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Just heard that Dave Mackay has been awarded a testimonial for his services to Saints. Well deserved and nice to see his time with Saints being marked in this way.

Seeing as Ghostie is still sulking after the Plastic Thistle game and nobody else as bothered I will try my magic (nae hat) and start a thread for this game. If we get humped it is your fault for not starting it and if we win I will retire with a 100% record

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ..........CAN ALL PLAYERS WEAR SHIRTS WITH "MacKay" on the back. #ATeamOfDaveMacKays last chance!

A clear indication of the partisan reporting of SMSM staffed overwhelmingly by Govan facing stenographers. Even the BBC, which you all subsidise, is top heavy with these people there appears to be very little that can be done about it.The only way things will ever be different is when this club is removed/ejected from Scottish football. Fans of all clubs boycotting the game is the only way that could happen but, it won't because the old cliche 'why should my club suffer' will be floated. No matter how unfair the reporting no club will raise its head above the parapet and... they know their own fans won't join any boycott and so it will go on and fans, disillusioned by the biased reporting, will continue to drift away from the game. These days when there is so much talk about 'False news' it has to be said that mainstream sporting hacks/pundits/panels/comentators etc. are experts in the field and have been for tens of years.

Jody Morris recently named Dave as the most under-rated player he had played with Any chance of a Chelsea team coming up??

Was looking at some tweets earlier and found these two pieces by our totally unbiased SMSM

Pates is suspended. So we've no chance imo.

There are a couple of games before this one but felt it was worth highlighting that the club are seemingly trying to keep up momentum on the promotion front. http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/club-mark-anniversary-saints-day "Birthdays come but once a year and for St. Johnstone we celebrate our 132nd anniversary this month on Friday 24th February. The following day we're at home to Kilmarnock in another crucial match in our ambitions to finish in the top half of the table and to potentially qualify for Europe. To mark our anniversary we're going to have a 'Saints Day' for that match on the 25th February, a day for fans to remember and celebrate the club's 132-year history. We'll have blue and white balloons and bunting around the ground and will once again have facepainters for our younger supporters pre-match. In the build up to the game next week we'll have a number of interviews lined up with iconic former and present players featuring on the YouTube channel and on the website. Keep an eye on the website and social media for more announcements relating to this match in the coming days..." In another 'good news' promotion story Joe did a school visit recently to talk bout balancing his maths degree and playing football - http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/saints-message-adds16217

The Clachan and The Lamplight - had some awesome nights there - the former has now been condemned but it was a lot of fun

Fuddy baws l ol. May have to steal that......

That is absolutely shocking.

Neither of you two fuddy baws are funny.. Yer patters pish...

Three thousand highlanders gratefully put ear plugs back in kitchen draw......

Would be good to get ess ess

Jim Spence raised his head above the parapet, and was allegedly hounded out of the BBC for it. Now freelance - support him where you can.

The ten year thing is I think an HMRC thing to stop clubs giving out testimonials willy nilly to avoid tax. My guess is the short delay has been them squaring it away with the tax guys. Doesn't really matter, really. A Saints legend and a real gent to boot - he was very graceful on social media to folk wishing him well when he retired.

600 approx.

Jody could bring an "all stars" team up with Doobs, Lampard etc!

Had another oldie in my head about 6am this morning but by the time I got up it had gone,most annoying!

Hope it's a rerun of the Final against the DABs

Let's not have it happen again. It was pure carnage on the streets.. Wasn't as bad as the car crash inside the stadium.

For those of you who weren't at the Celtic match or who didn't buy a programme....

I assume you mean Michael haha

As expected, the other side of the story is beginning to emerge, with The Hat claiming there has been no reply from Greyscull to questions put to them by the L. M. A. Wouldn't be surprised if court proceedings ruled they were unfairly dismissed (compo, compo. new club goes same way as old one) and not that they had resigned. Agent puts "suggestion" to club re release. While club ponder "suggestion" agent goes back to club to withdraw "suggestion". Club conjure up a plan to get rid of employees ( that they think will cost them zilch) and issue statement that they have resigned. ( which I believe is not true) That is not to say that the Agent did not "suggest" the financial arrangement mentioned in the club statement. However, a suggestion of quiting/ resigning is not the same as actually putting in their written resignation, which IMHO has not occurred and I suspect the club failed to ask for it in writing prior to their statement release. If the club were certain they had resigned, I am sure they would be all over the Media flashing the signatures in their faces.

Will be no different to the way Scottish football has been for the last 20 years, except it's one team dominating instead of two.

When Ian Dalton was in charge ?

Lamplight...worked there for a few years, back when it was good