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  Looking At St Mirren's Narrow Failure To Reach The Top 6 After 33 games, played over 8 months in unprecedented circumstances, St Mirren fell short of the stated aim for this season - top 6 status - by 3 goals. Level on points with League Cup winners St Johnstone is no mean feat considering how impressive Callum Davidson has been in his rookie year as a manager; yet there's undoubtedly a lingering sense that the Buddies have let a very promising opportunity slip between their fingers. The league table, which is essentially a large spreadsheet, shows how tantalisingly close the two sides were but let's dig a little deeper behind the numbers. Goalscoring Goals For: St Johnstone 34 (6th best in division)  St Mirren 30 (10th best in division) If you've spent much time this season on social media, or discussing the team in person with other fans, you'll probably have noticed St Mirren supporters have a tendency to bemoan their lack of goalscoring prowess. Yet again, th...

 Unsung & Underrated - In Praise Of Marcus Fraser Somewhat quietly, sandwiched between clashes with the Old Firm, St Mirren managed to go on a 5 game unbeaten run. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't scintillating, and at times it was actually very fortuitous. The penalty we were awarded against Ross County, for instance, granted us our only victory in that sequence - and that should not have been given. We have looked tired, uninspired, and our performances have lacked somewhat in skill, pace, and guile. This was to be expected considering injuries and our punishing schedule. Eight games in the shortest month was taxing enough; all of our opponents were fired up too. There were no dead rubbers with Aberdeen and Livingston both gunning for Europe. Similarly, Motherwell, Hamilton, and Ross County are desperate to avoid the relegation zone. Playing some of these games - Aberdeen and Livingston especially - in appalling weather conditions meant our style of play was less important com...