Last year, an approach was made by St. Mirren F.C. to seek funding to support the replacement of the club’s 3G surface at their training ground based in Ralston. As part of Scottish FA Club Licensing and the Elite Club Academy system there is a requirement for clubs to have FIFA Quality Pro surfaces for their first team and youth academy training activity. The existing Ralston surface was over ten years old and had to be replaced to meet the required standard for clubs competing at the top level in Scottish football and the SFP were delighted to be able to award funding to assist with this project. Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick commented “We’d like to thank The Scottish Football Partnership for their contribution towards the new 3G pitch at the St Mirren Youth Academy. Our Youth Academy has a proud track record of bringing through players who have gone on to play in the Champions League and at international level for Scotland. Hopefully with the new facilities we can continue to develop the next crop of young talent.”
