Win at Falkirk 'massive' for St Mirren - Donnelly
Liam Donnelly (right) scored St Mirren's winner at Falkirk on Saturday [SNS] St Mirren midfielder Liam Donnelly hopes their "massive" win at Falkirk can give them confidence as they battle to avoid the Premiership relegation play-off spot. They came from a goal behind to prevail 2-1, with Donnelly heading in what turned out to be the winner midway through the second half. The victory - just their second in 15 league games - keeps St Mirren 10th in the Premiership, above 11th place Kilmarnock on goal difference.
"It feels massive," Donnelly told BBC Scotland. "It has been a while since we had one. ' "We spoke about the position we found ourselves in after the result last weekend [a 1-0 defeat to Rangers] but said after that game there were loads of positives to take from that and we wanted to make sure we brought them into today.
"On other occasions this season it has probably gone that way, where we've conceded and it has knocked us out a bit and we have not recovered from it. "I think the two performances, last week and then today, getting the win and the points on the board, can hopefully give us a lot of confidence going forward. " It was a second game at the helm for interim manager Craig McLeish, who has taken charge following Stephen Robinson's recent departure to Aberdeen.
It is unclear whether McLeish is a contender to land the Paisley post on a permanent basis. "We have done a lot of work on the training pitch since Craig and the staff have taken over and I think that is showing on the pitch," Donnelly added. "We are enjoying the work we are doing, everybody has bought into it and I think it showed today and last week.
"I don't think [McLeish] will have done himself any harm [in terms of his chances of being considered for the job]. Obviously that is a decision for the club to make. "