Boyhood St Johnstone fans Angus Mailer and Jake Dolzanski now looking to defeat them with Elgin City

They have grown up St Johnstone fans.

But on Tuesday night Elgin City pair Angus Mailer and Jake Dolzanski will be attempting to pile more misery on the Perth club’s Premier Sports Cup campaign.

St Madoes-based Mailer and Dolzanski, from Aberfeldy, reckon they will be facing a Saints side with a point to prove.

Callum Davidson’s men are in desperate need of maximum points at Borough Briggs having opened up Group F with draws against Annan Athletic and Queen of the South

Former Perth High student Mailer, who may be deployed in midfield or defence, told the PA: “St Johnstone haven’t had the best of starts and will be under more pressure being the Premiership team.

“They are coming up to us and ultimately need to win the game if they want to progress. For us, we just need to give it our all, keep a good shape and see if we can take a chance when it comes.

“We need to keep it as tight as we can and make it difficult for Saints. We’ll have a good local backing.”

Mailer has followed Saints since he was a little kid and his dad and grandad will be travelling north for the fixture.

He explained: “I was a season ticket holder at Saints since I was four years old, until I went to university and started playing Saturdays.

“I went to every game I could before that. It’s going to be a great experience for me and Jake. Our dream was probably to play for St Johnstone but the next thing is to play against them.

“We travel up to games together and have been speaking about this game since the fixtures came out.

“I was hoping it would be a Saturday so the fans could make a day of it. A Tuesday night can be difficult if people are working. I know a few boys coming up and I’ll have my dad and grandad there too.

“They will want me to win and