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We asked for your views after 10-man St Mirren were thumped 5-0 at home by Motherwell.

Here's what some of you said:

Eddie: We haven't performed since winning the cup. It's a worry given the total collapse against Well (another shocking ref decision albeit game was over by then). We seem to have become a bad team in two months and we are staring at relegation.

Andrew: It seems crazy that Stephen Robinson tried out four at the back against such a good team. Surely we need to get back to a solid 3-5-2 with Gogic at the back, Richardson right-wing back and Mandron and Nlundulu up front. The constant changing of personnel (and Richard King getting a game) is why we keep shipping goals. If we don't go back to our reliable first XI we will be relegated.

William: Totally embarrassing defeat. How can the coach set up like that with the 11 he put on the park, they were miles off it. Recruitment, especially in January, has been terrible. Defeat to Livingston and we might not escape with a play-off.

John: I keep thinking that we've reached rock bottom, but this St Mirren side keeps proving me wrong. A horrendous performance from start to finish, with every part of the side lacking confidence and competence. We were lucky it was only five. Last night exposed how threadbare the squad is at the moment. Also that Robbo's tactics aren't going to get us out of this mess.

Peter: The manager has admitted his error in playing a back four. As for the red card, everyone can see it's a ridiculous decision by the officials and the untouched Motherwell player.

Douglas: Difficult to think where to start with this performance. Shamal George had a shocker, but in truth there were hardly any creditable performances out there. Saints, on the basis of this dismal performance, are in real trouble.

Motherwell bounced back from their Scottish Cup exit by continuing their impressive Scottish Premiership form with a thumping defeat of St Mirren in Paisley.

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St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "It's a very tough one to take and it was a long, long night.

"I have to take full responsibility. We changed to a back four to try and spark us, give us more energy and get more creative players in the team but it looked like a step too far.

"Goals change games and four of the goals are mistakes and individual errors. They are always going to get punished by an excellent Motherwell side. Playing with real confidence.

"The boys I saw in training weren't the boys I saw tonight. That goes with confidence as well and I take the blame for that. It was a step too far to change the system after four days coaching.

"Since the cup final the inconsistencies are incredible from minute to minute never mind game to game.

"Monday to Friday we're excellent and Saturday we play with absolute fear. Maybe I've complicated it too much and we need to get back to basics , turn teams around and get crosses into the box.

"Ultimately it's my fault.

"We've got to pick ourselves up.

"I'm embarrassed by the result. I'm embarrassed by the performance and I hope the players are too."

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Keanu Baccus could feature for St Mirren after 10 weeks out with a hamstring injury. Jonah Ayunga (calf) faces another couple of weeks out while Malik Dijksteel (groin) is out long term.

Motherwell welcome back Stephen Welsh after the cup-tied defender missed the midweek defeat at Aberdeen but Lukas Fadinger drops out to complete his league suspension. Johnny Koutroumbis (calf), Callum Hendry and Zach Robinson (Achilles) remain out.

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St Mirren have announced that the club has triggered a one-year contract extension for midfielder Killian Phillips.

The Irishman has been a huge success in Paisley since signing in 2024, initially on loan, and his existing deal was due to expire this summer.

Phillips, who had been linked with a move to MLS, is now under contract until the summer of 2027.

The midfielder has been a key part of Stephen Robinson's team as they secured consecutive top-six finishes and was part of the team that won the League Cup earlier this season.

"I'm buzzing," Killian said.

"This club has given me so much, so another year of giving back here, I'm looking forward to it.

"I'm loving it, and I love the group we have here. Obviously, it's been a bit of a struggle at times this season, but I'm looking to put it right and finish the season strong.

"I'm pretty confident that we can get going and get a run together."

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson added: "Killian is a big part of what we've done.

"It's good that we have him. He has attracted a lot of the attention over the last few weeks, but we'll do it on our terms. It shows the quality we've brought in that people are looking at.

"You see his energy on the pitch and his connection with the fans. We have a quiet squad, Killian is one the boys that does talk and does try to lead. He's a pivotal part of what we do and he'll certainly be important for the run in."

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St Mirren have allowed full-back Tunmise Sobowale to leave the club on loan.

He's moved to League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers on a deal that runs until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old, who joined from Swindon Town last summer, has only made eight appearances all season and failed to force his way into Stephen Robinson's side on a regular basis.

Sobowale, who is from Waterford, will now look to play as much football as possible between now and the summer before returning to Paisley, where his contract runs until 2027.

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• St Mirren have won just two of their last 17 league meetings with Motherwell (D8 L7), and are winless in their last seven (D4 L3) since a 1-0 victory in September 2023.

• Motherwell have suffered just one defeat in their last 11 league visits to St Mirren (W5 D5), doing down 1-0 in January 2023.

• St Mirren have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six home league games (W3 D2 L1), losing the other 0-2 to Falkirk in January.

• Motherwell have kept 11 clean sheets and conceded just three goals in their last 14 league games (W8 D5 L1). It's the fewest goals conceded over a run of 14 games by any side in the Scottish Premiership since Rangers also let in just three in 14 from October 2020 to January 2021.

• Motherwell (40 goals, 18 conceded) and St. Mirren (21 goals, 37 conceded) have seen fewer goals in their Scottish Premiership games this season than any other sides, both in total (58) and as a per-game average (2.23).

Andrew Christie
Fan writer

Two months ago, almost to the day, St Mirren lifted the Scottish League Cup at Hampden after beating Celtic 3-1.

Two months on, certain pockets of Scottish football fandom - the ones that never wanted to win that cup anyway - are already asking "Are they still going on about that?" as if silverware has a short expiry date and we forgot to refrigerate it. Somebody check the best-before date on major honours.

The frustrating bit is that two months of awful results have left some of our own asking the same question.

Two months in football is a blink of an eye, but it's also an absolute lifetime when you're conceding the types of goals we've been leaking lately. Take last week's six goals in four days - Wednesday's 4-3 at Kilmarnock featured a marking mix-up, a deflection, then two where defenders weren't switched on. Saturday's 2-0 loss to Hibs at Easter Road was passive, flat, created nothing. Conceded two goals through our own doing.

One win in 10 league games, ninth place, three points clear of the play-off spot. It's peculiar being reigning cup winners whilst calculating relegation permutations. So yes, we're "still going on about it", because it's the only appropriate response to whatever this all is.

Saturday night brings Motherwell to Paisley under the TV cameras - and we've got previous for rising to the occasion when the nation's watching. Jens Berthel Askou's side are the league's form team: eight unbeaten, 11 without defeat at Fir Park, 18 conceded all season.

That defensive record makes ours look like an open letter begging for help, but crucially, they want the ball. We've looked more coherent against teams we can cede possession to - as with the Hearts win a fortnight ago, organised without it and decisive when we won it back. Pattern recognition rather than panic.

We've already shown the blueprint - our comprehensive 4-1 semi-final win at Hampden in November was perhaps Motherwell's only real humbling this term, filed under "Things I'd Quite Like To Happen More Often, If I'm Being Honest".

The question is whether the switched-on version of St Mirren can be located beneath the one that's looked defensively loose. Confidence frays, decisions slow, and games you once controlled start to control you.

The cup is still in the trophy cabinet. It hasn't evaporated or been repossessed. It sits there as proof of what this group can achieve, and that's why we'll keep going on about it. Saturday night offers a chance to remind everyone - including ourselves - which St Mirren we actually are.

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Hibernian score in each half to defeat St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership (UK users only).

We asked you St Mirren fans for your views on the 2-0 loss to Hibernian. Here's a taste of what you had to say...

Pedro: Another terrible defensive mistake again and not a lot of shots on goal. Sorry but not one decent striker in our team lately.

Michael: Enough is enough. Same thing time and time again. Richard King is yet to adapt to Scottish football and needs support. Alex Gogic needs to be back in central defence. The inability to score has been our downfall all season. Stephen Robinson does not have the ability or will to change tactics.

Bobby: It's very frustrating to be a Saints fan at this point in time. Yes, we need to take the good with the bad but there seems to more of the latter at the moment. What needs to happen to help the Saints find their winning form?

Gordon: Having a difficult time at the moment but things will eventually come good. A good time for supporters to rally behind the team.

John: Another shambolic mess. Teams just need to turn up to roll St Mirren over at the moment. Never thought I would say that about a Stephen Robinson team. I'm beginning to wonder if straight relegation is now on the horizon, never mind a play-off scenario.

Ali: Uninspired from start to finish. Players lacked confidence in their decision-making. Flashes of the team that won the Cup when O'Hara was subbed on. We're in for a battle to stay in this division and I hope the players are up for the fight.

Owen Elding scored his first Hibernian goal and fellow recent arrival Ante Suto also netted as the Easter Road side responded to their Edinburgh derby defeat with a comfortable Scottish Premiership win over St Mirren.

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St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "It was a poor game in the first half, nothing between the two teams. Nobody was creating and we don't stay with our runner from a set-play and that's poor.

"It's inexcusable. Everyone has jobs to do and we haven't done that. Second goal was exactly the same, we didn't defend it properly.

"The second half was much better, we got a reaction. I've got to take the positives. People only see the result. Jalmaro pressed with enthusiasm. He's taken a long time to get there, but that enthusiasm inspires everyone else. Roland was a creative spark for us.

"But our final decision in that final third was wrong, at times. We should have slipped players through.

"Individuals weren't defending for their lives, not doing their jobs properly. That's very difficult to take. We're being punished for it, and it's a hard enough place to come without giving them easy goals."

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Hibs defender Munashe Garananga is set to miss out and Josh Mulligan (ankle), Jordan Obita and Grant Hanley (both hamstring) and Chris Cadden are all still absent.

St Mirren forward Jake Young is back from suspension but Malik Dijksteel is set to miss the rest of the season with a groin injury.

Mark O'Hara is back in full training but is likely to just miss out while Keanu Baccus is a bit further behind and Jonah Ayunga suffered a calf problem on his return to full training.

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Stephen Robinson is dealing with fresh injury blows before "one of the toughest games of the season" when St Mirren visit Hibs on Saturday.

Having lost 4-3 at Kilmarnock in midweek, Saints are likely to be without Malik Dijksteel for the rest of the season, while Jonah Ayunga has suffered a setback.

"You have to use every motivational tool that you can," manager Robinson said.

"We had a poor result on Wednesday night. It was really, really disappointing.

"Individuals not doing their job properly. That's a real frustration for us and it's a frustration obviously for the individuals as well. We have to be better than that.

"I believe Hibs are a very good side. They've recruited really, really well. This is one of the toughest games of the season. We have to produce the performance we've done in the past. We're sure we're capable of that.

"We've done that against Hearts. We have to have the same level of performance, the same level of commitment, the same level of desire not to concede goals as we did in that game - as opposed to Wednesday night. There has to be a reaction to that.

"We're in a dogfight with four or five other teams, there's no hiding away from that.

"You react to it. If you've lost a game, you react to it. There's time to step up and be counted in these final games."

Midfielders Mark O'Hara and Keanu Baccus are back in training but neither will feature at Easter Road.

Robinson is hoping Ayunga faces only a "short-term" lay-off, while Dijksteel looks set to be out for the rest of the campaign.

"Jonah broke down with a calf injury," Robinson added.

"He's only trained one day fully and then pulled up with his calf. So we have to get a scan to see what we're dealing with. If it's a short-term thing, brilliant. We just hope it's nothing more sinister.

"Malik's really bad, he's probably out for the season. He's torn his groin off the bone, will likely require surgery. He's seen the specialist in London."

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• St Mirren have scored 21 goals from 314 shots in the Scottish Premiership this season, a ratio of 6.7% - the lowest of any side. Hibs, meanwhile, have an 11.8% ratio (41 goals from 346 shots), second only to league leaders Hearts (13.1%).

• St Mirren are winless in nine Premiership away games (D2 L7), last going 10 without victory on the road in the top flight in September 2014, and last doing so within a single season in April 2012.

• Hibs have lost just two of their past 25 home league games (W15 D8), with those coming to Rangers (1-0 in October 2025) and Celtic (2-1 in November 2025). Against non-Old Firm clubs, Hibs remain unbeaten in 19 home league matches (W14 D5), with the last such side to beat them being St Mirren in November 2024 (2-1).

• St Mirren are unbeaten in four league visits to Easter Road (W3 D1) since a 2-1 defeat in May 2023.

• Hibs are unbeaten in four league meetings with St Mirren (W1 D3), after having lost four of their previous five beforehand (D1).

We asked for your views after St Mirren were beaten 4-3 by Kilmarnock in a dramatic game at Rugby Park.

Here's what some of you said:

Douglas: Absolute shocking defending for Killie's four goals. We were comfortable during the first half and then the roof caved in. We don't have forwards to score goals, the last time a striker scored was in December. Mikael Mandron just doesn't have it and shouldn't start on Saturday. Play young Jalmaro Calvin. We are deep in a relegation battle.

Dougie: Maybe Stephen Robinson could start signing a more varied type rather than players who are big and have lots of energy and running in them. It would be handy to have some players in the team who can pass the ball accurately or link up play from defence to attack. None of our strikers have scored in 2026 and it's almost Valentine's Day. Only one out of four January signings looks like helping the team during our injury crisis. I think selling Evan Mooney and loaning out Oisin Smyth and Fraser Taylor has made us weaker.

David: Five league wins from 25 games is relegation material, so we should be happy we're still as high up the table as we are. All to play for and every game is now a cup final, which we should be good at winning, right?

Douglas: As much as this was an entertaining game to watch, at half-time you had a distinct feeling there were: (a) more goals to come and (b) we most certainly were going to ship some of them!

Kilmarnock are now just three points behind us and, yes, it is going to be a scrap. Can we keep clear and survive? Probably, but we really do need to be up for the fight.

Watch as the relegation battle takes another turn as Tyreece John-Jules' hat-trick helps Kilmarnock beat St Mirren at Rugby Park. Available to UK users only

St Mirren took the lead early at Rugby Park, and equalised early in the second half, but two late goals sent them to a dispiriting Scottish Premiership defeat.

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St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "If you concede four goals you're not going to win games of football. If you score three goals you should win the game, never mind take a point.

"The defending was really, really poor. They didn't have to work for any of the four goals and that's the frustrating bit.

"If people score very good goals against you, then that's fine. The first one we don't defend the back post properly and fill gaps. The second one we got outmuscled. The next two are long balls over our defence and we don't deal with runners.

"I thought we showed a good reaction second half, changed the shape and got back into it. But we got undone.

"At the moment when we lose a goal we seem to lose another straight after. We have to work hard to fix that.

"We said a victory would make us well clear [of relegation trouble]. We're not well clear now.

"We have to find a way. We need to get back on another run as soon as we possibly can.

"There's no time to feel sorry for yourself. We'll go through all the goals Sometimes when people score against you it's not tactical and it's an individual who needs to do better.

"There's lots of games and lots of points to play for, and we have to dig in."