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Who used to be a member during the 80's and 90's? Great little club that was. Did a few away trips with them. Remember going to Villa Park when MLT rang rings round Paul MCGrath and playing 5 a side before matches. A free ticket on your birthday in the bench area in the east stand and I've still got a signed birthday card and membership certificate signed by MLT and Chris Nicholl. A mate from school was junior Saint of he month once and when we for back in touch years later he has become an Arsenal fan. :x

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I was a mascot through junior saints against Newcastle in the year 2000. I went on a stadium tour of st mary's years later to find my photo up in the boardroom, leading the team out alongside Doddy and Shearer. Couldn't get hold of the photo for years, but turns out my aunty had a copy, who's friend gave it to Doddy to sign, who then took it to Newcastle with him to get Shearer to sign it too. I got it on my 18th birthday 9 years later. Top day.

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yeh got to be mascot against crewe in the fa cup through them in 95/96...great day.

used to love sitting in the junior saints section at the dell when I was a nipper...was quality being able to abuse players so close to the pitch. remember david beckham mooned us as he was getting so much abuse.

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I remember winning "pop up pirates" in the seat draw. The mascot would come around and hold up a board with your seat number on! I also remmeber getting a letter warning the Junior Saints section about all the abuse we were dishing out! Started young back in those days obviously.

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I still have my membership card from about 1996/7. Won a comp through sponsors Woolwich Building Society for a free ticket to see us draw 3-3 against Middlesbrough at the Dell. Got a mention in the programme. Made my life as a kid.

 

Always thoroughly enjoyed the signed birthday cards from your favourite player. Shipps and Matty Oakley if I remember rightly.

 

Happy days.

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Think my first birthday card from them was signed by Gordon Hobson! Eileen Painter and Alan Smith used to run a tight ship, no f******g about. Although I also remember the letter about checking stuff at players, think I remember there being a police camera man at the next game, but might have just imagined that!

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I've got about 4 birthday cards from the Junior Saints somewhere. Everyone of them signed by MLT...

 

my first one was David Armstrong i think mate, i remember in the late 80s going into the junior saints office in the car park on the west stand, used to get a programme and a crunchie in there, good for the little kids, but we used to have some complete dweebs hanging around there, most of them seem to have grown up in a similar vein and now post on here

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my first one was David Armstrong i think mate, i remember in the late 80s going into the junior saints office in the car park on the west stand, used to get a programme and a crunchie in there, good for the little kids, but we used to have some complete dweebs hanging around there, most of them seem to have grown up in a similar vein and now post on here

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

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Think my first birthday card from them was signed by Gordon Hobson! Eileen Painter and Alan Smith used to run a tight ship, no f******g about. Although I also remember the letter about checking stuff at players, think I remember there being a police camera man at the next game, but might have just imagined that!

 

Gordon Hobson? I always knew you couldn't spot a decent player. You probably think Harding is better than Fox as well.

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Think my first birthday card from them was signed by Gordon Hobson! Eileen Painter and Alan Smith used to run a tight ship, no f******g about. Although I also remember the letter about checking stuff at players, think I remember there being a police camera man at the next game, but might have just imagined that!

 

Remember that letter too, funny times.

Tell ya our junior saints section back then woulda showed our 'yoof' lads these days what for.

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