St Mirren Women head coach Kate Cooper hoping to fine-tune team over summer months

Premier League star Craig Noone worked as a roofer on Steven Gerrard's extension in 2008 whilst playing non-league.Now shining in the A-League at Melbourne City, Noone enjoyed a six-month spell in the English top-flight with Cardiff City after rising through the ranks as an amateur footballer.On the books at boyhood club Liverpool until he was 15, Noone joined up with Wrexham upon release from the Reds but only lasted 12 months in north Wales before being let go once again. It was at this time that Noone was training as a roofer, almost giving up on his dream of turning professional while turning out for non-league sides Skelmersdale United, Burscough and Southport.Working part-time, Noone received an unlikely call to say his firm would be working on an extension for Liverpool captain Gerrard who was paying for a conversion."He was getting a gym and a games room built on the back of his house and we did the roof and the panels on the side," Noone told The Daily Express."My boss picked me up one morning at 7am and said, ‘We’re working on Steven Gerrard’s house today’.

West Ham.But in one fell swoop this week, the likeable Scot has undone all this great work following his shambolic handling of the now engulfing the Hammers.To recap. In a mindless act of cretinous proportions, video footage emerged on social media of Zouma kicking and slapping his pet cat, to bring more shame on the reputation of pampered and privileged millionaire footballers.This all took place in full view of his child, but despite the public outrage and some grovelling apologies from both Zouma and his club, Moyes' idea of teaching Zouma a lesson was to pick him in his starting XI for the midweek game with Watford.Moyes wants to get into the top four and the Champions League, which would be worth upwards of £30million.So a club which also has a vice-chairwoman with expertise in brand awareness in the shape of Karen Brady, has taken the decision to put money before morals.Read the room, David.

Tipping Point fans felt cheated during the latest episode as one lucky contestant appeared to 'win the game during the first round' with an unbelievably lucky counter fall.Thursday's show welcomed London-based charity analyst Myuran to the show who after failing to knock down any counters in his first attempt, had an incredibly fortunate second run.Answering a question about Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams, Myuran opted to play his own counter and swept an unbelievable 17 counters down at once - amassing a total of £850.Following the windfall drop, Tipping Point host Ben Shephard said: "I would say that landed exactly where you wanted it to."17 counters in one drop, that's spectacular. £850, which is a really strong position."While Ben was impressed, Tipping viewers felt cheated by the score, which they took as a sure sign Myuran would make it to the final round.Posting to Twitter, one viewer complained: "Well Myuran's won, shame no double counter so we could've just packed up and gone home."Another commented: "Myuran is having all the massive drops today - totally in 'the zone'."A third said: "Well...

DIY tips after revamping her doors for just £10. Lorraine Kafanke, 37, from Cumbria, found out the beautiful crittal doors she wanted would cost her £1,200.Not wanting to spend a fortune, the mum-of-two decided to make it herself for a fraction of the price.By using paint and tape to create a dupe of the doors, the whole project ended up costing her less than a tenner.She came up with the idea after she saw the doors of her dreams but couldn't afford them.Now she's thrilled by how they look and says anyone can easily copy her design.Speaking to LatestDeals.co.uk, Lorraine said: "I thought 'why not try and create the look myself on a much cheaper scale?' "I just used electrical tape, which cost 79p, and measured out four equal sections to create a glass panel look."I wasn't sure the tape would work but it's easily removed if the look didn't suit."It was a little tricky getting the tape straight but a few attempts and I was happy."She added: "I used Johnstones matt black gloss paint for the wood at £8.99 a tin doing two thin coats."The process took about three days because of the drying time between coats."I also masked up the glass to get a nice neat finish with the paint and gave the glass a good clean before applying the black tape."Lorraine says she is "so pleased" with how they turned out and says she's happy to have completed the look on a budget.And the beauty of it all is that she saved £1,000 on doing everything herself.

great white shark fin' spotted off the coast of Sussex this week has been revealed to be something a lot less sinister.The 'shark' was spotted by James Venn, who snapped the strange object poking out of the water after believing it could have been a seal.He saw what he believed to be a sea creature in Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing in West Sussex, but after looking at his photos again, he started to believe that the shape matched the distinctive triangular fin of the great white shark.The 46-year-old's theory was backed up by shark fisherman Graeme Pullen, 70, who after looking at the pictures claimed it was 'an undisputed shark'.He said: "Analysing the photo it is obviously a shark - this can't be disputed."I've always thought there was a shark there as there have been so many sightings by fishermen, but James has managed to photograph the fin."However, despite the backing of the shark expert, it seemed talk of 'great white's cruising through British waters' gathered a lot of attention.After the photographs went viral, a harbour master has come forward to say what the object actually is, and it appears to be nothing more than a pipe.Responding to the furore, Littlehampton Harbour decided to put the 'sea-spriracy' to bed for good by revealing the unexciting truth of the spotting - that the object in the sea was little more than a pipe.A spokesman for Littlehampton Harbour said: “They say never let the truth ruin a good story, but before anyone else gets carried away about the ‘great white shark fin’ recently spotted off Ferring.“That’s actually the end of a Ferring Outfall pipe, which is a known hazard at low water marked by the Cardinal Buoy visible in the background of the photo."Please note it is not our intention to

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Boy mom! Ashley Graham took an Instagram hiatus after giving birth to twin sons, but she returned to social media with a glimpse of the little ones on Thursday, February 10.

St Mirren defender Conor McCarthy hopes a strong Scottish Cup run will help ease the pain of missing out on an historic top six spot. While the young centre back admits beating Hamilton this afternoon won’t totally erase the suffering Saints have felt since missing out on a top half finish, he believes it would go some way to rescuing the end of their season.

St Mirren goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, who believes the club will benefit massively from their top six miss heartache.The Buddies have relied on Alnwick’s heroics to save their bacon more than once this season.But even he couldn’t pull off a miracle stop to deny Hamilton’s David Munro a devastating equaliser that put paid to the Paisley club’s top half ambitions for this season.Alnwick insists he and his young teammates will learn from their errors.And while he hopes their top six hopes don’t hinge on their last game again next season, he’s confident the Saints would enjoy a better outcome even if they did.Speaking exclusively to Express Sport, he said: “Every part of football is a learning curve.“I’ve had to suffer relegation on the last day of

St Mirren are doing all they can to tie down their key players - but admits some may move on this summer.Several of the Buddies big hitters, including Jake Doyle-Hayes, Marcus Fraser and Ilkay Durmus, are all yet to sign on the dotted line to commit to stay in Paisley next season.Goodwin revealed talks are ongoing but the Saints manager does expect some players to move on to pastures new come the end of the current campaign.He told Express Sport: “We’re in negotiations with a number of players who are out of contract.“We don’t want to lose too many from the current squad, but there will be players leaving. That’s just the nature of the business.“I’ve had those conversations with the players involved but I won’t go into it in detail.

Jim Goodwin says he’s dumbfounded as to why beleaguered boss Stephen Kenny hasn’t called up any of his Irish Buddies for international duty.The St Mirren manager watched his country plummet to a new low when they suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at home to minnows Luxembourg last weekend.And frustrated Goodwin insists it’s high time his star players got the recognition they deserve, believing they are being excluded simply because of the perceived size of the Paisley club.He said: “I don’t see why Conor McCarthy, Jamie McGrath and Jake Doyle-Hayes shouldn’t be at least in Kenny’s consideration when he’s drawing up his squad.“Stephen’s got a hard enough job on his hands as it is, with far too many ex-players from Ireland sticking the

Celtic have been enjoying one of the most dominant domestic periods ever, but ask them how they feel about this season and I’m pretty sure they’ll say they’ve been suffering.Hearts fans thought they were almost out of the woods as they (somehow) cruise to the Scottish Championship title before being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by part-time side Brora Rangers this week.At the end of the day, if you choose to throw your emotional tie in with a football club then you’re signing a waiver to agree to some form of heartache on an almost annual basis.Now obviously some teams produce more of these devastating moments than others.And when Hamilton equalised at the death last Saturday to cruelly rob St Mirren of a first top six spot in over three

St Mirren director David Riley insists the club are doing everything they can to have Buddies fans back in the stands. While it looks increasingly likely the 2020-21 Premiership campaign will be played entirely behind closed doors, Saints are already preparing to welcome supporters back into the SMISA Stadium next season.

St Mirren manager is now focused on being the best of the rest after the split. That will be no easy feat, with Motherwell and Dundee United hot on their heels.

St Mirren captain Joe Shaughnessy admits Hamilton’s last-minute sucker punch stemmed from a defensive lapse in concentration. But the dogged centre back insists his Buddies should have had their Premiership top six spot in the bag well before their crushing trip to the Fountain of Youth Stadium.

Che Adams was destined for the top from the moment he teed the Scotland new boy up for his first goal in professional football. Now the St Mirren midfielder is hoping his old Sheffield United team mate can continue his meteoric rise when he comes up against another ex-Bramall Lane whizzkid Dominic Calvert-Lewin this summer.

St Johnstone goals. The St Mirren boss saw red after seething at the circumstances of Hamilton's late leveller in their 1-1 draw which denied them their first top half finish for the first time since 1985.

St Mirren midfielder Billy Stark believes his Buddies passed up a golden opportunity to win the Premier Division in 1980.After an impressive sixth place finish in the 1978/79 season the Saints shot up the table the following campaign, in part thanks to the goalscoring exploits of striker Doug Somner who went on to net an incredible 25 goals to pick up that year’s golden boot.Despite having lost key players Frank McGarvey and Tony Fitzpatrick at the start of the 1979/80 season, to Liverpool and Bristol City respectively, Jim Clunie’s men started strongly and an incredible run of just one defeat in sixteen games had them sitting second in the table in mid-March.Stark himself contributed seven goals up to that point, forming a formidable

St Mirren face a crunch pre-split clash with Hamilton which could secure the Paisley club an historic top six finish, the Buddies boss has pleaded with supporters not to make their way through to South Lanarkshire this afternoon. With the coronavirus pandemic still very much ongoing and, in the light of other football fans who have broken social distancing rules over the last few months, Goodwin is hoping every St Mirren fan sticks to the guidelines and enjoys the football safely from their living rooms.

St Mirren onwards to victory today - and avoid a nervous wait to discover if other results have gone their way. The towering Buddies centre back endured an anxious afternoon at Rugby Park in his first season at former club St Johnstone as, following a heavy defeat, the Perthshire side waited to find out if they’d still managed to bag a top half spot.