Brussels Saint Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Quickly reviewing the HCDAJFU and other threads on this site, it's quickly apparent that in the new Saints era, the days of the ITK poster are over. St. Mary's is sealed up tighter than a knats chuff. I love this to be honest as it seems far more professional, however it’s made this place a lot duller. In the past if you came on here and read a rumour, there was usually half a chance it could be true and in honour of that and whilst we wait (boring!) to hear official announcements on the saintsfc website, what was your favourite ever true or BS rumour seen on here. For me it had to be Paul Allen's yacht seen offshore ............ brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 not a player rumour, but a statue one before it was unveiled. 'I've seen the statue, and it is brilliant, you will be amazed' or words to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 not a player rumour, but a statue one before it was unveiled. 'I've seen the statue, and it is brilliant, you will be amazed' or words to that effect. tbf they were right. Still the most amazing statue Ive seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Constant rumours of the return of Glenn Hoddle since 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 the days of St David, LLS and the takeover threads. Oh those were the days. Anyone remember that takeover thread where PM's started flying around amongst half the posters and half the people contributing to the thread didn't know what the other half were talking about The OPEN LETTERS started by Chorley provided a lot of entertainment. But my favourite has to be the Rudi Skacel one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The weirdest was probably the NAMG/oil rig incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Constant rumours of the return of Glenn Hoddle since 2004. Cough! splutter!! another gem my metallic friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The Tommy Widdrington rumours were always pretty exciting. Shame it never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The rumour that Lord Rupert would return and be our saviour with some Dutch magic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Constant rumours of the return of Glenn Hoddle since 2004. HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. The old Javier De Pedro rumours made me laugh. 'The answer to the Left wing problem we've been looking for!' Oh, instead we got Neil McCann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 30 December, 2010 Author Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The weirdest was probably the NAMG/oil rig incident. Yup, that was one of my favourites.............didn't someone mock up a photo of a Saints branded oil rig at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Pompey a premiership club, was a good one, built on home grown talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmole Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Oliver Bierhoff joining in around 2000, along with Thomas Rosicky. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 How many times has Kevin Keegan been linked with a return as manager of Saints ? The Dell years were dominated by 'the building of a new stadium' in every patch of ground within a 10 mile radius of the City Centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The Dell years were dominated by 'the building of a new stadium' in every patch of ground within a 10 mile radius of the City Centre. And it was actually built on a piece of ground nobody knew anything about, let alone discussed on various message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 How many times has Kevin Keegan been linked with a return as manager of Saints ? The Dell years were dominated by 'the building of a new stadium' in every patch of ground within a 10 mile radius of the City Centre. I´m sure they wanted to build a new stadium where toys r us is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wightman35 Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 I´m sure they wanted to build a new stadium where toys r us is now. The old Pirelli Works site was talked about as the new sitadium site years ago, but in forum times it was Stoneham that had all the discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 I´m sure they wanted to build a new stadium where toys r us is now. The old Lido site, it was offered in 1977, but the club said no, as the club had plans to turn the ground round 90 degrees, and the opportunity was gone . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The takeover thread and the development plans. Absolutely hilarious. The characters and personas that materialised were incredible. But the best bits were all the 'released' SMS site improvement plans - priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Tracksuits delivered to WGS house, Martin O'neil has just rented a house in Winchester. 2nd was Keizer Souze....another poster commented he had a good record as an ITK as well hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 The weirdest was probably the NAMG/oil rig incident. Wasn't NAMG a spoof company set up by 'someone' to hoodwink the SFC board into believing an offer was on the table? And did we ever have confirmation of who Longshot was? Something to do with meeting Fulthorpe at a betting shop booth at an away ground? (one's memory is prone to fading) And I'm still waiting for Torquay Saint's mate to find his scanner in the loft so he can post a copy of the Wolverhampton News article where the Wolves chairman had declared an interest in buying Saints... Oh, and Paul Allen's private 737 jet landed at Heathrow the same week that the Paul Allen/Vulcan story broke in the press. Fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Saint Posted 30 December, 2010 Share Posted 30 December, 2010 Wasn't NAMG a spoof company set up by 'someone' to hoodwink the SFC board into believing an offer was on the table? And did we ever have confirmation of who Longshot was? Something to do with meeting Fulthorpe at a betting shop booth at an away ground? (one's memory is prone to fading) And I'm still waiting for Torquay Saint's mate to find his scanner in the loft so he can post a copy of the Wolverhampton News article where the Wolves chairman had declared an interest in buying Saints... Oh, and Paul Allen's private 737 jet landed at Heathrow the same week that the Paul Allen/Vulcan story broke in the press. Fact. It's ok I'm waiting for you to drop it every time a thread like this comes up! As I said at the time I was taken for a ride. For the record there is a difference between Torbay and Torquay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 It's ok I'm waiting for you to drop it every time a thread like this comes up! As I said at the time I was taken for a ride. For the record there is a difference between Torbay and Torquay. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 Wasn't NAMG a spoof company set up by 'someone' to hoodwink the SFC board into believing an offer was on the table? And did we ever have confirmation of who Longshot was? Something to do with meeting Fulthorpe at a betting shop booth at an away ground? (one's memory is prone to fading) And I'm still waiting for Torquay Saint's mate to find his scanner in the loft so he can post a copy of the Wolverhampton News article where the Wolves chairman had declared an interest in buying Saints... Oh, and Paul Allen's private 737 jet landed at Heathrow the same week that the Paul Allen/Vulcan story broke in the press. Fact. In my mind, you are the king of the takeover thread Trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 Oliver Bierhoff joining in around 2000, along with Thomas Rosicky. Shame. my favourite was always the one concerning the fact that we gave a trial to Didier Drogba,and were going to sign him but RL didn't want him ........because he thought ....he had a bit of an attitude !!!! For goodness sake,Nigel.... get us someone else with the same attitude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 The old Lido site, it was offered in 1977, but the club said no, as the club had plans to turn the ground round 90 degrees, and the opportunity was gone . I seem to remember the Lido site was blocked by some skate? deacon ? the later chairman or was it mayor of skatesmouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 Going way back in the day, but Gary Lineker was seen in Ted's Fish and Chips place a few times, but I think he went to Japan or was it the time he went from Everton to Spurs? Since this romour many footballers used to be seen in Fish in Chip places, but now seem to have moved on to other places, and managers now seem to all go to Costa Coffee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 Going way back in the day, but Gary Lineker was seen in Ted's Fish and Chips place a few times, but I think he went to Japan or was it the time he went from Everton to Spurs? Since this romour many footballers used to be seen in Fish in Chip places, but now seem to have moved on to other places, and managers now seem to all go to Costa Coffee!! He never went from Everton to Spurs. A little jaunt in Barcelona in between. The only Line-acre rumours I remember were about him coming back from Japan to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 Going way back in the day, but Gary Lineker was seen in Ted's Fish and Chips place a few times, but I think he went to Japan or was it the time he went from Everton to Spurs? Since this romour many footballers used to be seen in Fish in Chip places, but now seem to have moved on to other places, and managers now seem to all go to Costa Coffee!! Adkins was in Costa this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon monkey Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 His aim was simply to get a cup of coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 And I'm still waiting for Torquay Saint's mate to find his scanner in the loft so he can post a copy of the Wolverhampton News article where the Wolves chairman had declared an interest in buying Saints... This was the archetypal Saints forum rumour - the original poster chock-full of self righteous indignation "how dare you call me/my friend a liar/no wonder this forum is going to the dogs etc" completely oblivious to the simple facts of the story - if the chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers had come out and said he was planning on buying a second football club it would not be tucked away on the inside page 57 of some black country local paper with no other media outlet in Britain bothering to follow it up. Bonkers. Tracksuits delivered to WGS house This was another solid gold classic from Pilchards, hero worshipped as some font of insider knowledge but more often pitifully wrong than right. And full to the brim of the aforementioned self righteous indignation whenever challenged, of course. It's fair to say the golden age of rumours on here is over, but they'll always be some, and Jan transfer window is as good a time as any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Saint Posted 31 December, 2010 Share Posted 31 December, 2010 This was the archetypal Saints forum rumour - the original poster chock-full of self righteous indignation "how dare you call me/my friend a liar/no wonder this forum is going to the dogs etc" completely oblivious to the simple facts of the story - if the chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers had come out and said he was planning on buying a second football club it would not be tucked away on the inside page 57 of some black country local paper with no other media outlet in Britain bothering to follow it up. Bonkers. This was another solid gold classic from Pilchards, hero worshipped as some font of insider knowledge but more often pitifully wrong than right. And full to the brim of the aforementioned self righteous indignation whenever challenged, of course. It's fair to say the golden age of rumours on here is over, but they'll always be some, and Jan transfer window is as good a time as any. And it's people like you that make this forum very unpleasant. You compare this forum with other clubs and there is more nasty comments here than any other. Most of the people on here have massive egos and that is the reason I have not bothered paying another £5. I don't want to waste my time reading how much o a better saints fan you are than me. I said sorry at the time - get over it and get over yourself. And before people remark, yes there is probably spelling mistakes in here.... Cb hope you and your ego have a great nye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 1 January, 2011 Share Posted 1 January, 2011 And it's people like you that make this forum very unpleasant. You compare this forum with other clubs and there is more nasty comments here than any other. Most of the people on here have massive egos and that is the reason I have not bothered paying another £5. I don't want to waste my time reading how much o a better saints fan you are than me. I said sorry at the time - get over it and get over yourself. And before people remark, yes there is probably spelling mistakes in here.... Cb hope you and your ego have a great nye! On the contrary, I find CB one of the best posters on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 1 January, 2011 Share Posted 1 January, 2011 This seems to have changed from the Historical rumours thread to the Hysterical rumours thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 1 January, 2011 Share Posted 1 January, 2011 And it's people like you that make this forum very unpleasant. You compare this forum with other clubs and there is more nasty comments here than any other. Most of the people on here have massive egos and that is the reason I have not bothered paying another £5. I don't want to waste my time reading how much o a better saints fan you are than me. I said sorry at the time - get over it and get over yourself. And before people remark, yes there is probably spelling mistakes in here.... Cb hope you and your ego have a great nye! Calm down dear. I didn't say you didn't apologise, and I certainly never say "I am a better Saints fan" than anyone, so you can stop frothing at the mouth now. I think it's you that needs to "get over it". I just said your rumour was a classic of the genre, and good lord it was. Happy new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 1 January, 2011 Share Posted 1 January, 2011 All, please keep going on what was quite a nice trip down memory lane. Please do so without the personal attacks and views on other posters. If you find another poster view annoying, ignore them using forum functionality or take it outside (PM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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