Roddy is well-versed for his night of Saints chat
Saints legend Roddy Grant has been added to the Football Chat and Verse evening at McDiarmid.
The lively event will take place in the Muirton Suite at McDiarmid Park on Sunday, November 26 from 7–9pm, hosted by Saints poet in residence and editor of Mind The Time, Jim Mackintosh.
The panel will consist of three former Saintees with a treasure trove of memories of players, managers, games, goals and incidents from the 1960s right up to the present day.
Roddy will join Atholl Henderson and Henry Hall.
Between the chat you will be able to enjoy football verse from published poets Andy Jackson, Karyn Buckland, Graham Fulton, Stephen Watt, Thomas Clark and Jim Mackintosh.
Mind The Time is an anthology of poetry published to support the work of Football Memories Scotland and contains 100 football related poems by 50 contemporary poets using the core theme of the good old days.
The collection also contains various articles about the Football Memories project.
Admission to the event will be £5 on the door, with proceeds going to the community trust to support the local Football Memories project. Copies of Mind the Time will be available to purchase.
The bar will be open from 6.30pm and you can enjoy a free half time pie courtesy of Yorkes of Dundee.
Football fans in training
With funding support from the Scottish Government and the SPFL Trust, Football Fans in Training provides 13-weeks of light exercise and useful advice on how to get fitter, lead a more active life and improve your general health. Our next course will be for ladies and will start at McDiarmid Park on January 11, 2018.
The session will take place in the Muirton Suite and gym on a Thursday evening from 6.30 to 8pm.
FIT FANS is free and everyone receives a special Saints FFIT t-shirt.
Get in touch to book a place: admin@ saintsinthecommunity.co.uk or call Danny for more information 01738 459095.
Saints Kidz Christmas goal-getters
We will be holding three days of Saints Kidz Goalgetters during the festive school holidays on December 27-29.
For boys and girls aged five up to 16, the sessions will take place on the all-weather pitch at McDiarmid Park from 1 to 2.30pm each day.
The cost is £5 (payable each day) and everyone who attends will receive a family ticket for a Saints home game (one ticket per three day course). No need to book – just turn up and pay.
Andy’s Man Club
Saints in the Community are proud to be the first football club in Scotland to host Andy’s Man Club.
The club is for“any man who is going through a storm, been through a storm or just wants to come along and meet a good group of people with the aim of improving one another.”
Andy’s Man Club (for men aged 18+) meets every Monday at 7pm in the Muirton Suite at McDiarmid Park.
Saints Teaser
Last week: In May 2013, it was Nigel Hasselbaink who scored along with Liam Craig in our 2–0 win against Motherwell to secure European football.
This week: Another free Saturday this weekend with Motherwell playing in the League Cup final. What was unusual about the 1969 final when Saints played Celtic?