It is with great regret that we have learned that former club admin worker Kathleen Steel passed away earlier this week.

Kathleen was a well-know face at both the stadiums on Love Street and Greenhill Road through her time working at the club through the 1990s and 2000s up to her retirement five years ago.

Kathleen's funeral will take place on Wednesday (25th October) at 2pm at the Woodside Crematorium in Paisley.

Our thoughts and condolences are with Kathleen's family at this time.

Please note that the Stadium, Ticket Office and Club Shop will close this Friday (13th October) at 2pm. 

We are aware that some people are having issues accessing the online ticket system.

If you use an iPad, iPhone or MacBook you will be unable to use the system. This is out-with our hands as it is due to a dispute between Apple and Adobe. We are currently trying  to resolve the issue, but it involves writing a programme for each of the 8,000 seats within the stadium.

If you are using a PC or laptop we would suggest that you use Mozilla Firefox as your  browser and download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, this will allow the seating template to load.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

As a Club we are of the opinion that every fan deserves the right to enjoy their football without listening to constant torrents of abuse being hurled at the players, officials and other supporters.

We appreciate that we all have our moments and our intention is not to punish every misdemeanour. However, there are people who spend the entire match shouting abuse and spoiling the enjoyment of those around them. 

The atmosphere created by our fans around the stadium on match days just now is exceptional and we want to continue and encourage that trend. 

We have made a decision to clamp down on people who behave in this unacceptable manner and over the next few matches we will be warning and, if necessary, removing the culprits. 

Your assistance in making this a redundant task would be much appreciated. 

The SPFL guidelines are as follows:

Under SPFL rules in respect of Ground Safety, Behaviour at Matches and Damage to Stadia, each club must ensure that its players, officials, supporters and any other persons connected with the club do not engage in unacceptable conduct at a stadium on the occasion of an official match.

Unacceptable conduct covers conduct that is violent and/or disorderly. This includes, but is not limited to: actual, attempted or threatened physical violence against a person or persons, intentional damage to property, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct, displaying writing or any other things which is deemed threatening, abusive or insulting. 

The Club have a duty fulfil these rules or face sanctions from the SPFL such as a fine or points deduction. 

St Mirren F.C. accepts its responsibility under these rules and will not tolerate any form of unacceptable conduct as detailed above. Any supporter who engages in such activity will be liable for sanctions imposed by the Club which may include withdrawal of season tickets, exclusion from future matches involving the Club or, in the event of persistent offending, an application being made towards a football banning order. 

Please note that the Stadium, Ticket Office and Club Shop will all be closed this coming Monday (25th September). 

Anyone wishing to purchase season tickets will still be able to do so online. 

The Stadium, Ticket Office and Club Shop will all be open as usual on Tuesday.

On The Pitch

What a difference a year makes!

Top of the league and playing a brand of football that we can all enjoy. I said when we took over that I wanted to see us play attractive football and to entertain our fans and I think Jack's team is delivering on that vision. Whilst it’s still early days it’s great to see us at the right end of the table where we belong.

It’s great to see our supporters buying into what Jack & James have brought to the club as they continue to build on the momentum gained from the excellent end to last season.

We have sold 2,823 season tickets this year compared to 2,453 last year and that support has allowed us to assemble a squad that is well equipped to challenge for the Championship title.

The excellent uptake in season tickets has also allowed us to fulfil our commitment to house all away fans in the North stand for every league game in Paisley this season, leaving the West stand as a Saints only area.

Lewis Morgan

One of the highlights of this year has been the continued development of Lewis Morgan into a player who is not only starting for the Scotland under 21s, but excelling with them and putting in man of the match performances.

It’s no secret that we received a substantial offer for him from an English Championship club in the summer and with his contract running out at the end of this season the prudent decision would have been to take the money.

As a board we were however united in our decision to refuse any offers.

We felt that his potential contribution to our league challenge and to the way the team plays far outweighed the financial benefit the club would have received.

It’s a joy to watch Lewis Morgan play football and we hope to see him grace the stripes for as long as possible.

Lewis is a very sensible and grounded individual who will undoubtedly go on to play at the very highest level for both club and country.

We would like to think that we can help him along that path and have not given up hope that we can yet convince him to sign a new contract.

Kit Update

The decision to take the sale of the strips in house is proving to be a big success. We have sold nearly 1500 to date and, along with the Skyview Capital sponsorship, we have already  eclipsed the revenue generated by our previous deal. Campbell Kennedy asked us to put our faith in him with this project and together with the club shop they have delivered on that faith. 

As you may be aware we have had a few teething problems with the new strips. These were mainly down to the English contractor who was responsible for adhering the badges to the strip. To Joma's credit they have acted swiftly and have already contracted with a different company based in Scotland for next year's kit.

For this Saturday's top of the table clash we will be wearing a new, specially embroidered, third kit to celebrate the club's 140th Anniversary which will go on sale in the club shop in early October.

The only hint for Saturday is that we will not be the team in black and white stripes!

The Stadium

The atmosphere created on match days is as good as I have ever witnessed since moving to the new stadium.

The ground has been criticised at times for being rather soul-less but when this team starts playing and the drum starts beating the stadium starts rocking!

Paisley 2021

We are in the process of organising a musical event at the stadium before the Brechin City game on September 30th to coincide with the final submission of the Paisley 2021 bid. Full details of this will be revealed shortly!

SMiSA

I’m sure you’ll agree that the SMiSA wall which was constructed during the summer has been a great addition to the stadium. It’s tremendous to see generations of fans gather there on matchdays to have their photograph taken next to their name.

On that note SMiSA are running a short survey for supporters to complete, whether you are currently a member or not. Please take a couple of minutes to complete this. It’s important that we continue to collectively learn what we can do better and hopefully encourage others to join.

You can take the survey by clicking here.

Also don’t miss your chance to attend the meet the manager night this Thursday at the stadium (14th Sept from 18:30).

You can register to attend here.

Thank you once again for your backing both on a match day and financially. We ask a lot of supporters be it through Season Tickets, Away Day travel, SMiSA subscriptions, 1877 Club Membership and Club Replica Kit & Merchandise.

This all goes towards creating a team we can hopefully all be proud of and rest assured none of it is ever taken for granted.

See you all at East End Park!

St Mirren have this afternoon signed midfielder Ian McShane from Ladbrokes Premiership side Ross County.

The 24-year-old has signed a deal with The Buddies until the summer of 2019.

A youth player with Queen of the South, Ian broke through to The Doonhamers first team squad going on to make 95 appearances for the Dumfries side before heading north to Dingwall in July 2015 where he made 39 appearances for The Staggies.

Lead Physiotherapist 

(Package will be commensurate with the necessary experience for this role)

A rare opportunity has arisen to join our first team as senior physio.

The role includes leading the first team medical department in the development and organisation of the assessment, treatment and education of the first team squad.

In addition, the job holder will also be expected to take a significant role in the provision of development and education to the wider sports medicine team for the club as a whole. 

Key duties include:

• To lead and oversee the provision of musculoskeletal and medical care for the the first team of more than 25 footballers
• To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team on the care and injury status of players
• To travel with the team and provide pitch-side medical cover for all first team matches
• To assess new signings and give appropriate medical guidance to the Manager
• To maintain secure, accurate and up-to-date medical records
• To manage the first team medical budget. 

Job Outline:

• The role will involve working in collaboration with the Academy interdisciplinary team to create a high performance environment that nurtures and develops individual through a development pathway that aims to optimise player health and wellbeing to maximise player availability and performance.
• We are looking for an individual that is reflective in his/her practice and who can demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of clinical reasoning during assessment and treatment. The individual must also be able to transfer this into clinical practice.
• The successful candidate will be joining an innovative interdisciplinary team with a wide variety of expertise within the professional sporting environment. This is a department that is ambitious and continuously seeking to develop and enhance its current position. 

The following are mandatory for consideration for the role:

• At least three years post qualification practice in an elite sports environment
• BSc or Masters degree in Physiotherapy 
• Valid HCPC and CSP registrations 
• Relevant qualifications in the pitch-side trauma management
• Excellent rapport building and motivational skills

How to Apply

To apply please send a current CV to info@stmirren.com

As the first year of our new ownership comes to an end I would like to give a personal vote of thanks to all Supporters, SMiSA members, Club Sponsors, Fans Council, Management, Staff, directors & players for all their efforts over the year.

Looking Back

There were tough periods for everyone last season but we stuck together and I believe we are a lot stronger for the experience.

We all started last season full of hope but it became obvious very early on that we were well off the pace and had major work to do to the infrastructure of the club. We made some dramatic changes and the last 6 months were an amazing roller-coaster ride culminating in a 7th place finish in the Championship and an IRN-BRU cup final appearance.

Whilst no one at the club considers a 7th placed finish as being a success the progress we have made both on and off the park has filled everyone with enthusiasm and drive and I believe we are justified in looking forward to this season with a high level of optimism.

We still have some work to do behind the scenes but I would like to think that we have demonstrated already that our positive attitude can and will get things sorted whenever issues arise.

Season Ticket Holders

Season ticket holders are the lifeblood of the club.

Their financial commitment at this time of year allows us to budget for the coming season with confidence and has given us the ability to sign and retain most of the players who played such a big part in our revival last term.

Towards the end of last season we were discounting match tickets and even giving away many free tickets to local groups to try and help build the momentum that eventually led us to safety.

We never received a single complaint from those season ticket holders who could obviously appreciate what we were trying to do. These are the guys & girls who support us through thick and thin and we will continue to try and give them additional value for that support whenever possible. Your support will NEVER be taken for granted.

Dundee Free For Season Ticket Holders

We have now been able to make our pre-season friendly with Dundee on Tuesday July 4th a free bonus for our Season Ticket holders as a small reward for your support. 

Open Day Sunday July 9th

The Open Day this Sunday is a great chance for all the family to come down and meet the new players and see the squad being put through their paces. With season ticket holders now gaining free entry to the Dundee game I’m happy to say that the Open Day will now be open to all with no restrictions.

Please do try and bring along friends or family members who don’t ordinarily attend. We’d love to take the opportunity to impress and gain new supporters!

Fan Loyalty

While we rely on season ticket holders we do of course appreciate that some people simply cannot afford that outlay but still turn up every week.

We are looking at a program for monitoring our Stadia Cards that will allow us to gauge how many games people have been to and include regular attendees in certain future events.

Ralston Update

The academy has seen a major refurbishment over the last year with the formation of a new kit room, analysis room and an office for the physio and sports science departments.

We have also had major refurb works to do to the canteen, kitchen and both players and coaches changing rooms.

The work to these areas is now complete.

We have had to do a temporary repair to the gym that will see us through the coming season but we will need to rip up and renew that floor next close season.

We have completed 50% of the refurb to the grass playing area and the works to the second half will commence once the first half has taken root.

Stadium Update

With the construction of the new disabled platform I’m delighted to say that we have now regained our gold stadium status for this season.

We have started a maintenance program of re-painting all existing painted areas of the stadium. This regular maintenance is essential for the long term stability of the stadium.

We have also extended the black stripes that were painted by the Fans Council at the back of the west stand last year to the north and south stands.

As I have always said the stadium we received as part of the Tesco deal was a solid start but we needed to turn it into a home. I would like to think we have started down that path and all these small improvements will help enhance the look of our home ground.

Supporters Club

As the support grew last season so did the atmosphere and attendance in the SMFC 1877 Supporters Club.

We are looking to increase the capacity of the club with a few simple building modifications from the current 230 maximum. If you are interested in becoming a member there are still some spaces available so please email our Supporters Club Director, Alan Wardrop, at supportsmfc@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.

For more information visit www.SMFC1877club.com or visit the Supporters Club Facebook page.

We will continue to operate the "Buddie Bus" on Saturday match days to transport club members into Paisley after games and are looking for sponsors to allow us to continue to run it for free. Get in touch if you would like to help out!

Welcome to Skyview Capital & Joma

We now have new shirt sponsors in Skyview Capital all the way from LA! I would like to thank Jim Hall and his fellow directors for their support. This sponsorship has allowed us to have the confidence to take all our kit sales in house. We have expanded the club shop and I am sure you will all be delighted with the range of Joma's product.

Hopefully you are all looking forward to next season as much as I am and I’m sure the team Jack and James have built will once again be worthy of the fantastic support you give them.

COYS!

St Mirren's fixtures for the Ladbrokes Championship 2017/18 season have been confirmed this morning. 

Saints will begin the season as hosts to Falkirk who come to Paisley on the opening day. That is followed by a Renfrewshire derby as we face Morton at Cappielow a week later. 

The Buddies then face a trip to the Tony Macaroni Arena to face League One Champions Livingston before closing out the month at home to Dundee United. 

St Mirren's full fixture list for 2017/18 is as follows:

AUGUST

05/08/2017 - Falkirk - HOME

12/08/2017 - Morton - Away

19/08/2017 - Livingston - Away

26/08/2017 - Dundee United - HOME

SEPTEMBER

09/09/2017 - Inverness - HOME

16/09/2017 - Dunfermline Athletic - Away

23/09/2017 - Queen of the South - HOME

30/09/2017 - Brechin City - HOME

OCTOBER 

14/10/2017 - Dumbarton - Away

21/10/2017 - Falkirk - Away

28/10/2017 - Morton - HOME

NOVEMBER

04/11/2017 - Dundee United - Away

11/11/2017 - Livingston - HOME

25/11/2017 - Inverness - Away

DECEMBER

02/12/2017 - Dumbarton - HOME

09/12/2017 - Brechin City - Away

16/12/2017 - Dunfermline Athletic - HOME

23/12/2017 - Queen of the South - Away

30/12/2017 - Dundee United - HOME

JANUARY

02/01/2018 - Morton - Away

06/01/2018 - Inverness - HOME

13/01/2018 - Dumbarton - Away

27/01/2018 - Dunfermline Athletic - Away

FEBRUARY 

03/02/2018 - Queen of the South - HOME

17/02/2018 - Livingston - Away

24/02/2018 - Brechin City - HOME

27/02/2018 - Falkirk - HOME - 7:45pm kick-off

MARCH

03/03/2018 - Dundee United - Away

10/03/2018 - Dunfermline Athletic - HOME

17/03/2018 - Queen of the South - Away

24/03/2018 - Dumbarton - HOME

31/03/2018 - Inverness - Away

APRIL

07/04/2018 - Brechin City - Away

14/04/2018 - Livingston - HOME

21/04/2018 - Morton - HOME

28/04/2018 - Falkirk - Away

All matches 3:00pm kick-off unless stated otherwise. 

All fixtures subject to change. 

Don't miss a moment of the action at the Paisley 2021 Stadium this season! Season tickets are on sale.