Craig Leaves Buddies
Tommy Craig has left his post as St Mirren manager by mutual consent, the club have announced.
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Tommy Craig has left his post as St Mirren manager by mutual consent, the club have announced. The 64-year-old has departed after only 19 games as boss, with the Buddies second bottom of the Scottish Premiership and out of both domestic trophies. A club statement read: "It has been confirmed today that St Mirren FC manager Tommy Craig has left the club by mutual consent." It continued: "The Board of Directors of St Mirren FC would like to thank Tommy for all of his efforts on behalf of the Football Club during his time as Assistant and latterly manager of St Mirren FC and wish him all the best for the future. "St Mirren FC will make no further comment at this time." Player/coach Gary Teale will take charge of the team on an interim basis and will be assisted by head of youth development David Longwell until a permanent successor is appointed. Craig had previously been St Mirren's assistant manager since 2011 before taking over the top job in May following the departure of Danny Lennon. However, the former manager of Scotland Under-21s and Belgian club Charleroi struggled for positive results and leaves the Saints with just three victories on his record.