St Mirren Academy director Allan McManus admits it was dark period earlier this season with long-serving members of the club’s staff losing their jobs.
But he hopes there’s brighter times ahead for the academy kids at Ralston after the cutbacks led to a much closer tie-in with manager Stephen Robinson and his assistant Diarmuid O’Carroll.
McManus has been overseeing the club’s young talents for the last seven years, with the St Mirren Academy reaching elite status for the first time early last year. The last 12 months have been one of the toughest periods in that spell for McManus, with a restructure necessary after the club posted a significant £1.6million loss in their last financial report.
