Lord Pityme Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Isnt it time to now re-invest in the squad and get a prolific scorer in beside big Brock, and in front of Matty? A.. Mullen, plus cash offer to Ayr for the Pony would do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted August 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Time for the club to put up, or shut up! I get the underwhelming impact of Stubbzo's signings so far, that said i think a lot rests on the board's shoulders now regarding giving everyone connected to the club a boost by getting this lad in for Saturday. We have missed out on just about every capable striker we have been linked with, and we are up against one of them at Tynecastle! Time for GLS & Tony to get down the coast and bring us back The Pony..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 I've never heard anyone refer to him as The Pony. Is this a new nickname that you have made up along with the so called interest in signing him?2 weeks between posts on this thread and they are both by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: I've never heard anyone refer to him as The Pony. Is this a new nickname that you have made up along with the so called interest in signing him? 2 weeks between posts on this thread and they are both by you. Shank's Pony. You have not heard this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted August 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, TPAFKATS said: I've never heard anyone refer to him as The Pony. Is this a new nickname that you have made up along with the so called interest in signing him? 2 weeks between posts on this thread and they are both by you. So what we have learned is.. you dont know something, but you can reference a calendar accurately! Well done you... supersonic! 'Mon the Pony..! Edited August 29, 2018 by Lord Pityme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 hours ago, TPAFKATS said: I've never heard anyone refer to him as The Pony. Is this a new nickname that you have made up along with the so called interest in signing him? 2 weeks between posts on this thread and they are both by you. We were interested in getting him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Shank's Pony. You have not heard this?Yes, of course. My point is I've never heard Lawrence Shankland referred to as The Pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Shankland magnificent tonight (Ayr were in general). Pity he will be way outside our price range now but good on him, got his act together big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstbuddie Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Who was the manager who decided Shankland was not good enough for St Mirren? Was he right or was this his biggest mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, northstbuddie said: Who was the manager who decided Shankland was not good enough for St Mirren? Was he right or was this his biggest mistake? I think the manager and player have a part to play in this. The fact is he's proving he's got goals in his locker, that's the difference between some managers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 27 goals so far this season. We could never afford him not in a million years. If only we had the manager to see his potential. In saying that Ayr play to his strength they are a right good team would say even better than we were last season. They are Aye we are St Mirren as the old song goes - Don't Look Back In Anger. Let's move forward by beating Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 The player deserves great credit for turning his life around. The half time interview with him was interesting with the player admitting back then he had a lot to learn and a lot of growing up to do.Will go for a lot of dosh I would reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, northstbuddie said: Who was the manager who decided Shankland was not good enough for St Mirren? Was he right or was this his biggest mistake? I think this turnaround is pretty much down to the player himself, he said as much in the Alba ht piece. Wrong place wrong time with us. You have to give him tons of credit as we saw what he is capable of in the wrong mindset. No doubt the usual suspects will soon be along using this as another stick to beat our club with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just now, Ayrshire Saints said: I think this turnaround is pretty much down to the player himself, he said as much in the Alba ht piece. Wrong place wrong time with us. You have to give him tons of credit as we saw what he is capable of in the wrong mindset. No doubt the usual suspects will soon be along using this as another stick to beat our club with. Aye, our club have no part in him being a tad overweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Aye, our club have no part in him being a tad overweight. [emoji38]Can't force him to be fit or put in the required effort. As he said himself, Ayr was the last chance saloon before going part time. Seems to have worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstbuddie Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) What's the chance of him ending up at Sunderland? Probably slightly better than returning to Saints? Edited November 30, 2018 by northstbuddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ayrshire Saints said: I think this turnaround is pretty much down to the player himself, he said as much in the Alba ht piece. Wrong place wrong time with us. You have to give him tons of credit as we saw what he is capable of in the wrong mindset. No doubt the usual suspects will soon be along using this as another stick to beat our club with. Maybe that was why The Pony padded out a wee bit when he was with us? Too much Carrot cake, no enough Stick of celery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: 12 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Aye, our club have no part in him being a tad overweight. Can't force him to be fit or put in the required effort. As he said himself, Ayr was the last chance saloon before going part time. Seems to have worked. Can't "force him"...................surely a managers job is to manage his players............................. That is to encourage/persuade or any other term you like to be as fit as possible. To remove a manager from this part of managing the players is utter deflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said: Maybe that was why The Pony padded out a wee bit when he was with us? Too much Carrot cake, no enough Stick of celery. Was it you said we could sign him for £50k and Danny Mullen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Can't "force him"...................surely a managers job is to manage his players............................. That is to encourage/persuade or any other term you like to be as fit as possible. To remove a manager from this part of managing the players is utter deflection. Not deflection at all. A manager can coach and persuade. Some will be better than others at this. Some players will be more responsive to a managers coaching than others. Maybe either of these were the issue during his time with us.The days of managers bullying players are mainly gone, thankfully.Whatever it was he underachieved at Aberdeen, St. Mirren and Morton.Maybe he got his big move from Queen's Park to Aberdeen too early, maybe he's a late developer, maybe he's just finally screwed the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: Not deflection at all. A manager can coach and persuade. Some will be better than others at this. Some players will be more responsive to a managers coaching than others. Maybe either of these were the issue during his time with us.The days of managers bullying players are mainly gone, thankfully. Whatever it was he underachieved at Aberdeen, St. Mirren and Morton. Maybe he got his big move from Queen's Park to Aberdeen too early, maybe he's a late developer, maybe he's just finally screwed the nut. You see a managers ability to manage players as bullying? Underachieved at Aberdeen? I'll get back to you on e the rest tomorrow, things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 You see a managers ability to manage players as bullying? Underachieved at Aberdeen? I'll get back to you on e the rest tomorrow, things to do. Hopefully by tomorrow you will have re-read and understood my post(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: Can't "force him"...................surely a managers job is to manage his players............................. That is to encourage/persuade or any other term you like to be as fit as possible. To remove a manager from this part of managing the players is utter deflection. How do you know the manager didn’t do all of that to no avail? Have you never managed someone that you regarded as unmanageable? Is it possible that at that time the person was unmanageable? Regardless of whether they went on to better things or not. I used to be a bit of a fat bassturt. Then I thought, this isn’t good for me. So I went to the gym. Got fit. Felt good about myself. Performed better. Nobody managed me to do that. And just for the record...........yes, I’m back to being a fat bassturt again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: 25 minutes ago, faraway saint said: You see a managers ability to manage players as bullying? Underachieved at Aberdeen? I'll get back to you on e the rest tomorrow, things to do. Hopefully by tomorrow you will have re-read and understood my post(s). Not a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said: How do you know the manager didn’t do all of that to no avail? Have you never managed someone that you regarded as unmanageable? Is it possible that at that time the person was unmanageable? Regardless of whether they went on to better things or not. I used to be a bit of a fat bassturt. Then I thought, this isn’t good for me. So I went to the gym. Got fit. Felt good about myself. Performed better. Nobody managed me to do that. And just for the record...........yes, I’m back to being a fat bassturt again! F Man. - A man of little experience in managing people methinks. Has maybe read a text book or two. Going by Shankland's appearance, performances and his interview it looks like the penny has dropped and he has begun to grow up. A talented boy who knows where the goal is and maybe now has clear goals of his own which make managing him easier. Edited November 30, 2018 by St.Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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