faraway saint Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 (edited) Overall, a great season. Top 3 highlights? Top 3 lowlights? PS Still a possible contender to come this weekend. Edited May 24 by faraway saint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Highlight was top six , it's been a long time coming and it let's us breathe easily in the run-in and plan for next season. Europe , for me , would have been a step too far too soon , we need to concentrate on consolidating next season and an early , fruitless European campaign would have stretched the squad unnecessarily. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, billyg said: Highlight was top six , it's been a long time coming and it let's us breathe easily in the run-in and plan for next season. Europe , for me , would have been a step too far too soon , we need to concentrate on consolidating next season and an early , fruitless European campaign would have stretched the squad unnecessarily. Pretty much my view as well. 27 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Europe would, apart from being a jolly, probably be a financial loss for the club. We're nowhere near that yet, small steps. Consolidate our position next season, strengthen the side, keep the manager (critical) and get used to being amongst the big boys rather than the annual shitfest at the bottom of the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Top 6, some great results with Celtic at home probably the pick, and good crowds backing us in Paisley are the highlights for me. No point at looking at the downside right now. I'm sure we'll learn from the experiences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, munoz said: Top 6, some great results with Celtic at home probably the pick, and good crowds backing us in Paisley are the highlights for me. No point at looking at the downside right now. I'm sure we'll learn from the experiences. Off the top of my head, aye, the comfortable 2-0 win against Celtic was a superb result. Not a "jammy" 1-0, similar to the 3-2 win against Rangers. The victory up in Aberdeen, another great all round performance and result, 1-3, not often we do that. The 1-1 against Rangers, (a tough call as the recent 2-2 against Celtic could be seen a a better result) the better team, a wee bit unfortunate not to get the 3 points. The lowlights, I'll get back to them at another date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Highlights, Top 6 and flirting with qualifying for Europe. Robinson's turnaround from a disastrous pre-season that would have embarrassed Alan Stubbs. Whoever scouted Ryan Strain and Keanu Baccus. Lowlights, Pre-season and League Cup performances. Umpteen winnable league games tossed away because of (mainly needless) red cards. Are you paying attention Charles Dunne, Thierry Small ??? Ayunga's season-ending injury just as he was starting to make a serious impact. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 12 hours ago, billyg said: Highlight was top six , it's been a long time coming and it let's us breathe easily in the run-in and plan for next season. Europe , for me , would have been a step too far too soon , we need to concentrate on consolidating next season and an early , fruitless European campaign would have stretched the squad unnecessarily. My thoughts entirely, there are some who would say this squad will be contending for a better finish next season with only a few tweaks without considering the impact this season of at least one player who is moving on and the fact that we seriously ran out of steam despite the extra world-cup break, the squad needs to be bigger in quality, physically and in numbers . The icing on the cake for me this season would have been a deeper run in the league cup. If the coaches & scouts are doing their job better right now than they did last season (too many bad gambles in last year's crop) then we will have some better players in key positions who are also in their prime and signed up on 2 year contracts before the middle of next month (3 weeks away), that is what will deliver a better top 6 finish and a Euro place that we can credibly compete in, at least in the early stages. I would love us to steal Armstrong away from Killie, even though it would cost a few bob. He is very strong, competitive and quite skilfull. No point in signing better strikers if the service is not vastly improved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 12 hours ago, Wilbur said: Highlights, Top 6 and flirting with qualifying for Europe. Robinson's turnaround from a disastrous pre-season that would have embarrassed Alan Stubbs. Whoever scouted Ryan Strain and Keanu Baccus. Lowlights, Pre-season and League Cup performances. Umpteen winnable league games tossed away because of (mainly needless) red cards. Are you paying attention Charles Dunne, Thierry Small ??? Ayunga's season-ending injury just as he was starting to make a serious impact. To think we were talking about the propect of getting very good money for Dunne last year! I don't know if he was pissed off that he didn't get to go to Aberdeen but he was a drag on us for much of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Glansberg Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 58 minutes ago, beyond our ken said: My thoughts entirely, there are some who would say this squad will be contending for a better finish next season with only a few tweaks without considering the impact this season of at least one player who is moving on and the fact that we seriously ran out of steam despite the extra world-cup break, the squad needs to be bigger in quality, physically and in numbers . The icing on the cake for me this season would have been a deeper run in the league cup. If the coaches & scouts are doing their job better right now than they did last season (too many bad gambles in last year's crop) then we will have some better players in key positions who are also in their prime and signed up on 2 year contracts before the middle of next month (3 weeks away), that is what will deliver a better top 6 finish and a Euro place that we can credibly compete in, at least in the early stages. I would love us to steal Armstrong away from Killie, even though it would cost a few bob. He is very strong, competitive and quite skilfull. No point in signing better strikers if the service is not vastly improved. Who exactly are these bad gambles you refer to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterian Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 14 hours ago, munoz said: Top 6, some great results with Celtic at home probably the pick, and good crowds backing us in Paisley are the highlights for me. No point at looking at the downside right now. I'm sure we'll learn from the experiences. I’d agree with that. Top 6 has been gained, Euro qualification should be the priority as well as at least one good cup round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Saint Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Great season to be a Saints fan, for me the biggest + has been that for the last few years we have visibly improved each year, if we can keep it up then crowds will continue to increase and it will be once again fun to watch and be a saints fan after lets face it many many hard years. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 (edited) 2-0 at home to Celtic The away wins at Pittodrie and Tynecastle Lows, the last minute equalisers for St Johnstone and Hearts plus @faraway saint still posting on the forum Edited May 25 by Sue Denim 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 6 hours ago, beyond our ken said: My thoughts entirely, there are some who would say this squad will be contending for a better finish next season with only a few tweaks without considering the impact this season of at least one player who is moving on and the fact that we seriously ran out of steam despite the extra world-cup break, the squad needs to be bigger in quality, physically and in numbers . The icing on the cake for me this season would have been a deeper run in the league cup. If the coaches & scouts are doing their job better right now than they did last season (too many bad gambles in last year's crop) then we will have some better players in key positions who are also in their prime and signed up on 2 year contracts before the middle of next month (3 weeks away), that is what will deliver a better top 6 finish and a Euro place that we can credibly compete in, at least in the early stages. I would love us to steal Armstrong away from Killie, even though it would cost a few bob. He is very strong, competitive and quite skilfull. No point in signing better strikers if the service is not vastly improved. The only bad gamble was Olusanya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 3 hours ago, Sue Denim said: The only bad gamble was Olusanya Small & Watt Jury is still out on Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Highlights : Obviously top 6 finish . and also seeing a Saints player at a World Cup. Lowlights: Our uncanny knack of disappointing a large crowd after much hype - particularly the match V Killie . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted Friday at 02:34 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:34 PM 18 hours ago, beyond our ken said: Small & Watt Jury is still out on Taylor Not sure I’d agree with Watt. He’s obviously a half decent player and he was lacking a bit in fitness. He did a job. Our hand was forced with the Ayunga injury and Brophy loan. Olusanya is obviously hopeless though, he really was a bad gamble. Small, I think there is a player there. His 2 sending offs were obviously reckless though. Again, our hand was forced with the Tait injury. Personally I’d have used Flynn on the left when Tanser wasn’t available Yes, jury still out on Taylor. At the very least I reckon he’ll be a decent squad player. Carson, Strain, Gallagher, Baccus, O’Hara, Gogic and Ayunga have all proved to be decent IMO. I think that’s a good success rate, not every singing is going to be a complete success, you just need to hope you get most right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted Friday at 03:16 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:16 PM ... not every singing is going to be a complete success ... I know, I've heard Faraway at karaoke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim Posted Friday at 03:21 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:21 PM 4 minutes ago, Slarti said: I know, I've heard Faraway at karaoke. At least someone actually reads my posts 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted Friday at 03:22 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:22 PM At least someone actually reads my posts Occasionally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted Sunday at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:29 PM On 5/24/2023 at 10:42 PM, Wilbur said: Highlights, Top 6 and flirting with qualifying for Europe. Robinson's turnaround from a disastrous pre-season that would have embarrassed Alan Stubbs. Whoever scouted Ryan Strain and Keanu Baccus. Lowlights, Pre-season and League Cup performances. Umpteen winnable league games tossed away because of (mainly needless) red cards. Are you paying attention Charles Dunne, Thierry Small ??? Ayunga's season-ending injury just as he was starting to make a serious impact. Probably sums it up for me. A great season to follow the Saints home and away - obviously better at home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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