SaintJet

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    Hard for them not to look good when we gifted them three free headers!

    16th, 17th & 18th of 18 headers conceded out of 24 goals let in up to that point, I think.

    Fair point but they were bottom when they visited and looked up for the fight. We got out-muscled all over the park and the game was gone before a half time pie could be sniffed.

    Usual cold start for us at home at has been the scourge of our McD form, chasing the game after losing a sloppy early goal.

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    Has anyone actually bothered contacting the SLO or the Club?

    I contacted Bev about an issue over disabled parking for my father and had a response within 30 minutes and got it sorted. Great service.

    Pleased to say I have had a very nice email from the club SLO

     

    I can only apologise for the inconvenience of the east gate being closed to vehicles pre-match last Saturday and  for any confusion caused by the lack of communication on our part.  The gate had to be closed at very short notice for operational reasons.  Going forward we do not expect it to be a regular occurrence but cannot guarantee occasional closures due to the ongoing construction of the new road.  However, we will endeavour to communicate any future closures in advance via our social media etc

     

    Should you have any other queries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.

     

    Kind regards,

    Beverly

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    Take a flask of tea/coffee/soup.

    Wrap some sandwiches in tinfoil.

    Leave them in the car for after the match. 

    Listen to radio/music.

     

    You're welcome.

    It's easy to make flippant comments about what would seem a fairly mundane issue but if you are travelling to McD and rely on stadium parking let me assure you poor organisation for the paying public gets right on your wires!

    Do I really want to drive for an hour to watch my team - no problem, that's my team - do I want to sit in tail backs or be diverted to an area of Perth I have no reason to go to- No!

    It's all about the match day experience and making fans feel they are valued and hopefully catered for - if not they will sit in the house and listen to the Radio or watch the box - we need all the fans we can get and we don't want to piss off the ones we have.

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    Don't think it's helpful to falsely declare Rangers were throwing stones at cars. I never seen anything of the sort and there were 2 horses overlooking the car park along with loads of strewards and a few other polis. The horse police were the same guys that turn up at the Ibrox games and take no nonsense. So stirring trouble claiming Rangers stone throwing is pretty lame and totally sucks.

    Hold on here.

    I don't come on here to tell falsehoods.

    This is completely of topic but let me confirm; I sit in the West Stand and left right on full time. There was loads of disgruntled Sevco fans (obviously pissed off because the 'kiddy on' team had denied them victory) streaming out of both stand and directly opposite the west stand - fans picked up stones and started chucking them at the cars. I felt sorry for some old guy who had just left one of the disabled bays and looked alarmed as his car was struck.

    If there were horses in the car park they weren't near this area and the stewards were never going to confront this sad excuse of society.

    In the words of Rafael Benitez - Fact!

    I don't mind if this thread is bumped over to the other chat room.

  5. No issues if Tommy went to the "new" team but it would not stop me hating everything about that organisation. 

    Just after Christmas I watched these idiot fans of Sevco picking up stones in the car park and throwing them indiscriminately at cars. Just cemented my disgust for them.

    Having said all that I think it would be more likely our Tom would end up at Aberdeen when Derek McInnes goes to his spiritual home at Ibrox.

    If and only if  Tommy moves on he deserves better than both.

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    I don't think we should underestimate the financial damage done by not getting to the next round? Not only cup revenue, but effectively the end to our season. You have read on this forum and fans decision not to turn up for the remainder of the season... ok so we still have a chance of Europe, but if the club is to be believed previous forays into Europe have ended up costing the club money. So really just the hope of a good cup run to keep our season going :-( 

    That's a fair point. The financial cost to the club will be substantial but there is still plenty to play for - the sooner a top six finish is achieved the better.

  7. What I found most disappointing was our lack of imagination in the strategy for this game; that's on the coaches. Here was an opportunity to switch up our normal game plan from the bread & butter of the league, maybe push an extra man up front. Try something different.  I said in my first post on this thread in my opinion we were playing with house money. Instead we started as we always do at home trying to "feel" our way in to the game and got caught cold by a Thistle team far more energetic than us in the opening period. Been stated here earlier the first goal is so critical nowadays.

    I was hoping for a rip roaring cup tie with both teams going for it and instead it was a carbon copy league duty.

    We'll play worse and get a draw.

    Good away support from the Jags, well done but disappointing attendance (below 3000) when prices were decent.

    Pitch still looks in good shape, this is encouraging after last years problems.

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    I'm not 'chucking it'' or being ''hysterical''. My ''faith'' hasn't wobbled or whatever you want to say. I'll be back as I always am.

     

    I'm just not going to pay money to sit in the cold and watch that. It was shite, it was boring and for me it was all too typical a performance and very predictable. I don't know what our problem is when it comes to teams below us in the league, but yesterday, Partick simply wanted it more than us and it showed by a mile. That's not the Saints I know. The Saints I know always gave 100%, always bust a gut from the start, you could never ever say we were out fought on the pitch. Well it's happening too often. Teams below us come to Perth and do to us what we used to do to everyone. I think the most entertaining thing at McDairmid yesterday was the Ghost and his crew shouting pish at the players and the ref........

     

    The most telling thing for me is the fact that my gran, who has been watching Saints since the dawn of time and has been taken me since I was able to go, said for the 1st time ever to me that it's too cold and expensive to sit and watch that. 

    I agree completely with this point. When Ross visited us when they were rock bottom they went after us from the gun and we couldn't get in to the game. We are too predictable at home are always left chasing the game.

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    Can't blame the manager as that was arguably our best starting eleven in a 4-4-2. The players though just didn't turn up. Ando and Joe looked like they'd never met, Midge held the ball up well but did nothing with it other than play a square ball. Spoony was woeful and Swanson just vanished - one of the few saving graces was seeing the effort both Liam and Blair put in when they came on - enough to deserve a starting place.

    Macca was really poor up front and Cummins just got little all afternoon - either caught offside or else bullied off the ball and suckered into conceding a foul.

    Only Zander, Muzz and Foster came close to getting pass marks today. The rest just need a boot up the erse.

    I have had a an adult beverage or 2 to dull the pain but you have summed up perfectly.

    We were awful. 

    I'll chip in tomorrow when i have sobered.

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    Saint Jet,  the above post is yours. Do you see the bit where you've said winning the cup is beyond us? 

    What is your Point? 

    Are you missing something? I have paraphrased but essentially said the same thing. 

    What do you care if my opinion is different from yours? 

    Let me explain; this is a place where people come to exchange views. Mine is different from yours. Enjoy the game tomorrow and hopefully if Ando lifts the cup in May you can can tell me you were right to have more faith in our chances.

    You started the "game" thread; do have anything to add to the topic? 

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    Sorry Abernethy,  but ScottMan was correct -  that WAS the question. Accordingly to Jet we have no chance of winning the cup and should concentrate on the league. 

    Your wrong. I said "my" priority was the league because it  gave us best chance of reward. I'd love to win the cup again but I am realist. Please feel free to have a different opinion of course but don't speak for me I can do that just fine.

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    We have debated 4.4.2 against 3.5.2 but what about key positions. Spoony or Alston ? Foster or Watson, Cummings or Kane, Paton or Midge ? What are your views ? 

    Said it earlier, I hope we get off to a fast start. Too often in league games we look nervous and often lose an early goal and then left chasing the game. Really looking forward to rip roaring cup tie with plenty goals.

     

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    Starting to regret starting this thread to be honest. 

    Hang in.

    Hope to see Kane back on duty after his recent illness. 

    Partick have been pretty solid this season, it will be interesting to see if they come ready to dig in or open up and go for it.

    Haven't seen a good old cup tie for ages, here's hoping 3 - 2 Saints with the winner in the dying embers of the game. 

  14. My thoughts on this game are that we are playing with "house money". If we win great and we move on and hopefully land a nice tie with TV coverage to boot. If we lose it won't be the end of the world. I know I would take defeat to Killie far harder to bear than losing to Partick in the cup - I guess I'm symptomatic of the regard people have for cups these days.

    I hope we set up with the idea of winning the tie in style. Partick are a tidy team and we might have our hands full - I wouldn't be surprised if this goes to a replay.

    Team pretty much on the same lines as the "Penaltygate" game with Ando and Macca coming back in. Spoony starts with Alston on the bench. Won't be surprised if midge gets a start though.

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    I feel a lot better now,not.

    No word of getting it wrong at our 2 claims so thanks Craig but no thanks.

     

    A real shame, that's how I feel about this. 

    Looking at the weekend games you can bet that whoever Thompson is refereeing there will be no spot kick awards. He will be as jumpy as a rapist when any contentious decisions arise and if he's involved in the Morton cup tie even if the hatchet man from the new team Keirnan punches someone blatantly he will probably get off with it.........  

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    They should get the away stand and that's it. 

    **** grovelling for their money. I'd rather be supporting a part time club than be beholden to those degenerates.

    I think you can offer better than that. We don't like the old firm and that's a given but not wanting to be in the top division- I don't believe your serious.

    My suggestion is to concentrate our numbers in the stadium to maximize our support do you have any suggestions how to get this done or are you happy to continue with the status quo.