St Mirren Football Club News

• Nickname:The Buddies
• Founded:1877
• Manager:Gus MacPherson

• Ground:St Mirren Park
• Capacity:15,410

Saints suffer keeper blow

27 Mar 2009 - 11:14:15

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St Mirren goalkeeper Chris Smith is facing up to 12 months on the sidelines with a cruciate knee ligament injury.

The 23-year-old probably picked up the injury during the Homecoming Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Celtic two weeks ago and the extent of the problem was discovered during a recent training break in Spain.

"Chris Smith will receive surgery next week for a cruciate ligament injury he has sustained," manager Gus MacPherson told the club's official website.

"The early indications are that he could be out of action for up to 12 months.

"We're not really sure of how and when Chris picked up the injury. It came to light when we were in Spain when his knee gave way during a training session on the Friday before we came home.

"Once the surgeon has had a look inside Chris' knee, we'll have a far better idea of the extent of the damage."