MacPherson had to do without regular goalkeeper Tony Bullock

"It's a massive three points for us," he said. "We had 14 senior players to pick from and three under-21s on the bench. we're down to the bare bones.

"There's a virus going about and Tony Bullock phoned in to say he couldn't make it. It's just one of those things.

"We just have to get on with and try to get through these next few games without any further bodies going down."

Interview: St Mirren manager Gus MacPherson