Patience pays off as family man gets job

“I’d never argue on the pitch because if somebody’s confident then that’s fair enough,” Swanson added.

“The gaffer has said that I’m on them now. We’d missed that many before.

“Liam’s missed, Macca’s missed, Dave Mackay’s missed.

“I tried to get the ball twice for a penalty– once up in Inverness and once against Dundee United. I’ve had to be patient.”

Swanson became a dad for the second time on Monday.

A couple of days earlier, the ex-Hearts playmaker enjoyed a nice family moment on the pitch at McDiarmid with older son Roman after his man-ofthe-match Falkirk performance, which was captured by the BT Sport cameras.

“He’s not been to many games and he was right at the front of the main stand so it was nice to see him at the end of the match,” Swanson said.

“Roman’s beginning to know what’s going on. He was shouting ‘goal’.

“I tried to get him on the pitch for a wee game of football but I had to do something for BT. It was short and sweet but I really enjoyed it.”

Saints had hoped to clinch their place in the last 16 with a win at Brechin but the draw (and defeat in the penalty shoot-out) means another point is required against Stirling today. A win would give them a chance of being one of the top four first-placed teams and earn a seeding for tomorrow’s second round draw.

“We wanted three points on Tuesday,” he said.

“Stirling will probably set up similarly to Brechin but we’re back on a bigger pitch.”

Saints’ squad is unlikely to change from midweek.

Danny Swanson: now Saints’ penalty taker.