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18 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said:
The gift that keeps giving. What is that last paragraph all about?
Strong Richard Keys vibes. I'm now imagining being mocked by younger office colleagues in 25 years' time, thinking: "That'll teach me for criticising the signing of Jamie Murphy..."
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41 minutes ago, Meesterrodriguez said:
Yup seems about right
If it's strictly the past 15 years (ie Main's second spell) then I'd move Main down a fair bit. Clark above Enckelman for longevity, although Enckelman was spectacular on his day.
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20 hours ago, DrewDon said:
A completely legitimate determination method IMO.
Would also take it tbh.
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Would have preferred something more faithful to the original design, but credit to the club for taking up the challenge. Will have to see if I can scrape together the pennies.
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It's an indictment of St Johnstone fans that they consistently call for the teal and magenta but rarely agitate for this one:
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26 minutes ago, The Real Saints said:
What a nostalgic blast from the past. I’m sure I would have considered it a decent signing (albeit not very exciting) if we’d signed him a decade ago.
I've quite enjoyed Davidson's magical mystery tour of players who were excellent in 2014. Preferable to those who've never played a game of professional football, or couldn't get a game for St Mirren.
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9 minutes ago, jamamafegan said:
Another key player lost to some English jobbers. Wonder who Callum will get to replace him. Sam Parkin perhaps? Derek Holmes?
Not sure, mate. Hopefully someone decent, though.
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44 minutes ago, Fratelli said:
Gordon’s decision making in terms of when/when not to charge out has always been a weird point to his game. Was a massive issue in Europe when he played for Celtic - where half decent strikers would just leave him in no man’s land.
Was surprised he didn't get a bit more stick for this last night - made up Yarmolenko's mind for him. (Appreciate he kept us in the game with his reaction saves, so hats off for that.)
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While I do think there's a very good chance we'd have taken it to extra time if McGinn's header had gone in, over the piece we were well and truly Czech Republic-ed and Croatia-ed. Disappointing.
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Fourteenth consecutive season in the top division. Some achievement, and one not many of us would have predicted (presumably) when we came back up. Plenty of work to do over the summer if we're to make it 15, though.
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41 minutes ago, Radford said:
I find it so hard to relate to him in the same manner as previous managers.
This awkwardness and gaucheness was on display when he joined Eilidh Barbour and the pundits after the game. But it won't be an issue if he gets us winning again next season.
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Not fussed about McCart because decent centre halves are easier to come by at this level and we may already have found one in Mahon. Rooney was at his battering ram best last night and should be given the opportunity to test that athleticism at a higher level than Saints. Hendry looks to be on an upward path and obviously Clark needs to move if he wants the chance of regular Scotland caps. Replacing key players in those latter three positions will be difficult, so I hope we're already on it.
Thought Davidson's comments post-match were interesting, in that they seemed like a "best bits" of everything he's been criticised for this season. He basically said "I told them to start the game like they did in Inverness, and they didn't." Also bemoaned "flicks round the corner" in favour of taking the ball in and moving it on, and credited Hendry's return to form to getting back to the basics of forward play.
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Only feels like yesterday we were all standing on the pitch after the Morton game. Not sure I'm quite ready to go back to that sort of thing.
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5 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
unlike that waster Vertainen. 4 goals he scored for Linfield today
Bloody hell, I thought you were joking!
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35 minutes ago, PauloPerth said:
I am also surprised how far out the picture Liam Craig has fallen. I struggle to accept that he could start in a winning league cup final, but a year later he's completely incapable of contributing at all?
Lasted a bit longer than Craig Conway.
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1 hour ago, Radford said:
He repeated a mistake that he made in Paisley yesterday, a third time would be very concerning.
We also became an incoherent mess against County at home before Christmas when there was only one goal in it.
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Me when Drey Wright left: injury-prone show pony with no end product.
Me when Drey Wright returns: good ball carrier, hard worker, just what we need at RWB.
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41 minutes ago, FrankChickens1 said:
They'd still be shite, but what I meant was at least they'd be doing it in our half of the pitch. Attacking threat just the same as currently, and marginal increase in defence, maybe. Going back to galatasary threads I've been strongly against both.
I still think Booth could offer something in attack if he had a Wotherspoon or Conway type to link up with. But he doesn't. Brown is fine as a squad/utility player who will do a job when required - but never as a long-term starting wing-back.
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1 hour ago, The Real Saints said:
‘A couple of signings’ today though, eh? That’s exciting. Who will they be?
1. 21-year-old EPL reserve with zero senior appearances.
2. c**t you haven't heard anything about for five years but was on the fringes of the Scotland squad in 2010.
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God, this is depressing.
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16 hours ago, The Marly said:
They start most games.
Kerr barely plays, by the look of things (six or so appearances in League 1). Not saying he won't go on to be a success in the longer term - just that Wigan seem to have a fairly settled team and are flying in the league.
(Yes, yes - English diddy forum for this pish etc.)
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12 minutes ago, The Real Saints said:
I'd really love May and Ciftci to hit the ground running. It's the nostalgic strike partnership of my dreams.
Ah yes, the two tyro superstars of a very recent Scottish Cup final, sharing a pitch again after losing absolutely none of their respective powers in the brief interim. Every opposing defender's nightmare, surely.
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Johnson has sent the Paymaster General to answer an urgent question in the Commons about the garden drinks, and he's taking an absolute pasting. Some lack of self-respect.
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32 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:
Who could have predicted that forcing people to wear (often dirty) facecoverings, and forcing people to gather in houses rather than larger (sometimes outdoor) spaces would have the opposite effect than intended.
This is what happens when you view Covid as the only thing that matters, and become obsessed with trying to control numbers that, short of a march 2020 style lockdown, you have nowhere near the level of control over as you think.
Agree with the bulk of this, but surely the issue with face coverings (dirty or otherwise) is that the way the policy has been implemented makes it a relatively ineffective tool at the population level (as you alluded to re indoor gatherings), rather than any particular failing of the masks themselves or the idea behind them?
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Double Winning St Johnstone FC Thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Great to have Gowser on board. Plenty of experience, has played at a World Cup, proven winner, was very good when he came through at Hearts, can play in a number of positions. COYS.