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Fitzhugh Fella

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Went to the Kevin Moore charity evening in Otterbourne last night and thought it was very successful and well organised. It was good to se some folk from Fulham FC down and along with Grimsby they provided items to auction. Kevin's family were also there.

 

Good to see Jimmy Case and a couple of Hants cricketeers (Dimi and Nic Pothas) in attendance.

 

Matt and L Mac were on form and there was a lot of interesting chat both football related (Dia, Kevin Keegan, Bally, Tim Flowers) and inevitably some hard-hitting, controversial, political stuff too, which is best if it stays between the 4 walls it was spoken in.

 

I know L Mac - understandably - gets lots of flak for his ego etc etc but I have got to say the guy still loves the club as much as anyone, follows it avidly, and gives a helluva lot of his spare time up doing charitable events which at his age must be quite draining.

 

Ditto Mike Osman who compered and told some genuinely funny jokes, especially about Millbrook. Seeing all the effort and dedication put in to help an ex-Saint was gratifying and occasions such as this reminded me why I fell under the club's spell in the first place.

 

Matt is as comfortable behind the microphone as he was with the ball. Enough said!

 

Kevin is not really in "a good place" right now but he has a loving family and last night proved many people care about him still.

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saintjay77

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I dont usually get hacked off with the look at me threads but im ill today and got an arse on.

 

FF your post doesnt actually say anything other than I know something you dont know. Surly 90% of that could have been left out if you are not going to talk about it. I dont care if I never find out (dont actually want to) what was said. Especially if it was said in confidence of those 4 walls. (something tells me that there will be others there that will ba happy to blab all the same) But to come here and teeze is only going to get peoples backs up and start more saints v saints agressive debates that will end in people getting banned for taking it too far.

 

Rant over! :D

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It was expressly asked by Mike Osman to keep it in the "Otterbourne Shed" and in view of the reaction to previous comments by club legends, that is probably the correct move.

 

Mr Osman was in fine form and I was hoping that a certain banned poster was there in person. ;)

 

What a parasite Osman (apparently a comedian) is .

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It was expressly asked by Mike Osman to keep it in the "Otterbourne Shed" and in view of the reaction to previous comments by club legends, that is probably the correct move.

 

Sorry Lets B, if you don't want things in the public domain you shouldn't put them out there. If people are willing to speak about political issues in front of an audience they should also be comfortable with them being put out onto public forums such as this.

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FF, nice post, I was going to go as I will always remember the giant leap from Kevin Moore at Wembley in the ZDS and always liked him as a player. Some of the comments about LMac and Osman are unbelievable when the post was to highlight something charitable for a guy and his family who are in a very bad place right now. Manji - you are a disgrace.

FF I echo your sentiments about reasons why you fell for the club in the first place.

Reason I didn't go was that it clashed with my daughters 11th birthday party - I didn't realise the clash until the last minute.

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One day I am hopeful we will get an entire post from FF without it having a 'nudge nudge wink wink' I know something you don't.... but I'm not going to tell you' reference.... I'm not holding my breath tho.

 

If someone has a snippetof 'ITK' info, either tell people about it or don't mention it all. I can't really fathom why you would say you know something but best not to repeat it. Unless it's a form of attention seeking?

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FF, nice post, I was going to go as I will always remember the giant leap from Kevin Moore at Wembley in the ZDS and always liked him as a player. Some of the comments about LMac and Osman are unbelievable when the post was to highlight something charitable for a guy and his family who are in a very bad place right now. Manji - you are a disgrace.

FF I echo your sentiments about reasons why you fell for the club in the first place.

Reason I didn't go was that it clashed with my daughters 11th birthday party - I didn't realise the clash until the last minute.

how is the injury, we missed your cameo performance at the forum game, phil didnt have a false sub to come on to change the game this season'Lol
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One day I am hopeful we will get an entire post from FF without it having a 'nudge nudge wink wink' I know something you don't.... but I'm not going to tell you' reference.... I'm not holding my breath tho.

 

If someone has a snippetof 'ITK' info, either tell people about it or don't mention it all. I can't really fathom why you would say you know something but best not to repeat it. Unless it's a form of attention seeking?

 

Its nothing different to saying "I was at an event yesterday where xx and yy were. Naturally they had some views on this and that, but this isnt really the place for that as it's meant to be a thread about an ex-saints who is experiencing difficult times."

 

It's like when people respond to Alpine, they respond to the poster not the information posted. Pathetic.

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some people on here are so "precious" aren't they?? I bet they trawl these forums looking for something to get upset about.

Thanks for the update FF.....I totally agree with you about times like these reminding us as to why some of us became Saints fans. Over the past 10 years we have lost that community and family feel about the place.

As for Mike Osman - everyone is entitled to their own opinion but i find him a genuinely funny guy and a true saints fan and doesn't deserve the stick he appears to be getting. I actually met the guy many years ago when he still had a "proper" job as he was involved in some renovations on a house of mine back in the 80's. He and his family have always come across as very genuine people.

 

Oh....and I was lucky enough to play Remedy Oaks earlier in the year too....what a top, top golf course!! :)

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Its nothing different to saying "I was at an event yesterday where xx and yy were. Naturally they had some views on this and that, but this isnt really the place for that as it's meant to be a thread about an ex-saints who is experiencing difficult times."

 

It's like when people respond to Alpine, they respond to the poster not the information posted. Pathetic.

 

But his post said more about what he couldnt talk about than what he could have talked about. Its not suprising it gets peoples backs up is it?

 

He could have said he was at a charity event for Kevin Moore and it was a great night. Matt spoke about his times with the club and told this story where ....blah blah blah. L Mac also still loves the club and was telling of great memorys. Kevin Moore's family was there and so were x y and z. He could have told us the kind of things that were auctioned and how much they went for. In fact there was probably allot more he could have talked about but chose to tell us he knows something that we dont and he wont say any more.

 

I like FF and dont usually rise to this type of thing but this does look like bait to get certain people to respond. It will end in someone going to far and getting a ban for gobbing off to much when the OP is supposed to be about a charity event. Not really going to pan out too well is it.

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can someone explain the 'left back' references to me please.

 

I'm not ITK on this one

 

There is a poster on here called "leftback" who has surfaced recently who is either "proper ITK" or "making up stuff about the new regime" depending on what side of the fence you sit on.

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Its nothing different to saying "I was at an event yesterday where xx and yy were. Naturally they had some views on this and that, but this isnt really the place for that as it's meant to be a thread about an ex-saints who is experiencing difficult times."

 

It's like when people respond to Alpine, they respond to the poster not the information posted. Pathetic.

 

I quite agree. What you have described is no different at all. If you don't want the views of a person on someone else to be part of the thread don't mention it in the first place. By saying, doing what you outlined above you can guarantee that the thread will soon descend into 'what were their views? Go on, tell us...' just as this thread has swerved totally away from Kevin Moore and onto just what were LM's and MLT's 'political' views.

 

Which I personally would suggest is just what the topic author was hoping for.

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[quote=AussieDog;849970.....I totally agree with you about times like these reminding us as to why some of us became Saints fans.

 

I became a saints fan because i was born in southampton and my elder brother took me along to watch them. It never crossed my mind 'is it a family club', does LM think it is good or bad or even 'are they any good ?' you don't as a 9 or 10 year old.

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But his post said more about what he couldnt talk about than what he could have talked about. Its not suprising it gets peoples backs up is it?

 

He could have said he was at a charity event for Kevin Moore and it was a great night. Matt spoke about his times with the club and told this story where ....blah blah blah. L Mac also still loves the club and was telling of great memorys. Kevin Moore's family was there and so were x y and z. He could have told us the kind of things that were auctioned and how much they went for. In fact there was probably allot more he could have talked about but chose to tell us he knows something that we dont and he wont say any more.

 

I like FF and dont usually rise to this type of thing but this does look like bait to get certain people to respond. It will end in someone going to far and getting a ban for gobbing off to much when the OP is supposed to be about a charity event. Not really going to pan out too well is it.

 

Horses for courses I guess. Another posted has said that the comments were asked to be kept in house. I see no problem with FF or anyone else reference the fact that views were aired. I wasnt there, I missed out on these views (not that I actually care, you understand). I can bet you that if the exact same post had been started by someone else - with teh exact same wording - people might have said "Ohh, tell us what was said" but the personal abuse wouldnt have surfaced.

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But his post said more about what he couldnt talk about than what he could have talked about. Its not suprising it gets peoples backs up is it?

 

He could have said he was at a charity event for Kevin Moore and it was a great night. Matt spoke about his times with the club and told this story where ....blah blah blah. L Mac also still loves the club and was telling of great memorys. Kevin Moore's family was there and so were x y and z. He could have told us the kind of things that were auctioned and how much they went for. In fact there was probably allot more he could have talked about but chose to tell us he knows something that we dont and he wont say any more.

 

I like FF and dont usually rise to this type of thing but this does look like bait to get certain people to respond. It will end in someone going to far and getting a ban for gobbing off to much when the OP is supposed to be about a charity event. Not really going to pan out too well is it.

 

Precisely my point.

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I became a saints fan because i was born in southampton and my elder brother took me along to watch them. It never crossed my mind 'is it a family club', does LM think it is good or bad or even 'are they any good ?' you don't as a 9 or 10 year old.

 

I went a couple of times as a kid but never really got into it. The whole running thing with feet like mine always made me want to be involved in anything other than footy. Got hooked once I moved away as a kid and it was the only thing back home I could associate my self with. Its my home town team and its part of my family as much as I hope I am part of its. Hate seeing kids here in Torquay walking round with Man U shirts on when they are born and bred in Torquay. Home town team is where it should always should be. My kids are Torquay fans IMO before being Saints fans cause thats who I support.

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I went a couple of times as a kid but never really got into it. The whole running thing with feet like mine always made me want to be involved in anything other than footy. Got hooked once I moved away as a kid and it was the only thing back home I could associate my self with. Its my home town team and its part of my family as much as I hope I am part of its. Hate seeing kids here in Torquay walking round with Man U shirts on when they are born and bred in Torquay. Home town team is where it should always should be. My kids are Torquay fans IMO before being Saints fans cause thats who I support.
My daughters friend has ties to Torquay and if you need autographs i may be able to get them for you.It all depends if my daughter can be ar### to ask though!! lol. In fact she is staying with us for a couple of nights and so if you want me to ask, get to me today.
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Horses for courses I guess. Another posted has said that the comments were asked to be kept in house. I see no problem with FF or anyone else reference the fact that views were aired. I wasnt there, I missed out on these views (not that I actually care, you understand). I can bet you that if the exact same post had been started by someone else - with teh exact same wording - people might have said "Ohh, tell us what was said" but the personal abuse wouldnt have surfaced.

 

I agree that some will respond just because it was FF but anyone that comes on with nudge nudge wink wink type stuff usually ends up with a bit of a bashing because most dont like it. I just dont see the need or the point of it.

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I became a saints fan because i was born in southampton and my elder brother took me along to watch them. It never crossed my mind 'is it a family club', does LM think it is good or bad or even 'are they any good ?' you don't as a 9 or 10 year old.

 

Good point, same with me, although in my case it was my Grandad and I guess the fact that it was something I shared with a family member (as did you) is the connection to a family club?

 

Injury has healed fine, thanks. I actually ripped some blood vessels in my leg, it turned blue with the internal bleeding and I could hardly move it. Back playing now and looking forward to next year's game!

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My daughters friend has ties to Torquay and if you need autographs i may be able to get them for you.It all depends if my daughter can be ar### to ask though!! lol. In fact she is staying with us for a couple of nights and so if you want me to ask, get to me today.

 

Thanks for the offer but the players here are not that out of reach. lol. I have a few people that know or are involved with the club and its fairly easy to get some contact with them. Think the place I work for have some kind of affiliation with them and strangly also with Exeter. Think work batting on both sides of the fence. lol

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