Rooney exits St Mirren after assault charge

Shaun Rooney has left St Mirren by "mutual consent", the Paisley club has announced.

The 28-year-old had been suspended following an assault charge relating to an incident in a Glasgow takeaway last month.

The full-back made just 10 appearances for St Mirren after joining in the summer under freedom of contract.

A brief statement from the Scottish Premiership club states they will be making "no further comment" on the matter.

Manager Stephen Robinson did address the impact of Rooney's departure at a later media conference, saying: "It leaves us slightly short but we will be fine.

"Shaun is obviously a very good player and he is a loss to any team, but we’ve got a lot of competition in that position. It's a chance for somebody else to really take it by the scruff of the neck.

"It's not been a shock and something sudden with him leaving. It's been four or five weeks and we've got a massive squad there and everyone's very together."