DavidReid01
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On the plus side… at least we haven’t hired that horrible bigot Malky Mackay as Sporting Director!
3 points the night… oh what a time to be a Saintee.
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16 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Had vague hope we would see Wright and Jaiyesimi on either flank and a set up similar to the Aberdeen game, but Leveins already talking about what Wright gives us from wing back.
Levein has also been saying we’ve played a back 5 the last few games…
Can we just go 44 f****** 2 with Wright and DJ on the wings. Phillips and Smith in the centre.
Although possibly Phillips out could leave a midfield of Smith/MacPherson/Max*
*Shivers with fear
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9 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Mitov, Sinclair, Keltjens, Sprangler, Phillips, Ferguson, Franczak, Steven, Sidibeh
I think I'd be okay if that's what we were left with. Ferguson and Franczak out on loan to the Championship.
Still not convinced fully by Kimpioka and if it's a Sidibeh v Kimpioka decision I'm picking Sidibeh.
McLelland also, plus some of the others under contract as we obviously won’t be paying up deals.
So you can add Smith, Kimpioka and Clark to that.
Smith just seems to be a non injury prone replica of Cammy MacPherson. Has some flashes where he looks a footballer, but largely goes missing and hides when it gets tough.
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Does the stadium at Airdrie potentially have VAR infrastructure from a recent cup tie (Mens, Womans, Youth?)… only explanation I can see if VAR and Astro.
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14 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
We've only won 2 of the last 15 and that includes a cup defeat to a lower league side, FWIW.
His task will have been to keep us up and build foundations to build from. Ideally he does that and then walks into the sunset this Summer.
Theres a lot of red flags in terms of his management for me, and hes cost us points with mistakes that experienced managers just shouldn't be making. Like against you at 1-1 we have a player on the park dropping to his knees exhausted, maybe a month after collapsing on the pitch, and he keeps him on until he drops again, while theres a pacey replacement on the bench whos arguably better on the ball and whos also scored 2 winners for us since January. Tony Gallacher is a limited full back who pretty much played as a winger, offered no threat for 80 minutes and was exhausted, yet plods on while Graham Carey, our best attacking player, sits on the bench.
Perhaps the substitution and in game changes is one aspect where the dynamic between him and Kirk doesn’t really work.
Remit was to keep us up, if they do that I’ll be happy.
Then I’d back them to get it right this summer. Would imagine regardless of if we stay up, or go down. Kirk will be gaffer next season. We need a bit of continuity, it’s what has served saints so well over the years.
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2 hours ago, RandomGuy. said:
I vent my frustration/anger out online so I can be relaxed in real life, I'd recommend it tbh.
Always felt this was the plan tbh. Levein would move upstairs this Summer and Kirk would be officially named manager.
I do wonder sometimes about who's actually managing us just now. A lot of how we play is just trying to replicate Brechin (5 at the back shape, central striker playing dropping deep/wide, sideways possession) and a decision literally never seems to be made without Kirk and Levein discussing it at length. Feels like Kirk is the actual manager at times and Levein is just adding his thoughts every so often and fronting it all to get the stick/media attention so Kirk can acclimatise to top flight management without that pressure.
That's not something I feel hugely comfortable with and I hate the 5-2-3 with a passion but that's exactly where I think we'll end up with Kirk long term. Suspect we'll see that shape against County after the split.
Think most of this is spot on, if it keeps us up whilst giving Kirk a crucial 7/8 months experience in the premiership then I think it could be alright.
Levein being there certainly takes the spotlight of Kirk, and whilst some have questioned how much it means to him… I’d like to think he is just portraying a calm, positive almost nonchalant attitude in the press to try and relax the players a bit and reduce nerves/negativity.
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51 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Home end ticket sales for this don't look good at all.
Levein promised "attacking football" apparently, as he wants us to score more goals. Interested to see the line up.
451 mid block with Sibideh isolated up front on his own…
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3 hours ago, Sh*teAndMuck said:
Anybody got any good news?
Every day that passes is a day closer to the release of Crawford and MacPherson.
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Again… I’d be wary of the differences between what happens behind closed doors, and what Levein says in the press. He’s an experienced manager who knows how to deal with press and journalists.
There’s a reason he’ll say something, and it ain’t for fans to latch on and start calling said players out.
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A very interesting thread. Enjoyed reading through it and some very valid points being made. For me, there is clear benefits to clubs with having Astro pitches.
• Reduced maintenance
• Increased income
• Reduced Expenditure
• Consistent playing surface
I look at Saints for example, we could install an artificial pitch, instantly reduce our expenditure of maintaining the main pitch, and training areas.
We could also then potentially sell off 5 acres ish of land, estimated to be worth around £5 million.
The reason the top flight games on Astro are shite, is predominantly due to the games played there and the factors of the teams involved. I’ve been to plenty games this season in the lower leagues on Astro and watched good matches.
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2 hours ago, The Saintee said:
Can't wait for pre-season and we'll see how much a manager disagrees with Stan Harris.
Eh?
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6 minutes ago, Saint DBL said:
Might have missed it being mentioned here but a good move from the club on the media front, would expect good content from guys.
Agreed. Very very positive move.
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1 hour ago, Radford said:
Hold on. We spent £300,000 on transfer fees between May 2022 and May 2023?
Come on, someone just spit it out who this momentual f**k up was regarding.
Probably one of Davidson’s weird signings like Dailly or Sandford.
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1 hour ago, The Saintee said:
There dozens of examples of players not working out at one club but being absolute legends at another club.
Better coaching? Better teammates? Each case will be different but it's something we've certainly seen. Usually it's us getting the benefit.
Bang on. Can’t think of many examples where players have left Saints after a very poor spell and gone on to better things, whereas I could name countless players who have been shite elsewhere and came to Saints and it’s just been the right fit and they’ve turned into a player.
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12 hours ago, PauloPerth said:
Reading the points from earlier about how many goals from crosses we concede, it does make you wonder what the f**k our wing backs are there for?!
If they were marauding forward like Beck and supplying assists, then you could forgive a few defensive lapses. But not providing anything in attack as well as failing to stop crosses or dispossessing opposition wide players, in a formation where wing backs should be key, is not a great combination. Obviously the centre backs need to defend them better as well.
When you think back to Mackay, Foster, Easton, Rooney etc then you look at the offerings of the wing backs this season, its heartbreaking!
For me, it’s most likely we offer up a 2v1 in the wide areas up against opposition winger and full back.
Too often we’re too scared to push our wing back up on to their full back or wing back and they get pinned back by a winger or striker coming wide, then leaves so much space for full backs or wing backs to deliver from deep.
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4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
This would make the most sense, as we surely must be over budget by a decent bit again?
Sure they spoke about 24 players being roughly the plan, unsure where we sit now with Brown/Ballantyne/Kane away.
Think so but would suggest Levein has been given a bit of leeway with regards to budget in order to keep us up.
Can’t wait for this summer to never have to read that squad list with quite a few of those names ever again.
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37 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Aye i can see why Kanes the one to go, in terms of what Leveins thinking is. Zero arguments about Kimpioka/Sidibeh getting a run to see what they can do ahead of Kane too, hes not contributed goals for years now really.
I just dont agree Jaiyesimi is a better option for us than Kane.
Perhaps it’s financially… No idea how much of DJ’s wage we’ll be paying but if we needed to get x amount of wages out to get Sibideh in then it might make sense that it’s Kane that goes.
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6 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Id rather have Kane than Jaiyesimi, tbh.
With Clarks fitness being sketchy then the 4th choice selection could end up being more vital than it looks just now. May presumably isnt really worth talking abour just now as an option.
Think DJ and Kane is up for debate. But CL sees Kane as 5th choice behind DJ then we need to look to get rid of him.
Jaiyesimi has looked good in spells but seems clear from everything that Levein rates him higher.
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This big love in with Kane all of a sudden he’s linked with a move away is strange.
An injury prone striker who doesn’t score often ain’t gonna help us avoid relegation. He’s currently 5th choice and both new signings up front appear to offer a decent threat.
Stop being overly loyal to club legends and move them on at the right time (ie. Now).
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Kjeltens McGowan Consi Smith Robbo
M.Smith Sprangler Carey
Clark Sibideh
Not what I expect to happen but what I’d like to happen.
Suspect Gordon may come back in, and would think he’ll go 4 in midfield with Smith and Smith possibly the two higher and wider roles and would think he’d stick with Kimpioka up front.
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1 minute ago, SJFCtheTeamForMe said:
You can call it a right back. I called it a right wing back.
Missing the point though regardless of what you're calling it.
I agree with your point re Max.
If fans want us to be more attacking and creative, that requires movement off the ball and creating space for others.
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23 minutes ago, SJFCtheTeamForMe said:
That was horrific.
Max is the new Gary Macdonald.
So much over coaching and over complicating things. The right wing back going narrow etc. f**k off.
Also the pitch? Looks a mess already.
We didn’t have a right wing back playing i’m afraid.
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Just now, macclyde+ said:
Thoughts on him ? You've probably not seen enough of him to judge tbf !
Will be an excellent signing at that level if he can find his form. Gives him a chance to do well and earn him a move to League 1 in the summer.
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27 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
I hate the 5-2-3/5-2-2-1 shape when you dont have a wide CB getting up the park and wing backs taking people on. But Levein seemed to make it clear the back 3 stays because the CB options are paceless and he doesnt seem to trust Gordon in a back 4 (which is interesting, as he always dropped out instead of Kerr or McCart under TW when the shape changed). Guess the plan is "protect the CBs, use pace up front to counter", and when it doesnt come off we'll look clueless?
If we could get a defence similar in profile to the double winning one, with a Kerr type in there charging forward and pace in the wing back positions, i think it would look completely different. As suddenly we'd be able to open up more and worry less about being countered. I think there will be an attempt at that in the Summer.
Have been wondering if Kerr Smith is here for 5 months to get used to everything then we'll loan him again for next season if Levein/Kirk stay, and he'll replace McGowan with Considine replaced by a quicker LCB.
Big thing with Levein is he seems to have clearly planned for the January window, and known exactly what he wanted. Id be amazed if they dont already have a list of targets for the Summer and know roughly who'll be leaving and who they want to stay too.
We desperately need a season where we're safe by the end of February/March, and have a plan in place before the Summer window opens with ideally some players already approached. It looks roughly like Levein is on track to do that.
A season or two of rubbish, not losing, football to help stabilise the club and get us back on track is fine. We need to stop this changing everything every window, and build foundations again like Coyle did all those years ago, but this time its in a higher division. Was the squad as overloaded with shite back then too?
Agree with everything here, and the point made further down the thread. It finally seems like we’ve had a window where there was a plan on which positions needed signed but also the profile of player for each position.
Hopefully we can start to plan for next season sooner rather than later.
The Smith loan is a strange one, Levein has been quite open he’d need to work his way into the team, so it seems strange for Villa to let him go somewhere on loan where in all honesty it looks like he may not feature much. It’s either A. Panic loan after Robinson went, or B. Long term loan for next season too where he’s expected to come in and start.
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Double Winning St Johnstone FC Thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Shaun Rooney signed for St Mirren. I take this back.