HAT HAPPY: Hassan Kachloul with some of the internet Saints.

LET'S DO IT for the fans! Saints are determined to give their army of travelling supporters a party to remember at Wimbledon tomorrow.

Around 10,000 will be making the short trip from the south coast to what has been dubbed Dellhurst Park, and the players are aiming to repay that dedication by taking a major stride towards safety.

Many will be wearing fezes and blowing kazoos in a special tribute to Moroccan mid-fielder Hassan Kachloul, who scored his first Saints goal in the 3-1 home win against Wimbledon in December.

And he in turn has pledged to again play through the pain of a shoulder injury in a bid to secure the victory which would keep Saints out of the bottom three.

He said: "I am very flattered that the fans are doing this for me. I think it is a really funny idea and it should create a great atmosphere at the ground.

"But the crowd have been fantastic all season and, if we stay up, it will be for them because they love this club. We know we have to give the best we can for them. We cannot let them down.

"I have never known anything like it. When I played in France, there was never away sup-port like this. The most would be maybe a couple of thousand but 10,000 travelling fans is just something else. I cannot believe it.

"I am really looking forward to it and I just hope we can give them the win they deserve. Six points from our last two games should be enough."

It has long been a tradition for Saints sup-porters to dress up as one of their favourite players at the last away game and this idea was dreamed up by Martin Boorman of the Internet Saints.

They have clubbed together to raise £300 to buy 1,000 kazoos which will be handed out free on some of the 45 Travel Club coaches or at turnstiles. Boorman said: "At first we thought of 9,000 fans putting their left arm in plaster for Francis Benali, then we considered all holding up banners giving stick to Sky panellist Rodney Marsh who keeps tipping us to go down. But we wanted to do something for Hassan, so wearing fezes was an obvious idea and I have always had a fondness for kazoos.

"They originated from Africa and the sound of 1,000 fans playing the Great Escape and When the Saints Go Marching In should make it a great atmosphere."

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