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Craig Mc Leish will oversee St Mirren's remaining league and cup fixtures this term Craig Mc Leish will continue as St Mirren interim manager until the end of the season, the Scottish Premiership club have confirmed. Mc Leish, 36, has taken charge of the Buddies' past two fixtures - a loss at home to Rangers and win at Falkirk - following Stephen Robinson's departure for Aberdeen. And Stuart Taylor is joining St Mirren as interim assistant, with Marc Kelly, Jamie Langfield and Allan Mc Manus continuing as part of Mc Leish's backroom team. Taylor made 90 Buddies appearances as a player and has coached at Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City and Ipswich Town. League Cup winners and Scottish Cup semi-finalists St Mirren host Robinson's Aberdeen next Saturday. The Paisley side are 10th in the Scottish Premiership, above Kilmarnock on goal difference and three points below the Dons. After the league trip to Celtic on 11 April, Mc Leish's side will face the same opponents in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden on 19 April. "I'm delighted to be given the opportunity to lead the group for the rest of the season, " Mc Leish told club media. "We've got a lot of big games to look forward to, including the cup semi-final, and I can't wait to take part in that opportunity as well. "We spoke to a number of different people and Stuart ticked all the boxes with his level of experience. He's been down in the English Premier League, has managed himself, is very good on the grass and on the coaching pitch, and is ultimately a really good person and good about the place. Everyone I spoke to spoke really highly of him. " Managerless St Mirren stun Falkirk to end winless league run Mc Leish 'ready' to be permanent St Mirren boss St Mirren chairman John Needham said the board and chief operating officer Keith Lasley had "looked at how the players have reacted in the past two games and how Craig has impressed as interim manager". "I'd ask our fans to get right behind the interim management team and the players for the remaining games of the season, " added Needham. "Their support will be crucial in helping us move up the league and as we attempt to get to another cup final. " And Lasley commented: "It was the unanimous decision of myself and the board to appoint Craig to lead the team through to the end of the season. "Craig has shown real leadership in recent weeks. " Have your say on St Mirren's decision to put Craig Mc Leish in interim charge for the rest of the season. Mc Glynn 'understands' Mc Ginn's St Mirren link St Mirren want next boss to 'galvanise' team What now for Woods after latest arrest? 'A lot of stuff to figure out' for Verstappen - and F1's rule-makers WSL: Watch as Manchester City score third against Manchester United Revisit This Life and celebrate 30 years of the 1990s classic Football commentators answer listeners' quirky questions Ruth Jones and James Corden go through their contact lists The 1999 essay that changed our taste of food on TV 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Another crash, another bleary-eyed mugshot - what now for Woods? Mary Rand - the trailblazing Olympic champion The remarkable return of Roy Hodgson aged 78 Does Chukwuemeka show the demise of the 90-minute player? Football Manager gamer helps team win in real life Why quick KOs are not enough for heavyweight Itauma 'Kicked to the kerb' - is boxing failing its heroes? £123 for a child's England kit - have prices gone too far? Fabregas, film stars and Disney: How Como are disrupting Italian football. Video Fabregas, film stars and Disney: How Como are disrupting Italian football Football's great entertainers - ranking the biggest showboaters Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.