Goodwin looks for good cup omens
JIM GOODWIN hopes tomorrow night’s William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Aberdeen in Paisley proves to be a lucky omen for St Mirren.
The Buddies manager was captain of the Saints in October 2012 when they overcame the men from the Granite City at the same stage of the League Cup, before eventually going on to lift the trophy after a 3-2 win over Hearts in the final the following March.
The sides were tied at 2-2 after extra-time at Pittodrie and Goodwin was one of the scorers in St Mirren’s 4-2 penalty shoot-out win.
Buoyed by the 2-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win at Motherwell on Tuesday night which took them six points clear of bottom side Hearts, Goodwin turned his attention to the prospect of another cup run.
He said: “Of course it is about glory. It is all about giving the fans something to dream about as well.
“The fact that we are in the quarter-final is great for everyone involved. The last time we played Aberdeen in the quarter-final of a cup when I was here was 2012/13, so we all know what happened then and hopefully this is another good omen.
“In any cup competition it is on the day. Whether you are a big club or a small club, anyone is capable of beating anyone on a particular day and that has got to be our mind-set going into it.
“We were underdogs on Tuesday night, we were underdogs in the cup game previously against Motherwell and we will be underdogs again on Saturday and rightly so but we certainly don’t fear them.”