TheAlehouseBrawlers

Yep looks like the link has been blocked - click on search, then planning and copy and paste - 24/00479/FUL - and it should throw everything up. Click on 'plans and documents' if you want to see the drawings.

I guess these proposals still need approval yet (although probably confident of getting passed after consultations), if anyone wants more detail then fill your boots... https://planningpublicaccess.southampton.gov.uk/online-applications/files/7B087AD0A361A51F51134B1CF1290CF5/pdf/24_00479_FUL--1956099.pdf

We were given 2,000 tickets, we sold 2,000 tickets, just watched the ITV highlights and the commentator says "1500 Saints fans", where does he get that from? At least the TV cameras never picked out a couple of old grannies to represent our support this time. Great unexpected result though, nice for a playoff final push.

That's about the year I was born...not really my thing, I'm stuck in the 70s terrace culture but good luck to anybody willing to try and change our crap St Mary's atmosphere. I hope (more than expect) we'll all be surprised by how much it improves things.

You're probably right, and some in those blocks may have moved further over to be more central, but as blocks 43-45 are new areas and mostly sold does suggest this is proving popular with many supporters.

Just had a look, one seat left in Block 40, then 41 and 42 sold out and just a handful of seats right at the bottom of blocks 43-45. 46 about half gone. Wonder what that little empty block at the top of 43 is all about, is that where (and this would please one or two) the drummers are going? https://tickets.southamptonfc.com/selection/subscription?productId=10228644212981&_gl=1*13jwtjf*_ga*NTE3NzA2MTY2LjE3MTQ2NzI0NTY.*_ga_LXLP92QWGK*MTcxNDY3MjUwMy4xLjEuMTcxNDY3Mjc1OS40Ny4wLjA.&_ga=2.25258548.80062912.1714672457-517706166.1714672456

For anyone interested, these were last season's Championship Play Off Final ticket prices

Tbh, I don't think they're that bad, I don't feel like I'm being fleeced at £30. You may not like ticket prices if we get to Wembley, cheapest will probably be £35-40, but the majority likely over £50 up to £90+ - finalists should get around 36,000 each.

Prices released for the home game Friday 17th May (8pm) - £30 adult wings/behind goals https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/play-off-semi-final-ticket-information Sale dates: Thursday 2nd May - 9.30am - Season Ticket Holders Tuesday 7th May - 9.30am - All '23/24 Members who've attended one or more home/away games this season. Wednesday 8th May - 9.30am - Season Ticket Holder Additional (can buy two additional tickets) Wednesday 8th May - 12.30pm - All '23/24 Members Thursday 9th May - 9.30am - Supporters with a booking history since the '21/22 season

No dead rubber for Leeds, they need to go all out for a win and hope for the best elsewhere. They've still got a realistic hope of going up automatically. Elland Road will be a bearpit, at least early-on, you'll hardly notice a couple of thousand Saints fans tucked up in the corner with 35,000 Leeds fans baying for blood all round the ground. Can only see our ponderous lightweights crumbling in that environment. Still dead rubber for us.

Because he can’t watch another minute of this boring, ineffective walking football.

I'm sure many would agree with your first sentence, maybe not so much with the second. We could but who can guess what frame of mind these players are in now and if RM is just gonna tell them to stick with the plan? Stoke are still in a relegation battle, if they're as tenacious as we used to be in those top-flight 'Great Escapes' many years back, then our defenders could again be under a bit of pressure while they're ponderously knocking the ball between themselves. "Brave" man to bet on this one.

We’re the possession kings, a crown RM wears proudly, but in reality it’s nothing if there’s no end product and so painfully exposed at the back. A few months back we had some success against the lesser sides (but even most of those now know how to play it) but we’ve constantly come unstuck against the better sides in this division. They can afford us all this possession we want as they know we’ll do little with it and just pick us off when the opportunity arises, last night the perfect storm, nearly 70% possession with a 5-nothing defeat. Last night was always a dead rubber but after the second half capitulation against Cardiff’s second XI a solid performance was required for momentum going into the play-offs. We’d get eaten alive in the PL and be coming back down with the Christmas decorations.

We had around half the end on Saturday and a bit round the corner, much like we get in the Northam, but once the opposition score our lot mostly go quiet so doesn’t really matter how many there are. I started going regularly at the start of the 70s and the Milton, under the Toomers, was the main area for singing. By the mid-seventies some had moved over to under the West and the Warrens made home in the Archers. They were more ‘doers’ than singers. Jim Redpath’s “We’re the barmy Archers Army” (I shouldn’t laugh) migrated to that end late 70s.

And next season in this division. Potentially two promotion parties to endure and have rammed down our throats, wish I had some confidence with us in the playoffs.

So, not new rail seating then, just crush barriers being installed. Looks like we're keeping the pink seats.

United have history with these sort of things https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018813

Unless he's shit and we sack him. But, yes, in an ideal world.........

Another part-of-the-furniture has left the building - sad news RIP and condolences https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24265703.tributes-paid-former-southampton-fc-staffer-gentle-giant-big-les/

Regularly. I’m not actually knocking the idea (I prefer old school-type support from a few decades ago but accept this has changed) and hope it eventually proves a good move but it makes a tough Policing job a little more tricky. If we’re still in this division next season the skate fixtures will likely be bubble games, if promoted then those Northam prices are very good for PL (and no shortage of takers).

I’m also interested to see how they deal with away fans trying to get back to Central. Equally though, the Kingsland/Northam corner would cause issues getting them back to the coaches and would have likely ruled out use of the railway bridge for home fans. It’s clearly all happening now so everyone just needs to accept it and see how it goes - I’m happy the club are at least actively doing something to improve what’s been a mostly crap atmosphere inside St Mary’s.

Let’s be fair, it’s the first thing the third division minnows have won in their short existence. (not to be confused with the previous cheating football club that went pop)

Nice and fitting moment

I thought you were against this from the start? I'm very old school tbh, I'm still stuck in the 70s/80s to how I like an atmosphere at the football which was about noise as much as a bit of singing. You just don't really get that blood-curdling roar anymore (was always best in the northern grounds back then). It's mostly rubbish these days, it was OK for the first 30mins at St Mary's yesterday but just evaporated as soon as Watford scored, our supporters are easily knocked (and from where I was sitting in the stadium, less than 2k aways were making as much noise as far more home fans around them). So I don't mind the club trying to do something to improve it, I accept football support has changed from my day but it could certainly be better. Many don't like change (or the idea of) but I think/hope most will be saying this was a good move by this time next year.

It would and also go back to our roots. For over half a century that's what we had, only changing to black in the 50s. We had blue in our long before the skates, they were still in a dusky little pink number back in the day. This was basically our kit from late 1800s to the 1950s, I'm sure they could come up with something similar.