Tickets for our first two home Ladbrokes Premiership matches are now on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. 

The Buddies will unfurl the Ladbrokes Championship at the Simple Digital Arena on Saturday August 4th as we host Dundee in the season opener. 

Saints are back at the Simple Digital Arena three weeks later when Ladbrokes Championship play-off winners Livingston visit Paisley.

The ticket details for the games are as follows:

St Mirren vs Dundee
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 4th August 2018
Kick-off: 3:00pm

Ticket Prices

Main and West Stands

Adult - £22
Concessions - £12
13-17 year-old - £12
12 and under - £6

Adult (Padded Seat) - £24
Concession/Child (Padded Seat) - £14

South Stand

Adult - £22
Concessions - £12
13-17 year-old - £6
12 and under - £3

St Mirren vs Livingston
Ladbrokes Premiership
Venue: Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 25th August 2018
Kick-off: 3:00pm

Ticket Prices

Main and West Stands

Adult - £22
Concessions - £12
13-17 year-old - £12
12 and under - £6

Adult (Padded Seat) - £24
Concession/Child (Padded Seat) - £14

South Stand

Adult - £22
Concessions - £12
13-17 year-old - £6
12 and under - £3

The St Mirren Ticket Office opening hours this week are as follows:

Mon, Jul 23rd - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tue, Jul 24th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed, Jul 25th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Thu, Jul 26th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri, Jul 27th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sat, Jul 28th - 10:00am - 3:00pm

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

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

St Mirren suffered a disappointing friendly defeat as they lost 6-0 to English League One side Sunderland.

Goals from Joshua Maja and Lyndon Gooch had the visitors 2-0 in front at the interval, before the pair both struck again in the second half along with strikes from George Honeyman and Luke Molyneux sealed the emphatic win for The Black Cats. 

It was Sunderland who created the first opening of the match after a quiet opening 10 minutes when Gooch dragged a shot wide. Saints responded, breaking up the park and winning a corner. The ball was worked into the box where it eventually met Danny Mullen whose terrific overhead kick was pushed wide by Jon McLaughlin.

A minute later a good move between the two McGinns and Cammy Smith saw the latter get a shot away but it was held by McLaughlin. 

Sunderland took the lead on 22 minutes with a neat finish from Maja. Adam Matthews played a lovely ball over the top that was brought down well by Scot, Chris Maguire. The forward laid it off into the path of Maja who stroked home. 

The visitors doubled their advantage 10 minutes later after being awarded a penalty. Gooch broke into the right hand side of the box and was brought down by Cole Kpekawa who mistimed his challenge. Their was no doubt in the award and Gooch stepped up, sending Craig Samson the wrong way to make it 2-0. 

Half Time: St Mirren 0-2 Sunderland

The Buddies started the second half brightly. Immediately from kick-off, Hayden Coulson got the ball and went on a terrific solo run, but when he got into the box he sclaffed the effort wide. 

But 10 minutes later, Sunderland were 3-0 up. Maguire moved in on goal and saw a powerful effort blocked by substitute Danny Rogers. Maja kept the ball alive and found Gooch who got his second of the game. 

Substitute Jeff King saw a shot blocked by McLaughlin with 20 minutes remaining before Saints fell apart in the final stages.

A quick Sunderland break saw Maja grab his second of the game with a low drive from the edge of the box. George Honeyman made it five from close range on 77 minutes with Luke Molyneux rounded it off with a sixth for the visitors just a few minutes remaining.

Full Time: St Mirren 0-6 Sunderland

St Mirren: Samson (Rogers 45), P.McGinn, Baird, Kpekawa, Coulson, S. McGinn (Kellermann 82), Mullen (King 61), Trialist A (Flynn 45), MacPherson (Erhahon 61), Smith (Trialist C), Trialist B (Stewart 72)
Subs Not Used: Heaton, McShane, Cooke 

Sunderland: McLaughlin, Matthews, Ozturk (Taylor 84), Flanagan, Love (Hume 80), Cattermole (Mumba 74), McGeouch (Hackett 84), Honeyman (Kimpioka 84), Gooch (Molyneux 78), Maja, Maguire
Subs Not Used: Stryjek

Referee: John Beaton
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr
Fourth Official: Greg Aitken

Alan Stubbs gives his thoughts on St Mirren's 6-0 defeat today at the hands of Sunderland. 

St Mirren are in action at the Simple Digital Arena tomorrow as we play host to Sunderland in a pre-season friendly. 

The Buddies look to continue to build fitness ahead of the opening match of the Ladbrokes Premiership in two weeks. 

Having already played two competitive matches in the Betfred Cup already, this will be Saints' first pre-season friendly. Alan Stubbs' side were due to face English Championship side Bolton two weeks ago, but an issue at the English Club saw the game postponed. 

The Buddies are undefeated in their two Betfred Cup matches with draws against Kilmarnock and Spartans. An impressive performance last Friday saw St Mirren draw 0-0 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park before going on to claim a bonus point with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out win.

On Tuesday night, Lowland League side Spartans visited the Simple Digital Arena and stunned Saints with goals either side of half-time to go 2-0 up. But goals from substitutes Stephen McGinn and Danny Mullen saw the Buddies take the game to penalties. Again St Mirren picked up the bonus point with Ross Stewart, Paul McGinn, Ryan Flynn, Danny Mullen and Cammy Smith all scoring from the spot. 

Sunderland's visit means a return to Paisley for Jack Ross, James Fowler and John Potter. Jack and James helped guide St Mirren to the Championship title last season, leading to our promotion back to the Premiership, before moving to Sunderland back in May. John Potter, who joined Jack and James at the Black Cats, played over 200 games for Saints between 2005 and 2011. 

Tomorrow's opponents have played three friendly matches so far as they prepare for their League One opener against Charlton in two weeks. They began with a 1-0 loss to Darlington, before drawing 1-1 with Hartlepool. In their third match, on Tuesday night, Jack Ross picked up his first win as Sunderland manager with a 1-0 victory away to Grimsby. 

It'll be an interesting contest tomorrow as Saints come up against a side that are favourites to win their league next season. Kyle Magennis, Gary Mackenzie and Jordan Kirkpatrick remain out for Saints. Along with building fitness, it will allow Alan Stubbs to take a closer look at some of his squad before the league season begins in two weeks.  

Tickets for the match are priced at just £12 for adults & £6 for concessions and will be on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10am right until kick-off (3:00pm) so come along and back the Buds. 

Our match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Saturday’s game.

This issue, for the friendly match against Sunderland, is a 24 pager with a £2 cover price.

This latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Club Captain, Stephen McGinn.
The Boss - St Mirren manager Alan Stubbs looks back on the BetFred Cup tie against Kilmarnock and delivers his pre-match message for the fans.
Paisley Panda's Fun Corner – Some puzzles to keep the youngsters entertained during the half-time break.
The Opposition – Brian Corry runs the rule over Saturday's opponents, Jack Ross' Black Cats.
Last Time Out – Club Photographer, Allan Picken's pictures from the BetFred Cup tie away to Kilmarnock.
Action Shot & Q&A (Centre Pages) – Summer signing Paul McGinn. Paul also replies to our quick-fire questionnaire.
St Mirren Greats – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of Dunky Walker.
Football, Bloody Hell – Alan Gallacher rounds up his look back at the 2018 World Cup.
Kit Sponsors 2018/19 – Check in to see who is sponsoring your favourite player's shirt for the season.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2018/19 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures and results for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Saturday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2018/19 season click HERE.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s Premiership club live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from The Simple Digital Arena when English League side Sunderland are the visitors for Saturday afternoon's friendly.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren vs Sunderland
Friendly
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 21st July 2018
Kick-off: 3:00pm BST

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

St Mirren vs Sunderland
Friendly
Venue: The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 21st July 2018
Kick-off: 3:00pm

The match day officials for the friendly against Jack Ross' Black Cats are as follows:

Referee: John Beaton.
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter.
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr.
Fourth Official: Greg Aitken

If you are thinking about coming to The Simple Digital Arena for the first time on Saturday please click HERE for all the info you will need to make sure your match day experience runs as smoothly as possible.

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 3:00pm.

Season Tickets ARE NOT valid for this game.

Match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK OFF.

On the match day St Mirren fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10:00am to kick-off time (3:00pm).

The Sunderland fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) from the window at the away end of the ground (North Stand) from 1:30pm to kick-off time (3:00pm).

Tickets can also be purchased from the Online Ticket Shop.

The St Mirren Ticket Office (Main Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Fri, 20th Jul: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 21st Jul: 10:00am to 3:00pm (kick-off)

Ticket Prices

Adult - £12
Concessions - £6

The Main Stand and West Stand will be open to St Mirren fans for this match with the Sunderland fans getting access to the North Stand.

Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130.
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com.

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Tuesday night was a disappointing performance says captain Stephen McGinn, and he wants the club to get back to winning ways soon.

St Mirren drew 2-2 with Spartans at The Simple Digital Arena in the Betfred Cup, after going down 2-0 to the Edinburgh side on 55 minutes. The Buddies did manage to to pull the scoreline back, after goals from Stephen McGinn and Danny Mullen, but even the penalty shootout victory wasn't enough to satisfy the Saints skipper. 

He said: "Deep frustration - really frustrated. I think in the end we maybe had enough chances, and if we were a bit more clinical, we would have won the game.

"But it probably wouldn't have changed the feeling on the first 60 minutes. It just wasn't like us at all, and especially here.

"I can't speak for the rest of the boys but I get a real buzz coming here, especially a night like this when you see the pitch. I'm just bursting to play, and to go out and perform like that is really frustrating.

"The cliche is 'not approaching the game right' and for some us it maybe looked like that. We were always half a second too slow to things, we didn't move the ball quick enough and we weren't clinical with the chances that came our way in the first half and especially at the end.

"But I can't put my finger on it because there was a lot wrong."

McGinn started the game on the bench but was introduced as a substitute on the 57th minute, and two minutes later he scored St Mirren's first goal and spurred them on their way to a comeback.

He continued: "I knew I would need a quick burst of 5-10 minutes to really inject it. It's hard sometimes coming on in games, but in a game like that it's easy to go on and put a stamp on it.

"Delighted to get the goal as quickly as we did, but personally frustrated we never managed to win it in normal time.

"When we turn it on we have really good players. We've still got some really important players at this club - I thought Flynny was excellent tonight, really, really good.

"We still have a strong mentality in the team; a Championship winning mentality. So we need to continue that for as long as we can.

"When I seen the Spartans team as well, they've got a few good players, and players I remember playing at good levels and maybe just missed out at playing at the level we're playing now.

"Sometimes if you don't respect the opposition you can come a cropper. I played with the guy at the back, he was a Scottish internationalist at every youth level, so these guys can play if you let them."

St Mirren's next game comes on Saturday in a friendly match against Sunderland, which is sure to be an intriguing bout, as the Paisley side will face off against their manager of last season, Jack Ross. This will be his first time returning to the club since his move in the summer.

He added: "I say it often enough, I love playing here, I love playing in front of these fans and pleased to score again - I don't do it often enough. Just glad to be back and hopefully next time we're here we can put a much more positive performance on.

"I think Sunderland will bring a good support, so it'll maybe have a little edge to it, which we're thankful to them for. Hopefully we can have a decent crowd in here.

"Obviously the return of our old manager, who we all think highly of - I'm sure he'll get a fantastic reception of our fans, so we're looking forward to that. But also trying to put on a better showing than we did tonight."

St Mirren welcome Jack Ross and his Sunderland side to the Simple Digital Arena on Saturday for a friendly.

It's the Buddies' first friendly of the season, despite having already played two competitive games, as the English League One side make the journey to Paisley.

St Mirren vs Sunderland
Friendly
Venue: Simple Digital Arena, Paisley
Date: Saturday 21st July 2018
Kick-off: 3:00pm

Ticket Prices

Adult - £12
Concessions - £6

The Main Stand and West Stand will be open to St Mirren fans for this match with the Sunderland fans getting access to the North Stand.

Season Tickets are not valid for this game.

Alan Stubbs gives his thoughts on St Mirren's 2-2 draw with Spartans at home. The team did go on to win the penalty shootout for the extra point, but the manager believes there is still work to be done.