The Real Saints Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) What is he like 5? Just reckon it would be a decent idea like, eh? Feel free to come up with your own ideas. There is NAE WAY I'm attending shitty 3rd division matches next season. SPL is the only option. Aye, if the mighty Rangers were playing on the roads I'd watch from the pavements, but going to East Stirling is one step too far. i'm sure the clubs in SPL3 would have all that money from pie sales Yeah.. It was me.. Got found out pretty quickly, but not too bothered. I would have created a new email address otherwise. It was definitely worth it. Although it saddens me that the majority of them didn't seem to realise that the original post was intended to be an imitation of their own imbecilic supporters. Edit: Also, Shania Twain IS a goddess. Edited July 14, 2012 by The Real Saints 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeHectorPar Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Gilmour's statement is embarrassing. It sounds like he wants a reversal of the SPL No vote. No, he wants them out of the SPL but just for the one season that the SKY contract has to run. Can we expect them to have a really bad run next season so they can end up in D1 Maybe the idea of Sellick winning the league by Xmas isn't such as far-fetched as we thought if every club is hoping to be relegated. Big number of clubs in admin next season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Is Stewart Gilmour basically saying that St Mirren's business plans make no provision for the possibility of relegation? Hysterical nonsense from him and that Highland twat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarreZ Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I think you are giving the Orcs more credit than they merit, and the St Mirren fans less phlegmatism than they deserve. Rangers fans aren't exactly known for lateral thinking. All they will see is "Mongo see Gilmour say Rangers relegation bad. Mongo like Gilmour. Mongo like St Mirren until Big Hoose back in Premier!" As for St Mirren fans, they've seen the support melt like snow off a dyke when down in the 2nd Division and reappear once back in the SPL. Been there before, and know that fair-weather fans is something you just have to live with, even if you don't like it - especially when you are the orcs nearest neighbours. Our crowds didnt change that much from the first to the SPL, a small home increase but the majority of gates being increased from away supporters of SPL clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Yeah.. It was me.. Got found out pretty quickly, but not too bothered. I would have created a new email address otherwise. It was definitely worth it. Although it saddens me that the majority of them didn't seem to realise that the original post was intended to be an imitation of their own imbecilic supporters. Edit: Also, Shania Twain IS a goddess. It's a bit creepy that the admins of Sevco media are so keen to check out the Bebo pages of new members. I wonder if Div has had a gander at Perthsire Bell's Habbo Hotel profile? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Is Stewart Gilmour basically saying that St Mirren's business plans make no provision for the possibility of relegation? Hysterical nonsense from him and that Highland twat. Player contracts have relegation clauses that, along with the parachutepayment eases the hit of relegation, but that isn't the point. To condemn the SFL clubs for making the right decision - the same decision he made, FFS - is a disgrace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 It's a bit creepy that the admins of Sevco media are so keen to check out the Bebo pages of new members. I wonder if Div has had a gander at Perthsire Bell's Habbo Hotel profile? I think so too. Especially considering I haven't logged onto Bebo for at least 5 years (when I was under the legal age of consent). Not only are they fools, they also seem to be depraved paedophiles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeHectorPar Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Never trust St Mirren horrible lot I feel really bad for the vast majority of their fans who have stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of us during the past few months. Had Gilmour come out before the vote and stated that they needed the Rangers cash then I suppose most of us would have accepted that, or not. This however is a bit underhand though it doesn't take away from the integrity of the fans. I still look on them as defenders of what is right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Dog Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Stewart Gilmour is a raging throbber. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBairn Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Stewart Gilmour is a raging throbber. The Dog delivers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Player contracts have relegation clauses that, along with the parachute payment eases the hit of relegation, but that isn't the point. To condemn the SFL clubs for making the right decision - the same decision he made, FFS - is a disgrace. Have to laugh at this. When I watched my own club in the Premier League it was 2 up, 2 down and no bloody parachute payments. Teams budgeted for the possibility of relegation and in the 5 year stint we had in the top flight relegation affected - Hearts (twice), Motherwell, Dundee, Hibernian, Kilmarnock (twice), Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians and ourselves. None of these clubs went into administration in the years which followed as a result of this despite the lack of TV money, shirt sponsorship and parachute money. Reality check needed at the top level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I just found Gilmour's talk of mass redundancies while sunning himself in Spain surreal. My heart bleeds for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Stewart Gilmour has a lot of goodwill in the tank from St Mirren fans for his overall stewardship of our club during his tenure. His Paisley Daily Express interview however is simply terrible. Others have already said it - we voted no to newco in the SPL, we made a statement that we have acted in the way Saints fans wanted - and we renewed our STs with renewed enthusiasm. Our club also made a statement that the SFL should be left to make their own decision with no external pressure. Our club have also just set up a 'fighting fund' plan to help with finances... Then this statement. Jesus, what a beamer. Not me - our chairman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somner`s love child Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Throw it right back to ye, why reward clubs with an arsehole for a chairman. I did say the boycott would only last while Cameron is at the helm. What team do you support? I take it you would have no problem paying into the coffers at Ibrox when the time comes? ETA: Just noticed you are a County fan!!! O...M...G! I honestly thought only wee pubescent schoolgirls used the acronym OMG. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrugalNory Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Mass redundancies? How many staff do St Mirren employ? That sounds like they have an army of employees holed up in some factory somewhere in Paisley. Is this a slight exaggeration or do the Buddies genuinley have a gargantuan payroll? And if they do, what exactly do these people do? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBairn Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Mass redundancies? How many staff do St Mirren employ? That sounds like they have an army of employees holed up in some factory somewhere in Paisley. It's the hoards of warrior ants they employ to keep the leccy running on their teeny tiny treadmills. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Saint Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Mass redundancies at Feegie? Deary me, that statement reads like a makey-uppy Record exclusive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Mass redundancies? How many staff do St Mirren employ? That sounds like they have an army of employees holed up in some factory somewhere in Paisley. Is this a slight exaggeration or do the Buddies genuinley have a gargantuan payroll? And if they do, what exactly do these people do? We have a very small payroll in comparison to other clubs. Just about every Saints fan knows all our employees by name. Many of them have been there for a long time. Kath Steel for example just retired from our front office after 32 years service. Our commercial manager Campbell Kennedy is a well-kent face, our groundsman Tommy Docherty is another 30 plus year servant - our media guy Norrie Jamieson is also heavily involved in the club website... Could go on... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty 218 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Does anyone know for sure if Sevco are going to play as "Rangers"? - same shirt? Same badge? - what are the rules? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPar72 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Both the ICT and St Mirren statements are horrendous, the SFL are blameless in this situation. Both statements are eerily similar and talk of redundancies etc, and i imagine are reflective of most SPL clubs. That is why i cant get my head round St Johnstone and Killie signing players on contracts during this perid of financial uncertainty. To go off on a tangent.... Right so Rangers are gone...sponsors are gone, clubs are forced to sort themselves out, some even go into administration. What about when the Newco get back to the top division? Surely sponsors will come back? A better TV deal on the table etc etc In that case, we would have a top division of relatively financially prudent clubs, able to benefit massively from the revenue the returning newco would bring. And hopefully this extra revenue is spent wisely on youth development etc for the benefit of the game. Chuck in reconstruction and i think it could be short term pain, for long term gain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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