St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson has revealed his staff are working flat out to help cut costs after the club posted losses of £1.6million.

The Buddies have shared "extremely disappointing" results in the financial year from May 2021 to May 2022 as a "result of the impacts of Covid extending longer than anticipated and a number of increased and exceptional costs."

Ahead of tomorrow's cinch Premiership game against Hearts at Tynecastle, Robinson – who moved into the Saints hotseat last February – addressed the situation.

He said: "Obviously I was aware of that in the summer. It is not a shock to me. It is something we have been dealing with from the summer.

"The club has put procedures in place and cut certain things to make the business viable. We have to work within our means.

"Keith (Lasley, chief operating officer) came in to the club in June. I can't comment with any clarity on the financial year before me but since the summer we have worked on turning the business into a viable asset.

"We work with four first-team staff. It is small but I have to credit them. You asked me how it has affected us. We made sure it hasn't affected us.

"I have one physio, Gerry Docherty, who doesn't have a day off. I have one strength and conditioning coach (Gary McColl) who works in the academy as well and works incredible hours.

"My assistant manager (Diarmuid O'Carroll) who does the analysis and goes above and beyond everything that is done at a football club to make sure we protect what we are doing.

"So far we have done that and we will continue to do that and it is a credit to the people we have got around us.

"In all parts of the football club there have been cuts made but everyone has stuck together, everyone has worked very, very hard to get us to this point of the season and we will continue to do that."

Saints have offered new contracts to three unnamed players, with Robinson revealing that negotiations are "going quite well."

The Northern Irishman added: "We hope to have some positive answers by end of this week or middle of next week in terms of players resigning."

St Mirren have drawn five out of their last six games, with a win against Aberdeen in between, and sit in sixth place in the table.

Charles Dunne, Marcus Fraser and Ethan Erhahon are suspended for tomorrow's match, with fitness doubts over Declan Gallagher and Ryan Strain, while Richard Tait has only just resumed training after groin surgery.

Robinson said: "It is one of my favourite fixtures. I love going to Tynecastle. What a stadium and atmosphere.

"We will bring a big crowd as well, so we are all looking forward to it."