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BBC News
7 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
What do St Mirren need in transfer window?
The transfer window opened on Sunday - albeit for 10 days initially, mainly so sides competing in the Club World Cup can get early business done - before reopening for the rest of the summer on 16 have already signed Killian Phillips and Roland Idowu after their loan spells ended, while Caolan Boyd-Munce and Richard Taylor are among the there still an area of the squad that needs improving, or certain players you are desperate for Saints to sign?And what about sales - should anyone else be moved on?Let us know here
Daily Record
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
St Mirren snap up Roland Idowu as six players including star duo leave club
The Paisley outfit have released their summer retained list following another impressive campaign. Roland Idowu became St Mirren's first signing of the summer as six players left the SMiSA Stadium for the final time. The Irish maverick has put pen to paper on a two-year deal having spent this season on loan at the club from Sky Bet League One outfit Shrewsbury Town. The 23-year-old made 36 appearances and scored four goals — the most notable strike coming in the 3-2 win over Ross County in April which sealed a hat-trick of Premiership top-six finishes for the Buddies. Idowu arrives on an undisclosed fee with the Shropshire side in rebuilding mode following a dismal relegation to League Two. Buddies boss Stephen Robinson said: 'Roland is a very talented player and offers us something different. He can play in numerous positions and gives us a creative outlet that we have maybe missed at times. 'It took him a little bit of time to adjust to the levels here but you could see towards the end of the season that he was reaching those levels and had become an important player for us. 'There was a lot of interest in Roland from other Scottish Premiership and English League One sides so I'm delighted we've managed to get him here on a permanent deal.' Centre-back Richard Taylor and midfielder Caolan Boyd-Munce lead the list of departures which also includes Dennis Adeniran, Elvis Bwomono, Owen Foster (who was on loan at Lowland League Cumbernauld Colts) and Gallagher Lennon, who spent time with League Two Bonnyrigg Rose and is the son of ex-Celtic player and boss Neil. Both Taylor and Boyd-Munce are believed to have attracted significant interest following successful spells in the black-and-white stripes. Boyd-Munce's campaign isn't over just yet – he has been called up by Northern Ireland for their friendlies with Denmark and Iceland next month. Robbo has already confirmed that discussions to sign keeper Zach Hemming and wing-back Ryan Alebiosu on permanent deals are ongoing. Hemming has been on loan from Sky Bet Championship side Middlesbrough — where he is entering the final year of his contract — while Alebiosu was on a temporary transfer from Belgian outfit KV Kortrijk. Following the publication of the retained list, Saints said: 'We say goodbye to Dennis Adeniran, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Elvis Bwomono, Owen Foster, Gallagher Lennon and Richard Taylor who will all move on following the expiry of their contracts. 'We thank all departing players for their respective contributions and wish them all the best of luck in whatever comes next.' The Buddies first-team squad as it stands is as follows: Peter Urminsky, Jonah Ayunga, Marcus Fraser, Alex Gogic, Alex Iacovitti, Roland Idowu, Declan John, Luke Kenny, Greg Kiltie, Mikael Mandron, Conor McMenamin, Evan Mooney, Mark O'Hara, Owen Oseni, Killian Phillips, James Scott, Oisin Smyth, Scott Tanser, Fraser Taylor. Saints will kick-off the 2025-26 season in the group stages of the Premier Sports Cup which begin on the weekend of Saturday, July 12. The draw will be made on Wednesday, May 28.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Careful investment & Robinson's tactical nous seal extraordinary achievement'
[BBC] So it happened. With Roland Idowu's late rocket and a goalless draw between Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park, St Mirren's 3-2 win over Ross County secured a historic third consecutive top-six league finish. Cue wild celebrations at the SMISA Stadium. Advertisement The social media response was predictable: comments about "over celebrating" a mere top-six finish. But context matters in football more than any other sport. For St Mirren, this isn't just another season. It's the culmination of years of steady building, careful investment, and Stephen Robinson's tactical nous overcoming financial limitations. When he took over and lost eight of his first nine matches, who would have predicted this trajectory? Robinson himself called this his "biggest achievement" - above cup finals and European qualification elsewhere. Only ourselves, Celtic, and Rangers have managed top-six finishes in each of the last three seasons. Robinson has built something special in Paisley. What makes an achievement worth celebrating isn't some universal standard. What matters is the journey, context and odds overcome. For a club that starts each season with survival as the primary objective, establishing ourselves as consistent top-six performers is extraordinary. Advertisement Speaking of Hearts, it's worth reflecting on how they missed out. In a game where both they and Motherwell had everything to play for - a win for either would have secured that coveted sixth place - we witnessed a spectacle that lacked urgency and conviction as the sides went out with a goalless whimper. Robinson deserves immense credit. Working with a backroom staff that squeezes every drop from limited resources, he's created a team greater than the sum of its parts. As he said: "Nothing has gone our way this season - we've had to fight for everything." Our financial resources are a fraction of what most of Premiership clubs enjoy, and our issues both on and off the field well documented. Yet here we are, consistently outperforming teams with significantly deeper pockets, demonstrating a level of stability that many better-funded clubs can only dream of achieving. Every year St Mirren's first objective is to stay in the league. The fact we've not only done that but established ourselves as a genuine top-six club is remarkable - especially with a thin squad, missing key players, and being at the top of the SFA referee apology table. Advertisement If you can't celebrate that, what can you celebrate? Football is emotion, community, shared experiences. The day fans stop celebrating achievements - whatever those might be in their club's context - is the day the soul leaves the sport. What's most amusing is that we're actually pretty decent against supposedly superior teams. This season alone, we've taken 19 of our 41 points from fellow top-six sides. Seven from Hibs, six from Rangers and six from Aberdeen. For a club punching above its weight, we seem quite comfortable trading blows with the big boys. Andrew Christie can be found on the Misery Hunters podcast.
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Careful investment & Robinson's tactical nous seal extraordinary achievement'
So it happened. With Roland Idowu's late rocket and a goalless draw between Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park, St Mirren's 3-2 win over Ross County secured a historic third consecutive top-six league finish. Cue wild celebrations at the SMISA social media response was predictable: comments about "over celebrating" a mere top-six finish. But context matters in football more than any other St Mirren, this isn't just another season. It's the culmination of years of steady building, careful investment, and Stephen Robinson's tactical nous overcoming financial limitations. When he took over and lost eight of his first nine matches, who would have predicted this trajectory? Robinson himself called this his "biggest achievement" - above cup finals and European qualification ourselves, Celtic, and Rangers have managed top-six finishes in each of the last three seasons. Robinson has built something special in makes an achievement worth celebrating isn't some universal standard. What matters is the journey, context and odds overcome. For a club that starts each season with survival as the primary objective, establishing ourselves as consistent top-six performers is of Hearts, it's worth reflecting on how they missed out. In a game where both they and Motherwell had everything to play for - a win for either would have secured that coveted sixth place - we witnessed a spectacle that lacked urgency and conviction as the sides went out with a goalless deserves immense credit. Working with a backroom staff that squeezes every drop from limited resources, he's created a team greater than the sum of its parts. As he said: "Nothing has gone our way this season - we've had to fight for everything."Our financial resources are a fraction of what most of Premiership clubs enjoy, and our issues both on and off the field well documented. Yet here we are, consistently outperforming teams with significantly deeper pockets, demonstrating a level of stability that many better-funded clubs can only dream of year St Mirren's first objective is to stay in the league. The fact we've not only done that but established ourselves as a genuine top-six club is remarkable - especially with a thin squad, missing key players, and being at the top of the SFA referee apology you can't celebrate that, what can you celebrate? Football is emotion, community, shared experiences. The day fans stop celebrating achievements - whatever those might be in their club's context - is the day the soul leaves the most amusing is that we're actually pretty decent against supposedly superior teams. This season alone, we've taken 19 of our 41 points from fellow top-six sides. Seven from Hibs, six from Rangers and six from a club punching above its weight, we seem quite comfortable trading blows with the big Christie can be found on the Misery Hunters podcast., external
