Stephen Robinson insists Eamonn Brophy still has St Mirren future and discusses pre-contract targets
dailyrecord.co.ukStephen Robinson insists he would have kept Eamonn Brophy in Paisley if the club hadn’t had to cut costs. And he refused to shut the door on the Scotland international coming back into the St Mirren fold next season if the ‘wolf’ proves his fitness up in the Highlands.
The 26-year-old striker joined Ross County on loan earlier this week, with Saints academy youngsters Lewis Jamieson and Kieran Offord returning from their loan spells with Clyde and Alloa Athletic respectively to plug the gap up front.
While Brophy has found game time hard to come by during Robinson’s tenure so far, the Buddies boss is adamant he’d have held on to the experienced hitman if he could to keep the pressure up on his first-choice strike partnership.And with a year and a half still left on his contract, Brophy may yet return to play a key role at the SMiSA Stadium next season if the forward goes on to shine for the Staggies.Robinson told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “It’s purely financial.
In an ideal world we wanted Eamonn to stay. “People say he didn’t play a lot or he wasn’t fit to start with so couldn’t play.
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