Looking at the Championship table St Mirren are now 7 points adrift at the bottom of the league, will they go into free fall after this season if they don't arrest their form?
As the season is already over half way through it does not look good for them.
Having moved into a new stadium and looked like they were on the up, but if I remember correctly, did Rangers not try to buy them as a way back into the Scottish League after Liquidation?
It just seems a long time ago when my dad worked in Paisley and I would go along to Wednesday night games when I was through visiting, and they had not a bad support back then around 1965.
Their fans seem to have deserted them in droves, and if they fall another division it could be one downward step to far!
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Do you think St Mirren are now finished? (NHC)
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09-01-2017 06:55 PM #2First Team Regular
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Made a big mistake getting rid off Danny Lennon.
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New stadium ? When did they move away ?
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Moved from Love St in 2009 Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
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And replacing him with Tommy Craig. That was the beginning of the end for them. They will see a decent wedge of cash when sjm gets sold and that could be what brings them back up again. Originally Posted by dchibs
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Indeed.....You would think that any manager winning a cup for them would have been given more leeway. Originally Posted by lord bunberry
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09-01-2017 07:43 PM #7Professional thread starter
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I still don't understand the thought process of them sacking Lennon and hiring Tommy Craig. His managerial failings aside, why sack the manager and then decide his assistant is the man to take the club forward? Originally Posted by lord bunberry
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They must have money problems, my mate Bolton was talking to their last manager who's name escapes me. And he told him if he could make a marquee signing he'd pay him the princely sum of £600 a week.
The ones who are not so good get much less.
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Alex Rae? Originally Posted by blackpoolhibs
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They had ideas above thier Station Originally Posted by RagingReality
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Lennon fullfilled his brief Keep them in the Top Division and blood youngsters as they have a decent youth set up in the Community
But they won the League Cup and got greedy and have got into the spiral we did hiring and firing managers but never picking the right man for the job
Unless they pull a couple of Rabbits put the January Transfer hat i isnt looking good for them at present and the 3 0 defeat to Queen of the South at home when Q of T S hadnt won for a while was a shokerLast edited by Ronniekirk; 09-01-2017 at 08:25 PM.
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09-01-2017 08:14 PM #11
I'll always have a soft spot for the way they bent over in 1986 and pumping the Jambo's in the league cup.
I hope they stay up. They're a bigger club than the likes of Hamilton & Ross County
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09-01-2017 08:14 PM #12Coaching Staff
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Good point. Originally Posted by dchibs
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It has been all down since then.
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I agree they made a big mistake getting rid of Lennon, but I've always had my suspicions that there was something going on behind his back. It wouldn't surprise me if Goodwin and Thomson had something to do with it either. No proof at all, just a suspicion.
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Herd that it was Tommy Craig that felt he could do a better job than him and stabbed him in the back. Originally Posted by ekhibee
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And they blame the death of irony on Donald Trump... Originally Posted by dchibs
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May take a while but they will be back one day. Dunfermline are another club who have had a hard time but they are gradually getting back to where they should be. Originally Posted by where'stheslope
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Big mistake moving from love st. The new ground looks a bit "bottom of the championship".
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At least they did it the correct way to clear their debt by moving instead of the huns and yams method of stiffing everyone so fair play to them. They also had a hand in the yams great league adventure of 86 so are alright by me. 😁 Originally Posted by Waxy
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It must be hard enough for them to get youngsters to support them, being so close to Glasgow. I hope they arrest the slide, or that task will become even more difficult. Good luck to them.
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That 5-1 probably did them more harm than the one that was meant to finish us as a club. Originally Posted by hibee_nation
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The also kept those stinking fish-scented, sister-fisting Jambo mitts off the League Cup, so I will retain a soft spot for them for all time. Originally Posted by hibee_nation
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They won the league cup and were doing alright since moving. Ditching Lennon because they expected better was their problem. Originally Posted by Waxy
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Yep....Did they not go for Ian Murray at that point who turned them down (I know he did eventually end up there) ? No plan B so gave the job to Tommy Craig. Originally Posted by Andy74
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Love Street was terrible. Only went there once (to see Andy Gorams last game for Hibs) but I remember it having a terrible smell like it was next to a sewage facility. Originally Posted by Waxy
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Considering Hamilton finally relegated Hibs and Ross County beat us in the League Cup Final, I don't think we've got any right to say they shouldn't be in the top league.
I hope St Mirren survive but I wish they hadn't moved away from Love Street, as I used to enjoy going there.
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Me too. Miss the Wee Barrel - a fine boozer. Originally Posted by Keekaboo
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Originally Posted by Keekaboo
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One of my favourite away days, got good friends who support St Mirren, their local team, used to go to the Wee Barrel before games as they laid on a free bus to the new stadium which is functional, paid for the right way but a bit soulless.
They'll survive alright but my friends thought getting rid of Lennon was a mistake at the time and it looks like it was.Last edited by Bostonhibby; 10-01-2017 at 10:23 AM. Reason: Wee Barrel closed end 2015
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10-01-2017 10:56 AM #28Coaching Staff
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Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
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One of my favourite away days, got good friends who support St Mirren, their local team, used to go to the Wee Barrel before games as they laid on a free bus to the new stadium which is functional, paid for the right way but a bit soulless.
They'll survive alright but my friends thought getting rid of Lennon was a mistake at the time and it looks like it was.
I think they'll survive OK, but there are hard times ahead for them, which I'm sorry for.
One of my fondest memories of the Buddies was a Cup-tie at ER in Mowbray's time. We went 2-0 up and the Shed started singing how the Saints were out the Cup ...
... short silence, then the South Stand all started singing, "When the Saints went up to lift the Scottish Cup, WE WERE THERE!"
A great response, and everyone in the stadium (with a sense of humour, that is) burst out laughing.
And when we signed John McGinn, when a lot of others were sniffing around making "informal" (i.e. unethical) approaches for the player, Saints made a point of publicly thanking Hibs for their upfront approach.
I really wish the Buddies no ill at all, though I'm not sure about the bunch who control the club right now ...
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The Wee Barrel has not long reopened under new management. So the guys said on 'Off the Ball' said whilst making comment on the bar during a recent show. Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
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One of my favourite away days, got good friends who support St Mirren, their local team, used to go to the Wee Barrel before games as they laid on a free bus to the new stadium which is functional, paid for the right way but a bit soulless.
They'll survive alright but my friends thought getting rid of Lennon was a mistake at the time and it looks like it was.
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Big mistake moving from love st. The new ground looks a bit "bottom of the championship".
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