Time for some good old fashioned name dropping

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Those of us who have lived in or around Southampton at some stage must have got to know some of the players over the years or even seen them around the town so let's hear a bit of name dropping with some stories. I've probably told this story before but what the heck it beats arguing about the pros and cons of Chairman Lowe.

 

Growing up in Archers Road and spending my formative drinking years in the Fitzhugh Pub in Milton RD (at one stage the Corner Post) I could count myself lucky that I got to know most of the *stars* from the 1976 FA Cup win. To get the ball rolling let me name drop just one - Peter Osgood. To think a footballer with a big a reputation as Peter Osgood would drink in a little backstreet boozer like the Fitzhugh is mind boggling but he was often in there with Jim Steele, Gerrry O'Brien and others from the Dell. Those three however were all good darts players and were members of the Fitzhugh darts team that played matches all over the city. The captain was a bloke called Brian Arthur but I was vice-captain and one match Brian was absent so I took over for an away match in Shirley (can't remember the pub but it was full of tough looking Irish blokes - as they all were!). It was great opening the pub door and walking in with Ossie, Steele and Gerry behind you. Jaws often dopped but all 3 loved a pint and a craic and soon were just one of the lads enjoying a Monday night out supping lager around a dart board followed by some dodgy curled up cheese sandwiches at the end.

 

I got a great thrill that night shouting out "OK Ossie you're on now". He was one of the nicest footballers I ever knew and incredibly modest and humble. He invited and paid for a coach to take all the Fitzhugh regulars up to his local nr Windsor for a darts match and later they brought a coach down to us, with his Mum and Dad and his gran if I recall correctly. In 1976 I started flying as a steward with BOAC on 747s (soon to be BA) and coincidentally Peter was at the time "seeing" a pretty stewardess called Pippa. He always took an interest in where my next trip was etc etc but at the end of our conversation he would always say with a grin as he tapped his nose "well Dunc, if you see Pippa, make sure you give her my love and not yours".

 

Before he joined us from Chelsea I remember seeing him on the Big Match once fooling around with the actress Raquel Welch who was visiting Stamford Bridge. They were pictured kissing and cuddling and I always meant to ask him what happened afterwards but never plucked up the courage. His early death was a real shock, just weeks beforehand as I left one of the Ted Bates diners I remember watching Jim Steele and Ossie on the stage singing some old Sinatra song and recalled those old darts matches with a smile.

[Snowballs2]

Peter Osgood was areal mans man, I played golf a number of times with him and Jim Steele

[John B]

I also met them in a pub in Lodge road after a couple of games around that time

 

 

I also Spoke to Ossie on the Train down from London one match day.

 

 

 

Also used to serve John Sydenham petrol pn West End Road Bitterne 45 years ago.

 

 

Footballers in those days seemed more normal than those of today

Edited 13 January, 2009 by John B

[chocco boxo]

Peter Osgood was a great man and always polite and interested in what you were saying, even though he probably had been told or asked the same questions many times. Channon and Le Tiss the two other Saints players who were heroes of mine, have both been very approachable and polite. Real Heroes real men the three of them.

PS. Used to love watching Ossie warm up befoe the match, top ball skills.

[bridge too far]

Only last weekend I found the photo of Channon carrying out the 'topping out' ceremony on the house my father built for him!

[John B]

Peter Osgood was a great man and always polite and interested in what you were saying, even though he probably had been told or asked the same questions many times. Channon and Le Tiss the two other Saints players who were heroes of mine, have both been very approachable and polite. Real Heroes real men the three of them.

PS. Used to love watching Ossie warm up befoe the match, top ball skills.

 

I went to live in London in the 1960s and watched Chelsea a lot

 

 

Ossie had fantastic skills scored lots of goals he was not quite so good after breaking his leg

 

Probably slightly better than MLT for me but not by very much .

[Rusaldo]

went to college with theo, leon best, bale and the rest at that age.

 

jamie white was the year below me at woodlands school

[Weston Saint]

I had to interview Peter Shilton when he was playing for us. He had made an insurance claim but breached the conditions. Whilst we had every intention of paying it (the breach had not caused any prejudice) I was asked to go and see him to make sure he understood for the future.

 

He was a complete gentleman and accepted my "admonishment" and we then spent time talking football before I took my leave.

 

Another time Harry Redknapp, whilst he was still manager of Bournemouth, had been paid out for a home burglary claim but was unhappy with the settlement figures. I fielded the complaint and after he accepted my reasoning we spoke about Saints and the possibility of him becoming manager (he said no hope as he said McMemeny, although not with the club at that time, was still pulling the strings with Askham) and other matters including a story about Frank Lampart senior and the loss of a suitcase containing ......... best I do not say

[warsash saint]

My mum won the football pools back in 1976 just after we won the FA Cup. She had her winning cheque presented to her by Bobby Stokes & said he was a really nice, down to earth bloke.

 

As a nipper, I used to sit on the front row of the East stand bench seats.....I once threw the ball back to Kevin Keegan & he said 'thanks'. In the words of Stu, 'you wish you were me' :yawinkle:

[John B]

I had to interview Peter Shilton when he was playing for us. He had made an insurance claim but breached the conditions. Whilst we had every intention of paying it (the breach had not caused any prejudice) I was asked to go and see him to make sure he understood for the future.

 

He was a complete gentleman and accepted my "admonishment" and we then spent time talking football before I took my leave.

 

Another time Harry Redknapp, whilst he was still manager of Bournemouth, had been paid out for a home burglary claim but was unhappy with the settlement figures. I fielded the complaint and after he accepted my reasoning we spoke about Saints and the possibility of him becoming manager (he said no hope as he said McMemeny, although not with the club at that time, was still pulling the strings with Askham) and other matters including a story about Frank Lampart senior and the loss of a suitcase containing ......... best I do not say

 

 

Chatted to Harry at Rownhams Motorway Filling Station we were both filling up with Petrol he was manager at West Ham at the time and had just lost to Charlton who were relegation candidates with us.

[Glasgow_Saint]

I am best mates with JP and RL

[Sundance Beast]

Those of us who have lived in or around Southampton at some stage must have got to know some of the players over the years or even seen them around the town so let's hear a bit of name dropping with some stories. I've probably told this story before but what the heck it beats arguing about the pros and cons of Chairman Lowe.

 

Growing up in Archers Road and spending my formative drinking years in the Fitzhugh Pub in Milton RD (at one stage the Corner Post) I could count myself lucky that I got to know most of the *stars* from the 1976 FA Cup win. To get the ball rolling let me name drop just one - Peter Osgood. To think a footballer with a big a reputation as Peter Osgood would drink in a little backstreet boozer like the Fitzhugh is mind boggling but he was often in there with Jim Steele, Gerrry O'Brien and others from the Dell. Those three however were all good darts players and were members of the Fitzhugh darts team that played matches all over the city. The captain was a bloke called Brian Arthur but I was vice-captain and one match Brian was absent so I took over for an away match in Shirley (can't remember the pub but it was full of tough looking Irish blokes - as they all were!). It was great opening the pub door and walking in with Ossie, Steele and Gerry behind you. Jaws often dopped but all 3 loved a pint and a craic and soon were just one of the lads enjoying a Monday night out supping lager around a dart board followed by some dodgy curled up cheese sandwiches at the end.

 

I got a great thrill that night shouting out "OK Ossie you're on now". He was one of the nicest footballers I ever knew and incredibly modest and humble. He invited and paid for a coach to take all the Fitzhugh regulars up to his local nr Windsor for a darts match and later they brought a coach down to us, with his Mum and Dad and his gran if I recall correctly. In 1976 I started flying as a steward with BOAC on 747s (soon to be BA) and coincidentally Peter was at the time "seeing" a pretty stewardess called Pippa. He always took an interest in where my next trip was etc etc but at the end of our conversation he would always say with a grin as he tapped his nose "well Dunc, if you see Pippa, make sure you give her my love and not yours".

 

Before he joined us from Chelsea I remember seeing him on the Big Match once fooling around with the actress Raquel Welch who was visiting Stamford Bridge. They were pictured kissing and cuddling and I always meant to ask him what happened afterwards but never plucked up the courage. His early death was a real shock, just weeks beforehand as I left one of the Ted Bates diners I remember watching Jim Steele and Ossie on the stage singing some old Sinatra song and recalled those old darts matches with a smile.

 

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

[hypochondriac]

Ignore sundance he is a troll

[Hatch]

Back in 1977/78 we moved into our new house in Chandlers Ford. I nearly wet myself with excitement when I found out Lawrie Mac was our next door neighbour.

5 days later, he moved out.

[SFC1906]

Bumped into MLT a few times, and as others have said, always a nice guy, very polite and always had time to talk.

 

Used to sell the Echo and the Pink at the Dell before the game and half-time etc. so got the chance to talk to quite a few players. Tim Flowers probably has to top the list of nicest guys and always took the time to have a chat with us during his warm-up - still owes me a pair of his gloves that he promised me in his last season with us!!

 

One of the best memories (although blo#dy scary at the time!) was before a match with the Scousers, when the Archers was still penned in. We were about 14 at the time and me and my Echo-selling mates, thinking we were hard and clever, decided to wind up the Scousers through the fence. Was hilarious seeing them getting so angry over a few kids displaying our Saints shirts, saying they were sh#t, and they were all robbers etc until one of them grabbed my mate by his shirt and started shaking him and pulling him against the fence - pretty violently! The guy was so angry it looked like he was gonna him but thankfully Flowers was quickly on hand to rescue him and inform the OB of the incident - happy days!!!

[saint1977]

Those of us who have lived in or around Southampton at some stage must have got to know some of the players over the years or even seen them around the town so let's hear a bit of name dropping with some stories. I've probably told this story before but what the heck it beats arguing about the pros and cons of Chairman Lowe.

 

Growing up in Archers Road and spending my formative drinking years in the Fitzhugh Pub in Milton RD (at one stage the Corner Post) I could count myself lucky that I got to know most of the *stars* from the 1976 FA Cup win. To get the ball rolling let me name drop just one - Peter Osgood. To think a footballer with a big a reputation as Peter Osgood would drink in a little backstreet boozer like the Fitzhugh is mind boggling but he was often in there with Jim Steele, Gerrry O'Brien and others from the Dell. Those three however were all good darts players and were members of the Fitzhugh darts team that played matches all over the city. The captain was a bloke called Brian Arthur but I was vice-captain and one match Brian was absent so I took over for an away match in Shirley (can't remember the pub but it was full of tough looking Irish blokes - as they all were!). It was great opening the pub door and walking in with Ossie, Steele and Gerry behind you. Jaws often dopped but all 3 loved a pint and a craic and soon were just one of the lads enjoying a Monday night out supping lager around a dart board followed by some dodgy curled up cheese sandwiches at the end.

 

I got a great thrill that night shouting out "OK Ossie you're on now". He was one of the nicest footballers I ever knew and incredibly modest and humble. He invited and paid for a coach to take all the Fitzhugh regulars up to his local nr Windsor for a darts match and later they brought a coach down to us, with his Mum and Dad and his gran if I recall correctly. In 1976 I started flying as a steward with BOAC on 747s (soon to be BA) and coincidentally Peter was at the time "seeing" a pretty stewardess called Pippa. He always took an interest in where my next trip was etc etc but at the end of our conversation he would always say with a grin as he tapped his nose "well Dunc, if you see Pippa, make sure you give her my love and not yours".

 

Before he joined us from Chelsea I remember seeing him on the Big Match once fooling around with the actress Raquel Welch who was visiting Stamford Bridge. They were pictured kissing and cuddling and I always meant to ask him what happened afterwards but never plucked up the courage. His early death was a real shock, just weeks beforehand as I left one of the Ted Bates diners I remember watching Jim Steele and Ossie on the stage singing some old Sinatra song and recalled those old darts matches with a smile.

 

Top thread Duncan. I've met MLT a few times, top man. Neil Heaney I've met and nice bloke. John Burridge presented my kids team in the late 80s with our promotion awards. On a non-Saints-related note, Ian Selley used to drink my SU bar when he was at Fulham and a good guy.

 

Interesting that both Shilts and Harry had to get a visit from Weston Saint for insurance claims!

[saint1977]

Ignore sundance he is a troll

 

Not one of Sundance's better posts, quite bitter that one.

[SW11_Saint]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

What a little ray of sunshine you are...

 

Best wishes for 2009.

[stardustonmyfeet]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

Cheeky git.

[1576]

Franny Benali is a top bloke as well.

[Lunatic Fridge]

Not one of Sundance's better posts, quite bitter that one.

 

Quite so, but it just confirms his complete ignorance and distaste for Southampton Football Club.

[Wade Garrett]

I had the honour of talking to the great Nick Illingsworth about Saints fortune after a game of golf a few years ago.

 

Does that count. He is Rupert's best mate.

[lordswoodsaints]

jim steele used to keep himself fit in the summer by working with my old man,he used to come round our house and he used to give us comps for the home games.jim is a great bloke and is still in contact with the old man today.

 

i used to hang around with dennis wise when he was a lad as he lived with my mate,he was a nutter then and he is a nutter now,spent a few nights out in london with him and stayed at his mum and dads house in shepherds bush.

 

reuben agboola is a good friend,i first met him through wisey but later on i used to drink in his pub,mark dennis was a frequent visitor and i also got to know him as well, both great blokes with some great stories.

[70's Mike]

Got to know Peter Wells pretty well in his time with the club.

He used to come into The Castle pub at Midanbury on a Sunday night with a guy called Tony Connolly who lived next door to Pete.

I knew Tony because i had lived next door to him in Hinkler Road up to when we were both 11 in 65.

Peter knew i went to away games on a regular basis, using all modes of transport from persil train vouchers, coach or car and offered to get myself and a guy called Chris Biddiscombe (sadly died a few years back) complimentary tickets.

So first time we found our self sat with Chris Nichol's Dad and other family relatives.

What was great about Pete was he never forgot his roots or us , even to the point of getting told of for waiting at the players entrance at Old Trafford to give us our tickets.

He always said he knew we would go anyway so if he had freebies he might as well give them to real fans.

 

I expect Sundance will called me a sponger but who cares

[70's Mike]

Franny Benali is a top bloke as well.

 

 

got a top father in law who also used to drink in The Castle

[Scummer]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

Does this post make any sense at all? What the **** is BASSA?

[saint1977]

jim steele used to keep himself fit in the summer by working with my old man,he used to come round our house and he used to give us comps for the home games.jim is a great bloke and is still in contact with the old man today.

 

i used to hang around with dennis wise when he was a lad as he lived with my mate,he was a nutter then and he is a nutter now,spent a few nights out in london with him and stayed at his mum and dads house in shepherds bush.

 

reuben agboola is a good friend,i first met him through wisey but later on i used to drink in his pub,mark dennis was a frequent visitor and i also got to know him as well, both great blokes with some great stories.

 

You've just reminded me of an awesome evening around 1995ish. Jim Steele took over the Chamberlayne Arms in Sholing and invited some members of the 1976 team along including Osgood, Holmes, Fisher and Rodrigues. Roaring fire, loads of mates there, flowing beer and the 1976 boys. My grandfather used to play bridge with Jim Steele in the 1970s. Didn't Ruben Agboola run Pub in the Park?

[John B]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

The forum is discuss SFC matters and recalling the past is better than thinking about the present.

 

It is not the place to post offensive comments about people who plainly rightly or wrongly do not like Mr Lowe

[SW11_Saint]

Funny how so many of these stories involve the same old characters. Mine does too.

 

A very close friend of the family (an "uncle" in the way you called people Uncle/Auntie in those days - does that still happen??) ran a pub in Portswood. Dare say many of you from that era will know the one I am talking about. Jim Steele, somewhat famously, lived there for a while, and many of the Saints team were regulars for early or late drinks. My mum worked there too.

 

Jim Steele, Gerry O'Brien, Eric Martin, Jim McCalliog etc. etc. were regulars at the pub and often would come back to parties at our house. We were pretty close to Jim S, Eric and Jim McC and their families.

 

My best memory has to be the day after the semi-final v. Palace - Sunday in this aforementioned pub with Steely, Jim McCalliog, Mick Channon, Peter Osgood and little Bobby - in for a day long session and all singing "Yesterday" at the top of their voices. I can still hear Mick's Wiltshire burr now...

 

Happy days.

 

PS Also grew up on the same estate as Franny and my family knew his well.

[saint1977]

Got to know Peter Wells pretty well in his time with the club.

He used to come into The Castle pub at Midanbury on a Sunday night with a guy called Tony Connolly who lived next door to Pete.

I knew Tony because i had lived next door to him in Hinkler Road up to when we were both 11 in 65.

Peter knew i went to away games on a regular basis, using all modes of transport from persil train vouchers, coach or car and offered to get myself and a guy called Chris Biddiscombe (sadly died a few years back) complimentary tickets.

So first time we found our self sat with Chris Nichol's Dad and other family relatives.

What was great about Pete was he never forgot his roots or us , even to the point of getting told of for waiting at the players entrance at Old Trafford to give us our tickets.

He always said he knew we would go anyway so if he had freebies he might as well give them to real fans.

 

I expect Sundance will called me a sponger but who cares

 

Nothing sponger about that, footballers used to give a toss about their communities. I can remember the Open Days in the 1980s and my parents ribbing Andy Townsend when we'd just been hammered away from home the previous day. He took it in good spirit.

[saint1977]

The forum is discuss SFC matters and recalling the past is better than thinking about the present.

 

It is not the place to post offensive comments about people who plainly rightly or wrongly do not like Mr Lowe

 

Nice one John, I think we'd all agree with that.

[Whitey Grandad]

After an evening's refreshments at a certain hostelry in Romsey, Peter Shilton insisted on driving home in his shiny Mercedes despite the pleadings of the regulars who implored him to take a taxi. "Safest hands in the world, these, safest hands in the world" he repeated as his car key scatched all round the keyhole. (allegedly )

[Fitzhugh Fella]

I remember last year on one of the Ron Davies threads someone told a lovely story about seeing Ron at Southampton Central waiting to catch a train to Cardiff to link up with the Welsh international squad and remarking how many large whiskies Ron threw back at the station bar. It was a great story.

 

Talking of ale house days perhaps I can dispel the myth a little. Back in May 1967 the Saints went on a post season tour of Malaya which coincidentally was where my Mum and Dad were living (they were teachers working for the British Army). Mum had been a teacher colleague of the then Saints chairman, George Reader (headmaster Weston School, Foys Corner) and got in touch with the party when they were in KL. George and Ted Bates invited my mum and dad to accompany the team to a match being played in the north of the country and they travelled on the team bus. (What happened at the game is featured in David Bull's book on Terry Paine and my Dad has written a piece which I will one day publish.)

 

Anxious to repay the hospitality my parents invited all the players and directors to stop off at our house when they travelled backto KL. Fearing the arrival of 25 men on a searing hot day he sent the amah out to stock up on tens of crates of Tiger beer but was amazed when all the players wanted was a decent cup of English tea. I've got some lovely photos of the players relaxing in our lounge. Celtic had just beaten Inter Milan in the European Cup Final and the Scottish players there - Hollywood, Forsyth and MaClaren were all **** a hoop. Dad also remembers the players all taking the mickey out of Jimmy Melia. A young Mick Channon is even pictured checking the runners and the riders in the Straits Times.

 

While all this was going on I was stuck in boarding school at Peter Symonds in Winchester (hi Morph) and couldn't believe it when the letter arrived describing the day the Saints had come to my house. I was gutted. My Dad was pleased because when he returned to England in 1969 George Reader wangled him a season ticket right in front of the director's box where he found himsel sitting next to a very young Keith Wiseman, then a budding tennis star.

 

Probably enough name dropping for one day I think - may be more later.

[Wade Garrett]

After an evening's refreshments at a certain hostelry in Romsey, Peter Shilton insisted on driving home in his shiny Mercedes despite the pleadings of the regulars who implored him to take a taxi. "Safest hands in the world, these, safest hands in the world" he repeated as his car key scatched all round the keyhole. (allegedly )

 

 

I remember seeing Shilton fumbling around with some slapper in the back of a mini. Luckily, I kept it to myself and nobody ever found out.

[saint1977]

After an evening's refreshments at a certain hostelry in Romsey, Peter Shilton insisted on driving home in his shiny Mercedes despite the pleadings of the regulars who implored him to take a taxi. "Safest hands in the world, these, safest hands in the world" he repeated as his car key scatched all round the keyhole. (allegedly )

 

I shouldn't be laughing at that but I am!

[saint1977]

Funny how so many of these stories involve the same old characters. Mine does too.

 

A very close friend of the family (an "uncle" in the way you called people Uncle/Auntie in those days - does that still happen??) ran a pub in Portswood. Dare say many of you from that era will know the one I am talking about. Jim Steele, somewhat famously, lived there for a while, and many of the Saints team were regulars for early or late drinks. My mum worked there too.

 

Jim Steele, Gerry O'Brien, Eric Martin, Jim McCalliog etc. etc. were regulars at the pub and often would come back to parties at our house. We were pretty close to Jim S, Eric and Jim McC and their families.

 

My best memory has to be the day after the semi-final v. Palace - Sunday in this aforementioned pub with Steely, Jim McCalliog, Mick Channon, Peter Osgood and little Bobby - in for a day long session and all singing "Yesterday" at the top of their voices. I can still hear Mick's Wiltshire burr now...

 

Happy days.

 

PS Also grew up on the same estate as Franny and my family knew his well.

 

Imagine the NOTW headlines if that was 2009. Yet during this era British clubs were regularly winning European trophies. Heysel messed it up IMO.

[Rational Rich]

I was once part of the same pub quiz team as Cosimo Sarli, at the White Horse in Otterbourne. Can't remember him answering many questions, but a nice lad. Beat that!

 

I agree with the Tim Flowers comments above, top bloke, had a chat with him at the Millennium Stadium just after the final whistle at the Cup Final (our seats were just by the press box).

[KK the 2nd]

Funny how so many of these stories involve the same old characters. Mine does too.

 

A very close friend of the family (an "uncle" in the way you called people Uncle/Auntie in those days - does that still happen??) ran a pub in Portswood. Dare say many of you from that era will know the one I am talking about. Jim Steele, somewhat famously, lived there for a while, and many of the Saints team were regulars for early or late drinks. My mum worked there too.

 

Jim Steele, Gerry O'Brien, Eric Martin, Jim McCalliog etc. etc. were regulars at the pub and often would come back to parties at our house. We were pretty close to Jim S, Eric and Jim McC and their families.

 

My best memory has to be the day after the semi-final v. Palace - Sunday in this aforementioned pub with Steely, Jim McCalliog, Mick Channon, Peter Osgood and little Bobby - in for a day long session and all singing "Yesterday" at the top of their voices. I can still hear Mick's Wiltshire burr now...

 

Happy days.

 

PS Also grew up on the same estate as Franny and my family knew his well.

 

Drummond Arms in Portswood I am guessing? Used to be run by a scot who I think was an ex Saints Goalie, I think his name was Jimmy McGowan. Anyway I remember you would often find Steeley, Eric Martin and Hughie Fisher in there. Anyone throw any light on this one. My memory hazy these days .. to much abuse in my younger days!

[SW11_Saint]

Drummond Arms in Portswood I am guessing? Used to be run by a scot who I think was an ex Saints Goalie, I think his name was Jimmy McGowan. Anyway I remember you would often find Steeley, Eric Martin and Hughie Fisher in there. Anyone throw any light on this one. My memory hazy these days .. to much abuse in my younger days!

Absolutely right - although Jim McGowan was an inside right I think, not a goalie.

[Hatch]

I have a great Alan Shearer story. Most certainly can not be told on here.

[Victor]

 

A very close friend of the family (an "uncle" in the way you called people Uncle/Auntie in those days - does that still happen??)

 

 

I believe it does in Lincolnshire.

[Saints67]

A very close friend of the family (an "uncle" in the way you called people Uncle/Auntie in those days - does that still happen??).

 

Are you Private Pike?

[St Landrew]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

If I'd have seen this post at the time it was put up, I'd have probably deleted it. Try to retain the spirit of a thread please. If you have stories, write them up. If you have none, then please shut up.

 

Which is why you won't see many from me.

 

In the spirit of the thread, can I just say though that Peter Osgood was the first player outside of Sothampton FC who became a bit of a hero to a young lad. Yeah there was the entire England team of 66 and 70, but none of them were like Ossie. I suppose it really started when he headed in that dramtic equaliser in the FA Cup Final replay against Leeds at OT in 1970 [our own ex-Saint David Webb heading the winner]. That was so brilliant he took on legendary status for me. I even had a Chelsea kit as a 11 year old because, 1] my Mum couldn't get a Saints kit, and 2] she knew my second choice would only have been the team Ossie played for. Despite being in the latter part of his career, I was absolutely bowled over when Lawrie signed him. It was the stuff of legend.

[ericofarabia]

Back in 1977/78 we moved into our new house in Chandlers Ford. I nearly wet myself with excitement when I found out Lawrie Mac was our next door neighbour.

5 days later, he moved out.

 

Probably the smell of pish that made him move out

[Graffito]

I

Probably enough name dropping for one day I think - may be more later.

 

Keep 'em coming.

[Dicko]

I used to work for Ladbrokes

 

It's well known that Peter Shilton was one of their best customers

 

In fact, Saints paid off one of his bets - not long after he was sold to Derby!!

[Fan The Flames]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

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[Saint Billy]

BASSA? Now it's beginning to make sense. Duncan it appear's you love flogging dead horses and why you say yourself you love looking back as you believe the good times have left the club for good. Why don't you spend your time writing to Gordon bemoaning what happened to the real Labour party. The world has moved on Duncan and unfortunately for you, you haven't and that's why your views on Lowe have as much relevance as Trade Unions in today's society.

 

God what a tw*t.

 

The world has moved on for the worst which is why some of us take comfort from the past.

 

You are simply as arrogant and irritating as your chum Lowe whose arse you have your nose in.

 

ITN :smt044

[Paul Chuckle]

When i worked part time at one stop when i was at college (99-01) Brian O'Neil used to always come in and chat to me in the early hours. Never believed him at first when he told me he played for Saints

 

Steve Wigley used to also come in whilst he was at Forest with David Platt. I remember asking him if Platt was coming to Soton as he had been linked shortly after Hoddle left and he said why do you need another manager as you already have a decent one (Talking about Stuart Gray lol).

 

Jim Joyce used to also come in wearing the shotest shorts ever come wind or rain. I asked him a few times about who would be fit on the Saturday and i found he wasn't really that bothered.

[sambosa75]

Back in 1977/78 we moved into our new house in Chandlers Ford. I nearly wet myself with excitement when I found out Lawrie Mac was our next door neighbour.

5 days later, he moved out.

 

Was that down Pine Road by any chance? You may have been next door but one to my Nan if so!