Al C Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I posted this on P&B but it's the total number of national semi-finals played by every team over the past couple of decades, not taking account of the Thistle vs Rangers replay: St Johnstone - 7 What is the exact timeframe on this Radford as I reckon we have been to 8 in the last twenty years; Scottish Cup (5) - 88/89, 90/91, 98/99, 06/07, 07/08 League Cup (3) - 91/92, 98/99, 06/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 What is the exact timeframe on this Radford as I reckon we have been to 8 in the last twenty years; Scottish Cup (5) - 88/89, 90/91, 98/99, 06/07, 07/08 League Cup (3) - 91/92, 98/99, 06/07 Aarrgghh! My total is 159, excluding Rangers vs Partick so someone has been given Saints' extra semi-final. Guessed it would be Rangers and a quick check shows that I've unforgivably given our semi-final to them and no doubt sent the paranoid Celtic fans into overdrive by putting Rangers one ahead of them! Both Old Firm sides should be on 25 and Saints should be on eight. Original post ammended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigCheese Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Out of interest, how many of those 25 each that the Old Firm have had have been against each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al C Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Aarrgghh! My total is 159, excluding Rangers vs Partick so someone has been given Saints' extra semi-final. Guessed it would be Rangers and a quick check shows that I've unforgivably given our semi-final to them and no doubt sent the paranoid Celtic fans into overdrive by putting Rangers one ahead of them! Both Old Firm sides should be on 25 and Saints should be on eight. Original post ammended! Was just pointing it out to once again highlight our rampant superiority over St.Midden - the third biggest team in Scotland remember It is a pretty impressive record, just a pity we have only managed to win one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 They've both reached the semi-finals on thirteen occasions and have been paired together seven times. So, to be fair, it is about right. As I also pointed out on P&B, when both Rangers and Saints have reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup (four occasions), we've always been paired with them. That's not so fair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUZZ Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Aarrgghh! My total is 159, excluding Rangers vs Partick so someone has been given Saints' extra semi-final. Guessed it would be Rangers and a quick check shows that I've unforgivably given our semi-final to them and no doubt sent the paranoid Celtic fans into overdrive by putting Rangers one ahead of them! Both Old Firm sides should be on 25 and Saints should be on eight. Original post ammended! semi final replay in 89 would make it nine in a round about way radford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Beatson Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 We certainly have had tough draws of late. Three semi-finals in the last two years. First one we could have had Killie, Falkirk or Hibs - Hibs being the top in terms of league position. We got Hibs. Next up was Celtic, Hibs or Dunfermline. We got Celtic. This time Aberdeen, Queen of the South or Partick/Rangers - we got Partick/Rangers which has potential to be the toughest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
541ntees Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Despite the rarity of the occasion for QoS I still find it depressing that their total ticket sale is likely to be double what ours is. Wouldn't compare our fan base with anyones as we know we don't have great quantity . jus makes you wonder where all these queens fans are every week though-when you look at the size of perth and and our max fanbase then our av. game ratio can't be that bad! I don't agree with all this "we're getting too used to semi's " - Theres still penty of time to purchase tickets and i think we will take as many as did last year unless it's thistle as the chance of putting out the o.f is a bigger lure to some.(how many did we take to hampden last year and was it round about 14000 we took to Parkhead for our final against the ****?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennistoun Saint Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm not saying it "matters" how many we take. I'll be there and I know we'll be vocal. I'm just being a bore and harking back to the fact that we have a pretty poor support. I know we all knew that already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm not saying it "matters" how many we take. I'll be there and I know we'll be vocal. I'm just being a bore and harking back to the fact that we have a pretty poor support. I know we all knew that already! Just do what ive done DS, buy loads of tickets and make your pals go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
541ntees Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I know we'll be vocal. Yeah it's great when we're totally outnumbered by the o.f 's "greatest support in the world" and all you hear is the Saintees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Who's still to buy theirs then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finners Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 not me, my mate got me 2 tickets - one for myself, and one for my ipswich supporting flatmate - we've agreed he'll come to the semi and i'll go to the play-offs with him IF ipswich make it. With QOS winning today i think we have NOTHING to fear. in fact if partick beat the gers - we'll be favourites!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scobby_SJFC Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 God one you, got a couple of Well fans coming!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poang Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Who's still to buy theirs then? Me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angus-saint253 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 after todays semi final id of thought people would be inspired to show at another one. any update on how many have been sold? looked like queens had a fair shout today, suposedly almost 10 000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 only a few tickets have been sold, official site reporting 3500 as at Monday 14th. I dont think we can ever moan about allocations again, this is woeful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finners Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i think we'll be over 4k by sunday. Dont worry boys it'll be fine, its something pretty much outwith our hands unless we drag along all the armchair saintees. IF we get to the final we'll take a hell of a lot more i know it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesaint Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 only a few tickets have been sold, official site reporting 3500 as at Monday 14th. I dont think we can ever moan about allocations again, this is woeful! totally agree dave, but we can only hope for so much as for queens is was there 1st semi final in 50 odd years was always gonna be massive for them, and well done to them as well i personally never seen that coming! i am sure if it was other way about we defo would have taken 10,000+ to hampden, but now that we know who we are playing after plastic whistle lost yesterday boo . I am sure that the media coverage this week will ad a bit of hype and there will also be a few fans who havent bought tickets yet who will do so this week, i am hoping we get at least the 5100 we had last year. We can do our bit and give the boys loud backing which am sure we will anyway:) looking foward to it..... COME ON THE SAINTEES!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Christmas Jones Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Someone i know was just up getting tickets.A group in front of him got 25 tickets and a women in front of them got 12.All of them defo saints fans.People just leaving it to the last minute.Bring on the cb's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint in exile Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Just got ours,i`m sure they`ll be a last minute rush.Can`t see why they can`t have a section for pay at the gate if it obviously isn`t going to be a sell out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ghost of Jim Morton Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Just got ours,i`m sure they`ll be a last minute rush.Can`t see why they can`t have a section for pay at the gate if it obviously isn`t going to be a sell out Because the people who run the game in Scotland and the police area bunch of backwards thinking morons who are obsessed with 'elf & safety and don't give a monkeys about the fans .......And it,s the sensible thing to do ,so they do the fecking opposite.Twats......:x:x:x Rant over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickDT Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 The media are now starting to put a little spotlight on the semi, with Rangers beating PT, so can see it getting people buzzing for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 there wont be much media attention till at least after the filth play each other during the week. im thinking rangers wont sell half of their allocation, they never even filled the old stand at partick from some of the photos i saw, unless the subway loyal had already departed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4INT RABETT Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 the one thing that annoys me is that the adult section has been filled and in the fammily secion u need at least 1 kid per 2 adults, so maybe people cant buy tickets! thats what it was last week anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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