#relegation-play-offs

#relegation-play-offs

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.