St Mirren leave out Kevin Van Veen and Jaden Brown amid court cases

Following Brown’s court appearance, St Mirren announced on Friday: “Given the findings of the court, the club requires to further its own ongoing investigation into the player’s actions.

“Jaden will not be available for Saturday’s match. We shall make no further comment at this point.”

St Mirren said they were also aware of the ongoing criminal investigation into Van Veen.

“The club will conduct its own investigation into this matter and Kevin will not be available for Saturday’s match,” they stated. “We will make no further comment during this process.”

The 33-year-old is on loan from Groningen having been on loan to Kilmarnock last season and having joined the Dutch club from Motherwell.

Englishman Brown joined St Mirren permanently this summer after ending last season on loan from Lincoln City.

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson admitted “it’s been challenging on and off the pitch” but pointed to Wednesday’s 3-1 win as evidence that the team had risen to them.

“That’s what I am paid to do, worry about the football, pick the best team I can and get results and we had a terrific result on Wednesday night, a brilliant performance at Ibrox so things on the pitch are moving in the right direction and that is my sole focus,” he said.

Robinson insisted that his players “are in a positive frame of mind” and there was “a really good atmosphere round the place”.

However, on players’ individual responsibilities, he added: “I am in control of the players for three or four hours of the day.

“People are grown adults, the football club is not in control of players 24 hours a day, but everyone is well aware of their responsibilities, how they should behave and the vast majority do.”