Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 25th March) St Mirren head to Motherwell to face Ray McKinnon's Dundee United side in the IRN-BRU Cup Final at Fir Park.

The latest info we have on Travel Clubs heading to Fir Park for the final is as follows::

North End Travel Club

Last we heard tickets for this bus were still on sale but you would be best to contact The Brewer's Tap to confirm availability.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

Our buses for this match are now sold out.

Chivas Travel Club

Our buses for this match are now sold out.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

Both of our buses for the final are now sold out.

Please note that the St Mirren Ticket Office now have just under 250 tickets remaining from the club's allocation for tomorrow's final.

Subject to availability, fans have till 2:00pm today to get a ticket for tomorrow's final as there will be no sale of tickets on the day of the match.

St Mirren fans have been allocated the Davie Cooper Stand and the Phil O'Donnell Stand at Fir Park for tomorrow's final. Tickets for the Davie Cooper Stand are now sold out but there are still just under 250 available for the Phil O'Donnell Stand, but the tickets are selling fast.

The St Mirren Ticket Office (Main Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Fri, 24th Mar: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 25th Mar: CLOSED

Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130.
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com.

Please note that the Club Shop is also open the same hours as the Ticket Office.

Additional Information

Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday 25th March, St Mirren head to Fir Park to face Dundee United in the IRN-BRU Cup Final.

The ticket prices have now been confirmed for the cup tie at Fir Park and these are shown above.

The referee for tomorrow's match is Nick Walsh and he will be assisted by Sean Carr and Gary Hilland. The fourth official will be Steven Kirkland

Fans attending the IRN-BRU Cup Final, should note that enhanced search arrangements will be in place at this fixture. This additional safety measure has the potential to delay entry into the ground so fans are strongly encouraged to get to the Stadium as early as possible. Turnstiles will be open at 11:00am, 90 minutes before kick-off.

All supporters with a concession ticket must bring proof of ID such as a valid student card. Failure to do so will result in supporters being unable to gain access to the stadium.

For directions to Fir Park click here

David Van Zanten is a rare breed of player that has passed through St Mirren.

The Irishman can boast that he's won more silverware at the Buddies than almost anyone else who has played in the black and white. 

Alongside winning the League Cup with Saints in 2013, Vanzy was part of the last St Mirren side to triumph in the Challenge Cup. 

He knows what it takes to win it and has urged the current crop of players to make the most of Saturday's occasion when they go head-to-head with Dundee United in the IRN-BRU Cup final. 

For some of the players there it could be their first final and could very well be their last as well," he told stmirren.com. "You just don't know.

"They have to take advantage of the situation that they are in and the only way they can do that is by going and giving everything they can and trying to win the game. 

"Leave nothing behind at all, go and give absolutely everything you've got. Run yourself into the ground and just make the most of it. Don't leave anything behind in the dressing room."

Van Zanten set up John Sutton's winning goal in the 2005 final, crossing in to the Englishman who nodded beyond Hamilton goalkeeper Dave McEwan to seal the Saints victory. He believes that Sutton will appreciate the final more this time around and expects the 33 year-old to have been a pivotal part in the dressing room ahead of the big day. 

He'll know how we all felt after that final and how much it meant winning it. His experience will be vital in that team and that squad. I'm sure he'll be telling them all about it, how good a night we had after it and how we kicked on after it.

"I'm sure he'll be drumming that into the players. Go and win this and then kick on in the league and get safe. 

"If they win the final Jack will not let them get too carried away," he continued. "Let them know that there is still plenty of work to be done. He's done a brilliant job since he came in.

"Obviously it's taken a while to get going but he's managed to get a few players in in January that have really help the squad. Fingers crossed they can go and win the final and stay up and what a magnificent achievement it would be for Jack. 

Reflecting on his own experience winning the cup, Van Zanten admits it was a great day in his career and hopes that Jack Ross' side can use this weekend's final as the catalyst to stay in the Ladbrokes Championship the same way the 2005 team used it to push themselves to promotion.

He said: "It was absolutely brilliant. I know a lot of people kind of rubbish the cup competition because the Premier League teams aren't in it.

"But when you get to the final it means everything. It doesn't happen that often, getting to finals so it meant everything for us.

"It is one of the big memories I have of my career - winning that game and that final. That season we were obviously trying to get promoted and it gave us a taste of success and what it felt like. Winning that final helped motivate us to go on and win the league that year. 

"There's no feeling like it. The euphoria of it is second to none, it's amazing. It gave us that taste to go on and win the league which we knew was a much bigger achievement.

"It gave us the taste for it but also the confidence to go on and win the league and hopefully it will do similar to the players that are in there now. If you go and win this cup final, it will hopefully give them the confidence and belief that they can stay up this year. 

"It's a great feeling knowing that I'll always be a part of that history. Everyone who has been at the club knows how great a club it is and how close the fans are to the club and what it means to everyone in the area. I didn't know too much about St Mirren when I came across to Scotland. But now I consider myself a big fan of the club and knowing that I'll always be remembered in the history means so much to me."

With just two days left until the final, tickets for the Davie Cooper stand are now completely sold out. 

There are still a limited amount of tickets remaining for the Phil O'Donnell stand but tickets are selling fast.

For those still wishing to purchase a ticket, the ticket office will be open tonight (Thursday 23 March) between 5pm & 7pm and tomorrow (Friday 24 March) between 10am & 2pm.

Fans attending the IRN-BRU Cup Final, should note that enhanced search arrangements will be in place at this fixture. This additional safety measure has the potential to delay entry into the ground so fans are strongly encouraged to get to the Stadium as early as possible. Turnstiles will be open at 11am, 1.5 hours before kick-off.

All supporters with a concession ticket must bring proof of ID such as a valid student card. Failure to do so will result in supporters being unable to gain access to the stadium.

St Mirren Football Club would like to thank all the supporters who will turn out in great numbers to back the team on Saturday. 

He starred in the final the last time Saints won this trophy, scoring the winner as the Buddies ran out 2-1 victors over Hamilton Accies back in 2005. 

John Sutton was a fresh faced 21 year-old when he nodded home David Van Zanten's cross to ensure there would be black and white ribbons on the Challenge cup.

It was the catalyst for a double winning campaign as the Buddies secured promotion to the then Scottish Premier League later on in the season.

This time around it's a different story. This time Saints are going for the trophy while fighting to stay in the Ladbrokes Championship. 

At 33 years old the striker is one of the more experienced heads within the squad and could well be playing in his last cup final. And, after a long career, the Englishman knows that finals don't come around all that often.

It's very exciting," he said of Saturday's match before reflecting on 2005's win.

"I remember going into that game and the manager told us that a lot of players go through their careers without winning anything. We managed to win that day, that was a great achievement and it kicked us on to bigger and better things.

"Cup finals, whatever they are, don't come around very often. I think Hibs and Rangers and even Hearts have proved that over the seasons being in the lower leagues, so it'd be a great achievement for this group of players. 

"Everyone is desperate to win," he continued. "It was different circumstances back then as that kicked us on to win the league that year which was a brilliant double. It won't be the same this year but hopefully it could kick us on to league survival.

"Hopefully it's a bit of a confidence boost. But we can't look too far whether we win or lose the cup final, it's not going to determine whether we stay up or not. You want to win at everyone so to take that and give the fans a good day out that would mean a lot to all of us. 

"There's a confidence in the group, there's no doubt about that. Dundee United are a good team but we know if we play as well as we can then we can cause any team problems."

Saturday's venue holds a special place in the striker's heart after having two spells with Motherwell and he is looking forward to what he believes will be a good occasion.

Fir Park is brilliant for atmosphere," he said. "It's quite a tight pitch and the fans are right on top of you. We were lucky when we played the final at Airdrie as we had pretty much three quarters of the stadium, it was a brilliant atmosphere and I'm sure that will be the same this time around.

"It'll be nice," he said of returning to the ground before joking; "Especially since they got the pitch sorted out in the last few years!

"It's a fantastic stadium, I enjoyed my time there. The good thing about it is that it's compact and there should be a really good atmosphere."

The St Mirren Under-20 side's match against Partick Thistle in the SPFL Development League has been postponed.

The young Buddies were scheduled to take on Thistle at the Excelsior Stadium this evening, but the fixture will now be rearranged after weather conditions have seen the match called off. 

For more news on the SPFL Development League please click HERE

A team of St Mirren supporters defeated a team of Morton supporters in a clash between the two to raise funds for charity. 

The Buddies side ran out 4-0 winners at Park Mains High School in Erskine in a match organised to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Well done to all who took part!

Match pictures by Allan Picken – © Allan Picken Photography 

St Mirren manager Jack Ross and assistant James Fowler are set to take to opposing dugouts at the Paisley 2021 Stadium with the pair being announced as the managers for this year's Saint for a Day.

Saint for a Day will take place on 30 April 2017 - the day after our final home league match of the 2016/17 season. 

The gaffer and his assistant will come head-to-head with Jack taking charge of the home side and James leading the away side. 

Jack said: "I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be a fun day of the back of what will hopefully have been a positive day the day before when we play Raith Rovers. It's great to meet supporters and doing something like this to raise money for the youth academy is hugely beneficial to the club. We've seen the likes of Kyle Magennis and Lewis Morgan establish themselves in the first team this season and it's important that we can keep doing that year-on-year." 

James said: "It'll be interesting coming up against the gaffer but obviously I want to win. It should be a good day and it'll no doubt be a great experience for supporters to get to play in the stadium of the team they love." 

All Saint for a Day details including how to bid and the closing date for bids can be found here.

Tickets for the IRN-BRU Cup final are still on general sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and online at smfctickets.co.uk.

The final takes place at Fir Park in Motherwell this coming Saturday (25th March) with a 12:30pm kick off.  The St Mirren fans will be housed in the Phil O'Donnell and David Cooper Stands. 

Tickets are priced at £20 for adults, £10 for concessions* and £5 for under 12s.  

We also have spaces for wheelchair users and they are priced at £10 for adults, £5 concessions* and £3 for under 12s. Carers will go free of charge.

The Ticket Office hours in the build-up to the final are as follows:

20/03/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
21/03/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
22/03/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
23/03/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 7:00pm
24/03/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
25/03/2017 - CLOSED

Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130.
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com.

* Juveniles aged 12-18, over 65s and full-time students. 

Supporters Direct Scotland has launched its Scottish Football Supporters Survey for 2017 – with a clear message to Saints fans: your voice is heard.

Officially recognised as the lead supporters group in Scotland by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and the Scottish Football Association (Scottish FA), Supporters Direct Scotland has established a formal means to engage with the game’s key decision makers and represent fans’ views.

Outcomes from 2016 were formally presented to the Scottish FA’s Professional Game Board and the Scottish FA Congress, the latter of which includes representatives from all areas of football in Scotland.

You can read more about the results of the 2016 survey, and the resulting “asks” by visiting www.scottishsupporters.net.

This year’s survey covers issues that affect the national game, how football is governed and now also includes more specific club-related questions following a new consultation with supporters and clubs themselves.

Supporters who participate can enter a free draw to win tickets to Scotland’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against England on 10 June.

CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2017 SCOTTISH FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS SURVEY

The survey is open until 2 April 2017.