Debut goals for Ramos and Mochrie delight McLeish

Craig McLeish was thrilled to see summer signings Samuel Ramos and Chris Mochrie mark their St Mirren debuts with goals in Saturday's 4-0 Premier Sports Cup victory over Dumbarton. Spanish midfielder Ramos notched a double either side of a strike from former Dundee United and Airdrie forward Mochrie at Cliftonhill. "I'm delighted for them both," said head coach McLeish. "That's why they were brought in, to add creativity, to add assists and goals to it. Ultimately, that's what players at the top end of the pitch will get judged on, so it's a good start from the two of them. "Samuel's performance was great. Mochs was doing something a little bit different. "We're asking him to play as a nine, but not really stay there. We're asking him to float around and allow space for Jalmaro (Calvin) and Roland (Idowu) to run through, and I thought it worked well at times." Teenager Thomas Falconer sealed the victory as the Paisley side kicked off their defence of the trophy. "It was just a really professional performance," McLeish added. "Delighted to get off to a winning start. "We spoke about this not being an extension of pre-season for us; this is our season start and we're the holders in this competition. "I said to the players that we have to get off to a good start. We have to make sure we get through the group first and foremost. We have to just keep building from here."