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

St Mirren are through to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup after victory over League 1 side Queen of the South at Palmerston Park.

BBC Scotland will broadcast live TV coverage of Ayr United versus Hibernian and St Mirren against Hearts in the Scottish Cup fifth round.

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.

A bumper crowd is expected at Palmerston as Peter Murphy's men face the Premiership outfit in the fourth round

The TV picks for the Scottish Cup fifth round have been announced, with dates and times confirmed for Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs and others.

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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.

Kelty putting out St Johnstone, Motherwell slipping up in the other Lanarkshire derby (she's not fine, thanks), Darvel doing the thing… you get the point. There was to be no such upset in Dumfries on Saturday as a St Mirren side best described as "in a bit of a rut" after a four-game losing streak saw off spirited Queen of the South in moderately comfortable fashion.

The Dons will be looking to reach the quarter-finals when they take on Dunfermline at Pittodrie in a Sunday lunchtime kick-off next month in a much-anticipated Pittodrie clash.