Noodles34

Those were the days, who can forget 4-1 at home to Liverpool, 4-1 away to QPR (passed my driving test that day) 3-1 away at Spurs in the Cup and playing 4-2-4, Wallace, Shearer, Matty and Paul Rideout? With Timmy in goal and Neil Ruddock in front of him. A young Jason Dodd and a left back worse than Franny, dear old Ray Wallace (buy 2, get 1 free!) Possibly the best season ever supporting the Saints!

We had a terrible season after we finished 7th, didn't he win the Manager of The Month award and then go something like 20 games without a win? And he tried to quit after we lost to Forest away in the cup, he was down because his dog had died! Askham refused then sacked him later, we narowly avoided going down if I remember rightly. In saying all of that CN was a decent, honest hard working guy and I'd have him compared to the ******s we've had previously, WGS and Pearson excluded.

I dont know if anyone has mentioned that perhaps the most effective forms of protesting is doing it step by step. So we start by the singing and then the marching (to the ground) to protest. Maybe the next step should be boycoting all purchases at the stadium, programme, beers, pies etc. At least we would actually get the point across whilst not missing out on what actually brings us all there. This would be more effective because I think we could convince a lot of people there to participate, we could hand out leaflets explaining the reasoning etc and hopefully (though admitedly we would never be told) the matchday takings would be significantly down. This would hit the board where it really hurts, in the finances and start to make their positions intenable. And, if that did not work then boycoting a atch would have to be next. Above all though, we reall need a leader in all of this. The only other comparable situation was the Branfoot Out campaign and like them or hate them I think SISA did an excellent job in initiating and coordinating the protests to a successful conclusion. We have to be constantly serious about a change, whether we are winning or losing but the protest has to be constant and publisised and to do that we need a team of leaders. You always do, its how this planet has evolved. Anyway, thats just what i reckon for waht its worth.

Pullis was the 17th man on Saturday, I know this because i was on a stadium tour at half twelve and his shirt was in the dressing room hung up. The 16th man is the standby in case anyone from the squad of 16 drops out unexpectedly, thats why he was warming up.

There is absolutely no point in singing 'anti-Lowe' songs at the end, thats just self defeating, its like shouting for the lifeboats when the water is up to your neck! A point and a presense needs to be made consistenly to be eefctive and that includes when we are winning. I think the supportat SMS this season has been incredible, I can;t think of one instance when we turnen on the team or even the manager. And yet we have won ONE game, this surely contricts the argument that protest chantinbg would be detrimental to the team. And besides, these like all other players play to their strengths not the support, if you're good enough you'll win, have anyone ever been to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge or The Emitates? Intimidating? Hardly. Best teams, by a mile. Hate to say it, really do, but the hardcore down the road make a loud noise, and they're great aren't they? No, not really. So I for one will not feel guilty in venting my frustrations at anytime during the game, the result is one thing but we have to worry about 'the Bigger Picture'.

I can't wait for the next game, I have an invite to the hospitality (I am a season ticket holder) through work, and though I don't want to embarrass my guests, I think I probably will if I am near those c's in the box!

even though the goal was offside they still knew how to put the ball in the back of the net! We can't even score offside goals anymore, let alone penalties, one on ones and headers. Could the last person to leave St Marys please turn off the lights!

You know surprisingly she has so far come across completely the opposite to what I thought she would, she seems somewhat intelligent!

If you're not a Saints fan or even a football fan, why come on here? Work it out for yourself!

Coming from the bloke who has 85 paid days off a year!! See you at Reading, my round!!

Personally I think that action at the ground should be the first step, it was definately instrumental in the Derby (or was it Ipswich?) game where the 'majority' of the stadium participated. If we can organise some vocal protests before, at HT and after the game (and by organise I really mean make sure everyone is aware of what to do) then it would save us (especially the ST Holders) missing out on the reason we go. However i would support a boycott eventually if the above was not effective. But we need a group, an umbrella to co ordinate actions etc, as someone mentioned, the SISA Branfoot Out campaign was eventually effective and we all knew what to do when we played Newcastle for instance, and most importantly even though we had just seen two of the best goals ever! and won the game, we still stayed behind and did it. So though i do want to support the team I still want to vent my anger even if we are 5 nil up at half time because the time and has to get rid of these demons for once and for all.

I think Theo is a muslim. He's fast!

I was in Iran and said I was from Southampton and this guy (Iranian) said "Matthew Le Tissier"! True story