Saints manager Jim Goodwin reflects on today's 1-0 win over Aberdeen in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Family Stand season ticket holders have until 11th August to move their seats to either the Main or West Stand for our Ladbrokes Premiership match against Rangers.

Family Stand season ticket holders who buy tickets before the deadline will get them at the reduced price of £10 for adults and £5 for concessions. 

Any Family Stand season ticket holder who misses the deadline and buys a ticket on the day will have to pay full price of £27 for adults and £17 for concessions.

Tickets for the Rangers game will be available until 2pm tomorrow (Sunday 11th August).

St Mirren vs Rangers
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Sunday 25th August 2019
Kick-off: 12:15pm

Ticket Prices (Family Stand season ticket holders)

Adults - £10
Concessions/13-17 - £5

*Children with under 12 season tickets will be moved free of charge with a paying adult/concession season ticket holder.

**Wheelchair users free of charge.

Please note these cannot be purchased online. They can only be purchased by visiting the ticket office or over the phone.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Kyle McAllister for an undisclosed fee subject to international clearance.

Kyle returns to Saints having put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal.

The 20 year-old winger began his career at the Buddies having graduated from the St Mirren Youth Academy.

He made his Saints debut as a 16 year-old in a Ladbrokes Championship match away to Queen of the South and went on to make 18 first team appearances for the Buddies during the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons before joining English Championship side Derby County in January 2017 for an undisclosed fee.

Kyle returned to the club for a second spell in January 2019 as he joined on-loan and played a huge role in Saints' survival bid - scoring three goals in 18 appearances as the Buddies retained their place in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Kyle now makes the move back to St Mirren on a permanent basis and told stmirren.com: "It feels amazing to be back.

"I spent the last six months of last season here and we did very well. 

"I wanted to play first-team football and I never got the opportunity at Derby. I was looking at other options and St Mirren came in and we got the deal done.

"I love this club. I came here as a 14/15 year-old and enjoyed every minute so I'm looking forward to be being back."

Speaking on the signing, Jim Goodwin said: "Kyle is technically fantastic, very creative and a crowd pleaser as well.

"The fans here know what he is capable of and it's now up to me to get the best out of him.

"We are over the moon to get him back on a permanent deal and I must take my hat off to Tony Fitzpatrick who has been working tirelessly on it for the past few weeks. I think we're all delighted that he's here now.

"I wanted to bring in a mix of experienced heads, but also good, young, hungry players who have a desire to go on and do well in the game and Kyle ticks all those box."

Buddievision subscribers can watch Kyle's first interview here. 

Work has taken place over the last few months to make improvements to the Simple Digital Arena.

A new PA system is being put in place by sound equipment company TG Baker who fitted systems at Hampden Park and Kilmarnock. The new system will be a significant upgrade on what we currently have and will allow us to isolate stands and play sound outside the stadium to help those entering get a feel for the atmosphere. It won't be in place in time for Sunday's match against Aberdeen, but is expected to be up and running soon.

Supporters who came along to Tuesday night's Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup match may have noticed the new LED lights that have been fitted in the stands by Consilium Contracting Services. The new lights will help us make a substantial saving on our energy costs. 

Scotseats have installed a new row of St Mirren branded seats in the director's box which will be used for the Exec Club. 

The club has also invested in new lights for the pitch that will help encourage growth of grass in key areas of the pitch that may become damaged such as the goalmouth area. These new lights will help minimise the damage these areas suffer and keep the pitch in good condition all year round.

Our match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Sunday’s game.

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Premiership fixture against Aberdeen, is a 52 pager with a £3 cover price.

This latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Club Captain, Stephen McGinn.
The Gaffer - Jim Goodwin looks back at games since Saints were last at home and ahead to Sunday's match against the Dons.
Latest Signings – An introduction to St Mirren's latest signings since the last home game.
The Opposition – Brian Corry runs the rule over Derek McInnes' Aberdeen side.
St Mirren Programme Archive - An introduction from Derek Drennan ahead of a regular feature on programmes from the past.
100 Seasons at the Top - The first of a series of articles by Cairters Corner looking back on St Mirren's 100 years in the top league.
They Played in the Stripes – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of Victor Muñoz.
Matchday Gallery - Pictures from the corporate suite post match presentations from a recent home match.
English Title Winners - Liam Harding looks back at the Ipswich Town side that won England's top tier in 1961/62.
Centre Page Poster – Striker, Danny Mullen.
Fans Corner - Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
Player Kit Sponsors 2019/20 – Check in to see who is sponsoring your favourite player's shirt for the season.
Fans Corner - Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
Last Time Out – A look back at the recent Premiership match away to Hibernian.
Street Stuff - A gallery of pictures from the Summer Clubs ran by Street Stuff over the school break.
Panda's Fun Page – Some puzzles to keep the youngsters entertained during the half-time break.
Football Bloody Hell - Alan Gallacher looks ahead to the new season for St Mirren.
Stats and Picture Quiz - Player appearance stats for the season and picture quiz on St Mirren players who also played for the Dons.
Marketing Matters – Campbell Kennedy updates on the latest events and happenings at the club's Commercial Department.
SMiSA - A Q&A with David Riley, SMiSA's representative on the St Mirren Board.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2019/20 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures and results for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Sunday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2018/19 season click HERE.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s Premiership club live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from the Simple Digital Arena when Aberdeen are the visitors for Sunday's Ladbrokes Premiership match.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren vs Aberdeen
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Sunday 11th August 2019
Kick-off: 3:00pm BST

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

Our match day entertainment returns again this season BIGGER and BETTER than ever before.

The fun gets under way this Sunday from 1:30pm behind the Family Stand. 

We'll have a range of different activities taking place including:

* Weekly football skills zone - this week we focus on the Danny Mullen volley.
* Test your driving skills on our huge go-kart track.
* Face painting.
* Balloon Modelling.
* Free sweets from the Panda sponsored by Black & White Army.
* Live music.
* Bung a Baw sponsored by Glen Bun bakery.
* Pick the winning team and win £100 on our giant football card.
* Win donuts by predicting #saints1stgoal.
* Vote for #SMFCMOM and be in with a chance of winning a voucher for the club shop.

So get yourself along to the Family Stand from 1:30pm on Sunday ahead of our match against Aberdeen to get involved!  

We are giving fans the opportunity to vote for the man of the match and also put two lucky fans in with the chance of winning a £10 voucher for the Club Shop.

Every home game we’ll throw open the voting on the 60 minute mark for 20 minutes where votes can be cast on Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is use the hashtag #SMFCMOM followed by the name of the player you are voting for, eg ‘#SMFCMOM MAGENNIS’.

With 10 minutes of the game remaining all the votes will be counted then the Stadium Announcer will confirm the winning player over the tannoy system.

From all the fans who nominate the winning player one will be picked at random from the Facebook account and another from the Twitter account and they will each be awarded a £10 voucher for the Club Shop. The winners will be notified through the account they posted from.

Please note that the winners must collect their voucher after the game.

So get yourself ready on the hour mark of Sunday’s game against Aberdeen and get voting with #SMFCMOM.

Paisley Panda will host the ever-popular match day competition ‘Bung a Baw’ during the half-time break of Sunday’s match against Aberdeen.

To take part you will receive a small foam ball which is numbered and you will then have a chance to throw your ball towards our club mascot Paisley Panda in front of the Family Stand. Each person will have 60 seconds to do this and the winner will be the person who has thrown the ball closest to the feet of the Panda. The winner will be confirmed over the PA system.

The competition is sponsored by Glen-Bun Bakery who are supplying a full tray of yummy cakes as the prize for the contest winner.

This season it is FREE to take part in 'Bung a Baw'. The balls will be available from inside the Family Stand in the 30 minutes leading up to kick-off and then again in the first 5 minutes of half-time before the competition starts (subject to availability). Each ball is numbered and participants will also get a ticket with the corresponding number which they will use to claim the prize if they win.

‘Bung a Baw’ continues to be very popular so Paisley Panda advises that you get in early on Sunday to get your ball to take part.

As well as taking care of ‘Bung a Baw’, Paisley Panda will be giving away sweets to the kids in and around the stadium courtesy of the Black and White Army website.

Paisley Panda is pleased to confirm that ‘First Scorer’ will be back for the game on Sunday against Aberdeen.

‘First Scorer’ lets fans predict in advance of the game who they think will score St Mirren's first goal in Sunday’s match against the Dons.

From all of those who guess correctly, a winner will be picked at random and they will win a box of a dozen doughnuts which will be delivered to their seat right after the goal is scored!

To enter all you have to do ahead of the game is post your prediction of the first St Mirren scorer on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #Saints1stgoal. The lucky winner will then be contacted to confirm which stand they will be in with the row and seat number so that the prize can be delivered to them.