Will McLeish stay after St Mirren's rollercoaster season?

St Mirren celebrated after the final whistle in Paisley, with attention turning to what comes next for the club. The season included a League Cup triumph in December, including a victory over Celtic at Hampden under manager Stephen Robinson, following earlier top-six finishes. League form then deteriorated, dragging the club into a relegation battle. Robinson left for Aberdeen in March, and former youth coach Craig McLeish took interim charge with the task of survival. St Mirren secured their place in the Premiership by winning 2-1 on aggregate against Partick Thistle in the play-off final, with Marcus Fraser scoring. McLeish expressed a desire to stay, saying the club would plan its future and that he believes he is ready to lead the group.

"In December, they won the League Cup with a magnificent victory over Celtic at Hampden - another triumph for manager Stephen Robinson after three straight top-six finishes in the Scottish Premiership. However, the consistent league form that had characterised Robinson's tenure had evaporated this term despite their cup heroics. They were dragged into a relegation battle and when Robinson departed for Aberdeen in March, and former youth coach Craig McLeish was thrust into interim charge with one brief - survive."

"And survive they did, by the barest of margins, as Marcus Fraser's goal earned a 2-1 aggregate victory over Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off final. McLeish has made no secret of his desire to stay in the role and he reiterated that wish after the full-time whistle. "I imagine [chief executive] Keith [Lasley] will start to have conversations about that over the next few days," he said when asked by BBC Scotland about his future."

""We spoke about taking care of everything and whatever the outcome is, the club will plan their future from there. "I'm privileged that the club put trust in me to take the team on. If I get the opportunity to lead the group, my biggest thing is to make sure we're never in that type of position again. "I've felt I'm capable of doing the job and handling the full thing. I've felt that from day one. This is what I've always been building towards.""

"It was far from a convincing performance against Thistle, hardly surprising given what was at stake, and the relief from fans and players alike was obvious after the game. "We wanted to ma"

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