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3 hours ago
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Box-office bookends & daunting December - Buddies' standout games
As starts - and ends - to a season go, St Mirren are in for a stiff test. Stephen Robinson's side face last season's Scottish Premiership top three in the first four games of the new term, and the top two and Scottish Cup winners, in the final four. Advertisement After lifting the curtain on the campaign away to champions Celtic, the Buddies welcome Motherwell to Paisley on Saturday, 9 August. Russell Martin's Rangers come to town two weeks later, before St Mirren wrap up August in the capital against Hibernian. A jam-packed, six-game December sees festive trips to Aberdeen (6 December), Hearts (13 December) and Rangers (30 December). Fast forward to the end of the pre-split campaign and it's equally eye-opening. The Buddies wrap up the season where they started it at Celtic Park on Saturday, 11 April. The week before, the Dons are at the SMISA after Rangers visit two matchdays before. It's quite the start, middle and end for the Buddies... what do you make of it? Looking at the fixture list, where do you think St Mirren will be after 10 games? Tell us here.
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4 hours ago
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Box-office bookends & daunting December - Buddies' standout games
As starts - and ends - to a season go, St Mirren are in for a stiff Robinson's side face last season's Scottish Premiership top three in the first four games of the new term, and the top two and Scottish Cup winners, in the final four. After lifting the curtain on the campaign away to champions Celtic, the Buddies welcome Motherwell to Paisley on Saturday, 9 Martin's Rangers come to town two weeks later, before St Mirren wrap up August in the capital against Hibernian.A jam-packed, six-game December sees festive trips to Aberdeen (6 December), Hearts (13 December) and Rangers (30 December).Fast forward to the end of the pre-split campaign and it's equally eye-opening. The Buddies wrap up the season where they started it at Celtic Park on Saturday, 11 April. The week before, the Dons are at the SMISA after Rangers visit two matchdays quite the start, middle and end for the Buddies... what do you make of it?Looking at the fixture list, where do you think St Mirren will be after 10 games? Tell us here.
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11 hours ago
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Carlisle United's 'irreplaceable' head of recruitment lauded in 2024 interview
Stephen Robinson with Martin Foyle during time at Motherwell (Image: SNS) CARLISLE United's new head of recruitment was hailed as "irreplaceable" in a 2024 interview with St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson. Martin Foyle was announced to be taking over Greg Abbott's role on June 18, following a 'a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review' of the football club. Advertisement Foyle was celebrated by the St Mirren boss for uncovering 'gems' that helped the Saints achieve a place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League last season. The Scottish club's impressive recruitment put the spotlight on Foyle, with manager Robinson hailing the 61-year-old Englishman as "invaluable". Robinson told the BBC in August 2024: 'A lot of people don't notice the work that he does. "I've been working with Martin for a long, long time. He is irreplaceable. He finds me gems from his network of contacts all around the world. "We shouldn't get first refusal on a lot of players but because of his relationships we do. Advertisement "He's been invaluable to me; he certainly deserves a lot of credit.' Foyle explained why he decided to make the switch to Carlisle in an interview with the club on June 18. He said: 'There are things going on in the background that people don't see. "But my connection with Stephen is absolutely fantastic. He's a top-drawer manager, but sometimes, you need to move on. "Fresh faces, meeting people, but it's the project of trying to get Carlisle back in the league that excites me."
BBC News
2 days ago
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Park heads up St Mirren recruitment as Foyle departs
St Mirren have appointed John Park as head of recruitment and emerging talent after Martin Foyle left to join Carlisle was most recently head of recruitment at Blackburn Rovers and has also worked for clubs including Celtic, Rangers, Birmingham City, Maccabi Haifa and Vancouver Mirren CEO Keith Lasley said: "We are sorry to see Martin moving on and wish him the best of luck in his new challenge."His contributions have been key in the club's progression over the past few seasons and we thank him for all his efforts."We have, however, moved quickly to bring John to the club and we are excited to welcome him to St Mirren."John's experiences across the world, significantly in player trading and youth development, make him the ideal person to build upon the relative success at the club over the past few years in line with our club strategy."Manager Stephen Robinson says the exit of "close friend" Foyle is a "sad loss for the club".He added: "Martin has been an integral part of what we've done over the past three-and-a-half years and he's been an integral part of what I've done as a manager over 10 years now."The club have appointed John and it's important that we get working together quickly, build a relationship and I look forward to that."
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2 days ago
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'All attributes are there' for Richardson to succeed at St Mirren
"All the attributes are there" for new St Mirren signing Jayden Richardson to be a success in Paisley, says manager Stephen former Aberdeen defender, who was most recently at Boreham Wood in England's fifth tier, has penned a two-year deal with the Buddies."Jayden is someone I tried to sign a few seasons ago," Robinson said. "He has got a lot of attributes that I like in a wing-back/full-back. "He's quick, he's strong, he's tall and very like Ryan [Alebiosu] who was with us last season. All the attributes are there and it's up to us to get that quality out of him."Richardson, who is a product of Nottingham Forest's academy, added: "I can bring energy, pace and power, and hopefully that athleticism up and down can get the fans on the edge of their seats."I know what [Scottish football] is like. When I was up here in the past, playing against St Mirren, we knew it was a tough game no matter what and the fans here were outstanding."
