It doesn't matter what system you play if you don't follow your runners into the box. We need to get back to doing the basics well."

The manager gave his reaction to our 3-2 defeat to Ross County in the cinch Premiership.

St Mirren were defeated on the road as Ross County came out on top by the odd goal in five at the Global Energy Stadium.

The Highland side took an early lead, but Saints went into half-time ahead thanks to goals from Ryan Strain and Mark O'Hara. Two goals in four second-half minutes saw County take the points though on a frustrating afternoon for the Buddies. 

Stephen Robinson made one change from the side that lost to Hibernian last week with Declan Gallagher returning from a back injury in place of Richard Tait who missed out after an issue with his groin. 

The home side started brightly and struck first on 10 minutes when a deep cross from Victor Loturi was met by Jordan White who swept home from close range to give County the lead. 

But St Mirren bounced back just three minutes later when Strain made it 1-1 in stunning fashion. A foul by Ross County captain Jack Baldwin saw Saints awarded a free-kick 25 yards from goal. Up stepped the Australian full-back who curled brilliantly into the top corner to draw the Buddies level. 

Ryan Strain pulled Saints level with a stunning free-kick (Image: Ken MacPherson)

County were having the better of the play as the half wore on, forcing a couple of corners which came to nothing while White fired over from the edge of the area on 34 minutes. Alex Gogic then made a good block after a driving run from George Harmon saw the County man try to get his shot away from 20 yards. 

The game looked to be going into the break level, but into stoppage time at the end of the half Saints took the lead. O'Hara rose the highest to meet a corner kick and it looped over the goalkeeper and off the post before creeping over the line. Jonah Ayunga was on hand to ensure there was no doubting it hit the net, but it had already crossed the line. 

County levelled the game 11 minutes into the second-half. A cross from Loturi on the right was headed only as far as Jordan Tillson whose strike from 18 yards found the net via the post to make it 2-2. County made it 3-2 four minutes later when Harmon glanced home Owura Edwards-Owura's cross from the right. 

The manager made several changes as Saints tried to find a way back into the match. Scott Tanser, Alex Greive, Eamonn Brophy and Greg Kiltie were all introduced and with five minutes remaining Saints had a big chance for an equaliser when a loose ball broke through to substitute Greive who burst into the box, but his effort was saved by the feet of Ross Laidlaw.

Saints had all of the ball in the closing minutes as they looked to fashion an opportunity that would give them a chance take a point, but that chance didn't come and the Buddies made the journey back to Paisley empty-handed.

Full-Time: Ross County 3-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Gallagher, Gogic (Greive 62), Dunne, Strain, Baccus, Erhahon (Tanser 62), O'Hara (c), Fraser (Kiltie 78), Ayunga, Main (Brophy 73)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Shaughnessy, Kenny, Flynn, Henderson

Ross County: Laidlaw, Baldwin (Watson 26) (c), Iacovitti, Edwards-Owura (Samuel 81), Dhanda, Johnson, Loturi (Cancola 73), Harmon, Hiwula (Akio 81), Tillson, White
Subs Not Used: Eastwood, Olaigbe, Munro, Smith

Referee: John Beaton
Assistant Referee: John McCrossan
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Stewart Luke
VAR: William Collum
Assistant VAR: Graeme Stewart

Attendance: 3,589 (467 St Mirren supporters)

We are delighted to have launched the brand-new official St Mirren Football Club Tartan.

The St Mirren Tartan is a collaborative design between St Mirren and Slanj Kilts, the established Glasgow kilt shop. The tartan is based on the team colours using a black, white, grey and red thread combination to stylish effect.

St Mirren Tartan also features in the club store in the form of Hip Flasks, Underwear, Cushions and the ever-popular Tartan Scarves.

Slanj’s hire range now includes the tartan with kilt outfits and other wedding accessories available to view online at slanjkilts.com. Slanj are pleased to now offer St Mirren tartan kilts to hire or purchase alongside tartan trews, waistcoats, ties, bow-ties and smaller tartan accessories.

St Mirren Commercial Manager Campbell Kennedy said: "We are excited to be teaming up with Slanj Kilts to bring this stylish new St Mirren Tartan to life.

"Based on our traditional colours, the St Mirren Tartan will feature on a number of products in the club shop and we’re sure it’ll be a hit with our supporters."

Tartan Products slanjkilts.com/st-mirren-football-club

Hire Page slanjkilts.com/st-mirren

St Mirren Women’s team will take to the field at the SMiSA Stadium for the first time since 2019 when Kate Cooper’s side host Westdyke on Sunday 20th November.

The Women’s team created history in May 2019 when they played their first ever match at the SMiSA Stadium – defeating West Park FC in the then SWFL Division Two.

St Mirren Women currently sit in sixth place in Scottish Women’s League One with 15 points following five wins from their opening nine matches.

St Mirren Women’s Head Coach Kate Cooper said: "Everyone attached to the women's team is excited to be playing at the SMiSA Stadium for the first time since 2019. 

"The players are looking forward to the opportunity to play at first class facilities and on a first class pitch. 

"It's also a great opportunity for us to increase the profile of the women's game and give more supporters the chance to come and see the team."

Fixture Details

St Mirren v Westdyke 
Competition: Scottish Women’s League One
Date: Sunday 20th November 2022
Kick-off: 1pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Adults - £7
Concession - £3

Tickets for this match will be on sale on Monday and tickets are only available in Main Stand, Blocks M1-M5

Alex Gogic says everyone is pushing each other to get better in a squad that feels like family.

Saturday sees St Mirren's final away day before the World Cup break as Stephen Robinson's side head to Dingwall to face Ross County. 

Saints will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat to Hibernian at Easter Road on Saturday. Despite defeat, the Buddies excellent home form this season, sees us sit just a point off third place in the cinch Premiership. In our five matches in October we won two, lost two and drew one. 

Ross County are bottom of the cinch Premiership with nine points from their opening 13 matches. Malky Mackay's side have lost their last two - losing 2-1 to Hearts on Sunday, while suffering a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. 

Despite sitting on the bottom of the table they only do so by virtue of goals scored with Dundee United also on nine points as well as having the same goal difference as the Staggies. 

A win could propel Saints to third place in the league depending on the score between Aberdeen and Hibernian on Friday night. County know a win could move them off bottom spot as we edge closer to the World Cup break. 

Match Details

Ross County v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 5th November 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Global Energy Stadium

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. There will be no sale of tickets on the day of the match. Full ticket info is available HERE. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch league matches live as part of their subscription. 

Previous

St Mirren and Ross County have faced off already this season with a stunning Richard Tait goal the difference when Saints defeated the Staggies 1-0 at the SMiSA Stadium in August. 

There was very little to separate the sides in the three meetings last season with both winning one each and the other ending in a draw. 

Eamonn Brophy, Marcus Fraser and Scott Tanser scored when Saints defeated County 3-2 at the Global Energy Stadium last October. 

Despite creating an abundance of chances in the following encounter in December, the Buddies were held to a 0-0 draw at the SMiSA Stadium. 

A Joseph Hungbo penalty was enough to see Ross County win 1-0 in our only visit to the Global Energy Stadium in 2022. 

Richard Tait wheels away with Jonah Ayunga in tow after scoring the winner the last time we faced County (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is John Beaton. He's assisted by John McCrossan and Gordon Crawford. Stewart Luke is the fourth official. 

William Collum is the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) while the Assistant VAR is Graeme Stewart. 

Dylan Reid and Kieran Offord have been called up to the Scotland U19 squad.

The St Mirren Youth Academy graduates will represent Scotland in next month's European Under-19 Championship Qualifying Round.

Scotland will face Iceland, Kazakhstan and France in three home fixtures next month.

Everyone at St Mirren would like to congratulate Dylan and Kieran on their call-ups and wish them the best during their time away.

Kieran Offord in action for Saints at the beginning of the season. The 18-year-old is currently on loan at Alloa Athletic.

(Images courtesy of Scottish FA and Jeff Holmes)

Tickets for our cinch Premiership match away to Ross County on Saturday 5th November are now on sale. 

Tickets are available in person at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online for collection. No e-tickets are available.  

The deadline for collection is 2pm on Friday 4th November. 

Ross County have informed us that our supporters will be housed in the North/East stand extension at the Global Energy Stadium and not behind the goals. 

Ross County v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 5th November 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall

Ross County Ticket Info

Adults - £28
Concession* - £12
U18 - £5

*Over 65s, 18-21 and disabled ambulant

Wheelchair user tickets are priced at £12 with carer free of charge. There are four of these available only at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

There will be no sale of tickets on the day of the match. 

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com 

We weren't good enough to get a result today. We'll reset on Monday morning and make sure we learn from what we can be better at."

Stephen Robinson admitted St Mirren didn't deserve anything in our defeat against Hibernian, but we'll look at what can be done better ahead of next weekend's trip to Ross County.

St Mirren were beaten by Hibernian in the cinch Premiership as the Buddies fell to a 3-0 defeat at Easter Road. 

VAR drama saw Hibernian denied an early goal and awarded a penalty kick in what was a well-contested first 45. Martin Boyle tucked the penalty away in the dying seconds of the first-half before a quickfire double from the hosts in the second-half saw Lee Johnson's side pick up the points. 

Stephen Robinson elected to name the same starting eleven that defeated Dundee United at the SMiSA Stadium last weekend with Scott Tanser and Declan Gallagher still unavailable. 

It was a game that didn't take long to get going. Hibernian thought they'd taken an early lead when Mykola Kuharevich slid in to knock home a low cross from the left by Marijan Cabraja. However, after a quick VAR check, referee Don Robertson disallowed the goal as Cabraja had strayed into an offside before his cross. The hosts didn't seem fazed by the decision though and really should have taken the lead just 60 seconds later when Ryan Porteous knocked inches by the post from close range. 

After struggling to get a grip of the game in then opening 15 minutes, Saints were denied an opener on 16 minutes after a brilliant save from Hibees' goalkeeper David Marshall to push Jonah Ayunga's strike wide. Marshall's counterpart Trevor Carson made a save that was every bit as good a few minutes later when he blocked Martin Boyle's effort at the back post. 

It was real end-to-end stuff with Marshall pulling off another big stop to deny Curtis Main with the big forward then nodding over from the resultant corner. Hibs immediately hit Saints on the counter and Ewan Henderson would have been disappointed he didn't hit the target when he skewed his effort wide. 

There was VAR drama right before the end of the first-half and this time the decision went against Saints with the hosts awarded a penalty. A ball into the box came off the hand of Richard Tait and after a check at the monitor on the side of the pitch, referee Don Robertson awarded the spot-kick. Boyle sent Carson the wrong way to put Hibernian ahead on the stroke of half-time. 

The referee awarded a penalty after checking the pitchside monitor (Image: Andy Barr)

St Mirren struggled to get going after the break and Hibs scored two in four minutes just after the hour mark to put the game beyond Saints. Kuharevich outmuscled Alex Gogic in the Buddies' box on 63 minutes before firing beyond Carson to make it 2-0. Henderson added a third on 67 minutes with a really good finish into the top corner from 20 yards. 

Saints were dealt a further blow with 10 minutes remaining when Charles Dunne went down injured and had to be replaced by Jay Henderson. It was a disappointing end to a frustrating afternoon for the Buddies.

Full-Time: Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne (Henderson 81), Strain (Flynn 73), Baccus (Kiltie 73), Erhahon, O'Hara (c), Tait (Shaughnessy 46), Ayunga (Greive 70), Main 
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Reid, Brophy

Hibernian: Marshall (c), Porteous (Fish 78), Rocky, Hanlon, Cadden, Kenneh, Newell, Henderson (Campbell 68), Cabraja (Stevenson 78), Boyle (Melkerson 54), Kuharevich (Youan 78)
Subs Not Used: Schofield, Jair, McGregor, Aiken

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Ross McLeod
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine
VAR: Greg Aitken
Assistant VAR: David Roome

Attendance: 15,256

Images courtesy of Andy Barr