Big Col Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Saw the team (and management) out on Friday night at Hollywood Bowl in Springfield Quay for a good old boozy night out team bonding session. They were all in good spirits and clearly get on well with each other. One question - anyone know which one of the them is known as “shagger”?!? Edited July 28, 2019 by Big Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb1876 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 I've been told by my mates son that 'Shagger' is being used now as a general term of endearment for almost everyone they know, a bit like 'mate'? Seems a bit strange but apparently it's just the current fad as to how folk are referenced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 I hear they're too sheepish to use that term of endearment up at Aberdeen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Good to hear @Big Col. Another improvement and fingers crossed another ingredient to a successful season ahead. Was listening to sportsound yesterday and we were a mention in dispatches and perhaps some pundits footnote in discussions on who would top our league and who would get the play offs. Pretty much all had DU as run away winners. Personally, and I'm not as qualified as them, I don't see them as table toppers. And I'm quietly confident, just have a feeling about this team. Fitter and with far more dig than in recent years, but what do I know. Thanks big col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 I think United and possibly Dundee, too, will have stronger squads than us. However, whether their managers can shape them into effective teams is another matter and early results (as well as last year's results) suggest that may not be so easy. We seem to be developing a good team spirit and winning attitude. If that continues to develop we may not have the best players but we may develop the best team. Long way to go of course and all sorts of things can happen but I like the phrase the manager - and the players - keep using, to paraphrase, "we're doing well but we can still improve, we'll be looking to improve right through the season." That's an attitude that can take us a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Kenny Miller on Radio Scotland saying he is enjoying it at Firhill, rates Caldwell as a good manager and we are going for promotion. Just what you would expect him to say, or will it happen. We will find out as the season goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Just watched Dundee - ICT and both were honking. GC has a chance this season for sure, but it's up to him to make it happen. What I saw v Airdrie looked fragile. OK it was the first meaningful game of the season. Anyway, the opening league fixtures will tell us more. Let's see how we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Thistleberight said: Good to hear @Big Col. Another improvement and fingers crossed another ingredient to a successful season ahead. Was listening to sportsound yesterday and we were a mention in dispatches and perhaps some pundits footnote in discussions on who would top our league and who would get the play offs. Pretty much all had DU as run away winners. Personally, and I'm not as qualified as them, I don't see them as table toppers. And I'm quietly confident, just have a feeling about this team. Fitter and with far more dig than in recent years, but what do I know. Thanks big col I have to disagree. You are every bit as qualified as them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted July 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 6 hours ago, sb1876 said: I've been told by my mates son that 'Shagger' is being used now as a general term of endearment for almost everyone they know, a bit like 'mate'? Seems a bit strange but apparently it's just the current fad as to how folk are referenced? I can just see my wife’s face when we’re out and bump into one of my mates who refers to me as “Shagger”......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said: Anyway, the opening league fixtures will tell us more. Let's see how we go. I wouldn't draw any conclusions from our game at the Recs. If the pitch is the same size and condition as last season it's closer to a lottery than any other away ground we will play on. The acid test will be the game v Dundee Utd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: I wouldn't draw any conclusions from our game at the Recs. If the pitch is the same size and condition as last season it's closer to a lottery than any other away ground we will play on. The acid test will be the game v Dundee Utd. Not sure on that, get beat at Alloa and pressure will already be on GC. We should be able to set out our formation and tactics to beat an Alloa team regardless of the pitch, that’s what good managers do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancipital Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 The second Alloa away game last year was probably as comfortable a win as we had all season, maybe the QoS game on the last day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Norgethistle said: Not sure on that, get beat at Alloa and pressure will already be on GC. We should be able to set out our formation and tactics to beat an Alloa team regardless of the pitch, that’s what good managers do. Don't disagree. What I was saying tho' is that we won't learn much from this game. OK, apart from whether we can improvise or not. The United game is by far more a yardstick to draw conclusions from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 3 hours ago, allyo said: I have to disagree. You are every bit as qualified as them. Thank you kind sir. I can string words together that most of the time make sense, and never usually end my sentences with "so it is" "that's for sure" "so I am" "by the way", so I guess I might be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 I'm "ever so" impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/28/2019 at 6:19 PM, lady-isobel-barnett said: I wouldn't draw any conclusions from our game at the Recs. If the pitch is the same size and condition as last season it's closer to a lottery than any other away ground we will play on. The acid test will be the game v Dundee Utd. The pitch hasn't changed in size, unfortunately. I do think Alloa will be weaker this year and definitely more beatable at home, but yeah, the Indodrill pitch in its current state is a real leveler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsca Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/28/2019 at 6:06 PM, Big Col said: I can just see my wife’s face when we’re out and bump into one of my mates who refers to me as “Shagger”......... Would it not be Big Shagger? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Roque said: The pitch hasn't changed in size, unfortunately. It has; they've widened it ahead of Saturday's game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 And the Waspavians have lost Jim Goodwin ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 13 hours ago, Semi Nurainen said: And the Waspavians have lost Jim Goodwin ... A bit careless of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 2 hours ago, sandy said: A bit careless of them If they look hard enough I suspect they might find him by Christmas. Lot of pressure at st midden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 34 minutes ago, Thistleberight said: If they look hard enough I suspect they might find him by Christmas. Lot of pressure at st midden And an absolute nightmare start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 I appreciate he's operating in a higher division, but it'll be interesting to see how Goodwin's side bounce back from this given the number of Caldwell's detractors who suggested we'd missed a trick by failing to appoint him boss (who knows if he was actually interested?!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Semi Nurainen said: And an absolute nightmare start! Not half. It will test the bottle of their board. Our own current manager didn't have a good start at all and must have tested that boards resolve behind closed doors. We have had a recent history of sticking to the task and by our managers and if you consider the start jack Ross had when he first arrived at st Mirren and that board stood by their guy, so perhaps Goodwin will get longer than many other clubs would give him. Interesting to watch from the sidelines as many on here, myself included, would have taken him at firhill. Edited July 31, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 1:51 PM, Dark Passenger said: I appreciate he's operating in a higher division, but it'll be interesting to see how Goodwin's side bounce back from this given the number of Caldwell's detractors who suggested we'd missed a trick by failing to appoint him boss (who knows if he was actually interested?!). I was one of those who would have liked to have seen Goodwin as Thistle manager. But so far you would need to say that Caldwell has done better so far, we are in the last 16 of the league cup, St. Mirren are not. I hope Caldwell continues to be the better manager, because that means Thistle will be doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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