A week on Friday (2nd March) St Mirren head to 'The City of Discovery' for a Friday Night Football match-up with Dundee United in a Ladbrokes Championship fixture at Tannadice Park.

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

North End Travel Club

The bus to Dundee will leave The Sneddon at 5:00pm.

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

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

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus to the match against Dundee United will leave at 5:00pm from Abercorn Street.

Bus tickets for non members will available from the bar from Saturday 24th February.  

Chivas Travel Club

The bus to Tannadice will leave at 5:00pm from the Court Bar.

The bus is now sold out.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

Our two buses for this match are now sold out.

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. 

Darryl Duffy netted his first Airdrieonians goal from the penalty spot as The Diamonds defeated Queens Park 2-1 in League One. That win moved Airdrieonians nine points clear of the relegation play-off spot but left Queens Park rooted to the bottom. Robbie Leitch was a second half substitute for The Spiders as he replaced Luke Donnelly on 55 minutes. 

Darren Whyte played the full 90 minutes for Forfar Athletic as The Loons climbed out of the League One relegation play-off spot with an impressive 5-1 win over promotion play-off chasing Stranraer. Cameron MacPherson made his first start for Stranraer since joining The Blues on a development loan in January but was subbed at half-time. 

Like Darren Whyte, Jordan Kirkpatrick also featured for the full match as Jim Goodwin's 10 man Alloa held Arbroath to a 0-0 draw at Gayfield. Ross Stewart was ruled out for The Wasps after picking up a knock. 

In League Two, Andrew McDonald helped Elgin City to a 2-2 draw with top of the table Montrose. While Conor O'Keefe and Evan Horne were on the bench for Annan's 3-0 loss away to Stirling Albion with only the latter coming on on 77 minutes.

Jack Ross talks about the team's first league defeat since the beginning of December, after suffering a 4-1 loss away to Livingston today.

St Mirren suffered their first league loss of 2018 as they fell to a 4-1 defeat at Livingston this afternoon.

Despite a dream start that saw Ryan Flynn net his first St Mirren goal with less than two minutes played, it was the home side who deservedly picked up all three point. 

Indeed, Flynn's opener was the perfect beginning to the top of the table clash for Saints. Lewis Morgan was given time and space on the left side to get the ball into the box. A last ditch tackle from a Livingston defender denied Flynn the chance to get his initial shot away. The ball fell to Gavin Reilly whose effort was pushed away by Neil Alexander into Cammy Smith. It seemed certain that Smith would tuck home his 13th goal of the season only for his strike to be blocked on the line. It then finally fell to Flynn who poked home to send the 1500 plus travelling support wild. 

But Saints couldn't capitalise on the good start and the home side almost found themselves level on six minutes when Lee Miller rose the highest heading just by the post. 

The equaliser came on nine minutes when a mix up in the Buddies defence allowed ex-Saint Ryan Hardie to level. Craig Samson raced off his line to come for a long ball and collided with defender Jack Baird. The ball fell nicely for Hardie who only had to roll into the empty net to make it 1-1. 

St Mirren reacted well and could have been ahead for a second time when Adam Eckersley had a go from outside the area. The full back found himself in acres of space and drove the ball towards the low right hand corner of the net with Alexander at full stretch tipping wide. 

Four minutes later though the home side were in front as Hardie netted his second of the afternoon. An Alan Lithgow throw-in was headed on to the striker by Declan Gallagher and he volleyed beyond Samson to make it 2-1.

The Buddies arguably should have had a penalty almost immediately from the restart when Lewis Morgan was clearly pulled in the area but referee Alan Muir was unmoved much to the frustration of Morgan and the away support. 

Livingston, however, started to get a grip on the game with Miller heading wide from a good ball across from Nicky Cadden. 

The veteran striker wouldn't be denied his first goal for The Lions and netted it in spectacular fashion just a minute later. The ball bounced around the box before he met it with a lovely scissor kick to make it 3-1. 

The game quietened down after Livi's third goal but they still had chances to add to their lead before the interval. Samson made a fairly routine stop to deny Hardie his hat-trick, while Rafa De Vita went close when he fired just wide from a corner. 

Half Time: Livingston 3-1 St Mirren

Saints would have hoped to have started the second half in the same manner as they started the first half in the hopes of salvaging something from the match. But it was the home side who went close on 47 minutes with Samson making a terrific low save to block Lee Miller's header from Cadden's cross. 

St Mirren could have had a goal back just a minute later when neat work from Morgan on the right saw the winger jinx into the box with his ball across narrowly just missing Cammy Smith who would have been fancied to stick the ball home. 

Jack Ross made three changes in 13 minutes to try and spark some life into Saints. Gary MacKenzie, Danny Mullen and debutant Myles Hippolyte all came on in place of Ryan Flynn, Gavin Reilly and Cammy Smith. 

Danny Mullen was the first to go close when he latched on to a terrific cross-field pass from Jack Baird. He took it down before lashing towards the near post only to be denied by Neil Alexander. From the resulting corner Livingston almost found themselves 4-1 ahead. Saints pushed players forward and when Alexander gathered he quickly sent the Lions forward with Hardie bursting through on goal and crashing a shot off the bar. 

While the woodwork denied the home side on that occasion there should have been nothing to deny Cadden 60 seconds later when he broke the offside trap finding himself one-on-one with Samson. Inexplicably the winger managed to crash his shot off the side netting when it seemed a goal was certain. 

Debutant Hippolyte was so unlucky not to have opened his St Mirren account with 15 minutes to go. A goal at that point would have made for an interesting finale to the match with the forward reacting quickest to a deflected shot. He had Alexander beaten only for Scott Pittman on the line to clear. 

The game ticked away but Livingston would add a fourth in the final seconds after another defensive mistake from Saints. With Samson off his line, Scott Robinson lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper from the left wing to round off a disappointing afternoon for the league leaders.

Next up for Saints is bottom side Brechin at home in the Ladbrokes Championship and Jack Ross' side will look to get back to winning ways. 

Full Time: Livingston 4-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Samson, L.Smith, Baird, Davis, Eckersley, Magennis, McGinn, Flynn (MacKenzie 50), C.Smith (Hippolyte 63), Morgan, Reilly (Mullen 57)
Subs Not Used: Stewart, Stelios, Hill, McShane

Livingston: Alexander, Lithgow, Halkett, Gallagher, Robinson, Pittman, Byrne, De Vita (McMillan 72), Cadden (Longridge 74), Miller, Hardie (Boyd 82)
Subs Not Used: Maley, Buchanan, Jacobs, Mullin

Referee: Alan Muir
Assistant Referee: Jordan Stokoe
Assistant Referee: Liam Butler

Attendance: 2,708

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

St Mirren return to action on Saturday against Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena, after a well earned break last weekend.

Saints had a free weekend last week due to the Scottish Cup, so the team will be keen to get back to league action, as the league leaders look to cement their place at the top of the Scottish Championship.

Tomorrow's opponents currently occupy second spot in the league on goal difference, but are 14 points adrift with a game in hand. However, a win for The Saints tomorrow would increase that lead to 17 points on both Livingston and Dundee Utd, who are not in action this week because of Dumbarton's Irn-Bru Cup semi-final tie. 

St Mirren have played Livingston twice so far this season and both times have came out on top with a 3-1 win. The first game took place at tomorrow's venue in a hard fought encounter. The scoring was opened about the 10 minute mark when Stephen McGinn's cross deflected off Craig Halkett's leg and spun over Neil Alexander to give Saints the lead. The defender made amends though by scoring a header from a corner five minutes later to even things up. St Mirren were then reduced to 10 men after Gary Irvine's tackle was deemed too dangerous. Top goalscorer Gavin Reilly pulled The Buddies back in front in the second half though, as he pounced on a goalkeeping error from Alexander to make the score 2-1 six minutes after the restart. Reilly then rounded off the afternoon nine minutes later when he got on the end of a Stelios header to thump the ball high into the net.

The most recent game took place back in November, where Saints when down 1-0 after the first 45 minutes thanks to Dale Carrick capitalising on Craig Samson's block in the six yard box. Jack Ross' side came out fighting in the second half though, as lewis Morgan's strike six minutes after the break brought the game back to level terms. Adam Eckersley then had an effort on the 66th minutes that ricochet off of a Livingston defender before bouncing off the back of Neill Alexander and trickling over the goal line to give St Mirren the lead. The game was then put to bed on the 78th minute when Jack Baird was brought down in the box from a corner. Ian McShane stepped up and cooly sent Alexander the wrong way to give Saints a much needed win at that time.

There could be a debut for new Saints star Myles Hippolyte against his old team tomorrow, as he is now fully fit after having some niggling injury problems the last couple of months. Hippolyte spent 18 months in West Lothian before signing for Falkirk in January 2016. Josh Todd also made his comeback this week playing in a development game which saw the young buds win 3-1 against St Johnstone.  

After much speculation this week, Jack Ross will be on the St Mirren bench come Saturday, having turned down a move to Barnsley FC during the week. The manager's sole focus will now be on steering the club towards promotion.

St Mirren U20s will take on Celtic U20s at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie, tonight in the SPFL Development League.

This will be the Young Buddies second match this week, after a win over St Johnstone on Tuesday night at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Goals from Conor McBrearty, Robbie Leitch and Sam Jamieson were enough to see the team run out 3-1 winners.

Entry to the match is free and the kick-off will be at 6pm.

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

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 17th February) St Mirren head to West Lothian for a Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to the Tony Macaroni Arena is as follows:

Chivas Travel Club

The bus to Livingston will leave at 1:30pm from the Court Bar.

This bus is now sold out.

North End Travel Club

The bus to Livingston will leave The Sneddon at 1:00pm.

This bus is now sold out.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

The bus for the Livingston game will leave at 1:30pm..

This bus is now sold out.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus to The Tony Macaroni Arena will leave at 1:30pm.

This bus is now sold out.

* Proof of status will be required.

Additional Information for Travelling Fans

Tomorrow, Saturday 17th February, St Mirren make the trip to West Lothian to face Livingston in a Ladbrokes Championship match-up at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

The referee tomorrow is Alan Muir and he will be assisted by Jordan Stokoe and Liam Butler.

St Mirren Football Club are delighted to announce that Jack Ross will remain manager after recent speculation.

The club received an approach late on Tuesday night and had reluctantly given Barnsley permission to discuss their vacant managerial position with Jack, but he has decided he is committed to St Mirren.

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick said: “We are delighted with the news that Jack remains committed to St Mirren Football Club.

"Jack has built something special here and has really pulled everyone together in the right direction.

"It is excellent news for the club and all focus is on trying to meet our targets for the season."

Josh Todd says he's aiming to play his part in a successful season for St Mirren after making a return to action for the U20s on Tuesday night.

The 23 year-old has been out since September after undergoing surgery on a dislocated shoulder suffered in a win against Queen of the South. 

But he made his comeback earlier this week when he started for the development side in their 3-1 win over St Johnstone at The Paisley 2021 Stadium. 

Now the midfielder is keen to make his mark for The Buddies during the rest of the campaign after admitting it was good to be back. 

Speaking to stmirren.com, Todd said: "It was a weird feeling because I just came off the pitch at the end and I thought it's 11 v 11.

I've been training for the last couple of weeks but it was very nice when I sat back and thought about it. 

"I felt quite sharp in periods but when you are getting to the top end and you're running in behind and trying to get back in I was a bit maybe sluggish but all-in-all I felt pretty sharp. 

"It was at the stadium as well so there was a bit more added enjoyment. It was a good feeling. 

"It's been stop start but I'd like to say I'm doing well in training. Hopefully if an opportunity comes up I'm going to be ready to show the gaffer what I can do."

Saints currently sit 14 points clear at the top of the Ladbrokes Championship and the Englishman knows it'll be difficult to break into a team that is doing so well at the moment. 

But he's hopeful that his hard work in training will see him involved in the next few weeks as he aims to contribute to a successful season.

I don't know if I'll get a start in the next few weeks because the team is flying," he said. "But if it is from the bench I'd like to say I can put a shift in and hopefully come on with an assist or a goal and try to put my chip in on the season. 

"Six weeks ago I was down in the dumps but if you look back over the season and you get maybe four sub appearances and two starts you count that as a successful season from my point of view. If we get promoted or to the play-offs and I've chipped in with a few goals or a few assists that can turn in to a successful season for me to be honest. 

"I'm maybe not as fit but I'm fresh. Hopefully a chance comes up maybe a few appearances on the bench and work my way back in. You never know in football but I'd like to get back in the team at some point."