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BBC Scotland’s Tom English answers your questions on St Johnstone

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BBC Scotland’s Tom English answers your questions on St Johnstone

BBC Sport Scotland chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering your questions.

Jackie asked: Would you consider Craig Levein as doing a better job of managing St Johnstone than previous managers Steven McLean and Callum Davidson and do you see us as favourites for relegation this season?

Tom answered: Hi Jackie, nobody in the history of the club has done a better job than Callum Davidson. The double cup win was the greatest single-season domestic achievement of all time in Scottish football, in my opinion.

I know things went pear-shaped after that, but St Johnstone fans will talk about Davidson 100 years from now.

I was a touch surprised that Craig stayed on at St Johnstone this season. He didn’t look like he was enjoying it last season. The football was grim, the fans were not happy and the whole thing looked stressed.

But he’s back and he has another battle on his hands. He’s a glutton for punishment, the big fella. I wouldn’t make you favourites for relegation – that’s Ross County – but I can see you finishing 11th again and surviving, again, through the play-offs.

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