Gus MacPherson will not be entertaining his St Mirren squad with tales of his Scottish Cup heroics ahead of tomorrow's semi-final against Rangers.

Instead, the boss wants his players to add another glorious chapter to their careers by knocking out the holders at Hampden.

MacPherson is involved in the last four of the competition for the first time since winning it with Kilmarnock in 1997.

He has fond memories of that final at Ibrox, but insists it is the current generation's turn to write their names into cup folklore.

He said: "It's their careers, their time and they've got to go and enjoy it. We've had our time.

"Myself, Andy Millen, Stuart Balmer, Paul Mathers, the coaching staff. We've had our crack at it. It's now the players that have got a real good opportunity to make names for themselves."

They have done that to an extent by beating Celtic in the last round, while they have also tasted victory against Rangers in the SPL.

MacPherson insists his side are not buoyed simply by victories over the Old Firm, but by their performances in general.

"The confidence has always been there, the belief that we're playing well is there," he said.

"The confidence can only get stronger if we keep getting good performances and results."

Saints are expected by many to become Rangers' latest cup victims, and MacPherson knows the key to preventing that happening could be stopping Ibrox goal machine Kris Boyd.

"If you can stop a goalscorer like him, you're doing something right," he said. "That's not to say there's no other options or goals within Rangers' team."