St Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic go head to head on league business for the first time since 2012 tomorrow evening at East End Park in front of the BBC ALBA cameras.

The Pars stormed to the League One title last season under the stewardship of former Buddie Allan Johnston so a lot was expected of them this term but after an encouraging opening day in the league campaign they have stuttered.

For all that Johnston recruited well over the summer by signing former Kilmarnock duo Kallum Higginbotham and Lee Ashcroft. Farid El Alagui was snapped up from Hibernian as was former Rangers man Nicky Clark, both brought in to bolster up the forward line.

After wins against Arbroath and Cowdenbeath in the Betfred Cup, losses to Inverness Caley Thistle and Dundee United stopped them advancing in the tournament but hopes were raised again when the Pars won by the odd goal in seven against Dumbarton on the opening day of the Ladbrokes Championship. But losses to Hibernian (2-1), Raith Rovers (2-0) and Queen of the South (1-0) saw the Fife club bump back down to Earth.

Daylight was spotted at the end of the tunnel again with a resounding 5-1 victory against Brechin City in the IRN-BRU Cup but back to back defeats against Dundee United (3-1) and Morton (2-1) in the league see the East End Park side sitting in second bottom spot on the league table, edging out St Mirren by goals scored.

Things haven’t been much better for Saints although they did rally back to earn a share of the points away to Dumbarton last weekend thanks to a headed equaliser by Ryan Hardie. But Saints poor run and start to the season saw the end of Alex Rae’s reign as manager earlier this week as his and assistant manager David Farrell’s contracts were terminated by the club.

St Mirren and Dunfermline last faced each other in the league on 21st April 2012 in an eight goal SPL thriller in Paisley, with the sides having to settle for a point apiece in a 4-4 draw. The sides did meet last season in the Challenge Cup at The Paisley 2021 Stadium where goals from Calum Gallagher and Scott Agnew, and a brace from Stephen Mallan gave Saints a 4-0 win and progression to the next round.

Allan McManus will take over the managerial duties for tomorrow’s match at East End Park where he will be looking to impress, knowing that a win will see Saints leapfrog Dunfermline.

This coming Saturday (24th September), St Mirren head to 'The Kingdon of Fife' to face Dunfermline Athletic in a Ladbrokes Championship fixture at East End Park.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to Dunfermline for the game is as follows:

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

The bus will leave at 3:30pm for Dunfermline.

Bus tickets are on sale in The Bankhouse.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for the game away to Dunfermline will leave at 3:30pm.

Bus tickets are now on sale in the bar.

North End Travel Club

The North End Travel Club are sharing a bus with the Chivas Club to Dunfermline.

The bus will leave the Court Bar at 3:00pm.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for Dunfermline will leave the Court Bar at 3:00 pm.

We are sharing the bus with the North End Club therefore a very limited number of non members seats are available.

Please contact the Court Bar if you require a seat.

Additional Information for Travelling Fans

Tomorrow, Saturday 24th September, St.Mirren head to 'The Kingdom of Fife' to face Dunfermline Athletic in a Ladbrokes Championship match-up.

The gate prices have now been confirmed for the fixture at East End Park and these are shown above.

The referee tomorrow is Greg Aitken and he will be assisted by Graeme Stewart, David Dunne and Scott Millar.

For directions to East End Park click here

The St Mirren Under-20 side are back in action again next midweek when they play host to their counterparts from Hamilton Academical.

The SPFL Development League fixture between the young Buddies and Accies on Tuesday, 27th September will take place at the Paisley 2021 Stadium and it will kick-off at 6:00pm. Admission is FREE.

For more news on the SPFL Development League please click HERE.

Over the upcoming October Week school holiday the Street Stuff team will be running sessions from Monday 17th October to Friday 21st October.

The sessions provide young people aged between 10 and 18 with a range of FREE activities including Street Football with coaches from St Mirren Football Club, dance lessons and access to the youth bus.

A healthy meal or sandwiches will also be provided free of charge to all participants at the sessions.

These sessions are a great way for young people to get out and have fun in a safe, healthy and positive environment with access to high quality facilities and top class coaching from St Mirren Football Club.

Street Stuff is a diversionary project providing young people with an opportunity to have fun, get fit and active and meet other people their age.

Street Stuff is run in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Engage Renfrewshire and St Mirren Football Club.

The Street Stuff timetable for the October Week school holiday is as follows:

Monday 17th October

Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Venue: Bargarran Primary School, Erskine
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Tuesday 18th October

Venue: Gallowhill MUGA
Events: Football, Youth Bus
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Cold sandwich or wrap with juice etc.

Venue: Glenburn Community Centre
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Venue: Our Lady of Peace MUGA, Linwood
Events: Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Cold sandwich or wrap with juice etc.

Wednesday 19th October

Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Venue: Bargarran Primary School, Erskine
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal 

Thursday 20th October

Venue: Gallowhill MUGA
Events: Football, Youth Bus
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Cold sandwich or wrap with juice etc.

Venue: Glenburn Community Centre
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Venue: Our Lady of Peace MUGA, Linwood
Events: Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Cold sandwich or wrap with juice etc.

Friday 21st October

Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

Venue: Bargarran Primary School, Erskine
Events: Dance, Youth Bus, Football
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Food: Healthy meal

If you require any further info please contact Stephen Gallacher on mobile: 07557 281 581 or by e-mail: stephen.gallacher@stmirren.com. 

For more information on Street Stuff Dance please contact Street Stuff Dance Co-ordinator, Rachel Elliott on Tel: (0141) 840-6125, Mob: 07702 865 4925, E-mail: rachel.elliott@stmirren.com.

To learn more about Street Stuff please visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/streetstuff.

St Mirren in the Community would like to remind parents of changes to the community football classes timetable due to the upcoming holiday weekend.

In addition to the classes at Gryffe High School and Rashielea Primary School on Friday 23rd September and the classes at St Paul’s Primary School on Monday 26th September all being cancelled due to the holiday, the football centres at the Carbrini@JD Airdome on Saturday 24th September and Sunday 25th September are also cancelled.

Please also note that due to internal works being carried out within Kilbarchan Primary School all “St Mirren in the Community” football classes will be cancelled until further notice.

The revised timetable for the next week is as follows:

Tuesday 20th September

Arkleston Primary School, Renfrew - Age: 3-5yrs - Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Arkleston Primary School, Renfrew - Age: 6-12yrs - Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm

Wednesday 21st September

Ralston Primary School, Ralston - Age: 3-5yrs - Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Ralston Primary School, Ralston - Age: 6-12yrs - Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm

Thursday 22nd September

Lochbarr Services, Lochwinnoch - Age: 3-5yrs - Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm

Lochbarr Services, Lochwinnoch - Age: 6-12yrs - Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Friday 23rd September

No classes due to holiday weekend.

Saturday 24th September

No classes due to holiday weekend.

Sunday 25th September

No classes due to holiday weekend.

Monday 26th September

No classes due to holiday weekend.

The first session is free then £3.50 per session thereafter made payable on the day.

For further information about Community Football Centres please call (0141) 889-2558 or e-mail communityadmin@stmirren.com.

The St Mirren Under-20 side headed to Tannadice Park last night where they went down 4-1 to Dundee United in the SPFL Development League.

The home side took the lead on the 15 minute mark as Reece Willison saved Jordan Garden’s shot but the ball broke to Matty Smith who forced it home to open the scoring.

St Mirren continued to battle away and carved out some opportunities but couldn’t capitalise on them and went into the half-time break a goal down.

Allan McManus made a couple of changes to his side for the start of the second half bringing on Nathan Flanagan and Conor O’Keefe to replace Calum Gallagher and Kyle McAllister but they hardly had a chance to settle into the game as United stretched their lead on 51 minutes when Garden headed home a free-kick to put the home side 2-0 up.

Three minutes later Garden found the back of the net again to put United three-up and on the hour mark they sealed the three points as Aaron Murrell headed the ball past Willison for number four.

Saints pulled a goal back on 69 minutes when Andrew McDonald forced the ball home from close range but it was too little too late for Saints to make a comeback as they fell to their second defeat of the season.

St Mirren: Willison, McNaughton, Barclay, Magennis, McKendry, McDonald, Gallacher (Flanagan 46), Walker, Orsi, McLear, McAllister (O’Keefe 46).

The St Mirren Under-20 side will be looking to get back on track this evening as they head north-east to face their counterparts from Dundee United.

The SPFL Development League encounter on Monday 19th September between the young Buddies and Terrors will take place at Tannadice Park.

The match will kick-off at 6:00pm.

The referee for this fixture will be Steven Traynor.

For more news on the SPFL Development League please click here.

St Mirren had to battle back from a goal down on Saturday to get a share of the points in a 1-1 draw in the Ladbrokes Championship match against Dumbarton at The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium.

St Mirren started the early exchanges well but despite coming close on a couple of occasions they found themselves a goal down on 15 minutes when the home side caught Saints on the break and played the ball into the penalty-area which was swept past Scott Gallacher by Andy Stirling to open the scoring.

Saints battled their way back into the game and got a deserved equaliser four minutes before the half-time break when Tom Walsh’s cross picked out Ryan Hardie who headed the ball into the back of the net.

Both sides had chances to win the match in the second half but had to settle for a share of the points.

Official Website photographer, Allan Picken was at The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium to capture all the action.

© Allan Picken Photography.

This coming Saturday (24th September), St Mirren head to 'The Kingdom of Fife' for a Ladbrokes Championship match-up with Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to Dunfermline for the game is as follows:

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

The bus will leave at 3:30pm for Dunfermline.

Bus tickets are on sale in The Bankhouse.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for the game away to Dunfermline will leave at 3:30pm.

Bus tickets are now on sale in the bar.

North End Travel Club

Owing to the holiday weekend and the later kick-off time The North End Travel Club are sharing a bus with the Chivas Club to Dunfermline.

The bus will leave the Court Bar at 3:00pm.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for Dunfermline will leave the Court Bar at 3:00 pm.

We are sharing the bus with the North End Club therefore a very limited number of non members seats are available.

Please contact the Court Bar if you require a seat.