Greylag

Thought that very thing yesterday.
Get the strips on sale (I know, sponsors etc pending)
Get season tickets on sale NOW with incentives to buy them.
Get ringing round all the business that have been chased away in the past, you know the goodwill is there this now so capitalise on it.
Get ringing round all the businesses that you deal with now and get them on board for next season.
Get ringing round all the other businesses that have never dealt with saints or even better get Roddy round as the PR face of the club.
Get round the schools now, I bet today has been a right off for teachers.
Charge a tenner to get your picture taken with a player and the trophy. Have an open day and charge for it.
These are the good times folks so lets make the most of it.
just to add they didn't take my name and address when getting tickets but then there's no way they could have done that with the amount of people there, they did take it for the League Cup semi though.Now the more I think about it is seems so stupid not to have given a season ticket form out with each ticket sold.

Sorry this is so long, but I think the time is ripe for Saints to reap real long term benefits from the result and the spirit of this weekend and the weeks leading up to the final.  In the last 48 hours three different people who are very irregular visitors to McDiarmid Park have asked me how they can go about buying a season ticket for next season.
 
It prompted to think about how the club could use the events to their advantage.  In about 10 minutes I came up with a few ideas that might work.  No doubt everyone has their own ideas, but we know the club monitor the forum and they might just see some of our ideas as worthwhile.
 
The club has to have season tickets on sale as soon as possible – maybe even with a £10 discount for those that can produce a cup final ticket (and just accept that virtually everyone will do so!)
 
Season tickets should be promoted like the final was – big notices at the ground, posters round the town showing the team with the cup etc.
 
The Twitter and Facebook profile that has been so obvious in recent weeks should continue (although it’s accepted that there will be some drop off to account for the reduction of available news)  But there is no question that the club should be looking to produce at least something of real interest every day.
 
Since the club could give away match day tickets at little real cost to them then perhaps they should offer prizes on a weekly basis for competitions operated via Twitter or Facebook.
 
How about a well-publicised competition to win a pair of season tickets for the best story in less than 500 words about Saints or being a Saints fan, the various entries could be edited and could feature on the website / Facebook or even the programme.  They could feature on podcast or in numerous other ways.
 
What about contacting authors / publishers and making efforts to update and republish the various books that have been written about Saints over the years – most are out of print and hard to obtain.   Perhaps even reprint several in similar style covers so that people buy the whole set.
 
The anticipated 2013/14 season DVD should be as glossy and professional as possible and should be out in time for those who send Christmas presents abroad.  Wee tasters via Saints TV would help build anticipation.
 
Today I met several of the players in the town.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have regular events in the town centre where people could meet the team and the management.  I realise they often do that at McDiarmid – but they are preaching to the converted there – new fans will come from going to the public, not expecting them to come to you.  And we should accept that particularly to the younger supporters Stevie May is the star of the team and Saints should be hammering the various marketing possibilities while he remains with us.
 
Lastly and rather incredibly we seem to be the current darlings of the media – now is the time to use them to publicise dynamic initiatives to boost the attendance.  The club need to give them interesting stuff to report or they will revert to their weekly conversation on how few attend the games.
 
Celebrations are great (Boy were they great!) but the time is right to push on and reap the benefits of the team’s success.  Legacy!  It’s the word of the week!

How about buy a season ticket and get a photo with the Scottish Cup?

Sorry this is so long, but I think the time is ripe for Saints to reap real long term benefits from the result and the spirit of this weekend and the weeks leading up to the final.  In the last 48 hours three different people who are very irregular visitors to McDiarmid Park have asked me how they can go about buying a season ticket for next season.
 
It prompted to think about how the club could use the events to their advantage.  In about 10 minutes I came up with a few ideas that might work.  No doubt everyone has their own ideas, but we know the club monitor the forum and they might just see some of our ideas as worthwhile.
 
The club has to have season tickets on sale as soon as possible – maybe even with a £10 discount for those that can produce a cup final ticket (and just accept that virtually everyone will do so!)
 
Season tickets should be promoted like the final was – big notices at the ground, posters round the town showing the team with the cup etc.
 
The Twitter and Facebook profile that has been so obvious in recent weeks should continue (although it’s accepted that there will be some drop off to account for the reduction of available news)  But there is no question that the club should be looking to produce at least something of real interest every day.
 
Since the club could give away match day tickets at little real cost to them then perhaps they should offer prizes on a weekly basis for competitions operated via Twitter or Facebook.
 
How about a well-publicised competition to win a pair of season tickets for the best story in less than 500 words about Saints or being a Saints fan, the various entries could be edited and could feature on the website / Facebook or even the programme.  They could feature on podcast or in numerous other ways.
 
What about contacting authors / publishers and making efforts to update and republish the various books that have been written about Saints over the years – most are out of print and hard to obtain.   Perhaps even reprint several in similar style covers so that people buy the whole set.
 
The anticipated 2013/14 season DVD should be as glossy and professional as possible and should be out in time for those who send Christmas presents abroad.  Wee tasters via Saints TV would help build anticipation.
 
Today I met several of the players in the town.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have regular events in the town centre where people could meet the team and the management.  I realise they often do that at McDiarmid – but they are preaching to the converted there – new fans will come from going to the public, not expecting them to come to you.  And we should accept that particularly to the younger supporters Stevie May is the star of the team and Saints should be hammering the various marketing possibilities while he remains with us.
 
Lastly and rather incredibly we seem to be the current darlings of the media – now is the time to use them to publicise dynamic initiatives to boost the attendance.  The club need to give them interesting stuff to report or they will revert to their weekly conversation on how few attend the games.
 
Celebrations are great (Boy were they great!) but the time is right to push on and reap the benefits of the team’s success.  Legacy!  It’s the word of the week!

Particularly given most of the Arabs are going to have to pass it!

We have threads on many individual players, but seemed worthwhile in starting one for Scott Brown.  19 years old, played 90 minutes against Celtic last night and was a strong candidate for MOTM.  We seem to have some real talent amongst the youth ranks at the moment, but from last night's performance, this guy seems to have all the attributes of a serious footballer.
 
Some brilliantly timed tackling, one in our own penalty box in the first half, no fear in a 50/50, and when he composes himself and gets his head up, some great distribution too.  Hard to express just how impressed I was with his performance last night.
 
Very interested to see how he develops, and hope to see him feature more in the first team next season.

Brown had a fantastic game I thought. Only 19 if he keeps improving bodes well

Went for a burger at the van in Glenearn Road today and while waiting I glanced through the Daily Record which was on the counter.  I have deliberately avoided the rag for at least 5-10 years, but bloody hell, I wasn't prepared for the slobbering Rangersfest that it turned out to be.  How brain dead do you have to be to consider this a newspaper?

Went for a burger at the van in Glenearn Road today and while waiting I glanced through the Daily Record which was on the counter.  I have deliberately avoided the rag for at least 5-10 years, but bloody hell, I wasn't prepared for the slobbering Rangersfest that it turned out to be.  How brain dead do you have to be to consider this a newspaper?

Went for a burger at the van in Glenearn Road today and while waiting I glanced through the Daily Record which was on the counter.  I have deliberately avoided the rag for at least 5-10 years, but bloody hell, I wasn't prepared for the slobbering Rangersfest that it turned out to be.  How brain dead do you have to be to consider this a newspaper?

As a pre-teen I was taken to the football week in, week out by my grandfather in the late sixties / early seventies.  I was too young then to realise just how good that team were.  Grandad has been dead for 35 years, but as a man who could get excited beyond reason over a nil / nil game against Stenhousemuir, God only knows how he would have reacted on Sunday!  He jumped up and down with me as we trounced SV Hamburg, he bought me a celebration tea on our visit to Ibrox when we last beat R****** in the league.  Today he has never been far from my thoughts and I'm sure many others have similar memories of their family members.  How he would have smiled if he'd known that years after his ashes were scattered at the crematorium his beloved Saints would take up residence across the fence from him.

As a pre-teen I was taken to the football week in, week out by my grandfather in the late sixties / early seventies.  I was too young then to realise just how good that team were.  Grandad has been dead for 35 years, but as a man who could get excited beyond reason over a nil / nil game against Stenhousemuir, God only knows how he would have reacted on Sunday!  He jumped up and down with me as we trounced SV Hamburg, he bought me a celebration tea on our visit to Ibrox when we last beat R****** in the league.  Today he has never been far from my thoughts and I'm sure many others have similar memories of their family members.  How he would have smiled if he'd known that years after his ashes were scattered at the crematorium his beloved Saints would take up residence across the fence from him.

Around 1967-68 I think - although they all seem to blur a bit.  Do clearly remember my first away match though, Ibrox with my grandfather - Saturday April 17 1971.  Saints had already beaten Rangers 2-1 at Perth earlier in the season.  The circumstances meant that there was a huge turn-out from Perth.
 
Saints were:  Donaldson, Lambie, Coburn, Rennie, Gordon, Whitelaw, Aird, Hall, Connolly, McPhee, Pearson with Aitken on the bench if I mind rightly.
Rangers were McCloy, Alexander, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, Jackson, Henderson, Semple, Stein, MacDonald and Willie Johnston, with Penman on the bench. (Derek Johnstone was just breaking through from the reserves where he'd scored 16 that season)
 
It was a big day.  Aberdeen 3 points clear at the top of the league with Celtic second with two games in hand (only two points for a win then) and they were playing each other at Pittodrie.  A 1-1 draw wasn't enough to stop Celtic overhauling them and going on to win the league as the 6th in their 9 in a row.
 
A win against Rangers would clinch 3rd place in the league for Saints.  Only Rangers, two points behind, could catch them.  Saints went on to record a 2-0 win.  I don't think we've beaten them there in the league since.    Sadly I can't remember the scorers (although I seem to think Whitelaw had one and either Connolly or Hall the other - no doubt someone will tell me.)  As a bairn I was far more intent in shouting abuse at Colin Stein!  
 
I still have the programme which was 5p and which offered an advert for 2 weeks in Majorca for £53.
 
3rd place in the league meant the European magnificence the following season.  There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best Saints side ever - it was a privilege to have seen them - even if I was probably too young to really appreciate it!

Well said.
 
Sadly there are a number of members of this forum who encourage this sort of crap by trying to justify it at every turn.  We're all passionate about our club, that doesn't justify any of the sort of nonsense we saw today.  The club doesn't need it and other fans don't need it.   And while it's easy to always point fingers at youngsters, there are plenty adults who need to take a long hard look at themselves.  They are an embarrassment!  There's not much point in pursuing the line that we're a friendly, well run family club if the standard of behaviour is such that you wouldn't want to take your family.  Name and shame.  I suspect the club neither needs them nor wants them.

Bit harsh on Anderson and maybe has more to do with Wright than him but I would be interested to see the statistics for number of goals conceded in the games before they both went out the team, compared to number of goals conceded after. Since Wrights sending off at St.Mirren, only two goals conceded in however many games before his return proper yesterday? Our defence has been miles, miles better with Miller, MacKay, Scobbie and Easton. I think we are infinitely stronger with MacKay in the centre as well. I don't mind Jahic from what I've seen so far so I wouldn't be adverse to him keeping his position but Wright is definitely not deserving of a spot ahead of any of the others.

Wright always looks like a red card waiting to happen because he dives in when he's being done for pace. He's incredibly wasteful with the ball and it's no coincidence for me that we stop playing football when he comes back into the side. Yesterday was a series of long, aimless punts and he was definitely the worst offender. I can't believe that mad worry of losing our two main centre halves and having to play with four full backs has turned into a worry about those centre halves coming back and us shipping goals by the bucket load once more.

I can understand that Wright probably came back because Easton was injured but I genuinely hope that Tommy Wright sees that our defence has been much more solid with the guys who were filling in and regardless of whether they're centre halves or not, sticks with it because it works! I'm in no way laying the blame with Wright for the defeat yesterday but it was a major weakness in the team.

Harry Curran - far better than others would have you believe.  First class box to box player.

Harry Curran - far better than others would have you believe.  First class box to box player.

Harry Curran - far better than others would have you believe.  First class box to box player.

Around 1967-68 I think - although they all seem to blur a bit.  Do clearly remember my first away match though, Ibrox with my grandfather - Saturday April 17 1971.  Saints had already beaten Rangers 2-1 at Perth earlier in the season.  The circumstances meant that there was a huge turn-out from Perth.
 
Saints were:  Donaldson, Lambie, Coburn, Rennie, Gordon, Whitelaw, Aird, Hall, Connolly, McPhee, Pearson with Aitken on the bench if I mind rightly.
Rangers were McCloy, Alexander, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, Jackson, Henderson, Semple, Stein, MacDonald and Willie Johnston, with Penman on the bench. (Derek Johnstone was just breaking through from the reserves where he'd scored 16 that season)
 
It was a big day.  Aberdeen 3 points clear at the top of the league with Celtic second with two games in hand (only two points for a win then) and they were playing each other at Pittodrie.  A 1-1 draw wasn't enough to stop Celtic overhauling them and going on to win the league as the 6th in their 9 in a row.
 
A win against Rangers would clinch 3rd place in the league for Saints.  Only Rangers, two points behind, could catch them.  Saints went on to record a 2-0 win.  I don't think we've beaten them there in the league since.    Sadly I can't remember the scorers (although I seem to think Whitelaw had one and either Connolly or Hall the other - no doubt someone will tell me.)  As a bairn I was far more intent in shouting abuse at Colin Stein!  
 
I still have the programme which was 5p and which offered an advert for 2 weeks in Majorca for £53.
 
3rd place in the league meant the European magnificence the following season.  There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best Saints side ever - it was a privilege to have seen them - even if I was probably too young to really appreciate it!

Around 1967-68 I think - although they all seem to blur a bit.  Do clearly remember my first away match though, Ibrox with my grandfather - Saturday April 17 1971.  Saints had already beaten Rangers 2-1 at Perth earlier in the season.  The circumstances meant that there was a huge turn-out from Perth.
 
Saints were:  Donaldson, Lambie, Coburn, Rennie, Gordon, Whitelaw, Aird, Hall, Connolly, McPhee, Pearson with Aitken on the bench if I mind rightly.
Rangers were McCloy, Alexander, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, Jackson, Henderson, Semple, Stein, MacDonald and Willie Johnston, with Penman on the bench. (Derek Johnstone was just breaking through from the reserves where he'd scored 16 that season)
 
It was a big day.  Aberdeen 3 points clear at the top of the league with Celtic second with two games in hand (only two points for a win then) and they were playing each other at Pittodrie.  A 1-1 draw wasn't enough to stop Celtic overhauling them and going on to win the league as the 6th in their 9 in a row.
 
A win against Rangers would clinch 3rd place in the league for Saints.  Only Rangers, two points behind, could catch them.  Saints went on to record a 2-0 win.  I don't think we've beaten them there in the league since.    Sadly I can't remember the scorers (although I seem to think Whitelaw had one and either Connolly or Hall the other - no doubt someone will tell me.)  As a bairn I was far more intent in shouting abuse at Colin Stein!  
 
I still have the programme which was 5p and which offered an advert for 2 weeks in Majorca for £53.
 
3rd place in the league meant the European magnificence the following season.  There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best Saints side ever - it was a privilege to have seen them - even if I was probably too young to really appreciate it!

Around 1967-68 I think - although they all seem to blur a bit.  Do clearly remember my first away match though, Ibrox with my grandfather - Saturday April 17 1971.  Saints had already beaten Rangers 2-1 at Perth earlier in the season.  The circumstances meant that there was a huge turn-out from Perth.
 
Saints were:  Donaldson, Lambie, Coburn, Rennie, Gordon, Whitelaw, Aird, Hall, Connolly, McPhee, Pearson with Aitken on the bench if I mind rightly.
Rangers were McCloy, Alexander, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, Jackson, Henderson, Semple, Stein, MacDonald and Willie Johnston, with Penman on the bench. (Derek Johnstone was just breaking through from the reserves where he'd scored 16 that season)
 
It was a big day.  Aberdeen 3 points clear at the top of the league with Celtic second with two games in hand (only two points for a win then) and they were playing each other at Pittodrie.  A 1-1 draw wasn't enough to stop Celtic overhauling them and going on to win the league as the 6th in their 9 in a row.
 
A win against Rangers would clinch 3rd place in the league for Saints.  Only Rangers, two points behind, could catch them.  Saints went on to record a 2-0 win.  I don't think we've beaten them there in the league since.    Sadly I can't remember the scorers (although I seem to think Whitelaw had one and either Connolly or Hall the other - no doubt someone will tell me.)  As a bairn I was far more intent in shouting abuse at Colin Stein!  
 
I still have the programme which was 5p and which offered an advert for 2 weeks in Majorca for £53.
 
3rd place in the league meant the European magnificence the following season.  There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best Saints side ever - it was a privilege to have seen them - even if I was probably too young to really appreciate it!

Around 1967-68 I think - although they all seem to blur a bit.  Do clearly remember my first away match though, Ibrox with my grandfather - Saturday April 17 1971.  Saints had already beaten Rangers 2-1 at Perth earlier in the season.  The circumstances meant that there was a huge turn-out from Perth.
 
Saints were:  Donaldson, Lambie, Coburn, Rennie, Gordon, Whitelaw, Aird, Hall, Connolly, McPhee, Pearson with Aitken on the bench if I mind rightly.
Rangers were McCloy, Alexander, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, Jackson, Henderson, Semple, Stein, MacDonald and Willie Johnston, with Penman on the bench. (Derek Johnstone was just breaking through from the reserves where he'd scored 16 that season)
 
It was a big day.  Aberdeen 3 points clear at the top of the league with Celtic second with two games in hand (only two points for a win then) and they were playing each other at Pittodrie.  A 1-1 draw wasn't enough to stop Celtic overhauling them and going on to win the league as the 6th in their 9 in a row.
 
A win against Rangers would clinch 3rd place in the league for Saints.  Only Rangers, two points behind, could catch them.  Saints went on to record a 2-0 win.  I don't think we've beaten them there in the league since.    Sadly I can't remember the scorers (although I seem to think Whitelaw had one and either Connolly or Hall the other - no doubt someone will tell me.)  As a bairn I was far more intent in shouting abuse at Colin Stein!  
 
I still have the programme which was 5p and which offered an advert for 2 weeks in Majorca for £53.
 
3rd place in the league meant the European magnificence the following season.  There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best Saints side ever - it was a privilege to have seen them - even if I was probably too young to really appreciate it!

I don't know the full truth of the RB saga. Like everyone else I have suspions re motives. Like everyone else I'm not prepared to believe that Saints would not have dealt with the issue sensitively had it been put to them clearly, privately and in a reasonable fashion. Like most of us i condemn the ludicrous villification of him and his family by those with rather too few brain cells and frankly it embarrases me as a Saints fan. However, he's now a County player (again), Saints made a bit of dosh out of it and have taken the opportunity to skelp his team early doors. Perhaps it's time now for Saints fans to grant Richard Britain the same status as James Grady and get on with life. As for the County manager and chairman they are destroying what was and should be a decent provincial side. the results of their efforts was evidenced last Saturday in the poorest display I have ever seen from an established top flight team - they were shocking. The Dingwall fans will find them out soon enough! For us to go on and on about it is diminishing us - leave them to it and let's get on with cheering Saints to another fabulous season.

I don't know the full truth of the RB saga. Like everyone else I have suspions re motives. Like everyone else I'm not prepared to believe that Saints would not have dealt with the issue sensitively had it been put to them clearly, privately and in a reasonable fashion. Like most of us i condemn the ludicrous villification of him and his family by those with rather too few brain cells and frankly it embarrases me as a Saints fan. However, he's now a County player (again), Saints made a bit of dosh out of it and have taken the opportunity to skelp his team early doors. Perhaps it's time now for Saints fans to grant Richard Britain the same status as James Grady and get on with life. As for the County manager and chairman they are destroying what was and should be a decent provincial side. the results of their efforts was evidenced last Saturday in the poorest display I have ever seen from an established top flight team - they were shocking. The Dingwall fans will find them out soon enough! For us to go on and on about it is diminishing us - leave them to it and let's get on with cheering Saints to another fabulous season.

I don't know the full truth of the RB saga. Like everyone else I have suspions re motives. Like everyone else I'm not prepared to believe that Saints would not have dealt with the issue sensitively had it been put to them clearly, privately and in a reasonable fashion. Like most of us i condemn the ludicrous villification of him and his family by those with rather too few brain cells and frankly it embarrases me as a Saints fan. However, he's now a County player (again), Saints made a bit of dosh out of it and have taken the opportunity to skelp his team early doors. Perhaps it's time now for Saints fans to grant Richard Britain the same status as James Grady and get on with life. As for the County manager and chairman they are destroying what was and should be a decent provincial side. the results of their efforts was evidenced last Saturday in the poorest display I have ever seen from an established top flight team - they were shocking. The Dingwall fans will find them out soon enough! For us to go on and on about it is diminishing us - leave them to it and let's get on with cheering Saints to another fabulous season.