Saints were clearly the better team for most of the match, other than the opening 10 minutes or so.
Performances have picked up sigificantly under McLeish.
Based on today's game alone, the Buddies should be favourites for the semi next week.
Our football today (at least in the first half) was reminescent of 'Fergie's Furies' and subsequent performances under Ricki Macfarlane and Jim Clunie.
It beats 'Robbo Ball' any day.
Maybe once we learn to pass the ball to each other, rather than the opposition, things will improve.
However, I'm not holding my breath.
Maybe once we stop playing left footed players on the right wing, things will improve.
However, .....
Even the BBC pundits are commenting on the number of VAR decisions that have gone against St Mirren - probably more so than any other team.
We are paying apparently £200,000 PA for VAR - and so far it has also cost us a top six place in the SPL. through the incompetency on the officials' part (but not the technology itself).
Following Sunday's epic league cup final victory, this would be a good time to mark that achievement by resuscitating this forum, before it dies off completely.
But only if it involves grown-up behaviour and respect being shown to each other.
Saturday's game against Livi is a biggy.
After the euphoria of Sunday - back to the bread & butter of the home game against Livi.
What's the chance we will not do it the St Mirren way and actually win?
Will our heroes have shaken off their hangovers in time?