St Johnstone: Last News

Scottish Cup weekend rolls on to a cracker in Glasgow. Premiership champions Rangers host Betfred Cup winners St Johnstone with both sides eyeing up a domestic double.

St Johnstone footballer attacked a rival colleague outside his own home after accusing him of stealing his “gig economy” jobs.Greg Kerr, whose sister is a serving police officer, pounced on the fellow worker who had been sitting in his car.The 24-year-old punched Stuart Gibson in the face during the incident in an Edinburgh street and tried to land more blows.The court heard both men worked together at a removal firm and Kerr believed Stuart was taking work from him.Kerr appeared at the city’s sheriff court on Thursday and admitted a charge of assault.A striker, he was signed with St Johnstone between 2014 and 2016, and has also played for Whitehill Welfare and Leith Athletic in the East of Scotland League.Kerr joined East of Scotland

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.He has exceeded expectations in his first season by winning the League Cup and clinching a top six finish.Now, after being presented manager of the month for March, Callum Davidson hopes more memorable moments are just around the corner.The proud St Johnstone boss is enjoying a dream debut in the hotseat at McDiarmid Park and, since the turn of the year, the in-form Perth side have only been defeated by Celtic and Rangers.Davidson, reacting to his award win, smiled: “I have to thank the players as they are the ones who get me manager of the month.“Over the last month and a half it shows how well they

Accies' 1-1 draw with League Cup final winners St Johnstone and she admits she has been impressed with Brian Rice's side, despite them sitting rock bottom of the table.

Dundee United and St Johnstone hot on their heels as they too chase a place in the top six. While St Mirren are four points clear of the Terrors with both teams having just two games remaining, Betfred Cup winners St Johnstone have three games left including tomorrow night’s clash with Hamilton Accies.

Betfred Cup.Hampden may have been devoid of supporters on Sunday - but the Saints players were certainly not short of support.Supporters decked out their homes in blue and white and celebrated their victory with the gusto you would expect.It was a moment of pure joy after a such a difficult year.Callum Davidson and his players will rightly take their place alongside the heroes of the Scottish Cup win in 2014.In doing so they have given the whole of Perth and Kinross a huge boost just when we needed it most.Scott Findlay, owner of the Cherrybank Inn, said he was “absolutely buzzing” when he woke on Monday.The lifelong Saints fan, who is also a youth academy goalkeeping coach at the club, had created a selfie wall before the match for fans to

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Callum Davidson is not usually an emotional man.But an exception was made on Sunday.The delighted St Johnstone boss could not have been prouder of his players when the full-time whistle arrived at Hampden Park.He kicked every ball from the sidelines and felt every emotion possible throughout the 90 minutes.Asked what the League Cup win means to him, Davidson smiled: “I’m probably a bit emotional.“I think it’s just the achievement and seeing the joy on the players’ faces, the backroom staff and the people upstairs and the board.“Everyone involved in the club.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.It is a labour of love that stretches back to his days as a kid.Brian Doyle didn’t necessarily plan on becoming a St Johnstone historian when he used to note down results in his school jotter.But three books and an endless amount of effort later — teaming up with friend Alastair Blair — and here we are.“It’s evolved in many ways over many years,” Brian smiled.“The first game I ever saw was Saints playing Dunfermline away in the Scottish Cup.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.His performances as a kid earned him the move to St Johnstone.His performances in the club’s youth set-up earned him a move to train with the first team.His performances in training earned him a first appearance for the senior side on a freezing cold night against Albion Rovers.His performances continued to improve and soon a regular starting spot was reserved in the centre of McDiarmid Park.His performances attracted the attention of Northern Ireland Under-21s and he went on to make his debut.His performances then attracted the attention of the Northern Ireland senior team and he went on to make his

St Johnstone fan Scott Findlay wishes he could see his popular pub packed to the rafters in a sea of blue come cup final day on Sunday.But with restrictions benching that dream, the former Saints keeper has come up with another off-the-wall idea in dedication to his beloved team.Over the past week supporters have headed to the Glasgow Road establishment to take a picture in front of the pub’s Saints selfie wall in the build up to the final.High winds and heavy rain wreak havoc in Perth and Kinross this weekSky Sports presenter and St Johnstone fan Eilidh Barbour hopes Sunday will be better experience than her first finalScott, who is also a youth academy goalkeeping coach at Saints, hopes the emblazoned blue design can lift spirits heading

Perth and Kinross succumbed to torrential weather conditions this week causing a major power outage, floods and falling masonry.On Tuesday, around 170 residents in Errol were hit by a power cut after heavy winds knocked over a SSEN electricity pole.The damage was reported at around 4pm, and engineers arrived on site at 5pm to install a new pole.Sky Sports presenter and St Johnstone fan Eilidh Barbour hopes Sunday will be better experience than her first finalA SSEN spokesperson said: “We would like to apologise to our customers who have been affected by the damage to our pole and assure them our engineers do all they can to restore their supplies as safely and as quickly as possible.“If you ever come across any damage to our equipment,

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Miguel Simao will be kicking every ball when he sits down to watch St Johnstone go for glory at Hampden on Sunday.The Portuguese striker was adored during his time in Perth and continues to keep in touch with supporters on a regular basis.When questioned whether he has kept tabs on this season’s League Cup run, the 47-year-old’s simple response was: “Of course.”And he would love for the current group of Saints stars to create another “beautiful page” in the club’s history.“I was really glad that St Johnstone got to the final,” said Simao, who now lives in Luxembourg.“I always try to see the results in

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Thirty-five minutes were on the Hampden scoreboard and St Johnstone had just taken the lead against Hibernian.Rising taller than anyone else was determined captain Jason Kerr. His header from a David Wotherspoon corner had power, accuracy and arrived at a time when Saints had their backs against the wall.It started the ball rolling on what would turn out to be a momentous afternoon at the national stadium for all involved with the Perth club.Sitting at home taking it all in was Kerr’s former youth coach at Tynecastle FC Douglas Ormston.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Callum Booth insists he will be ready for his cup final chance if called upon at the end of the month.The St Johnstone full-back was brought back into the starting line-up for Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Celtic.And he produced an assured performance in the absence of fellow left-sided defender Scott Tanser, who had a slight hamstring strain.Booth, an experienced operator, stressed the importance of always being prepared to play your part for the team.“I’d been on the bench the last five or six games,” he said.“It can be hard getting back up to speed, especially against a team like Celtic.

Derek McInnes move on.Across their last five matches, the Granite City side haven't scored a single goal despite throwing new man Florian Kamberi into the mix against St Mirren on Saturday in a 0-0 draw.Fraser Hornby and Callum Hendry also arrived on loan to replace Sam Cosgrove this month after the striker was sold but none of the fresh signings have found the net so far.There have also been four goals conceded in that time, with the Dons' total of three points arriving by way of three goalless draws.That leaves them 11th in the form table when only the last five matches are taken into consideration.The only side below them is Kilmarnock - who saw fit to bin Alex Dyer as manager and replace him with former St Johnstone boss Tommy

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack and manager Derek McInnes.The Dons boss was critical about the way the club operated in the transfer window this week, feeling crucial deals were left until too late.Fans have been unhappy at the quality of football under the Dons boss despite seven years of solid success and a League Cup during his time at the helm.There were suggestions this may lead to Cormack calling time on the boss' reign but the rumours seemed firmly answered when the board released a statement backing the manager.And pundit Sutton sent Cormack a simple warning over letting the former St Johnstone boss depart Pittodrie.He told BT Sport: "Why issue a statement telling us they are right behind the manager?"Derek McInnes has done a good

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Jason Kerr is relishing the challenge of coming up against Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard again.The St Johnstone skipper revealed the striker is one of the best players he has ever gone into battle with.Kerr realises he will need to keep him quiet on Sunday if Saints are to strike gold with three points.“I think he is one of those players who is more worrying when he’s standing still,” Kerr said of Edouard.“You might take your eye off him and then next thing you know he’s running at you with the ball or in behind.“He is a really good player and one of the best I’ve ever played against.

Kilmarnock job. The former Motherwell boss said that the vacant manager position at Rugby Park was not for him "at this moment in time".Robinson quit the Steelmen last month with the 46-year-old among the favourites to succeed Alex Dyer.The Northern Irishman and fellow countryman Tommy Wright are two of the fan picks for the top job.

Kilmarnock job.The former St Johnstone manager has been tipped for the Rugby Park hotseat after Alex Dyer left the club last weekend.And Boyd said that if the Northern Irish boss is to take charge at the Ayrshire side, he'll need to galvanise Killie to arrest their freefalling form.Boyd said on Sky Sports today: "By looking at the odds, you would expect Tommy Wright to be named the new Kilmarnock manager."And I think it's a good fit for the football club.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your

Derek McInnes reckons his passion for the club is such that he loves it "more than any other supporter out there".The Dons gaffer is under pressure after slipping to fourth place in the league during a tough spell that has seen his men pick up only one win in the last seven matches.With key attackers Scott Wright leaving for Rangers and Ryan Hedges now out for the season with injury, it feels like fate is conspiring against the former St Johnstone boss.Today's game against Hibs is crucial with Jack Ross' side their closest challengers to be the Scottish Premiership's third force, although Livingston's incredible run has also put them in contention.And ahead of the match, McInnes was keen to stress his deep-seated passion for the club

Join thousands of fans who have signed up to our Rangers newsletter.Gary McAllister reckons ref David Munro "had a good view" of Kemar Roofe's controversial challenge on Murray Davidson.The Rangers forward was shown a yellow card for a tackle on the St Johnstone midfielder during the Ibrox side's 1-0 win on Wednesday night.Roofe crashed down on Davidson's ankle after miscontrolling the ball, with the Saints man eventually limping off the pitch.But McAllister appeared to trust the officials' judgement on the incident.He said: "I thought the referee had a good view of the situation."Knowing the type of player that Kemar is, I think the referee seen it as a yellow."He mis-controlled it, tried to retrieve it and the ref has seen it as a