Don’t Run on the Pitch

[Wade Garrett]

Anyone else had the email from the club warning about going on the pitch after the Arsenal game?

Shame, I wanted to run on and celebrate the amazing 12 points this season.

What a load of fucking thick idiots they are.

[Lord Duckhunter]

To be fair to the club , if we get a point some of our nods probably would do. 

[JWade]

If anything, I bet they've just put the idea in to some heads. I doubt anyone was even considering it until that email! 😅

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

They secretly want fans to invade the pitch so they have a valid reason (and blame the fans) to cancel the traditional last home game of the season lap of…ahem… honour.

Could be a bit embarrassing for them in a near deserted stadium with a handful of happy-clappers and another small rabble of spotty ‘erberts screaming foul-mouthed abuse.

[tdmickey3]

 

 

[Weston Super Saint]

I suspect they used the wrong batch of email addresses and this was supposed to go out to the players.

[suewhistle]

"Multi-season bans"? Guaranteeing a good turnout then..

[Colinjb]

14 minutes ago, suewhistle said:

"Multi-season bans"

Not exactly discouraging........

[Saint_clark]

Remember when we got relegated to league one at home to Burnley there was a pitch invasion followed by a protest on the pitch. It's not beyond the realms of possibility people try it. 

[Turkish]

44 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I suspect they used the wrong batch of email addresses and this was supposed to go out to the players.

They don’t need telling not to run on the pitch pal

[Turkish]

14 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Remember when we got relegated to league one at home to Burnley there was a pitch invasion followed by a protest on the pitch. It's not beyond the realms of possibility people try it. 

It was more than a protest, Saints fans went to the Burnley end and a quite a few missles were exchanged. Kicked off a little bit IIRC. 
 

my favourite ever pitch invasion game at the end of one season when the Northam were chanting “on the pitch” for the entire second half when people did at the final whistle they chanted “wankers” At those who did 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Midfield_General]

What year was it at the Dell where everyone invaded the pitch and chanted for the players to come out onto the balcony, and then when they did everyone dug up the turf and pelted them with it? I would have been quite young but the way I remember it, it wasn't just one or two troublemakers, it felt like pretty much the entire crowd did it. It was mental. 

Pretty sure I remember seeing Tim Flowers throwing some back so must have been late 80s/ early 90s? 

[Weston Super Saint]

14 minutes ago, Turkish said:

They don’t need telling not to run on the pitch pal

Positive reinforcement.

[Weston Super Saint]

7 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

What year was it at the Dell where everyone invaded the pitch and chanted for the players to come out onto the balcony, and then when they did everyone dug up the turf and pelted them with it? I would have been quite young but the way I remember it, it wasn't just one or two troublemakers, it felt like pretty much the entire crowd did it. It was mental. 

Pretty sure I remember seeing Tim Flowers throwing some back so must have been late 80s/ early 90s? 

I have a memory of this happening. I think I'd gone with my brother, so it may have been maybe 1985 / 86, but I wouldn't rule out 84...

[Turkish]

11 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

What year was it at the Dell where everyone invaded the pitch and chanted for the players to come out onto the balcony, and then when they did everyone dug up the turf and pelted them with it? I would have been quite young but the way I remember it, it wasn't just one or two troublemakers, it felt like pretty much the entire crowd did it. It was mental. 

Pretty sure I remember seeing Tim Flowers throwing some back so must have been late 80s/ early 90s? 

yeah it was, i remember it. It was quite a few but it was all pretty good natured from what i remember, We'd had a pretty crap season but the players seemed to be laughing about it. It was made out in the Echo that it was fans pelting the players in the stands expressing their anger but i dont remember it being like that at all.

Pitch invasions at the end of season were a regular thing then, they were always good natured but that put a stop to them. 

[EssEffCee]

23 minutes ago, Turkish said:

It was more than a protest, Saints fans went to the Burnley end and a quite a few missles were exchanged. Kicked off a little bit IIRC. 
 

my favourite ever pitch invasion game at the end of one season when the Northam were chanting “on the pitch” for the entire second half when people did at the final whistle they chanted “wankers” At those who did 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Main memory of the Burnley one was a load of young lads thinking they were really hard and then the old bill brought the dogs out and they legged it towards the half way line.

[Miltonaggro]

3 hours ago, Wade Garrett said:

Anyone else had the email from the club warning about going on the pitch after the Arsenal game?

Shame, I wanted to run on and celebrate the amazing 12 points this season.

What a load of fucking thick idiots they are.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

54 minutes ago, Turkish said:

yeah it was, i remember it. It was quite a few but it was all pretty good natured from what i remember, We'd had a pretty crap season but the players seemed to be laughing about it. It was made out in the Echo that it was fans pelting the players in the stands expressing their anger but i dont remember it being like that at all.

Pitch invasions at the end of season were a regular thing then, they were always good natured but that put a stop to them. 

Think it was late 80's? Maybe 87/88? Remember Ruddock throwing it all back onto the pitch as it was being lobbed up to the Directors Box. Pretty sure Cockerill got a squinny on about it in the paper or something. Surre it was the season where we didn't win for about 20 odd games, then had that last minute penalty against Newcastle, which Ruddock of all people took. 

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Think it was late 80's? Maybe 87/88? Remember Ruddock throwing it all back onto the pitch as it was being lobbed up to the Directors Box. Pretty sure Cockerill got a squinny on about it in the paper or something. Surre it was the season where we didn't win for about 20 odd games, then had that last minute penalty against Newcastle, which Ruddock of all people took. 

I thought it was later than that, I’m thinking it might have been Nichols last season. I was there with mates from school in the 87/88 season I was still going with my dad. Remember that run though 90th minute penalty when Rod Wallace got fouled by the Newcastle keeper, a minute or so after we scored Le Tissier smashed the ball out of the ground over the wall at the back of the Milton which drew almost as big a cheer as the penalty 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I thought it was later than that, I’m thinking it might have been Nichols last season. I was there with mates from school in the 87/88 season I was still going with my dad. Remember that run though 90th minute penalty when Rod Wallace got fouled by the Newcastle keeper, a minute or so after we scored Le Tissier smashed the ball out of the ground over the wall at the back of the Milton which drew almost as big a cheer as the penalty 

Yep. You are right. Just checked April 89. 

[Midfield_General]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I thought it was later than that, I’m thinking it might have been Nichols last season. I was there with mates from school in the 87/88 season I was still going with my dad. Remember that run though 90th minute penalty when Rod Wallace got fouled by the Newcastle keeper, a minute or so after we scored Le Tissier smashed the ball out of the ground over the wall at the back of the Milton which drew almost as big a cheer as the penalty 

I was in the front row of the family centre for that game. The foul on Rod Wallace was right in front/ below me. I can remember perfectly watching Wallace sliding along on his front after being taken out by the keeper and it was obviously a pen. Then the unbearable tension of waiting for Ruddock to take it. Then him just smashing it down the middle. Then Ruddock doing his little dance in front of the Milton in the midst of absolute bedlam. Can visualise it all like it was yesterday. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I suspect they used the wrong batch of email addresses and this was supposed to go out to the players.

I thought Martin would have taken all the signs with him.

[BarberSaint]

I can't run.




Maybe I should ask for a trial?

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, EssEffCee said:

Main memory of the Burnley one was a load of young lads thinking they were really hard and then the old bill brought the dogs out and they legged it towards the half way line.

Not quite, there was a lot of pent up anger that day, we were relegated or about to be relegated to league one, administration, club in turmoil, I remember a bloke appearing in the away end in a Skates shirt, it all boiled over really , Paul Wotton still on the ground injured i think , I remember the year before we invaded the pitch celebrating Championship survival against Sheff Utd that was much more good natured. 

Here's some highlights from the Burnley game 

 

Edited Thursday at 16:38 by Football Special

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Yep. You are right. Just checked April 89. 

Sounds about right, just beaten Man Utd? It was good natured but got a bit too rowdy for the club I think 

[Football Special]

5 hours ago, Wade Garrett said:

Anyone else had the email from the club warning about going on the pitch after the Arsenal game?

Shame, I wanted to run on and celebrate the amazing 12 points this season.

What a load of fucking thick idiots they are.

It's a funny email, i'd have liked them to add an asterisk in the small print 

*however if a last min winner is scored by the Loch Ness Drogba with a Van Basten style volley please feel free to hop over the boardings and celebrate briefly on the pitch 

[EssEffCee]

10 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Not quite, there was a lot of pent up anger that day, we were relegated or about to be relegated to league one, administration, club in turmoil, I remember a bloke appearing in the away end in a Skates shirt, it all boiled over really , Paul Wotton still on the ground injured i think , I remember the year before we invaded the pitch celebrating Championship survival against Sheff Utd that was much more good natured. 

Here's some highlights from the Burnley game 

 

Yeah I remember the skate fan which seemed to be the trigger point. 

I missed the Sheffield United one sadly so had to wait for Walsall for my first joyous pitch invasion.

[die Mannyschaft]

They should let the away fans out first, then let fans on the pitch. It's a major achievement if we get 13 points let alone 12. Let the players get off the pitch then clear later if back out. Or don't sell the first 10 rows away end with netting. We end up getting on the train back via Eastleigh, Winchester with away fans and never any police when trouble occurs. 

[woodsaint1]

The only reason fans should want to get on the pitch is to get at the shower of useless wankers