Tomorrow's IRN-BRU Cup final will be a special occasion for Stephen Mallan.
Not only will the midfielder being taking to the field in his first ever cup final, he also turns 21 years-old.
And if that wasn't enough Mallan, alongside team-mate Lewis Morgan, will be joining up with the Scotland U21 squad on Saturday night as he targets his first national team cap.
It's all geared up to be a whirlwind 24 hours for the St Mirren Youth Academy graduate. But he admits he can't wait for it to get underway.
It's going to be a very hectic weekend for myself," he confessed to stmirren.com. "I'm going to the hotel with the boys to prepare for the cup final, hopefully win the cup final and then Morgy and I have to shoot away and meet the 21s.
"I'm really looking forward to it and hopefully will be involved in the U21s on Tuesday. It's a big weekend for myself and I'm buzzing for it.
"After the cup final we're going for a meal with the boys. We'll go to the meal and then all the boys will probably shoot out after that and Morgy and I will shoot away up to Edinburgh to meet the squad. I've always wanted to play for the 21s so hopefully I'll go and get my first cap.
"It'll be my first cup final and hopefully I can go out and get a win. We've got a lot of confidence from the last time we played Dundee United. We put a good display in and it was a great match so hopefully the cup final will be a good game for both teams. Hopefully there will be a lot of fans there and I'm pretty sure that the St Mirren fans will be out in their numbers."
Mallan believes that the mood in the camp has been great this week and said that the manager has urged them to enjoy the build up to it.
Everyone is going to be buzzing for it," he said. "We won't have to lift each other as everyone knows the importance of a cup final. No matter what cup it is you want to win it.
"The gaffer said we've just to come in and make it as fun as possible. That's what it has felt like it has been. It's been a very good week for the boys and we're really looking forward to Saturday.
"Every time we've come into a cup game the gaffer has always said to just relax. We've managed to do very well. Recently we've started to breed that into our league form. The boys have got a lot more confidence.
"When you get to a final - no matter what final - it's going to be a good team you're playing. Dundee United are competing for promotion. It's going to be a hard and a very close cup final but I'm sure it'll be very good for everyone to watch."
The midfielder knows what a win in the cup could mean for Saints hopes of staying in the Ladbrokes Championship this season, but believes that recent wins in the league has given the belief that the team can avoid relegation.
"Well it would bring a lot more confidence I'd say. We've already beaten Hibs and Dundee United already. If we know we can go and beat teams like that then you can go and beat anybody in the league."
