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just a shame he felt the need to get such a stupid tattoo though! when i first met him nigh on 20 years ago i went into a glass merchants up here and there was this lad sat behind the counter, broad northern accent, but there bold as brass was a saints crest tattoo'd on his forearm!!!

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YEP, its my mate Jamie from up here in harrogate, one of those strange breeds of person who has no connection with southampton (born halifax, lives in york) who lives and breathes southampton!!!!

 

DO you live in Harrogate? I go up there a lot as my missus is from there and my inlaws live there. Funnily enough i was up there this weekend gone and driving down the road near where they live a bloke in the car in front had a saints scarf on the back seat. When i am up there can often be found of an evening in The Empress off the stray if you know where that is, it's the FIL's local. Cracking pub IMO.

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DO you live in Harrogate? I go up there a lot as my missus is from there and my inlaws live there. Funnily enough i was up there this weekend gone and driving down the road near where they live a bloke in the car in front had a saints scarf on the back seat. When i am up there can often be found of an evening in The Empress off the stray if you know where that is, it's the FIL's local. Cracking pub IMO.

 

Blimey Harrogate must be full of Saints fans - I met a ski Instructor last week in Val Thorens who is from Harrogate and his brother in law is a Saints Fan.

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Blimey Harrogate must be full of Saints fans - I met a ski Instructor last week in Val Thorens who is from Harrogate and his brother in law is a Saints Fan.

 

I lived up there for a while when about 10 years ago when i first met the incumbent, I met 3 and we used to travel to northen away games together, they've all since moved away from Harrogate, there is another one that i still see regularly in the Empress when we are up there.

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DO you live in Harrogate? I go up there a lot as my missus is from there and my inlaws live there. Funnily enough i was up there this weekend gone and driving down the road near where they live a bloke in the car in front had a saints scarf on the back seat. When i am up there can often be found of an evening in The Empress off the stray if you know where that is, it's the FIL's local. Cracking pub IMO.

 

yes mate i do, been up here a long time, theres a few match going saints here in harrogate as well as a few non match going ive bumped into over time. Id hazzard a guess the car you saw was a blue peugeot? that'll be pete, i know he has a scarf on his back seat, either that or Jamie (the lad the thread is about)

i know the empress well mate, not a pub i use regulary but did used to go in there on my way into town when i lived on knaresborough road, live the other end of harrogate now on jennyfields if you know where that is? near the hydro swimming baths? my local now is the claro beagle opposite the hydro?

Next time your up here you should give me a shout and i'll get our fellow saints out for a few jars.

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I lived up there for a while when about 10 years ago when i first met the incumbent, I met 3 and we used to travel to northen away games together, they've all since moved away from Harrogate, there is another one that i still see regularly in the Empress when we are up there.

 

what are their names mate? ive been up here 20 years and thought i knew all the match going saints here!

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yes mate i do, been up here a long time, theres a few match going saints here in harrogate as well as a few non match going ive bumped into over time. Id hazzard a guess the car you saw was a blue peugeot? that'll be pete, i know he has a scarf on his back seat, either that or Jamie (the lad the thread is about)

i know the empress well mate, not a pub i use regulary but did used to go in there on my way into town when i lived on knaresborough road, live the other end of harrogate now on jennyfields if you know where that is? near the hydro swimming baths? my local now is the claro beagle opposite the hydro?

Next time your up here you should give me a shout and i'll get our fellow saints out for a few jars.

 

Yes i do know Jennyfields, my in laws live off Norwich Drive and been in the Claro Beagle a couple of times. Pretty sure it was a blue Peugeot thinking about it. I've been going up there for about 10 years, we got married up there and had our wedding reception at the Sun Pavillions in The Valley Gardens. She is desperate to move back but i'm still to be convinced! I'll give you a shout next time i'm up then.

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what are their names mate? ive been up here 20 years and thought i knew all the match going saints here!

 

Dave and Alister, cant remember their surnames or the name of other one think it might Alan? He was an older guy in his 60's, they've both moved away from Harrogate since then as it was 10 years or so ago.

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What made him a Saints fan?

 

he wanted to be different from everyone else at school by choosing a team no one else supported up here so chose a team down the bottom of the table, and that turned out to be saints!!!! he might have chose them out of sympathy but he's been loyal red'n'white from that day.

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Dont do it mate!! My Mrs is from Cumbria & we are in the middle of the country & I would go back to Hampshire in a heart beat!!

 

There is something about the sea that keeps calling you back.

 

Yes i do know Jennyfields, my in laws live off Norwich Drive and been in the Claro Beagle a couple of times. Pretty sure it was a blue Peugeot thinking about it. I've been going up there for about 10 years, we got married up there and had our wedding reception at the Sun Pavillions in The Valley Gardens. She is desperate to move back but i'm still to be convinced! I'll give you a shout next time i'm up then.
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norwich drive is virtually opposite my house, i live in the bungalow next to the co-op, i got married up here and we had our reception at the "county" which was on the other side of skipton road from the empress, now an indian restaurant and was run at the time by no other than Jim McCalliog!!! my wife still dont believe me to this day that i hadnt chose this venue just because it was run by a saints legend!

I love it up here and ive never regretted moving here, yes its a trek getting to games but a small price to pay to live here, the other ex pats feel the same way (just a consideration for you the next time the mrs brings the subject up again! ;-) )

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norwich drive is virtually opposite my house, i live in the bungalow next to the co-op, i got married up here and we had our reception at the "county" which was on the other side of skipton road from the empress, now an indian restaurant and was run at the time by no other than Jim McCalliog!!! my wife still dont believe me to this day that i hadnt chose this venue just because it was run by a saints legend!

I love it up here and ive never regretted moving here, yes its a trek getting to games but a small price to pay to live here, the other ex pats feel the same way (just a consideration for you the next time the mrs brings the subject up again! ;-) )

 

The Mujib, went there on thursday night!! Cracking curry. Didn't Jim McCalliog also used to run a pub in Wetherby?

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This is a lovely thread to follow, genuinely enjoying it and reminds us what the forum is best at; bringing people together.

 

I'm hoping to be moving away from soton one day and joking aside the forum will be a genuine lifeline.

 

My Mum's side of the family are from theYorkshire coalmining towns, yorkshire's a beautiful county.

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This is a lovely thread to follow, genuinely enjoying it and reminds us what the forum is best at; bringing people together.

 

I'm hoping to be moving away from soton one day and joking aside the forum will be a genuine lifeline.

 

My Mum's side of the family are from theYorkshire coalmining towns, yorkshire's a beautiful county.

 

that's beautiful Hamster xxx

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This is a lovely thread to follow, genuinely enjoying it and reminds us what the forum is best at; bringing people together.

 

I'm hoping to be moving away from soton one day and joking aside the forum will be a genuine lifeline.

 

My Mum's side of the family are from theYorkshire coalmining towns, yorkshire's a beautiful county.

 

your right about this forum, for the first five years or so after i moved up i used to travel to games on my own, then i found this forum and via this found a network of people based in the north to go to games with, even now (as this thread proves) you find connections with other people as well.

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sadly not Bob, just had a long weekend down there so cant get away with another!! there will be our annual lads day out in york in a month or so though so i'll give you a bell when weve settled on a date.

 

Will it be a weekend day? I'll get the bus in and have a couple of beers with you...wearing the sash?

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that's beautiful Hamster xxx

 

I'll tell you something else that's beautiful T, I only found out today that princess Kate is from a coalmining background too and suddenly fell in love with her, seriously.

 

I have also been listening to a song my mum loves by Loretta Lyn - coalminers daughter, and it made me cry. Gonna see her in a while (she's not well) and I just know I'm gonna cry again. I know this because I am gonna play it to her on my phone and she's gonna sing it for me.

 

See what this stupid bloody weddings gone and done!

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Yes i do know Jennyfields, my in laws live off Norwich Drive and been in the Claro Beagle a couple of times. Pretty sure it was a blue Peugeot thinking about it. I've been going up there for about 10 years, we got married up there and had our wedding reception at the Sun Pavillions in The Valley Gardens. She is desperate to move back but i'm still to be convinced! I'll give you a shout next time i'm up then.

 

I used to visit a couple of former Uni mates in Harrogate, and remember the name 'Claro Beagle'. A regular haunt was The County pub, is it still there and thriving ?

 

(I am going back to the 1980's though).

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I used to visit a couple of former Uni mates in Harrogate, and remember the name 'Claro Beagle'. A regular haunt was The County pub, is it still there and thriving ?

 

(I am going back to the 1980's though).

 

See above mate, its now a (very good) Indian resturant and take away. Dont think i ever went in the county, there are plenty of good pubs in Harrogate and some cracking clothes shops as well for a small place.

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So how did you end up with Saints?

 

Don't know really. There are plenty of clubs to choose from near where I grew up, although no footy team in my home (rugby league) town, but none of them struck a chord with me. I'm naturally drawn to support the underdog, so Saints obviously appealed in the late 80's when I started following football, which fortunately coincided with a certain channel-islander breaking into the first team...

 

A classic moment was being labelled a "glory-hunter" by some of my Man Utd supporting pals following the 3-1 and 6-3 drubbings at The Dell :D

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