IT may seem ridiculous to bill this meeting between St Mirren and Dundee as a relegation six-pointer, given November has not yet ended, but a glance at the SPL table and at the recent contrasting fortunes of both sides proved it nonetheless an accurate description.
IT may seem ridiculous to bill this meeting between St Mirren and Dundee as a relegation six-pointer, given November has not yet ended, but a glance at the SPL table and at the recent contrasting fortunes of both sides proved it nonetheless an accurate description.
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Robert Mitchell
Having lost all six of their previous league outings, the Paisley side saw their early- season sparkle fade as they plummeted to one point above the back-marking Dens Park outfit.
By contrast, after initially seeming like lambs to the slaughter after their unexpected elevation to Scotland's top flight following the "old co" Rangers' demise, Barry Smith's resurgent team have in recent weeks claimed victories over both Edinburgh sides and drawn at Motherwell. So the importance of this fine 3-1 win for St Mirren, restoring as it did the gap between the two sides to four points and putting a welcome full stop on their worst run under Danny Lennon, could be priceless.
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