John Boy Saint

Well there ain't nowt we can do about it wherever they stick the cameras. Says a man with a bottle of very nice Chardonnay and a couple of home measure Cuba Libres inside him. Cheers!!

As I have always said, as much as I love Saints, boy is it chuffing hard work supporting them!! Still as I have also always said supporting Saints really sets you up for life, the real world is not sugar coated Disney Channel perfection but bloody hard work............... Just Saints have made the hard work an Art form! I would love to know what it is, the players change, the ownership changes, but we have the same ingrained habits. I reckon it's time to get that White Witch into the changing room to do her stuff there rather than on the Stadium as she did before............ Of course it could just be Marcus pulling the strings from upstairs and making sure that loads of us get to celebrate. One thing is for certain the team will need a nip and a tuck if we are to survive in the Premiership. Especially when players like Chaplow go on a lung busting run down the wing and cross into a box devoid of yellow shirts apart from Billy Sharpe on the far side just outside Hartlepool (or Staithes depending on the orientation of the pitch). Some folks have said we need a new defence, Fox needs to learn not to have too much to do get close to the player who is about to skin him, as for Jos that bloke for the past few weeks has been carrying Jose, I think the moment fr Martin is about to come. Still looking forward to next week when hopefully we will finish the job against what will be against a very relaxed Coventry full of players looking for a move in the Summer. COYRs

On the TV without a doubt Coventry relaxed knowing their fate and us up tight. Down the years Coventry have been a bit of a thorn in our sides. Ah well just have to wait another week.

I would have love to have gone, and thought a small window of opportunity had opened when my Mum phone to say that they will be ready to be picked up from the Queen Victoria in Southampton today at 10:30, not 15:45 as originally typed up. In their 70s and returning from their Golden Wedding anniversary cruise, something had to give. Sadly this trip was it! But this new time had the cogs whirring, by the time I had dropped them off north of Basingstoke putting in The Riverside Stadium into the sat nav had my ETA 5:35pm that was making no allowances for traffic hold ups etc. Realistically the moment was gone, so traipsed home: bottom lip out, snotty nose, scuffing my shoes as I went (if you can do such a thing driving in a car ). C'est la vie. Well done to the folks who have made the trek north, I hope they have the same good time we had at Peterborough on Tuesday. COYRs

Cheddar & Red Onion Kettle Crisps. When we go to Spain Carrefour have fantastic Garlic and Parsley flavoured crisps, once you start you can't stop: and Boy does your breath stink afterwards.

We had New Age Travellers complete with an old Coach and Benders in a field just over a bank at the bottom of our garden. They were supplementing their endless benefits selling drugs, which saw our parking spaces being used as the "Convenience store" car park. We had a very ballsy local Policewoman on our patch who would, on her own, go and raid them plus she wanted every number plate of the cars going shopping as she took great pleasure in knocking on the doors of parents to ask why their car was seen at place where drugs were sold. The land was owned by the original developers of the estate who had gone into liquidation and had bolted to Panama to avoid the creditors, so nothing could be done to get rid of them. Then after 6 months on a Bank Holiday weekend a load of Caravans rocked up and pitched literally 40ft from our front door!! Before we knew it, as we had no fence, we had spawny kids in our garden playing then picking flowers and chucking them about, as soon as you confronted them the Girls were shouting I'm going to tell my Dad you have been fiddling about with me, then running back over the bank, fearing the onslaught to come, the relief when you heard a Father telling them not to go over the bank and if they are seen going over there they will get what for was immense. What we did not know was New Age Travellers and Gypsies, Travellers, Tinkers, Pikeys, Knackers (whatever you want to call them) do not mix well, and first night it kicks off: as a handful of Stinkies wacked up on their stash invaded the Gypsies Caravans. Old Bill rock up but there is not much they could do because of the land issues. Next Morning apart from opening our curtains to be greeted by one of the Women taking a dump round the back of her Caravan, the Police chief comes to pay a visit, when he left I followed him down the road and flagged him down. Everyone in our Close was getting really ****ed off with the Stinkies, and the Gypsies were close to being the straw that broke the Camels back. I asked him how long they were going to stay, he said a few days as they did not like the neighbours. I told him the mood in our Close was not the best, and not to be too surprised if Unigate report a load of empty milk bottles going missing and Tesco reporting petrol sales going up: he replied "Ah, that's what John Major means by the Citizens Charter". His tone was if you want to give them all a kicking we will have something else to do over the other side of town at the time. The Gypsies were gone in a few days, as promised, leaving a massive pile of rubbish behind, which the Stinkies piled up and torched spectacularly. The New Age Travellers took another 6 months to get shot of, and that was spectacular viewing as there were at least 50 Coppers plus the Police Helicopter, and leading the charge was our Policewoman. The whole experience was not vey nice but the relief when they had all gone. Basingstoke has always been a staging post for Travelling folks, less so now as whenever they got moved on a trench or unsightly bank of earth was put over any entry point. Just be thankful you do not live in France, the Gypsies there are the "scum of the earth" and live upto the billing.

Had Solent on at 5:20 for the sport this evening and they were saying about the, I thought 21 years, anniversary of his death. Thought blimey that passed quick, then felt old as I recalled being at the Genesis Invisible Touch concert at the old Wembley and the opening was a Video with Benny Hill in his famous Concierge roll losing control of the girls sneaking back stage.

Premier League Players from top clubs are relatively untouchable for this kind of thing. A white lower league International player getting the book thrown at him for this kind of wrong behaviour is the perfect example to send out to some players who think they are the Mutts nuts on the pull and untouchable in the eyes of the law. Take Ashley Cole, if anyone else had shot someone else in the backside with an Air Pistol they would not have had such an easy experience.

Surprisingly relaxed. We are 'ont Telly so guaranteed to be pants, will settle down in front of the box with a drink and see what we are dished up: hopefully the entree from the opening minutes at Peterborough.

This is worthy on another Bump. I liked "the old sporran was pointing north south east and west from my Speedos" page 2 Stunning that it has been allowed to run, but fair play to Amazon for allowing a bit of a giggle.

Crikey that's torn it, it's all going to kick off now!!!

If you were selling it I would, just to give you the personal satisfaction of being able to look down your nose at me. You must have a scoreboard hanging up in your kitchen with the number of threads where you have had a reaction, and colour in each square diligently before you can go to bed with different coloured hi-lighter pens.

What no smiley further down!!??!! I warned you it was coming................. Good job I left the Reebok Classics out (got to keep Frosty!!!).

I wonder what age those who are making these judgements about who wears what to Football are. Those in their 40s+ probably do it without a care because they could not do it when they were teenagers. I am late 40s when I was 13 - 14 -15 travelling to Southampton to watch Saints from Basingstoke you had to be on your toes, simply because there was always a chance that opposing fans were on the train or along the route and any sniff that you supported the other team had you in line for a kicking. You never wore a replica shirt, you never saw the volume of families, or females that you see now. You went to football because you wanted to and took your chances. Personally I could not give a chuffin monkeys if someone thinks I look a plum because I wear a replica shirt, a Saints jacket, and (wait for it) when it's hot my Saints crested 3/4 length shorts. How many of those passing judgement have been chased down the street as a nipper by grown men who just want to batter anyone, seen Darts whistling inches past your head, had to hide in the toilets on trains, not to dodge the ticket inspector but hooligans cruising through the train looking for someone to batter simply because they support the opposing team. It's nice to know when you walk through a town home or away with your shirt on these days you are likely to get into good banter with opposing fans rather than a punch up!

Glad I sit in the Chapel................. Allegedly it's Chapel by name Chapel by nature................ Sing something it's wrong. Whoa!don't sing something it's wrong! So what, everyone had a chortle home and away at the Peterborough keeper wearing luminous orange that made him look like a crispy snack. If you want an axe to grind at slightly wrong things from some of our fans. Next time you attend away have a look at the number of young men who have had not enough Lemonade in their pre match Shandy when the Home teams Mascot comes out for a wander about. It is amazing the number of our super hard fans giving a Giant Fluffy Rabbit, Massive Hornet, or whatever; The finger! Two fingers! Or the Five knuckle shuffle sign!!!!

It does stun me that prior to the Blackpool game someone started a who will our first game of next season be? The farmer let the sheep out and we have Premiership teams in the first few posts, and looks what happens Now we have this little gem rock up! Obviously there are a few on here who do not subscribe to what Mr Adkins says every chuffin week, "it's easy to get ahead of ourselves" "lets stay in the here and now and take one game at a time". Still before long we will have the HCDAJFU thread riddled with every pit pony and glue pot in football we should sign. Just look at Norwich and Swansea who did not make wholesale changes, compared to QPR who piddled pennies up the wall on the likes of Barton and SWP who have proved to be a waste of space.

Just back to Basingstoke thanks to Linford Saint, stopped for a jar in Sandy then detoured thanks to the M3 junction closed on M25: bloody roadworks! First ten minutes were immense, it was almost like Adkins had deprived Lions of meat since the Reading game and showed them the Steak they would get at half time if they were winning. The movement was constant for the 90 minutes and apart from a couple of little spells Peterborough were getting the right runaround. Cork seems to have stepped up a few gears in the absence of Morgan he was everywhere. Jos as always was as solid as a rock, Chappers was busy albeit a bit sloppy at times, Butterfield was very solid, Fox was still sticking in some nice Hollywood balls plus a few stinkers, but his corners are like Exocets into the box. Billy Sharpe put in a storming display and has a very nice relationship with Rickie growing, which takes the pressure of him somewhat. All in all a very enjoyable noisy night. Listening to 5 Live tonight I like that Adkins has now said we want the title, so I figure the boys will be on meat rations as of tonight till Saturday again. COYRs

Hmmmmm.......... So what if in your deck of cards of fate a positive card was turned as you placed that bet? Can I have first dibs on the promotion and ticketing rights for your Ye Olde Public Lynching down the Bargate?

Blustery showers later, a game off in April due to waterlogged pitch and after so little rain in recent weeks: I would get on your push bike down the bookies quick and get a few quid on that, as the odds for would be impressive. From recollection from driving past London Road a few times it is on, slightly, higher ground so drainage should not be an issue. So it should be perfectly safe for you to continue packing for your trek north.

Why

302, then the weather, then TV. Used it a few months ago in a hotel which had not switched to digital.

Surprised no one has got to him already. How the hell can you be council for a man like that, surely your reputation would damaged, plus you are fighting a lost cause. Or is it legal aid and that poor chap was sitting having a Cuppa when his name came to the top of the list?

Wigan are a negative for me, voted into the Football League at the expense of Southport starting life in Division 4 as we set off on a 27 year spell in the Top Division. When we got relegated from, they were promoted into the Premiership "in our place". Until recently we looked like we would waving politely to each other as we went in opposite directions at the end of the season: which would be apt symmetry. Anyway we should be taking no notice of all this Mumbo Jumbo........... Cr@p on TV: pure myth

We had better decide which goal of Mattys to influ..... get behind, seeing as his impact is diluted with 2 entries compared to the other Rubbish............... Sorry Alan!

This was pointed our a couple of years ago when we were last in the Championship and pennies were scarce, and there was a tread hoping that 1 or 2 relegated teams were in with a shout of going straight back up as a few ITK who stated this little gem as fact back then. The monies remaining waterfalled down through the leagues. Although seeing as the Parachute is such an obscene amount over 4 years now, a vast percentage probably does go back to the PL.