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    The St. Mirren FC 2023/24 thread

    in Scottish Premiership General Chatter

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    46 minutes ago, aldo_j said:

    Talking to some Aussie mates, they say that fitba is the number one participation sport over there now. Makes sense to tap into that market and get ahead of the curve. No doubt there’s still more money in the NRL and AFL so perhaps stuff like this is a more viable option for youngsters.

    Thats true, participation in Rugby union is waning fast. It's manifesting itself at the moment where all of the trans tasman games are being won by kiwi teams. IRRC that's 23 games without an Aussie win. Also true that less young people are taking up rugby here in NZ.

     

     

     

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    Footballers who aren't nice people

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    Met Mark Hateley he came across as thick and arrogant. Tony Fitzpatrick complete gent. Dougie Sommer that rare beast an intelligent footballer. Also a gent. Jock Stein good guy. Best encounter was with Bobby Murdoch. I had bagged hospitality from NTL who sponsored both sides of the old firm at the time. Bobby was doing his ambassador role at Parkhead. He struck up a conversation with me. As we were talking, a security truck pulled up at the stadium to which he said "Aye that'll be Henrik's wages arriving".

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    The St. Mirren FC 2023/24 thread

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    13 hours ago, btb said:

    When lockdown ends I look forward to my se7enth decade of supporting Saints (in person), I was lifted over the turnstyle to see our infamous 1-0 win over the Dead Team in in November68 as a 5-y-o. Fell away in the early 70s but went back to watch Fergies Furies in 76/77 as a solo delinquent...

    Sometimes I think back to my return and wonder if I could have been a more rounded person if I'd chosen another pastime, but fuck that it's been a glorious if at times bumpy ride.

    Non, je ne regrette rien.  126cbd9a59a48c13f3effbde7be8d541.jpg

     

    PS - Obika Day Minus Se7en...

    Can't match that record. I started watching in the 67/68 season. I remember thinking, this team never loses. I wasn't far wrong, only one game was lost that season. 

     

    os Team
    		Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 St Mirren 36 27 8 1 100 23 +77 62 Promotion to the 1968–69 First Division
    2 Arbroath 36 24 5 7 87 34 +53 53
    3 East Fife 36 21 7 8 71 47 +24 49  
    4 Queen's Park 36 20 8 8 76 47 +29 48
    5 Ayr United 36 18 6 12 69 48 +21 42
    6 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 73 57 +16 38
    7 Forfar Athletic 36 14 10 12 57 63 −6 38
    8 Albion Rovers 36 14 9 13 62 55 +7 37
    9 Clydebank 36 13 8 15 62 73 −11 34
    10 Dumbarton 36 11 11 14 63 74 −11 33
    11 Hamilton Academical 36 13 7 16 49 58 −9 33
    12 Cowdenbeath 36 12 8 16 57 62 −5 32
    13 Montrose 36 10 11 15 54 64 −10 31
    14 Berwick Rangers 36 13 4 19 34 54 −20 30
    15 East Stirlingshire 36 9 10 17 61 74 −13 28
    16 Brechin City 36 8 12 16 45 62 −17 28
    17 Alloa Athletic 36 11 6 19 42 69 −27 28
    18 Stranraer 36 8 4 24 41 80 −39 20
    19 Stenhousemuir 36 7 6 23 34 9
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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    12 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:
    12 hours ago, madmitch said:
    Not really been keeping in touch closely with how things are going in the U.K. or this thread for a while.  A question, My 88 year old mother got her initial vaccine in mid January, the expectation was that she would receive the second dose in three weeks. She is now telling me it will be 12 weeks before she gets the second jab. WTF?! If what was promised was three weeks is now twelve weeks, does this mean that there will be a reduction in the efficacy of the vaccine? P.S. she contracted COVID a few months ago and survived. She's a tough old gal.

    The UK policy is 12 weeks between doses. Loads of info on efficacy, policy etc if you google it.

    Thanks very much for that.

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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    Not really been keeping in touch closely with how things are going in the U.K. or this thread for a while.  A question, My 88 year old mother got her initial vaccine in mid January, the expectation was that she would receive the second dose in three weeks. She is now telling me it will be 12 weeks before she gets the second jab. WTF?! If what was promised was three weeks is now twelve weeks, does this mean that there will be a reduction in the efficacy of the vaccine? P.S. she contracted COVID a few months ago and survived. She's a tough old gal.

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    Jim McLean

    in Scottish Premiership General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by madmitch

    On 28/12/2020 at 02:05, Owsley said:

    as was the Scottish Cup final, when United were robbed by a ludicrous offside. I really wanted United to win, for Jim and for a group of players who really deserved it. 

    RIP Jim, you miserable old bugger.

    Ok this one is a bit like the St.Mirren were the reason Hearts didn't win the league in 1986, in that it's  nonsense.  This was the offside rule at the time... A player was considered offside unless three players of the opposing side are in front of him (includes goalkeeper).  The "goal " was adjudged  offside because when Iain Ferguson shot, there was a United player on the goal line. So as he struck the ball , a United player was in front of him and offside. The United player on the line, had at best, two St.Mirren players in line with him, not in front of him if they had been in front of him they would have been out of play as they would have been over the goal line, I hope that clears that up. Check the video from 2:00 in.

     

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    “I forgot he played for us” XI

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    1 hour ago, djchapsticks said:

    Yeah. No-one had heard of Fellner or Galloway though. Also Galloway was just a youth player. 

    Britain with 37 games is easily forgotten, folk remember him for his time at other clubs and no-one really classes his time with us as memorable in any way. The fact that he played 37 games and produced only one noteworthy moment (an equaliser at Ibrox that I'd have bet my last penny was Stuart Kean) is testament to that. 

    I think we are talking two different Galloways here. You are talking Gavin Galloway. I was talking Steve Galloway.

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    “I forgot he played for us” XI

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    4 hours ago, djchapsticks said:

    Going to go for a team of players that most folk will have actually heard of but just forgot existed in a St. Mirren shirt. Not everyone was shit (though most were), but you'd be forgiven for thinking 'did thry play for us?!' 

    GK - Gordon Marshall.

    LB - Danny Grainger

    RB - Eddie Malone

    CB - Massimo Donatti

    CB - Jamie McCart

    LM - Allan Johnston

    RM- Kevin Twaddle

    CM - Richard Brittain

    CM - Eric Djemba Djemba

    CF - Christopher Wreh

    CF - Eddie Annand

    Honourable mentions including but not limited to:

    Alan Gow, Andy Dow, Tom Brighton, Paddy Cregg, Ryan Hardie, Daryll Duffy, Ally Mitchell, Iain Anderson, Mixu Paatelainen, Gerry Creaney, Gary Harkins, Chris Iwelumo, Sander Puri, Josh Magennis, Steven Robb, Stephane Bahoken, Ben Gordon, Ross Caldwell, Myles Hippolyte

    That's a comprehensive list. Richard Brittain had 37 games though. I remember him well. Gerhard? Fellner allegedly an Austrian centre back. The boy Galloway and another striker from the Tom Hendry era  I think, not sure if his surname might have been McVitie. If that was his name we would have been better off with a digestive biscuit upfront than him 

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