St Mirren v Queen of the South
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 10th September 2016
Kick-off: 3:00pm

The match day officials for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Gavin Skelton’s Queen of the South side are as follows:

Referee: Barry Cook.
Assistant Referee: Jordan Stokoe.
Assistant Referee: Chris McTiernan

If you are thinking about coming to the Paisley 2021 Stadium for the first time on Saturday please click HERE for all the info you will need to make sure your match day experience runs as smoothly as possible.

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 3:00pm.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this game.

Match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK OFF.

On the match day St Mirren fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10:00am to kick-off time (15:00).

We also now have a Ticket Booth sited at the West Stand beside turnstiles T11-14 on a match day.  The Ticket Booth is only for the purchase of tickets (subject to availability) for the West Stand, and also the pick-up point for pre-ordered tickets for the West Stand.  The Ticket Booth will be open from 13:30 to 15:00 (kick-off).

The QoS fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) from the window at the away end of the ground (North Stand) from 13:30 to kick-off time (15:00).

Tickets can also be purchased from the Online Ticket Shop.

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

Mon to Fri: 10:00 to 14:00
Sat 10:00 to 15:00

The Ticket Booth (West Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Sat, Aug 20th – 13:30 to 15:00 (kick-off)

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.

Ticket Information

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Alex Rae admitted that his players know that they’ll be in for a tough game on Saturday, as Hibernian come to the Paisley 2021 Stadium in the Ladbrokes Championship. Speaking to saintmirren.net about the game and the draw for the IRN-BRU Cup, which was made this afternoon, the manager said: “We’re under no illusions.

“They’ve just signed a player from the English Championship, they’re the Scottish Cup holders, they have a decent sized squad of players to choose from, so we’re under no illusions that it’s going to be a difficult game for us – but by the same token we need to go in on a positive manner.”

Saints will be without Rocco Quinn and Calum Gallagher for the visit from Hibernian and the manager gave an update on both players. On Rocco Quinn, he said: “We’re trying to push him on and just keep checking his symptoms to make sure he’s not going back the way so that we can continue to push him on and get him up to speed sooner rather than later.”

Calum Gallagher was substituted early in the first half against Raith Rovers last Saturday after picking up a knock and the manager says that the winger will miss the game against Hibs: “Calum knocked his ankle so unfortunately he won’t make this weekend.”

The team has been boosted by the news that summer signings Gary MacKenzie and Ben Gordon are back in training. Alex said: “Big Gary has full training under his belt and Ben is back training as well. It’s just trying to get minutes in their legs from a game point of view.

He continued: “You can’t legislate for injuries. It’s obviously disappointing as we’ve also had Rocco and Gal injured as well so it’s not been an ideal start from that point of view. We just need to get these boys back up to speed and that will give us options.”

The IRN-BRU Cup third round draw was made earlier this afternoon and sees Saints face a trip to Coatbridge to face Albion Rovers. League One Rovers went to penalties in three of their four Betfred Cup games at the start of the season and Alex is looking forward to the test they will pose. He said: “We have to try and win every game that we go into and it’ll be a good task for us. They were taking the opposition to the wire so we’ll need to be on the front foot.”

There has been speculation about the future of midfielder Stephen Mallan and the manager admitted that, while there has been contact, the club want to keep a hold of the player. He said: “An enquiry was made but we aren’t interested in selling. We are trying to build something here.”

Our new look match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Saturday’s game.

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Championship match against Hibernian, is a 48 pager with a £3 cover price.

The latest edition includes the following:

* Front Cover – Jason Naismith.
* The Gaffer - St Mirren manager Alex Rae’s message to the fans ahead of the game.
* Matchday Gallery – A gallery of pictures from the post-match presentations in the corporate suite after the recent home game against Morton.
* Buddies News Update – News of the latest happenings in and around the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
* Last Time Out – A look back at last week’s match against Raith Rovers.
* Football, Bloody Hell – Alan Gallacher argues that the ‘Washbag Culture’ tag made on some of the young players in England’s top league is justified.
* The Opposition – Brian Corry gives the lowdown on Saturday’s visitors – Neil Lennon’s Hibernian side.
* Hall of Fame – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of prolific goalscorer Doug Somner.
* Player Interview – Lewis Morgan talks about the new deal he signed with the club recently and how he is looking to improve as he gains more experience in the first team squad.
* Action Shot (Centre Pages) – Defender Jason Naismith.
* St Mirren Supporters Trust – John White brings us up to date with the latest happenings at SMiSA.
* Fans Corner – Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
* Championship Round-Up – Kyle Gunn looks back at the first two weeks of the Ladbrokes Championship season.
* Saints in the Community – A catch-up with the latest happenings at St Mirren in the Community.
* The Academy – Allan McManus, St Mirren’s Head of Youth Development, updates on the under-20 side’s pre-season and the start of the Development League next week.
* Kit Sponsors 2016/17.
* Marketing Matters – Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy brings us up to date with all the commercial activities within the Club.
* St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2016/17 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures for this season.
* Teams Lines – The two squads and match officials for Saturday’s match.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s top football side live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games in the Ladbrokes Championship.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from the Paisley 2021 Stadium when Hibernian are the visitors on Saturday afternoon.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren v Hibernian
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 20th August 2016
Kick-off: 3:00pm BST

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s top football side live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games in the Ladbrokes Championship.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from the Paisley 2021 Stadium when QoS are the visitors on Saturday afternoon.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren v Queen of the South
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 10th September 2016
Kick-off: 15:00 BST

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

St Mirren in the Community are delighted to confirm that the SMiSA Panda Club will be open as usual for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Hibernian at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The SMiSA Panda Club is open to St Mirren fans, both male and female, aged 5-12 years old and membership is FREE!!

A day at the SMiSA Panda Club is as follows:

• SFA/St Mirren FC Qualified Coach for 1 hours coaching.
• Lots of footballing fun within the Carbrini@JD Airdome.
• 1 match day ticket. Children will be accompanied and supervised by Community Coaches to the match.
• SMiSA Panda Club members will be seated in the exclusive ‘Panda Area’ in the West College Scotland Family (South) Stand.
• The cost per child is £2 without a season ticket and FREE for those with a season ticket (displayed upon arrival)
• Football sessions will take place on the astroturf pitches inside the Carbrini@JD Airdome, located at the North Stand end of the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Adults wishing to attend the game can purchase tickets from the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Parents are to collect their child at the Community Office, located at the North Stand end of the stadium, at the end of the match

Panda Club details for Saturday’s game are as follows:

St Mirren v Hibernian
Saturday 20th August 2016
1:00pm – 5:00pm

For bookings and further information about the SMiSA Panda Club please contact Stephen Gallacher by mobile: 07557 281 581 or e-mail: stephen.gallacher@stmirren.com.

At this afternoon’s 3rd Round draw for the IRN-BRU Cup, St Mirren were drawn to play League One side Albion Rovers

The match is scheduled to take place at Cliftonhill Stadium on the weekend of 3rd/4th September.

The full 3rd Round draw is as follows:

North Section
Alloa Athletic v East Fife
Brechin City v Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee United v Peterhead
Turriff United v Hibernian
Falkirk v Elgin City
Forfar Athletic v Raith Rovers

South Section
Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir
Stranraer v Dumbarton
Livingston v Celtic Colts
Albion Rovers v St Mirren
Ayr United v Airdrieonians
Queen’s Park v Morton

Saints went down 3-1 to Raith Rovers this afternoon and it is clear to see that St Mirren manager Alex Rae wasn’t happy with his side’s performance at Stark’s Park. He said:

“It was just not good enough, we were second best for fifty-five minutes. We go in and give them a bollocking at half-time and then we concede two goals in a couple of minutes, it’s not acceptable.

“Generally we were second best all round. It is actually concerning me the manner in which we’re not willing to roll up our sleeves, it is not something I would associate with any team I’ve been involved with as a player or a manager, and we’ll need to get on top of it.”

The Saints gaffer was asked about next week’s game against Hibernian:

“One of the good things about Hibs coming is they are one of the big teams. But we’ll need to do a lot better than this, this is unacceptable.

“That was thirty minutes against Morton and fifty-five minutes there where we just lack desire. We’ve got some right good footballers in there but we’ve been in the game long enough to realise that you have to roll up your sleeves first and foremost and earn the right to play, but we need to get on top of this quickly.”

A 63rd minute goal from Ryan Hardie wasn’t enough to spark a comeback for St Mirren after they went 3-0 down away to Raith Rovers. A first half goal from Declan McManus was the start of a bad day for the Saints which was only added to by Ross Callachan and a McManus second.

Hardie’s goal spurred on St Mirren but they couldn’t build on it and in the end it proved a consolation.

The match started brightly for the Saints as they had a corner within the first minute. Stephen Mallan was the player to send it in and it found Jason Naismith, whose header was held by Aaron Lennox in the Raith Rovers goal.

St Mirren continued their pressure in the opening exchanges, Jack Baird sending in a free kick which was played to Hardie, The man on loan saw his shot cannon back off a Raith defender and so started the home side’s pressure. Bobby Barr won Raith Rovers a free kick in a dangerous area and it was played into the Saints box. After a bit of head tennis, the ball was eventually cleared.

The ever influential Lewis Morgan got his first chance to make his mark on the game as he flew up the wing and cut the ball back to Lawrence Shankland who in turn cut past two defenders before unleashing his shot. However, Lennox managed to get his fingertips to it and see it out for a corner. While Lennox saved, Calum Gallagher went down and required attention.

Moments later, the deadlock was broken by McManus at the other end of the park. The ball was flicked on by Lewis Vaughan and McManus cut past the defence and lobbed the ball over Jamie Langfield.

Things got more difficult for the visitors as they had to make an early change. The knock Gallagher picked up forced him off and he was replaced by Tom Walsh.

Raith Rovers continued to attack and McManus was the main threat. He came close to his second after half an hour but he dragged his shot wide.

Next was the first penalty claim the Saints had. Mallan looked to be taken out in the box but nothing came of it and in the end captain Andy Webster was shown a yellow card after protesting.

Half-Time: Raith Rovers 1-0 St Mirren

Much like the first half, St Mirren were first to press in the second. Within minutes, they had a free kick. The ball was floated in and Hardie got on the end of it, however, his shot wasn’t strong enough to trouble Lennox.

The free kick was followed by a corner but the set pieces did not pay off as the Rovers countered and scored two in quick concession.

Straight from the Saints corner, Rovers streaked up the park and Ross Callachan doubled the lead. Only a minute later, McManus had his second. A mix up between Langfield and Webster allowed McManus to loop round the keeper and slot the ball into an open goal.

With 40 minutes left of the match, St Mirren searched for a way back into the game and the glimmer of hope came on the 63rd minute. The visitors won a throw in and Lawrence Shankland’s trademark long throw paid off. After several attempts to clear the ball by Raith, Hardie latched on to the end of it and turned it passed Lennox.

The Buddies continued their search for another goal and it looked like the opportunity came when there were claims of a handball in the box but the referee waved them away and play continued.

In the end there wasn’t enough time for St Mirren to bring it back.

Full-Time: Raith Rovers 3-1 St Mirren

Raith Rovers: Lennox, Thomson, McHattie, Callachan, M’voto, Bennedictus, Vaughan (Skacel 71), Barr, Matthews (Roberts 83), McManus (Stewart 78), Thompson.
Subs Not Used: Johnston, Osei, Coustrain, Cuthbert (GK).

St Mirren: Langfield, Naismith (Sutton 55), Webster, Baird, Irvine, Mallan (Clarkson 83), Gallagher (Walsh 23), Hutton, Morgan, Hardie, Shankland.
Subs Not Used: Gordon, O’Keefe, McDonald, Gallacher (GK).

Referee: Kevin Graham.
Assistant Referee: Joseph Lawson.
Assistant Referee: Steven Strang.

Attendance: 2,140 (477 St Mirren fans).

ST MIRREN chairman Gordon Scott has issued a challenge to everyone running in this weekend’s Paisley 10k Race.

If anyone wearing a Saints top beats him across the finishing line, he’ll give them a free ticket to the Buddies home game against Queen of the South on September 10.

And any youngster under the age of 17 wearing a St Mirren top who takes part in the Fun Run that follows the big race will also get free entry to the game.

Gordon, 52, is a keen runner and he’s taking part in his third Paisley 10k, on Sunday, August 21.

He said: “I’ve thrown down the gauntlet to all the runners in the Paisley 10k. Get the St Mirren tops on and let’s see if you can beat me in the big race.

“Anyone who runs the race with a Saints top on and who crosses the finishing line with a better time than me, I’ll give them a free ticket to see the Buddies take on Queen of the South.

“And as an incentive to all the kids taking part in the Fun Run, if they wear a Saints top during the race, they’ll get to see St Mirren for free as well.”

Gordon added: “I’ve not had a lot of time this year to train for the race, but in the past few weeks I’ve really upped the amount of running I’m doing.

“I’m certainly aiming to beat the 50-minute finish, so people will have to go some to get their free ticket to see the Saints.

“We’re giving away the free tickets to show that St Mirren is a community club and we support big community events like this.”

People have until noon on Friday, August 19 to register for the race by logging on to www.renfrewshireleisure.com, telephoning (0141) 842-3000 or picking up an entry form from any Renfrewshire Leisure venue.

And signing up for Gordon’s free ticket offer is easy! We’ll have people at the Last Post in County Square on Sunday from 9:00am to sign you up ahead of the 10:00am start and those participating in the fun run, which starts at 12:15pm, will have until 12:00pm to register.

We expect sign up to be busy so beat the queues by registering online now HERE. If you are already registered on the St Mirren ticketing system then you are all set.

We want you to take pictures of yourself in your St Mirren top on race day in County Square and send them into us via our social media channel and keep them handy when claiming your ticket.

We’ll announce Gordon’s race time on the website next week so you’ll be able to check if you’ve beaten him and won yourself a free ticket. If you are lucky enough to win yourself a free ticket you will have until Thursday 8th September to claim.

Please note that youngsters under 12 in the Fun Run who receive a free St Mirren ticket must be accompanied to the Queen of the South game by an adult.