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St Mirren Ground Name: St Mirren Park, But the fans still like to call it Love Street Capacity: 10,800 (all seated) Address: Love St, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 2EJ Telephone No: 0141 889 2558 Fax No: 0141 848 6444 Ticket Office: 0141 840 4100 Ticket Office Fax: 0141 848 9222 Pitch Size: 110 x 70 yards Club Nickname: The Buddies Year Ground Opened: 1895 Shirt Sponsors: Braehead Shopping Centre Home Kit Colours: Black & White Away Kit Colours: Sky & Navy Blue 3rd Kit Colours: Red With White Trim Kit Manufacturers: Hummel Official Web Site: www.saintmirren.net Unofficial Web Sites: www.blackandwhitearmy.com www.stmirren.info Independent Supporters Association Unofficial Buddies (Footy Mad Network) |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Ground Developments Looking Towards The Laidlaw Scott (West) Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Local Rivals Admission Prices Programme & Fanzine Layout Of The Ground Fixtures 2008-2009 Record & Average Attendance Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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The ground shows both signs of its age and the ambition that is within the club. The Main Stand is a simple top level and enclosure design stretching only halfway along the pitch straddling the halfway line. This stand is the smallest and oldest of the four. Directly opposite the Main Stand is the North Stand. This holds 4,200 fans and is popular with the hardcore St. Mirren fans. It is a seated terrace with shed style roof stretching the length of the pitch. Access to this stand is by means of a large ramp, which stretches from the North East turnstiles over the corner and into the back of the stand. The Away stand is the Laidlaw Scott (West) stand, which is situated at one end of the pitch. This can hold 3,000 away fans but is rarely used completely. The most unusual thing about this stand is that it has a large external staircase on one side, which the away support climb before embarking down the steeply raked stand. This is because the undercroft of the stand is taken up with indoor training pitches. At the other end is the Reid Kerr College Family Stand. This is a 2,200 capacity seated terrace with a cantilevered roof. Thanks to David Tennant for providing a lot of the information on this page. |
| Future Ground Developments |
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The Club
are progressing well with the building of their new stadium at a site in
Greenhill Road, approximately half a mile west of Love Street. It was
hoped that the 8,000 capacity stadium would be completed in time for the
start of the 2008/09 season, however the opening date has now been put
back until January 2009, so the Club will continue at Love Street for a
little while longer yet. The new
stadium resemble's Airdrie United's New Broomfield stadium, with 4
separate single tier stands. Love Street has been sold off for a retail
development.
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are are given the best seats in the house which are located in the large Laidlaw Scott (West) stand, at one end of the ground where up to 3,000 can be accommodated. I have not heard of fans getting hassle outside the ground but caution should be exercised due to the ground location. The ground can be noisy inside and can on occasion make for an intimidating atmosphere. |
| Where To Drink? |
| There are a couple of pubs near to the ground, although
with the close proximity of the town centre many tend to drink there before
heading to the game. The Wee Barrel on Love Street itself is a smallish two
roomed pub, which gets very busy before games, but on
my visit there was a good mix of home and away support and the service was
good. George
Clarke adds; 'The Cottage Arms next to a Chinese takeaway
just off Greenock Road has long been a popular haunt for away fans, as the
away coaches park up near there on Clark Street and it is only a few minutes
walk away from the ground'. In the town centre Peter Balmforth, recommends 'The Argyll Bar' and the 'Hole In the Wa' on Old Sneddon Street, which are both close to a chippy and bookies, although colours should be kept covered. Peter adds 'if you're arriving by train then just outside the station entrance, is a Wetherspoons outlet called the 'Last Post'. However please note that fans are not admitted wearing colours, so remember to roll up your scarf and stick it in your pocket'. Rene a visiting Celtic supporter informs me: 'I found the Wallace Bar on Causeyside Street in the town centre, to be a friendly enough place to enjoy a beer'. |
| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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The ground is
particularly easy to get to due to its proximity to the M8.
Away fans travelling from the east side of Paisley should make
their way to the M8 and continue westbound to junction 29, the St. James
interchange. They should then
turn left into the Greenock road towards the town centre until they reach
Albion Street on the left. From
here away fans should be able to enter the Caledonia stand.
Parking is not available at the ground so people should park in the
surrounding streets. I would
personally recommend parking nearer to the town centre in one of the car
parks. Car parks can be found
off Moss Street, and some places can be found behind the court in Glen
Street. Failing this, Glasgow
Airport is only around � mile from the ground (though it can be
expensive). |
| By Train |
| Paisley Gilmour Street is on a main line from Glasgow Central Station and is only 400 yards from the ground. As you come out of the station entrance walk up the road straight in front of you and turn right at the Last Post pub and then right again so that you are coming back on yourself (the ground is effectively behind the station). Go straight down this road going under a railway bridge and at the crossroads with the busy A726 go straight on which brings you into Love Street. The ground is down this road on the left. |
| Local Rivals |
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Greenock Morton. |
| Admission Prices |
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The club operate a category
system for matches (A, B & C), so that admission prices are varied dependant
on which club is being played. Category B & Category C match prices are shown in
brackets: |
| Disabled Facilities |
| There are some places in front of the Laidlaw Scott (West) Stand for away fans. Disabled home supporters are catered for on the rear concourse at the back of the Reid Kerr College (East) Stand. Access is from near the main stand turnstile and up a series of ramps. Wheelchair users are admitted free of charge. A helper pays �12 admittance. |
| Programme & Fanzine |
| Official Programme �2. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Fixtures 2008-2009 |
| For the St Mirren fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 47,438 v Celtic, August 20th 1949. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 4,547 (Premier League) 2006-2007: 5,609 (Premier League) 2005-2006: 3,798 (Division One) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Paisley page click here. |
| Feedback |
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e-mail me and I'll
update
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