It was removed from a convincing efficiency in opposition to Thistle, hardly stunning given what was at stake, and the aid from followers and gamers alike was apparent after the sport.
“We wished to verify the gamers had been remembered as legends at this membership after successful the League Cup,” McLeish stated.
“We did not need that black mark in opposition to our identify.
“First half was nervy, cagey and stuffed with errors. It wasn’t actually tactical, simply us controlling our feelings. We did that higher within the second half.”
McLeish received three of his 9 league matches after Robinson left, however he was unable to maintain St Mirren out of the play-off spot as Kilmarnock shone after the break up.
A change of method initially yielded an upturn in performances, however outcomes began to slip and a run of 4 defeats with out scoring price them.
The 36-year-old stand-in boss was unable to utterly remedy the goalscoring points that plagued their season.
Key defender Alex Gogic says McLeish may do extra with better time, although, and could be blissful for him to remain on.
“Yeah, in fact, regardless of the membership chooses,” Gogic stated.
“If he has a pre-season, it is going to in all probability be higher than what it’s. If the membership determine to go his manner, we’ll all be behind that.”
Former Dundee United and Partick Thistle boss Ian McCall says McLeish has finished his possibilities no hurt by steering St Mirren to security.
“I do not assume he had any likelihood of getting the job if St Mirren had been relegated,” McCall stated.
“What he has finished is carried out himself very well and given himself an actual likelihood of the job.
“The facility-that-be right here took an actual likelihood appointing a younger lad like that. However he has come by way of it very well. He has talked very well.
“He got here by way of one dodgy second when Kilmarnock received right here 3-0. However he is come again from that basically strongly.
“It did not simply plummet when Craig McLeish took over. It was a nasty run of outcomes when Stephen Robinson was there after the cup remaining which introduced this on. He definitely has an opportunity.”
