Miltonaggro

80s for me, teenage kicks and all that. Followed by the 70s going to games with my Dad, and then first forays with schoolmates. Anything seemed possible for Saints in the 80s, the obvious things being the signing of Keegan (current European player of the year and the biggest name in football) and the runners up finish. We played fantastic football and had brilliant players all over the park, a game I remember from the Archers was against Bobby Robson's Ipwich, then a very good side. Both teams playing great football and a see saw open game which Saints won 4-3 with Keegan, Moran, and a brace from Armstrong - Ipswich on fire but the whole ground knew we would score more in 90 minutes, that's how it was! Other often forgotten highlights were Saints stuffing reigning European Champions Notts Forest and the great Brian Clough saying 'that was the biggest footballing my side has had since I've been here' and Bob Paisley stating prior to a Saints v Liverpool match 'Southampton is a proud port town with a passion for football, and a passion to play the game the right way, just like Liverpool'. The poster above who mentioned Patrick was spot on, having arguably had the best shirt in the league with the Admiral 'candy stripes' in the late 70s, the Patrick Shirt was a revelation, and whilst the ground was bijou we always had the best kit. Lots of talk about the Dell being Saints twelfth man in all decades, but it was, floodlit games in particular were wonderful, smell of deep heat from the players mingling with the terrace odours you always stood a chance of a player colliding with a wall and falling on top of you, hearing what your favourite had just said to his marker (Ivan Golac to Alan Gowling after a bad foul on little Austin Hayes 'I am going to f*cking kill you later') or being close enough to tell them yourself. In short, we were spoilt rotten, with incredible entertainment for a few quid, characters on the park, in the dugout, and on the terraces. It was un-PC, unpredictable, and belonged to the people of Southampton...

There is genius here, and lithium...

Looking like the player Lyon thought they had bought! You can see that he has fitted straight into the Saints team ethic, and the Prem seems to suit his style completely. Great so far!...

81 Moran with a deft finish, you could feel the wind sucked out of 30000 scouse sails!...

With work he could be the new George Lawrence!...

Gerrard, Man of what match!

As Washsaint said, he was very useful for us, a proper bustling centre forward if memory serves. Don't think Uncle Alan had the money at the time to make it permanent, would have been interesting if it had and Fash had rediscovered his Norwich form in an excellent Saints side!...

He's still bitter about the Malvinas, it's a personal protest against British Imperialism and what he sees as a dive by Michael Owen! Melancholic race, the Argentines...

The 'Leisure World' site would be nice. About as central as you could get...

Frightening insights, it's going to be a hard game against these f*ckers...

It might be best to own your own training facilities before attempting a youth system. They need to concentrate on surviving until Christmas rather than indulging in pipe dreams about coulda, woulda, shoulda...

They won't win it, because they are sh*te...

I'm a sucker for a pair of tits and a recipe card. Wish I'd bought this now...

My favourite Saints winger was David 'one trick' Lee. If he had possessed pace, skill, and the ability to beat a player he would have been unplayable. He looked offensively northern to me at the time...

Fair play to Di Canio, I'd sooner have a compliment from him than Redknapp, who resembled a caricature with Alzheimer's on MOTD when asked to comment on Saints...

Relief in the end, we battered them and should have won by a hatful (would have been top of the league for a while)...

Egypt if my memory serves...

Tena Lady next - 'it's happening!'

Very good summary...

derisory, insulting, and about £20 million light. Can you imagine Nik Nak's response - no more easy departures...

Obviously Le Professor's blind spot is accountancy. LMFAO...

Big money signing for us back then, £600,000 and the neutrals winced! Turned out to be a super signing, should have won 50 caps not 3. Scored something like 60 goals in 200 odd games for Saints, archetype cultured midfielder!...

Gold would have to sell an awful lot of w*nkmags to get anywhere near us - glad the also rans are sh*tting themselves...

This is a great player, a real horror for defenders! A great piece of business as this will bring other stars to the club as we keep building each window - I can see us tearing the arse out of some sides this season! What a time to be a Saints fan...

This is the crux - looks like all killer no filler, from now on!...