Current St Mirren Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick,  has been immortalised in the site where St Mirren Park used to be on Love Street, after a Council street name competition.

Renfrewshire Council, in association with the new housing project on the ground of the famous old stadium, ran an online competition to give fans a say on which of their St Mirren heroes should be awarded the honour of having a street permanently named after them.

Former captain and manager Fitzpatrick couldn't have been more honoured as he took another stroll around Love Street with the other winners.

He said: "It's really strange. It wasn't until today, when I went down to Love Street again that it really hit me. Of course, it was lovely when someone phoned to tell me they were going to do it, but to actually be standing in Love Street today, it's an incredible feeling.

"I remember I was coming up for 13 at the time, standing at the top of the terracing saying 'I want to play here' to then have a street named after you; it's a dream kids have - winning Scottish Cups, winning things that's always your dream, but to have a street named after you, especially my family name. My mum and dad are sadly not here now, but it's my dad's name, so to carry that on is fantastic.  

The other winning street names were; Saints Street after the team itself, McGarry Terrace after former player Steven and his late father Tam. Yardley Avenue after the popular centre forward and Abercromby Avenue after Fitzpatrick's the 1987 Scottish Cup winning team mate.

"Fitzpatrick continued: "We were all talking about that when we were down at Love Street, it's brought back a lot of great memories. But, I think it's hit me today more than anything, I'm very emotional about it. When I'm gone - and I hope I've got a lot of years left - but when I'm gone, that is still going to be there, which is incredible."

"A lot of people don't know this, Billy was born in Paisley but moved to Maryhill and I was born in Possilpark, but Billy and I actually went to school together, we came through secondary school together and we've been really close friends.

"Today was special though, Billy was there, Mark Yardely was there, Steven McGarry's sisters were there and the Chairman was there. But me and Billy, I remember us with the Scottish Cup and the two of us taking it and running towards the fans together.

"And now we're standing together in Love Street with these street names. That's were it becomes emotional, because things start to come back and it is a special day.

"It's surreal. You never in a million years expect anything like that to happen in your life."

Tickets for St Mirren's trip to Palmerston Park to face Queen of The South on Saturday 17th March are now on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office and online.

Fans will have the choice of either the Rosefield Savage Stand or Terregles Street Terracing.

The ticket prices and match details for this match are as follows:

Queen of The South vs St Mirren
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Date: Saturday 17th March 2018
Kick-off: 3pm

Ticket Prices

Adult - £16
Concessions (over 65, 16-21 and full-time students with valid proof) - £9
Under 16 - £5
Disabled plus carer - £8 (adult), £5 (concessions), £3 (under 16)

Anyone requiring a wheelchair ticket can contact the Ticket Office on 0141-889-2558. 

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

Wed, Mar 14th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Thu, Mar 15th – 10:00am - 2:00pm and 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri, Mar 16th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sat, Mar 17th – CLOSED
Sun, Mar 18th - CLOSED

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 889-2558

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

The St Mirren U20s are back in SPFL Development League action tonight. 

The Young Buds travel to the Oriam Perfomance Centre in Edinburgh to face Hearts. 

Kick-off is at 6pm. 

Danny Mullen thanked Saints manager Jack Ross for giving him the chance to impress in Saturday's win over Dunfermline.

The forward started his first match since January and proved the manager was right to have faith in him after putting in his best performance since joining the club in December.

Mullen picked up the man of the match award after an impressive display that helped St Mirren move 11 points clear at the top of The Ladbrokes Championship. 

Speaking to Buddievision after the match, Mullen said: "It was brilliant! 

I thought to a man we were excellent from start to finish and we thoroughly deserved the three points.

"I thank the gaffer for putting his trust in me at a vital part of the season and thankfully I repaid him with the man of the match award. It's nice to take the award home.

"I think I did well against Dundee United in my first start, but I think it helped that every one of the boys were on their game and it made it hard for our opponents. I think we worked tirelessly to the very end.

"When I first came in I didn't really know what way we played but I'm picking up wee points from all the boys about how they play and how the team plays. I think I'm going to get better as time goes on so it's good.

Arguably, at this stage of the season, all that matters is picking up three points. But Saints put in an impressive showing on Saturday to earn the points and Mullen admits to win in that fashion was pleasing. 

And with Saints moving 11 points clear with nine matches remaining, the forward says he's happy to have the points in the bag.

The manner we won it was excellent," he said.

"All the boys put in the hard work that was needed to beat Dunfermline. They are a good team. It's never easy to just turn up and beat teams like them. I think we deserved it from start to finish. 

"It's better to have the points on the board at this stage of the season than having games in hand. Getting the three points today was excellent and it puts us in a good place. 

"We're just looking at every game as it comes and hopefully pick up as many points from now until the end of the season and by that time we'll be where we want to be. If we take every game like we did today we'll have no problems."

Is your son or daughter the next St Mirren star? Are you looking for something exciting, fun and developmental for your child to do over the Easter holidays? If so, St Mirren in the Community is the place for you!

St Mirren in the Community is delighted to announce that bookings are now being taken for our ever-popular Easter Football Camps. The camps will run on both weeks of the Easter school holidays (weeks beginning Monday 2nd April and Monday 9th April) at the club's exclusive airdome at the Paisley 2021 Stadium and Lochbarr Services, Lochwinnoch. 

Players aged 3-12 years-old will be put through their paces by experienced and qualified community and academy coaches. Daily themes will cover all skills and attributes of the modern-day footballer (dribbling, passing & control, heading, finishing and flicks & tricks), all within a safe and fun learning environment. 

Participants are required to bring with them suitable indoor clothing and footwear (no metal studs or blades), shin guards and goalkeeper gloves (if appropriate) in addition to a light healthy snack and plenty of water/non-fizzy drinks. 

Places and limited and bookings can be made by downloading and completing the application form attached and returning to Ross Paterson at The Paisley 2021 Stadium. Please note that payment must be made in full at the time of booking to confirm places.

For further information about the Easter Football Programme and St Mirren in the Community, please contact Ross Paterson at ross.paterson@stmirren.com. 

This Saturday (17th March) St Mirren head to Dumfries in the Borders for a Ladbrokes Championship match-up with Queen of the South at Palmerston Park.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to Palmerston Park is as follows:

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus to the match away to Queen of the South will leave at 10:30am from Abercorn Street.

The bus for this match is now sold out..  

Chivas Travel Club

The bus to Palmerston Park will leave at 10:00am from the Court Bar.

Bus tickets now on sale from the Court Bar.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

The bus for Dumfries will leave at 11:00am.

Bus tickets are now available in The Bankhouse.

North End Travel Club

The bus for the Queen of the South game will leave The Sneddon at 12:00pm (noon) sharp.

Would any members NOT going please let Lawson know as soon as possible.

Bus tickets are available in the Brewer's Tap, £7 each.

Any member or non-member who had booked to go to the recent match against Dundee United but can't go to the rescheduled fixture on Tuesday 10th April, please let Lawson or Jimmy know as soon as possible. Could non-members please return their tickets.

A gallery of pictures from the Westmarch Suite following St Mirren's 2-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on Saturday. 

Thanks to Imperial Commercials for their support as match sponsor.

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © - Allan Picken Photography

During the January transfer window a number of players moved out on loan to play regular football. Here's a look at how some of them got on last weekend. 

Jordan Kirkpatrick scored the winner for Alloa in their 2-1 win away to Queens Park. The midfielder's 75th minute strike earned The Wasps all three points and move them seven points clear of fifth place Stranraer. Ross Stewart, fresh from scoring a hat-trick for Alloa in a 5-3 win against Abroath last week, was a second half substitute while Robbie Leitch started for Queens Park before being subbed in the 72nd minute. 

Darren Whyte played the full 90 minutes as Forfar fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Arbroath in League One.

Darryl Duffy was a second half substitute for Airdrieonians as he replaced Joshua Edwards, but the veteran striker couldn't help prevent The Diamonds from defeat to East Fife.

In League Two, Conor O'Keefe netted his second goal for Annan Athletic as they scored two late goals to put pressure on Edinburgh City in the final stages. It wasn't enough though as City ran out 3-2 winners. Evan Horne played the full 90 minutes for The Galabankies as they remain in sixth. 

Andrew McDonald played the full 90 minutes for Elgin City as they edged to within one point of fourth placed Stenhousemuir thanks to a 3-0 win over Berwick Rangers at Borough Briggs. 

Saints manager Jack Ross gives his thoughts on The Buddies' impressive 2-0 win over Dunfermline in the Ladbrokes Championship.

St Mirren kept a sixth clean sheet in a row at home as they picked up a deserved three points this afternoon.

Goals from Harry Davis and Liam Smith helped The Buddies see off Dunfermline and stretch their lead to the top of the Ladbrokes Championship to 11 points. 

Saints were well worthy of the win as they put in a classy showing from start to finish.

It was, however, Dunfermline who had the first glimpses at goal with Daniel Armstrong sending a shot just over in the opening two minutes before Pars top scorer Nicky Clark curled wide from the edge of the box on five minutes.

Danny Mullen, who had his best performances in a St Mirren jersey, was causing problems for the visitors early on and his cross almost allowed Cammy Smith to score his 13th of the season, but the forwards header went just over. Mullen then tested Lee Robinson in the Dunfermline goal with an overhead kick after appeals for a penalty when Gary MacKenzie went down inside the box.

Kyle Magennis would have felt he could have done better from a good free kick opportunity on 16 minutes. It was Mullen who was felled right on the edge of the box and Magennis, who scored a super free kick in the win over Brechin two weeks ago, lined up to take. But the midfielder put too much on it as it flew over the cross bar. 

Saints almost broke the deadlock three minutes later when Stephen McGinn's rifled effort had to be flicked over the bar by Robinson. 

The home side were on top, but Craig Samson had to be alert to deny Clark an opener on 24 minutes. There was a hairy moment just before the break when a pass back to Samson bobbled over his foot and rolled towards the net. However, the keeper was able to recover the situation with ease. 

Half Time: St Mirren 0-0 Dunfermline

St Mirren could have gotten off to the perfect second half start when the excellent Ryan Flynn found Cammy Smith in good space inside the box. The forward had the time to compose himself though his shot was straight at Robinson. 

The visitors passed up a glorious opportunity to take the lead a few minutes before the hour mark. Pars burst forward with James Craigen found in acres of space on the left hand side of the box. Somehow the midfielder cannoned the shot wide when he looked poised to make it 1-0.

Saints hadn't fallen asleep but the missed Pars chance seemed to give them an extra jolt with Cammy Smith unlucky not to have scored his third goal against Dunfermline this season. The forward showed great skill and pace to break forward, but slid the ball wide of the goal with Gavin Reilly waiting in the centre.

Mullen was soon to be denied his first goal for St Mirren twice in a few minutes. The first saw Robinson push his shot away as it looked to head in to the near left hand post on 62 minutes. Then, five minutes later, the striker was brought down by Jason Talbot as he looked to pull the trigger inside the six yard box. Referee Nick Walsh showed no hesitation in pointing to the penalty spot and going to his pocket to show Talbot a second yellow card to send him for an early bath.

Harry Davis, who scored from the spot in the 2-0 win over Queen of the South last month, stepped up once again and made no mistake to put St Mirren into the lead on 69 minutes. Nice. 

The Buddies doubled their advantage three minutes later after an absolute howitzer from Liam Smith put Saints firmly in control. The ball fell nicely to the full back on the edge of the area and he slammed the ball beyond the Robinson to seal the three points.

Full Time: St Mirren 2-0 Dunfermline

St Mirren: Samson, L.Smith, Davis, MacKenzie, Eckersley, McGinn, Magennis (McShane 87), Flynn, C.Smith, Mullen (Baird 80), Reilly (Hippolyte 85)
Subs Not Used: Stewart, Stelios, Hill, Sutton

Dunfermline: Robinson, Williamson, Talbot, M'Voto, Ashcroft, Craigen (Martin 71), Beadling, Vincent, Armstrong (Cardle 57), McManus (Morris 74), Clark
Subs Not Used: Gill, Morris, Martin, Cardle, Wedderburn, Higginbotham, Ryan

Referee: Nick Walsh
Assistant Referee: Drew Kirkland
Assistant Referee: Kevin McElhinney

Attendance: 4,240

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © - Allan Picken Photography and John Millar © - Millar Pictures