Stephen Robinson on Diarmuid O'Carroll's absence, Steven Naismith support and St Mirren's 2-1 win over Hearts

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Diarmuid O’Carroll is this weekend on the brink of leaving St Mirren.The Buddies assistant manager missed Saturday’s 2-1 Premiership win over Hearts as he held talks with an as-yet unnamed outfit regarding an Under-21s coaching role.Boss Stephen Robinson was assisted in the dugout by Brian Kerr who has been working with Allan McManus at the Ralston academy.O’Carroll joined Saints with Robbo two-and-a-half years ago but the highly-rated 37-year-old – who is also part of Northern Ireland’s coaching staff – may be about to say farewell to Greenhill Road.And with just under two years remaining on O’Carroll’s contract, the Buddies could also be entitled to compensation if he moves on in the coming days.Speaking after his side's success over the Jambos, Robbo said: “Diarmuid wasn’t here but Brian’s come in and done great for me.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial “Him and Jamie [Langfield, goalkeeping coach] were a big part of the set-plays.

Credit to both of them. They’ve worked on the set-plays all week.“We’ll make an official announcement over the weekend or Monday.