Will a Scottish Cup semi-final win over Celtic earn Craig McLeish the everlasting St Mirren job?
The interim boss, who’s in cost till the tip of the season, has overseen back-to-back wins over Falkirk and Aberdeen both aspect of 1-0 defeats by Rangers and Celtic since stepping up from his academy function to switch Stephen Robinson final month.
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McLeish, 36, has stated he would be open to taking the job on a everlasting foundation. And Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday thinks if the Buddies beat Celtic at Hampden on Sunday he’ll be a shoo-in.
“I think if he wins this game on Sunday there will be a contract for him on Monday morning,” Halliday informed the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.
“I’ve been really impressed with him. He came into a team that were really struggling and I was really worried for them.
“But now they’ve had back-to-back victories, two superb ones in opposition to Falkirk and Aberdeen the place I assumed they have been extraordinarily snug.
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“Without being disrespectful towards the previous coaching staff, they’re playing in a manner they’ve not played for a long period of time.
“You hear managers speak so usually about needing a switch window, needing a number of weeks, however McLeish has turned issues spherical in a matter of days. It’s been actually, actually spectacular how shortly he is managed to take action.
“It’s obviously going to be a much bigger task [against Celtic] but I think they’re going into this game with a lot of confidence.”