Our Under-19s continued their impressive run of form with a convincing 6-1 victory over Alloa Athletic last night.
We caught up with head coach Gerry Creaney to get his thoughts on the performance, the team’s recent progress and the development of the young Saints squad.
He said: “It was a slow start for us, but a really strong and solid team performance in the end. We can start better, but once we got going we did well.
“We have good players across the team in every department. Everyone works really hard for each other.
“The forwards obviously got goals, the midfield worked tirelessly and the defense was really strong. 6-1 was a great result for us.”
Darryl McMutrie netted a hattrick while strike partner Kai Hughes also got on the scoresheet.
On their partnership, Gerry continued: “Both are getting their rewards at this moment in time. It is a real partnership up there.
“It is starting to take shape. They respond to one another and we look forward to their continued progress. They will continue to learn.
“The group are a new one put together and they are starting to come together well. They respect each other and show humility on the park. That is big for us as an academy.”
Looking ahead to next week’s Scottish Youth Cup tie against St Mirren, Gerry added: “We are looking forward to it. We will see how far the team has progressed.
“We are on a decent run with obviously two wins in the competition already. It will be a tough test against St Mirren.
“We need to turn up with the right attitude and right application as we certainly have the ability in our squad.”
