Jamie Langfield revealed he has incredible respect for the efforts his Buddies gave him after being thrown to face the Lions without a proper manager in charge.
Goalkeeping coach Langfield revealed before the Livingston game that managing his boyhood club even just for one match was a “dream come true”.
And while he admits he didn’t enjoy every single minute of Saints 1-1 draw with Livi on Saturday, in which he led the club alongside coaches Andy Webster and Allan McManus, he was delighted with the way his team stuck together in the face of adversity.
The 42-year-old Paisley man insists the way the St Mirren players responded to losing their manager Jim Goodwin on the morning of the match was an absolute credit to the club.
Langfield told Express Sport: “Livingston were probably better than us over the piece. Davie (Martindale) will probably feel a bit aggrieved that he’s not taken three points.
“But to keep our unbeaten run going is testament to the players. Our boys battled and got us a point.
“You saw in the first half we were a wee bit all over the place.
“I’ll take full responsibility for that because we’ve probably not done enough work as we should be doing going into a game.
“It’s been a bit more hectic and all over the place. We’ll take that as coaching staff and that’s solely on us.
“In the second half, they were causing us a lot of problems down our left-hand side so we had to change it. I think I was booed for taking off Jordan Jones and bringing on Scott Tanser!
“But it worked and it’s full credit to the players. They have this winning mentality just now and don’t want to be defeated.
“I couldn’t say I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s different for me and it’s great for my development as well.
“I want to be a goalkeeping coach. I’ve got no aspirations whatsoever of being a manager.
“It was a bit different and I just can’t thank the players enough.
“They’ve been absolutely amazing with myself and I respect them so much for what they have given me.”
Langfield didn’t rule out a speedy appointment to ensure the new manager has the best possible chance of keeping the club on the right track, with Stephen Robinson now confirmed to take over from Goodwin.
Their draw against Livi was their eighth game unbeaten since the turn of the year, with the Buddies hanging on to a point despite losing Charles Dunne to a contentious red card decision late on in the second half.
St Mirren have now confirmed they will appeal the call, in the hope of getting the original punishment overturned.
When asked about the possibility of an appeal after the game, Langfield said: “We’ve looked at it back through our video analysis and I think it’s a tad harsh.”
