Rae's of Doom - A look at the Championship so far - Part 2: St Mirren

Part One of the series focused on league leaders, Part Two focuses on with what's going on at the foot of the table.


St Mirren are currently on 4 points and have yet to win a league match this season, the Buddies have no manager and are looking like prime candidates for relegation. The Question has to be asked, Why is it going so wrong?

Despite the club moving towards fan ownership, the on-the-field woes continue. The Paisley club have conceded 16 goals in their opening 8 matches. The Paisley 2021 Stadium has seen defeats to Queen of the South and Hibernian and draws with rivals Morton and Falkirk.

This is in spite of the raft of Premiership experience Alex Rae brought to St Mirren in the summer. Aberdeen's Lawrence Shankland returned to Renfrewshire on loan, as has David Clarkson and Rocco Quinn on a permanent basis. It was no surprise that Alex Rae and his assistant were given their P45 by the end of September.

One of the few positives that the Buddies can look to is that new signing and seasoned veteran John Sutton has been on target on 3 occasions in his 5 starts this league campaign. 

Apparently, the club will name a new manager sometime this week with Gus McPherson, Mixu Paatelelianan and Alloa boss Jack Ross all in the running. 

St Mirren's next 5 fixtures:

• Hibernian (A) - 8th Oct - Irn-Bru Cup
• Dundee United (H) - 15th Oct - Championship
• Hibernian (A) - 29th Oct - Championship
• Dumbarton (H) - 5th Nov - Championship
• Queen of the South (A) - 12th Nov - Championship

With St Mirren being one of the few clubs I've not seen this season it is very hard to make a prediction for the rest of the season. However, I would say that St Mirren will end up 8th come the end of the season, surviving relegation by the skin of their teeth. The Buddies need to show strong character and resolve from the top players and new management team if they are to survive in the Championship this season.