St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Dylan Reid's move to English Premier League Crystal Palace has now been finalised. 

With his contract at Saints due to expire in the summer, the 17-year-old has moved to the Eagles on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee with significant add-ons and sell-on.

A product of our Youth Academy, Dylan became the youngest ever player for St Mirren when he made his first-team debut at just 16 years and five days old in a cinch Premiership match away to Rangers in March 2021. It was an appearance which also saw Dylan become the youngest ever player to play in the SPFL Premiership. 

He subsequently made a further seven appearances for the first-team with his last coming against Hearts at Tynecastle in January.

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "Dylan is a kid with great potential and someone who I would have liked to have worked with more, but it was a very good deal for the football club and an ongoing deal that could rise.

It’s huge credit to the Academy and Allan McManus and his staff. We’re producing good players and that’s the lifeblood of the football club – bringing in players, developing them and selling them.

"Clubs in the English Premier League are paying for potential now and he has that. Crystal Palace have conducted themselves very well throughout the transfer as well which has to be credited."

We thank Dylan for his time at St Mirren and wish him the very best of luck in his future career. 

Saints are straight back to it on Saturday with Ross County the visitors to the SMiSA Stadium. 

The Buddies go into Saturday's match following a narrow loss to Motherwell at Fir Park on Wednesday night. Two early Motherwell goals gave St Mirren too much to do despite Ryan Strain pulling a goal back. Stephen Robinson's side still sit in sixth place in the cinch Premiership following Wednesday night's match. 

Ross County are in 11th place - one point ahead of bottom side Dundee United. Malky Mackay's side weren't in action at the weekend having been knocked out the Scottish Cup at the Fourth Round stage.

The Staggies have won one (3-0 v Kilmarnock), drawn one (1-1 v Hibernian) and lost one (1-2 v Rangers) of their last three league matches. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Ross County
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 18th February 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

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.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. There is no PPV available.

Ross County supporters can buy tickets online at stmirren.com/awaysupporters. 

Previous

A stunning Richard Tait goal was enough to give St Mirren a 1-0 win over Ross County when the Staggies visited the SMiSA Stadium in August. 

County came on top by the odd goal in five when we last faced them at the Global Energy Stadium in November. Goals from Ryan Strain and Mark O'Hara had us 2-1 ahead at the break, but two second-half goals saw the Staggies win 3-2. 

Saints are unbeaten in five against Ross County at the SMiSA Stadium - a run that goes back to 2015. 

Richard Tait scored a goal of the season contender the last time we faced Ross County at the SMiSA Stadium (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Graham Grainger. He'll be assisted by Alan Mulvanny and Colin Drummond. Greg Aitken is the Fourth Official.

Gavin Duncan is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by Frank Connor. 

The manager said Saints didn't do what they are good at and admitted he was disappointed with the performance and result against Motherwell.

St Mirren were beaten by Motherwell at Fir Park after a quick start from the hosts gave the Buddies too much to do to take anything from the game. 

Stephen Robinson made one change from the side that lost to Celtic in the Scottish Cup on Saturday with Tony Watt making his first Saints start in place of the injured Alex Greive. Motherwell were led by interim manager Stuart Kettlewell following the sacking of Steven Hammell at the weekend. 

The home side took an early lead when Kevin Van Veen opened the scoring after just eight minutes. Blair Spittal slid the ball through with the Motherwell forward beating Richard Taylor to it and holding off the defender to slide beyond Trevor Carson. 

Saints fell two behind a little over 10 minutes later to a sensational Max Johnston effort. The Motherwell winger got on to a ball over the top and fired over Carson into the top corner from a tight angle to double the Steelmen's lead.

But St Mirren did pull a goal back on 24 minutes when Strain netted his third goal of the season. Watt did well down the left-hand side and cut the ball back into the area where it looked like Keanu Baccus would knock home. He fluffed his lines but it fell invitingly for his countryman Strain who reduced the deficit. Strain wasn't far away from drawing us level on 33 minutes when he volleyed wide from 20 yards. 

Ryan Strain scored his third goal of the season to reduce the deficit (Image: Jeff Holmes)

Saints knew the next goal would be vital and started the second-half quickly with Main blasting over from a tight angle just 20 seconds after the restart. Nine minutes later Watt saw an effort deflected over after a good bit of play down the right-hand side. 

Stephen Robinson made a change on 57 minutes with Alex Gogic making way for Greg Kiltie as we looked for a way back into the match. Saints dominated the possession but were limited to strikes from 20 yards from Strain and O'Hara - both of which were gathered with ease by Liam Kelly. Leiws Jamieson and Ryan Flynn then entered the fray as we headed into the final 10 minutes. 

Motherwell passed up a big chance to put the game beyond doubt with a little over five minutes remaining when their substitute Jack Aitchison fired wide from close-range. It almost proved costly as Saints went straight up the park and had the ball in the net but referee John Beaton had blown for a foul which saw us end the night in defeat.

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher, R.Taylor, Strain (Flynn 79), Baccus, O'Hara (c), Gogic (Kiltie 57), Tanser (Small 31), Watt (Jamieson 79), Main
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Shaughnessy, Dunne, F.Taylor, Offord

Motherwell: Kelly (c), Johnston, Casey, McGinn, Furlong (O'Donnell 90), Butcher, Goss, Cornelius, Spittal (Slattery 84), Van Veen (Aitchison 78), Obika
Subs Not Used: Oxborough, Crankshaw, Danzaki, McKinstry, Tierney, Dunachie

Referee: John Beaton
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane
VAR: Euan Anderson
Assistant VAR: Andrew McWilliam

An exciting opportunity has arisen within St Mirren Football Club. We are looking for a new Head of Academy Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning to join our ambitious team.

Reporting to Academy Director, Allan McManus, your role will see you develop and implement a Football Science/Strength and Conditioning strategy in line with Club objectives to deliver a best-in-class Football Science, Strength and Conditioning operation to Youth Academy football squads.

The role will be on a full-time permanent basis. To download the job description please click HERE.

If you’re interested in this exciting & challenging role please send an up-to-date copy of your CV and cover letter to: keith.lasley@stmirren.com by Friday 24th February 2023. 

Interviews will be held at a date to be confirmed and only those invited to interview will receive return notification from us.

Supporter safety is a key priority for all clubs and we at St Mirren Football Club are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the match day experience is safe and enjoyable.

One of the most dangerous things we have to deal with is pyrotechnic articles such as smoke bombs and flares in the stadium and we'd ask that you assist us to look after you by not bringing such articles with you to any matches home or away. These articles can cause severe burns, damage to hearing or breathing difficulties and the hazardous chemical used is known to be carcinogenic and their use is especially distressing for groups such as small children and those who can't easily move away when pyrotechnics are activated.

Experience shows that when a pyrotechnic is activated in a crowd there is often a movement away from the immediate area which can cause panic and disorientation and which creates a risk of slips and trips or crushing for those nearby.

Please be in no doubt that these articles are unpleasant and potentially life-threatening to be around - they are also illegal at football matches - and being caught with them will result in exclusion from The SMISA Stadium and a possible criminal conviction as well as potential financial penalties for the club.

St Mirren return to cinch Premiership action with a midweek trip to Fir Park to face Motherwell.

It's a rearranged fixture with the original - due to take place in December - having been postponed due to extensive damage and flooding at Fir Park.

Saints exited the Scottish Cup on Saturday with a loss at Celtic, but the margin of defeat was harsh on Stephen Robinson's men with Celtic scoring four goals after Richard Taylor was sent off for the Buddies. 

Motherwell also dropped out of the cup with a 3-1 defeat to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday. That result saw the Steelmen part ways with manager Steven Hammell and assistant Brian Kerr. Motherwell Lead Development coach Stuart Kettlewell will take interim charge of the side. 

St Mirren are in sixth place in the cinch Premiership having won two of our last three league matches and would move up to fourth with a win on Wednesday night.

Motherwell have lost their last three league matches but three points on Wednesday would see the Steelmen into ninth place. 

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Fir Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for the original fixture in December remain valid, while a limited number of tickets for Wednesday night's match are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

Tickets are also available online and Motherwell will be selling tickets at Fir Park one hour prior to kick-off. Please click HERE for full ticket info. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription with UK subscribers able to listen to live audio commentary. 

Previous

The two meetings between the sides this season both came at the SMiSA Stadium with each side boasting a win apiece. 

Motherwell visited the SMiSA Stadium just over two weeks ago with Curtis Main scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win for Saints. 

1-0 was also the scoreline when Motherwell defeated St Mirren in July when Kevin Van Veen netted from the penalty spot. 

Our last win at Fir Park was in December 2020 when Jamie McGrath scored in a 1-0 victory for the Buddies. 

Curtis Main scores the only goal of the game when we beat Motherwell in January (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

John Beaton is the referee on Wednesday night. The assistant referees are Alastair Mather and Gordon Crawford while Dan McFarlane is Fourth Official. 

Euan Anderson in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by Andrew McWilliam. 

The manager says the scoreline wasn't a fair reflection of the game as Saints were beaten in the Scottish Cup.

St Mirren exited the Scottish Cup with defeat at Celtic Park, but the 5-1 scoreline was harsh on Saints who - for 75 minutes - competed well with Celtic until a red card for Richard Taylor. 

Taylor was one of two changes made by manager Stephen Robinson as he replaced Charles Dunne who dropped out with a hamstring injury. Declan Gallagher came in for Greg Kiltie in the other change from last weekend's 1-0 loss to Hibernian.

Trevor Carson was called into action early on with the Saints stopper making a strong two-handed save to push away Jota's effort on two minutes after the Portuguese winger has jinked his way into the St Mirren box.

Saints looked to hit Celtic on the counter on a couple of occasions early on, but it was Celtic who came closest to the opener in the first 10 minutes when Daizen Maeda's attempted cross sailed over the head of Carson, but came back off the post. 

The home side were forced into an early change when Kyogo was came off with an injury to be replaced by Liel Abada. That saw Maeda moved to centre-forward and that shift of position would pay dividends for the the hosts as the Japanese forward put them ahead on 16 minutes. Maeda was on hand just six yards from goal to slide home from Aaron Mooy's low ball across the face of the box. 

Saints almost levelled just two minutes later when Greive did well to turn Carl Starfelt in the box and his effort looked like it was heading for the far corner of the net, only for Cameron Carter-Vickers to head clear the danger. Carter-Vickers was the man alert again for the hosts on 33 minutes when his vital interception denied Greive the chance to go one-on-one with Joe Hart in the Celtic goal. 

St Mirren were also forced into a change a few minutes before half-time when Greive couldn't continue after going down with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Tony Watt. Alex Gogic had a go from 20 yards in the final minutes of the half, but his effort flew over while Celtic had a big chance for a second before the interval only for Jota to flick Mooy's cross over.

Celtic almost grabbed a second six minutes into the second-half when a low Alastair Johnston ball across from the right came off Marcus Fraser and crashed off the post before Saints managed to clear. 

Saints were making it difficult for Celtic and almost had a big opportunity to level just after the hour mark when Keanu Baccus broke forward and slipped in Watt down the left-side. The forward cut into the box but had his shot blocked. 

The game completely changed with 15 minutes remaining when Saints were reduced to 10 men and Celtic were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check. Taylor was shown a red card for a handball in the box and Reo Hatate stepped up to score from 12 yards. 

Celtic added a third five minutes later when substitute Oh scored from close-range. Carson had initially saved Callum McGregor's effort but the ball fell to Oh who knocked home from just a few yards out. 

Saints didn't give up and pulled a goal back on 87 minutes from the penalty spot. Greg Kiltie was fouled by Carl Starfelt and O'Hara slammed home from the spot. But Celtic would add to the scoring with Matt O'Riley and Hatate scoring stunning efforts in the final few minutes to put a harsh reflection on the final scoreline. 

Mark O'Hara pulled a goal back for Saints from the penalty spot (Image: Allan Picken)

Full-Time: Celtic 5-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher, R.Taylor, Strain (Flynn 77), Baccus (Kiltie 71), O'Hara (c), Gogic, Tanser (Small 71), Greive (Watt 41), Main (Shaughnessy 77)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Offord, Jamieson

Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Starfelt, Carter-Vickers, Taylor, Mooy (Hatate 63), McGregor (c), Turnbull (O'Riley 63), Jota (Oh 63), Kyogo (Abada 14), Maeda (Haksabanovic 78)
Subs Not Used: Bain, Kobayashi, Iwata, Forrest

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: Douglas Ross
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Colin Steven
Assistant VAR: Gary Hilland

The next St Mirren Business Club networking event takes place at The SMiSA Stadium on Thursday 23rd February 2023.  

The Business Club, offers the chance for our sponsors and business partners the opportunity to network in unique surroundings. Events are held frequently, taking different formats and with a selection of quality guest speakers covering a wide range of themes.

The Business Club is completely free to join with members receiving invites to a series of exclusive events throughout the year.

Our guest speakers on the night will be Nicola Rudder, Director & Owner at G4 Claims, and Allan McLachlan, Field Agent at G4 Claims. 

Event details as follows:

Thursday 23rd February 2023
The SMiSA Stadium

5.30pm – 6.15pm - Tea & coffee and refreshments served
6.15pm - Introduction – Campbell Kennedy, St Mirren Commercial Manager
6.20pm - Individual company introduction by attendees
6.30pm – 7pm - Presentation by Nicola Rudder and Allan McLachlan 
7pm – 8pm - Networking

Interested in attending the event or looking for more details?

Please forward your full name and company contact details to commercial@stmirren.com or phone St Mirren Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy on 0141-840-1337.