Former Hibs player leaves Premiership rival alongside ex-Easter Road figure as next manager update sent
A couple of former Hibs faces have left another Premiership club.
Two former Hibs faces have left one of the club’s Premiership rivals as their retained list is confirmed.
St Mirren survived relegation to the Championship by winning the play-off final against Partick Thistle 2-1 on aggregate. They are hunting a permanent manager after coach Craig McLeish took charge until the end of the 25/26 term following Stephen Robinson’s move to Aberdeen. As part of their exits, James Scott has departed the Buddies, following a loan to Ross County.
Scott started his career at Motherwell and won a big move to Hull City in England. He spent time at Hibs on loan from Hull City between 2021-2022 before returning south and signing for Exeter City a year later. A move to St Mirren beckoned in 2024 and now the former Hull and Hibs man has left at the end of his contract. Also moving on is head of recruitment John Park, who has scouted for Rangers, Celtic and more, but built his reputation across nine years at Easter Road developing a youth structure while head of youth development that was the envy of many.
Who will be the new manager of St Mirren?
Providing an update on their new manager, head of recruitment and player exits, St Mirren stated in a lengthy address: “The club is progressing with our next manager appointment. It’s important to ensure we make the right decision on who takes the club forward and we are working hard to bring this to its conclusion.
“While the club is moving forward with our managerial process, we are delighted to welcome Gavin Miller as our new Head of Recruitment. A multi-disciplined data, scouting and recruitment lead, Gavin joins the club ahead of the 2026/27 season following a thorough hiring process. Gavin has spent the last five years at Motherwell FC after a spell in English football.
“The appointment comes following the departure of John Park. John played an important role behind the scenes in establishing key recruitment infrastructure including our strategic partnership with Driblab, a leading analytics consultancy. We thank John for his service and wish him the very best of luck in his future.
What former Hibs player has left St Mirren?
“We have said our goodbyes to Scott Tanser, Dan Nlundulu, Luke Kenny, Oisin Smyth and James Scott. We thank all the departing players for their individual contributions during their time at St Mirren and wish them the best in their future.”
St Mirren Chief Operating Officer Keith Lasley said: "I'm excited to welcome Gavin to the club. He was the standout candidate following a thorough recruitment process after John Park stated his intention to move on. Gavin joins the club with a proven track record of identifying high potential players that have generated significant revenue and has an extensive network across Europe and the UK.
"Gavin will be tasked with building on, and enhancing, our recruitment processes and using his experiences with data to support the club's long term strategic goals. He has already got to work assessing our squad and our needs for the upcoming season and has engaged in discussions with a number of our out of contract players. I would like to thank John Park for his efforts during his time at the club. John implemented some key processes behind the scenes and leaves the club with everyone's best wishes."
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