corky morris Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 My oldest 2 lads, my sister, my nephew & my dad had a cracking day. Loved every minute. MLT behind us made it even better. I thought Saints won at a canter, but Carlisle actually played some neat tidy football at times, but simply did not have the finishing or solidity at the back we had. Well done AP, the players & all the loyal Saints fans!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easty Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 And I admit to a small wetness around my eyeballs when we lifted the trophy! I expect there were more grown men with a tear or two. I know I did... Great game fantastic support.. COYR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docker-p Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 All great exempt the Mexican wave. Whoever started that is a tw£t. Fair play to the CUFC who ignored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Why did we have to sing the national anthem, it is the English Football League Cup and should have an English song, the Queen doesn't give a **** about football, Southampton or Carlise or the people at the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morph Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Agree about the area around the Stadium. Get over it Magnificent Arena. Ever heard of Power Politics ? Just move on Enjoy the moment Morph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 When you have 44,000 spread out like that it's always hard to get anything going except for the block you are in. I think the acoustics of that stadium are appalling. People were singing in pockets but only a block or so away, you couldn't hear what was being sung. The only downer of the day IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Great day all round. Atmosphere was OK, Wembley is such a big stadium that it made it difficult for all the Saints' fans to get the same song going. Fair play to our mob though, the sea of red and white looked first-class, proud to be a Saint today! As for the game itself, I don't think we were at our best by any stretch of the imagination, but with this squad we have the ability to take games by the scruff of the neck and win without playing to our full potential. Special mention to Fonte, Harding, Jaidi and Lambert who I thought were excellent throughout. Full credit to Alan Pardew too. Today is hopefully the first big step in restoring this club to its former glory. Lets hope there are many days like today to come in the not too distant future! COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 My oldest 2 lads, my sister, my nephew & my dad had a cracking day. Loved every minute. MLT behind us made it even better. I thought Saints won at a canter, but Carlisle actually played some neat tidy football at times, but simply did not have the finishing or solidity at the back we had. Well done AP, the players & all the loyal Saints fans!!!!! What time did you get back? I dropped Dave and Warren of at 18.30 and home by 18.45! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponto1963 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Fantastic day out, Great result. :-) Was really good to see Nicola's reaction to Alan. Massive hug :-) Marcus looked very pleased too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Not going to comment on the game, most would have seen it at Wembley or on the TV. What I will say is that Harding was just about my man of the match with Fonte & Jaidi close behind. Wembley Stadium was fantastic. Sat in block 228 on level 2. Great view, seats that were padded and superb facilities. Well worth £58 plus £3 booking fee. Shame for Carlisle as they played well in passing distribution and possession, let down by lack of ideas (& Fonte/Jaidi/Harding's defending) in front of goal and in defending. So pleased for Pardew. He has been under immense pressure but now has "silver" as a reward. Not sure he has what it will take to get us into the Premier but a good manager and man none the less. Well done to our supporters for turning out in the 44,000's or more. Great to be part of such a great day after what we have gone through. Who would have expected this back in those dark close season days of 2009? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommi Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Fonte was fantastic, Harding did very well at right back. Not a good performance but 4-1 and we never got out of second gear. We'll need a few wins like that away on Tuesday night next season if we are to go up as Champions :-) Great day out though even if it is a Mickey Mouse cup!! COYRssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Was great to see Markus with his camera, and hugging all the players at the end. What a great day all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Great day, great fans, great result. Not the most convincing display but we still won 4-1! So proud to be a saint and it's great to have our club back and win a trophy. Grateful thanks to ML, NC and AP for making it happen. :smt038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperm_john Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 my knees are all trembly the saints won at wembley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 A special mention for Antonio, who I thought was excellent throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 (edited) Just arrived back in Devon.. My daughter had a great day..First timer for Wembley...Great.... Great day out and a great result. Drove to Hillingdon and tube to Wembley Park.. Well done to all the Carlisle supporters as well. Well done Saints and especially ML. NC and Pards and team. Section 134 around me ..In good voice and enjoying the party atmosphere.. Met a few of my fellow posters around the place... Particularly Good to talk with Irishsaint with his group in the Ibis bar..What a team of Saints supporters they are.. and also a quick chat with FF and his son outside the stadium...Duncan ..you have put a little weight on old boy....Too much standing around lately.. Lallana is sheer class.......Fonte is a super star....ALL the players deserve great credit and in particular ...Wotton..Well done.... A few idiots on here who seem to slate him...The old boy worked his socks off and played his part in the win.... Well done SFC COYRs Edited 28 March, 2010 by ottery st mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latter day saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 (edited) wot a great day! was mayhem getting on the 1st train & standing in the door way for 2 hours with some mad lads was fun.getting off the train at waterloo & all the fans signing "red army" realy got me pumped up for the day. was very impressed with Wembley & thought the layout of the concourses was spot on.nice pie's as well ! realy enjoyed the whole atmosphere & admit to shedding a few tears before & after the match.had Harding as my MOTM followed by Ricky & Lallana.didn't think we played that well but who cares we won! was so proud to be a saint today! Edited 28 March, 2010 by latter day saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobes8 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Just sat through it all again on sky + and have to say that I am very proud of the team today. Although i must admit the ref missed a cast iron pen for them in the first 10 mins. Harding was immense and my mom and looking back on tv antonio had a great match.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 wot a great day! was mayhem getting on the 1st train & standing in the door way for 2 hours with some mad lads was fun.getting off the train at waterloo & all the fans signing "red army" realy got me pumped up for the day. was very impressed with Wembley & thought the layout of the concourses was spot on.nice pie's as well ! realy enjoyed the whole atmosphere & admit to shedding a few tears before & after the match. was so proud to be a saint today! They should be at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 What a great day, loved every minuite of it. From the atmosphere on the train and the tube on the way there, to lifting the trophy at the end of it - fantastic. Game was great - i think the scoreline flattered us slightly, but who cares??? it was just a fantastic day. Harding was my MOTM - you'd think he has been a RB for his entire career, totally fautless and he's def. 2nd in the player of the season poll for me. so what if it's ''only'' the JPT... how good is it to see Southampton celebrating and lifting a cup? It just doesn't happen to us! Let this be the start of something, because everyone saw today what a massive club this is. The potential is enormous. loved the stadium, i was in block 537 and the view was still excellent from all the way up there. Really easy to get in and out and had no problems queuing for anything really - top stuff. all in all - won't forget this in a while! superb day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Exhausted but happy. A day to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 When will these bloody reporters stop patronising us. 44.000 from the South Coast! Pillock! As we drove down the M54/M6/M42 this morning and back this evening there were Saints fans everywhere.I spoke to Saints from Birmingham,Manchester,Stafford,two from Edinburgh and many others inside the Stadium. It was 44.000 SAINTS at Wembley where ever they travelled from. We just turned up to support our team.Brilliant! Great to see so many Saints in one place for a change. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Unfortunately i did not go but i watched it on TV and i thought we were brilliant. Rickie, Antonio, Harding, Jaidi & Fonte were all immense! At the end it was a great feeling to know that we have won some silverware. The support was awsome as per usual & thanks to Pards, Markus & Nicola for what you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Just got back as well. Good day out, caught the 8.18 from Totton which was packed to the rafters and not really that much fun after two hours. Waterloo station was amazing though - Just loved how we seemed to be everywhere. The metropolitan pub on Baker street equally packed but a good atmosphere. I thought the stadium was impressive but I didn't like the acoustics - couldn't hear what song was being sung and when you could it seemed all three sides were singing at different paces. However, visually it was great and despite being top tier the view was still good. Despite the acoustics the atmosphere was great. Thought Carlisle did OK but didn't offer much up front. Once we got over the first ten minutes we were much better and Lambert seemed such a threat. We actually created some great chances without it seemed dominating possession. Seems churlish to criticise a player but Wotton didn't have the greatest of games. Thought Lallana was good in most of our best attacking moves. In some ways scoring four may have flattered us but on the other hand we had several other great chances that we didn't convert. Lallana could have had a great goal if Waigo hadn't got in the way (not his fault though!). Anyway, great day and felt brilliant to see Saints take over the capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Awesome support, magninificent stadium. We deserved to win comfortably in the end. Lambert, Antonio, Fonte and Harding all excellent. For Carlisle Kavanagh is still a class act. I hope we can do the same to them on April 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macthesaint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Wonderful day,my son will never forget his 13th birthday,spent at Wembley watching our team score 4 goals.Magic! Always felt we were destined to win this trophy right from that comeback v Torquay. Nice to see Morgan and Wayne Thomas with the boys at the end. Also well done to Pardew in getting Simon Gillett and Chris Perry on the pitch. Only down point was the most pointless foul mouthed jerk sat behind us in Blk129 row 41.Even if I hadn't had my wife and kids with me it would have still wound me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Marvellous day. I was only 2 1/2 when Saints won the Cup so this is the first time I've seen us win a trophy. Fantastic to do it so well, too. Well done lads. 3 points on Thursday, too, would top off a brilliant week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 From the minute we arrived at SMS and saw all the coaches lined up,and then got on our minibus and set off towards London,only to see every car that passed us decked out with Saints flags and scarfs,i knew it was going to be a great day. The Green Man hotel was great,as was a pre match drink or three. Wembley was awlsome,except for the queue for the toilets. Fantastic result and i felt so proud when Saints lifted the trophy. The only negative was the moany old git who complained all through the game about us standing up,even though we only did when we were about to score. Today will live with me for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's There Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Happy but worn out . Arrived back around 9.45pm...great dya and result. Defence immense...Saints in 2nd gear most of time... Will live long in memory...just let's keep winning, starting at Brighton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Fonte or Harding motm surely? Odd feeling at wembley - slightly as if finals should be tenser occasions and football less like going to the theatre. Still, great day, and amazing to see so many Saints. Still annoying to see all those Carlisle empty seats though. Surely they could have organized it better to accomodate extra fans from our lot? Only hope my nagging feeling that Pardew will now toddle off to west ham is an erroneous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Loved today, brilliant. Great view from up in the Gods and wonderful turnout. Carlisle fans were sporting in defeat and their team played well in patches first half. Nice to see both teams playing decent stuff on the deck. Delighted for Antonio, great 20th birthday and surely worth a 2 year deal? This is my wife's first season as a Saints fan and wonderful to share today with her. I love this set-up, I think we could start filling up our trophy cabinet in the coming seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 The image of Davis and Hammond lifting the cup then seeing the boys cheering whilst spraying champagne will stay with me forever.......well, until the next time it happens ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Can't believe I was nervous at 4-1 up with three minutes to play. Get in! I was nervous at 4-0 up, you just never Know with Saints do you Great Result, Great Day! Now on to the play offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Just back home after the celebrations. Fonte was MoM, brilliant today he just oozes class, followed by Harding who has slotted seemlessly into RB. Fantastic day, lets hope we are back there in May =D also credit to Carlisle fans, thought they were great, even i their team was gash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 What a day, what a club, 44,000 at Wembley for a cup final and a day that I will never forget. Thanks to you all, Marcus, Alan, the team and most of all the best fans on the South Coast if not the whole of the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 It'll do I suppose. :roll: Shame about the clean sheet but I think we had eased off the pedal by then. Nice to see Connolly and Perry get a few moments on the pitch, it shows that Pardew understands sentiment and psychology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Delighted for the owners, club, players, and supporters. Especially delighted with the response the crowd gave Pardew right in front of Cortese. A great day out and hopefully something that becomes a benchmark for success in the future - winning things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CologneSaint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Was the only person in the Irish Pub in Cologne. Running around with my Saints shirt over my head in front of the big screen on my own.......the barman looked at me as if I was crazy.... Brilliant day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Great day interesting to hear some West Ham fans now want AP back! Not a chance unless he's out of a job of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 There's 40 mins of highlights on BBC2 at 10.50 tonight mate. Indeed, just watched it again and recorded it. Might watch it again sometime !! Not sure who'd be MOM, however, Lambert seemed to be everywhere so he might just nick it but who really cares ! A very good TEAM performance, even with so many changes we looked confident and after the 1st I thought it was just a question of how many. I've been positive about the JPT all the way through and for 45,000+ Saints fans a day to rememeber shows we were right to take it seriously IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Any highlights anywhere? I missed the second and third goals at the bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Just. Totally. F*cking. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Any highlights anywhere? Yes, on my Sky player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Any highlights anywhere? I missed the second and third goals at the bar Just checked BBC i-player, highlights ( ie programme shown 10.50-11.30) "coming soon". http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Great day, knackered. Just watched the 90 back as I was in row 6 for a different perspective and we played better than I thought orignally. Fun day and although only the paint pot, it is only the 2nd trophy we have won in our history so enjoy it. Other than the goal our back 4 was immense defensively. It's where we go from here now coyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Fantastic day - just got in and I'm still buzzing after watching the highlights at my local. Great day in a great stadium with my mates and a great result - b0ll0x to everything else just enjoying the moment - well done lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffo Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 fantastic result. Well done lads!! I wished I was able to be there and I am so jealous of the supporters that got to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Great win. Great day. **** atmosphere only down side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints Warrior Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 Awsome, a complete day out for fans and the club....I now need to get to a betfred to collect my 4-1, 25/1 winnings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 28 March, 2010 Share Posted 28 March, 2010 (edited) Great win. Great day. **** atmosphere only down side. There were no downsides - it's what you made of it Great to see 4 different goal scorers Edited 28 March, 2010 by BadgerBadger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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