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What\u2019s that? Five things of note from the past week of St Mirren? Misery Hunters\u2019 Andrew Christie<\/u><\/a> will give you five things of note from the past week of St Mirren.<\/p> See if Alex Gogi\u0107 wasn\u2019t holding him back\u2026<\/p> <\/p> Aw mate. A 1-0 loss to the team plastered to the bottom of the league. It's gone a bit wrong here, hasn't it?<\/p> We played some decent football tbh. But it was the kind of football that would make your da's \u2018Lacking That Cutting Edge<\/em>\u2019 lower back tattoo itch something awful.<\/p> Undone by a shitefest masterclass and a cheap goal from a corner. The kind of win we historically love dishing out. Frustrating. A bad day.<\/p> <\/p> I'm moving house at the moment. A lot of stress. A lot of stuff.<\/p> Cardboard box framed arguments interspersed with words like \u2018Cetco<\/em>\u2019, \u2018Clanford<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018Phoenix Honda but when it was written vertically like that<\/em>\u2019.<\/p> Among the many Saints shirts I've found, this 05\/06 away effort deserves a mention.<\/p> \u2018It\u2019s just red<\/em>\u2019, the cynics will sneer. Won\u2019t they? They love a sneer, those cynics. Let them. I know what I\u2019m about.<\/p> <\/p> Let\u2019s have it right, Mika Mandron\u2019s penalty miss on Saturday was a bag of shite. There\u2019s no escaping that. However, it would be remiss of us to single out any one player or moment in what was a cumulatively awful day at the office. So what better time to take the opportunity to praise one of my favourite additions to St Mirren this season?<\/p> Potentially unfairly judged upon signing, Mandron is far from the target man battering ram many assumed. His 8 goals in all competitions (including 2 in his last 3 games) paint the picture of an adept finisher, but massively underrated is his ability to drop deep and link up play. His skill on the ball, intelligence of movement and keen eye for a pass - best exemplified in the build-up<\/u><\/a> to Alex Greive\u2019s goal against Aberdeen earlier in the season - have won him many fans who initially thought him to be simply another Curtis Main.<\/p> We have proved in recent weeks we are a better side with the big striker in the team. A penalty miss in a game we could still be playing now without having scored won't define his, or anyone\u2019s season.<\/p> <\/p> Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repeating a word or phrase over and over causes it to lose all meaning, turning it into mere sounds. The image of Jim Goodwin holding aloft the 2013 League Cup was my phone background for so long it got to the point I couldn\u2019t see his face as a face anymore. Just pixels. Data. My word though, it was beautiful.<\/p> When the former club captain returned in June 2019 as manager, The Narrative was put fully into motion. Although his time in the St Mirren dugout was often streaky - it felt like Goodwin and his team were starting to build something truly exciting in Paisley.<\/p> The (well-covered) circumstances regarding Goodwin\u2019s departure to Aberdeen - two years ago to the day of writing - left a bad taste in the mouths of many. While much of that taste was washed away wrapping our tongues around the Doric word for schadenfreude<\/em>, there remains a complicated feeling in Paisley towards its former hero.<\/p> The fondness will return though, in time. I\u2019m sure of it.<\/p> Until then though Goody, it\u2019s class watching you get rattled<\/u><\/a> on the telly on a Friday.<\/p> <\/p>![\"pdqw8saluuvhmeqlvzuuw69sxndjdtlfxx4w3ptkmijyjbgt.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"](\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/pdqw8saluuvhmeqlvzuuw69sxndjdtlfxx4w3ptkmijyjbgt.png.png?w=1140&v=2\")
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Red Shirt Diaries<\/h3>![\"1mdhlawc4uosfygx55fpuwv4vpqxel5b0jwnhcnmwikmv8w2.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"](\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/1mdhlawc4uosfygx55fpuwv4vpqxel5b0jwnhcnmwikmv8w2.png.png?w=1140&v=2\")
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Goodwin Out<\/h3>![\"ndga598mbkl0nst5yhq3wlsperl5yykgxl2fabfzqg8yjxzv.png.png?w=1140&v=2\"](\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ndga598mbkl0nst5yhq3wlsperl5yykgxl2fabfzqg8yjxzv.png.png?w=1140&v=2\")
Robbo rage<\/h3>