After last week's frustration of drawing against Dumbarton last weekend, captain, Stephen McGinn believes his team have the quality to proceed to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Looking back on last week's draw, McGinn admits it was a sore one to take: “It took the best part of the week to get over it. It was a game we felt we had won.

Teams find it difficult there [at Dumbarton]. Dundee United have lost twice there, so on reflection it was a good point. We were the better team for long spells in the game.”

With East Fife on an eight match unbeaten run, McGinn knows they will be a tough opponent. 

I do not think we are in a position to disrespect anyone," he said. "We are not used to winning games and we need to get into that habit.

"We will go up there, they are on a great run, we are not on a good one ourselves but we need to go and try to win the cup tie.”

Some may argue that the cup games may be an unwanted distraction but the Buddies captain thinks it will benefit the players. He said: "We are really happy we have two cup games coming up.

Some boys have not played in a few months so it is a good chance for the boys to go get some minutes in. At the end of the day we are in the business end of two different cups.”

Although the main aim this season is to remain in the Championship, McGinn refuses to believe that each game is not as important as the next.

The 28 year-year old said: “Just because we are not playing in the league does not make the game less important. We need to get together, play together and get our fitness as a team and win the game.”

Between now and the middle of March, St Mirren have four home matches starting with the IRN-BRU Cup semi-final against Welsh side The New Saints on Sunday 19th February.

Saints will also have home matches in the Ladbrokes Championship against Hibernian (1st March), Dunfermline Athletic (11th March) and Dundee United (15th March). 

Tickets for the IRN-BRU Cup tie and these Championship matches are now available to buy from the St Mirren Ticket Office and the Online Ticket Shop.

The ticket details for these matches is as follows:

St Mirren v The New Saints
IRN-BRU Cup, Semi-Final
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Sunday 19th February 2017
Kick-off: 4:10pm

This match will be all-ticket.

Season Tickets ARE NOT valid for this match.

Tickets for this match are now on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and the Online Ticket Shop.

Ticket Prices

Adult - £15
Over 65 - £8
Full-Time Student - £8
Under 18 - £8 

The club is not anticipating a big travelling support from The New Saints and - with the game being shown live on BBC Alba - have decided to adopt a sensible approach with only the West and Main Stands being opened for the match. 

St Mirren v Hibernian
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Wednesday 1st March 2017
Kick-off: 7:45pm

This match will be all-ticket.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this match.

Tickets for this match are now on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and the Online Ticket Shop.

See Ticket Information below for ticket details and pricing.

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Kick-off: 3:00pm

This match will be all-ticket.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this match.

Tickets for this match are now on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and the Online Ticket Shop.

See Ticket Information below for ticket details and pricing.

St Mirren v Dundee United
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Kick-off: 7:45pm

This match will be all-ticket.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this match.

Tickets for this match are now on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and the Online Ticket Shop.

See Ticket Information below for ticket details and pricing.

Ticket Information

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

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

The SPFL Development League encounter between the young Buddies and Killie on Tuesday 14th February will take place at The Paisley 2021 Stadium and will kick-off at 6:00pm.

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

Community Classes

Friday 10th February - Rashielea Primary and Gryffe High School are both ON tonight between 18:20 and 20:30 despite schools being off. 

Monday 13th February - St Paul's Primary is cancelled. 

Tuesday 14th February - Kilbarchan and Arkleston Primary are both cancelled and will return on the 21st February. 

The St Mirren Holiday Camp - Skills and S.S.Gs will run on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th between 10:00 - 15:00 at the dome. 

It will cost £10 per day or £15 for both days. 

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 11th February), St Mirren head to Methil to face East Fife in the 5th Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup at Bayview Stadium.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to Bayview Stadium is as follows:

North End Travel Club

The bus to the East Fife game will leave the Sneddon at 12:30pm.

Bus tickets are now on sale in the Brewer's Tap, £7 each.

Chivas Travel Club

Our bus for this match is now sold out.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

Our bus for this match is now sold out.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

Our bus for this match is now sold out.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to have your business advertised on the front of a St Mirren FC Youth Academy team strip for season 2017/18. 

Your company will be the main sponsor for that age group and will be included in online marketing via the club's social media channels. 

All logos will be highly visible and placed on the front of every jersey of the sponsored team creating fantastic exposure for your company. 

The company logo will also appear on the academy page in every home match magazine for the 2017/18 season. 

Further benefits T.B.C. 

To find out more about this great opportunity please contact Claire on 0141-882-0925 or email claire.coventry@stmirren.com 

A new date has been confirmed for St Mirren’s Ladbrokes Championship match against Dundee United which was postponed due to Saints’ involvement in next weekend’s IRN-BRU Cup semi-final.

The match against The Tangerines will now take place at The Paisley 2021 Stadium on Wednesday 15th March. The fixture will kick-off at 7:45pm.

* Proof of status will be required.

Additional Information for Travelling Fans

Tomorrow, Saturday 11th February, St.Mirren head to Methil to face East Fife in the 5th Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

The gate prices have now been confirmed for the cup tie at Bayview Stadium and these are shown above.

The referee tomorrow is Don Robertson and he will be assisted by Kylie McMullan and Stuart Hodge. The Fourth Official will be Mat Northcroft

For directions to Bayview Stadium click here

St Mirren's wheelchair facilities have been praised by a national disability-access review website.

Euan's Guide is a UK-wide site that reviews buildings, venues and businesses over access for people with disabilities

And in a recent article on Scottish football grounds, the Paisley 2021 Stadium was (along with Celtic Park) one of only two grounds given an overall five-star rating.

St Mirren recently opened a new disabled platform at the back of the main stand, in partnership with the St Mirren Disabled Supporters Association.

The platform was part-funded by members of SMISA as the first contribution from their quarterly members spend under the #BuyTheBuds scheme.

Club chairman Gordon Scott said: "We are very proud of the disabled facilities here at the Paisley 2021 Stadium, which were recently upgraded to include the new platform. It is nice to see the club being recognised by this website."

John Clark, chair of the St Mirren Disabled Supporters Association, said: "The disabled set-up at St Mirren is now among the best in Scotland and that speaks well not only of SMISA members, but of the wider fan base.

As co-secretary of the Scottish Disabled Supporters Association I will seek to share the good practices and example set at St Mirren.

"This represents phase 1 of the development of the stadium as we seek to further improve the accessibility of our stadium.

Despite a loss away to Hamilton Accies in the Development League, Head of Youth at St Mirren, Allan McManus was pleased with the performance of the young Saints and feels they could have won the game.

After an end-to-end game, which saw St Mirren create a lot of chances and pressure the Hamilton defence, McManus said: “I thought it was a good game of football and we deserved something from the game.

The score line flatters. We had numerous opportunities and there was a lot of fantastic counter attacking football.”

The result sees the Saints remain in 14^th place in the league, above St Johnstone, Dundee United and Dundee, on 21 points. However, McManus believes that it is the development that is more important than wins at this level.

He said: “I am really pleased from a performance aspect and it would have been really nice to get a win but in developmental football, the result is not the be all and end all.

“I thought, individually, the boys played particularly well. They worked really hard, and on another day we could have got something from the game.”

One who impressed was Josh Todd, who made several contributions going forward in the game. And was an ever-present threat to the Hamilton defence. One strike in particular, from the attacker, was caught on the volley from the edge of the box and the ball just over the bar.

McManus told of his delight: “Josh has been fantastic since he came to the club. His attitude and work ethic has really rubbed off on the younger lads.

Sometimes it is difficult for first team boys to come down and play. Credit to himself and other lads who have come in and shown the standard required.”

“Josh is still a young lad. He is 23 himself and I think he will be a fantastic signing for the club.”

Preparations begin for the development squad, as the buddies face a tough test from Kilmarnock at home next week. McManus said: “After a sit down with the manager, we will prepare our team for the game next week. It is another game for the younger ones to show what they have been doing.

Although results may not have gone our way, there have been signs that the players have been improving in the right manner.’