I think it was a very difficult game in the wind but credit to both teams. Arguably a draw is a fair result."
Stephen Robinson gives his reaction to today's 0-0 draw with Motherwell.
Saints and Motherwell played out a goalless draw in a wet and windy Paisley.
After a forgettable first half, Saints were given the perfect chance to take the lead early in the second when Stephen O'Donnell handled Jonah Ayunga's cross, but Liam Kelly saved Mark O'Hara's effort.
Kelly also did well to turn away Thierry Small's shot but it was the visitors who had the better chances, a combination of poor finishing and great goalkeeping from Zach Hemming meaning Blair Spittal, Mika Biereth and Theo Bair failed to get on the scoresheet.
The only change to the Saints side that had started against Ross County was little surprise, Keanu Baccus replacing the injured Caolan Boyd-Munce in midfield. The in-form Biereth started for the visitors, with former Buddies Jon Obika and Paul McGinn on the bench.
Saints could have taken an early lead in slightly bizarre circumstances when skipper Mark O'Hara released Thierry Small down the right. His cross with his weaker foot was poor, Jonah Ayunga and Stav Nahmani effectively getting in each other's way as they came to meet it. Instead, it ran through to Greg Kiltie only for him to loose his balance as he took his shot – which still threatened to loop under the Motherwell bar. Small's next cross moments later was better, Ayunga sending a header towards goal that Liam Kelly tipped over. That proved to be the extent of the excitement in a first half played with the wind causing havoc for both sides.
Things livened up early in the second half. Ayunga burst forward and then crossed, the ball hitting the arm of the sliding Stephen O'Donnell as he tried to block the delivery. For once, VAR wasn't needed to tell whether it was a penalty, ref Craig Napier pointing straight to the spot. 'Well goalie Kelly indulged in some gamesmanship before he parried away the penalty from the usually reliable O'Hara, the skipper unable to force home the rebound.
Unsurprisingly, the save gave Motherwell a boost and they finally managed their first effort of note when Harry Paton's shot from the edge of the box flashed wide. Georgie Gent then headed a free-kick straight at Zach Hemming before Keanu Baccus shot just wide at the other end. The Aussie midfielder curled his next effort from a short corner over the bar, with Small going close when he cut inside and sent a shot towards the bottom corner that Kelly tipped it away.
When Motherwell countered from the Saints corner that followed, they should have been front. The ball found Blair Spittal in acres of space and he reacted quickly to avoid Alex Gogic's lunge but didn't even test Hemming as he somehow shot wide. The visitors were screaming for a penalty moments later when Callum Slattery got in behind Gogic and then went to ground in the box. Play raged on, with Mr Napier not even invited to look at the VAR monitor when the ball went out.
There was another penalty appeal when the ball may have hit Richard Taylor's arm but that also fell on deaf ears before Biereth squandered a glorious chance, getting goalside of the Saints defence before scuffing his shot at Hemming. As the game entered the final few minutes, Motherwell had another chance to score when sub Theo Bair was sent through but Hemming pulled off a great save. Deep into stoppage time, the Motherwell defence left a Saints cross and it bounced through to Conor McMenamin, however it rose too high for the Saints sub and was only able to head over as the points were shared.
Full-Time: St Mirren 0-0 Motherwell
St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Small (McMenamin 68), O'Hara (c), Baccus, Kiltie (Greive 82), Tanser, Nahmani (Mandron 68), Ayunga (Olusanya 78)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bolton, Dunne, Sutherland, Jamieson
Motherwell: Kelly (c), O'Donnell, Mugabi, Blayney, Spencer, Slattery (Shaw 87), Zdravkovski, Paton, Gent (McGinn 90), Spittal, Biereth (Bair 87)
Subs Not Used: Oxborough, Wells, L.Ross, M.Ross, Wilkinson, Obika
Referee: Craig Napier
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: John McCrossan
Fourth Official: Alastair Grieve
VAR: Alan Muir
Attendance: 5,837
St Mirren travel to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen in our final match of 2023.
Tickets are on sale at The St Mirren Ticket Office and online. Online sales for standard post will be available to purchase until 10am on Monday 18th December 2023 and online sales for ticket office pick-up will be available to purchase up until 10am on Wednesday 27th December 2023.
All tickets purchased selecting ticket office pick-up must be collected from St Mirren Ticket Office by 2pm Friday 29th December 2023.
Aberdeen v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 30th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Adults - £26
Over 65 - £20
Over 75 - £16
Youth* - £16
Under 18 - £12
Under 12 - £6
*18-21
Please contact the St Mirren Ticket Office for wheelchair disabled or ambulant disabled tickets.
Ambulant tickets are charged at the age-appropriate rate and can be issued with a free PA ticket should the supporter require it.
We're at home again on Saturday as we host Motherwell in our penultimate home match of 2023.
St Mirren vs Motherwell
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 16th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
The match day officials for Saturday's match against Motherwell are as follows:
Referee: Craig Napier
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: John McCrossan
Fourth Official: Alastair Grieve
VAR: Alan Muir
Assistant VAR: David McGeachie
The game kicks-off at 3pm and season tickets are valid for Saturday's match. Full instructions on how to download and use the Future Ticketing digital app can be found HERE.
Turnstiles will open to supporters from 2pm. Supporters are advised to arrive early to avoid delays in getting into the stadium.
The St Mirren Ticket Office is open on Saturday between 11am until just after kick-off.
The match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK-OFF. Tickets are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. The fastest and easiest way to buy tickets for the home end is online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. Tickets will also be available in the West Stand Ticket booth which will be open from 1:30pm.
Motherwell supporters can only buy tickets directly from Motherwell.
Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com
It's the Buddie Brilliant Christmas Bonanza at our matchday entertainment at The SMiSA Stadium.
Between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday we will have a range of activities behind the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand for children of all ages and plenty for the big kids to get involved in as well. It’s not just for home fans as away fans are also more than welcome to join in.
The best bit is that all activities are FREE of charge so get down early to be part of all the fun!
There is no PPV available for this match due to broadcasting restrictions.
However, international subscribers to St Mirren TV can still watch the match live as part of their subscription, while UK subscribers can listen to live audio coverage.
50/50 half-time tickets are on sale ahead of Saturday's match.
Grab the winning feeling with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click this link to purchase.
The draw will be made during the half-time interval on Saturday with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net proceeds. The second prize winner will receive a signed home shirt. Entries close at 3pm on Saturday 16th December.
| Adult | £26 |
| Concessions* | £16 |
| Child (under 12) | £6 |
| Wheelchair User** | £16 |
| Carer | Free |
* 65+, full-time student, wheelchair users and U18s.
** – The 'Wheelchair user' ticket is only available to purchase directly from the Ticket Office, it is not available online. Proof must be provided for anyone requiring a carer. To be entitled to a free carer ticket you must be in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
| Adult | £26 |
| Concessions* | £16 |
| Child (under 12) | £6 |
| Wheelchair User** | £16 |
| Carer | Free |
* 65+, full-time student, wheelchair users and U18s.
** – The 'Wheelchair user' ticket is only available to purchase directly from the Ticket Office, it is not available online. Proof must be provided for anyone requiring a carer. To be entitled to a free carer ticket you must be in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
| Adult | £26 |
| Concessions* | £16 |
| Child (under 12) | £6 |
| Wheelchair User** | £16 |
| Carer | Free |
Please note that the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand is a Family Stand and therefore we expect no swearing within this area.
* 65+, full-time student, wheelchair users and U18s.
** – The 'Wheelchair user' ticket is only available to purchase directly from the Ticket Office, it is not available online. Proof must be provided for anyone requiring a carer. To be entitled to a free carer ticket you must be in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
| Adult | £26 |
| Concessions* | £16 |
| Child (under 12) | £6 |
| Wheelchair User** | £16 |
| Carer | Free |
* 65+, full-time student, wheelchair users and U18s.
** – The 'Wheelchair user' ticket is only available to purchase directly from the Ticket Office, it is not available online. Proof must be provided for anyone requiring a carer. To be entitled to a free carer ticket you must be in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The club would like to remind supporters of parking restrictions in and around The SMiSA Stadium on matchdays. Please click here for the full update.
Please note that seasonal car park passes have now sold out but a limited amount of matchday parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for £5.
Red Zone - South
For hospitality and home disabled supporters (subject to availability).
To enter/exit Greenhill Road. Hospitality ticket to be shown for entry.
Black Zone - Southwest
For Family Stand and Main Stand Patrons.
To enter/exit via Drums Avenue.
White Zone - West
For West Stand Patrons and Pay on the Day. Home disabled supporters in bays behind West Stand. Away disabled supporters in bays behind the dome.
To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.
At the SMiSA Stadium we have an electronic ticketing system in place at the turnstiles.
The process of using the system is fairly straight-forward and easy to use:
The whole process will only take a few seconds.
Please note that there will be stewards in attendance to help where required.
The Club has been made aware of problems occasioned by inconsiderate parking in the area of Tannahill Road.
Seemingly supporters are parking despite the presence of double yellow lines and as a consequence local bus routes are also being blocked because streets in this area are narrow and fans are parking on both sides. People, many of whom are elderly, are having to walk from Greenhill Road to their homes because buses can’t get access.
Residents who have cars parked in driveways are experiencing similar difficulties getting their vehicles in and out. On being approached by local residents some supporters have been somewhat aggressive which could lead to confrontation.
St Mirren Football Club strives to be a good neighbour and we would ask that ALL supporters attending the stadium not only park in accordance with local parking restrictions but also give consideration to the needs of local residents by parking sensibly so as not to occasion an unnecessary obstruction.
We are also aware of problems with patrons parking at the front of the Main Stand to pick up disabled supporters at the end of the game. This area is a 'no parking' zone on match days (with cones on the road) and has to be kept clear for emergency access. It is an inappropriate location for disabled spectator uplifts, as not only does it cause an obstruction on the road, it also causes a danger to pedestrians leaving the stadium.
Please note that the designated pick-up/drop off points are either in Drums Avenue or the two lay-byes on Ferguslie Park Avenue.
BY ROAD
Follow signs for Paisley & Glasgow Airport. Exit the M8 at Junction 29 (St James’ Interchange) which is just after Glasgow Airport turn off if travelling east to west. Be careful not to exit on to the A737 which is signposted for Irvine. It is best to stay in the middle lane when passing the Airport as this leads naturally to the St James’ Interchange exit.
At the interchange take the first left onto a dual carriageway with some football parks on the left hand side. Follow this road and after a sharp right hand bend you should now be in Greenock Road. Then take your first right on to Clark Street and drive to the end of the street which is the junction with Greenhill Road, turn left and you will see the stadium on the opposite side of the road.
BY RAIL
Get train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Paisley St James – exit from the station is straight onto Greenhill Road where the stadium is facing you. To plan your journey by rail with Scotrail please click HERE.
BY BUS
Most buses will stop at Paisley Cross or Mill Street, from both you will see the Paisley Town Hall. From the Town Hall cross the High Street towards the Piazza Shopping Centre, when acoss walk towards the town centre until you come to Gilmour Street. Turn right on to Gilmour Street and walk towards the railway station which is about 150 yards away. From there you can get train to Paisley St James or if you prefer to walk the following routes are advised by the police:
Home fans: cross road to the left on to St James Street – follow through up Underwood Road then turn right at Greenhill Road where stadium is 200 yards further along the road. Access to the Main Stand is from Greenhill Road and the South and West Stands will be accessed from Drums Avenue.
Away fans: cross road to Love Street continue up the street till you come to Albion Street where you will turn left. Follow Albion Street until you come to the junction with Greenock Road where you will turn right. Cross the road then walk about 200 yards before taking your first left on to Clark Street. Walk straight up Clark Street to the end of the street which is the junction with Greenhill Road, turn left and you will see the the stadium on the opposite side of the road. Access to the North Stand will be from Ferguslie Park Avenue.
St Mirren host Motherwell at The SMiSA Stadium on Saturday in our penultimate home match of 2023.
Saints moved back into third place in the cinch Premiership with a 2-0 win at home to Ross County on Saturday. Jonah Ayunga's first goal since returning from injury came just three minutes after a Ryan Leak own goal to give us our seventh league win of the season.
Saturday's visitors Motherwell scored an injury-time equaliser to draw 1-1 with St Johnstone at Fir Park at the weekend. That was the third time in their last four matches that Motherwell have scored in final minutes to grab a share of the spoils.
The Steelmen are on a run of 13 without a victory having not won in the cinch Premiership since defeating Hearts 1-0 at Tynecastle at the beginning of September. Stuart Kettlewell's side sit in 10th place in the cinch Premiership on 15 points.
Match Details
St Mirren v Motherwell
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 16th December 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Season tickets are valid for Saturday's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets or at the St Mirren Ticket Office, subject to availability. Motherwell supporters can only buy their tickets directly from Motherwell.
International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary.
50/50 online half-time draw tickets are available now. Enter HERE now from just £1 for your chance to win half the takings or a signed shirt.
The two sides have faced off twice already this season with Saints running out 1-0 winners on both occasions.
Caolan Boyd-Munce scored the game's only goal when the Buddies hosted Motherwell at The SMiSA Stadium in Viaplay Cup action in August.
Saints won 1-0 at Fir Park when we visited just four weeks later in league duty. Scott Tanser's second-half volley gave us the points and our first win in Motherwell since 2020.
Scott Tanser scored the only goal when St Mirren last faced Motherwell (Image: Vagelis Georgariou)
Craig Napier is the referee on Saturday. He'll be assisted by Dougie Potter and John McCrossan. The fourth official is Alastair Grieve.
Alan Muir is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by David McGeachie.
St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Elvis Bwomono subject to international clearance and registration.
The 25-year-old Ugandan international has been training with Saints for the last few weeks and joins up with Stephen Robinson’s men until the end of the season with the club holding the option to extend by a further year.
A right-sided defender, Elvis began his professional career at Southend United where he made 132 appearances between 2017 and 2021.
After leaving the English side, Elvis moved to Icelandic outfit ÍBV in May 2022 and went on to play 48 times. He now joins up with Saints and will be available for selection once the January transfer window opens.
I’m delighted to join the club," he told stmirren.com.
"I’ve been here for a few weeks training, getting to understand the philosophy and the club as well. It’s been fantastic."
"Everything has been great both on and off the pitch. The boys have been very good with me, it’s a very good group. Training has been really good and the boys have really helped me settle in.
I knew about the club from the likes of Anton Ferdinand and Joe Shaughnessy playing here.
"I know Richard [Taylor] as well and when I knew I was coming up here I spoke to him and he told me lots about the club. I can't wait to get started."
Elvis also praised the supporters after attending Saturday's win against Ross County.
The fans were good and I can see it’s a very homely stadium that the fans do really well to pack out and get it rocking."
Manager Stephen Robinson added: "Elvis comes with a lot of experience.
He’s played a lot of games in England and came back from a good playing period in Iceland as well. We’re really pleased with him.
"He’s been training with us for two or three weeks now. It’s similar to what we’ve done previously with Richard Taylor and Caolan Boyd-Munce. He comes in on a short-term deal with the view to extending that. I think he’ll be a big asset to the club.
"He's a right-sided wing-back, that can play left-side and in the middle of the park. He’s a brilliant athlete, strengthens the squad and gives us another option with Ryan Strain out. It was a position we were looking to strengthen and Ryan's injury sped it up.
"He won’t be available until the Celtic game [2nd Jan] as he can’t be registered outwith the transfer window."
Tickets for our first match of 2024 are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online.
Saints host Celtic at The SMiSA Stadium in cinch Premiership action in our first match of the new year.
Fixture Details
St Mirren v Celtic
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Kick-off: 5pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Live on Sky Sports
This match is included in the season ticket. As is standard for matches against Celtic and Rangers, additional tickets are only available to season ticket holders from this season and last season online using the email address they used when buying their season ticket.
Non-season ticket holders that have purchased tickets for (and subsequently attended) at least two home league matches at The SMiSA Stadium this season can only purchase directly at the St Mirren Ticket Office or by calling the Ticket Office on 0141-840-6130.
St Mirren Football Club reserve the right to cancel any tickets it feels have been purchased for or by away supporters with no refund. Away end tickets will be sold directly by Celtic.
Ticket Prices
Adults - £33
Concession* - £23
U12** - £14
*65+, 13-17 and unemployed.
**Must be accompanied by an adult.
Our home match against Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Saturday 27th January 2024 will now kick-off at 12:30pm after being selected for Sky Sports coverage.
Saints host Rangers at The SMiSA Stadium in our first cinch Premiership match following the winter break.
The full rescheduled match details are:
St Mirren v Rangers
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Date: Saturday 27th January 2024
Kick-off: 12:30pm
Live on Sky Sports
Everyone played their part. I thought it was a real dominant performance."
The manager gives his thoughts after our 2-0 win at home to Ross County.
Saints ended their three game losing streak with a comfortable win over Ross County in a rainy Paisley.
The Buddies should have been in front at the break, Greg Kiltie hitting the bar before Jonah Ayunga was denied by Ross Laidlaw. When the Buddies did take the lead shortly after the interval, it was after a lengthy wait as VAR checked to ensure the ball had indeed crossed the line following some penalty box pinball.
That pause was nothing like as long as Ayunga had waited for the moment that came a few minutes later. The forward had spent 300 days out injured before returning to first team action last month and thumped home his first goal since his comeback just before the hour mark to ensure the points stayed at Greenhill Road.
Saints boss Stephen Robinson made three changes to the side that lost in Perth midweek. Thierry Small made his first start of the season in place of the injured Ryan Flynn, with Richard Taylor replacing Charles Dunne and Stav Nahmani taking over from Lewis Jamieson up front. The visitors had hit good form since Derek Adams returned to the dugout and had two familiar faces in their squad, with Jay Henderson and Eamonn Brophy both on the bench.
Ayunga went close to opening the scoring early on, bustling forward before unleashing a shot that stung the palms of Ross Laidlaw. At the other end, a dangerous looking ball across the Saints goal was knocked behind by Marcus Fraser for a corner, which Jordan White – who scored the winner when the two sides met last month - headed narrowly wide. With little more than a quarter of an hour on the clock Caolan Boyd-Munce's afternoon was ended by injury, Keanu Baccus replacing him in midfield.
Saints should have been in front midway through the half after some terrific football. Greg Kiltie played the ball out wide to Nahmani before charging into the box to meet the return cross, lifting the ball over Laidlaw only for it to hit the bar and be cleared. County looked set to take advantage of that let-off as Simon Murray raced onto White's flick-on but his shot was beyond both Zach Hemming and the far post.
The Buddies were looking the more likely to open the scoring, Nahmani getting behind the County defence before being denied by Laidlaw. The Israeli then sent Ayunga through on goal but his low, hard shot was kept out by the Staggies goalie, Baccus volleying well over after the resultant corner was knocked out to the edge of the box.
It was from another corner that Saints took the lead in bizarre circumstances early in the second half. The ball bounced about the six yard box before there were claims from both the players and fans behind the goal that it had crossed the line. Play raged on and County got the ball clear before ref Calum Scott stopped play for a VAR check. After what seemed like an eternity, it was eventually agreed that the ball had indeed crossed the line – although who helped it get there is anyone's guess, County's Ryan Leak 'credited' with the goal.
If that goal was shrouded in mystery, there was no doubt who scored moments later. Seconds after Nahmani's effort from Ayunga's pass was blocked, the latter charged down the left before thumping in a shot that got the better of Laidlaw and flew into the net to double Saints' lead. It was a huge milestone in Jonah's recovery from injury as it was his first goal since he found the net against Rangers in the final game before last year's World Cup.
Jonah Ayunga celebrates his first goal since returning from injury (Image: Allan Picken)
The Buddies looked rampant, penalty claims waved away when Nahmani appeared to have been barged over in the box, but the visitors weren't finished with Hemming having to stretch to gather Murray's header. Nahmani then tried his luck from the edge of the box, Laidlaw needing two attempts to hold it in the slippy conditions. Alex Gogic was close to finishing things off 15 minutes from the end, heading wide as he met Kiltie's corner at the front post.
Hemming had had a fairly quiet afternoon but produced a brilliant save to turn County sub Alex Samuel's header over the bar as the visitors looked for a way back into the match. Mark O'Hara then had an effort deflected behind off Mikael Mandron after some uncertain Staggies defending, the sub then heading wide from the skipper's fine cross. As the clock ticked down, Kyle Turner was allowed to run forward from midfield but his shot from the edge of the D was always trickling wide before Toyosi Olusanya sent an inviting ball across the face of goal with none of his team-mates able to add the final touch that really would have been the icing on the cake.
Full-Time: St Mirren 2-0 Ross County
St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor (Dunne 64), Small (Bolton 78), O'Hara (c), Boyd-Munce (Baccus 18), Tanser, Kiltie, Nahmani (Olusanya 77), Ayunga (Mandron 77)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, McMenamin, Jamieson, Greive
Ross County: Laidlaw, Randall (Sims 71), Purrington, Brown, Baldwin, Allardice, Dhanda (Harmon 60), Murray, White (Samuel 71), Smith (Turner 50), Leak
Subs Not Used: Munro, Sheaf, Loturi, Henderson, Brophy
Referee: Calum Scott
Assistant Referee: Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Steven McLean
VAR: John Beaton
Attendance: 5402
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