John Boy Saint

100%Red & White was ITK at 9:42am this morning and pre-empted your request too: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?50083-Am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-the-club-badge-is-naff/page2#.U209AGt5mSM

Typically a shed load of folks getting their knickers in a knot over this because they haven't heard of them, then as they are a local company ooo-err that must make them tinpot too! FFS ................ And we also have the usual suspects taking pot shots at each other polluting the thread If you have a look at their website you can see that it is a pretty good fit when you see the location of their sales offices around the world all places where the Premier league gets strong coverage. Headquarters - Hampshire, UK Sales office - Singapore Sales office - Dubai, UAE Sales office - NY, US R&D/Logistics - Hong Kong

if your going try to modernise the badge at least put a silhouette of one of the Queens on there not some scurvy ridden wind powered creaking lump of Oak!! ................ Or possibly a Container ship!

Isn't this the chap who did that hilarious "p*mpey Scum" song to a Robbie Williams tune backing track. And the Old Bill said to stop selling it because of the use of the derogatory word Pikey: despite the proceeds going to charity.

It was changed after a competition open to all supporters and the winning design was penned by an adult, and despite its age it says everything about who we are and where we are from and as has been said already it is immediately recognisable. In the grand scheme of things it is an established brand identity, have Coca Cola, Ford, etc changed their badging: nope. Will they: nope. I have friends and acquaintances who support an array of football teams (including our fishy friends) and in all my life as a Saints fan has anyone said "that club badge of yours is a bit rubbish", in fact it has started football conversations with complete strangers just through people seeing it on the old iPhone case my daughter gave me or even this week playing golf on the Algarve a complete stranger spotted my Saints crested boot bag on the buggy in the car park and felt the urge to comment on what a good season we have had. It ain't broke, so no need to fix it.

Shocking news for someone so young! http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/27280549

He certainly has proved to be a good acquisition, and in the Everton game his control and passing certainly did look much sharper. If the Ponytailed bellend and the work shy Uruguayan had knuckled down and worked like big Vic we would be have definitely finished higher.

Probably had about 600 frames of him and every single one was him just scowling.

Considering the volume of rain we have had this past winter and the fact that we do actually play on floor, clever designs aside I did think the pitch looked pretty impressive just before kick off on Saturday (well apart from the wonky roller line in the Chapel Itchen corner). And congratulations on winning the award.

Crap photo-shopping in that photo construction, each individually taken then "glued" together. Proportions are wrong. sorry hood down anorak off.

I never watch without a box of Kleenex to hand. Trouble is the dopey bint going after him went with a really bizarre one in her last attack on him with the Burma challenge. They built that bridge and the deck when stood at one end slanted left to right, him and Hammond stood there and said there is a slope on that, which 99% of viewers would have taken as it has always been, apparently Slope is a derogatory term in Asia for the lowest caste of people............. But because of there being one of the locals who helped build it walking across at the time it was blown up to be a racist comment. Hopefully someone will release a dictionary soon of normal English words we are not allowed to use for fear of upsetting someone somewhere in the world. This was recorded but never went to air in reality it's no doubt this woman digging up a nasty little nugget to bolster her case, as she has probably found the Slope avenue she is pursuing has weak foundations.

I liked that. Nice to see them having fun as a workforce, even the chap from the Megastore in Goal. Loved the comment "we have been looking forward to this match all season". Toni's Maize up was fun although he is a big chap so I doubt anyone fancied their chances against him. Nice to see KL there and surprised Ralph wasn't out there on the pitch. Good to see Jaidhi is still looking in shape: obviously pushing his lunchtime Pies and Jelly over to Jason and Willo. .................. and what joy no snipers in the thread.

I think the resounding standing ovation he got on Saturday when he was subbed showed how well everyone had seen him play despite his working out of the spotlight..

Just an aside be interesting to see the reaction to Cleverley making the 23.............. Cos that boy ain't done nowt this season even v Norwich on Sat Eve when Giggs brought him back in he looked lost most of the time.

If you watch him he is effective due to the players around him but there are times when he does look a bit scared still plus a liability as he is still naive in the tackle.

Smalling, and Jones for that matter, always have a look on their faces that says "how the flipping heck did I get here, someone is going to suss me out in a minute". I think Roy is a smart bloke, he has been in the game long enough with lots of experience, but it's very strange how he has spent quite a few afternoons with us, if its not him then Ray Lewington is there, then Gary Neville can see lots of us with Sky and blows sunshine up our backsides more often thn not. I think we might be surprised with the 30, or should I say everyone outside Southampton might be surprised.

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As you are going that way have not tried the Swansea t/o and play sitting on your hands for 2hrs, if your address doesn't fit askthe accommodation if you have planned some to get them. To the game I reckon it will be an honest entertaining affair as Gary Monk looks like he fancies the job so he will be out to bulk up his CV.

Why is it not Saints related this is Saintsweb where folks like to talk about pertinent issues about Southampton Football Club. For Saints fans estranged from the city or country like Ohio its their only link to snippets true and false about the club. Some threads do degenerate into a point scoring bunfight very quickly.

Opticians for me!! Hang on I am under 50 I could be a referee still....... Nope stupid idea: I know who my Father is!!

That was very nice of you Barry to ease the newbie with 2 posts into Saintsweb.

Ooooo even I felt the float bob under with that one. Have fun James

His mere presence in the Everton box on the defenders radar had them windy enough to drop a clanger twice. Good job you ain't the manager otherwise we would be like Chelsea Citeh etc and just buy a team in allowing the academy players to just collect dust and fester away

All of this is based on last years accounts, not having read all of that in depth, I would assume that running up that level of debt was secured against us finishing 8th and a cheque for a reputed £83m dropping on the SMS doormat at the end of this season. Which if I am still assuming correctly would explain the supposed bonus for MoPo getting us to finish 8th. As much as Cortese gets painted as the Bond villain, I doubt he would have piddled that amount of money up the wall with his eyes closed and moistening his finger to check the wind direction. He was pretty driven, the guy is a banker by trade for many years and switching on your own career dissipation light by unbalancing the books goes against the grain. But still punt out a concerned message, gets your estate valued through the press at the speculation increasing the value of your playing assets adding to the value of the club, and rather than Moyes last year stating that he had £100m+ burning a hole in his pocket and have every potential selling club pressing the add 10%+ to the sale price, we get less dicking around. As has been said already it's going to be a long summer................. Today's announcement from Bournemouth is financial difficulties as they have no Sugar Daddy TV deal in the Championship to paper over the cracks. Just my naive view.

He knows all about keeping Tropical Fish!