thewhiteman Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) ‘Back of the Net’’ Exhibition - Buddies Help Required ! SMiSA has been contacted by John Pressly, one of the curators at Paisley Museum and Carol Craig from Paisley Central Library regarding a proposed St. Mirren exhibition being planned for Summer 2015. The exhibition will be called 'Back of the Net' and will run from July 18th to August 16th and is about the St.Mirren supporters rather than just a straightforward history of the club. It aims to showcase the community of St.Mirren fans, illustrating the bonds that tie a diverse group of people through a collective experience, and will indirectly tell the history of the club as experienced by its supporters. The aim is to make this exhibition about the fans and they would like to work as closely as possible with as many fans as are willing so that they can make this exhibition a resounding success. You can help promote St.Mirren in the wider community and share with others your experiences of following the buds. What John and Carol would like to do is collect as many fans stories as they can about the wide aspect of supporting the club. This would include areas such as - • Why did you choose to support St. Mirren? e.g. local team, family, friends • What does supporting the team mean to you? • Memories of games – travel to away games (preferably unusual e.g. Anglo-Scottish cup), cup games / finals, memories of post-cup final Paisley, • Going to a game – e.g pre-match rituals, far travelled fans • Memories of Love Street • Thoughts on move to new stadium / Experience of new place • Mascot tales • Life changing events e.g. meeting future partners • Club in the community – e.g. what it gives back to Paisley, Summer clubs, Youth and schools programmes. • Meeting the team - any stories about meeting the players (any era) Any suggestions for areas missed will be gratefully received! The fan stories will be accompanied by photographs and St.Mirren related memorabilia. Again, they would be looking to every saints fan to provide as much as you would be willing to, for the duration of the exhibition. No doubt there will be many stories to tell and you can post them to John or Carol at the museum or contact John by email at: [email protected] A facebook site will be specifically set up in January to allow everyone to submitt their ideas and stories, or in the meantime you can send them through any of the SMiSA contacts at the bottom of this page and we will pass them on, along with your own contact details, unless you have some stories where you would rather people didn’t know who you were ! or just post them on this thread Edited December 31, 2014 by thewhiteman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pozbaird Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Might as well post my story here then... Back in the late 70s / early 80s I still travelled to every away game on a supporters bus. We always stopped in Auchterarder for chips on the way to games up North. One time we pulled into the car park in Auchterarder and there were a couple of Dundee United supporters buses there too. Me and my mate Michael saw the queue at the chippy was the length of Paisley High Street, so we bypassed that and instead bought mince pies in tin trays from a nearby bakery. I ripped open the tin tray and bit hungrily into the pie, unfortunately sending one edge of the tin tray straight into my bottom lip, really deeply. Blood was dripping down my face, chin, onto my St Mirren scarf. The bleeding wouldn't stop. We chucked the pies away and headed back to the bus in a hurry to try and get a hankie or something from a fellow fan to stem the flow. On reaching the bus, a 'situation' had started between a large group of Dundee United 'shimmy' gang members in the car park taunting the Saints fans on the bus. We approached the scene with me covered in blood and some guys on the bus tried to get off, thinking I'd been skelped in the face by the Dundee shimmy. The situation was diffused by my mate Michael shouting towards the Saints fans 'It wasn't them! It was a pie tray!'.... Cue both Dundee United and Saints fans giving me pelters. Embarrassment levels through the roof! Aye, the good old days!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Never mind the comments. I'm sure there will be a few supporters who could fill the space that the dearly departed the stuffed elephant used to fill. Edited December 31, 2014 by FTOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Never mind the comments. I'm sure there will be a few supporters who could fill the space that the dearly departed the stuffed elephant used to fill. What happened, did someone knock the stuffing out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 What happened, did someone knock the stuffing out of him. No. Apparently it packed it's trunk....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 No. Apparently it packed it's trunk....................................... ... And gone off to the Ivory Coast, so I herd, from some Dumb bozo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Looking forward to attending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Looking forward to attending. Season tickets valid? Come on, someone had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Banking on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Might as well post my story here then... Back in the late 70s / early 80s I still travelled to every away game on a supporters bus. We always stopped in Auchterarder for chips on the way to games up North. One time we pulled into the car park in Auchterarder and there were a couple of Dundee United supporters buses there too. Me and my mate Michael saw the queue at the chippy was the length of Paisley High Street, so we bypassed that and instead bought mince pies in tin trays from a nearby bakery. I ripped open the tin tray and bit hungrily into the pie, unfortunately sending one edge of the tin tray straight into my bottom lip, really deeply. Blood was dripping down my face, chin, onto my St Mirren scarf. The bleeding wouldn't stop. We chucked the pies away and headed back to the bus in a hurry to try and get a hankie or something from a fellow fan to stem the flow. On reaching the bus, a 'situation' had started between a large group of Dundee United 'shimmy' gang members in the car park taunting the Saints fans on the bus. We approached the scene with me covered in blood and some guys on the bus tried to get off, thinking I'd been skelped in the face by the Dundee shimmy. The situation was diffused by my mate Michael shouting towards the Saints fans 'It wasn't them! It was a pie tray!'.... Cue both Dundee United and Saints fans giving me pelters. Embarrassment levels through the roof! Aye, the good old days!? Never had a pie in yer mooth since, I heard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Never mind the comments. I'm sure there will be a few supporters customer who could fill the space that the dearly departed the stuffed elephant used to fill. FIFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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