Could cup success be next step for over-achieving St Mirren?
'We are capable of getting to Hampden'
It wasn't all that long ago that an unfancied St Mirren side overcame Celtic in a semi-final, then Hearts at Hampden, to win the 2013 League Cup.For the current generation, Mark O'Hara is the man dreaming of getting his hands on the cup in the year of its 80th birthday."Obviously there was success before in the cup and the boys that played that day are legends here and that's what we want to achieve," said O'Hara."We've had success with the top six and getting into Europe, but this group want to be successful in the cup."When you look in the stadium and see all the photos from last time, and the town coming together, it's something we would like to give to the fans.
"We've spoken and that's something that as a group we want to achieve - we want to get to Hampden and want that day out and we're more than capable of doing it."So we just need to make sure that we approach these games right, firstly, and give ourselves the best chance we can."Jim Goodwin wore the armband that famous March day in 2013."It brought the whole community of Paisley together," the Dundee United and former St Mirren manager Goodwin told BBC Scotland recently."The fans turned out in great numbers on the day at Hampden, but I don't think any of us would have anticipated the scenes back in Paisley town centre. "At one stage you thought 'there's nobody here', then you turned the corner and you saw thousands and thousands lining the streets and hanging out of windows."
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