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Early kick off on a Sunday, sun blazing down and we finally have the holy grail of 12 points so you’d be forgiven for not giving a shit. Having said all that, it’s the last game at Goodison and here’s hoping we shithouse a 0-1 win and ruin their big emotional day. 

Looking forward to heading up for the game and seeing those world famous dugouts one last time. 

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Didn't we win the last game at Main Road 0-1, or is that a figment of my imagination?  Would be nice to get a result over them on the last game there given our record at Goodison.  Going in with positivity 0 - 1 Saints.

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8 hours ago, Micky said:

Didn't we win the last game at Main Road 0-1, or is that a figment of my imagination?  Would be nice to get a result over them on the last game there given our record at Goodison.  Going in with positivity 0 - 1 Saints.

We did, Killer got the winner. Our fans got limited to a temporary stand in the corner, less than the minimum we should’ve had. Hence the next season we got 4 or 5k allocation half-price at what is now the Etihad and won 3-1, excellent day out. 

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Dugout Pioneers vs Floodlight Pioneers. Always disliked them since Bailey and Heath, and latterly for poaching and ruining Ronald.  I hope we completely piss on their parade - Toffos 0 Saints 2 and Moyes with a face like a ransacked cottage is the predictione.

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One of the teams I’d most like to get a win against mainly because of an irrational dislike of Pickford. An entitled little club that is destined to live in the shadow of ‘Pool.

That said, can’t see anything other than a loss as they’ll have too much for us. 3-0.

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20 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Everton announce Goodison will still be used for the women's team...

 

 

Impressive and great for their fans. In practical terms, reflects the difference in cost of land. The London clubs couldn’t have done that and the Dell site was too attractive for developers. Whereas Everton would probably spend more demolishing Goodison that they’d get for the land. Although they’ll have to budget for maintenance on Goodison as an old stadium.

Imagine if the new one at Bramley Dock was damaged in a storm? Can’t be too many medium-large clubs around Europe that could play fixtures in their old, quite large stadium, whilst the new one was fixed and insurance settled. And probably not totally fanciful with climate change.

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10 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Impressive and great for their fans. In practical terms, reflects the difference in cost of land. The London clubs couldn’t have done that and the Dell site was too attractive for developers. Whereas Everton would probably spend more demolishing Goodison that they’d get for the land. Although they’ll have to budget for maintenance on Goodison as an old stadium.

Imagine if the new one at Bramley Dock was damaged in a storm? Can’t be too many medium-large clubs around Europe that could play fixtures in their old, quite large stadium, whilst the new one was fixed and insurance settled. And probably not totally fanciful with climate change.

It’s interesting because I feel the opposite to this, I think it’s an awful idea. I still vividly remember that last week at the Dell being at the Arsenal game, Dodds testimonial and then the Brighton game, on the pitch afterwards, celebrating the ground and its history, to seeing it half demolished and how gutted I felt yet knowing it was for the best. Everton don’t have that now, they can still go to their old ground whenever they like, except to see it about 20% full and looking a bit sad. Sometimes it’s best to move on.

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22 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

It’s interesting because I feel the opposite to this, I think it’s an awful idea. I still vividly remember that last week at the Dell being at the Arsenal game, Dodds testimonial and then the Brighton game, on the pitch afterwards, celebrating the ground and its history, to seeing it half demolished and how gutted I felt yet knowing it was for the best. Everton don’t have that now, they can still go to their old ground whenever they like, except to see it about 20% full and looking a bit sad. Sometimes it’s best to move on.

Or maybe they've announced that so the stadium doesn't get ripped up on Sunday (reckon the home end would have been chaotic). Then a few weeks later will announce that after careful consideration it isn't viable to run two stadiums after all.

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1 hour ago, bpsaint said:

It’s interesting because I feel the opposite to this, I think it’s an awful idea. I still vividly remember that last week at the Dell being at the Arsenal game, Dodds testimonial and then the Brighton game, on the pitch afterwards, celebrating the ground and its history, to seeing it half demolished and how gutted I felt yet knowing it was for the best. Everton don’t have that now, they can still go to their old ground whenever they like, except to see it about 20% full and looking a bit sad. Sometimes it’s best to move on.

I agree, crowds won’t be very big and they will probably use one or two stands per match 

keeping it up to standard with all the red tape could be a bit of a ball ache , why not just play at the new ground. Looks very impressive. 

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9 minutes ago, JCBSaint said:

I agree, crowds won’t be very big and they will probably use one or two stands per match 

keeping it up to standard with all the red tape could be a bit of a ball ache , why not just play at the new ground. Looks very impressive. 

Probably keep the main stand and newer home end active, maybe knock down the two older wooden stands down and put screening up.

That would be enough for the WSL. Main stand is 12.6k and the Sir Philip Carter stand 5,750. Gives them around 18k, that would be enough. If not, keep the Gladyws St End which holds 10k as well.

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1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Whereas Everton would probably spend more demolishing Goodison that they’d get for the land. Although they’ll have to budget for maintenance on Goodison as an old stadium.

Imagine if the new one at Bramley Dock was damaged in a storm? Can’t be too many medium-large clubs around Europe that could play fixtures in their old, quite large stadium, whilst the new one was fixed and insurance settled. And probably not totally fanciful with climate change.

Perhaps it’s been thought through more than you give credit for. Just leave it standing for a while on Merseyside and some bastard will eventually be along to nick it. 

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1 hour ago, bpsaint said:

It’s interesting because I feel the opposite to this, I think it’s an awful idea. I still vividly remember that last week at the Dell being at the Arsenal game, Dodds testimonial and then the Brighton game, on the pitch afterwards, celebrating the ground and its history, to seeing it half demolished and how gutted I felt yet knowing it was for the best. Everton don’t have that now, they can still go to their old ground whenever they like, except to see it about 20% full and looking a bit sad. Sometimes it’s best to move on.

Tend to agree, and I think you may be over optimistic with your 20%, they must surely have a plan to reduce capacity to a more realistic stadium size. 

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2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Everton announce Goodison will still be used for the women's team...

 

 

It won’t for long. The economics of doing this don’t stack up and when they get a sensible offer it’ll be gone. 

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Match week 37 in the English Premier  soccerball league. One of only two ties remaining in this years series. 
 

come on Southampton Saints ruin the final tie ever at Everton’s goodison arena. let’s cook!

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7 hours ago, bangkoksaint said:

It won’t for long. The economics of doing this don’t stack up and when they get a sensible offer it’ll be gone. 

Agree…

 

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9 hours ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Or maybe they've announced that so the stadium doesn't get ripped up on Sunday (reckon the home end would have been chaotic). Then a few weeks later will announce that after careful consideration it isn't viable to run two stadiums after all.

Most likely imo. Just sitting on the land until it becomes worth more for the many thousands of new homes needed in this country. Then they’ll cash in.

Goodson is just on death row.

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Everton fans are prone to invading the pitch. I expect they will do that when they score their late winning goal and the game won't actually finish. Good thing about the post-game ceremony is that only Saints fans will be leaving, so the traffic getting away will be easy.

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3 hours ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Most likely imo. Just sitting on the land until it becomes worth more for the many thousands of new homes needed in this country. Then they’ll cash in.

Goodson is just on death row.

There's boarded up terrace houses around there. Land value must be low but will probably get a government regeneration fund and pay Everton over market value for it, Liverpool council already showed their corruption with the new ground 

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1 hour ago, Kenilworthy59 said:

Everton fans are prone to invading the pitch. I expect they will do that when they score their late winning goal and the game won't actually finish. Good thing about the post-game ceremony is that only Saints fans will be leaving, so the traffic getting away will be easy.

I was thinking the same thing, remember West Ham away last game in 1993/94 season , last game for their terrace all on the pitch before final whistle 

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14 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Everton announce Goodison will still be used for the women's team...

 

 

Clever move by the club to stop the fans ripping out the seats and helping themselves to souvenirs 

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13 hours ago, Badger said:

Perhaps it’s been thought through more than you give credit for. Just leave it standing for a while on Merseyside and some bastard will eventually be along to nick it. 

Don't be silly..

It will be arson.

Perhaps keeping it is due to the Grade II listed dugouts?

 

 

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They invade the pitch for even just surviving relegation. Let’s snatch the 2-1 victory and get out of there leaving them to play in the mud

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44 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Apparently that prick Adrian Heath is going to be there, so for him alone i hope we ruin their party 

Let's hope so, can recreate the 1984 semi final on the pitch at the end 

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1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Let's hope so, can recreate the 1984 semi final on the pitch at the end 

They had the shock of their scouse lives and a proper battering all over London that day.

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16 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Agree…

 

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100%. This is purely an effort to try to distract those from dismantling the place on Sunday I reckon. Next week they may backtrack 

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14 hours ago, Football Special said:

I was thinking the same thing, remember West Ham away last game in 1993/94 season , last game for their terrace all on the pitch before final whistle 

Think Saints fans went on the pitch first that day after MLT’s penalty, then the hammers had the hump and joined in.

one of my favourite away days 

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5 hours ago, Mixedkebab said:

Think Saints fans went on the pitch first that day after MLT’s penalty, then the hammers had the hump and joined in.

one of my favourite away days 

You're right, took around 5,000 up there, was a lively day.

 

 

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23 hours ago, Football Special said:

Let's hope so, can recreate the 1984 semi final on the pitch at the end 

Possibly one of the few matches at which I felt a visceral anger that I can recall even to this day.

I wasn’t on the pitch but desperately wanted to be - and only my being very mature very clever and sensible/law abiding and not drunk and obviously able to control my emotions from my position quite far back on the terracing, despite my impulsivity, stopped me joining in. 😉


Outside it was rather brutal as I recall..For you younger supporters who maybe don’t get why some older saints fans just cannot stand Everton…do some homework on it - 1984 is when it started -for me anyways. 

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3 hours ago, Saint Luke said:

Didn't we ruin Manchester City's last game at Maine Road - would be nice (although highly unlikely) if we can do the same again.

Would you say it's more or less unlikely than keeping a clean sheet against Man City? 

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4 hours ago, gio1saints said:

Possibly one of the few matches at which I felt a visceral anger that I can recall even to this day.

I wasn’t on the pitch but desperately wanted to be - and only my being very mature very clever and sensible/law abiding and not drunk and obviously able to control my emotions from my position quite far back on the terracing, despite my impulsivity, stopped me joining in. 😉


Outside it was rather brutal as I recall..For you younger supporters who maybe don’t get why some older saints fans just cannot stand Everton…do some homework on it - 1984 is when it started -for me anyways. 

Got on thd pitch as ref blew up from behind goal, the Saints at side already on edge. We had more police in behind goal during match than at St Mary's. Great away support,  3 coaches from Winchester never seen so much alcohol on a coach, crates of beer now banned!!

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13 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Would you say it's more or less unlikely than keeping a clean sheet against Man City? 

That would depend on whether or not they copy City’s tactics of sending 417 crosses into the Northam car park for some Texan spiced curly fries.

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4 minutes ago, OneMrsWallace said:

I'm going for 1-1. I have absolutely no idea why. Probably because I got high. 

🎶 I was gonna tip Saints to lose, but I got high

I was gonna place a hefty bet on the Blues, but then I got hi-i-i-iigh

Now I reckon we'll steal a point, and I know why

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high. 🎵

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7 hours ago, gio1saints said:

Possibly one of the few matches at which I felt a visceral anger that I can recall even to this day.

I wasn’t on the pitch but desperately wanted to be - and only my being very mature very clever and sensible/law abiding and not drunk and obviously able to control my emotions from my position quite far back on the terracing, despite my impulsivity, stopped me joining in. 😉


Outside it was rather brutal as I recall..For you younger supporters who maybe don’t get why some older saints fans just cannot stand Everton…do some homework on it - 1984 is when it started -for me anyways. 

I was too young to go, but my old man and his friends went. Gutted at the result even at that age, in 1986 at WHL we hadn’t been expected to beat Liverpool, but in 1984 we were favourites with our best ever side. The 1980-82 had more flair but was suspect away from home. 

 

2 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Got on thd pitch as ref blew up from behind goal, the Saints at side already on edge. We had more police in behind goal during match than at St Mary's. Great away support,  3 coaches from Winchester never seen so much alcohol on a coach, crates of beer now banned!!

Apparently there was literally rivers of urine streaming down the aisles of the North Bank?

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18 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I was too young to go, but my old man and his friends went. Gutted at the result even at that age, in 1986 at WHL we hadn’t been expected to beat Liverpool, but in 1984 we were favourites with our best ever side. The 1980-82 had more flair but was suspect away from home. 

 

Apparently there was literally rivers of urine streaming down the aisles of the North Bank?

Wasn't that bad, Saints should have won, but sending Williams out on one leg stuffed us.

Some nasty scenes at the end, mainly due to alcohol and sheer frustration. However as always in those days you had a choice to walk by or get involved.

Took my Dad who had a full plaster cast on his leg. My brother and I were his props. Kept us out of bother.

West Brom in 77 or 78 was way worse. That was the real deal. Very pleased we 'made the station' in one piece.

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10 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Wasn't that bad, Saints should have won, but sending Williams out on one leg stuffed us.

Some nasty scenes at the end, mainly due to alcohol and sheer frustration. However as always in those days you had a choice to walk by or get involved.

Took my Dad who had a full plaster cast on his leg. My brother and I were his props. Kept us out of bother.

West Brom in 77 or 78 was way worse. That was the real deal. Very pleased we 'made the station' in one piece.

Leeds League Cup SF first leg at Elland was bad in 1979 as well wasnt it?

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10 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Wasn't that bad, Saints should have won, but sending Williams out on one leg stuffed us.

Some nasty scenes at the end, mainly due to alcohol and sheer frustration. However as always in those days you had a choice to walk by or get involved.

Took my Dad who had a full plaster cast on his leg. My brother and I were his props. Kept us out of bother.

West Brom in 77 or 78 was way worse. That was the real deal. Very pleased we 'made the station' in one piece.

Guy I work with who’s almost at retirement age tells me the stories of that day in 84. He came home with a 9 inch scar courtesy of a scouse Stanley blade down his back from the afters, he said he was so full of rage at the result and adrenaline from the fighting he didn’t realise until he’d left the ground.

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34 minutes ago, macca155 said:

 

West Brom in 77 or 78 was way worse. That was the real deal. Very pleased we 'made the station' in one piece.

It might have even been 79. Went to see Saints at WBA that year, may have been FA Cup. 1-1 Phil Boyer equaliser. I was studying in Worcester at the time and went with a Villa fan mate from Warley Wood/Halesowen way. He hated them even though his dad was a Baggie. It kicked off all the way back to Smethwick Rolfe St Station along a road a road from The Hawthorns. Fortunately my mate despite being a Villa fan could speak fluent Black Country. Having negotiated the locals, we were suddenly having to leg it from hundreds of Saints fans who burst out from the station as we waited for the bus to his house. Hilarious afternoon.

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17 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

It might have even been 79. Went to see Saints at WBA that year, may have been FA Cup. 1-1 Phil Boyer equaliser. I was studying in Worcester at the time and went with a Villa fan mate from Warley Wood/Halesowen way. He hated them even though his dad was a Baggie. It kicked off all the way back to Smethwick Rolfe St Station along a road a road from The Hawthorns. Fortunately my mate despite being a Villa fan could speak fluent Black Country. Having negotiated the locals, we were suddenly having to leg it from hundreds of Saints fans who burst out from the station as we waited for the bus to his house. Hilarious afternoon.

That was it 79, it was madness. Coppers formed a barrier at the station to keep us apart.

I got kicked all the way down that road.

The funniest thing I saw, was an ice cream van carrying on business whilst a full scale riot went on around it. No one touched the ice cream van. I mean there are rules.

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