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Stephen Robinson has insisted St Mirren won't just make up the numbers in the Conference League later this month as he targeted a prolonged run in the European competition.
The Paisley club return to football on the continent for the first time since 1987 when they enter the second qualifying round to face the winners of Icelandic side Valur and KF Vllaznia of Albania.
Robinson was last night present for the first leg of the tie between St Mirren's potential opponents in Reykjavik.
Despite the lengthy absence being ended by a return to the European fold, the St Mirren manager has demanded his side make their mark on the competition and exorcise the demons of past Scottish clubs suffering quickfire exits.
"We want to progress in it, we're not just happy to be there," said Robinson. "Yes, it's been a hell of a long time since St Mirren have been there but that is not the atmosphere and desire that I believe the staff have created at the football club.
"We want to go and make an impact. I will go out to Iceland on Thursday to look at the game and we will do all our due diligence.
"It's an opportunity, in previous years Scottish clubs haven't progressed as far as we would want to and it is an opportunity for players to put themselves on the map and the football club.
"Fans are happy we didn't get any Northern Ireland teams so it actually feels like a proper European draw.
"It is something we are going to embrace but not something we are just happy to be there, we have to be better than that mentality-wise and that's exactly what we will be."
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Robinson has experience in travelling to Iceland and Albania on footballing duties with the Northern Ireland set-up - and equally won't be fazed by managing in Europe after leading Motherwell in Europa League qualifiers in 2020.
But, he has warned neither he or his playing charges will be allowed to drop standards simply through securing qualification alone.
"International wise I have been to Iceland with Northern Ireland set-up," he said. "Beautiful part of the world.
"Albania, I have also been to, another nice part of the world - a little bit hotter than Iceland.
"[They are] different challenges, we'll look at the teams, we have obviously got footage and we will be as prepared as we can.
"We have waited a long time for it but we certainly can't rest on our laurels and think we have done enough."
