Murals will salute Saints’ glory days
As many as six new murals could soon be on display at St Mirren after members of the St Mirren Independent Supporters Association (SMISA) voted for local artist Mark Worst to add some decoration to the stadium.
The murals will be funded by members who pay a monthly subscription fee to SMISA – their contributions recently helped to fund a new 4G pitch at the club’s Ralston training complex.
SMISA club director David Riley told the Express members have a significant say on how their money is spent, and that the new murals will give all supporters the chance to celebrate the club’s history.
He said: “We’ve given members the options of selecting from the club’s 11 major trophy wins, league titles, cups, things like that. So, it’s just a case of picking one of them. Given some of the victories are quite old, they may be the Scottish and League Cups and maybe the recent Championship win. to the membership quarterly. There will be one or two from “It’s usually a decent amount the older generation I think as of money – as people may well. know, we part-funded the new
“Colin Orr from SMISA 4G pitch at Ralston which was is going to be working with £50,000. the artist Mark Worst. They “There’s around about are going to take what £3,000 a quarter left and we the members vote for. put various options to the They’ll maybe have a look members. It’s supposed to be at photographs that were for the fans, the community published around then and and we look for ideas from try to come up with a scene members as well. and that will form one of the “There were only two options murals. It depends what they this time. One was a specialised come up with, it might be one ride-on mower with brushes bigger mural. for the new 4G pitch, but
“They’re planned for where they went for the murals this the concession stalls are inside time, which is actually pretty the stadium – it’s the grey walls good because it’s not just the there. We were thinking about members who will benefit two each in the Main Stand, from that, it’s all the other fans the Family Stand, and the as well and it will give them a West Stand. We’re obviously brighter welcome than just not going to put any in the staring at the breeze block away end, because they’ll get walls. defaced or whatever.” “It’s nice for members
David went on to explain that they can physically see how SMISA operates, and how what their money is going members’ contributions can towards, and it will enhance have a big impact on the club. the experience of attending a
He added: “Out of the match.” subscriptions for the A timeframe for the painting membership in SMISA, £2 is of the murals is yet to be kept back every month and confirmed, however fans are that goes into a pot, and there encouraged to follow SMISA are options to spend it, offered on Facebook for updates.
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