St Mirren and Partick Thistle playing off for high stakes

St Mirren and Partick Thistle playing off for high stakesImage source, SNSImage caption, Alex Gogic and Cammy Logan are eyeing Premiership football next seasonPublished2 minutes agoMuch has happened for both clubs since St Mirren knocked Partick Thistle out of the Scottish Cup in March - and a place in the Premiership next season is the even greater prize on offer as the Glasgow side return to Paisley on Monday.Thistle were already nine points adrift of eventual winners St Johnstone in the Championship at the time of their previous meeting, while St Mirren were three points clear of Kilmarnock in the relegation play-off spot in the top tier.Since then, however, Mark Wilson's Thistle have gone 12 games unbeaten, including a play-off semi-final win over Dunfermline Athletic and a 1-1 draw at home to the Buddies in Friday's first leg of the final.St Mirren, who had gone into that Scottish Cup tie on the back of a five-game run without a win, have since lost their manager, Stephen Robinson, to Premiership rivals Aberdeen and won only three times in 11 outings.And rival defenders Alex Gogic and Cammy Logan know just how important the second leg could be to everyone at both clubs. 'Hearts' Shankland agrees free transfer to Rangers' - gossipPublished3 hours agoRangers agree deal for Hearts captain ShanklandPublished16 hours agoHull's Wembley hero McBurnie - a striker Scotland can do without?Published1 day agoNone more so than St Mirren interim manager Craig McLeish, who is hoping Premiership survival will bring with it the offer of a permanent contract."He's done a great job since coming in and we showed him respect," 32-year-old Cyprus international Gogic said of the club's former youth coach."We got some good results, but it is up to the board – we can just help him out. It's for everyone – it's for ourselves, the fans, him and all the staff."Gogic stresses that he and his team-mates cannot let the pre...