John Boy Saint

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Wales v the part timers of Denmark might be interesting..........thats if they are still on strike

Much prefer to be sat at games alongside Mrs JBS with her measured knowledgeable opinion on the game before her eyes, than some of the winkles sat around me who spout absolute drivel and cobblers about the same game! Perhaps every football fan needs to sit an entrance exam to gain a license which shows that they are of a suitable standard of character and mental aptitude to be given the responsibility to purchase a ticket and enter a football stadia. Maybe, just for fun, during the next International break my old mate Turkish could cobble together the sort of questions he would ask to pass such an exam, just to see who would be allowed into his Football Stadium Utopia

Alas that was looking after our sprouts night while Mrs JBS was at work, I recall looking on Teletext thinking that record from 1972 (or whenever) is going down the pan, page refreshed “oh maybe not”.......refreshed on full time “wow that must have been fun” Next night on South Today they showed the highlights with the Solent commentary overlaid, almost made up for missing it in person, the Solent tater must have been hosed down at the final whistle just to stop him spontaneously combusting. I did ask South Today if there was some way of seeing if it was still in their archive when a similar thread came up, sadly no joy.

Like the “Dad” somewhere in the crowd hollering “Get into Them!!!! “ when we had the ball.

Boom Tish! only fair recognition as it was quite good.

WooHoo! Hope you had a nice time. ..........did worry you might have had your collar felt for doing something to someone with a clacker!!

Think we lost to Norwich 1-0 at SMS the night before the window closed and he, and Skacel, went off the books on loan the next day. He put in a monumental effort for once, on more than one occasion folks dotted about independently piped up with a re occurring comment along the lines of “drug testers will be waiting for him in the tunnel tonight!!”

I was sat alongside my Boss who had taken me on his sons ST in amongst the QPR fans, thankfully just as Mane pulled the trigger he uttered “oh dear here we go” that just checked me from jumping up and cheering........especially as there was a big bloke behind me who had probably eaten his family before heading out to the game, who was calling Elia a Jessie and all sorts for staying down a bit too long in his mind, after he just taken a QPR boot flat out straight into the Wedding Vegetables. I turned round and said to him that I think he could be granted some slack as I doubt many of us Chaps would be getting up too quick from a full volley right in the Genitalmens department.......... Boss whispered blimey that was brave!

My gobby mate was knocked off the wall at the Milton Road end by Phil Boyer, he was chatting up the 2 girls who had been claiming to be Trevor Hebberd and Austin Hayes sisters for weeks. He was sat on top of the wall, back to the pitch,while the players were having their 5 minute warm up before the kick off one second there he is 13year old King Gob of the Milton, next second he is laying on the floor at our feet in a crumpled heap, all of us “in his court” crying our eyes out trying not to wet ourselves with laughter. I swear Phil Boyer had just won a few of quid off a couple of players because he was failing to hide his smile as my mate hauled himself to his feet and we were still laughing.

Did we sign him from Young Boys?

Tried Radio Essex or whatever it’s called?

Silly sod, thats going to put a kink in his lifestyle (the ban not the fine) 18 points added to the 21 already on his licence, what a winkle. Still bizarre that the fine is bigger than what TV Ant was given that, speed is obviously a killer in the wrong place, McPartlin was totally off his face with seemingly no control of his car! "£96,000 = 3 times his weekly salary" shows how much chicanery goes on with player wages as he has to be on a bit more than that in reality, going on the current climate. Just need Sanchez at United to do something equally as silly and his fine would blow all of them out of the water!!

Cheers that’s alright then, I don’t Twit myself - got to draw the line somewhere.

Anyone know if Billy (Glen) is OK........... we haven't heard from him since the Burnley game, not even on his FB page. Always enjoy his match reports.

Phil Boyer - smacking in the 5th against Blackburn promotion season 1978, only the second game I had been to. - we were going up!! Paul Telfer - Yup strange one, v Newcastle last game first season at SMS down to 10 men, solo effort, everyone bouncing around lad next to me crying "I've never seen us win before"! Henri Camara - Anyone who was there can't ever forget that goal, fading minutes of the game 3-3 whole Stadium on its feet roaring the team on, Daisy cutter hits the back of the net and the whole stadium explodes cheers hugging crying........we had a chance! Papa Waigo or Dan Harding (who cares) - JPT v Norwich, we were going out, that lump Grant Holt laying on the floor feigning he had been shot ref waved him away we go down the other end 93rd minute score 2-2 phew! 15,500ish in the ground 4 of us 40 & 50 somethings bouncing around like 14 year olds (well like they did when we were 14).......Bialkowski saved 3 penalties in the shoot out that just kept us going. Finally David Peach - League Cup Final 1979........ Shilton floundering on the floor as Peach rounded him (everyone almost as a whisper "we're going to score") to slot home the opener, everyone went mad, I stopped because my often serious and always calm Dad, who had driven me up there, was at his first ever live football game just went absolutely nuts bouncing around like he was possessed - that will live with me for ever and ever. Like others have said so many others to mention, Beattie v Pompey league cup - crackling atmosphere. same season Beattie v Pompey 20th Dec game Baird down the wing like an express train crosses Beattie "merry Christmas Saints fans", Previous season Boxing Day Beattie 1-0 v Spurs and that nasty Mr Hoddle beaten. Jonathan Forte v MK Dons 0-2 down 1st touch absolute pants 2nd touch back of the net, 3rd touch moments later likewise. Every goal scored against Coventry to be promoted the whole stadium was bouncing. Gabbi hatrick in the EFl final, twirling scarves after his "3rd" what a sight (even a Manc mate down the other end said him and many others were just going wow look at that). Can't leave without a Matty Mention - May 95, glorious evening, re arranged game V Palace sat in the Milton Road End, Matty had already scored a remarkable goal in the opening minute think it went down as an OG though, late in the game edge of the 18 yard box Matty hits one everyone (me included) in line of the shot said to themselves keeper has that.......... "how the hell is that in the back of the net!!!!!". Cheering and hugging all round, till the final whistle those in-front and behind us asking each other just how did he do that!!! Cheers Pilchards for blowing the cobwebs off.................. I could type for hours you bugger!

UJ was only following the bookies lead which had Hughes in the second position of the Sack race.........I wonder how many clowns put a few quid on that.........I am amazed he was even so high in the running, given that since Cortese left the building we have dilly dallied on pulling the trigger Personally I don’t get the Hughes bashing, the bloke has done more since he has been here than the last 2 incumbents did since we lost the EFL Cup. People can prattle on about being 17th when he took over and being 17th when the season ended, if we had stuck it out with the last numpty till the seasons conclusion, that would have been us on Sky tonight playing away at Millwall. Still I guess it’s the disposable world we live in, if it doesn’t work straight away take it back or throw it out, no point trying to fix it.

Christ alive has someone broken a bloody mirror, we have to put these away!

Just Bizarre

I have that on CD somewhere. Driving into the NEC for a trade show one morning with a full car of take no prisoners colleagues, I told them to have a listen to this, and put it on. Instantly there were howls of derision raining down on me for owning an effin Robbie Williams CD, once the singing started they all started laughing. Should have taken it out of the car as a couple of months later I was out with the Marketing Manager and we were heading to a call in Southsea, at some point when I left him in the car the bugger had cued the CD up at pretty much the right point, walked the volume up and switched off the stereo. As we turned into fratton he says “it’s warm in here” and opened all the windows, then hits the stereo power button instantly the chorus is blasting out of the car!!!!

The Referee that day Alan Wiley was asked not too long after, at ‘An Evening with the Refs’ I attended, “what do you think made David Prutton go off on one in that Arsenal game”? To which he replied quite casually “I have no idea, it was strange as David is normally a nice polite lad”. I couldn’t stop myself telling him that it was most likely down two decisions he as referee had made against us in quick succession, and told him the sequence of events. When I finished the room went quiet, until Dermot Gallagher sat alongside him nicely moved things along.

John Boy Saint from the County Town of Pedantry in the Shires here............ but even a digital clock without a analogue display still has workings to make it work and tell you the time, so that's still clockwork because it makes the Clock Work.

thats a bit pants Everton

Martin Atkinson on the whistle for this one - he can blow different ways for us too.

Seen JWP stick in a few meaty tackles leaving an oppo on the floor moaning at the ref. The ref has more often than not just gone "I can't believe such a nice young man would have done such a thing..............carry on".