Jack Ross has boosted his attacking options with the signing of Rory Loy on loan until the end of the season.
The striker, who made 8 appearances for St Mirren over the second half of season 2009/10 after signing on loan from Rangers, joins from Premiership side Dundee and goes into the squad for Saturday's match against Dunfermline.
Speaking to stmirren.com, Rory admitted his previous spell at the club played a part of him joining along with the chance to work with Jack Ross.
Having had been here before and not being given an opportunity I was keen to come back and show the club and supporters why they signed me back then and why I can be a good acquisition now," he said.
"I was very young back then. I've played in this division for two years and did very well in it so I'm not sure it's a case of having anything to prove. But I'm certainly looking to come here and do well."
Rory had been linked with other clubs within this division and while he expects that choosing Saints may have turned a few heads he wants to play his role in a team he feels will be good enough to push up the league table.
I'm sure there will be plenty of opinions on my decision," he confessed. "But at the same time I still feel with the squad here we can turn it around and I want to be a part of that. I want to score goals and I want to help keep the club up.
"I know the training ground, I know the stadium, I know the pitch and I know there's a good infrastructure. I was looking forward to being a part of that and I've heard only good things about Jack Ross as a manager and as a coach so I want to experience that first hand."
The striker goes into the squad for the trip to East End Park on Saturday and says he's looking forward to the match.
I'm looking to come here and play some minutes. It was a good training session this morning so raring to go.
"I've been there many times and it can be quite a hostile atmosphere. I actually went to watch them a couple of weeks ago and they were very good so we'll need to be on our game."
Jack Ross said: "I'm delighted to have someone of Rory's calibre on board. He's got a good pedigree at this level and we're happy to have him in."
