St Mirren captain Joe Shaughnessy pleads for patience as new signings settle in

Strictly Come Dancing co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson and Maisie Smith have been making the most of their downtime from the Strictly tour by enjoying a hot tub boat ride on the River Thames.The gang are wrapping up the last leg of shows at London’s O2 Arena with final performances today and tomorrow.Celebrating more than four weeks on the road, John shared clips of the group sailing along the Thames in sailor hats as they relaxed in the warm water.In view of his 310,000 followers, John panned the camera around the Strictly cast as they all sang along to tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus.Each of them beamed at the camera and John and Rose blew kisses.In the background of one of the clips John joked that the boat was so hot they “should have brought a couple of steaks”.Tilly also shared some footage of the Strictly stars singing along to Fight For This Love by Cheryl.John was in his element and danced along to the track as Tilly captioned the clip: “John living his best life.”It comes after John almost had to pull out of the tour after a Covid scare.He tested positive on a lateral flow test last weekend and had to miss two performaces at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.Thankfully, a PCR test came back negative and he was able to get back on the stage with partner, Johannes Radebe.Sharing the good news on Instagram, John wrote: "PCR came back negative so I'll be back on stage in Glasgow tonight."John and Johannes ended their Strictly Come Dancing journey in second place, losing out to Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Rose and Giovanni have marked a huge milestone this week following a win at the Broadcast Awards.They won the Timeline Moment of the Year for their incredible

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Jim Goodwin might need a new tele after watching the Buddies' Celtic Park horror show from home. The St Mirren boss was on the phone to stand-ins Sharp and Jamie Langfield throughout Saturday afternoon's mauling.

Celtic player on Saturday afternoon.The Buddies goalie had suffered a nightmare opening 45 minutes as the Hoops rattled four past him, including a couple he admits he should have dealt better with.But the St Mirren number one bounced back to make some impressive saves in the second half to keep the scoreline down, in part thanks to a confidence-boosting chat from England international and former Man City star Joe Hart.Alnwick told Express Sport: “It was tough all round.

Jim Goodwin has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Saturday's clash with Celtic. Saints announced on Friday their manager would be required to self-isolate and won't be in the dugout at Parkhead this weekend.Assistant coaches Lee Sharp and Jamie Langfield will lead the team in Glasgow and until the 39-year-old gaffer returns.

Jim Goodwin will miss out on the Buddies trip to face Celtic tomorrow after testing positive for coronavirus.The Saints manager will now self-isolate, with assistant manager Lee Sharp and Jamie Langfield taking charge of first team duties.The Paisley club broke the news shortly before Goodwin was due to hold his pre-match media conference this afternoon. A St Mirren spokesman said: "St Mirren Football Club can confirm that manager Jim Goodwin will miss this weekend’s match away to Celtic after testing positive for Covid-19.

Celtic Park without any travelling support backing the Buddies.But he insists he’d rather his side faced a Parkhead cauldron crammed with home fans rather than play in another empty stadium.St Mirren fans were left fuming earlier this week when it was revealed there would be no away fans allowed to travel to Glasgow’s east end for Saturday’s Premiership clash. And while Shaughnessy is disappointed it’ll be all hoops and no stripes in the stands, he’s adamant he’d rather play in front of a bouncing stadium full of home fans after last season was played almost entirely behind-closed-doors.

Express Sport: “It’s been a dream start for us and now the pressure is on us to keep on winning. “We’ve come through two tough games and picked up six points despite conceding in the opening 15 minutes in both matches.“I think that shows the strength of the team.

Jim Goodwin's men will be facing an even tougher task on Saturday with no away backing whatsoever for the difficult match. St Mirren did secure a first win at Celtic Park in 31 years last season, with strikes from Ilkay Durmus and Kristian Dennis securing a famous 2-1 victory behind closed doors.

Celtic Park for their fixture on Saturday, with the hosts forced to move some of their supporters to the away section. While Scotland has moved to level zero Covid restrictions, there are still protocols which apply to football stadiums.One such rule is that there must be a sanitary 'red zone' in the stadium which cannot be occupied by fans.

Jim Goodwin refused to put the boot into his penalty takers, but admits his side paid for their wastefulness in West Lothian.The Buddies exited the Premier Sports Cup in the last-16 after being put out on spot kicks, with 120 minutes of action unable to separate Saints and Livingston on Saturday afternoon.And while the St Mirren boss paid tribute to his takers for their bravery, he believes his side should have taken an all-important lead in the first half with Greg Kiltie and Eamonn Brophy both spurning excellent chances.He told Express Sport: “We’ve been on the right end of penalty shootouts on two or three occasions last season, this time we’re on the wrong end of it.“It’s a lottery.

St Mirren back to Hampden this season - so the Buddies faithful can be there to roar them on once again from the stands.The Saints enjoyed two trips to the national stadium last season, including a League Cup semi-final with this weekend’s opponents Livingston, but both were played behind closed doors.David Martindale’s side bagged a narrow 1-0 victory in that meeting in January, and Goodwin is determined to make it through tomorrow’s last 16 tie in the same competition so they can travel to Glasgow with thousands of Paisley fans in tow this time around.Goodwin told Express Sport: “It’s very exciting for everyone to see the gates opening up again and restrictions being lifted.“Livingston have given us over 1,000 tickets for the weekend and

St Mirren team.The Buddies were linked with a loan move for the Northern Ireland international earlier this week.And speaking today Goodwin revealed he tried to bag the 26-year-old's permanent signature last year before he opted on a move to Pittodrie instead of Paisley.The Saints boss is hopeful he'll have a new attacking recruit in by early next week at the latest.He told Renfrewshire Live Sport: "I think we need a bit more pace and creativity in the team and that's what we're working hard on."We're not the only teams out there looking at the same players though, so it's about trying to get the right deal in place that works within the structures of our club."I like Matty a lot, I tried to get him when he was at St Johnstone prior to him

Express Sport: “It was a phenomenal response from my players.“The last 18 months have been so tough, we’ve lost a lot of players and have had to bring a lot of youngsters through.“The loss to Morton the week before was a bit of a freak result, it shouldn’t have been as heavy as it was and it didn’t reflect who we are.“Morton came out and said they annihilated us, which of course just gave our players a huge point to prove.“We worked really hard, defended really well and totally deserved all three points. To do it at Cappielow as well was pretty special.“Morton may feel like they had more clear cut chances, but at the end of the day this game is about scoring goals.“We worked our socks off and it was a real team effort.