houston_bud Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 minute ago, medals said: Our home form as we all know has been right up there. Here's the stats. Home table GP W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Celtic 12 12 0 0 37 7 +30 36 2 Rangers 12 10 2 0 32 7 +25 32 3 Hearts 12 8 1 3 28 19 +9 25 4 St. Mirren 12 7 4 1 16 8 +8 25 5 Aberdeen 12 7 1 4 27 13 +14 22 6 Hibernian 12 6 3 3 24 14 +10 21 7 Kilmarnock 12 6 3 3 16 17 -1 21 8 Livingston 11 5 3 3 10 10 0 18 9 Dundee Utd 12 4 1 7 15 22 -7 13 10 Ross County 13 3 3 7 13 22 -9 12 11 St. Johnstone 11 3 2 6 12 14 -2 11 12 Motherwell 11 1 3 7 10 19 -9 6 Jeez, didn't realise Motherwell were so bad at home. We had a terrible spell at home after moving to the new ground, seemed to hardly ever win there. This is probably the first time in my life where we can almost use the word 'fortress'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) The away table not so great but improving. Some surprises though e.g. the Fakes and Motherwell. Away table GP W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Celtic 12 10 1 1 37 10 +27 31 2 Rangers 12 8 2 2 24 15 +9 26 3 St. Johnstone 13 5 1 7 16 24 -8 16 4 Motherwell 12 4 2 6 16 16 0 14 5 Hearts 12 3 5 4 14 15 -1 14 6 Livingston 12 4 2 6 14 23 -9 14 7 Hibernian 12 3 1 8 12 24 -12 10 8 Ross County 11 2 3 6 6 14 -8 9 9 St. Mirren 11 2 2 7 10 24 -14 8 10 Dundee Utd 11 1 4 6 10 18 -8 7 11 Aberdeen 12 2 1 9 9 33 -24 7 12 Kilmarnock 12 0 2 10 4 24 -20 2 Edited February 3 by medals 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Hearts and Don's have had 9 penalties whereas we've had 4 - 2 of which we missed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston_bud Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 It's being reported that Ayunga is out for six months with cruciate ligament damage. What a shame for him, he's been an important player for us this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW saint Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Gutted for Jonah. Hope he gets fit for next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, AW saint said: Gutted for Jonah. Hope he gets fit for next season. Just as well we got Watt - I hope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellthepaw Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, medals said: The away table not so great but improving. Some surprises though e.g. the Fakes and Motherwell. Away table GP W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Celtic 12 10 1 1 37 10 +27 31 2 Rangers 12 8 2 2 24 15 +9 26 3 St. Johnstone 13 5 1 7 16 24 -8 16 4 Motherwell 12 4 2 6 16 16 0 14 5 Hearts 12 3 5 4 14 15 -1 14 6 Livingston 12 4 2 6 14 23 -9 14 7 Hibernian 12 3 1 8 12 24 -12 10 8 Ross County 11 2 3 6 6 14 -8 9 9 St. Mirren 11 2 2 7 10 24 -14 8 10 Dundee Utd 11 1 4 6 10 18 -8 7 11 Aberdeen 12 2 1 9 9 33 -24 7 12 Kilmarnock 12 0 2 10 4 24 -20 2 Tbf there is only a difference of two or so wins between us and 3rd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbartonBud Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 7 minutes ago, smellthepaw said: Tbf there is only a difference of two or so wins between us and 3rd Until just after Christmas we had only taken points in 1 away game, post Christmas 4 away games have seen us get points in 3 of them. Our season was always going to turn on what pattern maintained longer, good home form or poor away form. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, smellthepaw said: Tbf there is only a difference of two or so wins between us and 3rd So we have a game in hand to Hearts against Motherwell which could take us to within 3 points of them in 3rd - its hard to believe. Before then we play Hibs on Saturday while Hearts are at home to Utd. So even if we beat Hibs and Motherwell, if Hearts win and continue to do so, it could take more than a few wins to overtake them. Let's not kid ourselves, 4th would be incredible. For 3rd to happen Hearts would need to drop off a bit or we'd need to up our points average enough. And we cannot discount Livingston, or others if we don't take wins. It's just brilliant that we're up there and competing for the top 6, and Europe for a change. Who laughed at Tony? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, medals said: So we have a game in hand to Hearts against Motherwell which could take us to within 3 points of them in 3rd - its hard to believe. Before then we play Hibs on Saturday while Hearts are at home to Utd. So even if we beat Hibs and Motherwell, if Hearts win and continue to do so, it could take more than a few wins to overtake them. Let's not kid ourselves, 4th would be incredible. For 3rd to happen Hearts would need to drop off a bit or we'd need to up our points average enough. And we cannot discount Livingston, or others if we don't take wins. It's just brilliant that we're up there and competing for the top 6, and Europe for a change. Who laughed at Tony? Top six still has to be the only priority for now. There are 10 games (for us) until that split. I don't even want to consider anything beyond that for now. It's quite feasible that there will be a team in the top six that loses every game and scuppers all chances of finishing in the European places so lets not be getting too far in front of ourselves. Let's finally get over that line and if we get there, worry about what ramifications are there to finish as high as we possibly can. These times don't come around often for clubs like ours and they invariably don't last long when they do, if we can get a couple of seasons of being one of the better sides in the country, it would be long overdue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 8 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Top six still has to be the only priority for now. There are 10 games (for us) until that split. I don't even want to consider anything beyond that for now. It's quite feasible that there will be a team in the top six that loses every game and scuppers all chances of finishing in the European places so lets not be getting too far in front of ourselves. Let's finally get over that line and if we get there, worry about what ramifications are there to finish as high as we possibly can. These times don't come around often for clubs like ours and they invariably don't last long when they do, if we can get a couple of seasons of being one of the better sides in the country, it would be long overdue. Yes, it's typical of St Mirren fans (myself included) to always fear the worst. Never believe it will happen until every hurdle has been jumped. After all, we have a few out with injuries already (Ayunga, Shaunessy, Tait). So we're only a few more injuries away from a crisis. Oh, the life of a St Mirren supporter !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempes Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Was always a matter of time before injuries and suspensions stretched the squad. Thankfully, Robbo has put together a squad that should avoid us having to put too many square pegs in round holes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 9 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Yes, it's typical of St Mirren fans (myself included) to always fear the worst. Never believe it will happen until every hurdle has been jumped. After all, we have a few out with injuries already (Ayunga, Shaunessy, Tait). So we're only a few more injuries away from a crisis. Oh, the life of a St Mirren supporter !! Not going to lie, I'm still looking at our 33 points and my first instinct is that we need another six to make sure for definite that we don't finish in the bottom two. It's impossible not to be like that. It's conditioned in at this point. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MenstrieSaint Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 19 hours ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said: Observations from me…. 1. Guni was from Finland. News to me. 2. Griff sold the jerseys when he duffed his specialist round. 3. The Hull City boy needs to get out more. He was a freak. It wisnae my specialist round , I stepped in for someone that didn't turn up . My Specialist round was St Mirren 1976 - 77 season , I was magnificent . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Not going to lie, I'm still looking at our 33 points and my first instinct is that we need another six to make sure for definite that we don't finish in the bottom two. It's impossible not to be like that. It's conditioned in at this point. Join the club. I look at it tables and go, oh wait only 13 points off the bottom. Then I realise that Motherwell and Dundee United have taken 23 games to get 7 more points than that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbartonBud Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 14 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Not going to lie, I'm still looking at our 33 points and my first instinct is that we need another six to make sure for definite that we don't finish in the bottom two. It's impossible not to be like that. It's conditioned in at this point. Safe by the split, whether that meant top or bottom six was always my primary ambition and I don’t think we have ever achieved it, apart from the shortened 19/20 season. Edited February 3 by DumbartonBud 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 16 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Not going to lie, I'm still looking at our 33 points and my first instinct is that we need another six to make sure for definite that we don't finish in the bottom two. 4 minutes ago, flyingscot said: Join the club. I look at it tables and go, oh wait only 13 points off the bottom. Then I realise that Motherwell and Dundee United have taken 23 games to get 7 more points than that! 2 minutes ago, DumbartonBud said: Safe before the split, whether that meant top or bottom six was always my primary ambition and I don’t think we have ever achieved it, apart from the shortened 19/20 season. Oh man, maybe we should have budgeted for 10th 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 In the Marching In video from the early 1990s, one of the directors of the time used the phrase "schooled in adversity" to describe the experience of following St Mirren. That's always stuck with me as a nice way to explain your state of mind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 11 minutes ago, DumbartonBud said: Safe by the split, whether that meant top or bottom six was always my primary ambition and I don’t think we have ever achieved it, apart from the shortened 19/20 season. 2011/112 was pretty comfortable. We had 35 points pre-split and 2 teams didn't get above that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medals Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 5 hours ago, djchapsticks said: Put this in the Hibs match thread by mistake. Fab really does love a St. Mirren tweet, it's now clear to see. Yeah he's not going even for 7 figures. Hope there is not a buy-out clause, and that a contract extension will be on the table and signed at the end of this season. First impressions pre-season were worrying. Now though, he's the man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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