TheAlehouseBrawlers

Yeah, I’m certainly not holding my breath, just something new that I’d seen and at least shows that club and City Council are, at least, in positive conversation. I think the leases for the wharfs/cement works run for another 10-15 years yet so unless something changes it’s a long way off from opening up the riverside.

A bit more on future plans https://www.southampton.gov.uk/news/article/southampton-football-club-and-southampton-city-council-announce-collaborative-vision-for-st-mary-s-and-itchen-riverside/

Some might suggest 'MB' is short for 'more bullshit' but, benefit of the doubt here, does sound like it's the player that's about-turned. The JWP link is more tenuous, can you really believe a PL football club wouldn't know the rules (don't answer that...) but any possible inquiry may just have been made (this maybe pushing it a bit) about a potential deal for the summer back in the Championship* Edit: *Good point, we’ll made by sambosa75

Agree, wouldn't it great to get 2 league victories on the bounce, one for that reason alone but it would also mean we'd have beaten those little upstarts from along the coast (they've got so gobby in recent times) and we had condemned Derby to the worse PL side of all time. Anything else would just be a bonus after that...

Beat them and we shake the Derby monkey off our back. Nice incentive for the players and, particularly, fans. Gutted about today, had money on us for a 1-3 away victory. I'll get over it.

McMenemy Out...he'd already taken over I started going regularly the season after the 8-0 at Goodison but I was hooked and just kind of accepted we were good one week, shit the next. But we were at least about to go on a more enjoyable era, beating probably the best young side in England at the time to win the cup as a second division side, unlucky to go out of Europe the following season in the quarters and promotion the next. That season saw us reach Wembley again in the League Cup Final and it wasn't long before we were signing Keegan (to go with numerous other big name signings in that era) and then finishing runners-up for the title. Good times for a while.

Just before my time but I do remember us getting done 7-0 at their place early 70s, not that long after the 7-0 at Elland Road and an 8-0 drubbing at Goodison. I'd only been going a few years then and already knew it was never going to be easy supporting this football club (I've been away at Watford and Spurs for similar sorry shows).

When we signed Beasant it raised a few eyebrows in a similar way to when Crouchie arrived, both had been, at times, calamitous with their previous clubs but these two did well for us and became popular with the fans. John 'Budgie' Burridge and Borac were another couple of characters with a good rapport with the terraces. We also had Sunderland's '73 cup final hero James Montgomery on loan for a bit mid-70s, I saw him make his winning debut for us away at Luton.

I'm feeling strangely optimistic about this game, no doubt will quickly diminish once the upcoming press conference reveals the potential line-up. But (somehow) win this and then there's light at the end of the tunnel for avoiding taking Derby's abysmal PL record. Suddenly points from Brighton, Wolves, Palace and Fulham at home would seem doable. Match-going fans are probably a little less doom-and-gloom than our internet lot, proof that we constantly sell-out home and away (Chelsea away quickly sold out a few days ago) - we need to find that 'Great Escape' vibe from the 90s just to get this side over 11 points and hopefully restore a nit of pride before we kick off back in the Championship this summer. Scar tissue was so last year.

I went with a couple of mates early on, that first night in the rammed Captain's Place pub was very good that got everyone there onboard. There was also good nights at the Hulse Road Social Club and, in particular, Bally's arrival in the Polygon Hotel. A lot of good came out of those meetings and served a purpose but it eventually went down hill especially once it started getting too political (as did the UI fanzine), MacMillan and Chorley seemed to hijack it to push their own agendas. By the time the meetings were held at the Maple Leaf it was all but done.

Not if they were all getting big wins away from home...

Shea Charles when he learned he didn't have to return to St Mary's and could stay in Sheffield

Went from posting every day and suddenly stopped. Just a coincidence I guess that he just happened to live near Brighton, started posting just before rumours broke about Russell Martin and Saints and slipped away soon after he left. He did use to play good cop/bad cop about RM, eventually saying he should go once it went to shit this season.

They could rework that t-shirt, just drop the 'O' from 'STOP THE C*UNT', change the date and replace the league table with a photo of someone suitable. I have an idea who'd likely be the most popular choice.

I think that particular screenshot was written off on the Sheff Wed site.

Yeah, sounds a bit far-fetched The Swansea shenanigans gets a few mentions on there and that post does smack of someone just coming up with a scenario based on that. Pinch of salt.

I see he's now deleted it but thought I'd take a look on a Sheff Wed forum after reading 'Master Bates' post to see if they were saying anything. Nothing about going back but interesting to read one post: "The situation is this Röhl was approached by reps of Southampton about the post but was asked to walk away from SWFC so Southampton had to pay NOTHING. Röhl refused. Southampton are guilty of an illegal tap up and at NO point approached SWFC and this was relayed to the FA by SWFC. Southampton informed Charles that a recall was not going ahead on the Wed before the Forum this was relayed to members of the first team by him. After being informed by the FA of the TAP up complaint Southampton then recalled Charles with 20 mins left on the deadline. Charles has informed Southampton that he requests to finish the season loan and that he does not want to join Sheff Utd due to the treatment he got in the derby by members of the UTd sq Also Southampton will only get 25% of any sell value because inserted into the deal to take him to Southampton was a 75% payment to City" https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/336439-charles-southampton/page/6/#comments Edit: Just seen this thread https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/336434-s-charles-looking-more-positive/#comments

You may be right but as he’s from Exeter he seems to have settled in Southampton OK, 120 miles away from home. Maybe he just wasn’t ready for Chelsea at 15/16.

Probably the best line-up but tbf no.1 is the most appropriate and biggest example of the establishment name she's representing.

CSA96 meet tttdcs https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/61302-wanted-one-spare-for-forest-please/ Tough slog ahead, strong side and probably the best ground in the country for atmosphere these days. Optimistic head on, a hard-fought draw would be another positive step on the Juric turnaround. Edit: Just throwing this little beauty in there from the reverse fixture - tbf we only lost 0-1

Ted Bates kind of did it here as did McMenemy, it didn’t end particularly well but I wouldn’t call it “insane” myself. You would because you’re a condescending cunt who wants to come on here and smugly put everyone right. Dragan should sack you off.

Of course I wouldn’t know if he has any desire to be, but could Juric be seen as future DOF material overseeing a young up-and-coming coach (let’s just say, someone a bit like Rohl)?

When I first heard that link I thought potential DOF right there, then I quickly reminded myself of his health issues and need to avoid high blood pressure situations… But I certainly have more respect and admiration for the fella these days, particularly with what he does for that poor little girl Isla. The brick walls people like Souness, Kevin Sinfield and Franny Benali smash their way through for such worthy causes put many of us to shame. And then you read about greedy, spoilt brats like Lemina and other modern day football ‘stars’ and it makes the blood boil.

What a fuckin wretched season this is, wake me up when we’re back in the Championship.

Yeah, you're probably right tbf...just read it again, maybe I'm the fuckwit this time! And, to give them credit, Brentford Nylons were all the rage back in the 70s.