A non-league mascot was thrown out of his personal aspect’s match on Saturday after tumbling over an promoting board.
Sammy the Saint, the mascot of seventh-tier aspect St Albans Metropolis, appeared uneasy on his ft pre-match whereas geeing up the gang for an FA Cup conflict at Burton Albion.
A video posted to X of Sammy’s weird antics exhibits him hitting the deck after falling over a hoarding earlier than getting up and punching the air in entrance of the away followers.
He then stumbles alongside the entrance of the stand, showing to sway side-to-side, solely narrowly avoiding one other embarrassing fall.
Sammy was later escorted away from the Pirelli Stadium earlier than the sport had even began. With safety guards both aspect of him, the mascot continued waving his palms within the air for the travelling supporters on his manner off.
St Albans’ fortunes within the first-round FA Cup conflict have been in the end no higher than their mascot’s because the Saints slumped to a humiliating 6-0 loss at League One Burton.
St Albans Metropolis mascot Sammy the Saint tumbled over an promoting hoarding earlier than his aspect’s conflict with Burton Albion on Saturday
Sammy was nonetheless later noticed being thrown out by safety guards forward of kick-off
The underdogs began the fixture quite promisingly, heading into the break simply 1-0 all the way down to a aspect some three leagues above them.
Nonetheless issues went pear-shaped after the interval as Burton fired one other 5 previous the Albans goalkeeper to seal a convincing victory.
Each day Mail Sport has contacted St Albans Metropolis for remark about Sammy the Saint.
Elsewhere within the FA Cup yesterday, non-league sides Boreham Wooden, Brackley, Carlisle and Gateshead all beat EFL opposition to safe their spots within the second spherical.
Brackley overcame League Two aspect Notts County 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at house, Carlisle despatched League One Studying out and Gateshead upset Wimbledon in south-west London. Boreham Wooden in the meantime thrashed League Two Crawley City 3-0.
