Linky Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 42 minutes ago, blueheaven said: I liked Montgomery but he's going to be 23 in a few months and has barely played any football at all since he was here. He needs to get out of that ridiculous Celtic contract before his career passes him by. Considering you don't know what is coming next, you'd probably hold on to a secure (and probably quite lucrative) wage MySpazz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, dave mc said: Celtic took too long to get their signing Ā in, so we ran out of time š¢ Thanks everyone for the replies I was just surprised when I woke up today as I'm sure I seen some tweet from Celtic wishing Adam all the best for the second half of the season at St Johnstone š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 23 minutes ago, tucker said: Thanks everyone for the replies I was just surprised when I woke up today as I'm sure I seen some tweet from Celtic wishing Adam all the best for the second half of the season at St Johnstone š That's what happens when you read twitter before bed time š PerthSaint01 and tucker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySpazz Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 56 minutes ago, Cagey said: 8 in 8 out but 3 of those are kids who would be on peanuts so need at least 3 out to balance the books a bit. Our squad is huge, lots of dead weight, but with the income from player sales, the wages will balance and a push for top tier survival and then trim the fat in the summer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, MySpazz said: Our squad is huge, lots of dead weight, but with the income from player sales, the wages will balance and a push for top tier survival and then trim the fat in the summer..... I agreeĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Linky said: Considering you don't know what is coming next, you'd probably hold on to a secure (and probably quite lucrative) wage Depends on your personality.Ā For some money is everything, for others you only get one chance at a football career so reaching that level then never actually playing games would be the biggest regret of their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Graeme S said: If what I'm hearing here about Ikpeazu is even partially correct, I'm very concerned that the club has failed to undertake due diligence AGAIN and has not learned anything.Ā FWIW the timelines suggest they knew he needed an operation and knew he hadn't recovered. Announced on May 30th. 3 weeks later Levein announced the injury, states he needed an operation, and says he's "3-4 weeks" into the recovery period after the operation already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySpazz Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 25 minutes ago, RandomGuy said: Depends on your personality.Ā For some money is everything, for others you only get one chance at a football career so reaching that level then never actually playing games would be the biggest regret of their life. Anyone believing a footballer is playing for the club and badge is deluded. Those days are long, long gone. Football is a fickle and ugly business. Beautiful game, ugly business. The players are some of the worst people you can meet in a football club, and in the case of money, they'd move for Ā£20 more a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, MySpazz said: Anyone believing a footballer is playing for the club and badge is deluded. Those days are long, long gone. Football is a fickle and ugly business. Beautiful game, ugly business. The players are some of the worst people you can meet in a football club, and in the case of money, they'd move for Ā£20 more a week. I raise you most of the 2014 cup winning squad who almost all got an offer, while playing for us, to play at similar clubs but on a lot more money and chose to stay put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 46 minutes ago, MySpazz said: Anyone believing a footballer is playing for the club and badge is deluded. Those days are long, long gone. Football is a fickle and ugly business. Beautiful game, ugly business. The players are some of the worst people you can meet in a football club, and in the case of money, they'd move for Ā£20 more a week. This is just a stupid generalisation for no reason other than to be angry. There's plenty of players who take wage cuts to play games of football regularly rather than wasting their careers in the stands. blueheaven, Indicator and lindz105 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySpazz Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 57 minutes ago, RandomGuy said: This is just a stupid generalisation for no reason other than to be angry. There's plenty of players who take wage cuts to play games of football regularly rather than wasting their careers in the stands. It seems you are angry enough to be triggered into a response.Ā A footballer will go where the money is, or stability. We offer only one of those at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 While I get that some players will be in this for the money alone, I can only judge this as to what I'd be like. No matter what financial deal I had, I'd hold myself to a standard, and I wouldn't drop below it. I'd give my all, every game, and that what's would be important to me, rather than the money. If you concentrate on constantly making yourself better, then the money will have no choice but to arrive at your door. Be the best version of you, then eventually, you'll be financially compensated for it. The money isn't the important thing, it's who you are and who you decide you're going to be. I've no idea if that's how the players think, but that's my take on it. Cumbernauld Saint, lindz105 and GMac 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Adam Montgomery just signed on loan for callums Queens parkĀ PerthSaint01 and Cumbernauld Saint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 48 minutes ago, tucker said: Adam Montgomery just signed on loan for callums Queens parkĀ š² Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMarkChristie Posted Thursday at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:50 PM Brodie Dair listed in the U17 Scotland Team and still at Saints so i wonder if that deal didnt go through or if its set for the end of the season. Callum Hammil is also in the U16 team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted Thursday at 09:27 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:27 PM 36 minutes ago, TheMarkChristie said: Brodie Dair listed in the U17 Scotland Team and still at Saints so i wonder if that deal didnt go through or if its set for the end of the season. Callum Hammil is also in the U16 team Callan Hamill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted Monday at 08:58 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:58 AM (edited) Our big summer signing, who was then our big January signing might yet become our big summer signing. What caused it again, a household accident?Ā š¤Ā https://x.com/C_ENicolson/status/1888148677648089556 Ā Edited Monday at 08:59 AM by garydavidson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rik2304 Posted Monday at 10:02 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:02 AM F*cking Levein. At best the f*cking idiot took an expensive gamble on someone he likely knew wasn't fit. And if the club didn't know...then it's just a sign of how far standards had fallen and been allowed to fall under Steve Brown.Ā blueheaven and MySpazz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted Monday at 10:33 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:33 AM 30 minutes ago, rik2304 said: F*cking Levein. At best the f*cking idiot took an expensive gamble on someone he likely knew wasn't fit. And if the club didn't know...then it's just a sign of how far standards had fallen and been allowed to fall under Steve Brown.Ā Can read whatever you like into it, but the fact the deal seems to have been signed off and completed the exact week things were getting passed over between ownerships is interesting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted Monday at 11:05 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:05 AM āHe has not been on the training field, not even close." Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted Monday at 11:12 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:12 AM How did he pass his medical at the club? Surely we showed due diligence with that? PerthSaint01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted Monday at 11:25 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:25 AM (edited) Announced signing on May 30th June 17th pre-season started Was he even involved? June 27th announced he was injured and it was described as an accident at home which had happened 3 or 4 weeks before: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/5024649/uche-ikpeazu-injury-st-johnstone-accident-september/ āUche had an accident at home and twisted his knee, so heās damaged his cartilage a little bit. Heās had to have an operation.Ā These things usually take three to four months, which is a real blow to us.Ā Heās three or four weeks into that now, so weāll see him September into October." That timeline means it happened just after he signed?? However, on October 17th he said he just woke up with itĀ š¤£ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/5104651/exclusive-uche-ikpeazu-st-johnstone-injury/ āIt was a meniscus tear. Itās probably happened just from wear and tear without me knowing and Iād just been getting on with it.Ā It wasnāt anything in particular that happened.Ā One day I woke up and my knee had locked at an unnatural angle in bed.Ā It was a big surprise because I was in great physical condition, training with a fitness coach in Manchester and looking forward to the season.Ā But I have no doubt that Iāll recover and come back strongly from it.ā https://www.thecourier.co.uk/tag/uche-ikpeazu/ Edited Monday at 11:33 AM by garydavidson PerthSaint01 and pezza70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted Monday at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:54 AM Which story do we believe, hahaĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySpazz Posted Monday at 12:08 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 12:08 PM How long us the contract? 2026? Do we have insurance against this stuff. Have him at the club, doing admin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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