John Boy Saint

Don't worry folks: we'll be in Europe next season................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. If there's a war! ;-)

I have intended away days to "Warsaw" and Brisbane Road pencilled into the back of my mind. Just pray Brisbane Road away is at the end of the season as both times we were promoted to the top flight in 1966 & 1978 we did it against the mighty O's with draws.

Old Mother Riley has always been a winkle: he walked half the pitch backwards beckoning Franny towards him as he went until he was right in front of the Derby fans then produced a red card................................... Premium plonker of the highest order.

Plenty to choose from which makes it hard: In recent times Bairds vicious exocet when it looked like we had fluffed another chance. CMFG Maize up at Portman Road. Far too many from MLT although his ricochet in off a totally ignored Franny Benalis head deserves the subs bench at least. Danny Wallace overhead V Liverpool David Peach rounding Shilton to slot home the opener v Forest in the league cup final a strikers level headed finish from a defender. None of them will make it but they were the ones that popped into my head at the time of typing, far too many are still on vinyl in the corners of my mind.

I can't see any thing apart from a stand full of Saints fans......................

He has all chuffin season to step up to the plate and has come up short, with the experience that he has v many in the team and the amount of sunshine he has had blown up his backside he should be banging on the door of the captains armband by now. I am very disappointed he did not step aside for a player who had the midas touch tonight by comparison. Well we are still in the mix.

"Smoke ON!!" As Red leader would say mid display. :smt064:smt063:smt117:smt073:smt027

Seems like Hampshire County Council Tourist board has told a porky pie in the intro I read in one of their publications recently, as 9 other counties are ahead of us for size according to Wikipedia......................... I stand corrected. :-(

If you do not include the divi up of Yorkshire as one Hampshire is by all accounts the largest in England

................."Miserableoldgit: decides to let one slide by" ........................................... "But Toomer plays a real stinker: he will be lucky to make it any further in the competition!"........................................... Ah well best get back to work :-)

....................... "And here we are at the International Super League of Chinese Whispers and Rumour Championships, this month from the largest county in England: Hampshire".................................................... "Looks like we could have a memorable round on our hands with this one!"......................................................

We have this ref for the Watford game........................... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7984554.stm ............ Not

Smith was on the whole like a Pork Pie at a Jewish wedding for much of the time when he came on and left Jake more exposed than he was when Lallana was on the pitch, he seemed reluctant to track back.

The numpties are not just outside the ground, some c o c k decided to launch a sprite bottle with gusto in the Chapel to celebrate our second goal (wtf!!) the chap behind me dodged it and I copped it. We certainly do have a bunch of f+(£wits amongst us!

I have total apathy to the feeling of disappointment Saints performances leave me with when I walk away from St Marys after the final whistle. Yesterdays game was nothing unexpected in reality. As I have said many times on a post match Sunday since the Blackburn Match in the relegation season it has been like the longest slow motion car crash ever.................................... And still it goes on. What went on after the game in the Northam car park, was to be frank pathetic, what happened mummy wouldn't them go to London this week? We are on our backsides hoping someone will come and rescue us and a bunch of idiots decide it will be fun to have a kick off that dilutes the big issue at hand. Ah well the sweetener of the day was winning a ton on the Grand National, and before anyone suggests a home for my winnings, My family will enjoy the benefit; as they normally have to put up with "kick the cat" Dad when I get home from a game.

Blimey I wish he was coating some of my Frying pans.

I have a customer who is taking on a lease in the Westfield centre in Derby, it is very similar to West Quay but much newer, he has acquired a cracking deal to fill the unit. However he said that if he did not have such a good deal he could not even dream of taking such a unit as he would have to take over £1m through the till to make anything. Another example is the place that use to cut my hair in Reading the chap there has an immensely successful unisex Salon, when the Oracle shopping centre was being filled with retailers they begged him to take a unit; he worked out that he would have to cut hair from January until September before he could think about paying himself. Both of these examples give you an idea of how much it costs to have a unit in a modern shopping centre thats why its very rare to see an independent retailer in such surroundings, Saints shop in West Quay is an independent retailer surrounded by multiples. The council may have secured a unit or 2 from the developers as part of the deal to build West Quay which they could be sub letting to Saints for favourable rate as the City benefits from Southampton Football Club especially when the team is doing well

At the end of the day nothing will happen regarding new investors if Messrs Lowe (in particular) Wilde and Askham are still on the scene. When the Wilde consortium were making their bid to take over Lee Hoo's in his meetings with fans said that there was no intention of making an outright bid for the club as the removal of one man would not leave anything much to put in the club to move on. As Rupert said in an interview around the time the wheels started to come off the club "if someone paid me £25m I would walk away". These are sad times for Saints fans, just like wishing you could go back to school knowing what you do now, how nice it would be to return to Football in August 1978: the dawn of happier times when this kind of carry on was a very very distant probably non existent thought.

A mate of a mate is a copper t'up North; a couple of years ago when the G8 met in the wilds of Scotland he gave up his holiday so that he could "have a laugh with other Coppers, dress up like Robocop, and if they are lucky get to kick a few smellys, and get payed a nice bit of overtime!". Allegedly (before the internet Stasi decide to come round mine at 6am and kick down the front door)

Royksopp ~ Junior

Quite amusing really, if Mickey the Shoe had started on the back row and finished 3rd (or even 4th in real time) there would have been a queue of folks looking to vanish up his backside for days.

Makes you laugh, you spend all your time trying to get your missus to have a curry, and then normally spend 4 hours begging her for it, just for 2 minutes of frantic action............. Sprout under construction decides they want to stay in the factory a bit longer, so those in the know say a Ruby and a spot of Rumpy is a good way to get things going and suddenly its Christmas.

Can I come.................. I have my own bicycle complete with lights.

Probably the public liability insurance outweighed the income generated, kills of most things these days.

The Lone Ranger was ambushed and captured by an enemy Indian War Party. The Indian Chief proclaims, "So, YOU are the great Lone Ranger" .. "In honor of the Harvest Festival, YOU will be executed in three days." "Before I kill you, I grant you three requests" "What is your FIRST request ???' The Lone Ranger responds, "I'd like to speak to my horse." The Chief nods and Silver is brought before the Lone Ranger who whispers in Silver's ear, and the horse gallops away. Later that evening, Silver returns with a beautiful blonde woman on his back. as the Indian Chief watches, the blonde enters the Lone Ranger's tent and spends the night. The next morning the Indian Chief admits he's impressed.. "You have a very fine and loyal horse". "But I will still kill you in two days." "What is your SECOND request ???" The Lone Ranger again asks to speak to his horse. Silver is brought to him, and he again whispers in the horse's ear. As before, Silver takes off and disappears over the horizon. Later that evening, to the Chief's surprise, Silver again returns, this time with a voluptuous brunette, more attractive than the blonde. She enters the Lone Rangers tent and spends the night. The following morning the Indian Chief is again impressed. "You are indeed a man of many talents,". "But I will still kill you tomorrow." "What is your LAST request ???" The Lone Ranger responds, "I'd like to speak to my horse, .... alone." The Chief is curious, but he agrees, and Silver is brought to the Lone Ranger's tent. Once they're alone, the Lone Ranger grabs Silver by both ears, Looks him square in the eye and says: Listen Very Carefully !!!! .........FOR... THE... LAST... TIME... I SAID ... ......."BRING POSSE"!