Danny Mullen says he's already raring to go for the new season despite St Mirren's season ending just 12 days ago.

The Buddies forward scored Saints' equaliser in the Play-Off Final against Dundee United after Nicky Clark had given the Tangerines the lead.

Saints went on to win the tie on penalties to preserve their Ladbrokes Premiership status. 

It completed a 'great escape' for the Buddies who looked sat five points adrift at the bottom of the league in February.

And following that dramatic end to the season, Danny admits can't wait for the new one to begin.

He said: "After a week or two off you just want to get back in.

I had a few days to relax but since then I have been keeping myself ticking over to make sure I am in the best possible shape when we come back.

"I think we are all looking forward to next season because of the way that we finished the year.

"It was a brilliant end to a difficult year but we managed to stay up and give ourselves a shot again next season.

"Hopefully we are able to continue the sort of form we showed towards the end into next year.

"I’m just counting down the days now and I am really looking forward to it."

The play-off final win came off the back of a big week for the forward following the birth of his first child - a daughter named Sophia. 

He confessed it had been a crazy, but 'perfect' couple of days.

It was a whirlwind few days but everything turned out perfectly," he said.

"Both mum and baby are doing really well and it has been an amazing few weeks for all of us. The goal rounded off a fantastic period for myself on a personal level and it couldn’t have gone any better.

"To get the goal in the Dundee United game was brilliant and to do it in front of such a support was incredible.

"Now it is time for me to kick on yet again when the season comes around."

Are you looking for something exciting, fun, and developmental for your child to do over the Summer holidays? If so, St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation is the place for you!

Bookings are now being taken for the ever-popular Saints Summer Football Camp. The camps will run over 6 weeks throughout July/August, taking place at the club’s exclusive airdome at the Simple Digital Arena and Lochbarr Services, Lochwinnoch.

Players aged 3-12 years old will be put through their paces by experienced and qualified community coaches. Daily themes will cover all skills and attributes of the modern-day footballer (dribbling, passing and control, heading, finishing and flicks and tricks), all within a safe and fun, learning environment.

Participants are required to bring with them suitable indoor clothing and footwear (no metal studs or blades), shin guards and goalkeeper gloves (if appropriate). We will be providing the children with a healthy snack and water however, if you wish to give your child their own, that is completely fine.

Places are limited/first come first serve and bookings can be sent via email to communitytrust@stmirren.com. Please note that payment must be made in full at the time of booking to confirm places.

For further information about the Saints Summer Football Camp and St Mirren FC Community Trust, please contact communitytrust@stmirren.com 

St Mirren's fixtures for the group stage of the Betfred Cup are as follows:

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic (Sun, 14th July - 3pm) - Live on BT Sport
St Mirren v Edinburgh City (Wed, 17th July - 7:45pm)
East Kilbride v St Mirren (Sat, 20th July - 3pm)
Albion Rovers v St Mirren (Tue, 23rd July - 7:45pm)

St Mirren's first game against Dunfermline Athletic at the Simple Digital Arena will take place on Sunday afternoon and will be shown live on BT Sports.

The format, announced in advance of the 2016 Betfred Cup, sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out with the winners earning an extra ‘bonus point’ in addition to the traditional point given for a draw.

The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 where they are joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Rangers.

The 2018/19 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship will be played in Scotland from 16 to 28 July.

With Scotland qualifying as hosts, Pauline Hammill’s young squad will face off against France, The Netherlands and Norway, as Scotland are represented on home soil in a championship finals for the first time in 20 years.

Several matches will take place at the Simple Digital Arena and tickets for the matches are on-sale here.

Ticket Prices:

Group Stages

Adult: £2
Concession: £1

Knockout Stages

Adult: £5
Concession: £2

Group A: Scotland, Netherlands, Norway, France
Group B: England, Belgium, Spain, Germany

Group stage

Tuesday 16 July:

Group A - Scotland v France: 19:30, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley 

Friday 19 July:

Group A -  Netherlands v France: 16:00, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley

Monday 22nd July:

Group A - Netherlands v Scotland: 18:15, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley

Thursday 25 July:

Semi-Final 2 - 18:30, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley

Sunday 28 July:

Final - 16:00, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Anders Dreyer, Brad Lyons, Danny Rogers, Duckens Nazon, Jordan Holmes, Kyle McAllister, Laurentiu Corbu, Lee Hodson and Mihai Popescu have returned to their parent clubs as their loan deals come to an end.

We can also confirm that Anton Ferdinand and Simeon Jackson will leave the club following the expiry of their contracts, while Adam Eckersley has joined Airdrieonians. 

St Mirren manager Oran Kearney said: "I'd personally like to thank all of the players for their efforts during their time at St Mirren and wish them all the best for the future. We are working hard behind the scenes as we look add to the squad."

St Mirren manager Oran Kearney has paid tribute to the departing Jimmy Nicholl after the 62 year-old joined Dundee following the expiry of his Saints contract.

Jimmy joined Oran Kearney’s backroom staff in November when he became first team coach and played a vital role as the club managed to avoid relegation from the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Oran said: "I want to thank Jimmy for all his support during his time at the club.

"His experience of Scottish football was important for me when I came into the club and he played a significant part in helping keep the club in the Premiership.

"He’ll be a big miss, not just to myself, but to the players also with whom he had built a strong rapport and was a popular figure.

"The agreement was always that Jimmy would be here until the summer and we would re-assess then.

"It’s a new opportunity for Jimmy and it goes without saying that everyone at the club wishes him all the best in his new role."

We can confirm that Jimmy Nicholl has left the club following the expiry of his contract to join Dundee.

We'd like to thank Jimmy for his service and wish him all the best in his new role.

The next meeting of The St Mirren Business Club takes place in the Westmarch Suite at the Simple Digital Arena tomorrow evening (Thursday 30th May).

Our guest speaker on the evening will be Darren McAllister, Business Development Manager at our partners Utilita Energy.

5.30pm-6pm
Tea & coffee and refreshments served

6.30pm-7 pm
Presentation by Darren McAllister, Utilita Energy.

7pm-8pm
Networking

The Business Club, offers the chance for our sponsors and business partners the opportunity to network in unique surroundings.

Events will be held frequently, taking different formats and with a selection of quality guest speakers covering a wide range of themes.

The Business Club is completely free to join with members receiving invites to a series of exclusive events throughout the year.

St.Mirren Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy said: "The St.Mirren Business Club is a unique and exciting opportunity to get like-minded local and national businesses together and gives our sponsors and business partners the opportunity to promote their businesses and services to each other."

If you are interested in attending the event or looking for more details please forward your full name and company details to commercial@stmirren.com or phone Commercial Manager Campbell Kennedy (direct) on 0141 840 1337.

The draw for group stage of the Betfred Cup took place this afternoon, and St Mirren’s South Section group is as follows:

Group H
St Mirren
Dunfermline
Albion Rovers
Edinburgh City
East Kilbride

The group stage draw sees the 40 participating clubs scheduled to play four games across five match dates – 13/14 July, 16/17 July, 20/21 July, 23/24 July and 27/28 July - subject to broadcast selections.

The format, announced in advance of the 2016 Betfred Cup, sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out with the winners earning an extra ‘bonus point’ in addition to the traditional point given for a draw.

The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 where they are joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Rangers.

The full group stage fixture list, including BT Sport live TV selections, will be confirmed in due course.

The draw for the group stage of the 2018/19 Betfred Cup will be this afternoon and will be broadcast live on the SPFL's YouTube channel at 1.30pm.

The 40-team group stage includes the 38 SPFL clubs not involved in European competition plus Highland League winners Cove Rangers and Lowland League champions East Kilbride.

The draw will produce eight groups of five teams on a regionalised basis. The four north and four south groups will each be made up of a first seed, a second seed and three unseeded clubs, with seeding based on league positions at the end of season 2018/19.

The format sees all drawn group stage matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winners earning a bonus point in addition to the point given to each team for a draw. 

The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16 of the competition on the weekend of August 17/18, where they will be joined by holders Celtic and fellow European representatives Rangers, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.

The full group stage fixture list, including BT Sport live TV selections, will be confirmed in due course, with ties to be played on the following dates:

Betfred Cup dates 2019/20

Group stage MD1 – Weekend of July 13/14, 2019
Group stage MD2 – Midweek of July 16/17, 2019
Group stage MD3 – Weekend of July 20/21, 2019
Group stage MD4 – Midweek of July 23/24, 2019
Group stage MD5 – Weekend of July 27/28, 2019

Second round – Weekend of August 17/18, 2019

Quarter-finals – Midweek of September 24-26, 2019

Semi-finals – Weekend of November 2/3, 2019

Final – Weekend of December 7/8, 2019