TijuanaTim

With better support, patience, belief and encouragement from you fantastic fans. New comfortably wealthy ownership, half a new team of decent players, fabulous facilities and home advantage a 1-1 with Brentford is unforgivable...yes I realise the Bees maybe good enough to get the odd result, but bare with me. It is not acceptable after 'Awwy fuct around, spent all our money and got us relegated - then we ponced about in Div II before going totally broke and being relegated - then scraping a draw at home befrore being porked on the road twice despite incredible support and following...yes we managed to scrape a win .v. a fourth division team, some of you play for Sunday sides that could give Northampton a game FFS A line has to be drawn in the sand TODAY, enough is enough!! No more excuses, only an odd slip up will be tolerated. For Christ sake we're better supported than pompers, Wigin (sp) and as well followed as Blackburn, Hull, Wolves, Burnley and Brum. You guys are truly the most Prem of all support, listening to you on the internet today if UEFA qualification was done on support, you'd be challenging for a Champion's league spot. The under-achievement has to stop now, the team/club HAVE to match their support!! Sorry rant over, just that Southampton Football Club's best and most deserving asset is it's diehard fans.

A lot of Leeds vvankers with those Bradford tools....

Y&B - thanks so much mate, marvelous memories...so many other things too, yeah the shirts changed, my mate Gerry Ingram was number 8 for them and on the near side of the wall. What was that little twirl Jim Mac did FFS and what was Mel Blythe so upset with their black defender for...obviously giving him some verbal?? Nice!! And it's all over the skate site now like stink on cheap cologne.

Well, now you owe me the qf FFS

No.

Thanks Phil...doggoneit, it's out there - we've all seen it on one of those old youtoobees or a clip from MotD. Need it for a skate....amazing goal, Ossie flicks it up and Jimbo crashes right over Gerry Ingram's (an ex-teammate of mine) long haired head. Absolute beaut!!

From the 76 QF, anyone have it please?

Will we reach 20 points by Christmas?

Forward thinking or crystal ball FFS

Three words 'Urgh'

17 goals in 121 Norwegian games...hardly impressive.

True mate...don't know what got into me, maybe a large dose of reality. I want it to be good enough that we're still alive and kicking...even doing the usual 'sales pitch' about fantastic stadium, die-hard fans, state of the art training facilities and a highly productive youth system....that is all sound stuff. But as a great Saint friend of mine back in our nation's capital (DC that is) says 'since the golden years of 76 -84 we have been fairly long suffering'. And so, fairly selfishly, I don't want myself or anyone else amongst you wonderful and long-suffering Saints, to get set up for another big let down and year of endless frustration. Let's set realistic expectations, survival, watching (or listening too) our team despite all the upheaval...and anything more will be a bonus...don't forget we are talking Div III here.

Fair comment Wes and I accept it sounds rum. My current opinion is based on the fact that we have a much weaker squad (to start) the season than last year and we are already three wins and a draw down the tubes. New management, structure and strategy yet again and the young players will need to get in the plus column or off the bottom as quick as possible before they start believing (in themselves). Yes, sure we can win a few, all the same if we don't and pretty quickly players may start thinking 'here we go again'. I really hope I'm wrong and also share the opinion that I'm glad we still are playing....like most of you though, I want more than to just survive in Div III

Leeds - Millwall - Norwich

So excuse me, however...I have been in and around a load of teams 'transitioning' and therefore I would be astounded if we achieve anything higher than about 16th. It's not gonna be a 'long season' - it's gonna be a very long season. Sincerely hope I'm wrong :-(

We all agree, Trou-ousers is magic. (Old school chant FFS)

Broken the seal now mate...drink a pint - p!ss a gallon FFS

Nice loyalty etc,,,but fu¢k him, all we care about is our Saints..+ he'll regret it.

We are not sure what is up with Chris, however, My girlfriend who was instigative in getting Ron his two ops with one of the West's finest surgeons, is looking into getting her some help also. Chris can't keep her food down, she eats a little and then frequently throws it up. It leaves her weak :-(

Thanks JL...I guess that's my point, why not?

Sorry if it's been posted before...but us colonials need t'know? Where is it?

Dunc and TwentyTwenty, fantastic offers. I'll talk to Ron and Chris tomorrow (today for you) and see how they feel. I know f'sure that it is actually Chris, Ron's wife that is actually the worse off of the two at the moment. She has had a fairly long term, nagging ailment that has seen her lose a considerable amount of weight. I think Ron maybe up for it. Then there would be accomodation and transport stuff to work out as well??? I'll keep you posted.

This is a man of incredibly few resources by today's standards. I speak to him frequently and sorry to disappoint, but he truly cares about Saints in a form that mostly manifests in his concern about us Southampton fans. Please understand he has never used a pc like us. He has no cable tv and his only updates are when we tell him. Thank you for your contribution to an ex-Saint who was living crippled with daily pain in the most humble of surrounds. He really appreciates not waking each day in his previous abject agony.

What you say is so true...however, they were the best of their era. Undoubtedly with today's training, nutrition and preparation players like Ron Davies would have been every bit as effective and incredible. With Big Ron and modern methodology we would not have been relegated in '05 and no way in the mess we recently found ourselves.....just the same as MLT would have saved us with youth and and the latest technical training. Yet, we have to leave them in their time and place - they are both Saints Gods.

Good move!! Two nations seperated by a common language FFS ;-) P.S. I really hope we find a way to keep him.