Harry Davis says he hopes to be back in full training next month. 

The defender, who signed permanently for Saints in August, has been out since March after picking up a knee injury in a 3-2 win over Dundee United.

It cut short a promising loan spell at the Buddies where he had quickly become a fan favourite witj three goals in nine appearances. 

While proving to be a goalscoring threat, it was his defensive displays that won over Saints supporters with the stopper playing his part in St Mirren's survival bid. 

With Davis now back running he confessed that he doesn't want to return too quickly and cause further issues, but is optimistic that he will resume training in the coming weeks.

Hopefully I'll be back in full training in October at some stage," he told stmirren.com

"I'm just progressing with my running now. It's great to be back running as you take it for granted when you are doing it. 

"It all just depends on how I feel physically. I don't want to rush it because then you can get muscles strains and aches.

"You're always eager to get back as quickly as possible, but it's about being sensible with that. I don't want to break down. I want to get back and stay back for the rest of the season."

Davis has been impressed with the team while watching from the sidelines and believes the confidence built up from last season's big performances have carried on to this season.

They've been playing well," he said.

"The games I've watched at home we've been very good which is pleasing to see.

"It's great to see the lads full of confidence and now we have a run of games we'll be looking to get maximum points from it. 

"It'd be nice to be back in the squad with the team doing well. It would be a change from last season.

"The gaffer keeping most of the squad from last season has been massive. We've brought the feeling from last season into this season.

"I think you can see week-in, week-out we've got a team than wants to do well for themselves, for the manager and everyone associated with the club."

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Steven Thompson will be inducted into the St Mirren Hall of Fame. 

The lifelong Buddie is the latest inductee to be announced, with Danny Lennon, Jim Goodwin, Alex Smith and Jimmy Bone all set to take their place at the club's 140th Anniversary dinner next month.

However, due to commitments with the BBC, Steven is unable to attend the club's 140th Anniversary Dinner and will instead be inducted at the club's end of season dinner in 2018. 

Steven joined his boyhood heroes in 2011 after leaving English club Burnley and stayed with the Saints until he retired in 2016, scoring 54 goals in 180 appearances for the black and white. 

Perhaps his most famous moment at St Mirren came in 2013 when he scored the second goal in our 3-2 triumph over Hearts in the League Cup final as the Buddies lifted major silverware for the first time since 1987.

Steven told stmirren.com: "To finish my career at St Mirren would have been enough, but to be involved in a moment that would be as historic and memorable as the Cup Final will be with me forever."

Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy said: "Nobody can forget the contributions that Steven made during his time at the club. With Danny Lennon and Jim Goodwin being inducted also it made sense for Steven to join them. Whilst it's unfortunate he can't be with us at the 140th Anniversary Dinner, we are delighted that he will be inducted at the end of the season dinner." 

Step branding at The Paisley 2021 Stadium is a new cost effective way to support the club whether you are a dedicated fan or a local business.

The new step signs have now started to be fitted from the centre of the Main Stand, while similar will happen in the West Stand and South Stand outwards.

Each sign is digitally printed on aluminium with a matt laminate finish measuring in a 1150 x 140mm (one name per sign). 

The cost per sign including cost to manufacture is £100 plus VAT (1 year) or £200 plus VAT (3 years). 

Along with an official club certificate of authenticity signed by Tony Fitzpatrick, you will also receive your step sign at the end of your sponsorship. 

To reserve your sign or get further information contact Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy direct on 0141 840 1337 or email: commercial@stmirren.com 

Stephen McGinn has told Saints fans that the team will make up for Saturday's disappointment against Dunfermline.

The captain confessed to stmirren.com that Saturday's 3-0 defeat to the Pars wasn't good enough. 

Despite being Saints' first loss in six, McGinn was frustrated by the manner of defeat and apologised to the 1000+ St Mirren fans who travelled to East End Park.

But while he was disappointed to lose, he cautioned that there is still a long way to go in the season and the team will work to improve. 

I apologise to the fans who came in great numbers and ask for them to turn out again. We'll repay them for that over the long run. 

"It's so early on, but in any game to get beat the way we did is sore and we have to take our medicine. 

"They are a good side and it's a tough place to come. We can't defend as poorly as we did. If we keep defending the way we are we are going to have afternoons like Morton and here and it's not acceptable moving forward.

"There's a long way to go and we still play each team at least three times. On paper it is still a reasonable start with winnable fixtures to complete the first round of fixtures.

"We take our medicine, we'll work on the negatives and we have to improve defensively. We need to be better and far more resilient."

The Buddies have won their last six home matches in a row and are back to playing hosts this weekend as Queen of the South come to Paisley. 

McGinn says the team will be aiming to keep up the good home form on Sunday in a bid to look to get back to winning ways.

Our home form is really good and it was a different game going to Dunfermline.

"We like playing at home and fancy our chances of beating most teams there.

"The last run of home games was very profitable for us and we have to look to do the same again."

St Mirren's home match against Dundee United on Saturday 30th December has been rescheduled after being selected for live coverage on BT Sport.

The match will now take place on Friday 29th December with a 7:45pm kick-off.

The full details for the rescheduled fixture are as follows:

St Mirren v Dundee United
Ladbrokes Championship 
Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Friday, 29th December 2017
Live on BT Sport, 7:45pm kick-off

St Mirren manager Jack Ross gives his thoughts on the Buddies 3-0 loss to Dunfermline in the Ladbrokes Championship.

It was a bad day for Saints who went down to nine men after red cards for Adam Eckersley and Gregor Buchanan. 

It was a day to forget for St Mirren as Dunfermline inflicted a first defeat in six for the Saints after running out 3-0 winners at East End Park.

First half goals from Declan McManus and David Hopkirk had Allan Johnston's men comfortable going into the break with captain Callum Morris wrapping the game up in the second half to send the Pars back to the top of the table. Saints misery was compounded in the final few minutes when Adam Eckersley and Gregor Buchanan both saw red.

However, it could have been a different game if St Mirren could have capitalised on a good start to the match. The Buddies almost got off to a flier with just two minutes on the clock when a clearance by Gregor Buchanan was played on by Cammy Smith to Gavin Reilly. The striker had out-muscled Callum Morris to break forward and race into the box, but he stuck his effort just beyond Sean Murdoch's far post.

Lewis Morgan, who was St Mirren's best player throughout, showed some fancy footwork to beat several Dunfermline players on his way to the box. He didn't catch the shot right and it looked to be skewing well wide when it was deflected back into his path. But on the second attempt he flashed the ball over the bar. 

The hosts had scored before the first 15 minutes in their previous four league matches in a row. It took them a little longer to do so, but not much when they drew first blood on 20 minutes. A ball across the field was headed on by Kallum Higginbotham. He found his target in Declan McManus, who broke through the St Mirren defence, hitting a shot into the ground with it bouncing beyond Craig Samson to put the Pars ahead.

Buoyed by that goal, the home side would take a firm grip on the match. McManus could have doubled Dunfermline's lead less than two minutes after his opener when he broke the offside trap and raced clear. But just as he made his way into the box Eckersley and Buchanan came across to close him out and deny him the chance to get a shot away.

The Pars passed up a glorious opportunity to make it 2-0 on 25 minutes when David Hopkirk sent a shot by the post. Ironically it had come from a good chance for Saints to get themselves back into the game when a fizzing low cross from Stelios was turned behind for a Saints corner by Callum Morris. Ian McShane worked the corner short where it ended up at the feet of captain Stephen McGinn. The skipper was robbed of the ball just outside the Dunfermline box by Higginbotham who charged forward before playing it across the box to Hopkirk in acres of space. The substitute had all the time in the world to pick his spot, but somehow managed to stick it wide when he looked destined to score. 

Higginbotham was the man that was making Dunfermline tick. From a corner he sent across a neat low driven ball into the path of Lee Ashcroft who flicked a foot at it with Samson doing well to turn it over the bar. 

Saints grew in stature after these warning signs to have their best spell in the match. Reilly managed to escape from his marker to make his way into the box before cutting the ball across the face of goal. Stelios tried in vain to get on the end of it, but it was turned behind for a corner by Ryan Williamson. The short corner was eventually flung in to the back post by Ian McShane with Saints skipper McGinn there to get a touch only for it to be blocked and cleared away. 

A strong finish to the half may have given Saints spirit to kick on in the second half, searching for a goal to get themselves level. But they were caught out just before the break with Dunfermline doubling their lead on 45 minutes. The ball was worked to Hopkirk on the edge of the box and he made it 2-0 to the Pars just before half time with a nice curling finish into the top corner. 

Half Time: Dunfermline 2-0 St Mirren

Jack Ross responded to the first half performance by making a half time substitute. John Sutton was on to replace Stelios and he was the first man to go close in the second half. The striker rose above the Dunfermline defence to head a Morgan corner over the bar.

Saints had strong appeals for a penalty when, on 54 minutes, Reilly charged on to block from McGinn and appeared to be felled in the box. Referee Craig Thomson was unmoved despite protests from the St Mirren players.

And just two minutes after that penalty appeal was denied, Dunfermline wrapped the game up with a third goal. Pars captain Callum Morris rose the highest to head home a corner kick

It was game over, though Saints still tried to pull a goal back - winning a succession of corners, the closest of which saw McGinn fire a shot just wide. 

The Buddies' day would go from bad to worse when Adam Eckersley received a red card on 87 minutes before Gregor Buchanan was given his marching order for a second bookable offence a minute later.

Full Time: Dunfermline 3-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Samson, Stelios (Sutton 45), Buchanan, Baird, Eckersley, L.Smith, McGinn, McShane, Morgan, C.Smith (Todd 79), Reilly (Stewart 75)
Subs Not Used: Stewart, Irvine, Kirkpatrick, Duffy, Sutton

Dunfermline: Murdoch, Williamson, Talbot, Morris, Ashcroft, Wedderburn, Higginbotham (Splaine 82) , McManus, Shiels, Cardle (Hopkirk 18), Clark
Subs Not Used: Gill, Martin, Aird, Ryan, Smith

Referee: Craig Thomson
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: Steven Strang

Attendance: 6628

It’s first versus second in the Ladbrokes Championship tomorrow as top of the table St Mirren travel to East End Park to face Dunfermline.

The Buddies leapfrogged Allan Johnston’s side last week after defeating Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-2 at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. That win was Saints’ fifth in a row and fourth win out of five in the Ladbrokes Championship.

The Pars had sat at the top of the league before Saturday with three wins and a draw from their first four matches. They looked on course to maintain in pole position after taking a 2-0 lead over Morton at Cappielow last weekend. But the Ton struck three times in the second half to take all three points.

Dunfermline had been in red-hot form before that loss, having scored 13 goals in their previous four league games and being the only team in the league to have been unbeaten. Joe Cardle and Kallum Higginbotham had them cruising at half time against our Renfrewshire rivals last Saturday, before three second half goals saw them consign the Pars to a first league defeat of the season and see Allan Johnston’s side fall to second.

Saints failed to beat Dunfermline in four matches last season. The Buddies looked set to pick up a valuable point at East End Park early in the season only for a mistake in the Saints' backline allowing Farid El Alagui to secure a 4-3 win for the home side in the first meeting of the two.

The Pars made their first trip to Paisley of the 2016/17 season in November and once again it was the Fifers who edged it with Nicky Clark scoring the only goal of the game on 26 minutes.

Saints improved in the final two meetings gaining a respectable 1-1 draw at Dunfermline in January with Gary MacKenzie scoring early in the second half to cancel out Kallum Higginbotham’s first half penalty. In March, the Buddies earned a vital point in their bid for Championship survival after the two sides battled out a 0-0 draw at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The Buddies last win over Dunfermline came in the Challenge Cup back in 2015. Saints had been struggling for form though they easily overcame the high flying Pars by 4-0 at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

With 29 goals between the two sides in the league already this season, goals seem a certainty tomorrow. St Mirren will need to be aware of the attacking threat that the hosts possess with the Pars having an abundance of riches in forward areas with the likes of Declan McManus, Kallum Higginbotham, Joe Cardle, Nicky Clark, Dean Shiels and Andy Ryan all options. But Jack Ross’ side will feel confident in their own abilities with Gavin Reilly, Cammy Smith, Lewis Morgan and Ian McShane all in top form at the moment.

Saturday’s match is sure to attract the biggest crowd in the Championship this weekend with Saints likely to take over 1000 fans to East End Park. A St Mirren win would keep the Buddies top of the pile, while Dunfermline will be hoping that they can return to the summit after slipping up last weekend.

The contractor that is building new affordable homes on the old home of St Mirren FC has given the Paisley club’s Youth Academy a £15,000 cash boost.

Glasgow-based AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd is currently on site at the old St Mirren stadium at Love Street in Paisley, building 132 new homes.

One of the most successful youth academies in Scotland, St Mirren’s Youth Academy currently coaches around 150 young players, from the age of 4 up to 20. It is the only Youth Academy in Scotland, out with Celtic and Rangers, to reach a 5 Star Elite rating from the Scottish FA.

Paul Kelly, Managing Director of AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd said: “At AS Homes, we always try our best to make a positive contribution to the communities surrounding our developments. St Mirren’s Youth Academy has a fantastic reputation, and I think it does a wonderful job of bringing in youngsters and involving them in something positive that will improve their health, skills and confidence.

"The Academy also has a great track record of nurturing talent through its ranks, with many ending up as first team players both at St Mirren and elsewhere in Scotland. I think it’s great to see so many young people involved in the Academy and am very happy that AS Homes is in a position to help."

Allan McManus, Head of Youth Development at St Mirren FC said, “We are so grateful to AS Homes for their support. This generous funding will make a tremendous difference and will be of great benefit to the development of our young academy and community players, as they strive to become better footballers. With football quickly changing, we need to keep up with it, and this donation will allow us to invest in much-needed new equipment to give our youngsters everything they need to compete.”

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Additional Information for Travelling Fans

Tomorrow, Saturday 16th September, St Mirren head to 'The Kingdom of Fife' to face Dunfermline Athletic in a Ladbrokes Champions match-up.

Entry to this match is pay-at-the-gate and the gate  prices for the fixture at East End Park are confirmed above.

The referee tomorrow is Craig Thomson and he will be assisted by Graeme Stewart and Steven Strang.

For directions to East End Park click here