Jim Goodwin says victory over Rangers will hand St Mirren a big cash boost after his side claimed a massive League Cup shock.
The Buddies beat Rangers 3-2 in Paisley to book a semi-final spot, where they will play Livingston for a place in the League Cup final. They lead 2-1 heading into the final moments thanks to a Jamie McGrath double.
Heartbreak looked to have struck as Steven Davis equalised for Rangers two minutes from time before a stoppage-time winner from Conor McCarthy sealed a huge night for the Saints.
Goodwin says it gives the Saints a big financial boost, with fans still locked out of grounds: “Financially it will give everybody a great boost. The players – like many teams across the country – have waived the right to any bonus.
“But I think there might be a queue outside our chief executive Tony Fitzpatrick’s door because I’m sure the boys would like something for their efforts on Wednesday night.
“Look, this is massive because the revenue just hasn’t been there for anybody this year and cup runs are vital. It’s something I spoke about since day one when I came into the job. We want to make ourselves genuine top-six contenders and we want to get into the habit of making the latter stages of the cups
“Thankfully this year we’ve given ourselves a real fighting chance in everything really.”
After captaining the club to League Cup victory in 2013, Goodwin would love to repeat the feat as Buddies boss: “I can remember 2013 like it was only last year. It was the best day of my career without a doubt. I can only imagine what that feels like as manager.
“We don’t want to get to carried away with ourselves. I’ve said to the boys that we’ve managed to put out two big teams in Aberdeen and Rangers – but there’s no point in doing that if we don’t believe now that we’re capable of going all the way.
“Livingston are a good side. We’ve beaten them twice this season in the league. But listen, all four teams left in the competition will genuinely believe they are capable of winning it. We knew there wasn’t going to be an easy draw but we’re delighted with it.
