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St Johnstone: Tommy Wright dejected side fall short at Ibrox

Tommy Wright was left frustrated as his St Johnstone team's 1-0 League Cup quarter-final defeat by Rangers left them with one win in eight matches. The tie at Ibrox was decided by Lewis Macleod's...

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St Johnstone: Losing streak leaves boss Tommy Wright gutted

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright admitted to feeling "sore" after losing 2-1 in the league against Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park. However, he insists his players have to overcome their problems after...

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Saint Johnstone shaded Motherwell for win - Tommy Wright

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Saint Johnstone boss Tommy Wright says his side probably shaded Motherwell's performance to deserve the 1-0 win at Fir Park. Share this...

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St Johnstone: Tommy Wright targets more Scottish Cup success

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright says going into Saturday's Scottish Cup fourth round clash with Ross County as holders is a special feeling. And that has given the Saints boss the appetite for...

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Tommy Wright wants St Johnstone to seize on chances

Tommy Wright hopes St Johnstone's opponents Spartak Trnava will be so confident of scoring against his team that they may leave gaps to exploit. The Perth side lost 2-1 in the home leg of their Europa...

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright praised first-half effort

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Tommy Wright praises his players saying if they had maintained their first-half performance they might have progressed in their Europa...

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Dons & Saints in Europa League action (Scottish Professional Football League)

(Source: Scottish Professional Football League) Aberdeen and St Johnstone begin their 2015/16 campaigns with Europa League first-round qualifying matches today. The Dons...

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St Johnstone: Tommy Wright content with squad for Europe

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright is content with his squad as the club began its pre-season training ahead of their Europa League campaign. Five first-team players were released at the end of what...

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St Johnstone: Late goal give Tommy Wright Europa League hope

Manager Tommy Wright insists St Johnstone can recover from a 2-1 home loss against Spartak Trnava in Europa League qualifying. But he concedes the Saints will need to turn in a much improved...

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St Johnstone: Defensive display delights boss Tommy Wright

Manager Tommy Wright was pleased with St Johnstone's defensive application in the 1-1 first leg Europa League qualifying draw at FC Luzern. Steven MacLean shot the visitors in front on 47 minutes, with...

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01 July 2015 - PRESS CONFERENCE TEXT (TOMMY WRIGHT & MURRAY DAVIDSON) (St...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Tommy Wright and Murray Davidson spoke to the local Yerevanian press before their pre match training session at the Republican Stadium. TOMMY WRIGHT Given the long...

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Europa League: St Johnstone adapt for heat of Armenian battle

Saints have made a request to Uefa that water breaks are allowed during the game to help the players battle the scorching heat. Manager Tommy Wright says he will take the extreme heat into...

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Tommy Wright praises Europa League effort by St Johnstone

Manager Tommy Wright hailed his players despite their exit from the Europa League after a 1-1 draw in Slovakia against Spartak Trnava. St Johnstone went into the third-round qualifying away match...

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Europa League: St Johnstone boss calls for regional draw

St Johnstone's Tommy Wright has called for the early Europa League qualifiers to be regionalised after being handed a 6,000-mile round trip to Armenia. The Saints manager's side play the first leg of...

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Europa League draw hands Scottish clubs lengthy journeys as St Johnstone boss...

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has described his team’s trip to Armenia as ‘a nightmare’ after Monday’s Europa League draw left Scotland’s three representatives facing massive journeys....

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright focusing on performance

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright speaks after the 3-0 defeat by Celtic in which his side were reduced to 10 men after a controversial penalty...

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Tommy Wright targets more trophies with new St Johnstone deal

Tommy Wright has targeted more silverware after signing a new long-term contract at St Johnstone. The Saints rushed to secure their manager on a deal that will run to June 2019 after flatly rejecting...

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Tommy Wright pleased by St Johnstone goal-scoring exploits

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright says the competition for places among his strikers is driving the club's goal-scoring exploits in the league. Saints are second top scorers in the Premiership behind...

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St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone: Wright offers Craig words of support

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright offered under-fire St Mirren counterpart Tommy Craig some words of encouragement following a 1-0 win in Paisley. The visiting boss recognised a good spirit from the...

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St Johnstone: John Sutton cleared for Europa League campaign

New St Johnstone signing John Sutton is clear to play for the Perth club after being released early from his Motherwell contract. The 31-year-old had been contracted to Well until 1 July, but Saints...

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St Johnstone: Tommy Wright eyes strike cover for Steven MacLean

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright plans to sign a striker to cover for the injured Steven MacLean. Wright has a list of free agents he has earmarked after MacLean was ruled out for up to six months...

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Scottish Gossip: Rangers and St Johnstone get set for League Cup

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Former Aberdeen player Billy Stark believes the Dons would surpass the achievement of winning the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup if they were crowned Scottish Premiership champions this...

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25 June 2015 - FRIENDLY: GLENAVON 1-1 SAINTS (St Johnstone Football Club)

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Saints ended their mini tour of Northern Ireland unbeaten by drawing 1-1 with Glenavon in last night's match at Mourneview Park. Chris Kane scored on 72 minutes...

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Tommy Wright feels St Johnstone merited a point at Hamilton

Tommy Wright thought his St Johnstone team were worthy of a point after an improved second-half display in their 1-0 defeat at Hamilton Accies. The Perth side fell behind to Darian MacKinnon's...

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Scottish teams' Europa League chances in balance after three draws

Scottish teams' chances of progressing beyond the second qualifying round of the Europa League...

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Celtic 0-1 St Johnstone: Tommy Wright hails 'brave' St Johnstone

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright revealed match winner Danny Swanson almost did not play in his side's 1-0 win over Celtic . Swanson hit a 25-yard strike in the second half to move Saints into the top...

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01 June 2015 - SAINTS TO BE SEEDED FOR EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW (St Johnstone...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Saturday's Scottish Cup Final win for Inverness CT ensures that St. Johnstone will enter the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League in July. Incredibly it...

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23 May 2015 - SAINTS LOOK TO SEAL FOURTH SPOT WITH WIN AT PITTODRIE (St...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) As they prepare for their final league match of the season, St. Johnstone stand on the precipice of success once again. Having said that, it can't be denied that...

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Wright signs new St Johnstone deal (Scottish Professional Football League)

(Source: Scottish Professional Football League) St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has signed a new contract that will keep him at McDiarmid Park until the summer of 2019. The 52-year-old former Northern...

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23 September 2015 - TOMMY WRIGHT 'ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED' WITH IBROX VICTORY...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) St. Johnstone manager Tommy Wright spoke to the Saints Website following last night's 3-1 win over Rangers in the Scottish League Cup. He said: "I'm absolutely...

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright disappointed for players

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright says he's disappointed for his players after the 1-0 defeat by Rangers adding they put so much effort...

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08 January 2015 - TOMMY WRIGHT FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITY WITH A 'DRYATHLON' (St...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Tommy Wright is asking fans to donate to his Just Giving page to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. The St. Johnstone manager is taking part in a...

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Tommy Wright laments lack of praise for St Johnstone

Tommy Wright believes his St Johnstone team do not get the recognition they deserve as they target a fourth-place finish in the Scottish Premiership. "We work on an extremely tight-run ship...

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01 February 2016 - TOMMY WRIGHT ON HIBS DEFEAT (St Johnstone Football Club)

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Saints boss Tommy Wright spoke to the club website following Saturday's 2-1 League Cup semi final defeat to Hibernian. 'Obviously, we're disappointed. I think...

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St Johnstone: Tommy Wright relieved at narrow victory

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright admitted his side we fortunate to take all three points from their 2-1 win against Motherwell. Brian Graham scored the only goal of the match when he headed in with...

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Tommy Wright hails his St Johnstone heroes

Tommy Wright praised the character of his men as St Johnstone defeated Swiss side Luzern 5-4 on penalties in the Europa League. Stevie May's penalty had St Johnstone in front on the night before Marco...

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12 October 2015 - TOMMY WRIGHT EXTENDS DEAL AT SAINTS (St Johnstone Football...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) We are delighted to announce that manager Tommy Wright has signed an extension to his current contract, securing his future at the club until June 2019. The St....

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St Johnstone: Manager Tommy Wright signs three-year contract

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright has signed a new three-year contract at McDiarmid Park. In his debut season in charge, the 50-year-old delivered the Perth club's first major trophy with Scottish Cup...

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright: Smaller clubs 'get trampled on'

By Richard Wilson BBC Scotland Share this page Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35433517 Read more about sharing. Scottish League Cup semi-final: Hibernian v St...

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13 April 2015 - TOMMY WRIGHT DELIGHTED TO SIGN UP SCOBBIE UNTIL 2017 (St...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Tommy Wright believes he has filled in another important 'piece of the jigsaw' for next season with Tam Scobbie committing to a new two-year contract extension. The...

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright hopes to have a full squad for the Premiership...

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright hopes to have a full squad for the Premiership encounter with Partick Thistle. Michael O'Halloran and Chris Millar have trained after missing the 5-1 win at Aberdeen with...

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SPFL clubs await European draws (Scottish Professional Football League)

(Source: Scottish Professional Football League) Scotland's four European representatives will discover the identity of their opponents on Monday when the draws...

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St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright to give trial to striker next week

St Johnstone will hand a trial to a striker next week after drawing a blank in a 2-0 defeat by Dundee United. Saints have been searching for cover after Steven MacLean was ruled out for up to six...

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St Johnstone to hand boss Tommy Wright new deal to try and warn off Dundee...

St Johnstone chairman Steve Brown is determined to fend off the advances of Dundee United by handing manager Tommy Wright a new deal. United chairman Stephen Thompson views Wright as the ideal man. ......

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02 May 2016 - TOMMY WRIGHT TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT MAN UTD MATCH (St Johnstone...

(Source: St Johnstone Football Club) Saints boss Tommy Wright has replaced Archie Knox, who unfortunately had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict, as the guest speaker at Friday night's Q & A...

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Tommy Wright: St Johnstone boss seeks more success after new deal

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright believes he can enjoy more success at McDiarmid Park after committing his future to the club. Dundee United sought permission to speak to Wright before appointing Mixu...

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Dundee United approach St Johnstone about Tommy Wright

Dundee United have approached St Johnstone for permission to speak to their manager Tommy Wright. Saints chairman Steve Brown says any approach "will be flatly turned down". United are searching for a...

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St Johnstone: Michael O'Halloran best in Scotland - Tommy Wright

St Johnstone's Michael O'Halloran is currently the best striker in Scottish football, says his boss Tommy Wright. The 24-year-old scored one goal and set up another as Saints beat Greenock Morton 3-1...

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League bosses have shown St Johnstone a lack of respect, says boss Tommy Wright

Furious St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has accused the SPFL of two counts of 'disrespect' towards the Perth club ahead of their League Cup semi-final showdown with Hibs. ......

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