Stu Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, WeWereThePeople said: You let your club sell sellick gear. We were just showing off that there wasn't a court order preventing us from running a club shop. 2 hours ago, thepundit said: Just the 2-0 Rangers. Not expecting a great performance with the game just 3 days after our European heroics/failure Haha. That’s got me thinking, what was the story behind the signing of Christopher Wreh back in those days? We needed a striker. Frank McAvennie was starting out as an agent and was apparently representing Wreh. For some reason, that combination didn't set off any alarm bells and we signed him. I don't think he ever started a game as Tom Hendrie claimed he was pish in training - although who knows if that was true as he also said Iain Nicolson was injured (a lot) to cover the fact the pair had fallen out. From memory we tried to punt Wreh on loan to Darlington (this would have been just before or after they paraded Asprilla) but it fell through because he missed his train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Would have been very difficult to get a game with the likes of Lavety, Mendes and Yardley already there, to be fair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah Cole Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Would have been very difficult to get a game with the likes of Lavety, Mendes and Yardley already there, to be fair. [emoji4]Lavety and Mendes weren’t there then and Yardley was no longer a regular starter.The main strike force that season was Jose Quitongo and Brian McGinty. No wonder we were shite! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 You let your club sell sellick gear.Don’t sports direct sell Celtic gear? Meaning your club did too. Nasty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Stu said: We needed a striker. Frank McAvennie was starting out as an agent and was apparently representing Wreh. For some reason, that combination didn't set off any alarm bells and we signed him. I don't think he ever started a game as Tom Hendrie claimed he was pish in training - although who knows if that was true as he also said Iain Nicolson was injured (a lot) to cover the fact the pair had fallen out. From memory we tried to punt Wreh on loan to Darlington (this would have been just before or after they paraded Asprilla) but it fell through because he missed his train Haha, I'm surprised the chairman didn't drive him down there himself. He must be St Mirrens highest ever earner? or very close to it. 4 minutes ago, Jeremiah Cole said: Lavety and Mendes weren’t there then and Yardley was no longer a regular starter. The main strike force that season was Jose Quitongo and Brian McGinty. No wonder we were shite! My mistake. Apologies. Just checked McGinty's wiki as I wanted to know if it was the same one who was at Rangers. Not the most prolific of goalscorers according to his stats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Jeremiah Cole said: Lavety and Mendes weren’t there then and Yardley was no longer a regular starter. The main strike force that season was Jose Quitongo and Brian McGinty. No wonder we were shite! Which reminds me of wee Jose at Dingwall one evening 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston_bud Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Jeremiah Cole said: Lavety and Mendes weren’t there then and Yardley was no longer a regular starter. Was Mendes not back that season?? 5 minutes ago, thepundit said: He must be St Mirrens highest ever earner? or very close to it. I'd be very surprised at that, the guy had played a handful of games in the previous few years and only featured once or twice for us. Considering the season prior to that we knocked back Bebeto because he wouldn't come in for a trial makes me think that we wouldn't have thrown money at a Wreh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, houston_bud said: Was Mendes not back that season?? I'd be very surprised at that, the guy had played a handful of games in the previous few years and only featured once or twice for us. Considering the season prior to that we knocked back Bebeto because he wouldn't come in for a trial makes me think that we wouldn't have thrown money at a Wreh. Mendes was the season after. I'd also be surprised if Wreh was our highest earner. The likes of Archibald and Victor would probably have been on more. Not sure what guys like Djemba-Djemba or Ferdinand would have been on more recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, thepundit said: Haha, I'm surprised the chairman didn't drive him down there himself. He must be St Mirrens highest ever earner? or very close to it. Nah, nowhere near it. Though he was likely on ridiculous money for the 1st division at the time. Wreh's career was in a massive downward trajectory at that point despite him only being about 26 or 27. He'd gone from scoring a winning goal in an FA cup semi-final and getting semi-regular game time as 4th choice centre forward alongside Ian Wright, Nicolas Anelka and Dennis Bergkamp in a double wining team back when the double was a really big deal, to getting nowhere near a game for ourselves in three and a half years. He was fucking brilliant in CM01/02 though. Edited August 19, 2019 by djchapsticks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, thepundit said: He must be St Mirren's highest ever earner? or very close to it. Roy Aitken, Victor and Stevie Archibald were on ridiculous money, as was Thomas Stickroth. I know one of the directors of the club at the time, and although I can't remember the exact figures, it's no wonder we nearly went tits up in the mid nineties. I think Archibald was on something like £2K a game and that was in the early 90's. In fact it might have been more than that. Edited August 19, 2019 by FTOF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scam75 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I'd heard 5k a week and 1k a goal. The latter didn't cost us much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, thepundit said: Haha, I'm surprised the chairman didn't drive him down there himself. He must be St Mirrens highest ever earner? or very close to it. My mistake. Apologies. Just checked McGinty's wiki as I wanted to know if it was the same one who was at Rangers. Not the most prolific of goalscorers according to his stats! He scored a hat-trick against the Saintees. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Bet Hammill and Ferdinand were on decent wedge last season. Not 5k a week decent, tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambieBud Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Do we know which Lodge is supplying the ref yet? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinanade Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I vividly remember being raging at the time because he wasn't getting a game although he was pretty much a fat balloon at the time Didn't stop yardley mind you. Shite in training? Probably done a mahrez and scored all sorts in the reserves then not played as he wasn't a hammer thrower or part of the best pals act. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Stu said: Mendes was the season after. I'd also be surprised if Wreh was our highest earner. The likes of Archibald and Victor would probably have been on more. Not sure what guys like Djemba-Djemba or Ferdinand would have been on more recently. Cashing. Ferdinand maybe £100,000 signing for his time at St Mirren. Hear say only hear say before I'm shoot down. Come on Gordon a wee bit more concentration needed. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 35 minutes ago, CambieBud said: Do we know which Lodge is supplying the ref yet? It's Paisley so the emphasis is tacky and cheap. Probably Travelodge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Cashing. Ferdinand maybe £100,000 signing for his time at St Mirren. Hear say only hear say before I'm shoot down. Come on Gordon a wee bit more concentration needed. Worth every penny. Should’ve been more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: It's Paisley so the emphasis is tacky and cheap. Probably Travelodge. When you go down to Green Road your in for a BIG SURPRISE. Though a poster above is 100% right it depends who the ref is. Not bitter but let's be honest 4 penalties was cringeworthy unless you feel you need a 12th man to beat a wee diddy club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 minute ago, buddie06smfc said: Worth every penny. Should’ve been more. Well he did get free beans on his mutton pie. Give me the tannoy smile from ear to ear in the bank house. No wonder Oran was moved on . But the buck falls who ever approved it ( if true ) I could go out and buy a Porsche 911. But would it hit my investments. Of course given it would sit in the garage/ subs bench most weeks would it be wise ? I think not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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