Foul-mouthed footballers are getting the red card from angry neighbours.

People living next to St Mirren's training ground say they're sick of listening to swearing.

And now the Paisley club's chief executive Tony Fitzpatrick has vowed to tackle the problem and listen to their concerns. 

The move comes after Ralston Community Council complained to the Scottish Championship club about the noise affecting neighbours near their training ground. 

And former club captain Fitzpatrick - who became chief executive at the beginning of the year - will meet members of the council to discuss the issue. 

He said: "I think it's important we talk to the community. To be fair, there haven't many complaints about it. 

"But we're in the area and it's important we do respond. There are families and older people living there. 

"At our family stand at St Mirren we have a no swearing policy, which has been good. But you know what it's like when guys are playing football." 

Controversy has even surrounded the £1m facility before it was first opened in 2009. 

Several residents formed an action group and opposed the move to build it on the grounds that they could be affected by bad language, traffic, car parking and loss of privacy. 

Paul Masterton, chairman of the community council, said: "There is an excess amount of swearing and noise coming from the ground and residents are concerned about that. 

"In the past there's been a feeling there been a lack of respect about this from St Mirren and I think it's important to start again with a clean slate."