The ticketing arrangements for The New Saints game in the IRN-BRU Cup next month have been confirmed with tickets now on sale. 

Adult tickets will cost £15 whilst concessions (U18/OAPs and full-time students with valid ID) will cost £8. 

Season ticket holders will have until midnight on Friday 27th January to guarantee their own seat before they go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis.

The club is not anticipating a big travelling support from The New Saints and - with the game being shown live on BBC Alba - have decided to adopt a sensible approach with only the West and Main Stands being opened for the match. We also believe that condensing our fans into two stands will help to generate a better atmosphere and - as shown in the win over Dundee on Saturday - a vocal support can really help drive the team on.

Supporters who have season tickets in the South Stand can purchase a ticket for the West or Main stand now or can wait until Saturday when all seats in these stands will become available. 

Adult season tickets holders will get a £10 discount for hospitality with prices per person costing £70+VAT (drinks inclusive), £50+VAT (pay bar) and just £25+VAT for children.

St Mirren supporters collected an incredible 520.69kg of food, enough to provide 1240 meals, to donate to the Renfrewshire Foodbank. 

The collection took place at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on 17 December 2016 just before Saints took on Ayr United in the Ladbrokes Championship.

In a letter to Saints supporters, Elizabeth Alexander, Project Manager of the Foodbank said: "Thank you so much for donating your collection to the Renfrewshire Foodbank. You collected 520.69kg of food, a wonderful donation. This will be used this winter to help people in need in Renfrewshire. We really appreciate your support of the Renfrewshire Foodbank." 

Goalkeeper Billy O'Brien got his time at St Mirren off to the perfect start with a clean sheet in the win over Dundee in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday. The loanee made several good saves in the first half and praised the fans for their support throughout the match. 

St Mirren have been drawn to face East Fife in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.

The match will take place at Bayview Stadium on the weekend of 11/12 February.

Saints have defeated Spartans and Dundee on route to the 5th round and will now take on The Fifers next month.

Ticketing arrangements will be announced in due course.

A selection of pictures from yesterday's 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park in the Scottish Cup which sees the Buddies in the hat for the 5th round.

Match gallery pictures by Allan Picken – © Allan Picken Photography and John Millar - © millarpictures

A delighted Jack Ross praises his players and the supporters after the 2-0 win over Premiership side Dundee sees the Buddies progress into the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.

St Mirren are through to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after a thoroughly deserved 2-0 win over Premiership side Dundee at Dens Park.

Goals from John Sutton - his 40th for the Buddies - and Jack Baird earned Saints the victory and sees them in the hat for the last 16.

Saints had won seven out of eight cup ties this season coming into the match with the only loss coming to Premiership opposition when Hamilton defeated the Buddies 3-0 at New Douglas Park. 

But there was to be no repeat of that this afternoon as St Mirren outplayed and outfought their top tier opponents.

The home side could have taken an early lead though through Marcus Haber. The Canadian striker, who recently signed a new deal at Dens, was played in and was one on one with Billy O'Brien after beating the offside trap. But from a tight angle he smashed the post. 

Saints were battling hard in the early stages and won two corners in quick succession. However, Dundee dealt with the danger on both occasions. 

The warning signs remained though as Dundee had two half chances through Faissal El Bakhtaoui and Craig Wighton. The first saw Mark O'Hara pick out El Bakhtaoui but the striker sliced the chance wide. Then Wighton went on a run which culminated in the forward smashing towards goal but he didn't connect well enough and it went wide.

Debut goalkeeper Billy O'Brien made a terrific save to deny Cameron Kerr after the midfielder's long range effort as the home side looked to crank up the pressure. O'Brien pushed the ball by the post and looked confident as he punched away the resultant corner.

The Buddies took the lead on 24 minutes through John Sutton. It was the Englishman's milestone 40th goal for the Saints and his 10th this season. It was a great finish as he picked the ball up on the edge of the box and curled beyond Scott Bain in the Dundee goal to send Saints fans delirious. 

There was no let up from the visitors and Stephen Mallan's flick inside the area found the head of ex-Dundee player Gary Irvine who headed just over the bar. Then Kyle McAllister, celebrating his 18th birthday, also went close to doubling Saints lead when his shot from outside the box went whizzing over.

Dundee were still very much in the game and made O'Brien work with the goalkeeper making several good stops to keep Saints ahead. He made a fantastic save to tip Wighton's effort over the bar. From which the home side should have been level when Haber rose above the St Mirren defence but somehow headed wide. And it was Haber who made O'Brien work again with the Welsh U21 international pushing the Canadian's shot away.

Half Time: Dundee 0-1 St Mirren

Like last week against Dunfermline, Saints got the second half off to a flier when Jack Baird doubled the visitor's advantage a little over three minutes in to the second period. St Mirren won a corner that was headed back out and found its way to Mallan after Wighton slipped in the box. Mallan's footwork was good as he moved away from the Dundee player to find Baird who wrapped his foot around the ball and beyond Bain.

The Buddies were clearly in the mood after coming out from the break and had a series of corners in a good ten minute spell. Sutton could've grabbed his second when was on the end of one of the corners but could only watch as Bain tipped over.

After a blistering start from the away side the second half became a fairly quiet affair. Dundee rarely threatened in the second half barring winning a few corner kicks which didn't cause The Buddies any harm.

Substitute David Clarkson almost added a third for Saints after coming on as a sub. The striker burst through on goal only to see his attempt denied by the feet of Bain. 

In the end, two was to be enough as Saints march on into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

Full Time: Dundee 0-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: O'Brien, Magennis (Whyte, 74), Baird, MacKenzie, Irvine, Fjelde, Storie, McAllister (MacPherson, 90), Mallan, Morgan, Sutton (Clarkson, 85)
Subs Not Used: Langfield, Webster, McLear, O'Keefe

Dundee: Bain, Holt, Hateley (Duffy, 58), O'Hara, Extabeguren, McGowan, Gadzhalov, Kerr, El Bakhtaoui (Williams, 58), Haber, Wighton
Subs Not Used: Mitchell, Vincent, Ross, Curran, Gomis

Referee: Bobby Madden
Assistant Referee: Graham Chambers
Assistant Referee: Jordan Stokoe

Attendance: 3622 (523 Saints supporters)

Billy O'Brien and Pal Fjelde will make their St Mirren debuts after being named in the starting eleven.

Jack Ross makes five changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Dunfermline at East End Park last week with O'Brien, Fjelde, Jack Baird, Kyle Magennis and Lewis Morgan coming into the starting line up in place of Jamie Langfield, the now departed Jason Naismith, Andy Wesbter, Rocco Quinn and Rory Loy, who can't paly against his parent club. 

Saints face Dundee at Dens Park in the fourth round after beating Spartans 5-1 at the Paisley 2021 Stadium in the third round.

Kick off is at 3pm and we'll have the action covered on our official Twitter and Facebook pages. 

St Mirren: O'Brien, Fjelde, Baird, MacKenzie, Irvine, Storie, Mallan, Magennis, Morgan, McAllister, Sutton
Subs: Langfield, Webster, Clarkson, McLear, Whyte, MacPherson, O'Keefe

Saints face off against Paul Hartley's Dundee side following an active week of transfer ins and outs. 

But Jack Ross admits he's excited for Saturday's Scottish Cup tie against Dundee at Dens Park tomorrow.

And he also hopes that some of the younger players in the squad will be up for the challenge of testing themselves against Premiership opposition.

I think it's a good challenge going to a Premiership team," he confessed. "Going away from home to a good stadium the players should respond to that. Some of the younger players in the squad have maybe never experienced playing against a team of that level before so they should be desperate to go and prove themselves.

"I think it's a game that should be exciting and I'm looking forward to the game. I always believe in the players and I thought their reaction last week was good against a team that was in good form. 

It's been a busy week for the manager with the transfer window in full flow. Saints completed the signing of midfielder Josh Todd at the start of the week and Jack admitted he was happy to get a deal done for the 22 year-old.

I'm pleased to get him," he said. "He's a good age, he's got a hunger to prove himself again in full-time football obviously having had previous experience at Carlisle.

"He has recent experience in the Scottish Championship and in terms of bolstering our squad he can also play wide as well as in the central areas so there's a lot of things that were attractive about the signing. He's cup tied but he's trained well and will be available for us next week."

Alongside Josh, a deal was completed to bring in Man City goalkeeper Billy O'Brien until the end of the season in a move that the manager says he believes will benefit a player he is looking forward to seeing in action.

We've seen a lot of him and spoken to people about him. I wanted to try and strengthen that area and I believe even though he is young he has good experience, he was listed in Man City's Champions League squad and I'm excited to see him.

"In my own career I played with guys like Tim Krul and Kasper Schmeichel who were a similar age and you can see how it's benefited their career." 

The transfer merry-go-round saw academy graduate Jason Naismith leave the club to join Ladbrokes Premiership side Ross County. The defender, who made over 100 appearances for the Buddies, had already signed a pre-contract with the Dingwall side and while Jack Ross was disappointed to see him move on, he understands why he did and confessed that it would allow him to make more moves in the window.

I had a really good relationship with Jason in his short time here. I'm pleased for him that he's got his opportunity in the Premier League though I'd have liked it to have been with us. But we are where we are at the moment. It enables us to bring in more players. We've been quite creative with how we've used the budget."

There has been speculation around another academy graduate with Stephen Mallan linked with English Championship side Barnsley. Jack admitted that a bid had been made but the player is still currently a Saint.

The club has been quite upfront about the situation. We received a bid, the first one I believe was rejected but things happen quickly. But at the moment he is still our player albeit illness might force him to miss this weekend."

St Mirren Football Club are delighted to have completed the signing of Stelios Demetriou until the end of the season subject to international clearance.

The 25 year-old, who has been capped by Cyprus at U21 level, joins until the end of the campaign with a one year option after leaving Cypriot first division side Doxa Katokopias. 

The defender told stmirren.com: "I'm really happy and really glad to be a part of this team. It's a good opportunity for me and I can't wait to give my best for the team."

His first exclusive interview since becoming a Buddie will be featured in next weekend's match day programme.