Badger

Don't know if your post was written with yesterday in mind, but it seems a little generous to describe our first half showing as good attacking football. Even though we controlled possession (82% at HT) it seemed to fizzle out in the final third, and from where we were sat the only real attempts at their goal came towards the end of the half, Armstrong hitting a post, Smallbone trying from outside the penalty area, then the goal itself. Totally agree about the second half though.

Wasn't Manning in the Championship Team of The Season last year ? Can't see it myself from what we've seen of him. Don't disagree with you about keeping Perraud , but if Manning was in the TOS then I can understand why RM might have expected more from him this time round.

lIke signing kids from their YOP scheme, our fans take their songs. Out of interest, when was our last 'original' song ? (OWTS aside of course)

Were a bogey team last time down, think they were the only side to do the double over us.

I think this was critical in the timing of his substitution. He was playing himself and us into trouble, and probably couldn't be relied upon not to make another lunging or reckless tackle.

I agree with you that’s it’s a tremendous achievement. Didn’t do MLT’s England career any good though

No beard. One of them must be an imposter.

You have to feel sorry for Liverpool, Klopp and their supporters in all this. I’m sure they feel the real victims as they no longer have a monopoly of being victims in their own city.

Good job it’s not a deprived area with social problems then and they can find money to spare.

Enjoyed reading your story about match and your walk home. Quite a trek. Out of interest what time did you get back ? The pre mobile phone days thing is something younger fans can’t fathom. Two of us set off for a Saints away match in his new company car. Couple of pub stops, arrived at the stadium c2pm to find it deserted bar a few Police who were getting back in their van to leave. Told us it had been called off about 10.30 that morning. No mobiles then, and at that point no radio in the car !! (Back to the pub crawl home then) Tell that to kids today, they won’t believe you.

Haven’t read the whole thread or seen the news this morning but was there a candle lit vigil overnight up there ?

Inclined to agree, and I suspect if us, Bournemouth, Luton were to be made an example of it might have been -15 to begin with( perhaps reduced to -10 on appeal). Expect this might also be reduced to a more manageable-5 at some point to have no bearing on the final table. But, it’s Everton we’re talking of, so like Spurs, or the skates, couldn’t care how unjust or inequitable. In fact, the more the better, makes it even sweeter to watch.

This thread has thrown up a few points of interest, including above. I was told the amber and black kit was borrowed from the Hampshire Regiment rather than FA. Had a read of one of the Saints history books and it supports this, although the first time it was worn was in c1950 for an away cup tie at Sunderland. Seems incredible now but comment was that due to their own colour clashes Sunderland and Newcastle swapped shirts that day so Sunderland played in black and white stripes, and Newcastle in red and white. ( Personally not sure that change would give them any advantage as Newcastle were at Bolton). Final thought I remember Fitzhugh Fella telling us that Saints also played a home cup tie (1950’s I think) in burgundy or maroon once owing to a colour clash. Don’t recall opponents and can’t find reference in the book as yet.

Good point. Would also avoid traffic congestion what with 10,000 skates coming from the opposite direction just for a punch up.

They’d want to the coach to drive towards Whitely before joining the M27 as the usual route might not be long enough for a game of bingo on the bus.

Think around that time one of the teams in the draw was Metropolitan Police. Thought that would have been a novel draw, and interesting to see how the ‘away fans’ if playing at St Mary’s behaved ( or should I say conducted themselves in an orderly manner).

Starting our second season down last time without a disinterested ‘Arry on a deliberate collision course with the Chairman and Director of Sport (or whatever title SCW had) might also go some way to explaining why we did better by comparison. As for your nightmare scenario next season don’t forget we might also have the biggest football club known to (Neanderthal) Man , Portsmyth, in our division. Not many Championship clubs claim to have 50,000 locked out every week.

No.

"Dirty northern bastards" might not be appropriate either, although they are of course north of Southampton.

and 5-4 in an epic League Cup match in December 1960. Derek Reeves scored all five which remained a record for about thirty years, and because of power cuts the match took over three hours to complete.

Will they be calling us 'scummers' ?

Yes, good point. Think it was KK, Alan Ball, Mick Channon, Mick Mills, and Peter Shilton. The trick question I think used to be about them playing in the same Saints team, which was a myth as Mills and Shilton joined after KK left. Just a thought, but presume Dave Watson didn't captain England at any stage.

Barbican... it's great, man ! Sorry Lawrie, got that wrong, although I'd have said the same for the fee I expect. Have often thought about how sickly and shit Barbican was when now drinking an alcohol free beer (or Guinness - now that is progress).

Agree. Signing the European Player of the Year/England captain, something we'll never see again. Lawrie certainly gave us our finest years, great shame we couldn't get a trophy between 1980-84 with the players we had in that era and style of football we played.

Don’t forget that under the rules of ‘burden of proof’ the onus is on you to prove your statements.