WE CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR OURSELVES... IT'S A HUGE WEEK FOR THE CLUB

McMenamin tells Saints to forget winless run and rise to Hearts and cup challenge

- COLIN PATERSON

Conor McMenamin has backed his Buddies to rise to the challenge in St Mirren's biggest week of the season.

The Paisley men face Premiership leaders Hearts on Wednesday night before taking on Motherwell at Hampden in the semifinals of the Premier Sports Cup. A late 3-1 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday means Stephen Robinson's troops have lost three in a row.

But McMenamin is confident the team will turn things around when it matters most - starting with the visit of Derek McInnes' high-flying Jambos.

He said: “Throughout the season, you go through these sticky patches and we are going through one now.