As we look forward to a hectic run in to the season's climax I thought it was a good time to give you all an update on goings on in and around the club.

On The Park
As we near the end of the third quarter of the season I think it is fair to say that we are all delighted with the position we find ourselves in. There is still a long way to go and there will doubtless be more twists and turns in the remaining games, but we have given ourselves a wonderful opportunity to achieve our goal of reclaiming our place in the Premiership.

Players
This year's transfer window was a completely different prospect to last year. We were in a position of strength both financially and in terms of our position in the league. 

This allowed us to focus on bringing in the quality of player that we felt would be capable of matching both our short and long-term ambitions. This places us in a strong position going forward no matter where we end up next season. 

Family Champions
We have just been awarded the accolade of family champions for 2017. Given the ethos of the way we want to take the club forward this is a great reward for all the hard work that goes into organising and running our match days. 

It is a massive compliment to all the club staff, catering team, stewards & management and it is thoroughly deserved. 

We will not rest on our laurels though and through an initiative championed by our SLOs and our very own Paisley Panda, and with the financial support of the Fans Council and SMiSA membership we are looking at further enhancing the match day experience. 

Look out for additional match day activities aimed at encouraging families to both attend matches for the first time and of course come back again.

Buddieivision
Buddievision is slowly growing into must watch viewing. We were conscious that the initial content was not as plentiful as it should have been due to the workload of our media department over the start-up period. But we have now employed a new member of staff to help increase the number of articles without diminishing the quality. 

We hope to steadily increase the viewing numbers as a result. Remember, however, that this is a platform aimed at YOU. If you have any ideas on things you would like to view, then feel free to contact the team by emailing buddievision@stmirren.com. 

You can sign up for Buddievision commitment free here for just £4.99 a month. 

Paisley 2021 Stadium 
I would like to add my own personal commiserations to all the people who put in so much of their time and enthusiasm into the Paisley 2021 City of Culture bid. 

I think they did everything they possibly could to try and submit a successful bid but unfortunately it wasn't to be. 

We look forward as a club to working with the council and building on all the good work that was done to raise people's awareness of all that Paisley has to offer. 

Teamwork off the Park
The Dundee United game over the festive period was a great example of where we are as a club right now. 

Due to the heavy overnight snowfall the game was a major doubt primarily due to the condition of the surrounding roads and pavements.

Without even being asked, a squad of supporters got together through social media and turned up to help clear the snow, and with the help of Malcolm's snow ploughs & gritting trucks the surrounding areas were cleared. 

It was an eye opener to both myself and I am sure to many volunteers how much was involved in clearing only a couple of inches from the pitch itself even with the help of undersoil heating. I would hate to be trying to clear off three or four inches!

The game went ahead and the turnout and support on the day was magnificent ensuring our biggest crowd in years. 

The team on the pitch did not disappoint us either turning in another match winning performance for a national TV audience. 

This truly was an example of how the fans can be the 12th man. 

Thank You! 
We now move into the business end of the season and I know you will be as excited as I am about the prospect of what that might bring. 

Your continued positive and vocal support of the team, both home and away, is a vital ingredient to the success we are currently enjoying, and is genuinely appreciated by everyone at the club. 

There were times last season when the whole stadium rung out with cries of "Come on Ye Saints". There will be times during the run-in that the team will need this vocal support again. I have no doubt we can count on you all providing the support when it is needed most. Thank you once again for all the efforts you make in following the team all over the country.

Hopefully we will all be rewarded in the best possible way as the season reaches its finale.

See you on Saturday!
Gordon.

#COYS #ThisLove

We are pleased to announce that the St Mirren Airdome will be back to full functionality tomorrow following the adverse weather conditions of last week. 

This means that all bookings for tomorrow will go ahead. For any enquiries please contact info@stmirren.com or call 0141 889 0925.

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.

Please note that this match is ALL TICKET and there will be no matchday sale to St Mirren supporters.

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 7th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Thu, Mar 8th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri, Mar 9th – 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sat, Mar 10th – 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sun, Mar 11th - CLOSED

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

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

A bad week of snowfall has disrupted the entire football calendar in Scotland, but Gavin Reilly says he is focused on getting back to business this weekend.

St Mirren are back in action against at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on Saturday as they host Dunfermline Athletic.

And the 24 year-old striker is looking for a 12th home league win of the season as The Buddies pursuit for title glory continues. 

Speaking to stmirren.com, Reilly said: "It's hard at this time of the year, I don't think anyone expected the weather to be as bad as it was - everyone was just shocked.

"It was not just our game, it was all over Scotland. So everyone's had a week off, but we're looking forward to getting back to playing this Saturday, get a full week's training and hopefully another three points."

This will be the fourth and final time Saints will play Dunfermline this season, having won the previous two of the three meetings by a one goal margin. 

The first game between the two sides was one to forget for Jack Ross' side, as they went down to nine men and were defeated 3-0 at East End Park.

The other two occasions saw The Buddies win 1-0 and 2-1, including a goal of the season contender from Cammy Smith in the latter.

But Reilly knows it is likely to be another close encounter on Saturday.

It's another game," he said. "And at this stage of the season - we're top of the league and 8 points clear - it's just about taking each game as it comes. I don't think they've picked up many wins recently - but they are a good team at the end of the day, they have done well.

"We know it's going to be hard, especially being at home. Teams tend to come and sit in, with the likes of the Brechin game last week. It's another game we're looking forward to and because we're at home, our home record has been good this season. So hopefully we can keep that up."

Reilly has been in fine goal scoring form this season, with 21 goals from 34 appearances for The Saints.

The striker hasn't scored for Saints against the side he spent last season on loan to. 

The young forward isn't concerned though, and believes the most important thing is that the team is winning.

"Everytime you play you want to score, regardless of who it is against. I mean I've been keeping note that I haven't been scoring, but at the end of the day it's not all about that. You still have to put in a shift and work hard for the team. But it would be nice to get another goal on Saturday."

"You've just got to keep working away, and if the chances come they come. But if not, you've just got to keep making sure you're doing enough to make sure you stay in the team. We've been doing well the last couple of weeks so hopefully we can just keep that going."

Tickets are on-sale for Saturday's match against Dunfermline at the ticket office and online. Get yours now and #BackTheBuds!

Tickets are now on-sale for St Mirren's rearranged fixture against Dumbarton on Tuesday March 27th 2018.

The match was due to take place on Saturday March 24th, but was postponed due to Dumbarton's involvement in the IRN-BRU Cup. 

We can also confirm that tickets bought for last Friday's postponed match away to Dundee United will be valid for the rearranged match on Tuesday 10th April. Anyone who can't make the new fixture and requires a refund is advised to return their ticket to the St Mirren ticket office. 

St Mirren vs Dumbarton
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Kick-off: 7:45pm

Tickets can also be purchased from the Online Ticket Shop.

The St Mirren Ticket Office (Main Stand) opening hours for the rest of the week are as follows:

Wed, 7th March: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Thu, 8th March: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Fri, 9th March: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 10th March: 10:00am to 3:00pm (kick-off)

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

Please note that the Club Shop is also open the same hours as the Ticket Office.

Ticket Information

St Mirren's home match against Dumbarton has been rescheduled for Tuesday 27th March and you can enjoy the match in style with our corporate hospitality now on sale.

The corporate hospitality details for the match against Dumbarton are as follows:

St Mirren v Dumbarton
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Kick-off: 7:45pm

* Arrive 5:15pm.

* Private car parking facility.

* Enter through the exclusive Westmarch Hospitality Suite entrance.

* Glass of Chilled Bubbly on arrival.

* Hostess table service.

* Three Course meal complemented by fine wines with main course.

* 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: 10:15pm.

* Hospitality Concludes: 10:30pm.

Cost per person: £75 + VAT (drinks inclusive)**

Season Ticket Holder: £60 + VAT (drinks inclusive)

Cost per person: £55 + VAT (pay bar)

Season Ticket Holder: £40 + VAT (pay bar)

Children: £30 + VAT

# Adult Season Ticket holders £15 discount applicable to Season Ticket holders only, seat details are required when booking to get discount.

MENU

Tomato and Basil soup served with petit pan

*****

Steak & ale pie with roast potatoes and medley of seasonal vegetables

Roasted Vegetable filled filo basket (vegetarian)

Fish goujons with chips (children)

*****

Profiteroles with fresh cream

*****

Freshly brewed Tea & Coffee

***** 

For more information or to reserve your package please contact Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy by Tel: (0141) 840-1337 or E-Mail: commercial@stmirren.com.

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

The St Mirren airdome is still down temporarily after last week's adverse weather conditions. 

It will be down for the foreseeable future, but we hope to have a positive update on it as soon as we have any further details.

Anyone with dome bookings is advised to contact info@stmirren.com or call 0141 889 2558.

St Mirren Football Club apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 

The Beast from the East was no match for the community spirit shown by those involved with St Mirren's Youth Academy, as hundreds turned up to clear Ralston of the snow.

Allan McManus spoke with pride about the players, parents, staff and fans who turned up on Sunday to help clear the training facility at Ralston of the heavy snowfall that was endured from last week and over the weekend. 

He said: "It's unbelievable. But it doesn't surprise me at this football club.

"We've got a fantastic community and team spirit, and that radiates from the first team, set by the manager, and all the way down through the academy; and obviously that buy-in from the parents to continually push and promote what we do at the academy.

"As we seen yesterday I think we had over 200 parents, players and academy members of staff. The gaffer was down as well - mucking in - and it just shows you the community spirit and camaraderie that we have here."

Allan believes that the togetherness and standards set by the club will only be a good thing for the Academy players, and will stand them in good stead as their careers progress at St Mirren. 

He continued: "I think it reiterates to the parents of the players within the academy, to remind them that's what we have at this football club.

"There are teams out there who say they have a clear link to their first team and it's maybe not the case. But you can see it here and that's driven from the manager and that radiates right down - with the assistance of myself, Andy and Ross and all the other members of staff.

"That comes from the standards set. That's why the first team recently have been successful on the pitch, and that's why the academy, over a period of time, has been successful producing young players, because of the standards set at this football club.

"It's important that when those standards are set at the top that they feed down into the academy and don't get lost on the way - but the parents can see that. I think for the parent's yesterday, they had a real feeling of being part of something, and that's what we want to create here."

First team manager Jack Ross was out assisting with snow shovelling as well, in order to give his team the best possible preparation as the league run-in beckons, with his side sitting eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship. 

Allan said: "The first team will always be priority and where we are in the league right now we want to make sure that the first team have got places to train regularly. I don't think the pitch would have been cleared until the latter stages of the week, but with the great effort of everybody involved yesterday, we've cleared that pitch in one hour and 10 minutes.

"It's meant that the manager now has an option to train on there with the first team and prepare properly for the weekend. The academy training will be on all week as normal - and looking forward to match day at the weekend as well. It gives the players a head start and make sure they get a full week of training behind them."

The Saints' U20s SPFL Development League game against Dundee was due to take place tomorrow at New Western Park, Renfrew, but has now been postponed due to the weather conditions.

"We popped down to Renfrew to have a look at the surface and it's still under several inches of snow. 

"Again, it shows you that if you have the spirit we have at this football club, that if there was a game to be played here (Ralston) tomorrow, because of everybody's enthusiasm and team spirit towards the football club, our games would go ahead during the week."

New dates have been confirmed for St Mirren’s Ladbrokes Championship matches against Dumbarton and Dundee United. 

The match against Dumbarton, which had to be moved due to The Sons' involvement in the IRN-BRU Cup, will now take place at The Paisley 2021 Stadium on Tuesday 27th March with a 7:45pm kick-off.

Our match against Dundee United, which was due to be played last Friday but was postponed because of the weather, will take place at Tannadice Park on Tuesday 10th April. That match will also kick-off at 7:45pm. 

The St Mirren U20s scheduled match against Dundee, due to take place tomorrow afternoon has been postponed.

The Young Buddies were due host The Dees at New Western Park in Renfrew. 

To find out more about the SPFL Development League please click here.