Curtis Main happy to play through pain barrier to help lift St Mirren up Premiership table
dailyrecord.co.ukCurtis Main insists he had no issues climbing off the treatment table to help lift injury-hit St Mirren up the Premiership standings.
The Buddies striker was a huge doubt for Saturday’s showdown at home to Ross County with a hamstring problem. But the 30-year-old put himself through a rigorous fitness test hours before kick-off – and declared himself ready to go.Main went on to play the full 90 minutes plus injury time as Declan Gallagher’s first-half header sealed a 1-0 triumph.
Saints leapfrogged Livingston into fifth spot as they chase a dream top-six finish. And hitman Main was adamant he could make a difference while alleviating boss Stephen Robinson’s selection headache by reporting for duty.
He said: “I had been very doubtful for this one because I felt something in my hamstring after the Motherwell game on Wednesday night.“It’s one of those things where it’s a risk to play through it but I came in on Saturday morning to do fitness tests, putting myself through what I’d likely be going through in the game, and I was quite happy with how I was feeling at the end of it.“That was enough to convince me I could get through it and, 90 minutes later, here we are.“Our squad’s a bit light at the moment, do you know what I mean?
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