St Mirren host Dunfermline at the Paisley 2021 Stadium this weekend - the final time the Buddies will play the Fifers this season.

The Buddies come into tomorrow's match on the back of a midweek loss to Raith Rovers. Jack Ross' men looked comfortable for the more part before falling to a brace from Rovers substitute Ryan Hardie. While our visitors drew 1-1 with Queen of the South at East End Park on Tuesday night after Queens' Joe Thomson cancelled out Michael Moffat's early opener.

The Saints have faced the Pars three times during this campaign with Allan Johnston's men coming out on top twice, with the other ending in a draw.

The first meeting took place in September with Allan McManus in temporary charge of St Mirren. It was an action packed match at East End Park with the Pars coming out on top by the odd goal in seven when the now departed Farid El Alagui struck with a little over five minutes to go.

Dunfermline made it back-to-back wins over the Buddies in November when Nicky Clark pounced to give the Pars their first ever win at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. 

The only meeting between the sides so far in 2017 came in January when Saints travelled to East End Park. The home side took the lead in the first half when Gary MacKenzie fouled Michael Moffat inside the box, allowing Higginbotham to fire home from the penalty spot.

But MacKenzie turned from sinner to saint when he bulleted home a header almost immediately after the restart to earn the Buddies a point. 

Saints last victory over Dunfermline came at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on October 10 2015 in the Challenge Cup with Stevie Mallan scoring twice in a 4-0 win. 

With 10 games left until the end of the season wins are of utmost importance to St Mirren and a first victory of the Pars this season could see the Buddies close the gap at the bottom to just two points. For Dunfermline, a win could see them move a step away from the relegation play-off place and avoid a nervy end to the season..

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

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Championship match against Dunfermline Athletic, is a 48 pager with a £3 cover price.

The latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Stelios Demetriou.
The Gaffer - St Mirren manager Jack Ross with his thoughts on recent matches and his pre-match message for the fans.
Matchday Gallery – A gallery of pictures from the post-match presentations in the corporate suite after the recent home game against Hibernian.
Buddies News Update – News of the latest happenings in and around the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Last Time Out – Match report of St Mirren's recent Championship outing against Neil Lennon's Hibernian.
Football, Bloody Hell – Alan Gallacher looks back at the recent IRN-BRU Cup Semi-Final then looks ahead to the Final later this month.
The Opposition – Brian Corry gives the lowdown on Saturday's visitors, Allan Johnston's Dunfermline Athletic side.
Hall of Fame – David Cochran highlights the St Mirren career of Barry 'Basher' Lavety.
Player Interview – Harry Davis talks about last week's Scottish Cup tie against Celtic.
Action Shot (Centre Pages) – Defender Stelios Demetriou.
St Mirren Supporters Trust – John White brings us up to date with the latest happenings at SMiSA.
Fans Corner – Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
Championship Round-Up – Kyle Gunn updates us on weeks 24 and 25 of the Ladbrokes Championship season.
Saints in the Community – A look at the 'Safe Kids' event recently hosted at The Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Last Time Out 2 – Report of last Sunday's Scottish Cup tie away to Celtic.
Kit Sponsors 2016/17.
Marketing Matters – Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy brings us up to date with all the commercial activities within the Club.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2016/17 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Wednesday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2016/17 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 Dunfermline Athletic are the visitors on Saturday afternoon.

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

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Kick-off: 3:00pm GMT

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 MALLAN’.

With 10 minutes of the game remaining all the votes will be counted then Stadium Announcer Phil Clark 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 Saturday’s game against Dunfermline Athletic and get voting with #SMFCMOM.

Paisley Panda is all set for Saturday’s match against Dunfermline Athletic with his preparations all in place for the popular match day competition ‘Bung a Baw’.

To take part in ‘Bung a Baw’ fans need to purchase a small foam ball which is numbered and they will then have a chance to throw their ball towards our club mascot Paisley Panda in front of the Family Stand. Each person will have 60 seconds to do this and the winner will be the person who has thrown the ball closest to the feet of the Panda with the winner being confirmed over the PA system.

The competition is sponsored by The Linwood Farm Restaurant who are supplying a family meal voucher as the prize for the contest winner.

Each ball will cost £1 to buy. The balls will be available from sellers inside the Family Stand in the 30 minutes leading up to kick-off and then again in the first 5 minutes of half-time before the competition starts (subject to availability). Each ball is numbered and participants will also get a ticket with the corresponding number which they will use to claim the prize if they win.

Paisley Panda reports that ‘Bung a Baw’ continues to be very popular so he advises that you get in early tomorrow to purchase your ball to take part.

Paisley Panda has also teamed up with the St Mirren Club Shop so you will be able to buy hats and scarves for the game from the 'Bung a Baw' stands.

Paisley Panda is pleased to confirm that ‘First Scorer’ will be back for tomorrow's game against Dunfermline Athletic.

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

Two winners will be picked at random from those who guessed correctly and they will each win a Movie Munchie Box from Tasty Treats of Bridge of Weir.

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 winners will be notified through the account they posted from confirming the instructions to collect their voucher from the Club Shop after the match.

St Mirren in the Community are delighted to confirm that the SMiSA Panda Club will be open as usual for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Dunfermline Athletic at The Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The SMiSA Panda Club will open at 1:00pm on Saturday. Parents please note that you should pick up your kids after the final whistle from the community office at 5:00pm.

For tomorrow's game only, entry to the SMiSA Panda Club is FREE of charge but please note that we are limited to 50 places and they will be available on a first come basis.

For further information about the SMiSA Panda Club or to book your place at the next SMiSA Panda Club match day please contact Fiona Dainty by e-mail at fiona.dainty@stmirren.com.

Panda Club details for Saturday’s game are as follows:

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
Saturday 11th March 2017
1:00pm – 5:00pm

To find out more about the Panda Club click here

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 11th March 2017
Kick-off: 3:00pm

The match day officials for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Allan Johnston’s Dunfermline Athletic side are as follows:

Referee: Stephen Finnie.
Assistant Referee: Gary Hilland.
Assistant Referee: Connor Ashwood.

If you are thinking about coming to the Paisley 2021 Stadium for the first time on Saturday 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 3:00pm.

Season Tickets ARE 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 (3:00pm).

We also now 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 1:30pm to 3:00pm (kick-off).

The Dunfermline Athletic fans can purchase their tickets (subject to availability) from the window at the away end of the ground (North Stand) from 1:30pm to kick-off time (3:00pm).

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:

Fri, 10th Mar: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 11th Mar: 10:00am to 3:00pm and 4:50pm to 5:20pm*

* Please note that to give Season Ticket holders an opportunity to purchase tickets for the IRN-BRU Cup Final against Dundee United, that the St Mirren Ticket Office will open for 30 minutes after Saturday's match against Dunfermline Athletic.

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

Sat, 11th Mar: 1:30pm 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

Visitor Information

At the end of last season supporters within the family stand were moved from their seats to allow more Rangers fans to attend the final match of the 2015/16 season campaign. The previous board made promises to provide some sort of compensation to those supporters who were forced to move seats, however, they sold the club before the season started.

The new board are very aware of the disruption this caused and would like to make up for it in some small way. 

In conjunction with the St Mirren Fans Council, we have arranged an exclusive event for season ticket holders in the family stand. It takes place on Sunday 19 March from 12:30pm to 2:30pm and we will be hosting a family fun afternoon in the 1877 Supporters Club. It's only for those family stand season tickets who were displaced for that Rangers match and is our way of saying thanks for renewing your season ticket.

There will be much to keep the children and yourselves busy with a children's disco, face painting and more along with attendance by current and former players. There is no charge to supporters for this event and we will also be providing a buffet. 

In addition, the Scotland U17s will be taking on Serbia at the Paisley 2021 Stadium at 3pm and entry is free. So feel free to stay for the rest of the afternoon and watch the Scotland stars of the future. 

To allow us to cater for everyone we would appreciate it if you could let us know in advance if you are attending. Please email fanscouncil@stmirren.com to confirm your attendance.

On the day you will need to bring your season ticket with you to gain entry to the SMFC 1877 Club which is situated at the far right hand side of the main stand near the club shop.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you to the Supporters Club. 

Jack Ross speaks to stmirren.com after Saints 2-0 defeat to Raith Rovers last night in the Ladbrokes Championship.

Apologies for the poor audio quality in this interview.