'Ruined my weekend' St Mirren fans and manager Jim Goodwin fume over Kyle Magennis' move to Hibs

The midfielder is set to complete his move to Easter Road today

Hibs are set to complete the signing of St Mirren midfielder Kyle Magennis.

The 22-year-old was at Easter Road to see his soon to be new club defeat Hamilton 3-2 in a game which was far more one sided than the scoreline suggests.

It is a transfer which has left Buddies boss Jim Goodwin unhappy.

Kyle Magennis' expected departure to Hibs has left a lot of St Mirren fans unhappy. Picture: SNS

St Mirren released a statement earlier in the week confirming they had received a “substantial” bid for the player from Hibs, but “he remains an integral part of our football club and we have no desire to sell”.

That changed overnight on Thursday, according to a frustrated Goodwin.

"Kyle was a big player for us. I made him captain in the summer. I think the world of him as a lad," he told the BBC before the club's 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen.

"Unfortunately things have changed overnight. I didn't want to sell Kyle; you'll need to ask [chief executive] Tony Fitzpatrick or someone on the board."

St Mirren fans were equally despondent as their manager with a fear that the sale of Magennis could impact their Premiership survival chances with the team currently bottom of the league.

@jamesscobie5: “Absolutely fizzing man, what’s the point in saying he’s going nowhere during the week? Can’t be a**ed at this point.”

@Mark_mcguire10: “Yeah we are done for.”

@lainy1877: “Wow @saintmirrenfc consigning ourselves to relegation. Feels like a massive step backwards after strong statements from Tony and the board. No ambition. Scunnered by this.”

@StMirrenBanter: “I have to say I have reached the point in which I can no longer be ar**d.”

@rossssmckay: “Ruined my weekend, nobody talk tae me.”

@craigmcintosh99: “Shambles of a club right now.”

@matthew_smfc: “I absolutely HATE our board.”

@rabthecrab74: “Not good. Similar to when we lost Kenny McLean I think this puts a massive dent in our efforts to stay up.”

@PandaC1987b: “Given the club’s statement earlier in the week and Jim’s comment about us not selling him this window this isn’t a good look!

@pieandbov: “Delighted for Kyle Magennis to sign for an ambitious, forward thinking football club. Best of luck kid! Looking forward to the Championship.”

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