1976_Child

19th

Might help if people stopped the ghey 'Steeeeeevvvvvvvvvveeeee' chants when he comes on. Would put me right off my game.

God no. Do you remember all the BS before USA hosted the WC? All the talk about how footie would never catch on in the States unless the 'field' was colour-zoned etc. No thanks.

I'm not sure I care for that insinuation my lad. Now bend over and pick up the soap.

They said the fan had been drinking. Really? Fek me.

Me. V disappointed. Merrington's whispers for me then.

I live in Hove. Got up Sunday morning nice and early (6 am), engineering works on the line so went to Fratton. Waited at Fratton (no colours, obviously) for 35 minutes. Got to witness hordes of blue shirts swirling around me. (I even asked them who they were playing and were they confident). Got to Soton, Got to SMS, Got on Bubble Bus, Got to Fratton, Watched Game, Got back on Bubble Bus, Got to SMS, Got to Central Station, Got to Fratton, Waited 25 minutes (more blue few, asked them the result and were they happy etc. Bit of tease...), Got on train to Hove. Got home. And yes, I still liked the Michael Buble Bus. (Chicester would have shaved an hour each way off my journey!)

Lowe in!

but giving or taking?

Bubble was fine. I liked it. If others didn't, then fine. I thought it would be a bore, but actually after the final whistle I was extremely glad to be back in Southampton by 4pm.

Please don't bring Kipling into this. Chances are you've been spoon-fed some b0ll0x at school about him, but the reality was that he was passionately pro-India. And from a personal experience I can attest that Africans are feking useless at managing anything. (NB, I do mean Africans, not black/coloured people per se). The standard of living, education and development in East Africa was significantly better under colonial rule. I'm not a fan of the colonial attitudes, having rubbed shoulders with the Happy Valley set in Nairobi, but even elderly Tanzanians and Kenyans will tell you that times were better under British rule. The amount of utter incompetence by even non-corrupt African leaders is just mind boggling.

Maybe all the outfield players should have their hands pinioned behind their backs. Be funny watching them waddle along like penguins!

It was used thus in South Africa as a legally defined group. Not black, not asian, not white. So in SA it might be considered inappropriate. But not in blighty.

I used to live in Tanzania. Everyone - and i mean, everyone - used to refer to me as the Muzungu. Which means 'white man' or 'European'. Didn't bother me at all. Except when the little nippers would run up and shout 'Muzungu! Muzungu! Give me money!'. They got a bloody good clip round the ear and sent on their way. The Kiswahili word for God is 'Mungu' so sometimes I would pretend to miss hear and reply 'Yes, I am white and I am your God. Get over it'. The coloured Africans around the bar (all my buddies) would fall off their bar stools laughing. All good fun. Africans are not PC.

SaintAndy, are you a student perchance? Its a big wide world out there, many, many, many people use the word 'coloured' - me included - and not all of them are over 40. Nor are they racist in any way. 'Coloured' is a perfectly acceptable word to describe non-white people. Only brainwashed PC zealots could find it offensive.

How much do you spend on a hair cut, and how often? My barber just put his price up (for a basic cut, no wash) from £10 to £12. I'm beginning to think I should look elsewhere. I can remember when one could get a hair cut for a fiver. How times change.

The bingo bus didn't have police protection etc. I went to watch a game of footie, not be pestered by dna-challenged morons. The organisation was spot on and it was fun to all meet up at SMS and roll out together. A bit like an invading army. And if I were a small shop keeper in Southampton around SMS then I would be very thankful to the bubble when the blue few come to us.

Oh dear. Given that I am on the record as one who thinks old codgers also have two legs I guess you must have missed the implied sarcasm in my post ?!!

I have to admit that the bubble was actually very agreeable. We had good banter, and wizzed through the red lights there and back. To be honest, I hope they keep it. I can't remember such an easy and safe away day.

That is a classic! Remember this too? :

Exactly. And anyway, what happens when it is a night game in the winter? No one would ever be offside.

where you in your cups when you attempted said construction job?

I pity all those old codgers north of the border who will now not be able to see the game.

Yes. I would like to see a 'sin bin' introduced for yellow cards. Like rugby. Get a yellow and you are off for 10 minutes.