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✍️ Paisley Daily Express | Cover all things St Mirren & West of Scotland Football League | Formerly of Glasgow Times and Renfrewshire Gazette | View are me, myself and I’s

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🗣️”For the boys, that’s the ultimate – for them to improve and get to the first team and play senior football. Use the disappointment and remember what it felt like..”

Stephen McGinn urges young St Mirren players to learn from cup semi-final agony 💪🏼

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McGinn urges young St Mirren players to learn from cup semi-final agony
St Mirren's Under-18s lost out to Dundee at the SMiSA Stadium on Monday night in the last four of the Youth Cup.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🗣️"I got quite a bad injury when I was 17-18 and that’s when I realised you have to keep on top of things"

Marcus Fraser says that he takes the little things in training more seriously after injuring his ACL when he was a teenager.

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Marcus Fraser outlines 'key' St Mirren session that helps him stay injury free
The Buddies defender has played virtually every minute in the league this season and looking to continue his impressive playing run towards the end of the season.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Stephen Robinson once scored two goals to ensure that Bournemouth survived - now they are Premier League regulars.

Now, as St Mirren boss, the Northern Irishman wants to use the Cherries' 'never-give-up' attitude to fuel a third top-six finish in a row.

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Stephen Robinson takes inspiration from old Bournemouth side in defying odds
The Saints manager says his old side have shown that putting the right building blocks in place can allow a club to compete at the top level
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March 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🚨 Bit of breaking news last week.

Toyosi Olusanya and Richard Taylor set to reject new deals at St Mirren

Stephen Robinson says the duo had been offered the “best deals” by the club.

Work is already underway looking for their replacements.

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Toyosi Olusanya and Richard Taylor set to reject new deals at St Mirren
The Buddies duo have become key players over the course of the last two season's but are now likely to move on when their contracts expire in the summer.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
St Mirren Women returned to winning ways last week with a stunning 8-2 victory against Giffnock.

Head coach Kate Cooper praised the young Saints for taking every game in their stride with several senior players still on the injury table.

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St Mirren Women head coach Kate Cooper welcomes return to form
The team recorded their first win since the end of January in SWF League One.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🗣️"The goal is up there, really, but I would have to take time and think about it."

Mikael Mandron has put his strike at Ibrox up there with some of his best.

The French forward netted the 1st of the 2 goals at Ibrox in St Mirren's 2-0 win.

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Mikael Mandron had 'no doubts' goal would stand in Saints win over Rangers
The French forward had his opener against ruled out for a foul before VAR intervened and referee Kevin Clancy overturned his decision.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Nikki Lavery has been in fine form for St Mirren Women.

The young attacker has been scoring for fun but netting at the SMiSA Stadium earlier this season has proved to be the highlight so far.

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Saints Women striker hails goal at SMiSA Stadium as 'best moment' of career
Nikki Lavery has been reflecting on her time in the black-and-white stripes.
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February 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Scott Tanser is hoping that he can replicate his Scottish Cup success with St Johnstone at St Mirren 🏆

The Saints wing-back won the cup in 2021 with the Perth Saints but is now looking to get back to Hampden - with St Mirren fans in attendance.

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Scott Tanser hopes to replicate St Johnstone Scottish Cup success at St Mirren
The Buddies wing-back was part of the legendary 2021 Perth Saints team that went all the way to collect their second trophy of the campaign.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
St Mirren Under 18s progressed into the semi-final of the Scottish Youth Cup winning 3-2 in penalties after the game finished 1-1.

Evan Mooney was on target during the match after converting from the spot in the first half.

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Talented St Mirren are spot on in Scottish Youth Cup semi-finals quest
The young Buddies went all the way to penalties in Sunday's quarter-final clash with Queen's Park at Lochinch.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🗣️"It helps when you’re playing as well. The gaffer [Stephen Robinson] really put faith and trust in me."

Killian Phillips puts down his improvement to Stephen
Robinson and says that coaches at Crystal Palace are still in regular contact with him.

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Killian Phillips opens up on role Crystal Palace play during his stay in Paisley
The on-loan midfielder from Premier League side Crystal Palace has been in regular contact with coaches down south.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚨 Excl: Stephen McGinn has opened up on how he is loving life as a coach.

The St Mirren Under-18s coach has overseen players such as Evan Mooney and Callum Penman go on and make their senior debut.

More from the former Saints captain⤵️

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Stephen McGinn opens up on buzz and love for St Mirren coaching role
The club's Under-18s coach has been loving life with the young Saints and admits that it was the right time to move into coaching when he did.
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January 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Running from Paisley to Preston seems crazy but for Adam Donnelly that is a reality 👏

The personal trainer has undertaken the challenge to run 10k every day for 30 days as he looks to raise money for
@SAMHtweets.

Story on why he is doing it 👇
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Renfrew TikTok star running 186 miles for mental health charity
Adam Donnelly is running 10k a day, for 30 days, in a bid to generate money for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) as well as raise awareness around mental health amongst men.
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January 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“The next step is building a sustainable pathway. One of the challenges for us is the upkeep in the sport. Most of us are volunteers.”

Kate Cooper has praised the growth of the women’s game in Scotland but outlines key obstacles facing the sport ⬇️

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December 24, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Alex Gogic has paid tribute to St Mirren’s fitness department for keeping him in the best shape of his life.

The Buddies defender has been a mainstay in the side for nearly all of this season.

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Gogic's fitness focus as Saints star says he's in best shape of his life
The Buddies enforcer has been the heartbeat of Stephen Robinson's Greenhill Road revolution.
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December 23, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Alex Iacovitti is set to return to action for the St Mirren this weekend with Stephen Robinson saying the defender is “close to full fitness”.

It is a welcomed return for the Buddies as they are set to miss Alex Gogic through suspension.

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Robinson set for Saints defensive boost ahead of St Johnstone showdown
The Buddies boss looks like having a key summer signing available again following an injury lay-off.
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December 13, 2024 at 11:02 PM
🗣️: "I believe there are people ahead of him at this moment in time. But Dennis has trained and kept his head down and worked hard."

Stephen Robinson gave an update on Dennis Adeniran who has not featured for the club since October ⤵️

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VAR officials 'doing their best' according to Saints boss Robinson
The January window opens in less the three weeks time and St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson says he has a "long, long list" that he and the footballing board will be working through.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
🗣️: "We also have to consider what we’re bringing in when we’ve got younger players like Evan and Callum and not to block their pathway up as well."

Stephen Robinson is looking to add to his squad, but not at the expense of St Mirren's youngsters✍️

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Stephen Robinson has drawn up his transfer window wishlist
The St Mirren boss has been eager for the transfer window to open ever since the summer window closed after losing three key players during the first half of the season.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
From Tannadice to Paisley, last week was fun (barring the result) covering St Mirren 😄

Plenty of back pages racked up in the Paisley Daily Express bringing all the latest news coming out the club.

Always a pleasure to bring fans the news. Links to this week’s stories ⤵️
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
St Mirren Women dropped off the top of the table for the first time in 9 weeks after losing to Armadale Thistle

With the winter break now upon @stmirren.com a recruitment drive is in full flow for the start of the second half of the season.

Full report ⬇️⬇️

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Cooper believes Saints Women will learn lessons from first defeat in nine
The Buddies lost to Armadale Thistle in their last game of 2024 and the league is now on a winter hiatus.
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December 6, 2024 at 9:19 PM
🗣️: He’s a top manager, a top coach, on the pitch and off the pitch”

Brian Kerr spoke about his relationship with Stephen Robinson and how working with him is “incredible..every single day”

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Saints No 2 Kerr on 'incredible' experience working with Robinson
The former Motherwell and Hibernian midfielder told how the Northern Irishman helped navigate the club through a tough time.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Stephen Robinson maintains that “one person’s misfortune is another person’s chance” after Marcus Fraser is set to miss this weekend’s game.

Full story 👇

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Stephen Robinson left with a defensive headache after Marcus Fraser's red card
The St Mirren defender saw red on Saturday and with Alex Iacovitti and Charles Dunne still a while away from playing, the Buddies manager is looking to fill the gap in defence
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December 3, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Spoke to Greg Kiltie after St Mirren's game on Saturday, and the winger hopes VAR decisions even themselves out come the end of the season after a dramatic day against Dundee United at Tannadice 😬

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Greg Kiltie hopes VAR decisions fall St Mirren's way after Tannadice torment
The Buddies were involved in plenty of small-screen drama against Dundee United at the weekend.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Pitched up at Tannadice this afternoon 🏟️

Two inform sides and two good teams out on the park in Dundee United and @stmirren.com

Looking forward to taking this in. Full match report and fall out in the @PDE_Sport 👀
November 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Mark O’Hara hopes that the feel good factor at St Mirren can help persuade players like Toyosi Olusanya and Richard Taylor to stay at the club.

The Buddies skipper spoke ahead of their game against Dundee United today 👇

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Mark O'Hara hopes St Mirren form can persuade best Buddies to sign new deals
The club's skipper has reflected on a four-game unbeaten run ahead of this weekend's clash with Dundee United.
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November 30, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Another impressive display from Evan Mooney who bagged a hat-trick in the Under 18s Scottish Youth Cup against Hearts.

Stephen McGinn believes that if Mooney continues to score goals, more chances in the first team will come.

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November 28, 2024 at 4:34 PM