jaybeee

This is so true, I mean one does have to credit Martindale for consistently pulling together a team from minimal resources and driving them to pretty consistent results, just not very good very often, I can't honestly remember seeing an enjoyable match to watch against Livingstone and I blame the pitch for a lot of the crap football that is played on it.

OK, apart from the fact you have partly answered your own question regarding 1.: Thierry Small can also cover the right back position. As for 2: Bolton has been brought in specifically to fit into those defensive roles, as you will see over the coming weeks and months, but remember this is St Mirren, not Arsenal, we simply cannot afford two position-specific players as cover (unless of course you have won the Lotto and the board can expect a substantial donation soon). Taylor, Dunne, Gogic, and Flyn can and will on occasions cover where and when as required...... It's St Mirren, as I said. unlikely any more will arrive because finances are finite, unlike our fans' desire for more players. I understand your reasoning and desire not to be undone for the lack of 'just one more signing', but it always seems to be ................just one more.

I take your point, but unfortunately finding a striker such as Kevin Van Veen, whom Motherwell got on a free transfer from Scunthorpe, is a rare occurrence, one of the reasons why teams such as ourselves always need to look for goals from al areas of the team, and truth be told ......... having a Harry Kane is great till some rich club buys him. Tottenham's new manager is already addressing that by looking to find goals from other positions..............clever man.

Actually no, apparently my dad took me to it; although I really don't have any recollection of it, 3 to 1 was the score I know but that probably stuck because it was a big event back then, my memories of being lifted over the turnstile by various strange men, wouldn't and couldn't happen nowadays, but those games somehow endowed a sense of belonging and I never felt the need to chase success and follow either of the Glasgow options,I am over seventy now and still don't. COYS.

well said sir, I have endured longer than yourself having suffered since 1959 and as you say it isn't often we get to crow so please Mr Aberdonian, gie the man a break

Well he clearly has a better eye for players than myself......................end of argument

We for sure do not need another striker, with Olysanyo.........who I thought was a waste of space, Mamdron........ who I thought, meh!", Grieve ........who I always liked, but figured he would chip in with a view but was never going to be a Basher or Yards, and Nahmani, who although only young is still an option; otherwise why is he here, then we have Ayunga, hopefully soon...ish and Lewis Jameison also, that means we have six strikers/forwards, all of whom (contrary to my own thoughts) seem pretty reasonable ...... or better than what we generally have, no disrespect intended to anyone club, management, players here, simply the financial fact of life for clubs of our size...............usually. so why would we need one more?

no, his hands were by his side , not in an unnatural position.........as per the rules

why was he an ineligible player?

Thank goodness you are not in charge then. You must have been watching that other game...............the one in the alternate universe

given the name of the poster and remembering we are speaking of Sr Mirren, the following statement "direct qualification for the group stage of the Champions League." seems somewhat beyond outrageous...................... but COYS.

wrong again it wou;d appear it is available, apologies.

Yes, there is, international only though, I think

absolutely, difficult to call, personally I think you are a bit gallus, 3-1 Saints

mmmmmmmmmmm shades of the Titanic, oh what a tranquil evening, what's that big white thing?

yes, Paul was never a nasty player, but he is a damn good defender

As much as I and most Buddies would love that to happen, even allowing for a certain amount of misdirection over 'finances' that Robinson has been known to spout from time to time, 'one' in might be possible, but three or four. well, as much chance of that as Kilmarnock beating Celtic today........................oh wait! Without outgoing players, it ain't going to happen, unfortunately.

naw, nae striker yet mon

That is absolutely spot on, forwards need good feed from midfield, and we do have a surfeit it would seem of (for St Mirren) good strikers, for me a midfielder would make more sense, but what the hell do I know, I would have binned Olisanyo and truth be told was not overly keen on Mandron either, so perhaps the gaffer knows what he is doing, well there is a novelty it would seem. COYS

no idea what it is you are drinking, but give me one also. COYS.

i FULLY agree about Carson, don't know why, but somehow I never warmed to the man, but I also have to agree with Ric that Hemming should have done better with the first goal, he was left wide open by his (lack of) defense certainly, but in reality, he was a mile slow in getting down, and after reviewing it several;l times you can tell he was beaten (in his head) before he dived, Hladky would have saved that, IMO of course, and that is why we have Forums, to voice opinions.

what defending?

Well I shant get into a boxing match with you over the best goalie, (Hladky by a country mile) because as you say short of stats it's all about individual opinion for sure, however, as for ALL the rest of your post, I concur wholeheartedly, excellent suggestions, Joe Shaughnessy was a firm favourite of mine also, indeed my thoughts on the dignified manner he displayed consistently at the club, probably mirror your own and it would be a super show of fan appreciation if something along the lines you suggest were to transpire. I hope it does. ps; I thought Tate also conducted himself superbly while at our club, many younger players perhaps might take note of this, to me humility is almost as good as ability, not quite but I am sure you take my point.

I agree with booing him, childish or not, effective or not, but it lets him know what the grown-ups think of him, vehemently disagree re Hladky and Alnwick, those two were far superior to Carson by several degrees, Hladky = 9, Alnwick = 8, Carson = 6 in my opinion anyway.

I watched the game and United was quickly in charge, Moult was excellent as indeed were the whole United front line, I was very interested to see Goodwin's views after the game and was impressed with his demeanour, I always liked him when he was with us and unlike a few of my fellow buddies, I bear him no ill will, he has always seemed to me to be a good and fair man as well as a decent manager and I hope he and United do well this season