For generations, St Mirren has been a football club at the heart of the community.

You, the fans, have always been and continue to be firmly at the heart of the club. We asked you to look beyond the uncertainties of what lies ahead and 'Be In That Number' when the Saints go marching in for season 2020/21. The uptake of season tickets continues to amaze everyone and sales have now passed 1200.

#BeInThatNumber gives 2020/21 season ticket holders a personalised unique number, just like those on the Saints players’ shirts. We will be issuing these out to all season ticket holders over the coming weeks and have already issued the first 250. We look forward to you sharing them on social media with fellow fans.

Our first winning number is Ryan Watson (465), who will be the first person to own one of our new home shirts. The second winner is Gary Montgomery (889) who will have Tony Fitzpatrick as his host for a match at The Simple Digital Arena once it is safe for this to happen. As the weeks go by we will be announcing more winners.

The expected launch of the new home kit for the coming season is next month and we will give you more details in the coming weeks once we have more accurate delivery dates.

The continued investment from fans allows us to maintain the support of our Youth Academy, one of only three to receive five Star Elite status from the SFA. We want to acknowledge all the hard work being done by our academy coaches in developing the St Mirren stars of the future.

Working with players, from the under eights to the U20s, during a lockdown is especially difficult. However, the coaches are keeping in touch and finding ways to inspire them without the possibility of normal training sessions. We are incredibly proud of the work they do.

Check out our sites:

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. 

Street Stuff update

Click on the link for our timetable of activities from Monday 25th May to Sunday 31st May.

Street Stuff Social Media

Facebook page: StreetStuff
Twitter: @SMFCStreetStuff
Instagram: @smfcstreetstuff
YouTube: streetstuff1877
Tik Tok: @streetstuff_1877

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Club Shop - shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk

Commercial Department - commercial@stmirren.com 

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

Over the course of the past week our coaches have made an additional 350 plus calls to households within our database. These calls identified another 20 families and individuals who required immediate support from mental health & wellbeing, to help with home schooling and practical assistance with food and essential item supplies. Those identified will have our full support and the support of our partners going forward and the team have thoroughly enjoyed checking in with everyone and sharing lockdown thoughts and experiences.

Last Wednesday, Tony Fitzpatrick and Gayle Brannigan were guests on the Paisley Trust Community Chat Show, we can’t thank Andy Campbell & Gary Kerr enough for the invite, we absolutely loved it, the banter was top notch. During the show Gayle was wearing my 'Straight Outta Paisley' St Mirren T-Shirt which the guys loved and as a result of that they came up with the great idea of selling them to raise funds for the Foundation.

We have now sourced a great supplier in Tracy Patrick of No8 Johnstone who prints all of St Mirren Women’s Team merchandise and should anyone wish to buy them they will be for sale from next Wednesday night when Andy & Gary will model them for us on the show.

Should you wish to purchase one you would make a £15 donation to our JustGiving page and add the message of 'Straight Outta Paisley' with your size and full name, them email gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com to provide your postal details.

We would like to thank Manorview Leisure in advance for the very large delivery of frozen meats they are donating to us this week which will provide us with nearly one full month’s worth of stock for the community fridges. Manorview were one of the first partners to come on board in week one of lock down and we thank them for their continued kindness & generosity.

Instagram – smfc_charitablefoundation
Twitter - @SMFC_CF
Facebook – St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation
Contact - gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com 

And finally

We have managed our club through this pandemic in a manner we felt was in its best interests both morally and financially.

We continue to monitor our financial model 12 months in advance but, unless we get a clearer picture of what next season will bring, there will come a time when we will be forced to make some difficult decisions to ensure our club survives.

One of these decisions was to put season tickets on sale. We have made it clear that we are unsure what next season will look like but you have responded magnificently by getting behind the club and buying your tickets regardless. Make no mistake, without this support we would be in a much tougher position.

We also have players out of contract next month, many of whom have been pivotal in bringing us to where we are now in the Premiership and helping generate the income over the last four years that will go a long way to seeing us through this. We are still looking at ways of making sure all first team and academy players who would have been out of contract are supported in whatever way we can.

We are all still very hopeful that the season will start as planned and we will slowly but surely get back to whatever the new normal will be but it would be remiss of us to take that for granted.

We are prepared for whatever we need to do to make sure our club survives another 142 years and beyond!

#BeInThatNumber

We are launching our new Virtual 50/50 half time draw during our Saturday’s classic match stream. This weekend we will be showing the full replay of last year’s Play-Off Final win over Dundee United.

The draw will be made during the half-time break with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net sales and the second prize winner an autographed ball.

The app will select the winners which will be announced on the club’s social media channels at 3:55pm on Saturday afternoon

Grab the winning feeling and enter with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click the link for the virtual draw.

Entries will close at 3:00pm on Saturday 30th May 2020. Good luck!

The St Mirren Ticket Office will be closed today (Saturday 23rd May) for the holiday weekend.

Our staff have been working hard every day since season tickets went on sale and we want them to enjoy this time with their families.

We will be back on Monday to help and you can continue buying season tickets on online.

Have a great weekend all fans and staff.

You, the fans, are the most important part of the St Mirren FC family.

When we recently announced that season tickets for the next campaign would go on sale we did so in the hope and belief that you, our loyal supporters, would look beyond the COVID-19 uncertainties and take a leap of faith in the future by backing the club and committing to supporting our team.

You have already repaid that faith with first week season ticket sales approaching 1000. This is a magnificent response, thank you.

#BeInThatNumber, you deserve your own Saints number, just like the players on the pitch. That is why each 2020/21 season ticket will grant you one, starting at number 12 – recognising that the fans are our 12th man. That number will be yours to proudly own.

We will regularly give out prizes to the holder of a relevant number in St Mirren history, we will find out the first winner later this week when numbers are allocated to all those who have already committed to next season.

Look out for Jim Goodwin and Tony Fitzpatrick sharing special number shout outs on our social media channels in the weeks to come, with special Saints prizes for those chosen.

We are all in this together and by being in that number the fans and players will stand side by side throughout a season that will be unlike any other. #AllInThisTogether

Check out our sites:

Twitter: @saintmirrenfc

Facebook: Stmirrenfc

Instagram: stmirrenfootballclub

YouTube: StMirrenFootballClub

Street Stuff update

Click on the link for our timetable of activities from Monday 18th May to Sunday 24th May.

Street Stuff are running their second colour in competition, this is exclusive for the 8-12 year old age groups, and the winner will receive the new up-coming season St Mirren FC home football jersey. 

Our coaching staff are promoting the Young Scot #LockdownLockdown campaign which has additional information available for all young people to view as well as events to participate in.

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com

Club Shop - shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk

Commercial Department - commercial@stmirren.com 

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

Over the course of the past week or so our team of coaches have been calling every single household and individual we have on our database to check in and see how they are coping during lockdown and to identify if they have any areas where they require additional support whether that be practical, tangible or simply advice. The team have been doing a great job and will have all of the calls completed this Friday, they have highlighted many families who do indeed need help but just didn’t want to ask, we will be providing support to these families going forward. Please keep in mind that it is not a weakness to ask for help and that is exactly why we are here, all contact, calls and services are confidential. If you or someone you know is struggling and would benefit from a call please do not hesitate to get in touch, we are all in this together.

Prior to lockdown we had a full schedule of fundraising events planned for St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation this year which play a large part in our annual income. When KiltWalk was postponed like many other charities, we were devastated as we had estimated approx. £20,000 from that one day which for us is a large sum.

The fans, local business partners and players have been amazing and our JustGiving page is now sitting at over £6,500 which is incredible, we would like to thank every single person who has donated and provided support during this time. On that note this week we would like to extend special thanks to Ian Henderson of Henderson Properties, Mr Henderson made a generous donation directly to the Foundation and we are very grateful for this act of kindness and also for his thoughtful words of support.

Our good friends at Paisley Community Trust have invited St Mirren FC CEO Tony Fitzpatrick and Gayle Brannigan onto Paisley Community Chat Show at 8pm Wed 20th May to chat about all things St Mirren FC and all things Paisley. Thank you for inviting us, we are looking forward to it and hope you will all tune in, we will be streaming live on Facebook and YouTube.

Thank you for your constant faith and kindness.

And finally

While we would much rather have completed season 19/20 and pushed for a higher league position we are delighted to have finished in 9th place. Enormous credit must be given to Jim and all his staff for what they have achieved this season given the rebuilding job that was required and the time frame within which it had to be done.

Over the last 4 years we have seen year on year improvement both on and off the pitch and we are desperate to get the chance to continue that progress in the coming season.

However, this will be a season like no other we have ever witnessed in our lifetimes where we will need the unconditional support of both fans and sponsors alike to ensure that our great club survives no matter what prevails.

We all live in hope that the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel we are starting to see continues to grow but you can rest assured that your board of directors stand willing to take whatever actions are possible to ensure that we are safely playing football again next season and beyond in a stadium full of our fans.

Stay safe and #BeInThatNumber!

It's competition time again!

After recently giving away two football signed by Jim Goodwin, Street Stuff are now giving you the chance to win a brand new 2020/21 St Mirren FC home shirt when they become available.

To be in with a chance of winning, Street Stuff want you to download the player and country of your choice (based on the 2019/20 squad), colour it in and return it to stephen.gallacher@stmirren.com. Once the picture is completed you can take a photo of it and send it as an attachment.

Please note that the competition is only open to those aged between 8-12. 

Good luck!

Everyone at St Mirren Football Club wishes to thank our wonderful NHS staff and all key workers for their tireless efforts during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Show your support for our NHS staff and key workers by downloading our poster here and displaying it proudly at your home for the applause at 8pm.

Make sure to send us your pictures of the display to our Twitter and Facebook pages!

Thank you to all fans who have already bought their season ticket and signed up to 'Be In That Number' for the 2020/21 campaign. The continued loyalty of our fans is overwhelming and highlights the desire to support the club in even the most difficult circumstances.

To purchase your season ticket click this link or phone 0141-840-6120.

Thanks also to the many fans who have got in touch to let us know that they would love to renew however personal circumstances are making it difficult at this time.

To try and give everyone the best possible chance to retain their existing seat we decided to extend the date to renew until the 24th July for all existing season ticket holders. We will also be announcing news in the next few weeks that will provide more help and make it easier to buy Season Tickets.

Thanks to the fans who have posted messages of support about our Billboard. We are working to ensure St Mirren have a presence throughout Paisley. #OurTownOurTeam

To all our sponsors and advertisers, your continued support of the club alongside our fans is vital to the club and is much appreciated.

A final thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding in these difficult times.

We are #AllInThisTogether.

Street Stuff update

Click on the link for our timetable of activities from Monday 11th May to Sunday 17th May.

Street Stuff staff have developed a new competition via TikTok (@streetstuff_1877), just to add some fun to the long days and weeks ahead.

We are looking into hosting a Netflix party night in which young people can log into a selected movie along with the staff and chat as the movie is being played.

The poster competition was won by two kids who are attending the Trinity High school hub. 

Information on all the above is available through the usual media sources available in our previous statements.

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Fans who wish to purchase anything from the club shop can still do so online. All orders will be processed and posted as quickly as possible and we are finding that goods are usually being delivered within 3-4 days. If you have any queries please email the shop on shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk. 

The commercial department remains open and supporters and sponsors wishing to make contact are advised to do so by email commercial@stmirren.com.

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

We are pleased to announce that we have secured a new Fruit & Veg partner to add to our seven other partners to date. We will release details in the club update next week and look forward to providing Star Project and all of the families within Renfrewshire who rely on the community fridge service the additional provision of this fresh produce from one of the longest running and most reputable local green grocers.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded two pots of funding from recent successful applications. The first for £7,500 from National Lottery Awards For All Community Fund and a second pot of £7,000 from the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to both of these organisations for their advice and support during this challenging time.

Further to the enthusiastic and creative ideas for fundraising we have been thinking about hosting a regular #StripesOnFriday Live Streamed Chat Show with the help of our good friends at Paisley Community Trust. This would involve having themed nights and special guests like 'Captains Fantastic', along with a variety of our most popular St Mirren captains, managers night, cup winners night etc.

This would be a great opportunity to strut our stripes again, have a night out night in, get to talk about all things St Mirren with a small donation being made to the Foundation. We would love fan feedback on this and please feel free to contact us directly with your ideas etc on Twitter, Facebook or email gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com .

Once again, we would like to thank the club, our great team of staff, the fans and local community for your ongoing support, volunteer hours, food donations and kindness.

And finally

We are being quoted in the media as one of the clubs that has scuppered reconstruction talks.

We feel that it is important to put the record straight within our own support.

At the meeting our Chairman clearly stated that we were in favour of continuing reconstruction talks but only if it was a permanent change for the benefit of Scottish Football. We also made it clear that any final decision would be made by the St Mirren board.

Reconstruction is one of the points within the shareholders agreement that requires agreement between SMiSA, Kibble and Gordon Scott, so the board would never make a final decision without the correct protocol being followed.

With reconstruction off the table for now and today's resolution failing it is important now that we all concentrate our energy on finding a way to populate stadiums safely and get back to playing and watching the game we love.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

These are difficult times for all football clubs and we continue to operate with the tireless support of a core group of loyal staff. These people carry out a number of vital day-to-day roles to ensure that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the club is kept to an absolute minimum.

However, as we await a decision on how and when the current Premiership season will end we must also start to prepare for the 2020-21 campaign.

With that in mind we would like to announce that season tickets will go on sale from Monday, May 11th, for both renewals and new ticket sales.

Next season is still clouded by uncertainty and we must rely on our fans now, more than ever, to look beyond these uncertainties and continue backing the club in whatever way they can.

Due to the ongoing lockdown the stadium and ticket office continue to be closed physically to the public therefore season ticket sales need to be completed either online or by phone.

As we are operating with reduced staffing levels, you may have to leave a voicemail message. We ask you to be patient and promise we will contact you as soon as possible to help with your purchase or enquiry.

More detailed information will be released through all channels of media during the course of this week.

Meantime we continue to use our social media channels to share both information and fun-based content. This will continue and develop even further both during and after lockdown.

Check out our sites:

Twitter: @saintmirrenfc

Facebook: Stmirrenfc

Instagram: stmirrenfootballclub

YouTube: StMirrenFootballClub

League Reconstruction

Thank you all for a great response to our request for ideas on league reconstruction. It is obvious how passionate all fans are about this subject. The detail and thought process engaged in some of the emails was exceptional and it has given us much food for thought.

Once the process is completed we will produce an article for the website highlighting some of the ideas.

Given the large number of responses it would be impossible to email everybody individually so please accept this as our thanks for your input.

Street Stuff update

Street Stuff have now totally changed how they deliver activities, moving to online social media platforms for quizzes, gaming (FIFA tournaments, Fortnite, etc), open mike nights and other activities to entertain and engage with young people in the evenings. Details of our online activities for this week can be found here.

Many of our coaches have also been supporting the school hubs providing activities for the children of key workers. All our coaches have sent in a video clip of what they are doing and what impact the pandemic is having on them. We are in the process of turning these clips into a video which will be shared on the club website.

Our young coaches are also in the process of setting up a constituted group, supported by Engage Renfrewshire, which will enable them, as a group, to access funding that is not available to street stuff but which will benefit the communities and young people they are working with.

Prior to the lockdown Street Stuff had great success delivering the UEFA Foundation for children funded GoFitba project in association with the Scottish Football Partnership.

Street Stuff Social Media

Facebook: StreetStuff

Twitter: @SMFCStreetStuff

Instagram: @smfcstreetstuff

YouTube: streetstuff1877

Tik Tok: @streetstuff_1877

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Fans who wish to purchase anything from the club shop can still do so online. All orders will be processed and posted as quickly as possible and we are finding that goods are usually being delivered within 3-4 days. If you have any queries please email the shop on shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk.

The commercial department remains open and supporters and sponsors wishing to make contact are advised to do so by email commercial@stmirren.com.

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

A big thank you and congratulations to all of our Buds In Bootcamp and Football Fans In Training participants for all their hard work and perseverance throughout this difficult time to complete their courses. We are very proud of you, well done.

We will continue to support our current groups and look forward to the online 'Glam' themed awards ceremony tomorrow night with special guests. Gayle would personally like to thank all the amazing coaches who go above and beyond week in, week out. We are incredibly lucky and grateful to have you guys.

Thank you to all SMiSA members who voted for the Foundation to receive their £2 quarterly spend which meant we received a donation of £2,500. SMiSA have shown great faith in the Foundation since our re-launch 18 months ago, we are very grateful and appreciate your unwavering and consistent support.

As promised we have secured a new food partner in A & A Bakery in Johnstone who will be providing 50 loaves per week to us for Star Project and their community fridges. Thank you to the new owner Gary McGaw for his kindness and continued support.

We were contacted by Gary Reid and the Cockles Wilson fan club on behalf of Elderslie Care Home who have been through a very difficult and tragic time over the past month. We utilised the donation given to us by St Mirren FC Disabled Supporters and made a visit to the home yesterday to drop off all the items on their wish list. The staff and residents have passed on their thanks.

Another shout out to our superfan Ian Brown for kindly parting with his prized Ian Ferguson signed St Mirren Top which raised another £400 for our just giving page, thank you Ian and thank you to John McCormack who bought it from him.

We are still keen to secure a fresh fruit and veg partner and will keep you all informed on our progress in the next update.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support and kindness and take care of yourselves.

Instagram – smfc_charitablefoundation

Twitter - @SMFC_CF

Facebook – St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation

Contact - gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com 

And finally

Everybody looks forward to the release of the new season playing kit and with all the uncertainties that still surround football we are sure this year's launch will take on an even greater emotional meaning to both ourselves and many of our supporters.

We are confident of getting the strips in time for a release at the beginning of June but we are hopeful this may happen even sooner.

For the first time in many seasons, and due to popular demand, we will be returning to the historic striped home shirt.

Watch this space!

As a club St Mirren has given its full backing to the SPFL’s plans to terminate the 2019/20 season in the Ladbrokes Championship, League 1 and League 2.

UEFA have now paved the way for the unfinished Premiership season to be called without the remaining games being played.

European football’s ruling body have given acceptable reasons for ending the season prematurely, as:

• Existence of an official order prohibiting sports events so that the domestic competitions cannot be completed before a date that would make it possible to complete the current season in good time before the next season starts.
• Insurmountable economic problems which make finishing the season impossible because it would put at risk the long-term financial stability of the domestic competition and/or clubs.

We believe these are highly sensible conditions as it has become increasingly likely that, firstly, no football will played until next season due to lockdown and social distancing and, secondly, that clubs across Scotland need to receive their end of season fee payments as quickly as possible or suffer serious financial problems.

We appreciate that, in line with SPFL rules, there will now be an EGM on May 12th to discuss the allegations regarding the previous vote on the resolution to end the season.

However, St Mirren’s view is that the safety of the supporters and the survival of Scottish football clubs must be the priority and therefore it is our opinion that the Premiership season should be terminated immediately. This will allow for end of season payments to be made and for clubs to start to plan as best they can for next season.

Street Stuff

Details of our online activities for this week can be found here.

These activities may change based on the demand from young people when online.

Street Stuff Social Media

Facebook page: StreetStuff

Twitter: @SMFCStreetStuff

Instagram: @smfcstreetstuff

YouTube: streetstuff1877

Tik Tok: @streetstuff_1877

Supporters can still get in touch with the club via email.

General Enquiries – info@stmirren.com 

Ticket Office – tickets@stmirren.com 

Fans who wish to purchase anything from the club shop can still do so online. All orders will be processed and posted as quickly as possible and we are finding that goods are usually being delivered within 3-4 days. If you have any queries please email the shop on shop@stmirrendirect.co.uk.

The commercial department remains open and supporters and sponsors wishing to make contact are advised to do so by email commercial@stmirren.com.

St Mirren Charitable Foundation

A big thank you to Stuart Gillespie, Dave Nicol and Paul McNeill for being the masterminds behind our #StripesOnFriday last week which saw so many Saints fans don their strips, take some pictures and donate to the Foundation's JustGiving page.

The entire day was great fun and it was lovely to see so many familiar faces smiling and enjoying being involved.

The fans who donated on the day raised just under £3000 which is quite astonishing and we are very grateful, thank you.

This week Tommy Roberts & Ian Brown have kindly offered to auction off some of their prized St Mirren Strips and memorabilia to raise funds for the Foundation which has inspired us to consider having an auction day within the next week or Two. We would love feedback from fans on this and if anyone has an item they would like to donate then please get in touch by emailing gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com. 

We have secured another food partner this week, this time a bakery, as bread is one of our essential items. We will confirm details on our Feelgood Friday shout out from Jim Goodwin.

We are looking to secure a fresh fruit and veg partner as soon as possible and would welcome any contacts of local companies who may be able to support in some way no matter how small, it all makes a difference.

Lastly, we wish to thank the St Mirren Disabled Supporters Association who donated £300 to our fundraising which they would normally have used towards transportation to games, we are very grateful and really appreciate all of your support.

Thank you to everyone who continues to donate and volunteer week after week, we will not forget the community spirit and generosity. Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

Instagram – smfc_charitablefoundation

Twitter - @SMFC_CF

Facebook – St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation

Contact - gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com 

And finally

Season Tickets

We are still being asked by fans daily as to when they will be able to purchase their season tickets for next season. We previously announced that we would hold off putting them on sale until the beginning of May. With this date fast approaching we are working hard to manage a safe plan for selling these in the current environment and we intend to announce more details next week.

St Mirren supporters raised over £2500 for the St Mirren Charitable Foundation as part of #StripesOnFriday.

The idea came about after Saints fan Stuart Gillespie (second row, middle) floated the idea of supporters wearing St Mirren shirts much like various fundraisers where people are encouraged to wear their team's football shirts at work to raise money for charity.

St Mirren board member David Nicol liked the idea and suggested that money could be raised for the St Mirren Charitable Foundation to aid their hard work in the local community during the coronavirus pandemic.

And so, on Friday last week, fans of all ages donned St Mirren kits, sending in their pictures via social media, while donating to the St Mirren Charitable Foundation's JustGiving page.

It was a huge success with supporters raising in excess of £2500 - more than the Foundation's initial target.

Stuart Gillespie told stmirren.com: "I had seen various online fundraisers and there used to be a Friday every year where people were encouraged to go to work in their football shirts and make a donation for charity. With most people stuck at home there wouldn't be as big a problem with folk wearing their strips so suggested it on Twitter to see if there was any interest. 

"The response was phenomenal with fans and shirts of all ages and even a few members of cup winning squads getting involved. I think a lot of people also enjoyed the chance to get in touch with other fans, which is difficult at the moment."

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick added: "It doesn't surprise me to see the St Mirren family lending their support to such a worthwhile cause. It was great to see so many people - young and old - getting their stripes on.

"The donations made are fantastic and will really help Gayle Brannigan and everyone at the Foundation continue the amazing work they have been doing in our community."