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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from Johnny B in St.Johnstone V Rangers - Saturday 11th September   
    Good resilient performance from Saints... Magic Mike was excellent- he seemed to have a free role either side of Kane & caused Sevco problems. Special mention to Crawford, great display overall & was knackered 2nd. Rooney was, as usual interesting to watch. Did pretty well at the back, but I'm not sure whether CD knew he'd still gallop up the right- the first half when he was up by their corner flag chasing down players certainly wasn't a normal CD. Guessing CD told Brown to cover? Everyone put in a hard shift, thankfully a week off and scores elsewhere pretty decent.
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to Saintdunc in St.Johnstone V Rangers - Saturday 11th September   
    Park the bus and hope for the best, or pick a team of youth and fringe players with experience. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and to be honest, avoiding a huge defeat is the best we can realistically hope for.
    Then we can concentrate on our next 2 league games and see if we can get more than 2 points from both.
    Long and tough season ahead. I would love to be proved wrong.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from gingermunkie in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    CD has gone on record (a day ago, forget link), that he wants at least 2 of the loanees signed up in January & will put pressure on SB to make it so.
    I get the feeling that this remark is a veiled swipe at SB given that CD also said that he's not happy with 6 loans. 
    So, ulterior sentiment aside, I'd imagine that McPherson is one. I'd be surprised at Crawford- way too early. Dendoncker & Middleton, nope. I really feel he would like Devine. I can't see Man U standing in his way. I know some on here think otherwise, but he's one to watch. Muller? Wouldn't be surprised. With the season loan for these players, they'd have to really show something, otherwise we can go for a PCA, or straight transfer. 
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from R.B.B:- Adz in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    It's alright mate... I appreciate you're trying to remove emotion from the situation.
    Removing emotion, whatever way you look at it, there's something still untold here. I'm not convinced by SB's PR release. On the surface it appeased, it was a smooth brush stroke. But, dig a little deeper and doubts surface.
    It's actually contradictory.
    Well, it happened. It's easy to say to saints fans "move on" (and clearly SB wants to), but this will rumble in the background for a long time. 
    I will certainly move on by supporting the team. Always will. But there is certainly something uncomfortable in the explanation.
     
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to MySpazz in Kits 21/22   
    Not sure, but the boards are fairly wide which is proving troublesome when replacing the ones that split! They are over 100 years old.
    Shirt is a recent remake, just one of them available, thought someone might like it. More for fun that profit....alas, XXL is not in great demand.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from Saintdunc in Saints next 3 league games Vs Sevco, Aberdeen, Hibs   
    @Linky sort him!!! Outbreak of negativity on your watch!
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from Linky in Squad - 21/22   
    Linky, Minister of Positivity will have a crack at that. Far too realistic.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from dunkeldneil in Steve Brown   
    Are you now having a public conversation in your head???!!!! Love it.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from dunkeldneil in Steve Brown   
    In fairness SB has played a blinder with his PR release. As others have said, puts it firmly on McCann. We can argue whether we should've kept him until Christmas or the summer (I'd have liked either), but what is strange is how SB really avoids the issue of how McCann had so much clout. Okay, he'd be an unhappy player. Loads of players are unhappy. Look at at Zaha. He spat the dummy, Kane buggered off to Florida. But both came back. Now, we're talking about high profile players & big clubs involved. But the underlying management of the situation is the same, regardless of fees, or profile.
    If you're under contract, you're legally obliged. I have no doubt that McCann would've got a life changing offer in future transfer windows.
    SB doesn't like to be bullied. I'm still slightly confused by this one.
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to Saintdunc in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Is “being tapped up” even allowed these days? Was there not a big issue with this quite a few years ago.
    If true, PNE will be deep in the brown stuff?
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to templeofsaints in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    I don't disagree about Kerr but Saints should have stood firm with McCann if he was pushing for a move. He's young enough and perhaps getting him to honour his contract would be a better example. I'm not sure he'd have been unhappy - he's always struck me as being the quiet professional.  There's a difference between being difficult to live with and not being a pushover. 
    Any good prospects coming thru from Saints are now likely to be the target of club chancing their luck in the likelihood the chairman will cave in and accept a low bid. 
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to rik2304 in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    How does our reputation look after being "firm" about a price in the media and then letting the player go for nowhere near that?
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to THE LARK SAINT in Saints next 3 league games Vs Sevco, Aberdeen, Hibs   
    why?it's unlikely we will win all 3 but not impossible is it?fair comment in my opinion 
    as an eternal optimistic I also think we will take 5 points from 3 games 
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to bluesaint in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Preston must be thinking they have won a watch and a fkn solid gold one at that! 
    No issues with Ali moving on best of luck to the lad. 
     
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from rickardo in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yes, I don't buy into the whole "he wanted to try his luck in England". Sorry, but Ali McCann's desires do NOT COME BEFORE CLUB. He's contracted by mutual agreement for 2 F*CKING SEASONS.Why the rush to sell? If he has a release clause, tell us! If he doesn't... someone please explain... Morelos has been after a move out, Ferguson at Aberdeen after a move out, even bloody Kane at Spurs. I'm sure Ali would've been professional enough to see the season out- his fee would only increase & we could plan, identify & close out replacements. But no, Stevie "Trump" Brown is trying to sell us an excellent deal??? C'mon!!! It's shite!!! Next, we'll find out it's in installments & we should be happy with it. Also, SB reckons it "may be over £1.75m with add-ons". What??? It should be £1.75m plus add-ons!!! I reckon we've lost £700-800k on this. Yes, it is a big fricking deal- that's a huge amount for saints. Plus, a lot of walk-ins aren't going to come. For the foreseeable future.
    Keep trying to sell it Stevie... We aren't mugs. I can understand ST's demonstrating at the Rangers game. SB has 10 days with the international break before that & he'll need every minute to spin his way out.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from john.w in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yes, I don't buy into the whole "he wanted to try his luck in England". Sorry, but Ali McCann's desires do NOT COME BEFORE CLUB. He's contracted by mutual agreement for 2 F*CKING SEASONS.Why the rush to sell? If he has a release clause, tell us! If he doesn't... someone please explain... Morelos has been after a move out, Ferguson at Aberdeen after a move out, even bloody Kane at Spurs. I'm sure Ali would've been professional enough to see the season out- his fee would only increase & we could plan, identify & close out replacements. But no, Stevie "Trump" Brown is trying to sell us an excellent deal??? C'mon!!! It's shite!!! Next, we'll find out it's in installments & we should be happy with it. Also, SB reckons it "may be over £1.75m with add-ons". What??? It should be £1.75m plus add-ons!!! I reckon we've lost £700-800k on this. Yes, it is a big fricking deal- that's a huge amount for saints. Plus, a lot of walk-ins aren't going to come. For the foreseeable future.
    Keep trying to sell it Stevie... We aren't mugs. I can understand ST's demonstrating at the Rangers game. SB has 10 days with the international break before that & he'll need every minute to spin his way out.
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to Saintdunc in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Getting his boots out of the cupboard for the Rangers game!
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to aagb1884 in Steve Brown   
    Looking back at his record:
    Stevie May scores 27 goals in 2013-14, and goes for around £800k + add ons. The transfer was accepted by the chairman with May unclear as to whether he was staying or going (comparison: Nisbet scored 18 goals last season, Hibs rejected a transfer request for him and value him at £5 mill) Failure to use the Scottish Cup win as a platform for...anything really. Hires Roddy Grant to do...something? On a decent wage anyway. Hires Kirsten Robertson to basically do the day to day work of being chairman because he can't be ****ed with it Drey Wright is one of many players who wants to stay, the manager wants them to stay, but negotiations are so slow and frustrating that he leaves Stevie May returns, held up by his agent demanding an extra condition on his contact, and rather than simply go 'No' or negotiate something Steve Brown goes into a rage and refuses to sanction the transfer, much to Tommy Wright's confusion Wallace Duffy leaves on a permanent deal instead of a loan because someone used the wrong form Tommy Wright, our then most successful manager, is sacked because he's fed up with the chairman/Robertson We sign someone frmo Finland and don't have the paperwork to get him a work permit We accept a £200k bid for Jason Kerr from Charlton. £200k. Having said it would take a figure higher than £1.75m to buy Ali McCann, we accept one around £1-£1.2mill with add ons. Adds ons take figure to £2m before sell on fees. Replacements for these players are all loans. No new striker. Defensive replacements are inexperienced. Not totally sure why we needed a new midfielder. We still have players likely to leave for nothing at the end of the season.  
    Have I missed anything?
     
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from Shaggy Jenkins in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yes, I don't buy into the whole "he wanted to try his luck in England". Sorry, but Ali McCann's desires do NOT COME BEFORE CLUB. He's contracted by mutual agreement for 2 F*CKING SEASONS.Why the rush to sell? If he has a release clause, tell us! If he doesn't... someone please explain... Morelos has been after a move out, Ferguson at Aberdeen after a move out, even bloody Kane at Spurs. I'm sure Ali would've been professional enough to see the season out- his fee would only increase & we could plan, identify & close out replacements. But no, Stevie "Trump" Brown is trying to sell us an excellent deal??? C'mon!!! It's shite!!! Next, we'll find out it's in installments & we should be happy with it. Also, SB reckons it "may be over £1.75m with add-ons". What??? It should be £1.75m plus add-ons!!! I reckon we've lost £700-800k on this. Yes, it is a big fricking deal- that's a huge amount for saints. Plus, a lot of walk-ins aren't going to come. For the foreseeable future.
    Keep trying to sell it Stevie... We aren't mugs. I can understand ST's demonstrating at the Rangers game. SB has 10 days with the international break before that & he'll need every minute to spin his way out.
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to templeofsaints in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Its not losing players as much or even the fee but the lack of foresight to get replacements lined up and signed is very disappointing.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from Pat McGroin in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Clubs do it all the time. Why do we roll over? We do not benefit by doing this business so close to the end of the window.
    SB just says "if you're after McCann, wait until next summer. If you're really keen, sort out a great offer by start of December, and we can get a replacement in January". 
    Done. 
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from mainstand in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Clubs do it all the time. Why do we roll over? We do not benefit by doing this business so close to the end of the window.
    SB just says "if you're after McCann, wait until next summer. If you're really keen, sort out a great offer by start of December, and we can get a replacement in January". 
    Done. 
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from dunkeldneil in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yes, I don't buy into the whole "he wanted to try his luck in England". Sorry, but Ali McCann's desires do NOT COME BEFORE CLUB. He's contracted by mutual agreement for 2 F*CKING SEASONS.Why the rush to sell? If he has a release clause, tell us! If he doesn't... someone please explain... Morelos has been after a move out, Ferguson at Aberdeen after a move out, even bloody Kane at Spurs. I'm sure Ali would've been professional enough to see the season out- his fee would only increase & we could plan, identify & close out replacements. But no, Stevie "Trump" Brown is trying to sell us an excellent deal??? C'mon!!! It's shite!!! Next, we'll find out it's in installments & we should be happy with it. Also, SB reckons it "may be over £1.75m with add-ons". What??? It should be £1.75m plus add-ons!!! I reckon we've lost £700-800k on this. Yes, it is a big fricking deal- that's a huge amount for saints. Plus, a lot of walk-ins aren't going to come. For the foreseeable future.
    Keep trying to sell it Stevie... We aren't mugs. I can understand ST's demonstrating at the Rangers game. SB has 10 days with the international break before that & he'll need every minute to spin his way out.
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    Melbourne Saint got a reaction from templeofsaints in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yes, I don't buy into the whole "he wanted to try his luck in England". Sorry, but Ali McCann's desires do NOT COME BEFORE CLUB. He's contracted by mutual agreement for 2 F*CKING SEASONS.Why the rush to sell? If he has a release clause, tell us! If he doesn't... someone please explain... Morelos has been after a move out, Ferguson at Aberdeen after a move out, even bloody Kane at Spurs. I'm sure Ali would've been professional enough to see the season out- his fee would only increase & we could plan, identify & close out replacements. But no, Stevie "Trump" Brown is trying to sell us an excellent deal??? C'mon!!! It's shite!!! Next, we'll find out it's in installments & we should be happy with it. Also, SB reckons it "may be over £1.75m with add-ons". What??? It should be £1.75m plus add-ons!!! I reckon we've lost £700-800k on this. Yes, it is a big fricking deal- that's a huge amount for saints. Plus, a lot of walk-ins aren't going to come. For the foreseeable future.
    Keep trying to sell it Stevie... We aren't mugs. I can understand ST's demonstrating at the Rangers game. SB has 10 days with the international break before that & he'll need every minute to spin his way out.
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    Melbourne Saint reacted to Cagey in Saints Summer Transfers 2021   
    Yeah but look at the quality of those players & the wages they are paying. We are loaning young players with no first team appearances & crocks who can't get a regular game in inferior teams.
    This time your glass half full is not convincing me MS.