the boy from saints

I must admit, I quite liked the old geezers who would sell programmes at the stands. It all seems a bit pretentious having smart youngsters selling programmes. This is football, not bleedin' timeshare selling. My main issue is the amount of times I haven't been able to get a programme due to the fact they hadn't printed enough! If business and profit margins are to be put to the fore, at least print enough programmes to satisfy the market!

I have to agree, One of my best days at St Mary's was the day we stayed up beating Sheffield Utd. This season has just made me feel miserable compared to the optimism of the last three seasons. How long ago have we lost 4 games on the trot? The truth is that this is a non competitive league, and that fact takes the shine off actually being there. Where is the fun when another ridiculously well resourced team can change the shape of a game with world class super subs worth more than the oppositions whole starting 11, The results verge on boringly predictable - unlike the rest of the football league.

Yes!

\\That's a fair point. I suppose I'd just like the world to see how good they are and get the recognition they deserve. But yeah. If it impacts on Saints then f**k it!

What abOut the Olympic team? Him and Adam wOuld be brilliant in that?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Ipswich contingent chant 'You're not singing anymore' after the goal countered by a resounding 'We forgot that you were here' from the Northam and Kingsland?

\ Funny you should say that as I heard a rumour that he was set to sign and was seen at the training ground. Just a mate from work - but got me excited all the same!

Just logged onto the site and the first advert I see is called 'Fish Dating'! Has noone heard of product placement on this site, or are there a significant number of people here that secretly want to date one of the blue few? Date a skate? No thanks! The word 'Fish' in the ad is even in blue! Stunned.

...Or 'My name's Jack & I play at the back Of the SOuthamptOn defence at Saint Mary's stadium' riffing On a theme...

'My name is Jack, & I play at the back, at the SOuthamptOn defence..' etc

Loved the fact that Bart was celebrating as much - if not more than anyone else at the end! What a great bloke ( & top keeper!).

I'll be sat in the South stand as well - never sat in the home end for an away match. Any advice how to show no emotion when we score?

I suppose Brighton have benefitted with having a good manager and a proper pre-season without having to deal with sackings, deaths and caretakers. God knows what happened with Saints pre-season, but things were obviously not right. At least we seem to have a chairman that has made two good managerial decisions in a row! Great tp be so close to auto promotion!

Their hopes dashed by a missed penalty was the icing on the cake!

Cheers! Might check out the Waterfront today and the Alex next game.

Cheers! I might check that one out. Perhaps the bears are in cages and fight for the kids entertainment?!

I just wanted to bump this thread back up but add a beer garden to the list of requirements as it's supposed to be nice today and I fancy a sun drenched pre-match pint while my son plays on the DS! The Alfred's beer garden is a bit erm...concretey!

"I don’t think it will buy me some time,” said Pardew. “His [Cortese’s] driving at me can sometimes, you could argue, put too much pressure on. Sometimes it’s just about right. It was important we won because I can look him in the eye and say, ’look, we’ve done a lot of good things’. It may be this sentence that explains some of the crowd 'Boo-ing' this afternoon - wrong as it may be!

Yeah. Definately 'Boos' for Cortese in block 524. Bit shocked really - only down point on a brilliant day.

Do you have Virgin Plus? Same thing happened to me! At least highlights are on BBC tonight (i think?). Magic day! Harding MOTM for me. I love the way he always plays the ball, turning players rather than just hoofing it. Felt like we missed Morgan. Said to my son that not many of his schoolmates would ever see their team lift a trophy at Wembley! Love the Saints! Mexican wave was funny as well. Can only talk in soundbites!

I'm sure it's fine taking a camera/camcorder in. I took photos on my digital camera when we saw England play a year or so ago.

[To the tune of 'Don't You Want Me' by The Human League] Jose Fonte baby Jose Fonte woahhhhh *Something else* Keep it going... Just about caught that chant at the Hartlepool game. Really made me laugh!

Love the description 'twerp' for Gleeson! - almost too nice a term to portray the total embodiment of a team that portrays such a c*ntastically anti football ethos! But I agree with the sentiment!

Seemed like midway through the interview there was some body language/facial gesture type scenario that hacked Pardew off. It was like two separate interviews - he was fine for the first minute and seemed really hacked off in the second half?:confused:

Sheet of paper! This needs a poll!