Stephen Robinson recruits his MOTHER IN LAW to help St Mirren shoot down Rangers

Stephen Robinson reckons recruiting his mother-in-law can help St Mirren overcome their mental block and finally show Rangers who’s the daddy.

The Buddies boss has worked wonders in Paisley since taking over two years ago. Among his impressive achievements are back-to-back top-six finishes, with a European slot now his side’s next priority as they head into the post-split fixtures. But the Northern Irishman is also desperate to score a “marquee” win over Philippe Clement’s Gers. While Saints became the first team to beat Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic last term, Robbo is still waiting to see his men topple the Hoops’ Ibrox rivals after eight unsuccessful attempts.

They’ve come close on a couple of occasions but he admits a lack of mental steel cost them in vital moments. However, Robinson hopes Sunday’s SMISA Stadium showdown will provide a breakthrough after calling in his partner’s mum Kirsteen Templeton to work on his squad’s ability to handle pressure. He said: “We’ve played well in stages against Rangers and Celtic but haven’t been able to maintain it. I think we're improving at that.

“Obviously we have a lot of respect but that's the one thing that we haven't really achieved - a marquee result. We'll be setting out to achieve that hopefully. Within our dressing room, we believe we can get a result. We believe we've got the talent to do it. But we need to do that for 96 minutes.

“We've done it for 70 minutes, we've done it for 45, and in key moments we've made poor decisions. We have to get better at our decision making in periods of games against the bigger teams. I do think it's mental. Concentration wise, when you're playing against top quality players who wear you down, you only need one moment where you switch off.