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

This issue, for the IRN-BRU Cup, 1st Round tie against East Kilbride, is a 16 pager with a £2 cover price.

The latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Goalkeeper Craig Samson.
The Gaffer - St Mirren manager Jack Ross with his pre match message for the fans.
Buddies News Update – News of the latest happenings in and around The Paisley 2021 Stadium.
St Mirren Hall of Fame – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of Ricky Gillies.
The Opposition – Brian Corry gives the lowdown on Tuesday's visitors – Lowland League Champions, East Kilbride.
Last Time Out – Match report and pictures from Saints recent Ladbrokes Championship outing against Falkirk.
Player Kit Sponsors 2017/18.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Tuesday's match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2017/18 season click HERE.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s top football side 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 Paisley 2021 Stadium when East Kilbride are the visitors on Tuesday evening.

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

St Mirren v East Kilbride
IRN-BRU Cup, 1st Round
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Kick-off: 7:45pm 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

We are giving fans the opportunity to vote for the man of the match and also put two lucky fans in with the chance of winning a £10 voucher for the Club Shop.

Every home game we’ll throw open the voting on the 60 minute mark for 20 minutes where votes can be cast on Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is use the hashtag #SMFCMOM followed by the name of the player you are voting for, eg ‘#SMFCMOM MORGAN’.

With 10 minutes of the game remaining all the votes will be counted then the Stadium Announcer will confirm the winning player over the tannoy system.

From all the fans who nominate the winning player one will be picked at random from the Facebook account and another from the Twitter account and they will each be awarded a £10 voucher for the Club Shop. The winners will be notified through the account they posted from.

So get yourself ready on the hour mark of Tuesday’s game against East Kilbride and get voting with #SMFCMOM.

Paisley Panda is pleased to confirm that ‘First Scorer’ will be back for tomorrow's IRN-BRU Cup tie against East Kilbride.

‘First Scorer’ gives fans the opportunity to predict in advance of the game who they think will score St Mirren's first goal in Tuesday’s match against The Kilby.

The winner will be picked at random from those who guessed correctly and they will win a bag of a dozen doughnuts which will be delivered to your seat right after the goal is scored!

To enter all you have to do ahead of the game is post your prediction of the first St Mirren scorer on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #Saints1stgoal. The lucky winner will then be contacted to confirm which stand they will be in with the row and seat number so that the prize can be delivered to them.

Please note that there will be no ‘Bung a Baw’ competition for tomorrow's match but still look out for Paisley Panda who will be giving away sweets to the kids in and around the stadium courtesy of the Black and White Army website.

St Mirren vs East Kilbride
IRN-BRU Cup, 1st Round
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Kick-off: 7:45pm

The match day officials for Tuesday’s IRN-BRU Cup, 1st Round match against Billy Stark's East Kilbride side are as follows:

Referee: John McKendrick.
Assistant Referee: Kylie McMullan.
Assistant Referee: Jordan Paterson.

If you are thinking about coming to the Paisley 2021 Stadium for the first time on Tuesday 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 7:45pm.

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 (7:45pm).

We also have a Ticket Booth sited at the West Stand beside turnstiles T11-14 on a match day.  The Ticket Booth is only for the purchase of tickets (subject to availability) for the West Stand, and also the pick-up point for pre-ordered tickets for the West Stand.  The Ticket Booth will be open from 6:30pm to 7:45pm (kick-off).

The  East Kilbride fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) from the window at the away end of the ground (North Stand) from 6:30pm to kick-off time (7:45pm).

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:

Mon, 14th Aug: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Tue, 15th Aug: 10:00am to 7:45pm (kick-off)

The Ticket Booth (West Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Tue, 15th Aug: 6:30pm to 7:45pm (kick-off)

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

Please note that the Club Shop will open at 5:30pm until kick-off and again at full-time.

Matchday Club Policies (click links for more info)

Unacceptable Conduct

Supporters Code of Conduct

Ticket Information

 * Students must have valid ID as proof of status.

Visitor Information

Jack Ross gives his thoughts on the derby defeat as 10 man Saints lose at Cappielow. 

St Mirren were reduced to ten men on the way to defeat by Morton in the first Renfrewshire derby of the season.

Jack Baird's second half sending off was a pivotal moment in the match with the scores level at 1-1 when the defender conceded a second penalty of the afternoon. 

Tidser had scored from the spot to open the scoring before Cammy Smith equalised with a superb strike. Baird's red card soon after the interval allowed Tidser to score again. Bob McHugh and Andy Murdoch rounded off a disappointing afternoon for Saints with two goals in a five minute period to give Morton a 4-1 victory.

Jack Ross named the same starting eleven for the third match in a row with new signing Darryl Duffy on the bench.

But it was a striker who has made over 100 appearances for the Saints that should have opened the scoring for Saints just six minutes into the match. John Sutton rose above the Morton defence and teammate Gavin Reilly to reach a brilliant ball in from Lewis Morgan but headed wide. 

Saints had started well but the home side grew into the game with Ross Forbes almost putting Morton ahead on 14 minutes, sending a free kick just wide. Gary MacKenzie was penalised for a foul 20 yards out with Forbes stepping up to curl it into the side netting just a few moments after he had sent a shot crashing over the bar.

The home side were awarded a penalty on 25 minutes when Jai Quitongo went down under the challenge from Jack Baird as he was bearing down on goal. Craig Samson was infuriated by the decision as he felt striker went down easily and a bit of afters saw both the goalkeeper and Quitongo join Baird in the book. Michael Tidser stepped up after a bit of a delay but made no mistake as he dispatched it low into the left with Samson going the wrong way. 

Morton should have been two goals to the good after a terrific low fizzing ball across the box from Quitongo met Bob McHugh. The striker hit his shot into the ground with Samson doing tremendously well to claw the ball over the bar. From the resultant corner Morton captain Thomas O'Ware sent a header just wide of the right hand post after meeting Forbes' ball in.

Saints made the home side pay for that profligacy on 40 minutes when Cammy Smith scored a peach of an equaliser. It was the forward's third goal in as many games as he picked up the ball and drove forward before spectacularly drilling it into the top corner of the net to take the sides level into the second half.

Half Time: Morton 1-1 St Mirren

Saints got the second half off to the worse possible start as Baird received a second yellow card as he conceded a second penalty less than five minutes after the interval.  

A misplaced pass from MacKenzie was pounced upon by Quitongo before he slipped it to McHugh who got ahead of Baird and charged through on goal. The defender tugged at the striker's jersey and he fell to the ground with Willie Collum quickly pointing to the penalty spot for a second time. 

Once again Tidser stepped up to take and once again he sent Samson the wrong way, this time crashing the ball into the right side of the net to put the Greenock side back in front. 

Morton made their man advantage count as they gave themselves a cushion on 72 minutes. Good work on the right hand side from the effective Quitongo saw him pick out McHugh inside the box and the striker fired it home to ensure the bragging rights would stay in Greenock. 

Ian McShane almost pulled a goal back for Saints with his powerful drive from the edge of the box turned over the bar by Derek Gaston. 

McHugh turned provider five minutes later as Morton further extended their lead. Andy Murdoch peeled off on the right hand side before being slipped in by the striker and slotting the ball beyond Samson to make it 4-1.

That was how it finished as Morton picked up the bragging rights for the first derby of the season. 

Full Time: Morton 4-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Samson, Irvine, MacKenzie, Baird, Stelios, Smith, McGinn (c), McShane, Morgan, Sutton (Buchanan 50), Reilly (Stewart 64)
Subs Not Used: Stewart, Eckersley, Kirkpatrick, O'Keefe, Duffy

Morton: Gaston, Murdoch, O'Ware, Lamie, Doyle (McManus 76), Forbes (Oliver 85), Quitongo (Harkins 76), Thomson, McHugh, Tidser, Russell
Subs Not Used: McGowan, Tiffoney, Iredale, Strapp, McManus, Harkins, Oliver

Referee: Willie Collum
Assistant Referee: Ralph Gordon
Assistant Referee: Alan MacFayden

Attendance: 4,661

Darryl Duffy says he is delighted to join a club like St Mirren after he agreed a one-year with the Saints. 

The Linwood boy has returned home after a four year spell in India with Salgaocar, Goa and Mohun Bagan.  

And while the striker can't speak highly enough of his time in the South Asian country, he says the time was right for him to come home. 

Speaking to stmirren.com after he agreed his deal, Darryl said: "I'm really excited. It's great to be back home in Scotland.

I've been away for a long time and to come back to such a good club in St Mirren is fantastic.

"My children are five and seven now so we always planned that we would bring them back for starting school and they are starting primary three and primary one in August. That was always the long-term plan.

"I'm just buzzing that I've managed to come back to such a good club.

"It was some escape last season," he said, reflecting on St Mirren's survival last season.

"The gaffer has come in and turned the club around. I think a club as big as St Mirren shouldn't be down the bottom end of the table and if we can keep the momentum going and the start to the league season we've had then who knows where it could take us.

On his time in India, Darryl said: "It was an amazing life and football experience. It's something that I don't think I'd have been able to experience and learn from in any other country. It's the complete polar opposite from UK life in every way.

"It was absolutely fantastic, but like I say it's good to be home."  

The club has received clearance for the striker and he could be set for a debut in the derby as Saints travel to Greenock tomorrow to face Morton. 

While Duffy admits he's not had a lot of match preparation he is ready to be called upon if the manager needs him. 

I've done two weeks here and three days in at Ayr as well. I've not had too much game practice but I've kept myself in good condition.

"I'm ready to play if the gaffer needs me but the team is playing so well at the minute so initially I'll need to be patient, work hard and then take my chance when I do get in the team.

"It's up to the manager how he goes about it, but whenever he is ready to use me I'm ready to play. I'm so happy, so excited and I just can't wait to get going."

St Mirren make the short journey to Cappielow tomorrow to face Renfrewshire rivals Greenock Morton in the first derby of the season.

Saints faced their rivals four times last season with each side picking up a win, while the other two matches ended in 1-1 draws. 

Last season's first derby took place at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on the opening day of the season as a late John Sutton header rescued a point for the Saints after Thomas O'Ware had given Morton the lead. 

St Mirren's 17 year unbeaten derby record came to an end in November when Morton overcame the Buddies 3-1 in Greenock. O'Ware was on the scoresheet again with follow up strikes from Ross Forbes and Gary Oliver securing three points before Ben Gordon scored a late consolation for Saints. 

There was more derby disappointment for the Buddies in the final meeting of the two in 2016 as 93rd minute Ricki Lamie goal denied Saints all three points after Gary MacKenzie headed St Mirren into a first half lead. 

Saints gained a measure of revenge in the last meeting between the sides in April as the Buddies ventured to Greenock with hopes of climbing off out of the relegation play-off spot. And they did just that with goals from Stelios, Stevie Mallan, John Sutton and MacKenzie seeing the Saints triumph 4-1 on their way to Championship survival.

The Buddies come in to tomorrow's match on the back of a strong 3-1 win over Falkirk last weekend in the opening day of the Ladbrokes Championship. Falkirk took an early lead through Nathan Austin, but Stelios scored his first of the season to get Saints back on level terms. Cammy Smith capitalised on a goalkeeper error early in the second half to put St Mirren ahead before Gavin Reilly made it four goals in five with a tidy finish. 

Morton's league campaign began with a 0-0 draw away to Dumbarton. However, the consensus was that the Ton were unlucky not to come away with three points after late saves from ex-Saints goalkeeper Scott Gallacher. The Greenock side also missed out on qualification to the last 16 in the Betfred Cup after finishing second on 8 points. They picked up two wins in Group F, defeating Berwick Rangers and Edinburgh City, while they drew with 2-2 with Queens Park and lost 4-0 to Motherwell. 

Jim Duffy has strengthened his squad over the summer after seeing the likes of Jamie Lindsay, Aidan Nesbitt and Lawrence Shankland's loans expiring. Bob McHugh joined the Greenock outfit from fellow Championship side Falkirk, while Gary Harkins signed for the Ton after leaving Ayr United.

Dumbarton duo Darren Barr and Robert Thomson both made the switch over the River Clyde to join Jim Duffy's team after their contracts with the Sons expired. Conor McManus was picked up as a free agent after he left Celtic and Australian Jack Irelade joined on a six month deal. 

Meanwhile, Saints completed a deal to sign ex-Falkirk and Hibernian striker Darryl Duffy yesterday, with the 33 year-old going into the squad for tomorrow's match subject to SFA approval. The Buddies are likely to go in to tomorrow's match with roughly the same squad as last week. 

St Mirren will look to claim the bragging rights at the first derby of the season and build upon a winning start last weekend. Morton too will be after those bragging rights alongside the chance to get a first league win of the season on the board. With around 1800 Saints fans expected at tomorrow's match and a healthy home crowd it's all set up to be an exciting occasion. 

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 12th August), St Mirren head along the Clyde for their first away day of the new league season to Greenock to face Morton in a Ladbrokes Championship match-up at Cappielow Park.

The latest info we have on Travel Clubs heading to Cappielow Park for the match is as follows:

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

The bus for Cappielow will leave at 2:00pm.

Both of their buses are sold out.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for the Morton game will leave from The Court Bar at 1:45pm.

Tickets for this bus are now on sale from The Court Bar.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for Cappielow will leave Abercorn Street at 2:00pm.

Tickets for this bus are on sale from the bar.

North End Travel Club

The bus to Greenock for the match against Morton will leave the Sneddon at 2:15pm prompt.

Bus tickets now on sale in the Brewer's Tap, £5 each.