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lossiesaint got a reaction from Havana Saint in Sevco v Saints, Wednesday night
Meh...... move on....
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lossiesaint reacted to sixties saintee in The race for Top 6
I can see us going to ayebroke and winning, lets just beat Hibs and take it from there
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lossiesaint got a reaction from Havana Saint in St.Mirren V St.Johnstone - Wednesday 4th March
Unbeaten in 7 in league. Happy with that.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from blueheaven in Wage Bill
I don't go to every game. I go to what I can, when I can. There are maybe a lot of other 'living out of Perth on shift working' people like me. Sometimes I can find it hard to go along to a match when I think about a 250 mile round trip for a home game, although I normally tie it up with a trip home to see friends and family.
The biggest reasons I hear from people who live in or close to Perth about not going to the football anymore is:
"I'm not spending my hard earned cash and 3 hours of my weekend in the freezing cold and wet watching that cr&p."
Maybe the fault lies at more than one door, maybe the reason the the decline in fan numbers is social and maybe moving to a cheaper product maybe playing the scottish league in the summer instead of the winter will help bolster numbers......but......
Do we then dilute the product and end up back where we are because we can't get good players in because we can't compete with south of the border - hell, we can't do that now, not even our top clubs can, when you think about Adam Rooney leaving Aberdeen to go to...Salford FFS!
As much as we bleat and the Browns bleat about our current fan base situation, it's maybe everyones and no-ones fault. I can see that the Broons may be looking for a buyer, but I'm also sure that they have the best interests of the club at heart when they do, so at present, I'll not read too much into their views expressed by the press.
We've got a big cup tie coming up Sunday and a chance of getting into the top 6.... things we would have happily accepted in October. We should focus attention on those for now.
Until the FOR SALE sign is bigger than the GS Brown sign, I think we'll be ok.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from rickardo in Wage Bill
I don't go to every game. I go to what I can, when I can. There are maybe a lot of other 'living out of Perth on shift working' people like me. Sometimes I can find it hard to go along to a match when I think about a 250 mile round trip for a home game, although I normally tie it up with a trip home to see friends and family.
The biggest reasons I hear from people who live in or close to Perth about not going to the football anymore is:
"I'm not spending my hard earned cash and 3 hours of my weekend in the freezing cold and wet watching that cr&p."
Maybe the fault lies at more than one door, maybe the reason the the decline in fan numbers is social and maybe moving to a cheaper product maybe playing the scottish league in the summer instead of the winter will help bolster numbers......but......
Do we then dilute the product and end up back where we are because we can't get good players in because we can't compete with south of the border - hell, we can't do that now, not even our top clubs can, when you think about Adam Rooney leaving Aberdeen to go to...Salford FFS!
As much as we bleat and the Browns bleat about our current fan base situation, it's maybe everyones and no-ones fault. I can see that the Broons may be looking for a buyer, but I'm also sure that they have the best interests of the club at heart when they do, so at present, I'll not read too much into their views expressed by the press.
We've got a big cup tie coming up Sunday and a chance of getting into the top 6.... things we would have happily accepted in October. We should focus attention on those for now.
Until the FOR SALE sign is bigger than the GS Brown sign, I think we'll be ok.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from double deluxe in Wage Bill
I don't go to every game. I go to what I can, when I can. There are maybe a lot of other 'living out of Perth on shift working' people like me. Sometimes I can find it hard to go along to a match when I think about a 250 mile round trip for a home game, although I normally tie it up with a trip home to see friends and family.
The biggest reasons I hear from people who live in or close to Perth about not going to the football anymore is:
"I'm not spending my hard earned cash and 3 hours of my weekend in the freezing cold and wet watching that cr&p."
Maybe the fault lies at more than one door, maybe the reason the the decline in fan numbers is social and maybe moving to a cheaper product maybe playing the scottish league in the summer instead of the winter will help bolster numbers......but......
Do we then dilute the product and end up back where we are because we can't get good players in because we can't compete with south of the border - hell, we can't do that now, not even our top clubs can, when you think about Adam Rooney leaving Aberdeen to go to...Salford FFS!
As much as we bleat and the Browns bleat about our current fan base situation, it's maybe everyones and no-ones fault. I can see that the Broons may be looking for a buyer, but I'm also sure that they have the best interests of the club at heart when they do, so at present, I'll not read too much into their views expressed by the press.
We've got a big cup tie coming up Sunday and a chance of getting into the top 6.... things we would have happily accepted in October. We should focus attention on those for now.
Until the FOR SALE sign is bigger than the GS Brown sign, I think we'll be ok.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from akuram in Wage Bill
Shock horror, Club chairman says hes spent too much money this year - manager might have to cut his cloth accordingly next season. Sensationalism in a press report.....
We might make a loss this year as he says, but running a football club is not about one season. As I've seen written on this forum, Saints will be due more money in the future if we stay in the SPL due to a new TV deal. Looking at future financial planning is surely in the remit of the chairman and the chief executive, and I'd be surprised if there is not a 5 year plan in place.
He may be a dour operator of a club, but hes running it in an efficient manner, albeit this year possibly at a small loss. I'm not a S.B. lover but I cannot see how getting anyone else in would help this club. I'm pretty sure a lot of people work for this club for no money, so to them I'm grateful for every effort they make, from the board, to the people spending their time on match day helping.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from Stumpy1949 in Wage Bill
Shock horror, Club chairman says hes spent too much money this year - manager might have to cut his cloth accordingly next season. Sensationalism in a press report.....
We might make a loss this year as he says, but running a football club is not about one season. As I've seen written on this forum, Saints will be due more money in the future if we stay in the SPL due to a new TV deal. Looking at future financial planning is surely in the remit of the chairman and the chief executive, and I'd be surprised if there is not a 5 year plan in place.
He may be a dour operator of a club, but hes running it in an efficient manner, albeit this year possibly at a small loss. I'm not a S.B. lover but I cannot see how getting anyone else in would help this club. I'm pretty sure a lot of people work for this club for no money, so to them I'm grateful for every effort they make, from the board, to the people spending their time on match day helping.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from MySpazz in Wage Bill
Shock horror, Club chairman says hes spent too much money this year - manager might have to cut his cloth accordingly next season. Sensationalism in a press report.....
We might make a loss this year as he says, but running a football club is not about one season. As I've seen written on this forum, Saints will be due more money in the future if we stay in the SPL due to a new TV deal. Looking at future financial planning is surely in the remit of the chairman and the chief executive, and I'd be surprised if there is not a 5 year plan in place.
He may be a dour operator of a club, but hes running it in an efficient manner, albeit this year possibly at a small loss. I'm not a S.B. lover but I cannot see how getting anyone else in would help this club. I'm pretty sure a lot of people work for this club for no money, so to them I'm grateful for every effort they make, from the board, to the people spending their time on match day helping.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from St. Paddy in Wage Bill
Shock horror, Club chairman says hes spent too much money this year - manager might have to cut his cloth accordingly next season. Sensationalism in a press report.....
We might make a loss this year as he says, but running a football club is not about one season. As I've seen written on this forum, Saints will be due more money in the future if we stay in the SPL due to a new TV deal. Looking at future financial planning is surely in the remit of the chairman and the chief executive, and I'd be surprised if there is not a 5 year plan in place.
He may be a dour operator of a club, but hes running it in an efficient manner, albeit this year possibly at a small loss. I'm not a S.B. lover but I cannot see how getting anyone else in would help this club. I'm pretty sure a lot of people work for this club for no money, so to them I'm grateful for every effort they make, from the board, to the people spending their time on match day helping.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from blueheaven in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
I believe the term ' you can only piss with the cock you have' is apt here....
TW has been dealt with the hand he has and it has been difficult to get the players he wanted because other clubs around us offered better terms, he's scraping the barrel to get what he can afford to get and in my opinion he's getting slated here with his hands tied behind his back by a miserly chairman. I understand that we have to cut our cloth accordingly to our budget but it's not doing us any favours to bring in decent players as they will go for better cash, not top six perennial finishes with a good team ethic.
Getting rid of him proves nothing, we could still be in trouble with Alex Ferguson in charge and no means to change it..... may as well give him the chance to get us out of the pickle were in . At least the fixture pile up has been slightly relieved....
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lossiesaint got a reaction from Cleveland-Saint in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
I believe the term ' you can only piss with the cock you have' is apt here....
TW has been dealt with the hand he has and it has been difficult to get the players he wanted because other clubs around us offered better terms, he's scraping the barrel to get what he can afford to get and in my opinion he's getting slated here with his hands tied behind his back by a miserly chairman. I understand that we have to cut our cloth accordingly to our budget but it's not doing us any favours to bring in decent players as they will go for better cash, not top six perennial finishes with a good team ethic.
Getting rid of him proves nothing, we could still be in trouble with Alex Ferguson in charge and no means to change it..... may as well give him the chance to get us out of the pickle were in . At least the fixture pile up has been slightly relieved....
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lossiesaint got a reaction from Saline Saint in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
I believe the term ' you can only piss with the cock you have' is apt here....
TW has been dealt with the hand he has and it has been difficult to get the players he wanted because other clubs around us offered better terms, he's scraping the barrel to get what he can afford to get and in my opinion he's getting slated here with his hands tied behind his back by a miserly chairman. I understand that we have to cut our cloth accordingly to our budget but it's not doing us any favours to bring in decent players as they will go for better cash, not top six perennial finishes with a good team ethic.
Getting rid of him proves nothing, we could still be in trouble with Alex Ferguson in charge and no means to change it..... may as well give him the chance to get us out of the pickle were in . At least the fixture pile up has been slightly relieved....
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lossiesaint got a reaction from dunkeldneil in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
New manager in at Killie, brought in players he wanted... they have a better turnout at games and have more money.
Broon, who do you think pulls the strings on the contracts? I doubt very much TW has much to do with them, I would imagine his thoughts would be 'if it ain't broke dont fix i't... and keeping the core of a successful team would be high in TW's mind.... and unfortunately it's those players who are now underperforming. Freshening up only works if you can bring quality in.... where we are struggling to get any through inability to offer decent contracts and all the quality players we had have moved on....to better wages. We're a club who cant afford to play with the big boys and really all that's happening is that the order of Scottish football is returning to it's original state after the rangers debacle.
We will go back to being a fringe club flitting between SPL and championship.... The halcyon days are over....
But the club still needs our support..... as do the players... they are probably in a dark place tonight.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from dunkeldneil in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
I believe the term ' you can only piss with the cock you have' is apt here....
TW has been dealt with the hand he has and it has been difficult to get the players he wanted because other clubs around us offered better terms, he's scraping the barrel to get what he can afford to get and in my opinion he's getting slated here with his hands tied behind his back by a miserly chairman. I understand that we have to cut our cloth accordingly to our budget but it's not doing us any favours to bring in decent players as they will go for better cash, not top six perennial finishes with a good team ethic.
Getting rid of him proves nothing, we could still be in trouble with Alex Ferguson in charge and no means to change it..... may as well give him the chance to get us out of the pickle were in . At least the fixture pile up has been slightly relieved....
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lossiesaint reacted to slf in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
Torture fuqing torture .
back on chooch with a carry oot
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lossiesaint got a reaction from south inch in Hearts v Saints Sat February 10th Scottish Cup 5th Round
I believe the term ' you can only piss with the cock you have' is apt here....
TW has been dealt with the hand he has and it has been difficult to get the players he wanted because other clubs around us offered better terms, he's scraping the barrel to get what he can afford to get and in my opinion he's getting slated here with his hands tied behind his back by a miserly chairman. I understand that we have to cut our cloth accordingly to our budget but it's not doing us any favours to bring in decent players as they will go for better cash, not top six perennial finishes with a good team ethic.
Getting rid of him proves nothing, we could still be in trouble with Alex Ferguson in charge and no means to change it..... may as well give him the chance to get us out of the pickle were in . At least the fixture pile up has been slightly relieved....
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lossiesaint reacted to slf in Is this the winter of our discontent?
Braw.i mind that.my beer was on that tray.
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lossiesaint got a reaction from Johnny B in Is this the winter of our discontent?
I don't think the Chairman would have even entertained this idea. The cost alone for the club would be prohibitive. Charter an aircraft to Spain, £25k upwards. Rooms in a decent hotel with training facilities for 30players and staff? Paying for all meals and travelling etc etc whilst there for bounce games? This I think would add up to well over £100K..... salaries for 2 decent players over the season?
I think I know what I'd be doing if I was chairman. The manager can bump his gums about penny pinching but I cant see justification for holidays like this, although i think TW is griping about money every way he can to try and prise some spondooleys out of that tight grip the Chairman has on the purse!
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lossiesaint reacted to rickardo in Is this the winter of our discontent?
How no ? Had a right laugh in Switzerland and Lithuania.:)
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lossiesaint got a reaction from garydavidson in Is this the winter of our discontent?
I don't think the Chairman would have even entertained this idea. The cost alone for the club would be prohibitive. Charter an aircraft to Spain, £25k upwards. Rooms in a decent hotel with training facilities for 30players and staff? Paying for all meals and travelling etc etc whilst there for bounce games? This I think would add up to well over £100K..... salaries for 2 decent players over the season?
I think I know what I'd be doing if I was chairman. The manager can bump his gums about penny pinching but I cant see justification for holidays like this, although i think TW is griping about money every way he can to try and prise some spondooleys out of that tight grip the Chairman has on the purse!
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lossiesaint got a reaction from rickardo in Is this the winter of our discontent?
I don't think the Chairman would have even entertained this idea. The cost alone for the club would be prohibitive. Charter an aircraft to Spain, £25k upwards. Rooms in a decent hotel with training facilities for 30players and staff? Paying for all meals and travelling etc etc whilst there for bounce games? This I think would add up to well over £100K..... salaries for 2 decent players over the season?
I think I know what I'd be doing if I was chairman. The manager can bump his gums about penny pinching but I cant see justification for holidays like this, although i think TW is griping about money every way he can to try and prise some spondooleys out of that tight grip the Chairman has on the purse!
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lossiesaint got a reaction from McCarry One Nil in FK Trakai (A) - Europa League Round 1 - 06/07/17
what can i say.....football was pants, my body thinks Ive been trying to kill it and now its getting me back for the second day, I'm dog tired and you know what? Wouldn't change it for the world! great crack with old and new friends, raucous nights in Republic and Wednesday's sing song will live long in the memory. Thanks chaps, you know who you are!
by the way still looking forward to making asparagus and bacon!
Until next time! Achoo!
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lossiesaint got a reaction from MySpazz in FK Trakai (A) - Europa League Round 1 - 06/07/17
what can i say.....football was pants, my body thinks Ive been trying to kill it and now its getting me back for the second day, I'm dog tired and you know what? Wouldn't change it for the world! great crack with old and new friends, raucous nights in Republic and Wednesday's sing song will live long in the memory. Thanks chaps, you know who you are!
by the way still looking forward to making asparagus and bacon!
Until next time! Achoo!
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lossiesaint got a reaction from rickardo in FK Trakai (A) - Europa League Round 1 - 06/07/17
what can i say.....football was pants, my body thinks Ive been trying to kill it and now its getting me back for the second day, I'm dog tired and you know what? Wouldn't change it for the world! great crack with old and new friends, raucous nights in Republic and Wednesday's sing song will live long in the memory. Thanks chaps, you know who you are!
by the way still looking forward to making asparagus and bacon!
Until next time! Achoo!