He said: “By all accounts, he could certainly move on the dance floor and, as the evening wore on and he partook in a little more refreshment, the dancing moves would become more extravagant. TRAGIC St Mirren fan Davie Laird’s final resting place will be at the new home of his beloved Buddies.

Now Davie’s family have revealed that his ashes will be scattered at the club’s new stadium in Greenhill Road, where Saints will play their home games from January next year. At the League Cup final in 2013, I had to make a phone in to Opta. All of a sudden the fans behind me started singing”, ‘Boom, boom, boom, let me hear you say Yardley’. But if his goal tally against fierce rivals ‘Ton is anything to go by, then you’d be a fool to bet against the sincerity of his claim.And coming from a family of diehard Hearts fans, he certainly didn’t think its allegiances could be swayed to the little side from Paisley. Based on our traditional colours, the St Mirren Tartan will feature on a number of products in the club shop and we’re sure it’ll be a hit with our supporters." The minister also spoke of the time when Davie took on a paper run and enlisted the help of his sister, Pamela, to complete his deliveries. St Mirren Commercial Manager Campbell Kennedy said: "We are excited to be teaming up with Slanj Kilts to bring this stylish new St Mirren Tartan to life. But when working for stats company Opta earlier this season, he was in the Tynecastle press box when the Buddies came to town… and lo and behold, out came a St Mirren scarf.

St Mirren are the first team I look for, I can’t describe it really because most of my family support Hearts, but part of me always wants St Mirren to win.Mourners also heard how one of the proudest moments of Davie’s life arrived at Hampden on Saturday, May 16, 1987, when his beloved St Mirren beat Dundee United 1-0 to lift the Scottish Cup. Mr Hughes said: “Davie was just 15-years-old at the time but he was walking on air. That Scottish Cup win meant the world to him.” Mourners wore Saints tops and scarves in honour of Davie yesterday as his funeral took place at Woodside Crematorium in Paisley. Anyone who made the trip down to Cappielow on Saturday, September 7, 2002 can vouch for the striker when he says it was the greatest goal no-one has ever seen.

St Mirren Tartan also features in the club store in the form of Hip Flasks, Underwear, Cushions and the ever-popular Tartan Scarves. But Yardley wasn’t just loved for his goals against Morton. His eight years at the club came in both good times and bad times, but he remained a hero throughout. They heard how Davie was a loving family man who doted on his partner Sandra and sons Brandon, 11, and six-year-old Jayden. And I’m sure that everyone in Paisley is well aware that Saints beat my team 1-0 a couple of weeks ago.”