The SSA hopes to recruit new members - and get existing members to upgrade - as the feelgood factor surrounding the takeover of the Stags continues.

In particular, it wants existing SSA blue members to upgrade to amber membership at just £4 a month.

Amber membership allows the SSA to make a real difference at the club and this season, for example, has allowed the SSA to pay for training facilities for all Stags players and to support Dave Jervis and his youth team by sponsoring their training kit.

Already a recruitment drive has seen more fans sign up. And the organisation hopes to use the £5 admission game - which it is planned will mark James Derry's first game as the new owner - as Amber Day, when fans will be encouraged to wear amber and join the SSA as amber members.

A spokesman for the SSA said: "There are many benefits to joining the SSA and adult members can gain a £3 discount off admission to the Quarry Lane Stand at all home league games by joining up, as well as enjoying club shop discounts and fans' forum invitations."

Its current membership stands at around 800, but with the sale of the football club by unpopular owner Keith Haslam going through, the group wants to boost its figures over the 1,000 mark.

Fans can join the SSA in the X Bar underneath the West Stand before any home game, at the Field Mill ticket office or online at www.stagsnet.net.

The SSA has also launched its 2007 Christmas Draw with prizes including £250 and a Real Madrid shirt signed to the SSA by David Beckham - and would like as much help as possible from fans to sell the tickets. They can be collected from the X Bar before a match.