Our match day entertainment returns again this Saturday ahead of St Mirren's Ladbrokes Premiership match against Hamilton Academical at the Simple Digital Arena.

The fun gets under way this Saturday from 1:30pm behind the Family Stand. 

We'll have a range of different activities taking place including:

*Ride the Rodeo Bull
*Are you the next Kyle Magennis? Try our new football skills zone
*Live music by Josh Turley from Red Bandit
*Face painting
*Balloon Modelling
*Free sweets from the Panda sponsored by Black & White Army
*Bung a Baw sponsored by Glen Bun bakery
*Pick the winning team and win £100 on our giant football card
*Win 12 donuts by predicting #saints1stgoal scorer
*Vote for #SMFCMOM and be in with a chance of winning a voucher for the club shop.

All fans are welcome to attend, so get yourself along to the Family Stand from 1:30pm on Saturday to get involved!  

A bucket collection at the Simple Digital Arena before our match against Rangers at the end of August saw supporters raise £522.66 for the Scottish Cot Death Trust. 

Sudden and Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) sadly takes the life of one baby or young child every nine days in Scotland.

The Scottish Cot Death Trust is the only Scottish charity dedicated to raising awareness & educating parents and professionals, funding research and supporting families devastated by the loss of a child, suddenly and unexpectedly.

With just six members of staff and a handful of regular volunteers, Scottish Cot Death Trust wouldn't be able to carry on without the support of fundraisers like these so your support is greatly appreciated.

If you would like more information about the work supporters have helped to fund, please get in touch by calling 0141-357-3964 or email fundraising@scottishcotdeathtrust.org. 

St Mirren supporters are organising a foodbank collection on Saturday 21st September at the Simple Digital Arena prior to our match against Hamilton. 

Buddies supporters last held a foodbank collection in March before our 2-1 win over Dundee where they provided an incredible 1,026.19kg of food - enough for 2,443 meals for people in need in Renfrewshire. 

Prior to the match we would ask that you bring any of the listed items below that the Renfrewshire food bank so desperately needs and deposit them in the bins provided at each stand.

UHT Milk
Fruit juice (long life carton)
Cereals
Jam
Tinned fruit
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned vegetables
Tinned potatoes
Tinned soup
Tinned meat
Tinned custard/rice pudding
Tinned sponge pudding
Tea bags/instant coffee (small)
Dried rice
Pasta sauces
Biscuits/chocolate/sweets/crisps
Toiletries/Household cleaning
Strong bags

All the donated items will be uplifted and distributed to those most in need. We thank you for your support in helping with this appeal.

To learn more about the Renfrewshire Foodbank and the work that they do please visit www.renfrewshire.foodbank.org.uk.

St Mirren welcome Hearts to The Simple Digital Arena on Saturday 28th September in the Ladbrokes Premiership and we have a fantastic hospitality package on offer. 

Enjoy the build up to the game in the Westmarch Suite where you will enjoy a Champagne reception followed by a three course meal prepared by our chefs from the University of the West of Scotland.

You will enjoy table service drinks from the bar pre & post match and be entertained by our guest Ambassadors on the day with tales of their time at the club. 

Post-match will see a number of players visiting the Suite to make presentations to our match day sponsors. 

We also have a number of sponsorship packages available on the day. 

St Mirren v Hearts
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Sunday 11th August 2019
Kick-off: 3:00pm

* Arrive 12:30pm.

* Private car parking facility.

* Enter through the exclusive Westmarch Hospitality Suite entrance.

* Hostess table service.

* Three Course meal accompanied by wine.

* Accreditation in the match day magazine.

* Exclusive match day competitions.

* Match day magazine and corporate team sheets.

* Exclusive Q&A with matchday Ambassadors.

* Executive seating in Main Stand.

* Half-time hot and cold snacks served with tea or coffee.

* Post Match presentations by the Match Sponsors' Man of the Match.

* Post Match visit to the lounge by players.

* Inclusive drinks package both pre and post match.*

* Last Orders: 5:30pm.

* Bar Closes: 5:45pm

* Hospitality Concludes: 6:00pm.

Cost per person: £110 + VAT (drinks inclusive)*
Season ticket holder: £95 + VAT

Cost per person: £85 + VAT (pay bar)

Children: £40 + VAT

Adult season ticket holders £15 discount applicable to season ticket holders only. Seat details required when booking. 

To reserve your package please contact Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy on 0141 840 1337 or email commercial@stmirren.com

To book your place from our e-store please click here.

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Haggis bon bons with a mixed salad 

& coarse grain mustard sauce

*****

Breast of chicken filled with mozzarella & wrapped streaky bacon,  

medley of vegetables and potato gratin

Cajun pasta with roast vegetables and garlic ciabatta (Vegetarian) 

Chicken goujons with chips (Children)

Belgian chocolate fondant

*****

Freshly brewed Tea & Coffee

*****

Marcus Fraser's injury time goal stole the points for Ross County as they defeated St Mirren 2-1 in Dingwall.

The Staggies captain finished from close range in added on time to sicken Saints who thought they'd done enough to earn a point after Tony Andreu levelled following Ross Stewart's opener.

Jim Goodwin had made one change to the side that lost 2-1 away to Livingston before the international break with Junior Morias coming in for his first start in place of Tony Andreu.

The game didn't really get going in the first half until the latter stages with only a long range effort from Ewan Henderson which dragged wide and a Kyle Magennis free-kick that was easily held by Ross County goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw all either side had to show in the opening 30 minutes.

It was, however, Magennis who almost opened the scoring on 37 minutes as Saints looked to turn the screw heading towards half-time. The stand-in skipper cracked the bar from 20 yards after a terrific driving run into the County half.

The first-half came to a close in controversial fashion as referee Colin Steven disallowed a Saints goal two minutes before the break. Laidlaw punched a free-kick away, but it fell to Sean McLoughlin whose low shot towards goal was touched home by Jon Obika inside the six-yard box. There was no flag forthcoming and after a bit of deliberating, Steven decided to disallow the goal feeling that Obika had been in an offside position when McLoughlin got his shot away. Subsequent TV footage appears to show that Obika was onside, but the half would finish goalless.

If the first half started slowly, the beginning of the second 45 was anything but. Less than two minutes after the restart Vaclav Hladky made a great save to turn a Harry Paton effort by the post. The Canadian midfielder played a neat one-two with Michael Gardyne before curling a low effort towards the far post.

Paton quickly turned from attacker to defender when Saints' Sam Foley looked to race one-on-one with Laidlaw. The Buddies midfielder ran on to a flick from Junior Morais after a quick counter but Paton made a terrific recovery to block as Foley looked to pull the trigger from the edge of the box.

It was the home side made the breakthrough just after the hour mark when Ross Stewart slammed home from close range. Richard Foster's cross evaded everyone in the box and found its way to the former Saints striker who, unmarked, took the ball down on his chest and blasted into the back of the net to put the home side ahead.

Saints looked for a quick response and almost got it within two minutes after County's opener with Magennis smashing off the post from the edge of the box.

The response would come less than 10 minutes later when substitute Tony Andreu scored his first goal for the club. It's one Laidlaw will want to forget after allowing the Frenchman's low free-kick to squirm underneath him and over the line.

It looked like Saints were going to take a point back to Paisley, but were hit by a stoppage time sickener as Fraser met a cross to win the game for County at the death.

Full-Time: Ross County 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hladky, P.McGinn, McLoughlin, MacKenzie (Broadfoot 49), Waters, Magennis (c), Flynn, Foley, McAllister, (Durmus 73) Morias, Obika (Andreu 66)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, MacPherson, Broadfoot, Durmus, Andreu, Djorkaeff, Mullen

Ross County: Laidlaw, Fraser, Fontaine, Watson, Foster, Henderson (Mullin 78), Paton, Vigurs (Chalmers 36), Gardyne, McKay (Graham 72), Stewart
Subs Not Used: Subs: Ruddy, Grivosti, Spittal, Power

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: Stuart Hodge
Fourth Official: Andrew Dallas

Attendance: 3,637 (456 St Mirren fans)

Jim Goodwin reflects on a frustrating finish for Saints after Ross County nicked the points in injury time.

St Mirren are back following the international break as Jim Goodwin's side make the trip up to Dingwall to face Ross County in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

FORM

The Buddies go into tomorrow's match on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Livingston before the break.

Kyle Magennis pulled a goal back with a terrific strike from the edge of the area, but it wasn't enough to grab a share of the spoils after Alan Lithgow and Lyndon Dykes had the home side 2-0 ahead.

Saints have yet to win on the road this season with our last win away from Paisley coming at the end of last season when we defeated Dundee 3-2 at Dens Park.

The Buddies currently sit in 10th place in the Ladbrokes Premiership with three points from our opening four matches.

Newly promoted County are in 8th in the league - a point above Saints, having won one and drawn one of their first four. 

A 3-0 win over Hamilton at the Global Energy Stadium on the opening day was followed up by a 0-0 draw at Tynecastle against Hearts.

But, like Saints, the Highland side have lost their last two in the league with a 4-1 defeat at home to Livingston followed up by a 3-0 loss away to Aberdeen, while they lost 3-2 to Partick Thistle in the Betfred Cup.

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This will be the first time the two sides have met in over four years since Saints defeated County 2-1 in Dingwall in May 2015.

Martin Woods put Ross County in front that afternoon, but Stevie Mallan has the Buddies level less than 10 minutes later. Steven Thompson scored a 91st minute penalty to give St Mirren the win.

The previous visit in January 2015 saw the Buddies also win 2-1 despite Yoann Arquin being sent off for Saints in the first-half. 

Ross County's last win over Saints was sandwiched between those clashes when Liam Boyce's hat-trick gave the Staggies a 3-0 win in Paisley in April 2015.

TEAM NEWS

Only Cody Cooke remains sidelined due to a long-term injury with everyone else available for selection.

MANAGER'S THOUGHTS

"The incentive is that if we win the game we can jump above Ross County and maybe one or two others as well.

"I know Ross County well from last year having played against them with Alloa in the Championship. It's a very similar squad to that.

"They really went for it last year in terms of the quality of players that they brought in. They were building a team for the Premiership and it's no surprise to me that they've stuck with squad that they built last year.

"They are a group that's been together for a while now so they all know the ins and outs and they all know what the managers are asking of them.

"The two managers up there are doing a fantastic job."

We are delighted to announce that Caledonian Tyres are the new dugout sponsors at The Simple Digital Arena.

Caledonian Tyres was established in 2006 under Barry McNeill. In August 2017 the ownership buy over took place under CEO Mr Nurez Abdulah Kamani & Director Mr Robert Keay. Caledonian Tyres are now a key supplier of Bandag re-treads to the Scottish tyre trade and transport industry.

To date Mr Kamani has invested over one million pounds to the business refurbishment & equipment at the Paisley Manufacturing Plant and has also created new jobs within the local community.

Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy said: "We are delighted to welcome Caledonian Tyres on-board as our new dugout sponsor for the 2019/20 season.

"The Caledonian Tyres brand will also be displayed in the Main Stand and an advert in the match magazine throughout the season.

"I would like to say a huge thank you to Director, Robert Keay and his staff who have been a pleasure to deal with and look forward to a long partnership."

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 14th September) St Mirren make the trip to Dingwall for a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up with Ross County at the Global Energy Stadium.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to the Global Energy Stadium for the match is as follows:

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for the Ross County game will leave at 8:45am.

Any remaining bus tickets are on sale from behind the bar.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for Dingwall will leave the Court Bar at 9:00am.

Anyone wishing to join the travel club should contact the Court Bar for details.

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

North End Travel Club

The bus to Dingwall will leave The Sneddon at 9:00am.

This bus is now sold out.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

If you would like to travel on the bus please contact Fraser Burns on Facebook or twitter.

 * Carers gets entry to the match free of charge.

Additional Information for Travelling Fans
On Saturday (14th September), St Mirren make the trip to the Highlands to face Ross County in a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up at The Global Energy Stadium.

The referee on Saturday is Colin Steven and he will be assisted by Dougie Potter and Stuart Hodge. The Fourth Official will be Andrew Dallas.