ooh it's a corner

Road trip. To Inverness. That would be disappointing, been there before. Got there about 2 hours before kick off and parked near (well next to) the ground, and got asked to move as they were just putting the no parking cones out........

Bala Town. You know it makes sense....

I hope he comes. What a brilliant opportunity for a chant. Give me an "S", "Z", etc..... What have you got?

In thirty years' time we will have to remind our children that the original Hampshire rivalry was between Southampton and Portsmouth. I can imagine the fanzines now.....(insert scoobie-doo future image & music) Match Preview Saturday April 15th 2045 - South Coast end of an era for football rivalry. Back in 2015, Eastleigh and Portsmouth didn't exist as a football rivalry and the derogatory term WERM (commonly pronounced "Worm") hadn't been coined. The acronym WERM, is believed to stand for the Working Eastleigh Railway Men. According to Portsmouth legend, there was a railwaymen's strike and the Eastleigh workers had crossed a Portsmouth based picket line. Despite historical evidence to the contrary, from there on in, the club and the town, were known as "wormers". The Wormers and Tossers derby became one of the fiercest derbies in football rivalry. Wormers being the aforementioned Eastleigh, whilst Tossers became the Eastleigh nickname for the fans and club that is Portsmouth FC. Despite the 'provenance' around the term Wormers (or Wermers as those in the know are quick to correct), nobody quite understands where the nickname Tossers came from. Rumour has it, one source of the term may have been a disgruntled former newshound of the Portsmouth News, a certain N. Allen, who coined the phrase shortly after being dismissed for an in appropriate moment with, the now disgraced, Tory MP Penny Mormoney. For legal reasons, we cannot publish that story. The debate rages as to whether Allen coined the phrase "you're all a bunch of tossers" after being issued his marching orders, or whether the former Member of Parliament started the trend with the now infamous line, "toss us your shirt", after that unfortunate incident in the Guildhall square. Either way, the cap seemed to fit for the Wermers and from that day forward the Wermers and Tossers derby was spawned. Given the likely outcome from Saturday's fixture, with Eastleigh being promoted back to the National League Division Two (the old Conference South Division) and Portsmouth being relegated, it may be a few years yet before these two old enemies get to lock horns. For Portsmouth, it will be their lowest league position since the reformed, fan-owned, Portsmouth FC (2021) Ltd organisation re-entered the non-leagues in the autumn of 2021. They did rise as far as the Football League Division Two, before falling foul of a points penalty in 2028 due to financial irregularities, which saw them relegated from the football league. Should the Wormers and Tossers derby become a thing of the past, perhaps Portsmouth's new rivals will become Sholing FC, who are based just a few miles from their former rivals in Eastleigh. But with Sholing boasting a newly built, all-seater stadium, attracting 5,000 crowds each week, it's hard to see the Tossers having much to crow about. (Scoobie-doo music ends)

Yes, via the Planning Department at the local authority. Most of my communication with Southampton City Council was done via email. It's a generic email address typically, but eventually it ends up on someone's desk. The rule here is no more than 10% of houses can be HMO within a certain meterage of the street (40 metres I think, but I may be wrong).

I have a huge amount of respect for KD. I think he completely "gets it", when it comes to recognising the difference between a paying fan, and a well paid footballer. I'm certain he isn't our highest earner. I'm certain he could have taken a better paid job at West Ham before we were in the top flight, but he put his family first, and accepted a good wage - close to home, as opposed to a bigger wage - away from home. For this I salute him. I've met him once and he is the epitome of what you want a club pro to be. Clubs used to do testimonials for long serving players as a pay-day for them. This isn't needed anymore, but if there was a KD testimonial, I would go. Twice.

Do you live in Southampton? If so, the local planning requires a landlord to apply for a change of planning if converting a family home into an HMO (home of multiple occupancy). The HMO being a home with three members or more from different families. Landlords cannot do this without due permission and the local authority has the ultimate right to board the house up (although it seldom goes this far). Might be worth checking if there is anything similar in your neck of the woods

Is this true? I find it staggering that three men all need immediate knee operations at the same time. What are the odds on that eh?

Pet's At Home Fratton Park?

Joe Jordan?

Lots of people post "year of my re-birth" messages?

beer, religion and football. All rolled into one. What could possibly go wrong?

from the BBC website.... Noel, Southampton: Good to see Aldershot giving Eastleigh and Basingstoke a run for their money as the second best team in Hampshire.

amen to that

Shane Long won't declare himself unfit if he chips a fingernail. Attitude + some ability > no attitude + lots of ability

But not with a dildo. That's been done already. Someone inflate the dolly.....

There's something magical about the first home game of a season. meeting friends and family for a beer, lots of talking points from the summer's transfers, spotting the small changes to the ground.... I'm old enough not to get too emotional about football these days but the opening home fixture still fills me with a child like sense of optimism and excitement. looking forward to midday and heading out of home to the pre-match boozer...

the other consideration is what happens if the sewer fails and what should flow down the sewer ends up flowing into your basement. Happened to someone I know and it was 6 months before they could move back in. I had exactly the same survey result happen to me and lost interest (probably coz I was related to the poor sod who had it happen to them). obviously the odds on it happening are enormous, but **** happens

It's unusual to see a big brand release an ad that has the potential to cause offense, even if it is to a minority group.

It's unusual to see a big brand release an ad that has the potential to cause offense, even if it is to a minority group.

We passed upon the stairs, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you left Charlton, a long, long time ago Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the first team

Freudian ship?

Hair

One, a fat whale, showing off in front of the cameras, in a shameless demonstration of self-appreciation, that only the self would appreciate. Two, a graceful dive from one of the largest, most beautiful, creatures on the planet, creating a splash that we could only imagine seeing with our own eyes.

We will still win this..... (edit) easy to say when we've just taken the lead.....