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Joe The Throw asked SixtiesSaintee, BabyChunder and self to thank all the Exiles for taking time to vote for him and his fellow team mates. Not only did he answer the numerous questions thrown at him at our table but bought us a couple of rounds of drinks in to the bargain. He hardly had a minute all through the dinner to eat due to people asking for autographs and pictures. Every request by the kids was accepted with a big Irish smile. He is a credit to the club and I am personally extremely pleased he was awarded the Exiles trophy. Danny Swanson scooped up the majority of the awards on the evening but on behalf of the Exiles we had the opportunity to extend our thanks for his professionalism. A huge mention needs to be made for Paul Paton. Paul won an award and in his very honest acceptance speech he stated that due to past history that he recognized he was not a very popular signing with the saints fans. He was inundated with fans during the evening telling him we were wrong. We have one very happy new saintee in our squad. Thanks Paul.

A huge thanks to Steve McQueen for adding once again so much fun to the forum over the season. In addition, every season he is always there or thereabouts. Also pleased for my old mucker slf for finishing off in a high position. I have known him for nearly forty years and he tends to always finish bottom of the class. Though I only finished fourth, I am pleased being an Exile who obviously knows fleck all about saints that I achieved this. Lastly a request to the likes of Edstar, Rickardo, BabyChunder, Ghostie and KinoullKicker.....any chance you can try harder next season to make it more exciting at the top ????

Ha Ha but with Cathro/Levien as your mentor what chance of being a success?

If no good enough for the Hertz, never going to be good enough for a top four team

It was good mate, maybe you can wangle some leave for the next one.

There was no mention or insinuation of TW throwing the game in the post. What the poster was getting at was had we progressed we would have had to travel almost as far as China to play the 2nd round tie, which for sure would have caused some logistical and financial problems. We certainly let that tie slip out of our hands and brutal was a good description- Ando nearly lost an eye! I bet I wasn't the only one leaving McD that night after drawing with Alashkhert thinking "that that was my lot" of watching European football with Saints. This team are amazing.

Aye I saw a few in the crowd on Sun right enough

Keith Watson and Michael Coulson have been told they are free to find new clubs.

Ghostie, I managed to get a wee dig when he was on stage in front of everyone. The new trophy was pristine ; )

IS it just me or does Chris Sutton have a special talent for rubbing people up the wrong way. He seems to make inflammatory comments which are designed to rankle, for example he's on the BBC this morning saying that Davie Moyes won't get another job in the English Premiership and will have to go work in China. Never liked him as a player at Celtic; but he's even more annoying as a pundit. Discuss.

aye, he was, until greed got the better of him.

He was brought in to save hem from relegation. He did the job but he thinks he should be managing a big team.

The hard fact is that at any club, a small percentage come through the ranks to make a first team appearance, let alone become a regular. A large number of boys come and go, some ending up at the Forfars, Montose, Clydes of this world, or at Junior football A clubs return on their investment in youth comes from the one or two they get game time out of and then sell for a decent sum (like Hibs are looking to do with Cummins for example) Some clubs seem better at it than others, but no club will have a conveyor belt of talent year after year.

yeah, big Sam off. Didn't see that one coming. Off to spend more time with his family. Poor bastards...

So another prodigious talent 2 years ago is following a lot of other really great prospects out the door. Anyone shed some light on our piss poor return from the young guns coming through? I'm a huge Kane and Thomo fan but is that the success ratio nowadays - 3 players including May to years of nurturing. We aren't a buying club so some where down the line we need to start producing good talent instead of relying on an outstanding first team coaching staff who must be on every radar in the country.

The title of this thread still makes me chuckle.. the most successful manager in our history!

Congrats Abernethy and thanks once again to Steve for his time and effort..I was way off the pace this year..but i will be back!

RANDOM FOR MOD!

I've only been in the Cherrybank Inn once. In about 1996.

Thanks to you all for representing us. i hope you mentioned how far and worldwide we are spread. hope it was a good evening.

What sensible and wise people frequent the Cherrybank Inn. Paton has been an excellent signing. Nice of Alan Rough to present the WAP Exiles trophy though.

Is Foran himself the third?

We did indeed lose them all. Thistle drew with Hearts and lost the rest of their games after the split.

Scobbie was played in the middle against Alashkert, I thought it was strange when we had Caddis that could have played there. I don't for a minute think the game was thrown though. They were dirty wee bastards in that game.....

Smith now a free agent. Pretty sure we would be interested, but I expect his agent is busy doing agenty things. Didnt realise he was Welsh!

Tommy has done unbelievably well for Saints inspite of some shit signings over the years.

Are you seriously trying to suggest Tommy played an under-sterngth team in order to throw the tie? Absolutely no chance. Tommy was livid about that result and he's made it pretty clear in the past that he has ambitions for us to progress in Europe.

On way back down the road after 6 great days , swear the Tennant just gets better an better in the kirky. Good to meet up wae Sleepless hoodlum ancient larky bazm babychunder Athens and the inspiration.Poty awards great night and Joe the throw great unassuming young man, only spoilt by the 6 orcs in the club on Sunday.

Guys a chunt end of.

Ok Exiles wee completion £ 20 each who is going to be top predictor next season , all proceeds to Saints. Money to be handed over at next year Poty. Thanks to Steve for the good work during the year.

Bump... Coulson has not been good enough.. Last in, first out, and Tommy will hopefully continue to improve the squad while keeping the core together.

Young Brown did make me laugh on Sunday night when he said that he was hoping we could draw a European destination where he only had to charter a double decker bus for the trip.

Nae danger do ICT have the 6th biggest budget.

ICT is the one that surprised me as well. And you have to say Plastic Whistle have done pretty well to get top 6 with even less than us. Did we not lose all five games the first time we made top six as well?

Dundee and ICT have top 6 budgets? Holy mismanagement!!

Unofficial twitter has this lovely image.

Well done Abernethy and thanks Steve for the work and time you put into this comp. As for myself, my predictions have struggled this season and actually doubted I would break the 100 mark. Hopefully this will continue next season where I'm hoping for a better performance

Would be another poor appointment imo

Can anyone find a way for me to deduct 5 points from a random user?

Has he though? He started the season very well, but has since suffered from a slight dip in form. Mannus has done extremely well since returning to the team and is justifiably maintaining his starting place at the moment.

You've got a few wee typos in the Euro opposition team names there mate.

Another hamblesh from those guys, they get S.F.A. right. Not fit for purpose any more, step aside Neil Doncaster.