Steven Anderson hopes to put the icing on his mum’s birthday cake by handing her his winner’s medal.
The Anderson family are hoping for a double celebration on Saturday, with Steven helping St Johnstone to victory in the William Hill Scottish Cup final against Dundee United and his mother Marion reaching a rather special milestone.
She will be at Celtic Park to cheer her son on, although maybe she won’t be too happy that he revealed her age!
“It is my mum’s birthday on the day and she will be treating herself to a champagne lunch in the lounge at Celtic Park before the final,” said Anderson.
“It is a special birthday her 50th. Oh dear, I will get into trouble for that…
“Anyway, she will be there with my wife, while the rest of the family are all going to a nearby pub before the game. They are all making a right day of it.”
Anderson joked that perhaps the ideal gift would be a club jersey with the now familiar name and number of Saints striker Stevie May on the back.
He said: “Maybe I can get my mum a May 17 jersey as a present!
“If she gets enough champagne I am sure she would be delighted with that. She just wants me to do well and win something, having been at the club for so long.
“She is really looking forward to her day out and winning the cup would be the ideal birthday gift for her.”
Anderson revealed this will be the very first time he has attended a major cup final, be it as a player or punter.
After rather sheepishly revealing that he was raised as a Hibs fan their record in the competition isn’t the best and let’s not mention their current predicament Anderson added that a group of his mates who usually attend Easter Road will be switching allegiance to Saints just this once.
“I have not even been to a cup final as spectator,” he said.
“When I was growing up, let’s just say I liked to see Hibs doing well!
“It is because I am from that side of Edinburgh, or Dalkeith to be exact. A lot of my friends are Hibs fans and go to the games.
“So maybe the Scottish Cup hasn’t been too kind to them. A few of them have been wanting tickets and will be there cheering me on.
“There is a bus going from the Musselburgh/Dalkeith area so they will be on that.”
While Hibs have not won the country’s premier cup since 1902, the famous old trophy has never been collected by Saints.
Anderson admitted: “For this club not to have won a major trophy is a bit disappointing. But this team could be the first team to do it.
“The closest I have come is winning the Challenge Cup final when we beat Dunfermline at Dens but the Scottish Cup would obviously beat that.
“I don’t keep my medals I give them to my family. So even if I win a medal on Saturday, it will go to my gran and she will keep it safe.”