In all this gloom & doom about our beloved Saints at the moment. I’ll share with you something that brightened ‘the cockles of my heart’ on Saturday evening before the match against Fremantle.
We had just got to the top level of the stadium to find our seats up in the ‘Gods’. Walking in front of us was a family of Saint supporters, with them was a very elderly looking gent, a little doddery on his feet, but walking proudly with his family. The old fella had an old style St.Kilda jumper on. On his back was number 90.
Being the inquisitive one that I am, I had to go and ask, ‘Who was # 90’? I was proudly told. ‘That is my age, dearie”.
I was so proud of this dear old gentleman that he still turned up to watch his Saints. I hope in 30 years time I have remained that loyal to my Club and I can manage to get myself to the top tier of the Stadium at Perth, knowing that there will be about 40,000 opposition supporters trying to drown out the voices of about 1,000 Saint supporters.
So for those that are wavering about going to watch the Saints next week, think of the pluck of this 90 year old....... a true Sainter.
One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
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Re: One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
Yes I possibly should have, but I didn’t think of it “bigcarl”.bigcarl wrote:Great story Loris. Should have got a picture
You see I’m of that age group, that I don’t have a mobile phone that looks like it is a permanent appendage extending from my hand. My mobile is usually, somewhere down the bowels of my bottomless handbag, with the battery run out, because I haven’t looked at it for days with many missed phone calls and texts!!!
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Does he change his number each year?
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Re: One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
no, he just lies about his age. turned 94 a month ago.Joffa Burns wrote:Does he change his number each year?
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Re: One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
and there are plenty of stairs over there 
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Re: One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
That was Section 502
I was in that group, most of the Saints members were there.
had the perfect view of Gilbo's goal (we were above the opposite pocket
and had the exact perfect view)
I was in that group, most of the Saints members were there.
had the perfect view of Gilbo's goal (we were above the opposite pocket
and had the exact perfect view)
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and despise the Pies, the Blues, and the Injectors.Remember one of the 10 Commandments : Thou shalt have no other team before thee
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Re: One incident that pleased me on Saturday evening.
Great story Loris, sounds like it could have been
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Great Story.
The gentleman was 38 when we won the flag. Scary.
The gentleman was 38 when we won the flag. Scary.
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Selhurst Saint wrote: ↑Thu 17 May 2018 3:28pm Great Story.
The gentleman was 38 when we won the flag. Scary.
i didnt need to read that !
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Gold!desertsaint wrote: ↑Tue 15 May 2018 7:34pmno, he just lies about his age. turned 94 a month ago.Joffa Burns wrote:Does he change his number each year?
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