St Mirren even have a special man in cost, 4 months on from the League Cup closing.
Robinson joined Aberdeen final month after a hugely-successful four-year stint in Paisley, guiding the membership to 3 straight top-six finishes earlier than topping it off by lifting silverware earlier this season.
Craig McLeish – a part of the St Mirren academy for a number of years – has stepped as much as lead the staff till the tip of the season and has made no secret of his need to take action longer-term.
In distinction to the previous three seasons, the Buddies are battling to keep away from the drop, however McLeish has received two of his 4 matches and was unlucky to take nothing away from Parkhead when the groups met within the Premiership final weekend.
He believes that show and the recollections of beating Celtic at the nationwide stadium in December will stand his gamers in good stead earlier than Sunday’s semi-final.
Six of the staff from that closing began final day out – though goalkeeper Shamal George is a doubt after going off injured towards Celtic within the league.
Captain Mark O’Hara can also be again after lacking the earlier Hampden go to and Manchester United loanee Jacob Devaney has impressed since becoming a member of in January.
“We’ve got a real chance to make a successful season and to do a cup double, which I think would be the stuff of dreams and the stuff of legends,” O’Hara mentioned.
“We’ve beaten them at Hampden already this season and our performance last week, especially the second half, has proved we can match them.
“We’re assured we have sufficient within the constructing to go and trigger an upset.”
McLeish too is bullish before such a big game.
“I believe it is most likely controlling our feelings as nicely of the event, finishing up our sport plan,” he mentioned.
“It’s us going there and going toe-to-toe with them and being courageous, not making an attempt to hold onto a sport or not making an attempt to nick issues simply on a counter-attack – we’re completely going there with the intention to win the sport.”
