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Fans want rail station name for their team
 
St Mirren fans have launched a campaign to rename Paisley St James station Paisley St Mirren before they move to new stadium
St Mirren fans have launched a campaign to rename Paisley St James station Paisley St Mirren before they move to new stadium
 
St James' station is close to club's new ground
St James' station is close to club's new ground
 

by Ross McKinnon

FANS have got the ball rolling on a campaign to rename a train station so it matches their football club.

St Mirren supporters want to change the name of Paisley St James because it is the stop closest to their new stadium.

Under their proposal the stop, which lies a few hundred yards from the ground being built on Greenhill Road, Ferguslie Park, would be called Paisley St Mirren.

David MacDonald, 36,who runs fans' website www.blackandwhitearmy.com, said the railway station would become a "focal point" on match days.

The computer manager said: "The name of St Mirren will mean more to the people of Paisley than St James.

"We have just started this campaign, but will be encouraging fans to write to councillors and MSPs to ask for their support.

"The station would become a focal point for the fans of St Mirren travelling to home games, as well as away fans on match days."

The campaign to rename the stop, which operates on the same line as trains running from Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street, has gained the backing of St Mirren FC and one of its former stars.

Billy Abercromby, 49, the captain of the club's 1987 Scottish Cup winning team, said: "Changing the name is a great idea and I really hope it gathers support.

"The first thing people will see when they come out of the station is St Mirren's new ground - it makes perfect sense."

Brian Caldwell, St Mirren general manager, added: "Anything that leads to increasing the profile of our name is good for the club."

The station is managed by ScotRail but owned by Network Rail, which would have to give permission to rename the stop.

A Network Rail spokesman said: "We are happy to speak to the supporters and listen to any ideas they have."

Supporters hope to see St James turned into St Mirren before Christmas - in plenty time for the opening of the 8000-seater stadium.

The ground, part of a £15million deal with Tesco, is expected to be completed by November, with Saints moving in on January.

Contractor Barr Construction has put the stands in place and the pitch has been laid.

As part of the deal the club's old ground, St Mirren Park in Love Street, will be bulldozed and replaced by an 80,000sq ft superstore.

Publication date 03/07/08

Posted by: Polly Bag, Glasgow on 12:50pm Thu 3 Jul 08
is the new station being called St Midden then?lol 'keep yer hair on am only kiddin'

Supporters hope to see St James turned into St Mirren before Christmas - in plenty time for the opening of the 8000-seater stadium.

The ground, part of a £15million deal with Tesco, is expected to be completed by November, with Saints moving in on January.

Contractor Barr Construction has put the stands in place and the pitch has been laid.

As part of the deal the club's old ground, St Mirren Park in Love Street, will be bulldozed and replaced by an 80,000sq ft superstore.


see them Tesco ,they bloody well pop up everywhere! Any spare waste ground for sale near you? well bet your bottom quid, Tesco moguls are already drafting plans to make it 24 hr shop! This is the evening tesco times now
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 12:57pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Why not change the team name to St James?
Posted by: George on 1:26pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Where does the "St James" name come from?
Posted by: jah1873, Glasgow, Scotland on 1:30pm Thu 3 Jul 08
I'm a Rangers fan (but then, who isn't!), I would be quite happy for the station to be named after the team. They do it in London with Arsenal tube station (and Chelsea, Fulham, West Ham, Tottenham etc..).

Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 2:37pm Thu 3 Jul 08
George wrote:
Where does the "St James" name come from?
That stretch of the railway runs parallel with Paisley's St James Street and the church of St James. I've never been sure what the Paisley-St James connection is, but I'd guess there's a St James connection in many towns.

St James Park in Newcastle, now there's another team in black & white stripes !
Posted by: yerauldda, West End Exile on 2:41pm Thu 3 Jul 08
st james interchange on the M8

but aye, it'll soon be refered to as st midden
Posted by: sydneys resident stalker, home on 3:15pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Poppycocks! blah blah blah

Well, apparently sydney has a stalker ,but I looked high and low and didnae find anyone, Regards

One of Glasgows mer Doatty Residents
Posted by: STSCUMYERHIVINAJOKE, greenock on 3:38pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Have you guys thought this out? Whos going to pay for all the tickets that have been printed years in advance, timetables etc. Still its only wee station, its not even got a lavvy. Why dont you call it Nearly Empty or Soapdodgers Get Aff Here or mabye even BOTTOM AGAIN. Have a nice day frae your friends in bonnie Greenock. At least we,ve got a lavvy in oor station.
Posted by: par ochrial, renfrew on 3:38pm Thu 3 Jul 08
St Mirren are nearly completing the build of the best Junoir ground in Scotland,there fans have ideas above their station ....ouch:-)
Posted by: sydneys resident stalker, home on 6:47pm Thu 3 Jul 08
FANS have got the ball rolling on a campaign to rename a train station so it matches their football club.


oops ;the railways station 'St Utter Crap **** Football Stadium Ahead Full of Jakey Scummy bams that Start Riots ' has already been taken.

It was bought by Rangers for a new rail link at Ibrox. Sorry guys.
Posted by: sydneys resident stalker, home on 6:50pm Thu 3 Jul 08
but they dropped the Saint part

am off to morton f.c for a pish as they have a lavy there
Posted by: Andrew Stephen on 8:33pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Big Al wrote:
George wrote: Where does the "St James" name come from?
That stretch of the railway runs parallel with Paisley's St James Street and the church of St James. I've never been sure what the Paisley-St James connection is, but I'd guess there's a St James connection in many towns. St James Park in Newcastle, now there's another team in black & white stripes !
Newscastle, with its own St James metro station to boot (ouch)!
Posted by: Andrew Stephen on 8:49pm Thu 3 Jul 08
PS There are at least four glaring omissions on the sports venues/transport facilities scene viz:- (Glasgow) IBROX (ie main line not subway), PARKHEAD (Forge/Stadium) and (in Edinburgh) MURRAYFIELD/TYNECAST
LE & Abbeyhill/
EASTER ROAD/MEADOWBANK! At least Edinburgh will soon have its trams to/near these venues!
Posted by: Hank Marvin, Cludgie on 10:51pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Do we really give a toss what station goes to what stadium of a 2nd or is it 3rd division club, who cares, as long as it arrives on time, and why not call it Tesco Central seeing as the vast majority of the ground is now theirs? Every Little Helps.
I thought St Mirren was only famous for using their ground to get irate Morton fans in and give them the vicky, and allowing fat naked plonkers to chase a ball about in an Irn Bru advert!

Paisley is a dive in a much bigger capacity than Glasgow, give them a new rail name and hope they don't come into Glasgow, folk fae Paisley are queerhawks and don't say a polite hi or ackowledge ye. The scumbags unite in feegie park, you really wouldn't want to have your car break down there. Seriously it's like Beirut.
Posted by: Hugh Jarse, greenock on 1:19pm Fri 4 Jul 08
STSCUMYERHIVINAJOKE wrote:
Have you guys thought this out? Whos going to pay for all the tickets that have been printed years in advance, timetables etc. Still its only wee station, its not even got a lavvy. Why dont you call it Nearly Empty or Soapdodgers Get Aff Here or mabye even BOTTOM AGAIN. Have a nice day frae your friends in bonnie Greenock. At least we,ve got a lavvy in oor station.
all the printing and timetables will be changing shortly anyway for the airport link

the lavvy is your station
Posted by: buddie, Glasgow on 12:08am Sat 5 Jul 08
STSCUMYERHIVINAJOKE wrote:
Have you guys thought this out? Whos going to pay for all the tickets that have been printed years in advance, timetables etc. Still its only wee station, its not even got a lavvy. Why dont you call it Nearly Empty or Soapdodgers Get Aff Here or mabye even BOTTOM AGAIN. Have a nice day frae your friends in bonnie Greenock. At least we,ve got a lavvy in oor station.
The previous poster is quite correct in saying that there is a 'lavvy' in the station in Greenock and since its the only working one in the toon, the people of Greenock SHOULD celebrate it!
I'd like to say more, but I need an early night. I've got to go to the doctors early in the morning to get my polio and diptheria jags before heading to crappelow in a couple of weeks.
Posted by: STSCUMYERHIVINAJOKE, greenock on 7:22am Wed 9 Jul 08
buddie wrote:
STSCUMYERHIVINAJOKE wrote: Have you guys thought this out? Whos going to pay for all the tickets that have been printed years in advance, timetables etc. Still its only wee station, its not even got a lavvy. Why dont you call it Nearly Empty or Soapdodgers Get Aff Here or mabye even BOTTOM AGAIN. Have a nice day frae your friends in bonnie Greenock. At least we,ve got a lavvy in oor station.
The previous poster is quite correct in saying that there is a 'lavvy' in the station in Greenock and since its the only working one in the toon, the people of Greenock SHOULD celebrate it! I'd like to say more, but I need an early night. I've got to go to the doctors early in the morning to get my polio and diptheria jags before heading to crappelow in a couple of weeks.
Well thats one more than there is in paisley. In fact the in-breeds there think that paisley is a lavvy. I hope you enjoy standing in the queue at the doctors with all the druggies and benefit cheats, the biggest queue you,ll stand in all season in Paisley
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