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'Players made me look stupid', fumes St Mirren boss Robinson

Story byClive Lindsay - BBC Sport ScotlandThu, January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTC·5 min readAlmost a month to the day since a "once in a lifetime" League Cup final victory over holders Celtic, St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson has accused his players of making him "look stupid" as they toil at the wrong end of the Scottish Premiership. Yes, the Northern Irishman's side were facing leaders Hearts at a packed Tynecastle on Wednesday. But it was the manner of their 2-0 defeat that led the 51-year-old to blow his top. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe hosts had to play for 75 minutes down to 10 men after midfielder Beni Baningime was sent off for a reckless challenge. It leaves St Mirren third bottom, only four clear of Kilmarnock in the play-off spot, albeit with a game in hand. So what's gone wrong in Paisley?Leaders Hearts beat St Mirren with second 10-man win in four daysLatest St Mirren news, analysis and fan viewsGet St Mirren news notifications in the BBC Sport app'Some people haven't trained properly'That 3-1 win at Hampden went a long way to making sure Wilfried Nancy's tenure as Celtic boss only lasted eight games. And Robinson must now be concerned that the hangover from St Mirren's celebration is putting his own four-year tenure in peril. A win over bottom side Livingston followed their cup triumph, then a draw with Kilmarnock, but thereafter their results - and performances - have fallen off a cliff. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBefore suffering at Tynecastle what was a fourth straight defeat, Robinson had lamented what he described as the worst injury crisis he had experienced. However, he was taking no prisoners afterwards."Are they starting to believe the hype and the publicity after the cup win, thinking they're possibly a little bit better than they are and they don't need to work as hard? Perhaps," Robinson told BBC Scotland."How you train is how you play and some people haven't trained properly.

'Players made me look stupid', fumes St Mirren boss Robinson

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  • Some people have moped about a little bit because they weren't in the team, have come in and played like that. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I thought Roland Idowu was brilliant tonight - he was our only real threat," he said.
  • "Alex Gogic, Killian Phillips, Declan John - I can rely on those boys.
  • Other boys need to step up.
  • We're 100% in a relegation battle."Robinson again railed against those who suggest he relies on physicality in his squads, especially after they were bullied by Hearts' 10 men."I hear big and physical about us all the time, which is laughable," he said.
  • "We're big, really big.
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