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I don't feel Quinn is at all dependable. Wonder if Kirkpatrick can play slightly deeper? We're already stretched and it already feels like last season (albeit our one fit midfielder is McGinn, not Hutton). I'm making my peace with starting the season with Reilly up front, but our midfield is so thin right now.

Yeah, that's him, and he's great. Considered to be potentially the most talented of all our recent midfielders whose names begin with M (and he's signed on til 2020). He was wide right last season, but mainly because Mallan was through the middle. Received wisdom was that Magennis would move into the middle alongside McGinn this term. Probably as part of the 2 in a 4-2-3-1.

We needed a CM/DM before this news. Now we REALLY need one. Alex Rae would sign Ryan Hardie...

That early derby is already a six-pointer

Aye, I bet they're gutted

Yeah, there's a lot of competition for his position. Reckon our number one fan Brendan will hook us up? Not sure what Jack or James' contacts are like south of the border.

Lewis Morgan saying the right things about staying on for the season: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15392315.Lewis_Morgan_happy_to_stay_at_St_Mirren_and_ignore_the_speculation/ Goes without saying that a big bid would still lure him away, but looks like he's happy to continue his development with us. He undoubtedly has what it takes to be a real stand out in the league this season.

Yeah, I was being slightly cheeky with that and they are clearly a big club still. Those rumours of serious financial concerns refuse to go away, though, and their chairman is a dick.

Well, I'd like to think so, but Morton are looking in decent shape and could spring a surprise (is it a surprise if people are predicting it? I dunno).

Yes, this is what it should be about really. The fact that it's an all-diddy league this year should make it more competitive and gives a few more teams' fans hope of success. Genuinely think any one from five could win it, plus Dunfermline as very dark horses.

Ah, hadn't seen that. Cheers. Obviously your subtotal there was pre-Loy so I'd imagine you'll have shifted a few hundred more by now. Edit: just seen we are more than 700 tickets ahead of where we were this time last year. Scenes.

I think we were just a couple dozen short of our target to sell 1,000 STs for the West stand, which means it is kept exclusive for Saints fans this season. That was a few days ago so hopefully we'll be very close now.

Budapest is one of the finest cities in Europe, but you two fannies are here posting shite (and I mean shite) wind-ups on the St Mirren thread? Put your phones away and go and get laid.

^^^ whereas I'm not sure what you've done there...

I think that counts as a bite.

Good write-up. Sounds like just the game we needed. I don't care if your players were going in hard; that sounds ideal prep to me, and it doesn't seem like anyone got injured. We are going to be all about the nippy wee players in the three positions behind the striker - lots of movement and quick passing. People saying Reilly looked pretty sharp and very hungry (but not in the Mark Yardley sense). Hopefully we've got a player with a point to prove, there. We need a backup DM - an old stager happy to make 20 appearances would be ideal (though perhaps Darren Whyte will be the backup there).

Fucking Stelios, man.

I guess we need more practice if we are to become first-rate cocksuckers like yourself.

And coming to the same conclusion, no doubt. Anyway, I thought he didn't reject you?

S'fine. I'd rather lose 3-1 to Dundee than stroll 9-0 against highland teams. Far more useful and instructive.

I took my finger out my arse once, but it fucking stank, so I put it back. It's a lesson we can all learn from.

Good signing. Missing out on Loy makes me realise, in a small way, what it's like to be a Morton fan. I've heard a rumour you offered him A MASSIVE BAG OF CASH to sign for you over us. ^^^ am I doing "bitter and twisted diddy" right, there?

Relax mate. It'll be fine. I'm disappointed as he's a good player, but far from distraught. Verge of tears, etc.

He makes that look like the best strip we've ever had. What a sexy man.

Thanks for the update pal.