OrlandoDon

Yup, that’s a winning team! 3-1 us, nisbet, olusanya, Cameron changes my scorers, think Robinson will have a positive effect on olusanya!

To each their own, live your life and try to be happy. My sister died of cancer 4 years ago, we were close, a big factor in me moving and making certain decisions, and a big influence on how I now live my life today. She lived in Manchester and always wanted to move to north berwick. My grandparents retired there and we spent a lot of great times there as kids. But my sister waited too long, got cancer, had her doctors and treatment, and basically couldn’t move. We talked about that days before she died and how you just have to live life and take risks, do what’s best for your family because circumstances can change, dont wait. Be an ‘I can’ versus ‘I can’t.’ And there are plenty of circumstances you cannot change that keep that in mind. That was a big factor in my wife and I doing what we did and starting life all over again in Florida. Plenty of people thought (and think) we were/are nuts and heavily judged us, but my family are happy and that’s all that matters to us. LA is an extreme culture, I can’t fully relate to you guys in Britain as I ultimately haven’t lived there in 30 years, but I was in a situation getting shittier by the day and did something about it. I actually respect those who left the US because of trump. You can only control your own situation. No clue what it’s like at home, visiting doesn’t count, that’s a holiday romance versus a legit relationship, so I can’t judge any of you. I also lived in such extreme judgement and that if you are not with us you are 100% against, feel that a little bit here. similar but different, I gave Thelin more time than most, still support cormack, support lutz, and am now totally on board with Robinson. Life’s too short to be upset. Not my choice but here’s here, and excited for tomorrow. Also quite enjoyed some of the things he’s said and maybe our solution was staring us in the face from day one. I’m a glass is half full guy, onwards and upwards.

Always a pleasure with you. COYR!

Multiple factors, not sure if you are genuinely asking or poking the bear and looking for another argument. But i think it’s worth sharing my experience as I don’t think many of you really get what it’s living like here. It was getting so expensive in California. I was a teacher/administrator for 20 plus years, so not earning a ton of money. But enough. Budget just got tighter and tighter. Paycheck to paycheck. Started a family and when you are living in a condo complex (flats), and being California, our complex had pools. We started having the homeless bathing in the pools and washing clothes, peeping and shitting in the park, you’d find needles around, plus one of my kids fell in a homeless tent in the side walk while we were out for a bike ride. Crack smokers inside wanting a fight. The streets in the San Fernando valley/sherman oaks where I lived were starting to become lined with homeless tents and breaking bad RVs. Open propane tanks on the street, RVs hot wired to street lights. I was paying a fortune for a mortgage and a ton in property taxes and we felt it was becoming increasingly unsafe, especially at night and early morning walking our dogs…and we lived in sherman oaks, the town directly north of Beverly Hills and bel air. Local politics allowed all this. If you know California, or visit, go and see Venice beach and the surrounding area. Over run with tents and homeless, unsanitary and dirty, yet amongst multimillion dollar houses. At least it was when I left and my friends tell me it’s worse now. Private school is liberal and political. I was always a democrat but things changed. I felt I was always middle of the road but the left became more left and my middle became middle right. Our school was aDEI school and it became political every single day. So much trump derangement daily in the faculty lounge, including grief councilors when he won in 2016. we were asked beliefs, told what to believe, and told what professions development to attend. No real freedom or choice to follow interests. I felt it became indoctrination instead of education. You couldn’t speak openly, freely, or express an opinion without fear of offending someone and consequence. I saw explosive confrontations in faculty meetings, nearly broke into fights a few times, and watched people fired for having an opinion that I felt was in no way inappropriate, just different and not the agenda, like gender spectrum and someone saying they believed in two genders as they and their religion believed. Everything was hyper sensitive and feelings, and it was highly toxic. as you know, breaking point was Covid and losing my job. Couldn’t stay as covid vax became mandatory for kids at school, so my kids couldn’t go to school. Had to find a state that wasn’t like Cali, most blue ran states required the covid vax to go to school, Florida did not. I’d lived in Florida from 2002-2009, so had familiarity. It’s affordable. Plus we love beach and warm weather. We were extremely lucky to sell a house in LA that allowed us to buy a great house in affordable Florida for cash, have space and land, and had one year of money to live without spending our savings and time for my wife and I to find jobs. It was a no brainer. Politics doesn’t dominate the daily convo here, obviously a big factor is not working in education, and more people here just seem to try to get along, try to be positive, and live life with a more positive attitude. That’s my experience here anyway. America is the land of opportunity. It was a great place that allowed you to work hard and excel, or certainly was as it’s a shit show now. feel like Cali and other states have lost plot, with significant over reach. My experience in Florida leaves you alone to live life and I really don’t pay much attention to politics any more .it cost me friendships, and witness fights where people just can’t get along. I’m not a trump fan but felt voting republican was more sane than voting democrat, said that here a few times. I’d witnessed that leadership first hand under Obama and felt the country declined, the obviously saw the decline in California. I feel Florida allows a safe and affordable upbringing for my ‘normal’ kids, there’s a ton to do, and sadly we see Mickey regularly. Obviously what’s happening now is not what was voted for, and as I have said before, it’s a two party system, no third party middle ground.

It’s funny how we see it so differently. To many, newsom has completely destroyed California. I lived there 17 years, horrendously expensive now, the average home price is close to 900k now, the taxes, gas is close to double the price of other states, the EV farce, the businesses and wealth leaving, the crime, extreme policy, the increasing debt, failure to deal with the homeless crisis, his (mis)handling of the fires, horrendous budget, the potential wealth tax, and not to reopen the debate, but his handling of COVID. I’d say it’s the bluest state in the country and he destroyed it. I used to say I lived in paradise but it’s certainly not any more. Obviously I’m not saying the country is by any means in a good place, but he scares the shit out of a lot of people. By all means a very good speaker, charming, and good looking, but, like trump, batshit crazy!

Do we know any more about staff? Robinson, is Kerr asst or first team coach? Anyone else coming with him? leven, doc, the new first team coach??

Is it genuine panic though? Or simply the realization that we cannot wait? It doesn’t need to be panic, can be a logical decision, Robinson was a consideration from day one, knows the team and the league, and can be grabbed asap.

Is there any substance to the chatter about lutz leaving, fired etc? Or is it just more made up shit to create drama? After dunfermline, for all we know Dave and Lutz met and both agreed, fuck this, we need someone now, an agreed Robinson could be got now. If Robinson knows lutz, bonus. Such a horrible two month, too much drama, some created by the fans and our uneasiness. Glad it’s over.

If it was horneland or another foreigner, Aberdeen is just another random job. And questions would be asked, comments made etc. Robinson knows the club, the size of the club, and truly feels this is a step up, a one he deserves. He rightly says we are a big club with history, and means it. I think we’ve got a very motivated guy, eager to have us punch above our weight too.

I will say this, Robinson seems well happy to join us. a step up to a top Scottish club despite the current situation. As he says, two phases, firstly stability this year and ‘survive,’ then summer and beyond. He’s certainly motivated to do well and knows exactly what he’s in for. I also like that he’s got obvious passion/fire, always felt Thelin was too nice and passive. I feel a coach needs that side to him, obviously has to be used smartly too.

Maybe. Or was it simply the final acceptance that enough is enough and we need someone now? If you are in the club, do you wait for the perfect girl? At some point decisions have to be made or you’re going home alone.

Langfield speaking very highly of our new management team. Curious if he’s looking for a job, but saying Robinson is the best he’s worked with, which obviously includes Mcinnes.

Well, it’s sinking in from yesterday and now announced. As always, I’ll go win a positive spin. Disappointed but glass is half full! name a foreign manager that has done well in Scotland. There’s not many. Motherwell are not the norm. Rohl is on a good run, but they still aren’t a great side. Robinson is not glamorous, but smart. It’s been a shit show two month shut maybe it ended for the best? the guy is proven to be able to coach in this league. This season for st mirren is more the exception than the norm for him, a he still won a cup, and is still in another….well, was! Knows the situation more than most. Knows us and what the fans expect. There are no surprises for him. He also is very well prepared for opponents, even for the next 9 games. his style of play may not be great but I am sure there will be demands of quality football. At the same time, Mcinnes did not always play quality football. Win games and he’ll get support. He’ll also get a bigger budget, and a network of scouting that’s probably bigger than at st mirren. id take killian Philips over Armstrong, palaversa, and possibly Geiger and afeez. Not meaning we sign him, but if he can get Philips to play like he’s doing, maybe he gets more out of our bunch.

A cup double? We have 9 league games, playing them twice too. That’s not much. Interesting if he stays then plays to beat us, and vice versa! Would be slightly odd to see him hired and move in summer, he’ll potentially help get us relegated then take over!

So we go for Pressley when Robinson knocks us back!! Pretty sure yogi is waiting by the phone too!