Gary Teale keen on St Mirren manager job

Gary Teale has taken temporary charge of St Mirren. Picture: SNS

However Teale, who won 13 caps for Scotland, is looking at the longer term.

After his meeting with club board members, Teale, 36, said: “Basically they asked me to take over and take it on a game-by-game basis.

“But you know what it’s like in football. They have probably had about 500 applications in the last 20 minutes. I am over the moon, although obviously I am absolutely devastated because Tommy gave me the opportunity in the first place to bridge the gap between playing and coaching.

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“You don’t get many opportunities so I will go in there and do the best I can.”

Teale’s first job, however, will be to deal with the possible awkwardness regarding the position of Jim Goodwin who was also promoted to player/coach when Craig became manager.

Asked what would happen with the Irishman following the shake-up at the club, he replied: “Jim will carry on as a player at this moment in time, so he can concentrate on being a player. ”

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