Gordon Strachan had taken Baltacha down south on trials twice within the last month, but after seeing him in a reserve game against Arsenal he decided he did not want to add the Ukrainian born Scot to his player pool.
This is a blow for both Baltacha and St. Mirren. Baltacha as it means he does not get to play Premiership football, and Saints as it means no sign of the reported £200,000 transfer fee. This could possibly have meant less players leaving in the summer.
You can see Sergei's playing stats here.