Carl Robinson ‘among favourites’ for St Mirren vacancy | OneFootball

Carl Robinson, the former Sunderland midfielder, is among the favourites for the vacant St Mirren job, Scottish Sun reports.

The 49-year-old made 57 appearances for Sunderland between 2004 and 2006, scoring five goals, and won 52 caps for Wales.

He has not held a manager's post since leaving Western Sydney Wanderers in 2022. He is currently assistant coach at MLS side Atlanta United and works in coach education for the Welsh FA. He is eager to return to management.

St Mirren turned to new options after Stephen Robinson left for Aberdeen earlier this month. It has been a difficult league campaign, with the Buddies 10th on 24 points from 30 games. Livingston are bottom on 15 with one win, so the threat of relegation looks slim.

They did lift the Scottish League Cup for only the second time in their history in December, beating Celtic 3-1 at Hampden Park. Robinson is one of several candidates, with Neil Lennon, Simo Valakari, Gary Naismith, Mark Wilson and former Dundee coach Tony Docherty also linked.

St Mirren face Falkirk away, Aberdeen at home and Celtic away before the Premiership split. They also meet Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final on 18th April. If appointed, Robinson could seek further silverware with the Buddies.

Source: Sunderland Echo