FerguslieBud Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 So how do you think our support is narrowed down? I honestly think most of our support is from other towns, Renfrew, Erskine, Barrhead etc, there isn't many people in Paisley town supporting St Mirren. We have loads of supporters from Ayrshire, why is that? I know Ayrshire is practically next door to us but why not Kilmarnock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 14 minutes ago, FerguslieBud said: So how do you think our support is narrowed down? I honestly think most of our support is from other towns, Renfrew, Erskine, Barrhead etc, there isn't many people in Paisley town supporting St Mirren. We have loads of supporters from Ayrshire, why is that? I know Ayrshire is practically next door to us but why not Kilmarnock? How may supporters have you spoken to about where they live? FFS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, faraway saint said: How may supporters have you spoken to about where they live? FFS! I know of a trumpet that lives out in the desert and goes to bed before 9 o'clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerguslieBud Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, faraway saint said: How may supporters have you spoken to about where they live? FFS! Great input to the thread fella..... well you sort of work that out when you speak to different people from different towns, there families and so on, know? It's pretty much a thread on where you know most Saint Mirren fans from... People I socialise with come from Saltcoats Dalry, Beith, Kilbirnie and Johnstone, Renfrew. Nobody I know personally from Paisley is a St Mirren fan. FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) 27 minutes ago, FerguslieBud said: We have loads of supporters from Ayrshire, why is that? I know Ayrshire is practically next door to us but why not Kilmarnock? I suspect the bulk of our supporters from Ayrshire live close to the Glasgow-Ayr trainline. Getting on at Newton-on-Ayr and travelling up I see a few getting on at most stops. Edited November 17, 2016 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torfason Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 plenty o fellow buds here in my beloved GALLOWHILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Paisley born and bred but now live in Ayrshire. I hope you do not expect me to now support Kille as they are closer? Someone recently reported that 40% of our support live outwith Paisley (which is why we get pissed off when a game is cancelled at the last minute!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Surely this is the kind of information the club really should have to hand since it's incredibly important for marketing. There was a great news article last week about Stoke City. They had realised their core support was ageing and that they weren't attracting nearly enough kids into the ground so they put in place cheaper pricing, arranged more community events, sent players into schools, gave out free tickets, and put on extra entertainment for families and they were reporting that just under 50% of their support now are under the age of 20. They did acknowledge that much of this was also down to their Premiership status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Paisley, left to go to university now in England so I travel from outside Paisley to games but I am from Paisley, I'm sure there are plenty others with a similar story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Live in Glasgow, born in Paisley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Paisley ,can't for the life of me remember where I stay now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappy coco Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 46 minutes ago, FerguslieBud said: Great input to the thread fella..... well you sort of work that out when you speak to different people from different towns, there families and so on, know? It's pretty much a thread on where you know most Saint Mirren fans from... People I socialise with come from Saltcoats Dalry, Beith, Kilbirnie and Johnstone, Renfrew. Nobody I know personally from Paisley is a St Mirren fan. FFS. Start socialising with those good folk from Ferguslie (they do exist ) and you'll meet plenty of St Mirren fans.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerguslieBud Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 What about this then? Say you stay in Ayrshire somewhere like Dalry, Beith etc, that's closer to Paisley than Kilmarnock, so what would be your local team? Kilmarnock because it's in the same county or Paisley in a different county? Why I think we have a good squad of fans from Ayrshire who support st Mirren instead of Kilmarnock is because most of North Ayrshire is actually closer to Paisley, then you get Largs! There local team is regarded as Morton. See where im getting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Paisley (well, Thornhill hospital in Johnstone ), brought up in Paisley but not lived in the town since getting married 35 years ago. Still a buddie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I was not born in Paisley and have never lived in the town , however in my native Elderslie I am surrounded by Buddies , even my Windae Cleaner is a Buddie. . Nevertheless, I have been a St Mirren fan most of my life . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotstounSaint Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Glasgow. I've never lived in Paisley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottd Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 37 minutes ago, FerguslieBud said: What about this then? Say you stay in Ayrshire somewhere like Dalry, Beith etc, that's closer to Paisley than Kilmarnock, so what would be your local team? Kilmarnock because it's in the same county or Paisley in a different county? Why I think we have a good squad of fans from Ayrshire who support st Mirren instead of Kilmarnock is because most of North Ayrshire is actually closer to Paisley, then you get Largs! There local team is regarded as Morton. See where im getting at? The majority of Ayrshire folk solve this particular dilemma by supporting Sevco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I know quite a few who came from surrounding towns or villages,and know a good few who have moved away from Paisley but still turn up,it's good to see them making the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've spent two nights of my life living in Paisley. The day I was born, and the night I was married. Fortunately I can't remember much about either occasion. I spent my early years living in Battlefield and my Grandfather would take me to watch Queens Park when they were at home, and when they weren't my Dad would take me to watch his team - Clyde - they seemed to play at home on alternate weeks. After we moved to Hillington my Grandfather was doing this quiz thing with me. "Where do Aberdeen come from " - "Aberdeen". Where do Clyde come from" - "The River Clyde". "Where do St Mirren come from?" - "Mirren?" - "Nah Paisley". "Really I was born in Paisley can we go watch them this week".....and the rest is history. Living in Hillington, Rangers were actually my local team by around 0.1 miles. Moved to Law Village in Lanarkshire in 1990 and fell out with the St Mirren board in 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffs Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Glasgow, early years in Dunfermline then brought up in Houston and now live in Kilwinning. I live in a small street and there are another 2 Saints fans living there. I also see a car from Stevenston that has a St Mirren badge sticker taking up the whole back window.Unfortunately still too many Rangers And celtic buses leave the town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Buffs said: Born in Glasgow, early years in Dunfermline then brought up in Houston and now live in Kilwinning. I live in a small street and there are another 2 Saints fans living there. I also see a car from Stevenston that has a St Mirren badge sticker taking up the whole back window. Unfortunately still too many Rangers And celtic buses leave the town. I used to travel to games when i lived in Kilwinning,usually fell asleep on the train home and ended up being wakened by a guard and having to run for the last train back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffs Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Many a time I have woken up in a train in Ayr or Largs. I know more St Mirren fans in Kilwinning than Kilmarnock fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Zo Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Born in Paisley and lived all may days in the wonderful town. A good number of my buds who attend games live in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Irvine, Barassie, St Andrews and Kirkcaldy. Only a few of us still stay in Paisley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave The Buddie Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 It's like an extended version of This Is Your Life on this thread and now Michael Aspel has said its my turn with the Big Red BookBorn Paisley and moved to Erskine when I was a young pup. SMTID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Stuart Dickson said: I've spent two nights of my life living in Paisley. The day I was born, and the night I was married. Fortunately I can't remember much about either occasion. I spent my early years living in Battlefield and my Grandfather would take me to watch Queens Park when they were at home, and when they weren't my Dad would take me to watch his team - Clyde - they seemed to play at home on alternate weeks. After we moved to Hillington my Grandfather was doing this quiz thing with me. "Where do Aberdeen come from " - "Aberdeen". Where do Clyde come from" - "The River Clyde". "Where do St Mirren come from?" - "Mirren?" - "Nah Paisley". "Really I was born in Paisley can we go watch them this week".....and the rest is history. Living in Hillington, Rangers were actually my local team by around 0.1 miles. Moved to Law Village in Lanarkshire in 1990 and fell out with the St Mirren board in 2002. You fell out with the St Mirren board in 2002 How come you have never said before For me born and lived in paisley for 25 years then moved to Renfrew and been here for 36 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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