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Anyone that waves their season ticket is a cock.

It doesn't bother me. I find it amusing. One thing is for sure, If and when we get back up to top flight there will be a lot less people with birthdays, christenings, barmitzvahs and work commitments and a lot more people who can suddenly afford to go every week.

People are quick to make excuses. Can't afford it, work, family birthdays and commitments etc etc. Yet none of these things mattered or were a factor last time we were in top flight or draw a big club in the Cup. Why? These people are Saints fans are they not? Who are they going to watch? Not everyone can afford to go every week, I understand that. however, it never ceases to amuse me the excuses people willmake not to go, we had Christmas mentioned the other day when it was 2 months away FFS!! Yet none of these things are factors when "big games" come up. As i say it's easy to be a fan when times are good. Not so easy when you need to win to stay up and are expecting to lose or starting a season in the 3rd tier on minus 10 points.

west Ham was different, it was a top of the table clash, id expect a sell out. People make all sorts of excuses. Money is an obvious one. Yet as pointed out, in February 5000 additional fan found the money, didn't have surprise birthday parties, work Commitments etc etc when Man U came to town on the same day as Charlton would have. I think the question who were they there to watch is quite valid in those circumstances.

I quite agree. But for a saints fan is it more attractive to see them play a team of a similar standard and win in a promotion push or to see us battle gamely and lose against someone else full celebrity players? If I could only afford one game a year I which one I'd choose time and again, because as a saints fan I enjoy seeing Saints win, not try hard but lose.

What was the difference? Match on the same day. Home team were the same? Why could he justify for Man Utd but not for someone else on the same day? Who was he coming to watching? You say saints but it would have been saints v Charlton as well, not justifiable to shell out for that one apparently.

Good point. I remember the Man U game because I remember a number of people who rarely if ever go asking me to get tickets or them and how excited they were about the Man U game. I dont remember any of that for the Wallsall game. The way I would suggest who is a plastic and who isn't are the ones that turn out when times are bad. The 24,000 or so that turned out for the Burnley game when the club was on it's knees and needed every penny it could get. I don't recall too many people begging for tickets for that one or not being able to sleep due to excitement. It's easy to be a fan when times are good or when big clubs roll into town. Not so good when you are going expecting to lose. That's the Mark of a clubs real fan base.

People that complain about the cost. I understand not everyone can afford or wants a season ticket. But take last February as an example. Man United at home in the cup, attendance 28k. That same day we would have had Charlton at home in the league if we'd lost in a previous round of the cup. We'd have had around 20k there for that one. Okay there were probably about 2-3000 more away fans but it meant that about 5000 extra "saints fans" found the money laying down the back of the sofa, so it wasnt a case of people not being able to afford to go on that day on the year. A ticket that was actually more expensive than a normal. One. So who were people there to watch?

My issue is if people are Saints "fans" they go to watch and support Saints, it shouldn't matter who the opposition are. Some people only seem interested in going if the opposition is attractive. Why? As a Saints fan i'm not there to watch the other team.

As a wise man once told me, "you're nothing unless you take it away"

Just out of interest who used to say "i'm going down/up the Dell saturday"?? I used to, these days i just say "i'm going to football"

I had you down as many things The9 but a racist wasn't one of them.

It sounds great. It would also tie in nicely with the "Cortese the Redeemer" Statue they are planning to build on Weston Shore with it overlooking Southampton.

Sorry, you're right. i'm forgetting we are the new Barcelona on the pitch and the new Millwall off it. Talking of the "we're coming for you" song, considering the 1,000s that sing it every week, the ballot application must be close to 10,000 by now.

They could sponsor FC Saints of Southampton. Which is being set up by fans disalusioned with paying £1 to park at SMS.

Considering how f*cking MASSIVE we are and how big our catchment area is, the only acceptable names are as follows. The Apple Stadium The Microsoft Stadium Although with Fawley Power station on our doorstep if we wanted to improve relations with local business The Shell Stadium The Exon Mobil Stadium The BP Stadium Would also be acceptable. Anything less is a lack of ambition.

Considering people are openly talking about it on here and the OB and club read this site, i would suggest even if they weren't they will be now.

Anyone who thinks it'll be a walk over it mental.

Ask Amy.

Oh please, do us a favour. The 1984 team contained the best goalkeeper in the world, the best young striker in England, a former England captain, an England international centre half, the best left back never to play for England and finished second to the Liverpool side which was easily the best team in Europe and one of the best sides England has ever produced. To say that the team that has just come out of the 3rd tier of English football and is top of the championship after 15 games is even close to that is just plain mental.

You know you've got it the wrong way round You shut me up, and blamed it on the brown Pete Doherty is also the modern day Keats. And thats a Poetry FACT.

She didn't think he was wierd and dumped him then?

That is guarenteed.

There were two of us??!!! i'm gonna have raise my game FFS!

The only fancy dress i drew the line at were the racist ginger wigs and kilts supposed to "honour" Strachan, that was disgraceful. No wonder he left.