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BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
St Johnstone legend May among 21 players to depart club
Club legend Stevie May is one of 21 players set to leave St Johnstone this summer following their relegation to the Scottish May, who has spent this season on loan with second-tier Livingston, has won two Scottish Cups and a League Cup across two spells, making 267 appearances for the club and scoring more than 60 Nicky Clark and fellow first-team regulars Graham Carey and striker Benjamin Kimpioka are also departing McDiarmid and Kimpioka both scored six Premiership goals this campaign, with Carey netting six across all competitions. Including loan players, the full list of players moving on is: Carey, Clark, Arran Cocks, Barry Douglas, Alex Ferguson, Kimpioka, Bailey Klimionek, Max Kucheriavyi, Cammy MacPherson, May, Ben McCrystal, Adam McMillan, Liam Park, Dominic Shiels, Matt Smith, Kyle Thomson, Andy Fisher, Elliot Watt, Sam Curtis, Stephen Duke-McKenna and Zach Mitchell.
STV News
23-04-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Clark sure Saints can cut it in survival fight even if it is close shave
Nicky Clark admitted he feared St Johnstone were 'dead and buried' earlier in the season but he now firmly believes they are playing well enough to survive in the Premiership. Saints were nine points adrift at the foot of the table in mid-January after a dire run of two points from nine games left them staring at the prospect of relegation. While they remain favourites to go down, Simo Valakari's side have given themselves a fighting chance by reducing the gap to five points after collecting 14 points from their last 10 league games. 'We had a wee spell around December time where we let ourselves down,' said striker Clark. 'We went nine games without winning, and on the back of that, the teams that were near us picked up a lot of points, so that left us in a situation where, at one point, I thought we were dead and buried. 'We were nine points adrift from everybody but we showed what we're all about and got back into it slightly. I know we're now still five behind, but we have shown that we can put results together. We can perform to earn the results we need, we're more than capable of going and doing that.' While Saints' form improved in the months before the split, teams above them such as Dundee, Ross County and Kilmarnock have been faltering. Clark hopes the pressure of the situation starts to unnerve their rivals as the post-split fixtures get under way this weekend. 'We've been down in that kind of position for the majority of the season, so we know how horrible it is and how hard it is when you're down there,' he said. 'So if we can somehow, over the next three or four games, maybe get to one of them and maybe they drop one space, then mentally, you don't know what that can do to them. 'But it's down to us. We've got five games to get ourselves out of this situation. And as I said, we've got the boys that, quality-wise and mentality-wise, are more than capable of doing that. It's easy to say that here, though, we need to go and show it.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Clark leans on experience in great escape bid
St Johnstone striker Nicky Clark believes the experience of last season's Premiership relegation fight can hold them in good stead as they desperately battle for survival Perth side, who dodged the play-off spot last term, are five points adrift at the bottom with five games before Saturday's trip to Motherwell, Clark said: "There are still a few boys here that experienced last year when we were in it right down until the last day at Motherwell funnily enough and we can use that for ourselves, we can use that to help the boys that maybe haven't been in this situation before to get through this."They know what it is like themselves, we don't need to tell them how important it is, not just the football side of things, it is the people that nobody really sees or hears about, the people that work their backsides off behind the scenes up the stairs and keep the club running."So it affects everything if you don't stay in this league. We know what it is going to take and we are going to give absolutely everything to get us out of the situation."The Premiership table may not make pretty reading for St Johnstone but Clark insists they have shown enough this season to suggest they can get out of said: "At one point we thought we were dead and buried, I think we were maybe eight, nine even 10 points adrift and we showed what we were all about, we got back into it slightly."I know we are still five behind but we have shown we can put results together, we can perform to earn those results and we are more than capable of doing that."We have more than enough experience and quality in that dressing room to get out of it."
The Courier
23-04-2025
- Sport
- The Courier
St Johnstone ace Nicky Clark on coaching kids with Liam Gordon
Nicky Clark coaches the next generation of Perth footballers. And the St Johnstone striker's second job with Liam Gordon and Ross Sinclair's 'Be the Best' academy has given him an extra insight into the importance of securing the McDiarmid Park club's Premiership status for another year. 'Me and big Liam are good mates,' said Clark. 'I obviously spend a fair bit of time with him here. 'We speak most days regarding the coaching and football in general. 'It's not a long career and you've got to think about what you're going to do in the future. 'Big Gordy had been on at me for a while to start doing it. 'Eventually I said 'yes'. I'm loving it. It's been great helping the kids here. It takes me back to when I was their age all those years ago. 'Most importantly, I want to help them enjoy their football. 'The majority of them are St Johnstone fans. 'They won't know what it's like to be in the situation we're in but they're desperate for their team to stay in the Premiership.' Gordon and Ryan McGowan were on-pitch leaders when Saints stayed up by securing a victory at Fir Park on the final day of last season. Both were allowed to leave in the summer. 'It's obviously not my decision who comes in and who leaves the football club,' said Clark. 'They were two great players for us. 'Their experience would have been huge now that we're in this situation again. 'Big Ryan has done brilliantly at Livingston – he's looked after himself and is still performing at a good level. 'Listen, I'd have loved to have seen them here this year. I think they'd have helped us a lot but that's football. 'It was sad to see them go but life moves on.' The stakes are high again in Lanarkshire for this weekend's first post-split fixture. There's a five-point gap to close and not many games to do it. 'The boys who were involved in that game last year can take experience from it,' said Clark. 'It was huge. 'We did enough to stay up, albeit with a nervy time at the end when the Motherwell fans started cheering a fake goal in Dingwall! 'The lads who played that day can help the other boys over this game and the four ones after it.' Saints know that there aren't many people outwith Perth who give them a chance of surviving. 'Of course, we can use it as motivation,' said Clark. 'But I don't think we need much more motivation than keeping this club in the Premiership. 'It's not just the football. It affects people upstairs – everybody behind the scenes who nobody really talks about. 'We know what's at stake and we're going to give absolutely everything to get us out of the situation we're in.' Clark is confident that there will be no Hampden hangover after Saints were beaten 5-0 in their Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Celtic. 'We were obviously really looking forward to Sunday's game and it didn't go to plan,' the veteran forward reflected. 'That was disappointing but it's in the past now. 'We've got five really important games coming up and that's our focus. 'It's Motherwell up first and we need to get off to a good start. 'I've got no doubts that there are reasons to believe we can stay up. 'We're where we are because of the results in December, when we lost a lot of games. 'But since January we've put more results together and you only have to go back a couple of weeks to when we beat Celtic at home. 'We need to take confidence from that game going into these last five. 'I honestly believe we're capable of getting the results we need. 'One game at a time is key – concentrating on ourselves and not looking elsewhere. 'If we don't win our games, it won't matter what happens anyway. 'We have to turn up on Saturday.'
