St Mirren has announced that Stephen Robinson will take over as the manager of the club following the announcement that Jim Goodwin has left to manage Aberdeen. Robinson will take over with immediate effect and has signed a deal that will keep him at the club until 2024. He emerged as the first choice and was reluctantly given permission by League One club Morecambe to hold talks.
“It’s an absolute honor that St Mirren has come in and was willing to pay the compensation,” new St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson said. “It came out of the blue and when I spoke to the guys at the club it really impressed me what they are trying to do. We spoke in-depth about where we can take the club and there are really exciting times ahead. With the foundations that have already been built by Jim (Goodwin), it’s up to me to take them on and build on what’s already been done.”
“We are all delighted to welcome Stephen as the new manager of St Mirren,” chief executive Tony Fitzpatrick said. “Stephen fits the profile of what we are looking for in a manager. He has great experience of the Scottish game and had good success on the park with Motherwell which saw him reach the finals of both the League and Scottish Cups as well a third-place finish and qualification for the Europa League. We would like to thank Morecambe FC for their co-operation in getting this deal completed.”
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