St Mirren fans given red carpet treatment by English giants Sunderland

The Buddies travelled down to the North East side to catch a glimpse of former St Mirren boss Jack Ross' League One side. 

In the top of the table clash, the Black Cats were held to a 1-1 draw with Luton Town as 37,791 packed into ther Stadium of Light. 

And for the Buddies of the Cockles Wilson Supporters Club, it was a cracking day in Wearside despite the draw. 

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They were even given a shout out by the official Sunderland AFC Twitter account, which wrote: "Great to welcome a number of @saintmirrenfc fans to the @StadiumOfLight for today's big match!" 

When you’re walking out of the main stand and hear a familiar noise... walk back in and see the @CocklesWilsonSC lot geeing it laldy! 😂👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/ImGWhhosWw

— Alison (@alixbalixbee) January 12, 2019

Elsewhere, Saints boss Oran Kearney moved to strengthen his St Mirren side as he brought in Czech goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.

Went for a good time

Had a great time

Thanks @SunderlandAFC pic.twitter.com/6SkZuyO8dE

— Cockles Wilson SC (@CocklesWilsonSC) January 13, 2019

The 28-year-old arrives from Slovan Liberec and has signed a deal until June 2020.

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Defender Mihai Popescu speaks after joining St Mirren (source: St Mirren Twitter) 

He joined Romanian defender Mihai Popescu and Greg Tansey in making the switch to the Paisley side during the winter break.