steviemay17 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Its just short of 3 full months since TW "outlined his transfer plans" as being a "goalkeeper, left back and a striker". A week after that he said he was happy with the CB situation and would only be signing one if one left, and that he was hopeful of having a left back in before the tour of NI ended, with a striker being the priority. Since then, we've signed a centre back on loan, and a third choice keeper who'll never play. + another goalkeeper who hopefully will never play FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 CLUSTERFUCK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenrothes 1884 saint Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Kyle said: I don’t think anyone is required to eat humble pie to be honest. The transfer strategy in this window has been farcical regardless of who we sign over the next week or so. Celtic was always a write off but there’s no reason we couldn’t have won last week if we’d had our actual squad in place. Writing off games/points at the start of the season like we’ve done this year could end up costing us league places and it’s manifested negativity between the support, the playing staff/management and the board. Its a lose-lose situation all round. Yet we’ve sold more season tickets? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Quiet in here tonight boys. Give me a shout when you don't sign anyone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 29 minutes ago, glenrothes 1884 saint said: Yet we’ve sold more season tickets? We've discovered drama sells. All those years of being a steady well run club with regular top four finishes and European forays, and crowds stayed about the same. Have a summer of fucking up everything for the new season, get everyone wanting a piece of you on social media and bang! ST sales go up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 "Hopefully something next week", for the fifth week in a row. Maybe if you didnt sign dross like Callachan and McMillan on multi-year contracts Tommy, youd have money to spend Tommy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 8 hours ago, ali_91 said: 18 hour truce called until after the Hibs game. Anyone breaking it will be cancelled. 20+ degrees in the Capital to watch the Saintees. Let’s be ‘avin you. #packrule Ffs ali, you're better than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidelines Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Tommy, sounding more than a little frustrated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 How’s the striker search going lads? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Sidelines said: Tommy, sounding more than a little frustrated. He's far from innocent in this mess. Fag paper maths... Spoiler Looking at it through Browns eyes, we've made these changes. I'm just guessing wages but trying to see if he deserves criticism for not "spending money since the cup win".. Please don't berate me for this, its complete and utter guesswork and I'm just writing it down as I think it, rather than any detailed research. Its in spoilers so you're not forced to read what will be a mess. 14/15 Spoiler Out v In Lappin = Cregg (Lappin maybe higher) McFadden = Hasselbaink (McFadden maybe took advantage of us being desperate, was never convinced Hasselbaink was paid that much) May not replaced directly Morgan/Graham loans in, Clancy and McDonald left. Swanson also loaned, potentially equalised out the May wage? He signed an increased deal but Swanson will have earned more at Coventry. Result = Chance it was equal out and in, dependent on how much we paid for the loanees. 15/16 Spoiler Joe Shaughnessy = Gary Miller (Easy to forget Joe was signed as a young unproven player, can't have demanded much money) John Sutton = Frazer Wright (both surely on high end wages for us, for different reasons?) Liam Craig = Lee Croft Swanson = O'Halloran Doyle = Caddis Cummins less than McFadden? Result = Looks like potentially less being paid than what went out, but if Sutton earns more than Wright did then it went up. Fee for MOH not spent. 16/17 Spoiler Foster = Mackay Watson, Alston, Paton and Coulson all higher than Sutton and McKay? Result = Looks like we spent far more on what came in, but that could've been helped by the MOH fee received the previous season/ 17/18 Spoiler Scougall = Swanson McMillan = Coulson Tanser less than Scobbie Williams, O'Halloran and Willock on loan, combined similar to Paton, Watson and Cummins Result = Not much in it, depends on loanees again 18/19 Spoiler MacLean = Watt Millar = Callachan Mannus = Wright Scougall = Kennedy MOH greater than Watson Result = Spending more than came in 19/20 Spoiler Shaughnessy = Kerr new contract Watt = Clark new contract Easton = Parish and Duffy Alston more than Vihmann loan Result = Spending less than came in, but maybe equalising the excess spent last season on MOH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 The similarities between the situations at St Johnstone and Kilmarnock are obvious. One thing this does show is that it doesn’t matter if you’re the newest or longest serving manager, your plans can go wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 No Foster today. My understanding is there’s something happened after the Livi game and he may well have played his last game for the club. A disastrous situation because generally when he doesn’t play our team falls to bits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Just now, Jamie_Beatson said: No Foster today. My understanding is there’s something happened after the Livi game and he may well have played his last game for the club. A disastrous situation because generally when he doesn’t play our team falls to bits. f**k sake, when it rains, it doesn't half pour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Jamie_Beatson said: No Foster today. My understanding is there’s something happened after the Livi game and he may well have played his last game for the club. A disastrous situation because generally when he doesn’t play our team falls to bits. That rumour seems true. Which will mean the other rumour about a long serving staff member leaving is correct (not TW, before fans of other clubs jump to that). Horrendous Summer for us. Absolutely shitting it about Duffy being first choice RB all season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Ludo*1 said: f**k sake, when it rains, it doesn't half pour. The worse news is still to follow, if the Foster one is true. Won't mean much to non-Saints fans, but to those who are, it's a massive, massive red flag considering who it is thats walking away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Just now, RandomGuy. said: The worse news is still to follow, if the Foster one is true. Won't mean much to non-Saints fans, but to those who are, it's a massive, massive red flag considering who it is thats walking away. Who? Cleland? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Ludo*1 said: Who? Cleland? If only - we could then bring Calum Davidson back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 A wonderful second-hand source informed me of this Richard Foster rumour a few days ago, alongside the rumour about a certain staff member leaving. I heard the same thing from someone else a few days later so I assume it’s true. We may well be exiting the transfer window with one left-back and one right-back at our club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Who? Cleland? I've been sworn to silence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Toon Saintee Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) That must be just about the youngest back four that we have ever fielded in a top league game Edited August 24, 2019 by Lang Toon Saintee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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