Coleraine have hit back at St Mirren after the Scottish club announced that the pre-season fixture between the clubs has been cancelled.
The sides were due to meet this Saturday at the Showgrounds, but St Mirren have now pulled out of the game.
The cancellation comes amidst reports that former Coleraine boss Oran Kearney is set to part company with the Buddies, with the 40-year-old being linked with a return to his old club .
Coleraine said the decision was taken by St Mirren and "without consultation with ourselves".
Bannsiders chairman Colin McKendry told the club's website: “I am very disappointed in the cancellation of this fixture which I had agreed with St Mirren when we facilitated Oran’s move to them as their manager last year.
“We were looking forward to hosting St Mirren and had already had a number of their fans in contact regarding travel arrangements etc.
“Nevertheless we look forward to the launch of our new training and playing attire from Avec Sport on Saturday at our Open Day event.”
St Mirren had tweeted earlier in the day: "We would like to confirm that the planned fixture with Coleraine has been cancelled.
"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
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