Switch of Allegiance

[Dusic]

Obviously not something that is taken lightly but end of the day its painful being so shite and to a certain extent is a choice that we expose ourselves to this kind of mental load.

So, if you were to just fuck it and switch, who would you move to support instead for the next few years of expected wilderness before making Saints your primary again if we march to an upward curve?

Personally I live near Brighton these days but there is a big disconnect between their legacy fans and those who think Pascal Gross is their best ever player so they are ruled out.

To spite, I think I would go Palace. Pretty PL settled so unlikely to be a direct rival. Good Holmesdale forum. Easy to get to a few games a season, better chants and Punch played well for them too. 

Will probably see how the rest of this season goes but if its dire, SR stay and Glasner cooks with CP then an easy switch to make and can swap back if fortunes reverse.

 

Edited 2 November, 2025 by Dusic

[SambaMaverick]

What

[Verbal]

I can't imagine doing such a thing regrettably. 

[Patrick Bateman]

10 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Obviously not something that is taken lightly but end of the day its painful being so shite and to a certain extent is a choice that we expose ourselves to this kind of mental load.

So, if you were to just fuck it and switch, who would you move to support instead for the next few years of expected wilderness before making Saints your primary again if we march to an upward curve?

Personally I live near Brighton these days but there is a big disconnect between their legacy fans and those who think Pascal Gross is their best ever player so they are ruled out.

To spite, I think I would go Palace. Pretty PL settled so unlikely to be a direct rival. Good Holmesdale forum. Easy to get to a few games a season, better chants and Punch played well for them too. 

Will probably see how the rest of this season goes but if its dire, SD stay and Glasner cooks with CP then an easy switch to make and can swap back if fortunes reverse.

 

Okay. Bye.

[saintnick]

Oh please F off, no true Saints fan would utter such drivel… 

[Osvaldorama]

Fuck off 

[sockeye]

That's ridiculous.

If you just want to watch football, there are plenty of non-league sides with more fight than Saints and ticket prices a fraction of the cost of ours...

Best thing is you don't need to 'switch allegiance' to do it.

[LoyalSaintSO50]

Shut up ya big fanny 

[Colinjb]

Behave.

[Baz Fl]

I’ve sometimes wished it was that easy but I can’t and don’t have the same feeling for another club, I can appreciate good football and wish other teams well but it never hurts the same when they lose compared to how disappointing a Saints defeat can be. Once a fan you can’t change loyalty, all we can do is hope this shitshow gets fixed one day and the good feelings return 

[ant]

Just stop supporting a team altogether.

My little bro fulfilled the younger sibling role in all aspects other than deciding to glory hunt and be a United fan around the age of 6.

He saw the light from then on. 

You're telling me that at (what I presume is) an adult age you'd go against what a literal child managed to ascertain was wrong?

Southampton 'til I die. And if you disagree, be gone with ye. Good riddance.

[Dusic]

9 minutes ago, sockeye said:

That's ridiculous.

If you just want to watch football, there are plenty of non-league sides with more fight than Saints and ticket prices a fraction of the cost of ours...

Best thing is you don't need to 'switch allegiance' to do it.

Yeah but ideally someone we won't become a rival of in a couple of years e.g Lewes or Eastbourne Borough.

When I was a kid I sometimes went to watch AFCB if we were away and it didnt ever feel like a rival. I recall their admin and many Saints fans donating etc. Same as the L1 season rivalry with Brighton at the Withdean, was panto stuff but we had a 32k stadium vs a shot put arena.

Yet both of those are now lightyears ahead of us.

Any suggestions of up and coming non league teams that will likely trade places with us but in a less awkward way?

Godalming having a good season, but its a bit far.

Edited 2 November, 2025 by Dusic

[LoyalSaintSO50]

3 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Yeah but ideally someone we won't become a rival of in a couple of years e.g Lewes or Eastbourne Borough.

When I was a kid I sometimes went to watch AFCB if we were away and it didnt ever feel like a rival. I recall their admin and many Saints fans donating etc. Same as the L1 season rivalry with Brighton at the Withdean, was panto stuff but we had a 32k stadium vs a shot put arena.

Yet both of those are now lightyears ahead of us.

Any suggestions of up and coming non league teams that will likely trade places with us but in a less awkward way?

Godalming having a good season, but its a bit far.

Pipe down ffs and grow some bollox. We’re shit at the moment but wont always be 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

10 minutes ago, sockeye said:

That's ridiculous.

If you just want to watch football, there are plenty of non-league sides with more fight than Saints and ticket prices a fraction of the cost of ours...

Best thing is you don't need to 'switch allegiance' to do it.

I watch/ support my local non League team along with Southampton. I've never felt either was an optional thing, where I could just switch. Stop, yes. But not switch.

[Osvaldorama]

11 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Yeah but ideally someone we won't become a rival of in a couple of years e.g Lewes or Eastbourne Borough.

When I was a kid I sometimes went to watch AFCB if we were away and it didnt ever feel like a rival. I recall their admin and many Saints fans donating etc. Same as the L1 season rivalry with Brighton at the Withdean, was panto stuff but we had a 32k stadium vs a shot put arena.

Yet both of those are now lightyears ahead of us.

Any suggestions of up and coming non league teams that will likely trade places with us but in a less awkward way?

Godalming having a good season, but its a bit far.

You’re embarrassing or a troll. 
 

Either way you should delete your account 

[Saint Fan CaM]

If you’re not supporting or at least following the club you supposedly have allegiance to what’s the point? Have a rest - give yourself a break, but don’t expect to receive a positive response to a post like yours from a forum dedicated to the support of one particular club!

Back in the days of Lowe I actually ramped up my interest in Saints and bought my first ST. That ‘investment’ paid off over the coming years as we rose through the leagues again. At no point did I consider switching allegiance and nor should you.

[HKsaint]

If you want to be happy, support Liverpool or Arsenal. Honestly, I tried to follow Hammers because of JWP, but I was disinterested and gave up. 

[St. Ciervo]

Politely F-off and die for even posting this thread. Arsenal is thataway ---->

[ally_uk]

Brother I'm 40 years old and have supported Saints since I was 8........

I don't care if we end up in the Happy Shopper Non league........ 

Southampton till I die..... 

[Bakovnetski]

Hmm...Brackley Town are also the Saints 

[RedWillie]

Wash yer mouth out son

[Toadhall Saint]

There is no other team I could even contemplate.

[Miltonaggro]

Don’t be fucking daft! Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to get back up. Last time that happened it gave us one of the best decades of supporting our club. It’s our club, that’s why it matters. 
 

[The Wyvern]

Can’t believe how many bites this has got. 

[Harry_SFC]

4 minutes ago, The Wyvern said:

Can’t believe how many bites this has got. 

Indeed. Clearly a wind up. 

[Convict Colony]

 

[Turkish]

Don’t you guys all have a premier league team? I support saints and my premier league team is Chelsea. It was hard to decide between them and Newcastle this year but Chelsea winning the World Cup was awesome so chose them. I also support Napoli, Real Madrid and Inter Miami 

[Lighthouse]

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read!

 

 

 

 

 

 

But since you asked, Port Vale.

[pingpong]

I have a concept, that I think some people in here already adhere to - become an anti saints fan.

Just support whoever is playing us.  You can still go to your local stadium, and you win or draw nearly every week.

There's a lack of a long term league target, but you could get lucky and lose a bunch of cup games to get to a wembley game once in a while.

[AlexLaw76]

Arsenal are mine this year. However, keeping an eye out for Man United, they  are slowly getting better. If I jump ship at the end of the season I can always say I was there when they were shite

[Miltonaggro]

11 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Don’t you guys all have a premier league team? I support saints and my premier league team is Chelsea. It was hard to decide between them and Newcastle this year but Chelsea winning the World Cup was awesome so chose them. I also support Napoli, Real Madrid and Inter Miami 

Of course, but don’t like to talk about it. Liverpool have grown on me over the years - the peoples’ club. It’s like liking the Beatles. 

[East Kent Saint]

I'll always be a Saints fan , it is a struggle after the last few years ! It is OK to watch other teams play especially if they are local but I'll still be a Saints fan for ever.

Like Turkish says I follow teams in other leagues to see how they are doing and hope they win when I watch on TV .

[Mr Saints]

8 hours ago, Dusic said:

Obviously not something that is taken lightly but end of the day its painful being so shite and to a certain extent is a choice that we expose ourselves to this kind of mental load.

So, if you were to just fuck it and switch, who would you move to support instead for the next few years of expected wilderness before making Saints your primary again if we march to an upward curve?

Personally I live near Brighton these days but there is a big disconnect between their legacy fans and those who think Pascal Gross is their best ever player so they are ruled out.

To spite, I think I would go Palace. Pretty PL settled so unlikely to be a direct rival. Good Holmesdale forum. Easy to get to a few games a season, better chants and Punch played well for them too. 

Will probably see how the rest of this season goes but if its dire, SR stay and Glasner cooks with CP then an easy switch to make and can swap back if fortunes reverse.

 

Don’t let the door hit your vagina on the way out pal.

Edited 2 November, 2025 by Mr Saints

[the colonel]

1 minute ago, East Kent Saint said:

I'll always be a Saints fan , it is a struggle after the last few years ! It is OK to watch other teams play especially if they are local but I'll still be a Saints fan for ever.

Like Turkish says I follow teams in other leagues to see how they are doing and hope they win when I watch on TV .

This too.

I lived in Oxford for 23 years and saw them many times. I now live by London Bridge, Millwall are the nearest club as the crow flies and been to see them a couple of times. Always have a soft spot for Huddersfield after 2010–11 Football League One season where for much of the season they match us result after result in chase for second place. I still watch the results of these clubs. But, their will only ever be Saints etch deep inside, no matter how bad things get.

[brmbrm]

OK, so let me see who is going to win stuff this year:  I'll go with Arsenal.  maybe change next year if Liverpool/Man City/any other fucking team look like they will win somethng.  Anything to just be the big winning person.  Well, anything but not Man ure obviously.

(The fact is the worse we are the bigger the buzz when we actually win a game.  Or even draw.)

Edited 2 November, 2025 by brmbrm

[the colonel]

17 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Of course, but don’t like to talk about it. Liverpool have grown on me over the years - the peoples’ club. It’s like liking the Beatles. 

Never been a glory supporter and never will be. And definitely would not be the whinging, whining scousers. 

[64saint]

9 hours ago, Dusic said:

Obviously not something that is taken lightly but end of the day its painful being so shite and to a certain extent is a choice that we expose ourselves to this kind of mental load.

So, if you were to just fuck it and switch, who would you move to support instead for the next few years of expected wilderness before making Saints your primary again if we march to an upward curve?

Personally I live near Brighton these days but there is a big disconnect between their legacy fans and those who think Pascal Gross is their best ever player so they are ruled out.

To spite, I think I would go Palace. Pretty PL settled so unlikely to be a direct rival. Good Holmesdale forum. Easy to get to a few games a season, better chants and Punch played well for them too. 

Will probably see how the rest of this season goes but if its dire, SR stay and Glasner cooks with CP then an easy switch to make and can swap back if fortunes reverse.

 

Yeah, and I'll go and support Pompey !!!!

What a load of bolics.  Through thick and thin mate. Saw my first Saint's game in 1964 seen the good times , seen the bad times, change allegiance....Never.  Ok I'm not a season ticket holder now but been a member for god knows how many years.
Might spend a few more Saturdays watching my village team in the Hampshire league, or maybe watching Eastleigh but switch allegiance, never.

Edited 2 November, 2025 by 64saint

[Daft Kerplunk]

I'll change my wife before I change my football team.

[Gloucester Saint]

14 minutes ago, the colonel said:

This too.

I lived in Oxford for 23 years and saw them many times. I now live by London Bridge, Millwall are the nearest club as the crow flies and been to see them a couple of times. Always have a soft spot for Huddersfield after 2010–11 Football League One season where for much of the season they match us result after result in chase for second place. I still watch the results of these clubs. But, their will only ever be Saints etch deep inside, no matter how bad things get.

Exactly, I like Cheltenham Town as my local club especially with Steve Cotterill returning who is their equivalent of Lawrie for us. And Torquay United having lived there for more than a decade. Paul Wotton in charge and Warnock as DoF. Now, if Neil was 15 years younger….ideal to sort out the players and SR. Half of them would packing their bags in January.

I would classify them as subsidiary clubs I follow and interested in/care about but not the same as Saints having been born and grown up there, had STH, used to be home and away, Junior Saints, parents met at the Dell, mum played for women’s team, were both at Wembley in 1976, grandfather a steward and family worked at the club. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, ally_uk said:

Brother I'm 40 years old and have supported Saints since I was 8........

I don't care if we end up in the Happy Shopper Non league........ 

Southampton till I die..... 

Can I just say it's nice to have SR's Strategic Planning Officer on the forum. 🙂

[SotonianWill]

39 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Arsenal are mine this year. However, keeping an eye out for Man United, they  are slowly getting better. If I jump ship at the end of the season I can always say I was there when they were shite

Yeah - I stopped being a saints fan in 2020 when I switched to Man City. 

 

Since then I’ve been:

 

2021 Man City

2022 Man City

2023 Man City

2024 - Man City 

2025 - Liverpool

 

No one has any supremacy over me as I win no matter what. 

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, The Wyvern said:

Can’t believe how many bites this has got. 

Cunning Dusic psychology to act as a rallying call in difficult times, results wise.

[S-Clarke]

You've always come across as a bit of WUM Saint_Charlie, this is probably one of your worst efforts.

[Teamsaint1]

Loyalty is all we have.

People will be travelling in their thousands to Loftus Road hoping that the team does us proud. Probably a vain hope at this stage , but so it goes.

 

[Winnersaint]

I've lived in the Reading area for 45 years, apart from Saints games I've never thought about watching or supporting them. Mind you they're shite too.

[Gloucester Saint]

11 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

I've lived in the Reading area for 45 years, apart from Saints games I've never thought about watching or supporting them. Mind you they're shite too.

Mark Hughes and Carlisle ruined their manager’s first game yesterday. 

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, Mr Saints said:

Don’t let the door hit your vagina on the way out pal.

I'm not sure you've been using doors correctly.

[Dr Who?]

Not something that could ever happen. I have ‘followed’ a few teams where I have lived in the past, but they have to be lower down the league. Torquay (first ever football match I went to). Woking, Cambridge Utd, and Royston Town, and now Carlisle and Annan (places I live) NEC in the Netherlands as I went to their ground in the late 80’s and have followed there fortunes since. In Scotland I also like Hibs. 

I also watch out for teams Eastleigh, Totton, and Sholing, along with AFC Wimbledon to make sure they are doing better than franchise FC. 

With all of the above and games that I go to for Cambridge and Carlisle for example, you can never feel the same passion that you do for Saints, nowhere near. You can try and force it, but it can never come from raw passion and the heart. It is like acting football fans in films or tv programs, it cannot be done, as it has to have the passion. 

I love football and I will pretty much watch and from the championship down (not interested in the Premier League or Champions League or even the other foreign leagues outside of the Netherlands) to Sunday league in the local parks, but nothing matches or comes anywhere near Southampton FC. 

[Dr Who?]

1 hour ago, Winnersaint said:

I've lived in the Reading area for 45 years, apart from Saints games I've never thought about watching or supporting them. Mind you they're shite too.

I lived in Reading from 1998 to 2001. I also know a lot of Reading fans. I went to the Playoff Final v Walsall in that time as well with them. But I laughed when Walsall scored twice in 2 minutes, which shows I did not really care. Ha ha ha. Also had a really crappy relationship there, but then met my now wife of 20 years, so a bit of a mix bag I suppose. But enjoyed Carlisle beating them yesterday 😃 

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Mr Saints said:

Don’t let the door hit your vagina on the way out pal.

“Vagina”, good idea. Follow Saints Womens team instead.