ZingaliMan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: The elephant in the room, of course, being that many of our fans are fucking mental. Mad that the same people who comment on the SMFC Facebook page might now have voting rights in relation to key club decisions. Anyway... I've been in from day one and my name's on the wall. This is excellent news and I'm genuinely really pleased with how this has panned out. The bottom line to this being the club is now safe. SMISA members will vote who goes onto the board. Major issues will not be voted on by the fans only small items such as strips. Its a historic moment in the history of the club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Buttocks Brown said: With 1100 SMISA members any lunatic fringe will have minimal influence. To be fair, I thought that about the UK population and Brexit and yet here we are. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Coventry Saint said: The elephant in the room, of course, being that many of our fans are fucking mental. Mad that the same people who comment on the SMFC Facebook page might now have voting rights in relation to key club decisions. Anyway... I've been in from day one and my name's on the wall. This is excellent news and I'm genuinely really pleased with how this has panned out. Most of the fucking loonies stormed off in the huff and stopped paying in years ago, because they didn't like a strip, or they didn't get a personal visit from Gordon Scott over some trivial email, or they disagreed with a vote that won by 97%. Wouldn't worry about it too much. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttocks Brown Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Very easy to forget where we were when Gordon Scott took over from Stewart Gilmour in July 2016: we'd just finished 6th in the second tier and Alex Rae was in charge. Gordon binned him within 8 weeks and appointed Jack Ross. It's been an upwards trajectory since then. Stubbs was, of course, a big error but that was quickly recognised and rectified. Parting company with Kearney was a shaky moment but, with hindsight, getting Goodie in when we did was a masterstroke. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 'McGrath in that seven-figure bracket' | Video | Watch TV Show | Sky Sports 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, FTOF said: 'McGrath in that seven-figure bracket' | Video | Watch TV Show | Sky Sports To be fair, Tony is prone to a bit of hyperbole 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 https://www.stmirren.com/commercial-news/4050-shop-update New strips for sale once they iron the new sponsor over the old one. The old sponsor that we didn't have a contract with. Who then tried a hostile takeover. What a fucking shambles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddie Holly Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 7 hours ago, GAD said: Most of the fucking loonies stormed off in the huff and stopped paying in years ago, because they didn't like a strip, or they didn't get a personal visit from Gordon Scott over some trivial email, or they disagreed with a vote that won by 97%. Wouldn't worry about it too much. we have only lost 100 subscribers since the scheme started,you make it sound like thousands 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfason Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 4 hours ago, FTOF said: 'McGrath in that seven-figure bracket' | Video | Watch TV Show | Sky Sports For the love of God Tony………pack in the hair dye. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Torfason said: For the love of God Tony………pack in the hair dye. Yeah , getting a wee bit ginger around the gills ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 So when is Middleton being announced? Personally I'm not that bothered, it's the fact that certain other supporters seem bothered that's good "for the bantz". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Ric said: So when is Middleton being announced? Personally I'm not that bothered, it's the fact that certain other supporters seem bothered that's good "for the bantz". As I said earlier, I'd prefer one of these "out of nowhere" signings. Preferably from out with the UK. Other than his free kick against us for The fakes, I've never really been that impressed by Middleton. He doesn't see the fittest player to me. Where does he fit into the team? A replacement for Henderson? I'd prefer an impact player, who is fast as lightning and who can be brought on to put pressure on tiring defences or to start some games where tactics change slightly. A better version of Dylan Connolly if you like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Just now, FTOF said: Where does he fit into the team? A replacement for Henderson? He really doesn't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Yeah, I'm not that keen on Middleton either. Doesn't fit the system and will be mostly sitting on the bench. I do think we need a bit more pace in the squad, but I think we could do a bit better. By all accounts it's a done deal though, so better get behind him and hope once again that Jim knows best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/4051-chairman-s-update-and-finally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, FTOF said: As I said earlier, I'd prefer one of these "out of nowhere" signings. Preferably from out with the UK. Exactly! We all demand a "random European jobber"! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/4051-chairman-s-update-and-finally The text in full in case anyone doesn't want to clicky. Quote Six long years ago I was running along the boardwalk in Spain considering what I wanted to do with the next 10 years of my life. I looked back at all the things I had achieved in my life and asked myself which one had given me the most pleasure. The answer I came up with was my seven years as a director of St Mirren FC and primarily my involvement in the design and construction of the new stadium. The club was still up for sale and had just been relegated to the championship which meant that the asking price became more achievable. The idea of fan ownership had been floated but the financial figures involved were too high to see how it would work and at the same time allow the club to progress. I have always had a good relationship with SMiSA and decided to approach them with a view to discussing a model with me as the initial majority shareholder but with a ten-year plan to deliver sustainable fan ownership. Over the next year we spent many hours discussing how that model would work and trying to agree a deal with the selling consortium. Despite many setbacks where it appeared dead and buried, we kept persevering and eventually managed to agree a deal on July 22nd, 2016. Over the last five years I am immensely proud of what we have achieved as a football club with the unwavering support of the SMiSA board and all its members, our club sponsors, and our fans. - We have progressed on the pitch from the bottom of the championship to a team that has realistic expectations of breaking into and maintaining a position in the top six of the Premiership. - We won the Championship trophy in our first full season in control. - We have just achieved our highest ever position in the Premiership and our highest overall league position since 1988/89. - We reached two major cup semi-finals in the one season for the first time since 1981/82. - On our first ever visit to the play offs we beat Dundee United on penalties in front of the first ever full house at St Mirren Park. - We have achieved record season ticket sales at St Mirren Park for the last two years. - We have posted five years of very profitable accounts which has helped the club not just survive covid but allowed us to continue our forward momentum without putting the club under any financial duress. - The St Mirren Charitable Foundation was created and its impact on people’s lives, especially during covid, has been humbling at times. This will continue to grow and evolve into something even more special. - We now have a women’s team which will become an even more integral part of the club going forward. We had our first ever women’s league game at St Mirren Park which attracted a record attendance for Scottish women’s football. - We have upgraded the infrastructure of the stadium with a new sound system, and low energy led lighting throughout and taken the first steps towards making it feel more like a home. - We installed a widely acclaimed wheelchair platform at the back of the main stand. - A new state of the art synthetic grass pitch was installed at the academy. - And last, but by no means least, we have helped deliver fan ownership. We had always said that we had 10 years to deliver a sustainable fan ownership model but when the opportunity arose to deliver this in five years in partnership with Kibble, who would offer support and assistance in mapping out the corporate governance of the club, it was too good an opportunity to miss. I had been very much a hands-on chairman and worked daily at the club for the first four years, however, we would never have achieved the success we had over that period without the exceptional staff working at both the club and academy. I have loved every minute of my time and consider it an honour to have been chairman of our great club and to have been a member of a board where we have all contributed to the last five years achievements. As I hand over the keys to SMiSA on July 27th I think the time is right to also hand over the chairmanship. Whilst I am stepping down as chairman I will continue to serve as a club director on behalf of SMiSA utilising the knowledge I have gained over my 13 years on the club board. I am excited to be part of the new fan ownership era and all the opportunities it will present. I wish our new chairman John Needham every success and look forward to working alongside him to help ensure our continued progress. It is fitting that a SMiSA club board representative should be the person to lead us into the new era. Thank you all for your faith and support over the last five years. Gordon Scott Chairman COYS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I actually feel a little sad to see GLS step down. He's made mistakes, sure, but anyone who can't see the absolutely insane progress we've made under him is being wilfully myopic. Definitely a step into the unknown here, but it's got to be a positive thing. There have been times in our lives when we feared for St Mirren's future. The most important thing is that our kids and grandkids will have a St Mirren to support. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW saint Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, FTOF said: As I said earlier, I'd prefer one of these "out of nowhere" signings. Preferably from out with the UK. Other than his free kick against us for The fakes, I've never really been that impressed by Middleton. He doesn't see the fittest player to me. Where does he fit into the team? A replacement for Henderson? I'd prefer an impact player, who is fast as lightning and who can be brought on to put pressure on tiring defences or to start some games where tactics change slightly. A better version of Dylan Connolly if you like. Middleton can fill in the McGrath roll as well so IMO he would give us another good option should McGrath leave or is injured 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddie06smfc Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: I actually feel a little sad to see GLS step down. He's made mistakes, sure, but anyone who can't see the absolutely insane progress we've made under him is being wilfully myopic. Definitely a step into the unknown here, but it's got to be a positive thing. There have been times in our lives when we feared for St Mirren's future. The most important thing is that our kids and grandkids will have a St Mirren to support. He has done a great job - in the 2 years before Scott took charge we had a pretty ridiculous turnover of managers (the only one who could feel slightly hard done by being Teale). His choices have been pretty solid barring the Stubbs debacle and that was very quickly rectified & hasn't harmed us in the long term as it looked to do. He has very much stabilised the playing side and backed every manger well who has come in, despite what Stubbs says in the press. IMO, he should be one of the SMiSA representatives on the board for however long he can be arsed with it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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