UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier
Scotland v The Netherlands
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, kick-off TBC
Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley

The Paisley 2021 Stadium will play host to Scotland’s opening UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against the Netherlands on Tuesday, 5 September (kick-off TBC).

Scot Gemmill’s side will begin their qualification bid at home against the Dutch before a trip across the border to take on England and a home tie against Latvia in an October double-header.

Scotland will also play Ukraine and Andorra in Group 4 as they bid to reach the finals in Italy in 2019.

The nine group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, while the four best runners-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) advance to the play-offs.

Scotland warmed up for the qualifiers with a third-place finish at this summer’s Toulon Tournament.

An under-20 squad defeated Brazil, Indonesia and Czech Republic to earn a third-place finish at the prestigious 12-team tournament, with every player eligible to take part in the upcoming under-21 campaign for which players born in 1996 or later can be selected.

Ticket information will be announced in due course.

Scot Gemmill said:

“We’re really looking forward to the start of the qualification campaign and the Netherlands will provide us with a great challenge in our opening match.

“We have played matches at the Paisley 2021 Stadium in recent times and it’s a fantastic venue with a great pitch and facilities.

“I remember Scotland Under-21s played the Netherlands in Paisley back in 2012 and nearly 7000 supporters packed out the stadium – the atmosphere was incredible.

“I hope we can attract similar numbers in September to cheer on the team and help get us off to a good start in the group.”

The ticket office and club shop will both be open this Saturday from 9am to 12pm. 

Midnight on Sunday is the last chance for supporters to buy a season ticket at early bird prices. 

From Monday at 10am all unsold seats will be released for general sale and those who have yet to renew from last season must do so before Sunday if they wish to guarantee their own seat for next season.

The club has been delighted with the uptake of season tickets with sales up 16% on the close of the early bird offer last year. 

The club shop will also be open to sell the new home kit with an initial order due in time for sale tomorrow with more to arrive in the next few weeks. 

For more details on season tickets please click HERE.

St Mirren travel to the Highlands this weekend to face Inverness Clachnacuddin and Nairn County.

Both matches will be pay-at-the-gate with adult entry costing £8 at each match. 

Concessions at the Inverness Clach game will be £4, while concessions are £5 at the Nairn match. 

The Clach game takes place at their Grant Street Park stadium on Friday night with a 7:45pm kick-off and Sunday's match against Nairn at Station Park Nairn kicks off at 2pm.

Tickets for Tuesday night's match against Dundee are on-sale at the Ticket Office with season ticket holders going free.

Season ticket holders have until 2pm on Monday 3rd July to secure a seat for this match. 

St Mirren have been drawn to face East Kilbride in the first round of the IRN-BRU Cup. 

The match will take place on Tuesday 15 or Wednesday 16 August 2017 at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Last season the Buddies reached the final of the competition after seeing off Albion Rovers, Hibernian, Ayr United and The New Saints. 

Ticket arrangements will announced in due course. 

St Mirren Football Club this morning announced the signing of Dale Hilson on a six month deal.

The forward, who left Queen of the South at the end of last season, impressed during a week stint on trial. 

The 24 year-old began his career at Dundee United before several loan spells at Forfar Athletic. 

Hilson was then snapped up by the Doonhamers in 2015 where he scored seven goals in 38 appearances.

On the move Hilson said: "St Mirren is a big club and as soon as there was a chance to come in and train I was more than happy to come in and prove myself.

"I'm happy I've managed to do that and I'm happy it is done. 

"I'm looking forward to getting games now. The boys have been brilliant, the training has been good and it has been good to get involved. Hopefully I can train well, stay healthy and force my way into the manager's plans. 

"I'm probably the fittest I've ever been. The injuries last year weren't good so I made sure wherever I was going that I was going to be very fit.

Saints assistant manager James Fowler took the forward to Queen of the South during his time as manager in Dumfries.

He said: "He's an all action player. He's an intelligent one that makes good runs, can link play and can score and create goals. 

"We've had him in over the last week and he's looked sharp and really impressed the other players." 

David Clarkson says he is making steady progress as he works to get back to fitness following an injury.

Clarkson injured his anterior cruciate ligament in a training ground accident back in February.

It was a blow that was expected to keep the 31 year-old out for up to a year. 

And while the striker is still following the initial timeframe set, he believes he is making good strides.

I feel good," he told stmirren.com. "I'm doing a lot more functional stuff now so it's a step forward for me and I'm progressing nicely really.

"The time given was 9-12 months so that's what I'm aiming for. Hopefully everything goes to plan." 

Jack Ross admits that the club had a moral obligation to Clarkson after his injury, but also believes that his attitude around the training ground made it an easy decision to keep him around in some capacity. 

The striker will continue to work on getting back to fitness while helping out in terms of performing scouting duties. 

It's something the manager says will help him, while Clarkson is looking forward to giving as much assistance as he can.

The club have looked after me," he said.

"I'm potentially going to do some work behind the scenes and watch opponents games to do some reporting and stuff. I've done my A Licence so that ties in with that.

"The club have been brilliant and I spoke to Tony and the chairman to thank them.

"It wasn't ideal with my contract being up. It was a worrying time for me but thankfully the club have looked after me. 

"I want to help out as much as I can. I would love to be playing but as long as I'm here I will try and help out with anything I am asked to do."

Andy Webster has returned to do some coaching with the U20s and Clarkson says it something he'd be keen to help out with if asked.

I do some work with the Motherwell U15s just now and I think that's the road I want to go down.

"I'd love to do some work with the U20s here if that came about. I'd love to try and pass on some experience and tips."

Saints first competitive games get underway in just over two weeks time when Jack Ross' side take on Stranraer in the Betfred Cup. 

Clarkson hopes that his Buddies teammates can push on from the extraordinary end to last season. 

He said: "You could always see the change in the team and the confidence there.

"I think it shows the character there to get out of the situation we were in last season.

"I was at the last game of the season and it was nerve wracking.

"The core and the structure are there to go and hopefully build on that. It's a club that should be in the Premiership.

"I'm sure the boys will knuckle down and try to get a good start and see where we go from there. 

"I think the gaffer is probably still looking at a few players and I'm pretty sure when he has the squad he wants there will be a discussion of where we want to aim for this season and everybody has to be on board."

On Saturday 15th July, St Mirren kick-off the new season with a trip south-west to face Stranraer in the Buddies' first group match of the Betfred Cup campaign at Stair Park.

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

North End Travel Club

The bus to Stranraer will leave the Sneddon at 11:00am.

All seats on this bus are £8 each. Bus tickets for NON-MEMBERS are now on sale in The Brewers Tap.

Would MEMBERS please get in touch with Jimmy or Gilly or come into The Brewers Tap on Saturday 1st or Saturday 8th July and let us know if you plan to go to this match.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for the cup tie at Stranraer will leave The Court Bar at 11:00am.

Bus tickets will be on sale at the pub from 28th June.

Any Saints fans wishing to join the Travel Club for next season should contact The Court Bar and leave their name and a contact number.

Please note that we will not be running a bus for the Partick Thistle game on 22nd July.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm the squad numbers designated to each player for the upcoming Ladbrokes Championship campaign.

As the squad stands at present the numbers are as follows:

1 - Craig Samson
2 - Stelios Demetriou
3 - Gary Irvine
4 - Stephen McGinn
5 - Gregor Buchanan
6 - Gary MacKenzie
7 - Kyle Magennis
8 - Rocco Quinn
9 - John Sutton
10 - Lewis Morgan
11 - Cammy Smith
14 - Josh Todd
15 - Jack Baird
17 - Jordan Kirkpatrick
19 - Ross Stewart (striker)
20 - Gavin Reilly 
21 - Ross Stewart (goalkeeper)
22 - Darren Whyte 
23 - Nathan Flanagan
41 - Jamie Langfield
44 - Adam Eckersley 

Under-20 squad

30 - Cameron MacPherson
31 - Conor O'Keefe
32 - Mark Morrison
33 - Evan Horne
34 - Andrew McDonald
35 - Christopher Henry
36 - Dylan McKendry
37 - Luke Barclay 
38 - Matthew Reilly
39 - Ethan Erhahon
40 - Scott Glover
42 - Conor McBrearty 
43 - David Wilson
45 - Dakota King
46 - Cameron Breadner

The new 2017/18 St Mirren home kit from Joma is now available to pre-order from our e-store.

This season's kit sees us go back to more traditional black and white stripes as we welcome our new sponsors, Skyview Capital, who have their logo across the front of the jersey.

As with last year's kit we are delighted to have Infiniti's sponsorship on the back of the new jersey. 

Prices start from £45 for adults and £32 for children.

The kit will go on sale at the club shop on Friday. 

Season ticket holders will go FREE as St Mirren host Dundee at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on Tuesday 4th July. 

Only the Main and West Stands will be opened for the match and season ticket holders must secure their own seat or another seat in the stadium to go free. This can be done either online, by phoning/emailing or visiting the Ticket Office in person. 

All season ticket seats will be reserved until Friday 30th June - after which stage all seats will be released and sold on a first come first served basis. 

If a season ticket holder still wishes to attend after this time, but hasn't secured their seat, they can still select their seat (if available) or choose another seat online, by phone/email or by visiting the Ticket Office in person to arrange match day tickets to allow entry to the ground on match day. Match day tickets can either be collected in advance or on match day.

Any season ticket holders in the Family Stand who wish to attend can secure seats in the Main/West Stands at any time. Again this can be done online/phone/email/in person. 

If a season ticket holder in the Family Stand tries to select their own seat online they will receive an error message  - “there was an error picking your seats, please try again”. At this stage they should select “seat selection” and they will be able to select any free seats in either the Main/West Stand. The computer will then generate a printed ticket which must be collected from the Ticket Office either in advance of the game or on the day of the game.

Tickets for this match are available to non-season ticket holders from £10 for adults and £5 for concessions while kids U18s go free if accompanied by a paying adult (tickets must be obtained in advance of match day). 

All season ticket holders must secure a seat by Monday 3rd July at 2pm. 

Tickets for this match are on sale now.