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Tale Of The Tait: Game Winning Subs & Switches vs Ross County

 Tale Of The Tait: Game Winning Subs & Switches vs Ross County Jim Goodwin wasn't able to set foot in the dugout on Wednesday but that wasn't necessary for him to influence proceedings up in Dingwall. Watching on in the stands, he would doubtless have been impressed as his St Mirren side transformed a match, threatening to meander into a dull and dreary affair, into a full throttle exhilarant. Tactical tweaks and superb individual displays ensured St Mirren were able to turn the screw, to such an extent that Ross County became ragged and lost their composure as they desperately tried to grab a precious equaliser. Perhaps defeating John Hughes in a battle of strategic nous isn't the steepest of challenges in the SPFL Premiership, as even Yogi questioned in post-match whether his team had been too 'gung-ho'; yet the ability to rectify mistakes and then significantly improve the team is a real feather in the cap for any manager. This article will take a look at how

Possible New St Mirren Signing: Erion Hoxhallari

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Possible New St Mirren Signing: Erion Hoxhallari  St Mirren have been no strangers to venturing into the European transfer market in recent years, experiencing successes (Hladky, Durmus, Popescu, Muzek), failures (Djorkaeff, Chabbi, Corbu), unknown quantities (will Peter Urminsky ever play a game for us?) and really unknown quantities (Duckens Nazon - a delightfully peculiar and enigmatic international footballer who was, rather endearingly, a bit crap). However, with the pandemic, Brexit, and Jim Goodwin's fondness for signing players from the League of Ireland, it looked unlikely St Mirren would be dipping their toes into continental Europe for new recruits anytime soon. That was until Richard Wilson posted this tweet  suggesting Albanian international defender Erion Hoxhallari would be joining the club: Like the rest of you, I had never heard of Erion Hoxhallari before this weekend; unlike the rest of you, I am sad enough to devote hours of time researching him and pondering wha