after the match, st johnstone caretaker manager sandy stewart declared his interest in becoming the permanent manager but admitted he had already been offered the job as assistant manager to owen coyle at burnley, which he later confirmed. reflecting on his decision to go to burnley, stewart mentioned: "it was a tricky decision... but, football-wise, i just felt it was too good an opportunity to turn down." dunfermline manager stephen kenny praised his team's efforts after the game but admitted that poor defending had resulted in the defeat. kenny was sacked as manager a week later due to continuing poor league results and was replaced by player jim mcintyre.