Melbourne Saint Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Is there any recognition of those that work behind the scenes? I'd be really interested to know their story, and the extra effort they put in. They should equally be honoured at end of year PoTY, Players player etc. Could be a waged employee, casual or volunteer. Someone that goes that extra mile. I'd like that, not just for their effort, but to learn what they do. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I'll go first...Groundsmen work magic to get games played. Not just head groundsman, his volunteers. Don't know who they are, but brilliant job. I know HRM prisoners get used to clear rubbish from the stands, so unsure if an inmate qualifies, but what the hell. Amy McDonald? Her tit spat with TW may have helped galvanise the squad. But she's manky. But she does deserve a TW effigy sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I think most get free entry to the game (eg the car park ticket volunteers, one of them told me they get no money but get in), so that’s worth about £5,000 a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat McGroin Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Melbourne Saint said: I'll go first...Groundsmen work magic to get games played. Not just head groundsman, his volunteers. Don't know who they are, but brilliant job. I know HRM prisoners get used to clear rubbish from the stands, so unsure if an inmate qualifies, but what the hell. Amy McDonald? Her tit spat with TW may have helped galvanise the squad. But she's manky. But she does deserve a TW effigy sent. At least of them posts here. His username is alphabet soup so I won’t try naming him. Edited February 25, 2020 by Pat McGroin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Aggie Moffat. Hardly unsung though! Edited February 25, 2020 by south inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hi Melbourne. At meetings of the St Johnstone disabled supporters association we’ve had guests from the club or linked to the club such as the chairman, a director, the manager, players, ex-players, coaches, youth coaches, Saints in the community staff, ticket office, SLO, physio, groundsman, kit man, football administrator, hospital radio, car park attendants, safety officer, media officer/marketing, catering manager, stewards and many others (a guest at each meeting). Apologies to those I haven’t recalled. All told of their role within the club and answered unscripted questions, some speaking for the whole two hours! Maybe next time we can invite our new head of football operations. Although our numbers are few, over the years we’ve had a privileged and interesting insight into how things work. Meeting these people puts a lot of the criticism the club receives into perspective, albeit there is always room for improvement. Dave Ferg and Melbourne Saint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 50 minutes ago, andrew said: Hi Melbourne. At meetings of the St Johnstone disabled supporters association we’ve had guests from the club or linked to the club such as the chairman, a director, the manager, players, ex-players, coaches, youth coaches, Saints in the community staff, ticket office, SLO, physio, groundsman, kit man, football administrator, hospital radio, car park attendants, safety officer, media officer/marketing, catering manager, stewards and many others (a guest at each meeting). Apologies to those I haven’t recalled. All told of their role within the club and answered unscripted questions, some speaking for the whole two hours! Maybe next time we can invite our new head of football operations. Although our numbers are few, over the years we’ve had a privileged and interesting insight into how things work. Meeting these people puts a lot of the criticism the club receives into perspective, albeit there is always room for improvement. No prisoners there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferg Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Beside the statues of Geoff Brown and Tommy Wright there must be one for Paul Smith for all he's done for Saints. I appreciate he was in paid employment (and understand he's back in another capacity) but he was spinning a lot of plates (and not on the catering side). Our SLO Beve does an amazing job as do the staff in the ticket office. double deluxe and HOODLUM65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 All the Saints in the Community team do a great job. A really nice environment for the kids to go along to and train and play a fun game of football without any pressures at a young age. Kids get lots of encouragement from the coaches and you can see it boosting their confidence. We should also be giving the kit man a wee shout out in appreciation after the weekends substitute miscommunication. Dave Ferg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Do the prisoners from Friarton still clean the stands? Prisoners use to clean Muirton and McDiarmid years ago but wasnt sure if it was still the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, Rob said: All the Saints in the Community team do a great job. A really nice environment for the kids to go along to and train and play a fun game of football without any pressures at a young age. Kids get lots of encouragement from the coaches and you can see it boosting their confidence. We should also be giving the kit man a wee shout out in appreciation after the weekends substitute miscommunication. Was it miscommunication ,maybe he meant it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cagey said: Was it miscommunication ,maybe he meant it. Either way he should be given an award at the end of the season. Stumpy1949, Cagey and Melbourne Saint 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Rob said: Either way he should be given an award at the end of the season. Highland Saints magic moment ?? Dave Ferg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintgscot Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Rob said: Do the prisoners from Friarton still clean the stands? Prisoners use to clean Muirton and McDiarmid years ago but wasnt sure if it was still the case. They sure do. Not from Friarton anymore as that was knocked down a few years ago but from Castle Huntly. Not there for just the stands anymore they work there all week. Also in many work places throughout Tayside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Crying out for a “Saints and Sinners” headline, there...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Abernethy Saint said: Crying out for a “Saints and Sinners” headline, there...... Maybe we can have a caged area to boost attendances. Mind you, most would want to return to their cells by halftime.... Abernethy Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Jimmy Wallace hall of fame - now get it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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