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Greg Kiltie, Toyosi Olusanya, Stav Nahmani, Conor McMenamin, Lewis Jamieson, Jonah Ayunga and Alex Greive. It's not a short list of players who have featured, at varying levels, on the wing for St Mirren this season.

Barring McMenamin it's not a list featuring (m)any out-and-out wingers.

There is a caveat to the equation, though, with players asked to play in a front three expected to put in major groundwork and be physically able to compete both in their attacking capacity - sometimes drifting centrally - and when dropping back.

There have been times this season when it hasn't quite clicked in the attacking third when a front-three system has been adopted as opposed to a traditional two-pronged frontline or one in behind the striker.

On occasion, players seem to get a little lost in the action in the position, perhaps due to the unorthodox and complex requirements to succeed in the position.

That's not for a second to suggest the aforementioned players don't have quality or energy in abundance. Kiltie, for example, has been a standout performer this season but shows his best centrally. Jamieson has impressed in spells to and is more than capable of delivering a dangerous cross into the box but maybe lacks a little in terms of physicality - something Stephen Robinson is helping the player work on.

Even McMenamin has, at times, struggled despite operating as a winger for the majority of his career - it's simply a tricky role to master positionally and one that requires specialist training alongside natural factors, be it pace, power or at times height.

If only there was a player with Scottish Premiership experience, one who could score goals, has experience playing off the wing, is at a good age, and is an achievable target for St Mirren. Step up, James Scott.

If you could mould a player to play off the wing in St Mirren's front-three formation - that's a realistic signing - then it's Scott.

Granted, his time down south at Hull and Exeter didn't go to plan but Robinson has a track record with getting the best out of his players - particularly those he has worked with before.

If he manages that again then St Mirren won't only have a seriously impressive attacking option - on either flank or as a central striker - but he could be sitting on another goldmine having previously sold Scott for seven figures.

At 23, Scott has plenty experience of first-team football and more than knows his way around the Scottish football landscape.

On paper - which is a dangerous concept on which to solely assess signings - Scott should slot seamlessly into the St Mirren team and have a serious impact.

For all the excitement surrounding Scott's arrival on loan with a permanent deal already agreed, there have been some reservations over his contributions in recent seasons. Again, it's back to judging a player on paper - it goes both ways.

It's understandable to a point when a 'striker' arrives that there is an expectation of goals and a quick Wikipedia check can sometimes raise concern.

But Scott is not coming to St Mirren to play as a central striker - at least not all the time. Robinson was very clear to state Scott is capable of playing across the frontline and I'd expect he'll find his place in the starting line-up on one of the wider forward areas.

"He has a lot of talent. He can play anywhere across the front three so he fits in to our system and our squad," said Robinson.

"He’s someone I’m really looking forward to working with again."

Robinson's sentiment is, crucially, something echoed by Scott. He's desperate to play under Robinson again.

"I'm absolutely delighted to get it over the line. When I got the phone call from Stephen Robinson it was a no-brainer.

"I feel like the gaffer got the most out of me as a player. I did really well under him at Motherwell and I feel like he can get the best out of me."

Here's hoping the duo linking up again yields similar performances to those at Motherwell for Scott. And let's face it, he's scored enough against St Mirren in his time in Scotland - now he just has to do it in black and white.