25/26 - Non Saints Games

[suewhistle]

8 hours ago, Saint Pete said:

My local team where I live! Have been to a few home league games this season, exciting times for them. Think I am right in saying they have never been this high before. 

My niece lives there and couldn't get a ticket so she paid for a live stream! She's also a U's fan (Cambridge..) so hoping for them too and keeps an eye out for Saints' results to say the right things to me. 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Badger said:

Poor from the commentator. I was expecting him to work this into it: “ Lisa Stansfield, Gracie Fields, Cyril Smith , we’ve given your boys a beating ..” 

They probably don't need the reminder about Cyril Smith beating boys.

[East Kent Saint]

Chelsea v Leeds a bit boring after saturday ! Chelsea players put a bit of effort in for a change ( bet Liam is fuming) too many Chelsea players arguing the toss when penalised Neto one of the worst offenders , perhaps a few yellows would have sorted them out ? Leeds had the chances but not a reliable striker , Calvert-Lewin just not converting chances as at Everton . Overall a bit boring to watch Chelsea tippy tappy , can't see them beating City .

[Willo of Whiteley]

Leeds did Leeds things and chose not to win at Wembley, again 😅

[Sarnia Cherie]

2 hours ago, East Kent Saint said:

Chelsea v Leeds a bit boring after saturday ! Chelsea players put a bit of effort in for a change ( bet Liam is fuming) too many Chelsea players arguing the toss when penalised Neto one of the worst offenders , perhaps a few yellows would have sorted them out ? Leeds had the chances but not a reliable striker , Calvert-Lewin just not converting chances as at Everton . Overall a bit boring to watch Chelsea tippy tappy , can't see them beating City .

Too much dramatics from the Chelsea players for my liking. Dropping to the pitch and thrashing about as if they had been shot. Pathetic. Refs want to dish out a few more yellow cards for the drama queens. Wasn't there some mention of a sin bin being introduced into football for the divers? I would hate to see too much of anything US based infiltrating our football but it might be what's needed. City will find beating Chelsea a sight easier than beating us. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Lad just did his ACL - unless there was a prior incident during the match, the Wolves fans calling him a wanker and a shit cunt seems needless and rather unpleasant

 

[Gloucester Saint]

Then again, based on other Wolves fan behaviours, probably not surprising. AA would be advised not to miss any sitters from 5 yards up there 

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

23 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Lad just did his ACL - unless there was a prior incident during the match, the Wolves fans calling him a wanker and a shit cunt seems needless and rather unpleasant

 

Jeez. What happened to applauding off an injured player, indicating a hope for a quick recovery?

[Badger]

On 26/04/2026 at 21:19, kwsaint said:

I believe Sholing are Division 7 and Winchester City Division 8.

Thanks.

Good luck to Winchester in their playoffs.

This presumably is the same Winchester club that Saints signed Terry Paine from.

I had a read about the club on Wikipedia. Interesting to see they were formed in 1884. Seems strange that Winchester had a football club before Southampton. 

[BarberSaint]

12 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Jeez. What happened to applauding off an injured player, indicating a hope for a quick recovery?

The thing with that is he's being take off (properly) so clearly he's injured. Hope he recovers.

 

Do bear in mind we see quite a lot of rolling around at SMS where people then miraculously recover, and they get a load of shit so (apart from the fact the lad's being carted away) there may be some people who equate a) with b).

 

This is not meant to exonerate anyone from Wolverhampton, btw.

[Badger]

13 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Lad just did his ACL - unless there was a prior incident during the match, the Wolves fans calling him a wanker and a shit cunt seems needless and rather unpleasant

 

 

12 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Jeez. What happened to applauding off an injured player, indicating a hope for a quick recovery?

Their fans up there with the bestest. Nathan publicly identified and criticised them for it. 

[Dr Who?]

Winchester City will stay where they are for next season the league below Sholing after losing their semi final at home to Shaftesbury 0-2. Like all the non league it is a one off game. 

[Patrick Bateman]

On 27/04/2026 at 20:25, Gloucester Saint said:

Then again, based on other Wolves fan behaviours, probably not surprising. AA would be advised not to miss any sitters from 5 yards up there 

 

Is he stuck in a glass box? Let him loose, burn off that energy on the bouncing twerps.

[Saint Pete]

Main conclusion from watching the Arsenal game tonight is that VAR has turned the top level game into an utter farce. It's made diving at the slightest contact far worse and regularly means spending several tedious minutes waiting for the officials to make a decision on handballs that wouldn't have been given in a million years before VAR. Makes me more doubtful about  possibility of Saints going back into the Prem, it's been refreshing to be out of the madness for a while. 

[Dr Who?]

The FA Cup game at the weekend was farcical with the offsides, delay delay delay, flag up. I cannot stand the premier league, but you have to want to be in it. I don’t watch the champions league either, but very big on my non league footy. 😊 

[Saint Pete]

1 minute ago, Dr Who? said:

The FA Cup game at the weekend was farcical with the offsides, delay delay delay, flag up. I cannot stand the premier league, but you have to want to be in it. I don’t watch the champions league either, but very big on my non league footy. 😊 

Yep, been to a fair few National League South games at Worthing this season. Quality obviously lower but refreshing to see the game played closer to how it should be. Decisions made by the officials wrongly or rightly but generally it's accepted and you can enjoy the key moments without waiting long periods for someone else to make a dodgy interpretation of the rules.

[East Kent Saint]

European VAR seems to be getting penalty decisions wrong , I didn't think PSG or Bayern 's penalties should have been given and last night 2 more dubious penalties given and one seemingly genuine one not given ! This is turning top level football finals into a lottery . The rest of the PSG game was excellent though !

[Dr Who?]

8 hours ago, Saint Pete said:

Yep, been to a fair few National League South games at Worthing this season. Quality obviously lower but refreshing to see the game played closer to how it should be. Decisions made by the officials wrongly or rightly but generally it's accepted and you can enjoy the key moments without waiting long periods for someone else to make a dodgy interpretation of the rules.

Yeah I go and watch Carlisle United. They have some cracking games. One-off play off semi on Sunday v Boreham Wood, who came but last season from the National League South. They beat the favourites in the playoffs and a team I have an eye on Torquay on their way to Wembley and promotion. This season Torquay went into injury meltdown and their title hopes vanished as we watched Worthing go up. But a semi final against Dorking will see a final, but it will not be easy against that lot! I fancy Hornchurch they are a strong outfit, but you never know in these playoffs!

Oh and 4 points separating 2nd and 9th in the national league south is crazy! 

Edited 7 hours ago by Dr Who?