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Jack Ross

Jack Ross
Photography by Paul Cooper
Author
Tony Hodson
Published on
December 9 2021

Scottish Championship, august 26 2017

St Mirren 3Dundee United 0

Morgan (26, 48), McShane (78)

After spending much of the previous season battling against relegation, St Mirren, under Jack Ross, had made a promising start to the 2017/18 edition of the Scottish Championship. They then encountered Dundee United, who had won each of their opening three fixtures. If both sides had early chances to take the lead, it was Lewis Morgan, then a Scotland Under-21 international, who put the hosts in front in the 26th minute.

Gregor Buchanan almost doubled that lead by half-time, but during the second half a further finish from Morgan, curled into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area, truly set Ross’ team up for victory. Capping a fine performance, Morgan then created the goal scored by Ian McShane with 12 minutes to play.

Ross had never previously used the system he organised St Mirren into that day. Speaking exclusively to The Coaches’ Voice, he revisits that system, and explains why it was he was convinced it was the right approach.

Starting line-ups
St MirrenDundee United
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St Mirren3-4-3
Dundee United4-2-3-1
1Craig Samson
25Harry Lewis
15Jack Baird
2Stewart Murdoch
5Gregor Buchanan
4Mark Durnan
44Adam Eckersley
5Paul Quinn
25Liam Smith
17Jamie Robson
4Stephen McGinn
23Fraser Fyvie
16Ian McShane
16Willo Flood
2Stelios Demetriou
7Paul McMullan
10Lewis Morgan
12Sam Stanton
11Cammy Smith
11Billy King
20Gavin Reilly
8Scott McDonald