Alex Greive (Unattached FC)
But that did allow for wholesale changes just after the hour with Greive and Connor Main brought on at the same time as Rangers’ on-loan Manchester United winger Amad Diallo.
So St Mirren did have chances for a consolation goal in there. Just weren’t able to convert, not that it would’ve made a difference. 4-0 loss and that ends the first phase of the SPL. A couple months ago they looked like they might finish as high as fourth but now the Saints have dropped into the relegation rounds at the split. Got some work left to do to avoid the drop.
St Mirren 6 pts above drop zone
Edit - 49th min sub in a 0-1 loss. 0-0 when he came on.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/23/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/hibernian-football-club/3779509/
St Mirren's form as mentioned elsewhere awful since their previous coach left. 1 win in last 10 games (incl Cup games). 5 losses in a row.
Relegation actually now a possibility. Only 5 pts above St Johnstone in the Rel playoff spot. They play next. 4 games left
Greive's first SPL start since 5th March. 4 SPL games to finish the season.
St Mirren currently 1-0 up. Greive with the assist.
Edit - vitally important 1-0 win for St Mirren. 8 pts clear now of St Johnstone with 3 games left, you would think Greive & Co will be in the SPL again next season. Greive subbed off at 90 mins. Good stuff.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/30/scotland/premier-league/saint-johnstone-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3779512/
https://mobile.twitter.com/thenichecache/status/1520666166330806272
https://twitter.com/saintmirrenfc/status/1522941061513244673?s=20&t=6InyUL2-FzGejeauavZ2rQ
https://twitter.com/saintmirrenfc/status/1522941061513244673?s=20&t=6InyUL2-FzGejeauavZ2rQ
Finished 2-0. Two starts Greive. Two wins. Admittedly against 2 bottom teams.
Subbed off at 93 mins.
There are a lot of footballers called Charlie Adam(s)!!
St Mirren up to 9th. 2 games left
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/07/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/dundee-fc/3779515/
https://www.stmirren.com/match-reports/4422-match-report-st-mirren-dundee-2
The Saints couldn't have wished for a better start - taking the lead with just four minutes on the clock. Charlie Adam inexplicably played the ball across the face of the Dundee box straight to Greive who knocked home from close range.
Alex Greive with an absolute 🎁 from Charlie Adam. pic.twitter.com/8Niwx8tOOY
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) May 7, 2022
It’s a passionate and fast paced league but I’m not seeing much else outside Celtic, Rangers and Hearts..
"Good things happen when Alex Greive plays football. St Mirren are fast learning that much after his assist last week gave them to a much-needed return to winning ways. That one came in his first start for a couple months and Greivesy wasn’t settling. He wanted more over the last few matches...
Greive starting. Matt Millar who hasn't featured in a match day squad since late Feb, on the bench.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/11/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/livingston-fc/3779518/
Edit - full game in a 0-0 draw. St Mirren (9th) finish their season away to Aberdeen (10th) this weekend.
Alex Greive has 5 goal contributions in exactly 900 minutes for St Mirren a better ratio than any other player 🥝 pic.twitter.com/ocqs72QIW0
— Silky Kiltie🏴 (@Jml1877) May 12, 2022
He's making quite the impression over in Scotland. Bright future ahead for the lad.
He starts tonight too, as St Mirren line up for their final match of the season against Aberdeen.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/15/scotland/premier-league/aberdeen-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3779519/
Edit - Greive 91 mins in a 0-0. Matt Millar came on in the 51st min. St Mirren finish season 9th, a point behind Hibs.
Former Adelaide player Ryan Strain also started for St Mirren and Keanu Baccus of WSW will be joining them imminently.
#OurStMirren starting line-up for today's pre-season friendly against @OfficialBlues. #OurStMirren #COYS pic.twitter.com/86ofijH8yC
— St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) July 2, 2022
St Mirren host Arbroath from the Championship (2nd tier)
Greive starting. Ryan Strain (ex Adelaide) on the bench. He's signed from Maccabi Haifa.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/09/scotland/league-cup/saint-mirren-fc/arbroath-fc/3791209/
Edit - Greive off at 76 mins (0-0), in a 0-1 loss. Arbroath (2nd in the Championship last season) with a 93rd min winner.
Excellent news for the lad, he already seems a very popular figure at the club.
𝘽𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚.
— St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) July 11, 2022
We are delighted to announce that @alexgreive7 has agreed a new two-year deal with St Mirren. #OurStMirren
2-0 when he came off.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/16/scotland/league-cup/cowdenbeath-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3791212/
Greive starting
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/19/scotland/league-cup/airdrie-united-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3791214/
Edit - St Mirren down to 10 men (straight red) from 33 mins. Coach subs off Greive's centre forward partner soon after. 0-0 in first half.
Edit 2 - off at 68 mins (score 1-0) in a 2-0 loss away. Saints conceded 2nd goal late at 95 mins.
Keanu Baccus (ex WSW) with his debut game for St Mirren, who also had Ryan Strain (ex Adelaide starting).
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/23/scotland/league-cup/saint-mirren-fc/edinburgh-city-fc/3791217/
Edit - St Mirren lose 0-1. Greive off at 62 mins (0-1). Strain off at 73 mins.
Motherwell down to 10 men at 82 mins, but St Mirren can't find a goal.
Yes please! 🙏
Edit - came on in the 78th min for Keanu Baccus in a 4-1 loss (3-1).
St Mirren down to 10 men from the 23rd min (0-0).
Could be a relegation battle for Saints this season.
On the bench
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/13/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/ross-county-fc/3800949/
8th May in the SPL against Dundee (who are now in the 2nd tier)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/20/scotland/premier-league/dundee-united-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3800951/
So after two defeats to start the season for St Mirren, it's now back-to-back league victories. Things are not so great for Dundee Utd though, as they have a solitary point from an opening day draw at Kilmarnock, and have lost their last three matches 0-7 to AZ Alkmaar in UECL qualifying, 1-4 to Hearts, and today's 0-3. Alongside Strain and Baccus for St Mirren, Aziz Behich started for DU, while Mark Birighitti was on the bench, having been dropped after those heavy defeats.
Alex Greive, up and running #FlyingKiwis pic.twitter.com/9RAng9XyWJ
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) August 20, 2022
Greive on the bench.
But plenty of Aussies starting. Strain & Baccus for SM
Martin Boyle or Hibs. Lewis Miller also on their bench
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/27/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/hibernian-football-club/3800961/
Greive an unused sub.
Fellow Aussies Strain & Baccus start for St Mirren.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/03/scotland/premier-league/saint-johnstone-fc/saint-mirren-fc/3800967/
Edit - comes on at 70 mins (2-0) in a 3-0 loss
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/18/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/celtic-fc/3800979/
Socceroos everywhere. New callups Strain (has the goal assist) & Baccus both starting for SM. Mooy starting for Celtic.
No doubt a bit of banter, post match as they all head to Brissy with Greive.
Edit - Greive an unused sub in a 2-0 win. Like alot of the AWs not playing much for his club at the moment, so should be fresh.
Strain off at 72 mins & full game Baccus.
Mooy off at HT for Celtic.
See that Baccus caught his club team mate Greive with a tasty studs up challenge last week.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/10/01/scotland/premier-league/saint-mirren-fc/livingston-fc/3800985/
Edit - Baccus starting. Strain & Greive on the bench. All played at Eden Park.
Aussies galore in Scotland. Phillip Čančar (ex WSW) on bench for Livingston.
89- St Mirren 2-1 Livingston
— St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) October 1, 2022
Alex Greive
GOAAAALLLLLL!!! pic.twitter.com/4IA1ykLp4I
2nd of the season for Alex as he comes on at the hour mark and helps 10 man St Mirren win 2-1.
Saints up to the giddy heights of 3rd in the Scottish Premiership!
He went off at 75 mins (1-0), Greive on at 59 mins (0-0) & Strain on at 60 mins (0-0)
Alex Greive popping up with a 90th minute winner for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. pic.twitter.com/nb6hScWaxu
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) October 2, 2022
"Before the international break, St Mirren broke a 38-game unbeaten league streak of Celtic’s as they beat the perennial reigning champs 2-0 in a thrilling upset. But Alex Greive didn’t play, an unused sub on that occasion. After the international break, which he missed the first game of due to a late arrival and then played off the bench in Auckland in the second (including getting a set of sprigs to the ribcage from St Mirren teammate Keanu Baccus), Greive was apparently then late getting back to Scotland.
SM coach Robinson: “Look, I’m a big supporter of international football and boys getting called up. I’ve worked at that level so I know how hard it is. But it’s been a bitty week. We haven’t had a full squad together to work with. But you can’t have everything. You can either have lads missing out on international squads and moan about it or you can see them get called up and moan about the travelling when they come back. The Aussie boys were back on Wednesday and trained that day. I’ll be speaking to Alex and New Zealand. I’m sure there’s a perfectly good explanation for it but I want to find out why he’s just [now] arriving back. That’s because I want everybody available and fit. We run with a small squad. We’ve got a couple of knocks with our strikers.”