St Mirren survive - will interim McLeish get the job now?

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 make sure the players were remembered as legends at this club after winning the League Cup," McLeish said. "We didn't want that black mark against our name. "First half was nervy, cagey and full of mistakes. It wasn't really tactical, just us controlling our emotions. We did that better in the second half." McLeish won three of his nine league matches after Robinson left, but he was unable to keep St Mirren out of the play-off spot as Kilmarnock shone after the split. A change of approach initially yielded an upturn in performances, but results started to slide and a run of four defeats without scoring cost them. The 36-year-old stand-in boss was unable to completely solve the goalscoring issues that plagued their season. Key defender Alex Gogic says McLeish could do more with greater time, though, and would be happy for him to stay on. "Yeah, of course, whatever the club chooses," Gogic said. "If he has a pre-season, it will probably be better than what it is. If the club decide to go his way, we'll all be behind that." Former Dundee United and Partick Thistle boss Ian McCall says McLeish has done his chances no harm by steering St Mirren to safety. "I don't think he had any chance of getting the job if St Mirren were relegated," McCall said. …