FOR Buddies with a large appetite or those looking to see off a hangover after a night of over indulgence, the Mark Yardley breakfast is still available to buy from a van outside the main stand at every home match.

It is only right this St Mirren legend, and all-round good bloke, is honoured by the club he served so fantastically well, not only in a fry up but there’s a street being named after him one the site of the old Love Street pitch.

So what about the Guti gourmet burger or the Jose Maria Gutierrez Henandez Avenue, to give the three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid his Sunday name?

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This icon of Spanish football is, by all accounts, genuinely interested in beginning his managerial career with St Mirren. It might sound far-fetched but this is Scotland; ergo, anything can happen if it’s ridiculous sounding enough.

Ally McCoist, Patrick Kluivert, Benni McCarthy plus a plethora of other well-known candidates have been linked over recent weeks, some more tenuously than others, to the job which made Jack Ross’s name.

And Yardley doesn’t quite know what to make of it all.

“Does Guti know what Paisley is?” asked Yardley. To be fair, even the folk who live there have pondered that.

“He might have had the town pointed out to him once when he once flew into Glasgow Airport. But that will be it. It’s incredible to see his name linked and it does seem like talks could take place, which is fascinating.

“Some of the names quoted are incredible. I would allow Kluivert to clean my boots. He was a pretty decent player in his day, as was Guti. I will give them both that.

“It is exciting but I do wonder whether these are the type of people we need right now, and this is obviously with all due respect to two fantastic footballers.

“Come on, what do they know about St Mirren or Scottish football?

“They will have heard of Celtic and Rangers, maybe Aberdeen for what they used to do in Europe, but as for the rest it will be a mystery to them.

“We shall see what happens but my choice would be to get someone in, and soon, who knows the scene, the club and players. It was always going to be a difficult season for us and my fear is that you bring in a foreign guy who, when it does get tough as it surely will, he’ll walk away.”

And speaking about not walking away, one famous name which has been mentioned does float the boat of Yardley, who scored 68 league goals in the black and white of St Mirren

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“Super Ally would be a good shout, I think,” said the former striker. “It was interesting to see him being so vocal when asked about the job. He clearly at least wants to talk with the club about it.

“He has been a regular at our home games and I’m sure would bring in Kenny McDowall, a club legend himself, and that would bring some positivity to a group of players who I am sure are hurting after Jack left.

“I also see Paul Lambert mentioned and, while that is a nice idea, I think his future lies in England.”

Alan Stubbs, Gary Caldwell are others under consideration, while Coleraine manager Oran Kearney is believed to be on the shortlist for an interview.

Kearney, 39 was named Northern Ireland manager of the year after guiding Coleraine to Irish Cup success and a runners-up finish in the Irish Premiership.

“My biggest concern is how long this has been taking,” said Yardley. “We are now well into June and the player will be back soon. The new manager will need to strengthen, that means signing his own players, and these things take time.

“Tony Fitzpatrick (chief executive) and Mr Scott (Gordon, the chairmen) are good guys and have a lot of experience but they must have known there was a chance Jack’s head would be turned this simmer, which is what happened with Sunderland.

“He was wanted by Dundee and spoke to Burnley. Jack leaving couldn’t have come as that big a surprise.”

We will finish with Guti who Yardley insisted the players wouldn’t even recognise despite all his success.

“You know what kids are like,” he said. “They won’t know a guy who played with Real Madrid from ten years ago.

“Imagine he gets appointed. I bet Guti, a world class player in his day, could walk past every St Mirren player and not one of them would have a clue who he was.

“They’d probably guess he was there on business.”