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St Mirren football legend Tony Fitzpatrick’s autobiography is being read in all corners of the globe. He’s been sent photographs of people reading his book Fitzy – The Story of My Life, in faraway places like New Zealand, the Caribbean and Bangladesh. Tony says he’s been “overwhelmed” by the reaction to his autobiography and people […]

31/01/2019/by Brian McGuire

St Mirren legend Tony Fitzpatrick has revealed he used a bogus scouting report to get players fired up for one of the most important matches in the club’s history. Tony was Saints manager when the team needed to win away from home against Stirling Albion to avoid relegation. It was the penultimate game of the […]

10/12/2018/by Brian McGuire

Ensuring the benefits of Renfrewshire’s ‘buoyant’ economy reach right across the region was the hot topic at the area’s annual Economic Development Conference yesterday (Tuesday 20 November 2018). More than 150 staff from jobs, skills and economic development agencies attended the popular conference organised by Renfrewshire Council’s economic development team Invest in Renfrewshire, held at […]

21/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

Tony Fitzpatrick, Councillor Cathy McEwan and St Catherine's Primary pupils (3)

Pupils at St Catherine’s Primary in Paisley were delighted to receive a visit from Renfrewshire Council gritter ‘Tony Gritzpatrick’ yesterday after the name they submitted was voted to be one of nine famous names for the gritting machines. Pupils from the school’s Citizenship Committee wanted to honour friend of the school and St Mirren legend […]

16/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

St Mirren football legend Tony Fitzpatrick escaped a life of poverty and violence to become a trophy-winning footballer, manager and now chief executive. Tony has penned his autobiography, Fitzy – The Story of My Life, revealing many humorous and heart-breaking tales of his time in and out of football. Bullied at school, he was seconds […]

16/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

FOOTBALL legend Frank McAvennie is teaming up with an old football Buddie for a book signing session. Macca will be at intu Braehead shopping centre on Saturday, November 17 between noon and 2pm to sign copies of his former St Mirren teammate, Tony Fitzpatrick’s newly-released autobiography. Fans will be able to buy the book, Fitzy […]

14/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

ST MIRREN legend Tony Fitzpatrick escaped a life of poverty and violence to become a trophy-winning footballer, manager and now chief executive. Tony has penned his autobiography, Fitzy – The Story of My Life, revealing many humorous and heart-breaking tales of his time in and out of football. Bullied at school, he was seconds away […]

06/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

Announcement, Blog Posts, St Mirren FC

St. Mirren looking to Experienced Campaigner to Help Fight Relegation

Nobody said that life would be easy back in the Scottish Premiership for St. Mirren after The Buddies romped to the Scottish Championship title last season. The top-flight always provides a different set of challenges and a much stronger competition, particularly for the traditionally more modest clubs. Frequent changes in management don’t tend to […]

06/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

Tony Fitzpatrick, Eric Phillips, Cllr Natalie Don and Sean Batty (1)

The votes have been counted and verified and the nine winners have been revealed as Renfrewshire’s #NameOurGritters competition comes to a close. More than 8000 votes were cast on the council’s Twitter account as the quirky competition captured the imagination of the local community. Following a series of polls, the public decided that Renfrewshire’s roads […]

02/11/2018/by Brian McGuire

ST MIRREN legend Tony Fitzpatrick is offering a unique triple bonus to people who pre-order his soon-to-be published autobiography, Fitzy – The Story of My Life. People who pre-order the book before the November 6 publication date will be – among the first to receive a signed copy of the autobiography; entered into a prize draw […]

12/10/2018/by Brian McGuire