The Paisley outfit are in talks with three players with the management team hoping agreements will eventually be struck.

Assistant manager Brian Kerr stressed the importance of building on last week’s much-welcomed win at Aberdeen when St Mirren host bottom club St Johnstone on Saturday.

Toyosi Olusanya’s clinical early double set St Mirren on course for a 3-1 away victory over Queen of the South in the fourth round of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup. The Englishman notched in the 10th and 21st minutes to take his tally for the season to 10 goals and put the William Hill Premiership side in command of the tie at Palmerston Park.

St Mirren piled the misery on struggling Aberdeen with an emphatic win at Pittodrie, meaning it is now 13 games without a victory in the Scottish Premiership for the Dons. Saints strike pair Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron did the damage with two first-half goals at Pittodrie.

The young Buddies went all the way to penalties in Sunday's quarter-final clash with Queen's Park at Lochinch.

Two teams with contrasting aims in the Scottish Premiership will come together on Saturday afternoon when top-six chasing St Mirren host relegation-battling St Johnstone. The hosts are seventh in the table with 30 points from 24 matches, while the visitors are at the bottom of the standings with just 18 points from 24 league outings.

The Dons have lost nine of their last 13 league games following Toyosi Olusanya’s opener and a brace from Mikael Mandron.

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Dundee United host Rangers, live on Sky; Celtic face Dundee; Aberdeen are at home to St Mirren; Hearts take on Kilmarnock; Hibs are at Ross County; Motherwell travel to St Johnstone

The Northern Irish international was bowled over by the number of fans who made the trip to Queen of the South last weekend.

The Scottish Cup Fifth Round draw takes place later this evening and Celtic of course are in the hat after the 2-1 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday… Daizen Maeda celebrates scoring the winning goal during the Scottish Cup Fourth Round match between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on January 18,

St Mirren have reportedly accepted six-figure bids from both Glentoran and Linfield as the Belfast rivals chase the signature of Scottish striker Kieran Offord.