ST MIRREN continue to gather momentum in moderation. This was a second successive Premier Sports Cup victory over lower division rivals achieved with minimal fuss as Jim Goodwin’s men all but sealed their place in the knock-out stages.
Just like Dunfermline before them, Stenhousemuir provided St Mirren with the sort of robust challenge teams need at this time of year before eventually succumbing to a narrow defeat.
Scoring was one of the key failings that prevented the Paisley side from converting a good season into a great one last time around and so it will have heartened Goodwin to see Curtis Main, Kristian Dennis and Lee Erwin all on the mark.