John Boy Saint

Simples! It's his agent baiting the hook and dangling it in the water to see if there are any other clubs willing to show any interest with a bigger pay cheque to take a slice of.

My Dad never took me to football, I found Saints for myself being my home city made it easier obviously, but going to Football for real was down to older school mates saying why don't you come with us on Saturday. That was it I was hooked. I could get from North Hampshire to Southampton into the Dell, a programme, sweets galore, and still have money in my pocket from my paper round money and the odd Saturday & Sunday helping the milkman. Despite having 2 girls and a Wife who will switch on Football on Sky before looking at anything else, we took them to Football from a young age and whilst the anodyne surroundings do St Mary's was not the same as going to the Dell for me they both took to watching the Saints through thick and thin like ducks to water, they had different friends that they would meet in Junior Saints corner, and now if Uni and work will allow they will jump at the chance to come to games (if Dads paying) but thankfully Saints don't turn Kids into adults at 16 yes they jack the price up but not to the full adult fare, but going back to my Paper round money getting me to football and leaving me enough for fags sweets and other stuff for the week, my Youngest working the same hours as my paper round could easily buy a match ticket but all the other demands and distractions involving money outside football these day would make it a very considered purchase for her. NFL mentioned support is without any doubt the way Football in this country is going, which is a shame.

As someone else said the grass was left long too, a few shots on MOTD when the sun was on it emphasised that fact, and more so compared to the St Mary's snooker table surface. Fair play to Palace if they did cancel a last cut, we did the same against Man Utd a few years ago at WGS's instruction to the groundsman and we won with a nice goal in the 88th minute.

Boom-Tish

By by contrast the lad to the left with the blue waterproof on must have thanked his Mum after she told him "take your coat it might rain" before he set out for the game.

If Champagne Charlie Nicolas's description of the goal is correct than J-Rods song should be, "He's sat on his aR$e, he's sat on his aR$e, Jay Rodriguez scores sat on his aR$e!".

I just wish we would stop this F'ing about outside the box bloody smash it, and this powder puff shooting in the box too resulting in a back pass to the keeper.by comparison Liverpools finishing was the difference between the 2 sides. Liverpool have to of the least likeable front 2 they are both gifted players but they waste so much of their own ability and time feigning fouls. Sturridge threw him self at the floor and in the box and looked like someone had taken his toys away. Suarez winning the penalty had Fonte beaten yet he hangs out his leg to con the ref and win a Pen when he could have scored himself. Without doubt MOTM was young Master Chambers.

Without doubt MOTM tonight, fair play to him he has been given his chance and he has grabbed it with both hands.

Is he Italian?! I thought he was Argentinian! I also thought Mrs B O was tapped up by CMFG or coveted by WGS

Always the way.

not while they are still paying for Wembley they won't . Amazing that we get all touchy here but in France where players have been flashing the Quenelle, apart from being told they are very naughty boys it's generally been viewed with a Gallic shrug.

Just about a weeks going on His Rolls in the WBA car-park

Absolute travesty............ Hope they fail miserably until they see the light.

News to put a smile on your face, 4 Saints players, FOUR SAINTS PLAYERS!! Called up to play for England. If someone had told you 12 months ago that 4 of our English players were in the running for a seat on the plane to Brazil 2014 you would have been demanding a pint of whatever they had obviously drunk too much of!! Well done lads, and well done all Mauricio and all your team for making these boys shine brightly enough to be seen.

At the bottom of the 21 Long. forgotten Nightclubs linked page I spotted this weirdness, and as some like weird stuff on here thought it was worth sharing. http://viralious.com/2013/12/29/9-people-you-wont-believe-actually-exist/

My favourite too. If we are going with the whole traditional Saints kit, I wonder if we will look at going back to the Navy blue "knickers" (as the programme referred to shorts years ago) which were dropped for Black as the Blue would go a lighter shade as the season progressed due to washing. Then there's the Old Gold away shirt too to throw into the mix. Still as has been said very nice to see Turkish punting up a thread without being contentious. I hope they do have a dabble with his choice, if only to see him in his replica shirt which he will tastefully compliment with a pair of Reebok Classics.

Where has Peter Dreary disappeared to? If ever there was an ITV tater to drive you to suicide it is him. But then any ITV commentator whenever one of the golden untouchable top 4/5 are being fawned (sorry) commentated on all of them must be sat in the commentary booth with their trousers round their ankles and a box of Kleenex to hand, plus have their voices controlled by the sphincter contractions of which ever of the top 4/5 team they have their heads up the backside of (sorry again) are on show before them.

Always makes me laugh the line "of degree calibre". Most folks I have seen succeed in this field are considered pig thick academically.

Last season Big Jos kept him quiet till he got kicked out of the game. Hopefully the last 2 games will be the kick up the bum the team need. Like others have said I would go with young Sam from the start as like we saw against Arsenal he is very mobile, and like most of the nippers off the production line not phased by the step up. I would have Rickie on the bench and bring him on for J-Rod as when Rickie does come off the bench he always seems to have a bee in his bonnet to perform, but with Gallagher on the pitch he will have an eager runner to feed with the excellent vision he does have.

Doesn't Danny Higginbottom play for them, I think his uncle is the manager or something.

Still got that Black & White screen then? ;-)

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Poo

Whey hey!! We've travelled back in time to the beginning of October, cheers Glasgow hopefully I can now, at the third time of asking, erase the pain of stuffing up the 16th hole at the Society end of season golf competition 2 days running by sinking the putt instead of having a personal implosion and making a right pigs ear of it. I predict a 2-0 win for Saints v Swansea by the way.

The "Semi Final ticket allocation is so unfair" thread would have been amusing, as it would have exposed the Gobshoites who pontificate on here, but through supporting Saints from behind the safety of a keyboard didn't have enough matchday purchase history to secure a ticket. Times have changed, leisure time is more valuable as many of us all work harder and longer hours than in the past, and leisure activities are more plentiful, folks put different priorities on their leisure time and will easily opt for the least line of resistance, and a Cup game for even long established season ticket holders I know, even at £15 is a good excuse to not to attend and do something different that interests them.