Stephen Robinson wanted for sensational Motherwell return as St Mirren boss tops next manager wish list

Motherwell are lining up ex-boss Stephen Robinson as the replacement for Graham Alexander. The St Mirren gaffer is top of the Fir Park board’s wish list and Well are expected to make their move on Monday after the two clubs face off tomorrow in Paisley.

Alexander stepped down as Motherwell manager last night after their embarrassing Europa Conference League exit to Sligo Rovers.The former Scotland star asked to speak to members of the board on Friday morning, where it was agreed by all parties that they should part ways by mutual consent.

It sees Alexander and his assistant, Chris Lucketti, depart Motherwell before a domestic ball has even been kicked this season. Alexander’s final stance was the meek 2-0 defeat in Sligo on Thursday that saw them crash out of Europe 3-0 on aggregate. Academy chief Stevie Hammell is set to take the team for Saturday’s trip to St Mirren. Robinson is the preferred candidate but former player Paul Lambert and ex-Kelty Hearts boss Kevin Thomson are could come under consideration if the deal doesn’t happen.

Robinson left Fir Park in December 2020 after three years at the helm and led the cub to both domestic cup finals in season 2017/18 losing to Celtic on both occasions. He joined Morcambe in June last year but left to take up the post of manager at St Mirren in February.

Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon said: “Graham asked to speak with us early on Friday morning, and everyone agreed that it would be best to make a change We asked Graham to reverse our fortunes when he arrived eighteen months ago and he did that, before a really solid start to his first full season at Fir Park laid the foundations for what ultimately led to a fifth place finish and European football.

“However, things