Gavin Miller

McLeish Masterstroke - Rotations & Ramsay If this was a European Coach in our league that had made the tactical tweak that Craig McLeish did, it would have been covered in great detail & praised from everyone. McLeish clearly had watched Dundee's 4-4-2 Man for Man Press & worked on a plan to dismantle it: - Changed to a 3-4-3 Structure - Clear Instruction to "Never" Build in a 5-4-1 - Rotations of Fraser/Ramsay - Thomas (RW) Rolling into Midfield Pocket These types of rotations then posed Dundee questions: - Alan Forrest (LM) Follows Ramsay or Fraser? - Both CM's Occupy Carr/Phillips; Who takes Ramsay Inverted - Who Follows Thomas? LB or CB take ownership All of those questions failed to be answered during Ramsay's opener in the game & I guarantee if this was done by European Coach in our Country, it would be given way more credit than it has... UNTIL NOW I absolutely love what Craig McLeish, Marc Kelly, Burton O'Brien & the rest of the staff are trying to do at that club just now. Long May it Continue

St.Mirren Matchday -1 Prep Visit A huge thank you to Craig McLeish for letting me come into his building and watch him, his staff & players all going through their MD-1 Prep: - Analysis Walkthrough - Tactical Training Session - With & Without the Ball Approach - Set-Play Work For/Against Getting to see full insight into everything they do from the playing staff side to Gavin Miller as Head of Recruitment, is exactly how I expect Scottish Clubs to run efficiently on a smaller budget: - Sign Younger Players e.g Sule, Carr & Fieldson - Develop the Players - Sell the Players for a Profit - Repeat The club have had excellent success over past 4 seasons, unparalleled but the last piece is an effective Player Trading Model to make St.Mirren a profitable club & allowed to continue to build a successful academy and promote their own e.g. Marcello DeBarros, Struan Thompson & Josh Farquahar Similar to Motherwell last year, I really hope this is the start of a successful time for St.Mirren & Saturday's win with a goal and assist from Eseosa Sule potentially signals how all of this works: - Win Now - Develop Ongoing - Sell Later for Profit There are no guarantees in football but right now, Top-6 & those asset players performing... Long May it Continue