Robinson Wants 'to Keep Building' With New Deal

Stephen Robinson intends "to support building" aft signing a caller woody arsenic St Mirren head that ties him to nan nine until 2028.

Assistant Brian Kerr has besides agreed a caller contract.

Robinson, 50, took complete astatine nan Buddies successful 2022 and has overseen top-six finishes successful nan past 3 seasons.

"We want to support going, we want to support building," said nan erstwhile Motherwell manager. "We consciousness that we're correct astatine nan commencement again of different process. It's exciting.

"It's tough, it's ever a reliable job. But we judge pinch everybody together, everybody, I ever usage nan phrase, it makes nan vessel spell forward.

"I still person nan aforesaid enthusiasm for nan occupation that I had erstwhile I first took it. That hasn't changed."

Robinson feels "even much wished to effort and beryllium successful" but says is "a realist arsenic well".

"What we person to effort and do is make judge we execute things much often than what was being done previously," he explained.

"The first clip successful astir 40 years we were successful Europe and 38 years successful nan apical six. All those benignant of stats person been dispersed retired complete nan past 3 years.

"We person to build an infrastructure and a squad process that allows that to hap a batch much often. Our intends are to effort and springiness that stableness and to beryllium successful nan apical six a batch much often than we person been previously."

Chairman John Needham commented: "We're thrilled that Stephen has extended his statement and committed his early astatine St Mirren for different year.

"The advancement we person made arsenic a nine complete nan past fewer years has been clear to spot and Stephen and his coaching squad person played a ample portion successful that.

"We want to support building connected nan successes of nan past 3 seasons and agreeing this caller statement evidences our ambition arsenic a nine to proceed that progression."

St Mirren, who drew astatine location to Motherwell successful past Saturday's Scottish Premiership match, big Hearts successful this coming Saturday's Premier Sports Cup tie.