Young backs Saints to 'come together' against Rangers

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St Mirren striker Jake Young is confident the players can shake off the shock departure of Stephen Robinson and deliver a strong performance against Rangers on Sunday.

Robinson and assistant Brian Kerr departed Paisley on Wednesday morning and took over at Aberdeen on Thursday.

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The appointment came 10 weeks after the departure of Jimmy Thelin and well after speculation over a move north for Robinson had gone quiet.

Young said: "It was a bit of a shock regardless of that speculation and it did seem to come about quickly.

"Obviously we got through to the [Scottish] cup semi and the manager was speaking about that and moving forward and using it as a platform, so all of that still stands, but I think that shows how quickly it did come about.

"Obviously it's big news, but we have just got to remain professional and it's business as usual.

"We've got a game to prepare for Sunday, we know the situation we're in, we know we've still got a lot to play for.

"It was a bit of a shock, but we had a couple of meetings and just got back to work.

"It's just a time for all of us to come together and stick with it really, and still show what we're here to do."

Young only arrived at St Mirren in January and, after a controversial red card hindered his initial impact, the 24-year-old has scored in his past two games.

He felt he was already improving under Robinson but has plenty of optimism for the coming months, starting with Sunday's visit of Rangers, for which Craig McLeish and Jamie Langfield will act as the caretaker coaching team.

"Obviously it's not ideal," the former Stevenage player said. "Any player that gets brought in by a manager, they want to work with that manager and the short time I've had with him has been great with me, and I already feel like I'm coming on as a player.

"So yes, I'm disappointed on that front, but it's not the only reason I came to the club.

"There's obviously much more attraction than just one thing that brought me here, again starting with the game Sunday against Rangers, you're on TV, we've got a semi-final, there's a lot of other things that I'm here for."

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