TheYellowBox Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Our next game is against Inverness Caley, and it is an important one Sorry, caley then and same argument stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 I would like him to get called up and not to pick up an injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 I would like him to get called up and not to pick up an injury Obviously, we'd all want that, but some folk indicating that they'd rather he wasn't called up 'in case' he gets an injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Beatson Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 How early on did Donnelly, birchill, crainey (Gerry) etc get called up?. Â I saw a similar point made previously. Taking Burchill as an example, he made his full international debut at the age of 19 in October 1999. His first season at Celtic was the 1998/99 season where he scored eight goals in 23 appearances, many of which were from the substitute's bench. Â By the time he got his first Scotland cap in the 1999/2000 season - at home to Bosnia - he had featured in only FIVE Celtic matches by that stage in the season (in October), starting only ONE SPL match, scoring only twice. One of those was a 90th minute strike that wrapped up a 5-0 win over Aberdeen. Â So yeah, you'd have to suggest if May was playing for Celtic at the age of 21, was the league's top scorer and had the most assists of any player he'd be in the Scotland squad, on the evidence of past choices. CEA_20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gort Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Can see us snapping him up next season. ryangordon86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley saint Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hahaha Hahaha hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Can see us snapping him up next season. Â Â Alongside Edgar Davids, innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 May should be ahead of Boyd in the pecking order, although he shouldn't be ahead of Griffiths, get the feeling the squads are still being picked partly on reputation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Christmas Jones Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 One thing is for certain, Gordon Strachan will not be told who to pick for the national team and the more people go on about May the less chance he has of getting a call up. Stevie has proved in the past that when Lomas let him go out on loan twice that he has the determination to do better with what may to some be perceived as a knock back. If anything this small disappointment could spur him on to score more goals this season and get to a situation where the national manager cannot ignore him any longer, which will of course be to the benefit of St Johnstone. With MacLean out of the team just now the last thing we would need is an injury to May in a friendly in Norway. I know Boyd did nothing in the recent game at McDiarmid Park but hes been vital to the few points that Kilmarnock have picked up this season. if he gets injured on Tuesday Hearts could find themselves catching Killie in a few weeks as the rest of the team look very poor. While many are going on about May, what about the thumb or Goodwillie, where do they fit into the Scotland bosses plans or don't they at all? Sorry I don't get all this Lomas did nt rate him so farmed him out pish. Wright is looking to get Kane out on loan. Does that mean he does nt rate him. It's all to do with development. THE LARK SAINT and ex-montrosesaintee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I don't think Lomas 'farmed him out' because he thought he was pish, but I do believe that Lomas didn't think May was half as good as he has proved to be. Â Maybe TW didn't either, but he was prepared to give him a chance to prove himself. Â Regardless, the loan spells did him good. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Sorry I don't get all this Lomas did nt rate him so farmed him out pish. Wright is looking to get Kane out on loan. Does that mean he does nt rate him. It's all to do with development. Did Steve Brown not suggest that Lomas didn't rate him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Did Steve Brown not suggest that Lomas didn't rate him? Â Â Does Steve Brown have anything positive to say about Steve Lomas? Â That in itself is pretty telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Christmas Jones Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I don't think Lomas 'farmed him out' because he thought he was pish, but I do believe that Lomas didn't think May was half as good as he has proved to be. Maybe TW didn't either, but he was prepared to give him a chance to prove himself. Regardless, the loan spells did him good.Tbh MS I did nt say because he was pish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Tbh MS I did nt say because he was pish Sorry, I can't read. Â To be fair - I agree with your post, I'm just saying that regardless of the reasons why he went out on loan, it appears that Lomas didn't have much time for the youngsters. Edited November 20, 2013 by montrosesaintee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE LARK SAINT Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Sorry I don't get all this Lomas did nt rate him so farmed him out pish. Wright is looking to get Kane out on loan. Does that mean he does nt rate him. It's all to do with development. One thing is for certain, Gordon Strachan will not be told who to pick for the national team and the more people go on about May the less chance he has of getting a call up. Stevie has proved in the past that when Lomas let him go out on loan twice that he has the determination to do better with what may to some be perceived as a knock back. If anything this small disappointment could spur him on to score more goals this season and get to a situation where the national manager cannot ignore him any longer, which will of course be to the benefit of St Johnstone. With MacLean out of the team just now the last thing we would need is an injury to May in a friendly in Norway. I know Boyd did nothing in the recent game at McDiarmid Park but hes been vital to the few points that Kilmarnock have picked up this season. if he gets injured on Tuesday Hearts could find themselves catching Killie in a few weeks as the rest of the team look very poor. While many are going on about May, what about the thumb or Goodwillie, where do they fit into the Scotland bosses plans or don't they at all? Â Agreed 100% Edited November 20, 2013 by THE LARK SAINT Saintdunc and AthensSaint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthensSaint Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Larky, I like when you're being sensible. Some very fine lines in the league including us. Like Larky says May gets an injury, then Nige gets an injury......we could potentially slide down the league pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiangsu Sainty Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rumours Rotherham are bidding for Stevie, in excess of £160,000  Obviously it would have ot be considerably in excesss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rumours Rotherham are bidding for Stevie, in excess of £160,000  Obviously it would have ot be considerably in excesss  That would just be rejected out of hand. Peterborough tried the big boyz tactics and it failed, so Rotherham would be better just coming in with a good offer if they do want him, rather than with insulting ones to try and get him on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rumours Rotherham are bidding for Stevie, in excess of £160,000  Obviously it would have ot be considerably in excesss  I can only presume that Steve Brown will tell them to f*ck off in a John Cleese styleeee (are you the Palestine Liberation Front etc etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broon Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Amusing. Stevie May won't be leaving for any team playing in league one. He also won't be leaving for less than half a mil or more. Funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 He won't be leaving in Jan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthSeany Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Would Rotherham have that kind of money for a transfer fee anyway? I have my doubts. Also. Will he want to go there. No. Peterborough are a much bigger club than Rotherham and he didn't want to go to Peterborough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiangsu Sainty Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Well the in excess of £160,000 bit came from the fact it would break their club record, it is probably a lot more and I would imagine they are sensible enough to be bidding at least what Peterborough were bidding, seeing as since then May has signed a new contract and has proven to be more valuable on the pitch, as there was still a degree of hypothetical about it before.  I would wager they can afford it, and also he might even be more willing to go there than he was to Peterborough, as he is probably more likely to be a starter there.  I just hope he holds out for somewhere bigger   BBC now carrying the story too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Well the in excess of £160,000 bit came from the fact it would break their club record, it is probably a lot more and I would imagine they are sensible enough to be bidding at least what Peterborough were bidding, seeing as since then May has signed a new contract and has proven to be more valuable on the pitch, as there was still a degree of hypothetical about it before.  I would wager they can afford it, and also he might even be more willing to go there than he was to Peterborough, as he is probably more likely to be a starter there.  I just hope he holds out for somewhere bigger   BBC now carrying the story too  One of the reasons May said he would not consider certain moves was that he would not want to go somewhere and be sitting on the bench, so, yes, that could make Rotherham more appealing.  I think if he stays with us, continues to be up there in the leading goalscorer tables, continues to grab the headlines and perhaps gets a full Scotland call up (although, when is the next full international??) he will be looking at offers from bigger teams who will be buying him to be in their starting team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 I think Rotherham have kind of been 'Bournemouth'd in that they've received some investment and have a bit of money to throw about. I'm not sure the difference between them and Peterborough, but I'd imagine they might also be restricted by the Financial Fair Play Regs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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