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ELEVEN lucky Junior Reds Savers were selected form a draw for mascot duties at the rescheduled Crystal Palace match last month.

Whilst the original fixture was a 3pm Saturday kick off, once it had been cancelled due to the bad weather conditions, the rescheduling pushed it back to a midweek evening game.

Despite this, all those who had previously been selected were still keen to take up their duties and even though it was an evening match, parents and guardians made special dispensations to allow them to fulfil their roles and live their dream.

With ages ranging from as young as six to eleven years of age, they all thoroughly made the most of their appearances, playing on the pitch before the match, taking part in the official pre match line up and posing for endless amounts of proud parent photographs before they were all rushed home for what ended up as a very late school night, which was made all the better because the team managed to secure a much needed three points as well.

The Junior Reds Saver account is open to all supporters aged 0 to their 16th birthday's. It is run by affinity partner and main club sponsors, Barnsley Building Society on behalf of the Club and annually, the equivalent of 0.5 per cent of the average daily balance of all the accounts as a whole will be paid over to Barnsley Academy for the future development of youth football in the area.

This payment does not affect savers balances. Benefits of being an account holder are: savers receive a solid savings rate, 10 per cent discount at the club shop on production of a current passbook, a birthday card personally autographed by the team and entry into prize draws like this and other exclusive opportunities. Accounts can be opened at any Barnsley branch in the area.