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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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[email protected] | Graeme McGarry

Old war dog Alex Gogic learning new tricks at the heart of St Mirren revolution

Alex Gogic is showing that he has guile to go with his famous guts as a key part of Craig McLeish's St Mirren revolution. (Image: Stuart Wallace / Shutterstock)

If you are asked to picture Alex Gogic, the images that spring to mind would probably involve a grizzled warrior hurling himself in front of a ball, putting his body on the line, or his head in where it hurts, for the cause.

Perhaps, if you are a St Mirren supporter, you may see him punching the air in delight at Fir Park a few years back with a blood-speckled bandage draped around his famously bald bonce after doing all of the above to help his side grind out a win and a clean sheet, despite several stitches and staples being administered to his eyebrow during the course of the game.

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