SAINTS fan Penny Wigham returned home from work to find the family home had been turned into a shrine to the club.
Penny's mother Pam, 64, spent three hours decorating the semi-detached property at Spicer's Way, Totton, with a huge amount of Saints memorabilia.
Pam was among the huge crowd that saw Saints beat Manchester United 1-0 at Wembley in 1976. She decided that the family should make the most of the club's achievement in winning their way through to this year's final.
Penny, 27, returned home to find the three-bedroom house festooned with balloons and badges, plus a cut-out of the FA Cup and a model of Saints manager Gordon Strachan.
Today Pam and Penny will take their television out into the carport and watch the match in the company of friends.
"We desperately want Saints to win," said Pam. Pam's son Kevin, 39 and her other daughter, Karen, 35, will be among the Saints supporters cheering their team on in Cardiff.
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