St Mirren News

Have you heard the one about the St Mirren star who played a couple of games in goals - and then commanded an 8,000 transfer fee as a full back? Jimmy Drinkwater was that man and, six years after arriving in Paisley, he asked if he could be transferred back to his native England.

ST MIRREN defender Paul McGinn has rejected a new deal and left the club in the search for first-team football.

Midfield playmaker Paul McGowan says St Mirren would be challenging for a top-six SPL finish ... if only they could find some consistency.

DUNDEE fans have been warned to be wary of any Texan takeover - because Scottish football has suffered enough from cowboy owners in recent years.

Newcastle United's Geordie duo Paul Dummett and Conor Newton have been told they will be pulling on a Toon shirt sooner than they expected.

Aberdeen and Hearts battled to a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie, one that again highlighted the problems Derek McInnes will have to address next season.

St Mirren ended a run of seven games without a win thanks to goals against Kilmarnock from two players likely to exit Paisley this summer.

ST MIRREN manager Danny Lennon has revealed there could be more departures this summer after telling Sam Parkin and Graham Carey they would not be offered new deals.

St Mirren's feat in winning the Scottish Communities League Cup ought to be dwelled upon, but the manager must also convene himself with the consequences of that team naturally breaking up.

THE Tomb Raider star endured three months of procedures after doctors told her she had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer.

ST MIRREN winger Gary Teale claims that he played a major part in helping Wigan lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history - six years after leaving the club.

St Mirren and Scotland winger Johnny Deakin was a huge favourite at Love Street ... but that all changed the day he walked into the manager's office and asked for a transfer.

THE Steelmen will be at full strength against St Johnstone next week, while a terse Derek Adams did not want to be drawn on Richard Brittain's injury.

Hearts were beaten by the better, hungrier team yesterday and that's not something we've had to say too often in recent times when it comes to an Edinburgh derby.

"THE boy can talk, eh?" said Danny Lennon, finally sitting down to offer his thoughts, having been made to wait while Mark Reynolds delivered his own assessment of the game.

SOMETIMES you can't help but think that some people are at the wind-up and with Ross County at Fir Park this afternoon, that may explain one of this weekend's strangest transfer rumours.

HIS managerial career began with humble East Stirlingshire in 1974 and spanned the next 39 years, during which time Sir Alex Ferguson won his first major trophy at St Mirren before conquering Europe with Aberdeen and Manchester United.

St Mirren goalkeeper Craig Samson looks set to join Motherwell this summer after the Steelmen made a formal approach for the 29-year-old. Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has targeted Samson as a replacement for Darren Randolph, who will leave Fir Park at the end of the season, with Birmingham his expected destination.

St Mirren goalkeeper Craig Samson looks set to join Motherwell this summer after the Steelmen made a formal approach for the 29-year-old. Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has targeted Samson as a replacement for Darren Randolph, who will leave Fir Park at the end of the season, with Birmingham his expected destination.

Aberdeen extended their unbeaten run under new manager Derek McInnes to four matches, with a goalless draw at St Mirren.