{"id":39134,"title":"The Back Five #16","description":"Get ready for another  edition of 'The Back Five' - Misery Hunters writer Andrew Christie's weekly, irreverent look at all things St Mirren FC","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/wh7vhnj2pxgttg1fwkl4jph2nmzjeb8glp9t7alzn3xs47g2.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"wh7vhnj2pxgttg1fwkl4jph2nmzjeb8glp9t7alzn3xs47g2.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>For the first time in two calendar months, we have a St Mirren win to talk about!<\/p><p>Nice, isn\u2019t it? Joining in with the discourse. Watching Sportscene without acid reflux boring a hole in your SMISA-hardened voicebox. Even listening to Dweeb X on Podcast Y talking about Football Team Z doesn\u2019t seem that bad when there\u2019s a big juicy St Mirren victory coming up next. <\/p><p>Especially one that meant as much as Saturday\u2019s.<\/p><p>And so with one open-toed shoe firmly in the continental door, here\u2019s Misery Hunters\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thatAndrewC\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Andrew Christie<\/u><\/a> with The Back Five. <\/p><p><\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/6dekk5mxyyfsc1weatljsjmev0nd2hixvdgzfnjehqzdbxax.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"6dekk5mxyyfsc1weatljsjmev0nd2hixvdgzfnjehqzdbxax.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Dee-brief<\/h3><p>Simply put Saturday was a game we had to win. Seeing the dominance with which we dispatched Dundee was up there with any moment we\u2019ve experienced this season.<\/p><p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=suD-FMg8Lk8\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>3-1<\/u><\/a> scoreline barely does our performance justice as goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya saw the Saints take a vice-like grip on that coveted fifth spot. Stephen Robinson's men turned in a performance of sustained quality to make Manager of the Year nominee Tony Docherty\u2019s side look ordinary by comparison.<\/p><p>The five points and nine goals of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spfl.co.uk\/league\/premiership\/tablehttps:\/\/spfl.co.uk\/league\/premiership\/table\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>breathing space<\/u><\/a> we now have over the Dens Park outfit gives us the scope for any St Mirreny nonsense that might crop up. In the immediate case, that comes in the shape of the team we become when we play Killie.<\/p><p>Although, upon watching the togetherness of the team as they celebrated the famous Dens Park win, you perhaps wouldn't put it past us finally putting that Derek McInnes hoodoo to bed this weekend. <\/p><p><\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/xrllr8v0wa0yhnhbd4mlgjejtviwcplxfhvf4pcgbbnksksu.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"ltntr0hcxwysi2w5drpycs4rzbninzi649qiyajcznm1lwms.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Yes, It\u2019s an Extender<\/h3><p>Me going like that \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmirren.com\/all-news\/5404-alex-gogic-signs-three-year-deal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>IDEMOOO<\/u><\/a>\u201d. Sound of the summer. <\/p><p>Huge.<\/p><p><\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/r9sn3xqwmkpvbomj8z1vgz6z7cp4k76mtqkbsjkbhrnca5ho.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"v9ds8ftscldjuplhd3n99hiteyor5y09qeb5uc2yrwgvo91o.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Escape to Victory<\/h3><p>Seven years ago, a late Rory Loy equaliser at Easter Road sealed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=THRpnuK5Ojo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>The Great Escape<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p>Saints were eight points adrift at the foot of the table in February\u2014staring down the barrel of lower league ignominy\u2014but we won seven of our final 13 fixtures to stay up.<\/p><p>Remembering one of the most famous days as we sit on the brink of European qualification shows the sheer extent of how far we\u2019ve come.<\/p><p>Always fun though.<\/p><p><\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/2awgbuvgybkznv8tuhg4tejoxcenxwivonrvnfsna3cfvttn.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"aobnwedjhg7eb5iv3fxgtj3udpgseikxd4vwat2aqjls5bhy.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Hundred Reasons<\/h3><p>Stephen Robinson reached a managerial milestone at the weekend, taking charge of St Mirren for the 100th time in a massive, Euro chasing 3-1 win over Dundee. Ever the understated presence, the Northern Irishman was serenaded by the jubilant Buddies faithful but insisted on deflecting the spotlight onto his players and staff.<\/p><p>Humility, an insatiable hunger for success and an ever-present reminder that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zvMFm5nKeUc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>The Lemonheads<\/u><\/a> are class. Here\u2019s to the next 100!<\/p><p><\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/gzngloewmbwx6fmffndhop24u8v5cbcug59vysqqkzkibxdg.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"gzngloewmbwx6fmffndhop24u8v5cbcug59vysqqkzkibxdg.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Hanging<\/h3><p>6th May 2000. League won. Feet up. 5-0 loss. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stmirrenretro\/status\/1787420313157808610\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Ridiculous game<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p>The eleven Saints on that pitch that day taught me it was absolutely okay to be hungover at your work. Often in a stinking football shirt. Formative.<\/p><p><br \/><\/p>","urlTitle":"the-back-five-16","url":"\/blog\/the-back-five-16\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-back-five-16\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/miseryhunters.co.uk\/blog\/the-back-five-16\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1715024573,"updatedAt":1715156750,"publishedAt":1715156750,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":106606,"name":"Misery Hunters"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sjeel85ocjmfh9gkftivdgyslhckqdmcx1wqyt1htcqsovvv.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sjeel85ocjmfh9gkftivdgyslhckqdmcx1wqyt1htcqsovvv.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sjeel85ocjmfh9gkftivdgyslhckqdmcx1wqyt1htcqsovvv.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":39273,"title":"The Back Five #17","url":"\/blog\/the-back-five-17\/","urlTitle":"the-back-five-17","division":106606,"description":"Join Misery Hunters writer Andrew Christie as he casts an eye over the past seven days of St Mirren Football Club.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5rmpi3sxctckcogh3ucbfxlilon3beet0fey829nyhonazei.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5rmpi3sxctckcogh3ucbfxlilon3beet0fey829nyhonazei.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":19382,"title":"Ethan Erhahon: The Key to Unlocking Stephen Robinson\u2019s St Mirren","url":"\/blog\/ethan-erhahon-the-key-to-unlocking-stephen-robinsons-st-mirren\/","urlTitle":"ethan-erhahon-the-key-to-unlocking-stephen-robinsons-st-mirren","division":106606,"description":"After an underwhelming ninth-placed finish last season, St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson is in the midst of a huge overhaul in Paisley.  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