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Good to have you back Essex

So I think we’re all agreed then that everyone should have a nice day. Which is nice.

it's not a big deal, and in fairness, if the stock is remnant, all the better as Saints get a better deal. 
They are just a shirt, and if they win the cup, it'll be a classic!!!

What I would like to do is this make arrangements to give the ball to the Captains dad who is an Auld pal of mine probably could be arranged through Joss. When you deliver ball to Auld John tell him Johnny Walker says cheers

I have tha ball, signed by midge and firmly in my possession. Also signed programmes.   The captains armband is also secured but it needs to go out to be embroidered with some extra bits and pieces.. I hope to have it back before I go on holiday and when I get it I will post photo of it.. I thought the tribute to John and the write up about the exiles in the programme was excellent. On behalf of Chris, the testimonial committee and myself I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who  made this possible..

Ok, trying to do a wee audit here.
Saints' Exiles have sponsored today's matchball, captain's armband and contributed to the match day programme (for a reprint of the text, see below). 
WHO DONATED WHAT
Have received donations from those listed below |  @john.w / @stanley saint / AN Other please confirm I have you (your son's name) covered
EXILE DONATION TICKETS Rob M 22.5 1 Dun W 200 12 Mar T 50 3 Jor W 22.5 1 Ste Z 22.5 1 Jas C 22.5 1 Jos M 40 2 Chr G 10 1 DunM 20 1 Bri S 20 1 Mar C 25 1 Tom P 50 3   505   MATCH BALL DRAW
Tickets means how many times your name will go into the draw to keep the match ball. 20-25 = 1 ticket, and then I've roughly pro-rata'd that up for those who contributed more.
 I will get all the names into Excel and run the RAND() function to pick a winner. I'll film it live on Twitter, this week. 

PROGRAMMES
Anyone who wants a programme should PM/Send their name/address to me. I have requested 10 from @The ghost of Jim Morton -

I will use the outstanding £5.00 (have paid Ghostie £500 by cheque) for the postage cost to get him to send down the Programmes. If you want a programme I will send them out, at my cost to you.
REPRINT OF THE MATCH DAY PROGRAMME MESSAGE
 
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The Saints’ Exiles Club – the diaspora of fans outside Scotland - are proud to sponsor today’s match ball, and wish to congratulate Chris on his well-deserved Testimonial match.
The Exiles were founded by Seaman Captain John Marnoch when around fifteen Saintees met up to watch St Johnstone in a cup match from the Sports Cafe pub in London sometime in the mid-2000s.
Today’s captain’s armband is sponsored in recognition of John “Captain Marnoch” who recently passed away. He is responsible for the Exiles’ POTY efforts over the past few years and is fondly remembered as the only person to receive TWO bans from WAP forum!
Contributions for today’s sponsorship came from as far afield as arctic Northern Canada, Australia, and the Falkland Isles.
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THANKS
 
Well done @sixties saintee for being the one who actually got all this going, and made it happen. As always, huge thanks to @The ghost of Jim Morton 

@The Inspiration enjoy your day, god bless @AthensSaint @PanamaSaint @SingaporeSaint and any other astroturf accounts - we miss them all  
 
MON THE SAINTS!

Here is the training kit with tartan...........might be like the home top....i think it will be TBH
 
the new shop will be up by the mainstand.
 

well done fellow exiles!

THE EXILES HAVE REACHED THEIR TARGET !!! 
Thank you to @Jad and @stanley saint for their contributions, which with them takes us over the line to £500.00 collected for the match ball sponsorship.
Off the top of my head I think there are 17...18 Exiles (from far north Arctic Canada to the Falkland Isles!) who have made the match ball sponsorship possible.  - including @The Inspiration repping for Captain Marnoch.
'll post a full list of names in the coming days.
@The ghost of Jim Morton can you PM me with details of how you want the money paid (Cheque/Bank Tranfer/PayPal?)
MON THE SAINTS!
 

Just sent you a donation. Not a full exile as I live in Dundee but wanted to help out.

Done x

Athens, I totally understand where you are coming from but I would probably still look to post in the main forum when I do. I wouldn't like to "exile" myself even further. I already feel like a knob end being over 400 miles away from McD. I don't want to make that even worse. 

Swearing at a Police horse, really!
You should have been smart enough tae hoof it.

Have I read this right....Brora got fined ten years ago for some shi* at a saints game.....and it's only now in 2017 he is responding to the event and the comments of others made back in 2006? Have I gone mad or has that just happened? 

Have I read this right....Brora got fined ten years ago for some shi* at a saints game.....and it's only now in 2017 he is responding to the event and the comments of others made back in 2006? Have I gone mad or has that just happened? 

From what I have seen so far this season in Perth, on TV and reading match reports I'm going to say Liam. Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this Athens. 

From what I have seen so far this season in Perth, on TV and reading match reports I'm going to say Liam. Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this Athens. 

From what I have seen so far this season in Perth, on TV and reading match reports I'm going to say Liam. Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this Athens. 

The sooner they f*** off to some other league that they think will benefit them, the better.
scottish football will thrive without them long term. 
 

The sooner they f*** off to some other league that they think will benefit them, the better.
scottish football will thrive without them long term. 
 

Cheers Athens....this parenting malarkey cuts down on my "social media" time. 

Not posted in ages and feel I should be saying something ground shattering due to this, but............I would be happy to see MOH back. 
 

Not posted in ages and feel I should be saying something ground shattering due to this, but............I would be happy to see MOH back. 
 

Saints did alright in the end tbh. No other team will get close to Celtic this season for the league. We won't play better this season.
we should aim for second place

To celebrate the 750th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Perth, the historic document that ended hostilities between Scotland and Norway, performers from the Edinburgh military tattoo are to appear in Perth on Sunday 21st August 2016.
Up to 400 performers are expected to take part, starting with a procession led by local bands and youth groups, from the South Inch at 10.45am, along Tay St. to the North Inch where a 50 minute sample of the famous Edinburgh military tattoo will take place.