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\"ajjnkdai4hzgp3uelh1b46cdnjgynint2zarki2yzvorjt38.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"With the meat grinder of the international break in full swing, we were given a weekend\u2019s reprieve from St Mirren and their ways<\/em>.<\/p>

Much needed, wasn\u2019t it?<\/p>

While the country\u2019s attention is focused on Scotland\u2019s midweek friendly with (the familiar faces <\/u><\/a>of) Northern Ireland, Stephen Robinson and their team will be busy working on a plan of action for How Not to Let That Happen Again Please.<\/p>

Here\u2019s Andrew Christie<\/u><\/a>, Misery Hunters\u2019 metal-faced villain. Sometimes he rhymes fast, sometimes he rhymes slow. Most times he picks five things from the past week in St Mirren and presents them in an easily consumable list format.<\/p>

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\"eatsfnjxpha440xhzm70pt2zvddix7rie3mjl8btishclvc2.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"Bacc in The Game<\/h3>

Keanu Baccus scored his first goal<\/u><\/a> for Australia. He definitely meant it, and is some boy for that.<\/p>

Keanu Baccus scored his first goal<\/u><\/a> for Australia. He definitely didn't mean it, and is some boy for that.<\/p>

Delete as appropriate, and congratulations to a player on the precipice of what could be a really exciting career.<\/p>

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\"2b4nfj4o0ryxefr31hxjqbp7uvudofc3plf1bowzaftlsdbr.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"Next Levels<\/h3>

The investigation is still ongoing into what exactly happened in East Ayrshire last time out, with Saturday\u2019s trip to Fir Park to face eighth-placed Motherwell giving the squad a great opportunity to right the wrongs of that confounding second half in Kilmarnock.<\/p>

We\u2019ve had a good season so far against Motherwell (W2 D1 L0), making lightwork of Stuart Kettlewell\u2019s men in both the cup and league.<\/p>

With Kilmarnock facing their own tough trip to Tynecastle<\/u><\/a> at the weekend, a St Mirren win in North Lanarkshire could put us back in pole position in the race for fourth.<\/p>

Speaking of righting wrongs\u2026<\/p>

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\"6bygucx7atysde6mqyo9zgbog9hkao47n6rkwbscb9cjojsa.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"Hoop Dreams<\/h3>

Football often hits you in strange ways. Fourteen years ago this week, we lined up against Celtic mere days after a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to nine-man Rangers in the League Cup Final.<\/p>

What followed was a 4-0 demolition<\/u><\/a> of Tony Mowbray\u2019s men that would ultimately see the Hoops\u2019 boss sacked.<\/p>

From the type of defeat that fuels nightmares for decades to come to one of our most impressive wins of the modern era in the space of just three days. How about that?<\/p>

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\"4jdk1raf2dqoskbdjyzalukmxyjkidaub8yfqhtxu6n0e5hs.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"Young World<\/h3>

A St Mirren-less weekend meant that attentions could be turned elsewhere. One player who took full advantage of the extra eyes on him was Saints striker and current Stirling Albion loanee Keiran Offord, who scored a 92nd-minute winner<\/u><\/a> in his side\u2019s 1-0 League One win over Montrose.<\/p>

The young striker\u2019s time in Stirling has been up and down; with Binos manager Darren Young too often electing to play the 19-year-old out of position. Hopefully, this composed finish will show Young the quality of forward he has on his hands.<\/p>

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\"w0euovduphtwmwbkua1ilm9lm0symy3ufjmq4yrmkkkhqzi3.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"All Caps<\/h3>

During the long, arduous process of his recovery from an ACL injury, there must have been moments when Saints striker Jonah Ayunga\u2019s dreams of representing Kenya felt so far away.<\/p>

Ayunga made his debut as a stoppage-time substitute during the Harambee Stars 4-0 win over Malawi during the week, in what was an incredibly proud moment for player and club alike.<\/p>

Great to see. Hopefully the first of many to come for the big man.<\/p>","urlTitle":"the-back-five-10","url":"\/blog\/the-back-five-10\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-back-five-10\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/miseryhunters.co.uk\/blog\/the-back-five-10\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1711307940,"updatedAt":1711357474,"publishedAt":1711357474,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":106606,"name":"Misery Hunters"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/q0ssixaohwilzdsjczlqogciycu1jpi0pk8vu06ndhn1dzrt.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/q0ssixaohwilzdsjczlqogciycu1jpi0pk8vu06ndhn1dzrt.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/q0ssixaohwilzdsjczlqogciycu1jpi0pk8vu06ndhn1dzrt.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":21143,"title":"I'm Loving Ange Ls Instead","url":"\/blog\/im-loving-ange-ls-instead\/","urlTitle":"im-loving-ange-ls-instead","division":106606,"description":"\u201cComfortable, actually\u201d was how Mark O\u2019Hara described St Mirren\u2019s 2-0 win over Celtic in his post-match interview on Sunday. And you have to say, the captain and goalscorer was pretty much spot on in his assessment of his side\u2019s performance.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/2rorjkztngdngvomwlcmw8rhoeewpwcceb0sha8wn5mxnzos.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/2rorjkztngdngvomwlcmw8rhoeewpwcceb0sha8wn5mxnzos.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":21447,"title":"Livi La Vida Choke-a","url":"\/blog\/livi-la-vida-choke-a\/","urlTitle":"livi-la-vida-choke-a","division":106606,"description":"Saturday\u2019s match up between St Mirren and Livingston was a rock meeting a hard place. It was a Newton\u2019s cradle sat on the desk of the Head of PR for the word \u2018dogmatic\u2019. It was\u2026 well it was shite, wasn\u2019t it?","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/opi1ehlyexsn9ginlqebyj9msbon7utv5uvc7qwau1cehmvl.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/opi1ehlyexsn9ginlqebyj9msbon7utv5uvc7qwau1cehmvl.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":16830,"title":"Ronan in the Deep","url":"\/blog\/ronan-in-the-deep\/","urlTitle":"ronan-in-the-deep","division":106606,"description":"There was an air of excitement around the SMISA Stadium on Saturday as Stephen Robinson took to the dugout for the first time as St Mirren boss, facing off against Robbie Neilson\u2019s Hearts. It was the first of two meetings in three weeks between the two sides, with the Scottish Cup Quarter Final at Tynecastle lying in wait on March 12th. As dress rehearsals go, however, Saturday could not have got off to a worse start when Connor Ronan was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Beni Baningime with just 22 minutes on the clock","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1blvjcr6wznuyp6paij0ryxhn7kpd1w7k8c5ayzulzt9lxvj.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1blvjcr6wznuyp6paij0ryxhn7kpd1w7k8c5ayzulzt9lxvj.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}