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The best I'm taking is that we have had an amazing season, and the man that helped us to achieve that has left the club and a great position that the Board has a clear intention to build on.

If you offered me a million quid and a house in the south of France, I'd support St Mirren for a season.

Even Elliott Watt said he'd been coached to play that way most of his career.

I don't want any new manager who speaks English as their first language. (I know - Cue the Yogi jokes, so don't waste your breath)

In fact, I see from the club statement, they have been doing exactly this: It’s no secret that we have got a strategy in place that we will continue to build upon our model, using the same principles, as we enter this new campaign. Managers leaving a club can be a hard pill to swallow, and whilst we appreciate Jens for what he has done here in the last 11 months, we have been continually working on contingencies and learnings to ensure we do not rip up and start again but continue to build and grow.

Disappointed he's gone, but as I said previously, glad it's now and not early August. I have no doubt the Board has a succession plan in place and will be getting things rolling for Askou Phase Tou.

I've loved the whole 'let's play the game our way and impose it on the opposition" approach.

I think that was confirmed by his play-off commentary and, from what I heard, his post play-off celebrations down the pub.

You can never be certain, but JBA to Celtic doesn't seem like a good match for either party.

The point is he leaves the club in a much better state than Kettlewell, has laid the foundation for future managers to build on, recruited some excellent players who will raise significant funds when sold, assisted in the development of our new training facilities and provided a season of football none of us will forget. Apart from that, a complete waste of time.

Can't wait to get my dividend cheque!

Contracts will literally stop them. Of course we can choose to sell them.

The ones under contract can think what they like. I"d also be amazed if they didn't expect Jens to leave.

Over at P&B the word is Max and Jens are now an item.

Certainly makes sense.

I suspect the Board and the Manager knew aobut the interst much sooner, but kept it quiet. Deals like this can be quite complicated, so likely some behind the scenes negotiations have been taking place. I wasn't sure when he'd leave, but was always 100% sure it would not be for a Scottish club. I'm actually OK with it happening this quickly, as it will allow us to bring in the new man for a full summer of preparation. Much better than losing him in late July or early August.

I was thinking more along the lines of letting him choose any player to sell and keeping 100% of the profit for himself. If he does leave, I hope it's Toulouse, as it would be nice trip to go and watch his new team play.

1. Punt Rangers to League 2 in the EFL 2. Punt Celtic to the lowest division in the League of Ireland 3. Profit!

I had thought Malpas would have learned a lot from his time at Dundee Utd, but apparently not. Butcher was a good fit for the situation we found ourselves in, but never really rated him as a manager. Top bloke, though.

Any time I think about an assistant manager taking over I remember Maurice Malpas and decide against it.

Is the opportunity to get a large pay hike to live in the South of France really that appealing?* *yes

The tweet might be new, but I thought the news about the approach was a few days old.

"I'd like to make an appointment for an eye test." "Good idea - I'm the butcher"

I see the EFL have kicked Southampton out the playoff final for multiple breaches related to their spying on the opposition. Pending appeal, but good to see some actual action taken against actual cheating.

Except for Michael Stewart. He loves Fadinger and Watt, even though he can't tell them apart.