Ross went with his gut over Dundee job offer
Saints gaffer Jack Ross says he has no regrets about knocking back the Dundee job.
The Dens Park side tried to pry Ross away from the Paisley 2021 Stadium before Neil McCann performed a U-turn to take the job after his stint as interim boss.
Ross was holidaying in Spain when Dundee made an approach for him.
But he insists he was right to follow his gut and see the job through in Paisley.
Speaking after his team drew East Kilbride in the first round of the Irn- Bru Cup, Ross said: “Dundee was a big thing to consider and I knew that, potentially, I was taking a gamble because things can change really quickly in football.
“We could have a really bad start to next season and my stock would fall again.
“But you also need to have faith in yourself and what you do and that the opportunity will come again.
“I hope that doesn’t come across as me being arrogant, but that’s how I reached my decision in the end.
“I suppose a lot of it is about gut as well — that’s maybe oldfashioned, but you’ve got to feel it.
“Football’s very much a game that’s so scientific these days, but you’ve still got to trust your instinct.
“Maybe I should take it as a compliment, but I haven’t thought too much about it.
“Probably the best way to sum it up was that I left the country 100 per cent content to be with St Mirren and I returned home feeling the same way.”