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« Thread Started on Jul 28, 2012, 8:12pm » | |
Trialing at St Johnstone and scored twice for them against Bristol City today.....
(I was shocked too!!!)
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« Reply #1 on Jul 28, 2012, 8:27pm » | |
http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~2863717,00.html
REPORT: ST JOHNSTONE 2-1 CITY
Posted on: Sat 28 Jul 2012
St Johnstone 2-1 Bristol City
Mark Perrow reports from McDiarmid Park
City's preparations for the new season began with defeat on Derek McInnes' return to McDiarmid Park.
A first-half brace from trialist Rowan Vine was enough to ensure victory for the hosts, as Jon Stead's header just before the interval proved no more than a consolation goal.
The City boss handed debuts to Greg Cunningham at left-back and Jody Morris, also a former home favourite in Perth, in an otherwise familiar line-up.
Already up to speed with competitive action after recent Europa League qualifying excursions, St Johnstone were quick to show their superior sharpness with an opening goal inside two minutes through Vine.
The former Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City and Luton Town striker exchanged passes with Sean Higgins and neatly sidefooted the ball low across Dean Gerken.
City should have responded soon after through Brett Pitman, but the striker failed to convert Yannick Bolasie's whipped-in cross from inside the six-yard box.
In a lively opening, Morris also had a sight of goal only to see his driven 20-yarder well blocked, before Gerken was forced to parry a close-range effort from Keammar Daley at the other end.
The first-half eventually descended into a more predictable pre-season affair, but Stead gave home keeper Jonny Tuffey something to think about with a looping header from Martyn Woolford's inswinging cross, before Vine doubled his tally ten minutes from the break.
A long ball was not dealt with inside the City box by Lewin Nyatanga and the striker clinically finished on the half-volley into the bottom corner.
City's biggest threat had been the pace and delivery of Bolasie on the right flank, and the former Plymouth Argyle winger provided Stead with the opportunity to half the arrears on the stroke of the interval with a simple header past Tuffey.
Expected wholesale changes at the interval did not come, as McInnes stuck with the same personnel. But Daley, another trialist, soon set about restoring the Saints' two-goal advantage with a jinking run down the right, cutting inside Cunningham and finding the base of the near post.
Morris' debut lasted an hour before he was replaced by Neil Kilkenny in the first of many City changes. Stephen Pearson, James Wilson, Ryan Taylor, Bobby Reid and Aaron Amadi-Holloway were also introduced throughout the course of the second period, while McInnes also handed a debut to winger Paul Anderson in place of the impressive Bolasie.
Kilkenny's quick thinking might have set up an equaliser for Pitman, but Tuffey did well to divert the striker's low shot wide of the post from the Australian's short free kick.
City were growing in threat as the game wore on. Pearson led an incisive break ten minutes from time, only for Pitman's downward header from Richard Foster's cross bounced up and over the crossbar.
Another Foster cross provided substitute Taylor with a similar chance, but the scorer of City's last competitive goal was denied by an excellent Tuffey save high to his right, as the keeper tipped the ball on to the underside of the bar and away to safety to condemn McInnes and co. to defeat.
http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~2863717,00.html
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« Reply #2 on Jul 28, 2012, 8:29pm » | |
ST Johnstone
TRIALIST THE MARKSMAN IN FRIENDLY WIN OVER BRISTOL CITY
Saints have beaten Bristol City 2-1 in today's friendly match at McDiarmid Park and the man in the news is trialist striker Rowan Vine who notched both of Saints goals in the first half.
The 29 year old (pictured) who lists Luton Town, Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers among his former clubs scored in the opening couple of minutes after a neat exchange of passes with Sean Higgins and the 6' 1" striker scored a dazzling second, showing neat control and a lethal finish to make it 2-0.
City Manager Derek McInnes saw his side narrow the deficit just before half time and there were no more goals after the break as a plethora of substitutions made any flow to the game difficult.
http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2121
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« Reply #3 on Jul 28, 2012, 9:34pm » | |
3h Aslrowanvine @aslrowanvine
Thoroughly enjoyed my week up at St Johnstone and obviously the game today against Bristol City...first game since may and felt good...
Obviously scoring 2 in the first half hour & the win was enjoyable ...but after the last 4 years,to be out there smiling again was lovely..
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« Reply #4 on Jul 29, 2012, 2:32am » | |
Found his level.
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« Reply #5 on Jul 29, 2012, 11:06am » | |
 OMG ITS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
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« Reply #6 on Jul 29, 2012, 3:49pm via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
Wish him well.
Good luck Rowan with the rest of your career.
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« Reply #7 on Jul 29, 2012, 4:24pm » | |
must of been hard for him to keep those two goals inside of him for 4 years.
well played rowan.
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« Reply #8 on Jul 29, 2012, 6:25pm » | |
Bump 
Whatever that means really
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« Reply #9 on Jul 31, 2012, 2:40pm » | |
St Johnstone have just signed him, BBC confirms...
"St Johnstone have signed Rowan Vine on a one-year contract after the striker's summer release by Queens Park Rangers.
The 29-year-old Englishman had impressed manager Steve Lomas during a successful trial at McDiarmid Park.
Vine signed for QPR from Birmingham City for £1m in 2008 but spent much of his time at Loftus Road on loan.
The London club farmed him out to Hull City, Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons, Exeter City and last season to Gillingham in League Two.
He had suffered a serious leg injury shortly into his time with QPR."
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« Reply #10 on Jul 31, 2012, 2:44pm » | |
Well good luck to him. Maybe now that he's permanently at a new club - rather than a series of loans - he'll produce.
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« Reply #11 on Jul 31, 2012, 2:47pm » | |
St Johnstone Official Site
31 July 2012
STRIKER ROWAN VINE SIGNS ONE YEAR DEAL
STRIKER ROWAN VINE SIGNS ONE YEAR DEAL Striker Rowan Vine, the trialist who netted twice against Bristol City on Saturday.
The 29 year old has signed a one eyar deal at McDiarmid Park.
More to follow........
http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2125
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« Reply #12 on Jul 31, 2012, 2:49pm » | |
good news
shame they haven't taken one of our players that are still under contract
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« Reply #13 on Aug 1, 2012, 6:42am » | |
But not Glasgow Rangers
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/footb....to-sign-1198241
By Fraser Wilson 1 Comment 1 Aug 2012 01:01
St Johnstone pip Rangers to sign striker Rowan Vine
THE former QPR player, whose previous clubs include Portsmouth and Birmingham, revealed the Lomas factor sealed the deal.
Steve Lomas
STEVE LOMAS yesterday fended off late interest from Rangers to tie-up striker Rowan Vine on a 12-month deal.
The one-time £3m hitman, who made a big impact in a 2-1 weekend win over Bristol City, opted for
St Johnstone rather than wait for a firm Ibrox offer. Kilmarnock were also tracking the free agent.
The former QPR player, whose previous clubs include Portsmouth and Birmingham, revealed the Lomas factor sealed the deal.
He said: “There were options in Scotland and also in England. Obviously more clubs began to show an interest after I scored against Bristol City but I wasn’t going to go touting myself around.
“I have been up here for more than a week and have been made very welcome. It has just felt right for me at this stage of my career.
“The manager has been brilliant with me. He tried to get me back at Christmas but things didn’t work out then. There was no reason to back off now.
“Rangers have been my Scottish team, I suppose, and are still a massive club despite their
problems. I’m not sure how firm their interest got with my agent.
“I didn’t get round to speaking to Rangers or other clubs because I am happy here and my decision had been made.”
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