ST MIRREN 2023/24 - SORARE INFO

The "Buddies" St Mirren are based in Paisley and have been a regular competitor in the top flight of Scottish Football. Although they have never won the league, the Paisley "Saints" have won the Scottish Cup on 3 occasions from 6 finals and the League Cup once from 3 attempts. They are also the only Scottish side to win the old Anglo-Scottish Cup. Managed by savvy Northern Irishman Stephen Robinson, St Mirren for me are hard to beat at home and arguably too strong for most of the lower 6 clubs in the division home and away.

2023/24 TRANSFERS:

Comment: St Mirren are another Scottish side reliant on mainly Free transfer signings and the occasional loan to stay at the top end of Scottish football. This summer has seen a "splash of cash" though with Conor McMenamin arriving for a fee and the adventourous signing of Stav Nahmani from Israel proving intriguing. Fees have been pocketed to balance the books from the sales of Brophy, Finlayson and a total of 10 players coming off the wage bill. Erhahon left 6 months prior for a fee too helping club funds. 

PLAYERS IN: (*NC = No Sorare card)

F: Mikael Mandron (Motherwell) Free

F: Stav Nahmani (Maccabi Haifa) Loan NC

F: Conor McMenamin (Glentoran) £150,000  NC

GK: Zach Hemming (Middlesbrough) Loan NC

D: James Bolton (Plymouth Argyle) Free NC

PLAYERS OUT:

With Sorare cards (NSL = NON-scoring league- "Red X")

D: Richard Tait - Retired 

D: Joe Shaughnessy (Dundee) Free

F: Curtis Main (Bengalura) Free 

M: Jay Henderson (Ross County)

F: Eamonn Brophy (Ross County) £100,000

GK: Trevor Cardon (Dundee) £100,000+

D: Declan Gallagher (Dundee Utd) £50,000 

The public fall out of manager vs Trevor Carson is for me a big blow to St. Mirren's aspirations for the coming season. Carson was quality last season and reliability and experience go a long way in the Scottish top flight to helping clubs stay up or contest the euro places. St Mirren should get enough points bagged in Paisley and pick up some on the road to stay in the division but following last season's top 6 might be a bridge too far. Last season I tipped Trevor Carson to be key and Keanu Baccus to breakthrough - both duly delivered.

Key Players: Mark O'Hara, Ryan Strain & Stav Nahmani

SS Breakthrough Player: Kieran Offord 

Opinion on GK order: Zach Hemming (1) Peter Urminsky (2) 

Players With International Utility: 

Trevor Carson - Northern Ireland 

Alex Gogic - Cyprus 

Keanu Baccus & Ryan Strain - Australia 

Alex Greive - New Zealand 

Conor McMenamin - Northern Ireland