With the St Mirren airdome down due to inclement weather last week, the St Mirren Charitable Foundation cannot provide the pre-match football of Panda Club this weekend. However, they will still be providing Panda Club from 2:30pm-5:15pm.

The St Mirren Charitable Foundation coaches will take care of them during the game in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand, the drop off and pick up will be at Drums Avenue. This is located at the south end of the stadium.

This is a pedestrian gate and is safer, quicker and much easier for both coaches and parents. Please ensure the children are wrapped up this weekend as it will be cold! The coaches will register them, bib them up, and take them into the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand. You can access Drums Avenue via car, but the gate itself is pedestrian access only.

For any other queries please feel free to email, text or WhatsApp!

Email - foundation@stmirren.com
Mobile - 07502139728

The club is aware of reported incidents of supporter disturbance at Pittodrie on Saturday.

The safety and treatment of our supporters is of paramount importance and the club is in dialogue with Aberdeen as we investigate this matter. 

St Mirren return to the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday as we take on Hibernian in the cinch Premiership.

Jim Goodwin's side go into Saturday's match on the back of a 4-1 defeat to Aberdeen at Pittodrie, but have drawn their last two matches at the SMiSA Stadium against Ross County (0-0) and Livingston (1-1). 

The Buddies are looking for three points following a run of eight without a win. Saints have drawn four and lost four of those eight fixtures. 

Hibernian are managerless with ex-Saints boss Jack Ross leaving the Leith outfit following their loss at Livingston on Wednesday night.

Since their Premier Sports Cup semi-final win over Rangers last month, the Hibees have lost to Livingston (0-1), Ross County (0-1) and Rangers (0-1) in the cinch Premiership, while defeating St Johnstone (2-1) and drawing 1-1 with Motherwell. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Hibernian
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 11th December 2021
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. Vaccine certification is not required.

Away supporters can buy online at this link.

The match is also available on PPV at a cost of £12.50 for anyone who can't make the match. However, due to UEFA broadcasting restrictions this service is not available in England. 

Previous

The two sides couldn't be separated when St Mirren faced Hibernian at Easter Road in September.

Eamonn Brophy put the Buddies ahead at the interval before goals from Paul McGinn and Martin Boyle had Hibernian in front. But skipper Joe Shaughnessy scored late on to see Saints take a share of the spoils back to Paisley.

St Mirren's last win against the Hibees was in March 2017 when a Stelios Demetriou double saw Saints win 2-0 at the SMiSA Stadium. 

The team celebrates after Joe Shaughnessy's late header earned us a point at Easter Road earlier in the season (Image: Craig Brown)

The officials

Kevin Clancy takes charge of Saturday's match and he's assisted by Graeme Leslie and Steven Traynor. Scott Lambie is the fourth official. 

A bucket collection will take place at this weekend's match to raise money for the Renfrewshire Foodbank.

Over the past number of years St Mirren Football Club and its supporters have supported the Renfrewshire Foodbank with collections at the SMiSA Stadium. These collections have seen St Mirren players, staff and supporters donate thousands upon thousands of meals for those most in need in Renfrewshire. 

Unfortunately, due to the impact of Covid, this was not possible last season and with uncertainty over possible rule changes in the next few weeks, it has been decided that a bucket collection will take place this year to help raise funds for the Renfrewshire Foodbank. This will take place at our match against Hibernian on Saturday 11th December 2021. Please note this is a bucket collection to raise money for the Renfrewshire Foodbank. Anyone who wishes to donate food should do so directly to the Renfrewshire Foodbank.

Past experience has highlighted that after the festive period there is a fall off of donations and although the stock is sufficient enough to see the Foodbank through to the New Year, it is sad to report that demand from those most in need quickly depletes many of the items that help make up a basic food parcel. A bucket collection would see the Renfrewshire Foodbank able to help well into the next year and allow them to purchase the items that are essential to sustain families who may struggle to put food on the table. 

With recent financial burdens being placed on many of the most vulnerable in our society it is more important than ever that the Renfrewshire Foodbank can provide much needed basic items and the continued support of the people of Renfrewshire will help sustain a level of service that has been maintained over the years. 

Volunteers will be present at the access points to the turnstiles from 2pm onwards. They will have identifiable bibs and collection buckets. 

To learn more about the Renfrewshire Foodbank and the work that they do please visit https://renfrewshire.foodbank.org.uk/

Volunteers will wear bibs and have buckets to collect money on Saturday at the match to raise funds for the Renfrewshire Foodbank.

Tickets for our match against Celtic on Wednesday 22nd December will go on general sale to home supporters only on Tuesday 14th December.

Please note that, as is always the case for matches against Celtic and Rangers, tickets are only available to those registered on our ticketing platform. Away end tickets will be sold by Celtic directly.

Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand season ticket holders have from Thursday 2nd December until 2pm on Monday 13th December to guarantee a seat in either the Main or West Stand for our cinch Premiership match against Celtic.

Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand season ticket holders who buy tickets before 2pm on Tuesday 21st December will get them at the reduced price of £10 for adults and £5 for concessions. Children with under 12 season tickets will be moved free of charge with a paying adult/concession season ticket holder. This is subject to availability after Monday 13th December. Please note these cannot be purchased online. They can only be purchased by visiting the ticket office or over the phone.

Any Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand season ticket holder who misses the Tuesday 21st deadline will have to pay the full price of £27 for adults and £17 for concessions.

We understand there is frustration surrounding the use of the stand for away fans. Please be assured that discussions have been taking place at club at board level and with SMiSA members. We are trying to work a reasonable solution that accommodates everyone, but at this time these conversations remain ongoing.

It's a difficult situation but it's not something we shy away from. We've got to stick together and believe we are capable of coming out the other side because I certainly do."

St Mirren were beaten by Aberdeen as the Dons took all three points on a wet and windy day in the Granite city.

Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez netted early goals to put the home side in control. Scott Tanser pulled one back for Saints before half-time, but Watkins scored again to restore Aberdeen's two goal advantage before half-time. Ramirez would also score his second in the second-half to secure a 4-1 win for the Dons. 

Jim Goodwin made three changes from the team that drew 0-0 with Ross County on Wednesday night. Captain Joe Shaughnessy returned for suspension, while Matt Millar and Ryan Flynn also came into the side in place of Richard Tait, Kyle McAllister and Kristian Dennis. 

Saints had the first big chance of the match when Eamonn Brophy sprung the offside trap to run through on goal. Aberdeen defender David Bates raced alongside the forward and made an inch perfect challenge to help turn the effort by the post. 

But despite that positive start, it was the Dons who took an early lead when Marley Watkins scored on seven minutes. The striker rose the highest to meet a Funso Ojo free-kick and while his initial effort was saved by Jak Alnwick, he reacted quickest on the follow-up to fire home. 

And two minutes later the home side doubled their advantage. Jay Emmanuel Thomas' effort was deflected into the path of Ramirez who scooped home from six yards out to put the Dons 2-0 in front after only nine minutes. 

Saints could have pulled a goal back on 18 minutes but for Bates again coming to the Dons rescue. Jamie McGrath's cross met an unmarked Millar but the Australian's header was cleared off the line by the Aberdeen defender. 

Millar was then twice foiled by Aberdeen goalkeeper Joe Lewis as the Buddies looked for a way back into the match. The stopper turned away Millar's strike after he was sent through by McGrath and then pushed away his header from the resulting corner. In between those chances Saints were forced into a substitution with Curtis Main coming on for the injured Brophy.

The Buddies would pull a goal back when Scott Tanser got on to a low Millar ball to sweep beyond Lewis three minutes before the interval. But less than 60 seconds later the Dons went 3-1 ahead when Watkins scored his second of the afternoon. 

St Mirren were denied what looked like a stonewall penalty on 50 minutes when Alan Power was felled in the box. It looked clear-cut, but referee Willie Collum ignored the Saints shouts.

Alnwick made a big save just after the hour mark to keep the scoreline down when he got a strong hand to a low drive from Dons substitute Teddy Jenks. The Saints goalkeeper then made a good double stop to deny Ojo a few minutes later before denying Ryan Hedges with a great block on 69 minutes. 

Aberdeen's pressure would tell and they did add a fourth on 71 minutes as Ramirez grabbed his second off the afternoon when he knocked Jenks' ball across the box home from a few yards out to seal a 4-1 win for Stephen Glass' side.

Full-Time: Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), Dunne, Millar (Dennis 67), Flynn, Power, Tanser, McGrath, Ronan (Erhahon 75), Brophy (Main 29)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Tait, Kiltie, McAllister

Aberdeen: Lewis, Bates, McCrorie, Ojo, Hayes, Brown (c), Hedges (McLennan 78), Ferguson, Watkins (McGinn 83), Ramirez, Emmanuel-Thomas (Jenks 58)
Subs Not Used: Woods, Gallagher, Samuel, Campbell

Referee: William Collum
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Steven Kirkland

Attendance: 8,002

Jim Goodwin believes his side's luck will turn if they keep performing as they have done in recent matches.

The Buddies are seven without a win in the cinch Premiership and have only scored one goal in their last five matches. But the manager feels his side has created more than enough in the majority of those matches and aren't getting the results their performances merit. 

And Jim hopes that luck can turn on Saturday when Saints face Aberdeen at Pittodrie. 

Somebody mentioned to me that in the last half a dozen games we've had nearly 110 attempts on goal. Our goal return is nowhere near good enough. 

"We find ourselves going through a bit of a barren spell at the moment, which can happen.

"But there are goals in the team and lots of creativity in the team and I’m very confident we’ll turn things around.

"Aberdeen got a good result against Livingston the other night, but they’d lost their previous three games.

"I don’t think Stephen Glass will be getting too carried away and I certainly don’t think the Aberdeen players will be expecting an easy game from us.

"We’ve been playing really well of late. We need to capitalise on that and get the goals and points those performances deserve, I think."

Saturday's match is the starts of a run of tough fixtures for Saints with Hibernian, Celtic and Rangers lying ahead in the coming weeks. 

It'll be a big challenge for the Buddies, but the gaffer is relishing the tests ahead and is confident his players will be too. 

We’ve got four incredibly difficult games coming up, starting with Aberdeen away.

"I don’t think any other team in and around us has got it as difficult as us in the build up to Christmas, there’s no doubt about it.

"But we’re really excited by it. We’re not afraid of the challenge at all. Sometimes it relieves the pressure a bit, because people will no doubt have us as underdogs.

"We know that those teams - Aberdeen, Hibs, Celtic and Rangers - squad-wise, strength in depth and the budget that they have were the top four teams in the country last year.

"We know how difficult it’s going to be. But we’ve already beaten Aberdeen. We drew with Hibs at Easter Road and should have won that game on the day. We gave Rangers a real good run for their money in Paisley the last time we played, so we’ll not shy away from the challenge.

"It’s what football’s all about as a manager and a player. Those are the types of big games you want to be involved in.

"The players will have no issues whatsoever in terms of raising their game for those four in particular."

Over the past number of years St Mirren Football Club and its supporters have supported the Renfrewshire Foodbank with collections at the SMiSA Stadium.

These collections have seen St Mirren players, staff and supporters donate thousands upon thousands of meals for those most in need in Renfrewshire. 

Unfortunately, due to the impact of Covid, this was not possible last season and with uncertainty over possible rule changes in the next few weeks, it has been decided that a bucket collection will take place this year to help raise funds for the Renfrewshire Foodbank. This will take place at our match against Hibernian on Saturday 11th December 2021. Please note this is a bucket collection to raise money for the Renfrewshire Foodbank. Anyone who wishes to donate food should do so directly to the Renfrewshire Foodbank.

Past experience has highlighted that after the festive period there is a fall off of donations and although the stock is sufficient enough to see the Foodbank through to the New Year, it is sad to report that demand from those most in need quickly depletes many of the items that help make up a basic food parcel. A bucket collection would see the Renfrewshire Foodbank able to help well into the next year and allow them to purchase the items that are essential to sustain families who may struggle to put food on the table. 

With recent financial burdens being placed on many of the most vulnerable in our society it is more important than ever that the Renfrewshire Foodbank can provide much needed basic items and the continued support of the people of Renfrewshire will help sustain a level of service that has been maintained over the years. 

Volunteers will be present at the access points to the turnstiles from 2pm onwards. They will have identifiable bibs and collection buckets. 

To learn more about the Renfrewshire Foodbank and the work that they do please visit https://renfrewshire.foodbank.org.uk/

Following on from the SFA disciplinary hearing for John Needham, the outcome is as follows: £6000 fine applied with £5000 to be paid immediately and £1000 suspended until the end of Season 2021/22, should there be a further breach of Disciplinary Rules 71/73/77 in this time period.

St Mirren Football Club will be making no further comment.