Scottish Premiership sack race: Stephen Robinson edges closer to St Mirren exit

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Credit: Imago Scottish Premiership sack race: Stephen Robinson edges closer to St Mirren exit Wed 25 February 2026 16:05, UK St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson will surely leave the club if his side lose to Scottish Premiership basement boys Livingston this weekend.St Mirren‘s mid-December Premier Sports Cup triumph over Celtic must seem like a lifetime ago for everyone connected to the club, not least long-serving manager Robinson.The Saints have won just two and lost seven of their last 12 Premiership games since that day, and are currently embroiled in a battle to avoid a relegation playoff match at the end of this season.Robinson’s side are just two points ahead of 11th-placed Kilmarnock as it stands, having lost each of their last three matches by an aggregate scoreline of 11-3.The 51-year-old has been a key part of the club’s recent rise and subsequent cup final win, but could well be on his way out of the SMISA Stadium if things go from bad to worse this weekend.Credit: ImagoRead more: Exactly how much Rangers and Celtic could lose as cost of European failure is laid bare Stephen Robinson has overseen St Mirren’s troublesome recent run of formRobinson was appointed as St Mirren manager in 2022, and he has led them to top-half finishes in each of the last three Premiership seasons, as they qualified to play in the Conference League last term. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES The Buddies started this campaign in relatively strong form, with one loss from their first six league matches, but have since slipped down the table into relegation contention.That cup triumph in December was one of the biggest moments in the club’s history, but just over two months on and Robinson is facing serious doubts around his future in charge.He brutally called out his players’ poor performances to the media after a loss to Hearts last month, saying some hadn’t been training properly, and had made him look “stupid” as a result, but things are yet to improve since then.Read more: Exactly how much Hearts are set to win if Scottish Premiership title is securedRobinson exit seems inevitable if St Mirren lose to LivingstonSt Mirren have won just one of their last six games following that Hearts loss, and a fourth straight defeat this weekend could spell the end of Robinson’s four-year spell at the helm.Not only would their poor run have continued, but a defeat at the hands of the Premiership’s worst team, Livingston, would surely be too tough to come back from for the 51-year-old.Livi are bottom of the Scottish top flight with one win from 28 games so far, but they did hold the Saints to a 1-1 draw last month, as Alex Gogic spared Robinson’s blushes with an 89th-minute equaliser.New boss Marvin Bartley does look to have revitalised their players, too, after consecutive draws against Dundee and Rangers in their last two games.A tough test certainly looks to be in store for St Mirren and Robinson on Saturday, and a shock defeat would surely see him relieved of his duties, that is, if he does not resign from his position as boss.