McLeish given St Mirren chance - how have young Premieship coaches fared?

McLeish given St Mirren chance - how have young Premieship coaches fared?Image source, SNSImage caption, Craig McLeish has won four and drawn three of his 12 games in charge of St MirrenByAndy CampbellBBC ScotlandPublished1 minute agoSt Mirren narrowly beat Celtic to make the first managerial appointment of the Scottish Premiership's close season - and it was not an entirely unexpected one.Craig McLeish will continue in the Paisley dugout after seeing out the final 12 games of the 2025-26 campaign in temporary charge.The 36-year-old was described by the Buddies as "the outstanding candidate", with McLeish's background working with the club's academy leaving him well placed for the job and chief operating officer Keith Lasley attaining: "We want to be the best development football club in Scotland."McLeish is the youngest manager or head coach in the Premiership, at least until Motherwell fill their vacancy. Rangers head coach Danny Rohl is one year older than McLeish and David Gray at Hibernian is 38.The other incumbents are in their 40s, 50s and, in John McGlynn's case at Falkirk, 60s, while Celtic are poised to continue with 74-year-old O'Neill.But how have younger coaches fared in the Premiership?St Mirren appoint McLeish on three-year dealPublished20 hours agoVisit our St Mirren page for all the latest news, analysis and fan viewsGet St Mirren news notifications in the BBC Sport appPublished18 June 2023Contrasting fortunes for young bossesEstoril head coach Ian Cathro is set to oversee his third season in charge of the Portuguese club, having won around a third of his 71 matches in charge so far. He did not have as many games in charge of Heart of Midlothian, just 30. He won eight, drew seven and lost 15. He was just 30.More than four years on from Cathro's spell in Edinburgh, Hibs appointed a young head coach in the shape of former Scotland midfielder Shaun Maloney. Like Cathro, the then 38-year-old Maloney had...