SMiSA have been in discussions with Richard Atkinson's group since last August regarding the proposed Community Interest Company purchase of the Consortiums shareholding. Following our members meeting earlier this month we are pleased to report that the Association backs the initiative in principal and are currently seeking clarification on the finer detail relating to the proposed funding of the purchase. SMiSA are currently considering options for investing funding and once this exercise is concluded we will consult with the membership and seek further instruction.
 
We would encourage all St. Mirren fans to fully engage in the presentation meetings currently being staged at St. Mirren Park as the success of this is dependent on supporter participation so please take the time to attend, question and if you, as a St. Mirren supporter conclude this is the way forward for our club fully support this by getting involved.

SMiSA are pleased to confirm that after a 2 season hiatus, we are running the 8th Saints Aid event this year in conjunction with the club, and that the online auction for places is now open!

Saints Aid 8 will mark the first time that the event has been run at Greenhill Road, and will therefore be an occasion not to be missed.  The game will take place on Sunday, May 15th, the day after Saints' last game of the season at St. Mirren Park vs St. Johnstone.

On the previous 7 occasions that SMiSA has run the event, Saints Aid has raised over £42,000 for Saints Youth Development.

To view both full event details & the most recent state of play in the auction, as well as placing your bid, please click here.

Bidding will close on Monday, May 2nd at 8pm sharp, with no bids submitted after that time considered.

SMiSA are now accepting nominations for their St. Mirren Player of the Year award of the 2010/2011 season.  

Nominations can be made by anyone with an email address, whether they are SMiSA members or not.  Nominations should be sent here, clearly stating both your name and the name of the player that you wish to nominate.

We will accept nominations received up until 8pm on the closing date of Sunday, May 8th, when the vote will close and the winner announced a short time after.

Please only send one nomination per email address, multiple nominations from the same address WILL NOT be counted.

SMiSA has learned that in honour of the Scottish Cup 5th Round tie between Ayr United & St. Mirren at Somerset Park this Saturday, 5th February, Ayr Racecourse are staging what has been billed as a "Black & White Party" for fans of both clubs.

The doors to the Eglinton Stand open on Saturday at 12 noon and the event will go on until 2.45pm so that both sets of fans will be able to make the kickoff time at 3pm with the stadium very close to the course (approx 2 mins walking distance).  Bars, betting and free parking facilities are available, and children are welcome.  There will also be 'Giant TV's tuned in to the sports channels and food will be available.

As part of the event, the Racecourse are planning to donate a cheque to the Ayr United Supporters Trust (Honest Men Trust) and they have also kindly made an offer to St. Mirren of donating raceday hospitality packages for the club to have as website competition prizes.

All told, this venture should add to what will hopefully be an exciting cup trip for Saints fans this weekend.

Following the statement this past Monday 17th January that there is "broad support" from SPL clubs to progress with reconstruction plans to have a top flight of 10 teams with a second tier of 12 teams, SMiSA Chairman Alastair Colquhoun's reaction was as follows:

On the morning of  Wednesday 12/01/2010 at Hampden Park, SMiSA Chairman Alastair Colquhoun & Webmaster David Tennant met with SPL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster to discuss and debate the proposed SPL reconstruction plans.  The meeting, which lasted over 90 minutes was, we believe, extremely useful and productive in gaining further insight into the plans on a number of fronts, as well as an opportunity of putting the concerns that St. Mirren supporters and indeed that fans of other clubs have about the proposals.

What follows is a detailed report of the meeting for the benefit of all St. Mirren supporters.

A survey has been launched to find out the views of St. Mirren fans on the SPL's plans for league reconstruction to a 2-tier setup of 10 teams each.

To participate in the survey and to register your views on the reconstruction plans, please click here.

The survey will run until January 14th at which time the views will be collated and sent to St. Mirren's General Manager, Brian Caldwell for the club's consideration.

Thank you and happy voting!

SMiSA are pleased to announce that an online Christmas auction will take place to raise money for St. Mirren's Youth Development, as part of the 'Future Saints' initiative.

The auction will take place on the SMiSA website until the closing date of Wednesday the 15th of December, with various exclusive rare and collectors items of Saints memorabilia being sold off.

For full details please go to the website's Future Saints Christmas Auction 2010 page where you can find out exactly what is being auctioned and how to go about bidding.

Happy holidays!