Tony Fitzpatrick admits he’s still in shock after the surprise announcement he will have a stand named after him.
The Saints legend, pictured, discovered the news at St Mirren Park, where he believed he was unveiling a new sponsor for the Family Stand.
After learning the stand would be renamed in his honour, he was understandably blown away by the gesture.
He said: “I remember being a 12-year-old boy looking over Love Street on a summer night thinking about how I wanted to play at St Mirren and to now have a stand named after me is incredible.
“I’m so proud and so humbled.
“Generally, in life, you see so many tributes to people who have passed away, but to get this while I’m still alive and still at the club is a major honour.
“I feel numb. Any time I think about it my head goes fuzzy with it all.
“I’m still in shock about it – it’s so surreal.
“Before Sir Alex Ferguson, my dad was the biggest influence in my life and it was four years to the day of the unveiling that I took him into hospital for the last time before he passed away.
“I have to thank Gordon Scott and all the directors as well for giving me this honour.”
