coach Longwell and indicative of the breakdown of his relationships within the club. .............and this debate is not pointless, if I wasn't doing this I'd be sticking a fork up a socket or something equally constructive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdowell76 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: I've already explained that using Loy as an underage (forgot that) time wasting substitute when we already had the chaff to fulfil this role was part of his ongoing feud with Youth Coach Longwell and indicative of the breakdown of his relationships within the club. .............and this debate is not pointless, if I wasn't doing this I'd be sticking a fork up a socket or something equally constructive. Ah, right. Got the wrong end of your point! In that case, at least Loy has gone on to become a relatively successful professional. So much so that many on this forum are desperate for him to sign. Which "chaff" did he displace who has subsequently went on to do that? I seem to remember a lad called Burns getting a run out as a sub late in a game and he made one half decent run and cross which subsequently had many on this forum hailing him as the next Messi. There was then an almightly meltdown when he was back being used as a ballboy the following week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Bud the Baker said: Gotta love the nutters on this forum and that's not intended as an insult 'cos I'm just as detached from reality as you. Signing Loy as a time wasting substitute was one of the reasons GM got the sack. His working relationships with the Development Coach Longwell had clearly broken down - I'd have sacked Longwell but one of them had to go, that it was MacPherson just indicates that he had upset too many people within the club. ********************** In the spirit of this thread I demand that we dig up Jimmy Bone's body and dismember it for selling Paul Lambert to Motherwell for Jim Gardiner and three ginger bottles! Bone is no deid yet so he cant be dug up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdowell76 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, renfrew said: Bone is no deid yet so he cant be dug up Good point. I read that line as it were true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdowell76 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) On the subject of Mooy, the fact is that Bolton released him as well and no-one else in the UK appeared to be interesting in taking him after he left either Bolton or St. Mirren. You could actually argue that Danny Lennon is a genius cos he is the manager of who most recognised his obvious £10 million potential! Edited June 16, 2017 by mcdowell76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 1 minute ago, mcdowell76 said: Good point. I read that line as it were true! Yeah, let's get this clear just in case the Scottish Sun are reading JB being dead was a tasteless joke on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: Yeah, let's get this clear just in case the Scottish Sun are reading JB being dead was a tasteless joke on my part. Nobody deid till shull says so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 So Farew.... Fecking oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YardleyBoom Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Mooy only became a player of this value when someone took him aside and said look son you're never going to be an attacking force, play to your strengths and do the simple things in the middle of the park. Probably someone at Melbourne. A bit like what happened to Paul Lambert when he went to Dortmund. Now Mooy is in a groove where he knows exactly what his job is on a football park, almost playing a different sport to the one he played with us and every time he goes out there he does it to good effect. I have to say, i'm as shocked as everyone else though as I remember his first touch being awful and he was always off the pace of the game up here. Edited June 16, 2017 by YardleyBoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 50 minutes ago, YardleyBoom said: Mooy only became a player of this value when someone took him aside and said look son you're never going to be an attacking force, play to your strengths and do the simple things in the middle of the park. Probably someone at Melbourne. A bit like what happened to Paul Lambert when he went to Dortmund. Now Mooy is in a groove where he knows exactly what his job is on a football park, almost playing a different sport to the one he played with us and every time he goes out there he does it to good effect. I have to say, i'm as shocked as everyone else though as I remember his first touch being awful and he was always off the pace of the game up here. It was a few pints of the ...... that did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdowell76 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Bud the Baker said: Yeah, let's get this clear just in case the Scottish Sun are reading JB being dead was a tasteless joke on my part. Dismemberment whilst already dead is a quality punishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdowell76 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, YardleyBoom said: I remember his first touch being awful and he was always off the pace of the game up here. Maybe Kyle Hutton will emerge as a £10 million star in the future then?.... Edited June 16, 2017 by mcdowell76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Maybe Kyle Hutton will emerge as a £10 million star in the future then?.... Again?The Govan muppets already had him pinned as a multi million star of the future when he broke through with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 To be fair to Danny Lennon he appears to have been the only one to notice and develop Mooy's talents as a cyclist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Monkey Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 For the knickerwetters among us (I trust you know who you are), does it help to soften the blow that the ENTIRE f**kING NATION OF AUSTRALIA is having the same conversation about losing an asset for free?! https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/19/likely-big-money-aaron-mooy-move-sets-alarm-bells-ringing-in-a-league Quote Manchester City will bank that Australian record transfer fee as pure profit after they signed the midfielder for nothing from their stablemate, Melbourne City. After proving his credentials in the Championship Mooy’s value has unquestionably risen, but it nonetheless raises some awkward questions over the ability of a $17m asset to leave the A-League without the competition receiving any direct compensation. The absence of transfer fees between A-League clubs means Melbourne City can sign a player like Mooy for nothing and then gift him to Manchester, only for the parent organisation to receive a fee when the player’s registration is eventually transferred to a club outside the group’s ownership. It is a brilliant investment strategy, pump primed by the best facilities, coaching staff and scouting networks to incubate talent. The CFG has effectively turned the A-League into a de facto academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Mooy currently playing live on tv, Australia v Germany in Confederations Cup, ITV 4 (Freeview channel 24). 1-0 Germany after 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 He was and still is mince. Thankfully, a lot of people like mince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balmullo Bud Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just awarded Man of the match on Sky against Newcastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, Balmullo Bud said: Just awarded Man of the match on Sky against Newcastle. Gets a magnum of champagne and a new exercise bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ McG Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, Balmullo Bud said: Just awarded Man of the match on Sky against Newcastle. Not surprised, could see had the lot when he was with us, just a pity our management team at the time couldn't see it. Other than that rocket against Rangers he spent most of his time in Paisley on a exercise bike sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Gets a magnum of champagne and a new exercise bike. Beats a bottle of orangey coloured ginger and a wee handshake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo_smfc Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 When we signed him, I had high hopes that he was a star in the making. It's sadly happened after his St. Mirren career, where he has moved back to his homeland to play, added to his caps and waited for the opportunity of a big move happening, which he has now been rewarded with. Best of luck to 'the one that got away'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not surprised, could see had the lot when he was with us, just a pity our management team at the time couldn't see it. Other than that rocket against Rangers he spent most of his time in Paisley on a exercise bike sadly. Not sure it was necessarily their fault. Although I'd happily blame Tommy Craig if I burn my toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Feelgood story on todays BBC News! Huddersfield Town fan sends £5 to goal hero Aaron Mooy after Man Utd win http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41741657 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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