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It seems many of you dont have any but i am sure some of you do. What do you do when you are not obsessing about Saints? I've recently got a new job, i wouldn't say it's an interest as such but it is a definite career jump and will involve a lot of client entertainment in the future so that will take up a lot of my time, to be fair i enjoy entertaining so not a bad thing to do really taking punters out for meals, drinks, strippers etc.

 

I also enjoy the gym, playing 5 a side, Krav Maga, going for the odd pint here and there, photography, started playing golf and clothes shopping probably take up most of my time these days.

 

What do you lot do when you are not panicing over the release date of season tickets, worrying about if the new kit has thin stripes or thick ones and dreaming of which unrealistic player we are going to believe totally fatuous rumours and speculation about joining us?

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To help get the ball rolling....

 

I used to coach youth football until a month ago. I am equally as obsessed with Formula 1 as I am with Saints. I do fitness training with British Military Fitness 3 times a week (although not at the moment as my ankle is rather badly sprained) and bide my time between Coventry and Hereford.

 

Also I spend a bit too much time playing Football Manager.

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Surfing is my first love tbh, saints comes second. It's why i've never had a season ticket because i'd end up missing loads of games if the surf is good. Other than that, gym, 5 a side, hanging with the wife and walking my dog

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Surfing is my first love tbh, saints comes second. It's why i've never had a season ticket because i'd end up missing loads of games if the surf is good. Other than that, gym, 5 a side, hanging with the wife and walking my dog

 

Surfing looks good but I am afriad I am past it and not fit enough. Like to take out a canoe every now and then, but only on sedate inland waters.

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Surfing is my first love tbh, saints comes second. It's why i've never had a season ticket because i'd end up missing loads of games if the surf is good. Other than that, gym, 5 a side, hanging with the wife and walking my dog

 

with or out of?

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To help get the ball rolling....

 

I used to coach youth football until a month ago. I am equally as obsessed with Formula 1 as I am with Saints. I do fitness training with British Military Fitness 3 times a week (although not at the moment as my ankle is rather badly sprained) and bide my time between Coventry and Hereford.

 

Also I spend a bit too much time playing Football Manager.

 

I've seen this mentioned a few times now, is it any good?

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Our Son, although that is more a way of life and unconditional love rather than a hobby, he's great to have around. Likewise with my Mrs.

 

I love my soul music so I do a lot of internet based research and own/run a web based fan group. Currently doing some basic, NVQ2, training in I.T. mainly to reinforce my PC based work.

 

Also spend a fair amount of time fixing things around the home, painting, decorating etc.

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I've seen this mentioned a few times now, is it any good?

 

It's excellent. The sessions last an hour and you really do work hard in them. You start with a mobile warm up, then into combinations of shuttle runs, circuit training and various other sit up, burpee type repetitions.

 

Best thing to do would be to go along for the free first lesson that they allow, there are three standards of workout so even if you are not that fit you'll be able to keep pace. There have been times it's felt really hard work, but i've never walked away from a session thinking i've not enjoyed it.

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It's excellent. The sessions last an hour and you really do work hard in them. You start with a mobile warm up, then into combinations of shuttle runs, circuit training and various other sit up, burpee type repetitions.

 

Best thing to do would be to go along for the free first lesson that they allow, there are three standards of workout so even if you are not that fit you'll be able to keep pace. There have been times it's felt really hard work, but i've never walked away from a session thinking i've not enjoyed it.

 

Where do they do this ?

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Play footy on Monday nights which is always a good laugh. Other than that my spare time lately has been working on our first house. I tend to always revert to doing the garden if the weather is alright as I love doing that and it gets me away from feeling like i'm back at work on my time off.

 

Really must get further into my photography over this summer aswell.

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I do my classes at Memorial Park, Coventry. But i'm sure they will have a venue in Southampton.

 

Yes, just checked and they do sessions on Southampton Common. http://www.britmilfit.com/

 

Brit Milf It? I might pop along.

 

Personally I like to spend my time finding and downloading new music, going to the gym (although this is a relatively new phenomenon for me), playing 5 a side, playing Xbox and reading. I'm quite partial to the odd bit of necrophillia too.

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That must be awful. I'd die inside if I was seperated from my son. You have every fathers sympathy.

Thankyou, it is not pleasant.

Gets to a point when you wish the time away between every other weekend.Many fathers have no say in the matter,even if she is the one to do the dirty and most definately not motherly.....money talks for some however.

But anyway,thats for another day.

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Thankyou, it is not pleasant.

Gets to a point when you wish the time away between every other weekend.Many fathers have no say in the matter,even if she is the one to do the dirty.

But anyway,thats for another day.

 

My thoughts are with you here mate. I hate being away from my other half's little one, she isn't even my own little girl but it really hurts being away from her during the week while I work. Love that little girl as though she's my own daughter.

 

The madness of these things is that there are many good men who would walk through minefields to see their children and a minority who couldn't care less... naturally it's the minority that ruin things for everyone in terms of reputation. Little girls actual Daddy lives just 10 miles away from her in Herefordshire, but only sees her once a month or so. Madness.

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Little man was taken to Andover to live in a mahoosive house with my ex's very affluent fella.She was a bank manager...money rules in that houshold.Everything i could not offer.

Little man has a play room and everything he could wish for,so atleast i know he is looked after.Although recentley he sobs when he goes back and freely admits he does things to get attention from mum as she is wrapped up in other things.

Proudest moment was when i took him to the last game of the season,his first,he loved the whole day.

Sorry to hijack thread,back on topic......

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Just got a new job at Sky Sports News, so my attendance at games will be hit, but for a job like that i can't say no, seeing as my previous job was at tesco.

 

Off to Ibiza next week, watching Cricket, My 8 month old nephew, Playing FIFA and Out with the mates.

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Just got a new job at Sky Sports News, so my attendance at games will be hit, but for a job like that i can't say no, seeing as my previous job was at tesco.

 

Off to Ibiza next week, watching Cricket, My 8 month old nephew, Playing FIFA and Out with the mates.

 

Based at grant way,Isleworth?

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NHL - Canucks

NFL - Colts

 

Also play a lot of golf. And Modern Warfare.

 

Good work on loving NFL - I'm a Giants fan myself. Recently, the Giants vs Eagles game last season was voted game of the season, and I was there!YES!

 

Great thread by the way, I do wonder what I do with myself when the football season's over. I never remember in past years what I've got upto. Should probably spend some time with the missus or something.

 

Anyway, as for me, gym, cinema, cooking, rowing (regatta season at present, so that keeps me busy some weekends), holidays and counting down the days until our first pre-season friendly!

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Just got a new job at Sky Sports News, so my attendance at games will be hit, but for a job like that i can't say no, seeing as my previous job was at tesco.Off to Ibiza next week, watching Cricket, My 8 month old nephew, Playing FIFA and Out with the mates.

 

So you've gone from stacking shelves to sweeping up behind cameramen?

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It seems many of you dont have any but i am sure some of you do. What do you do when you are not obsessing about Saints? I've recently got a new job, i wouldn't say it's an interest as such but it is a definite career jump and will involve a lot of client entertainment in the future so that will take up a lot of my time, to be fair i enjoy entertaining so not a bad thing to do really taking punters out for meals, drinks, strippers etc.

 

I also enjoy the gym, playing 5 a side, Krav Maga, going for the odd pint here and there, photography, started playing golf and clothes shopping probably take up most of my time these days.

 

What do you lot do when you are not panicing over the release date of season tickets, worrying about if the new kit has thin stripes or thick ones and dreaming of which unrealistic player we are going to believe totally fatuous rumours and speculation about joining us?

 

Not the image I had of you..... ;-)

 

I play squash, 5 a side and enjoy American TV series at home.. Have a big family so spend a lot of time visiting rellies, meeting at coffee shops. Lots of playing FIFA and the odd drink or two here and there too. I've also got into photography in the last year... We're actually quite similar me and you my chum :)

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9 month old daughter, she already reduced me from st holder to solent listener in one season. Growing veg, keeping bonsai, homebrewing, sea fishing, renovating the house and building model boats although R.M.S TITANIC was afloat for less time than it's taking me to make her.

 

 

Just curious Landford why is your Mrs lucky?

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So you've gone from stacking shelves to sweeping up behind cameramen?

 

No gone from Stock Control to Sports Ingest (working with computers, making sure all the incoming reports are adequate and recorded ready for air).

 

Close though.

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Since the end of the season I've just been working my arse off to pay for travelling this summer and my season ticket. Heading off to uni in September where I want to box a fair bit more than I do now (once a week since November).

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Since the end of the season I've just been working my arse off to pay for travelling this summer and my season ticket. Heading off to uni in September where I want to box a fair bit more than I do now (once a week since November).

 

So you're going from Shelf Stacking to Tax Dodging?

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Little man was taken to Andover to live in a mahoosive house with my ex's very affluent fella.She was a bank manager...money rules in that houshold.Everything i could not offer.

Little man has a play room and everything he could wish for,so atleast i know he is looked after.Although recentley he sobs when he goes back and freely admits he does things to get attention from mum as she is wrapped up in other things.

Proudest moment was when i took him to the last game of the season,his first,he loved the whole day.

Sorry to hijack thread,back on topic......

 

Post of the month in my opinion. Much rather read this than endless pages of speculation over players we have no chance of signing.

There's no doubt fathers still get a bad deal in a relationship breakdown.

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My parents' house looks over Stokes Bay golf course so I try to get a few games in every now and again when I'm down from University. Cricket is my second great sporting love, after saints, so I try to get to the Rose Bowl as often as I can, or to watch Kent if I'm at Uni.

Other than that, I study Drama and Theatre Studies so I love to perform or watch theatre. I have my own comedy group and we specialise in early 20th century slapstick (laurel and Hardy type stuff) and we're looking to go professional with that within the next couple of years. I really enjoy researching the great comics of the last century, Tommy Cooper, Max Miller, The Two Ronnies... all timeless comics

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I'm on stage at the Nuffield next week - 'Hot Mikado' with Southampton Operatic Society. I know of three other people who frequent this board who have performed with SOS - it's tricky when there's a home game and a matinee though...

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