Buddie Banter: St Mirren set for big summer rebuild in hunt to bring exciting football back to Paisley

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Watching Jim Goodwin’s Aberdeen last weekend gave me a serious case of deja vu. The Dons were hard-working, naturally under Goodwin’s leadership, but they struggled to regularly break through the St Mirren defence.

Jak Alnwick was only seriously tested near the end of the match as it naturally stretched, with the Pittodrie side fairly toothless up front throughout.Goodwin will of course be looking to bring his own players in this summer to put his own stamp on the North East club.But I have to admit, I haven’t missed watching that often defensive style of play too much after nearly three years in the Paisley dugout.Don’t get me wrong, there were some very good times under Goodwin.When his Buddies got it right they were solid defensively and excellent on the counter attack - driven forward by talents like Ilkay Durmus and Jamie McGrath.

And while St Mirren did finish the season four games unbeaten, new boss Stephen Robinson clearly still has a lot to do to get the Saints motoring up front again again.

The 0-0 draw with Livingston that killed their hopes of finishing seventh unveiled a serious lack of creativity, and finishing ability is still very much a problem at the Paisley club.But for me it’s exciting to be going into the summer knowing that Robinson is going to shake things up a bit and try to implement a new style of football.It’s been extremely tough for the former Motherwell man, coming in two thirds of the way through a campaign and having to juggle implementing his own style while also not rocking the boat too much.Goodwin’s style was very much imprinted on the current Saints crop, and it’s clear there’s been a bit of a clash of approaches in recent weeks.Thankfully, now Robinson can fully get to work on