For St Mirren to sack Alan Stubbs less than three months after appointing him as manager, it shows the concern at the squad assembled by the Englishman.
That’s the opinion of BBC Scotland pundit Steven Thompson, the former Scotland striker who lifted the Scottish League Cup with the Buddies during a five-year spell.
“Gordon Scott (the St Mirren chairman) acted very quickly when he sacked Alex Rae to replace him with Jack Ross, but Alex Rae was the previous board’s appointment,” he points out.
“This is his own appointment. For him not to stand by him, or show the patience to let it develop, tells me that he is extremely worried about where the team are.”
Stubbs, who previously managed Hibernian and Rotherham United, took over from Ross when the Scot moved to Sunderland after leading St Mirren to the Scottish Championship title and promotion.
But the former Bolton Wanderers, Celtic and Everton defender lasted four weeks less than the four months he spent at Rotherham before being dismissed with his side second bottom of the table.
