They've grown up St Johnstone followers.
However on Tuesday evening Elgin Metropolis pair Angus Mailer and Jake Dolzanski can be trying to pile extra distress on the Perth membership’s Premier Sports activities Cup marketing campaign.
St Madoes-based Mailer and Dolzanski, from Aberfeldy, reckon they are going to be dealing with a Saints facet with some extent to show.
Callum Davidson’s males are in determined want of most factors at Borough Briggs having opened up Group F with attracts in opposition to Annan Athletic and Queen of the South
Former Perth Excessive scholar Mailer, who could also be deployed in midfield or defence, informed the PA: “St Johnstone haven’t had the most effective of begins and can be beneath extra stress being the Premiership group.
“They're coming as much as us and finally have to win the sport in the event that they need to progress. For us, we simply want to offer it our all, hold a good condition and see if we are able to take an opportunity when it comes.
“We have to hold it as tight as we are able to and make it troublesome for Saints. We’ll have a very good native backing.”
Mailer has adopted Saints since he was just a little child and his dad and grandad can be travelling north for the fixture.
He defined: “I used to be a season ticket holder at Saints since I used to be 4 years previous, till I went to college and began enjoying Saturdays.
“I went to each sport I might earlier than that. It’s going to be an amazing expertise for me and Jake. Our dream was in all probability to play for St Johnstone however the subsequent factor is to play in opposition to them.
“We journey as much as video games collectively and have been talking about this sport because the fixtures got here out.
“I hoped it will be a Saturday so the followers might make a day of it. A Tuesday evening might be troublesome if persons are working. I do know a number of boys developing and I’ll have my dad and grandad there too.
“They may need me to win and do effectively, however are season ticket holders at St Johnstone as effectively. It’s a humorous one for them.”
Centre-half Dolzanski, who lately signed for Elgin from Jeanfield Swifts, needs to be accessible for motion after recovering from a slight ankle challenge.
“Taking part in a Premiership membership is an enormous deal for Elgin,” he mentioned. “These are the video games you need to play in.
“With myself being a St Johnstone fan and from the Perth space, it makes it further particular.
“Saints haven’t began too effectively however I feel they may come out of the blocks flying on Tuesday. I feel they've some extent to show and we must be prepared for it.”
In years passed by Dolzanski remembers cheering Stevie Might’s objectives at McDiarmid Park. Now his job might be to stop him discovering the online.
Dolzanski mentioned: “It might be fairly a surreal second enjoying in opposition to Stevie Might. He has been a hero of mine for years. I’m certain it will likely be an amazing expertise and a really robust check.”
Like Mailer, Dolzanski can have some Saints-supporting buddies on the sport.
He mentioned: “A few my buddies, in addition to household, are coming to the sport and I’m not fairly certain who they're supporting. My buddies are Saints followers so there are some break up loyalties.”