The Ireland midfielder played a crucial role in St Mirren’s 3-1 Premier Sports Cup final victory over Celtic
Anthony Evans Live Sports Writer
07:46, 17 Dec 2025
St Mirren’s Killian Phillips celebrate with the trophy after St Mirren’s win over Celtic(Image: Andrew Milligan/PA)
St Mirren cup hero Killian Phillips took a cheeky dig at Celtic by suggesting he’d been snapped up for a ‘bag of crisps’ compared to the Hoops’ costly assembled squad.
The Paisley outfit claimed their first silverware in 13 years by defeating the Premiership champions 3-1 in the Premier Sports Cup final on Sunday, delivering manager Stephen Robinson his maiden trophy as a coach whilst heaping further woes on new Parkhead boss Wilfried Nancy. Ex-Aberdeen loanee Phillips made his switch to the Buddies permanent from Crystal Palace during the summer following an initial loan spell and has since become a crucial component of Robinson’s setup.
The 23-year-old’s displays have earned him three senior caps for the Republic of Ireland and he completed the entire 90 minutes on a day at the Scottish national stadium that St Mirren supporters will treasure forever. Amid the euphoric post-match festivities, Phillips spoke to Sam North’s Footy Adventures Youtube channel and declared: “It was unbelievable.
“I don’t want to be sentimental with my career but this one means a lot more. The difference in the the two clubs is extortionate, you know, with the budgets and stuff like that. They bought players for £10million and I was bought for a bleeding bag of crisps.
“It was unbelievable to go and do this against the best team in the country in the last 20-30 years.
“We believed we could win all week. They had beaten us two times in a row but they’d only been ahead by one.”
Goalkeeper Shamal George, who returned to Scotland on loan with the Buddies following an injury-plagued year at Wycombe, was overjoyed to secure his first major trophy, reports the Daily Record.
Speaking to the same broadcaster, he expressed: “I’m buzzing. I am really enjoying it as I hadn’t played football properly for over a year.
“So coming here and getting back playing is unbelievable. It was god’s plan.
“My family were all here and so was my grandad who we lost a few weeks ago. So yeah, unbelievable.”
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