Oran: No more sob stories
Oran Kearney has admitted the time for Saints’sob stories is over.
In each of the last three fixtures, St Mirren fans have been left with the feeling of‘what could have been’, with the Buddies showing, in spells, they are more than capable of recording their first Premiership points since December 22.
But with time running out – Saints are three points adrift at the foot of the table with only 13 top-flight games remaining – an honest Kearney knows no longer will performances and plaudits be enough to keep St Mirren in the league.
Speaking after yet another frustrating 90 minutes at The Simple Digital Arena against Motherwell, the Buddies boss said:“I’m very disappointed.
“I thought we worked extremely hard and played particularly well, probably for big parts of the game to try and get ourselves back into the game and to wait for the moment, to try and ensure they didn’t get their second and to make sure the second goal was ours. We put so much effort into doing that.
“For big parts of it, we were happy with the performance. But we got nothing and that’s the biggest problem.
“I’ve said to the players before the start of the game that we’ve had enough sob stories. We’ve had enough of that type of feeling about the place and we’ve got to start putting points on the board. And that’s probably the disappointing thing for me.”
St Mirren lost all momentum after Paul McGinn’s equalising goal – for most fans in the stands, it felt like there was only one winner in Paisley before Alan Campbell’s header killed the Buddies’buzz within three minutes.
The boss added:“My biggest disappointment is the reaction or lack of reaction after our goal.
“It’s strange to say it because for me it’s the part I feel, and probably the fans feel and everybody else around the ground.
“The hard part’s done where you have your goal. You’ve lifted everybody but the reaction didn’t come.“