St Mirren Football Club is happy to announce the loan signing of Hyeokkyu Kwon until the end of the season subject to clearance.

The Korean midfielder joins Saints on the temporary transfer for the remainder of the campaign from cinch Premiership league leaders Celtic.

22-year-old Hyeokkyu joined Celtic in July after agreeing a five-year-deal to move from Busan I-Park in his home country.

With Keanu Baccus away with Australia as part of their Asian Cup squad, manager Stephen Robinson admitted it was an area that he was keen to add to.

Stephen Robinson said: "He’s a player that comes highly recommended. Celtic were very keen for him to come to us which is a complement to the coaching staff here.

"He’s played a lot of games in South Korea and was signed by Celtic for big money. It was an area we needed to strengthen in midfield and with Keanu away at the Asian Cup it was important that we strengthened there.

"We believe that he [Hyeokkyu] will come in and add that strength. He breaks up play really well and he can start play really well for us as well. I’ve had some good conversations with Brendan Rodgers about him and we’re delighted to have him in."

Supporters should note that the St Mirren Ticket Office will be closed on Tuesday (16th Jan) due to essential staff training. 

The Ticket Office will re-open on Wednesday (17th Jan) at 10am.

The St Mirren Ticket Office hours for the next week are as follows: 

Thu 11th Jan - 10am-2pm
Fri 12th Jan - 10am-2pm
Sat 13th Jan - CLOSED
Sun 14th Jan - CLOSED

Mon 15th Jan - 10am-2pm
Tue 16th Jan - CLOSED
Wed 17th Jan - 10am-2pm
Thu 18th Jan - 10am-2pm
Fri 19th Jan - 10am-2pm
Sat 20th Jan - 11am-3pm (St Mirren v Queen of the South)
Sun 21st Jan - CLOSED

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie at home to Queen of the South are now on general sale. 

Season ticket holders had until Sunday 7th January 2024 to guarantee their seat before all remaining seats became available on general sale on Monday 8th January.

Saints host Marvin Bartley's cinch League One side at the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday 20th January.

St Mirren vs Queen of the South
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 20th January 2024

Ticket prices are as follows:

 *Over-65, 13-17 and full-time students. 
**Must be bought with a full-paying adult

Wheelchair will be charged at concession price of £12. 

Ambulant disabled will be charged at age appropriate rate and carer free of charge if proof provided.

Please note season tickets are NOT valid for this match and your season ticket card won't be activated.

You will receive an email with your e-ticket (if you buy online) which can be printed off or used on your mobile device and scanned at the turnstiles.  

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Alex Greive has joined Dundee United on loan until the end of the season subject to SFA approval.

Alex joins the cinch Championship side for the remainder of the 2023/24 season and links up with ex-Saints boss Jim Goodwin who, ironically, gave the forward his St Mirren debut against Dundee United at Tannadice almost two years ago.

The 24-year-old New Zealand international has made 22 appearances for Saints this season, though only three of those have been starts.

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "This opportunity arose for Alex to go and get more game time which was something we felt we couldn’t guarantee him at this moment in time.

"It’s a good chance for him to go and get more playing time and frees up some money for us to potentially add to the squad during the window.

"We wish Alex the best of luck during his time at Dundee United."

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Kieran Offord has joined Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old links up with the cinch League One side for more valuable game time as he continues his footballing development. 

The forward recently returned from a loan spell at cinch League One side Edinburgh City where he made 19 appearances for the Citizens with two goals and two assists. 

Kieran has made 14 appearances for St Mirren and remains contracted to the club until summer 2025. We wish him the best of luck during his spelling at Stirling Albion.

Our cinch Premiership match away to Ross County will now take place on Tuesday 27th February 2024 with an 8pm kick-off after being selected for Sky Sports coverage.

Saints were originally scheduled to face the Dingwall side at the Global Energy Stadium on Wednesday 28th February, but this has now been moved for live TV coverage. 

The full rescheduled match details are:

Ross County v St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: The Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall
Date: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Kick-off: 8pm
Live on Sky Sports

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie at home to Queen of the South are now on sale to season ticket holders. 

Season ticket holders have until Sunday 7th January 2024 to guarantee their seat before all remaining seats become available on general sale from 10am on Monday 8th January.

Saints host Marvin Bartley's cinch League One side at the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday 20th January.

St Mirren vs Queen of the South
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 20th January 2024
Kick-off: 3pm

Season ticket holders have until Sunday 8th January to guarantee their seat at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online. 

Please note season tickets will not be valid and your season ticket card won't be activated for this match.

You will receive an email with your e-ticket which can be printed off or used on your mobile device and scanned at the turnstiles.  

Ticket prices are as follows:

 *Over-65, 13-17 and full-time students. 
**Must be bought with a full-paying adult

Wheelchair will be charged at concession price of £12. 

Ambulant disabled will be charged at age appropriate rate and carer free of charge if proof provided.

St Mirren Football Club has exercised our option to recall Kieran Offord from his loan at Edinburgh City.

The 19-year-old signed a new contract with Saints in August 2023 which keeps him at the club until summer 2025 and immediately joined The Citizens on loan to further his football development. 

Kieran - who has made 14 appearances for St Mirren - played 19 times during his spell at the cinch League One side this season. 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Southampton have exercised their option to recall Thierry Small from his loan.

The 19-year-old made 21 appearances for Saints across two loan spells, with six of those appearances coming this season. 

We thank Thierry for all his efforts during his time at the club and wish him every success in his future career. 

10-man St Mirren were beaten 3-0 by Celtic in our first match of 2024.

Two goals in the opening six minutes from Daizen Maeda and Matt O'Riley had Celtic 2-0 up and Saints' afternoon was made a lot tougher when a VAR intervention saw Toyosi Olusanya sent off for a foul on Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart. Greg Taylor then added a third for the visitors as they left Paisley with the points. 

There were three changes to the Saints side that defeated Aberdeen 3-0 on Saturday. Keanu Baccus dropped out after joining up with Australia for their Asian Cup campaign, while Mark O'Hara missed the game after picking up a thigh injury on Saturday. Lewis Jamieson was also benched with the trio replaced by Ryan Flynn, Caolan Boyd-Munce and Olusanya. 

Saints got off to the worst possible start when Maeda put the hosts ahead within the first minute. O'Riley's low pass found Maeda who has got in front of Scott Tanser and managed to slot beyond Zach Hemming. That poor start was compounded five minutes later when O'Riley turned from provider to goalscorer to double Celtic's lead. Bernardo picked up the ball from Luis Palma and spun well to get away from Alex Gogic and tee up O'Riley who took a touch before finishing low through the legs of the goalkeeper. 

It was an uphill task but Saints looked to find a way back into the match with Olusanya looking lively. He managed to get in behind Celtic's centre-half pairing of Liam Scales and Maik Nawrocki on 13 minutes but he lashed his effort well wide under pressure from the latter defender. 

Nawrocki missed a big opportunity to extend Celtic's lead shortly before the half hour mark when he didn't get the right connection on a header after being found unmarked in the Saints box. Kyogo Furuhashi flicked on Palma's free-kick for the Hoops defender but he only got the slightest of touches as he glanced wide of the far post. 

Saints were dealt a huge blow when Olusanya was shown a red card following a VAR check as the game was reaching its interval. The Buddies forward made an honest attempt to reach a cross but caught Celtic number one Hart late and was booked by referee David Munro. But the VAR, Steven McLean, advised the referee to check the monitor and he subsequently withdrew the yellow card and showed Olusanya a straight red to reduce Saints to 10 men.

A VAR intervention saw Toyosi Olusanya sent off and Saints reduced to 10 men (Image: Vagelis Georgariou)

The Buddies were trying their best to make a game of it after the restart despite the disadvantage. Greg Kiltie went on a marauding run into the Celtic half on 58 minutes and worked his way into the box but saw his shot blocked. But in truth it was the visitors who looked more likely and they came close to furthering their lead a minute later only for O'Riley to be thwarted by a terrific save from Hemming who touched over the bar. Celtic would add a third soon after when Greg Taylor got on to a Bernardo ball over the top and volleyed into the net on the hour mark. 

Elvis Bwomono was handed a St Mirren debut when he replaced Ryan Flynn on 65 minutes. He was part of a double substitution that saw Jonah Ayunga also come on in place of Mikael Mandron.

Furuhashi missed a big chance to add a fourth for Celtic as the game reached its final 20 minutes and that would be his last action as he was replaced by Hyeongyu Oh on 71 minutes. Another Celtic substitute - Liel Abada - came close to adding his name to the scoresheet 10 minutes after his introduction, but he was denied by a brilliant stop from Hemming. The Saints number one then made a good double save four minutes later to deny Oh and Hyunjun Yang from adding to Celtic's tally.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-3 Celtic

St Mirren: Hemming, Bolton, Gogic, Taylor, Fraser, Flynn (Bwomono 65), Boyd-Munce (Greive 77), Kiltie, Tanser, Olusanya, Mandron (Ayunga 65)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Dunne, Small, McMenamin, Jamieson, Nahmani

Celtic: Hart, A.Johnston, Nawrocki (Lagerbielke 63), Scales, Taylor, O'Riley, McGregor, Bernardo (Hatate 71), Maeda (Abada 63), Furuhashi (Oh 71), Palma (Yang 55)
Subs Not Used: Bain, Ralston, Turnbull, M.Johnston

Referee: David Munro
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Craig Napier
VAR: Steven McLean

Attendance: 6,943