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[Dark Munster]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

How the fuck are Bournemouth the top team in the south coast? Bournemouth FFS. Does anyone even know anyone who supports them? A noddy little club in tiny little stadium who we used to do bucket collections for are lauding it up in San Sebastián whilst we’re worrying if we can stop Kieffer Moore from scoring. Bournemouth FFS, Bournemouth 

Billionaire owner?

[BILLYDO1948]

9 hours ago, BILLYDO1948 said:

All Saints goal and assist at Everton. Alcaraz and Dibling. 

Dibling reported as man of the match. 
 

[Weston Super Saint]

6 hours ago, Dark Munster said:

Billionaire owner?

The one that is slightly less well off than our owner you mean?

[Mk1J]

14 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

Isn't there another old saying about chickens, something along the lines of not counting them too soon?

Don’t count your chickens until you smash Boro 5 nil?

[badgerx16]

In the next round of the Carabso Cup Arsenal will be playing at Highbury Stadium.

[Patrick Bateman]

8 hours ago, Turkish said:

How the fuck are Bournemouth the top team in the south coast? Bournemouth FFS. Does anyone even know anyone who supports them? A noddy little club in tiny little stadium who we used to do bucket collections for are lauding it up in San Sebastián whilst we’re worrying if we can stop Kieffer Moore from scoring. Bournemouth FFS, Bournemouth 

Most Bournemouth fans I've ever met were older Saints fans who lived down there - I'm sure now they're in the Premier League (and Europe!) they have attracted a new band of bantz loving helmets wearing black with shit haircuts. 

[East Kent Saint]

3 hours ago, BILLYDO1948 said:

Dibling reported as man of the match. 
 

Player of the match

Number: 13 João Virgínia

Average rating 7.97

Everton (active)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Number: 20 T. Dibling

Average Rating: 7.97

Number: 24 C. Alcaraz

Average Rating: 7.44

Number: 15 J. O'Brien

Average Rating: 6.99

Number: 16 V. Mykolenko

Average Rating: 6.97

Number: 19 T. George

Average Rating: 6.88

Number: 10 J. Grealish

Average Rating: 6.86

Number: 37 J. Garner

Average Rating: 6.81

Number: 8 K. Dewsbury-Hall

Average Rating: 6.80

Number: 30 H. Hackney

Average Rating: 6.79

Number: 2 A. Maitland-Niles

Average Rating: 6.73

Number: 1 J. Pickford

Average Rating: 6.63

Number: 5 M. Keane

Average Rating: 6.52

Number: 22 B. Johnson

Average Rating: 6.36

Number: 11 T. Barry

Average Rating: 5.94

A surprise but good that he may be coming good at last !

[Charlie Wayman]

10 hours ago, Turkish said:

How the fuck are Bournemouth the top team in the south coast? Bournemouth FFS. Does anyone even know anyone who supports them? A noddy little club in tiny little stadium who we used to do bucket collections for are lauding it up in San Sebastián whilst we’re worrying if we can stop Kieffer Moore from scoring. Bournemouth FFS, Bournemouth 

The perfect imitation of a dinosaur, wouldn't you say?

Perhaps more relevant, a perfect role model offering hope to all the minnows who aspire to greater things but may have resigned themseleve to accept the eternal domination of the PL by the BIG 2,3,4 or 6 or whatever it is now.

Edited Thursday at 10:11 by Charlie Wayman

[Doctoroncall]

11 hours ago, Dark Munster said:

Billionaire owner?

Who did he bring in to help run the club?

 

[bpsaint]

12 hours ago, Dark Munster said:

Billionaire owner?

It’s not so much the money, they’ve been exceptional at recruitment, at all levels from playing squad, to the coaching staff to their director of football. They’ve been like the opposite of Sport Republic.

[Dark Munster]

6 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

The one that is slightly less well off than our owner you mean?

Theirs didn’t come with a Rasmus. 

[whelk]

18 hours ago, Turkish said:

How the fuck are Bournemouth the top team in the south coast? Bournemouth FFS. Does anyone even know anyone who supports them? A noddy little club in tiny little stadium who we used to do bucket collections for are lauding it up in San Sebastián whilst we’re worrying if we can stop Kieffer Moore from scoring. Bournemouth FFS, Bournemouth 

Getting into Europe is now the norm with ever expanding bollocks. All but shit PL teams with have been in it within a few years. Good for the fans but don’t think I have ever had less interest in European games

[Lord Duckhunter]

7 hours ago, bpsaint said:

It’s not so much the money, they’ve been exceptional at recruitment, at all levels from playing squad, to the coaching staff to their director of football. They’ve been like the opposite of Sport Republic.

Like we were under Les Reed? 

[CB Fry]

On 15/09/2026 at 20:34, Football Special said:

Worth noting they supposedly have most hated rivalry in England, yet play Saturday 12.30 with no travel restrictions whereas we get stuck on useless Hampshire old bill bubble buses 

 

There are restrictions.

 

[CylonKing]

Pleased for both Brighton and Bournemouth being in European competitions...just a holding position until we get ourselves sorted for the Champions League charge in 2 seasons time🤘🤞🏼

[Football Special]

3 hours ago, CB Fry said:

 

There are restrictions.

 

What are the restrictions? 

West Ham fans are free to make their own way to the game from what I can see 

[Saint86]

On 17/09/2026 at 12:49, bpsaint said:

It’s not so much the money, they’ve been exceptional at recruitment, at all levels from playing squad, to the coaching staff to their director of football. They’ve been like the opposite of Sport Republic.

Sports republic were fundamentally holed below the waterline because of Wankerson and Daft. Since Solak has taken back control and introduced Spors, we start to actually look like a well run outfit - and Spors has finally sorted out the squad (which is no mean achievement given he's been working on balancing the finances through wildly fluctuating incomes and the legacies of Wankerson's truly awful recruitment.

If we can get away without a terminal ban for Eckert, I reckon the future is bright (dare I saw, red and white 🌚).

[Britannia]

I still question what happened at Brentford.

Was it just Benham making decisions?  Did Ankerson do anything?

[Winnersaint]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

Same as Reading. I worked in Reading back in 2009-13, the season they pipped us to the title. Barely spoke to a Reading fan for the first year or so but then when they were top of the championship suddenly everyone that had been Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs were Reading fans. They were everywhere and took great delight in giving me heaps of shit when they beat us 3-1 at St Marys. After lots of excitement about being able to get Premier league season tickets for about 300 quid they all soon stopped talking about Reading again and went back to supporting their old teams

I've been living and working in the area for 40 odd years back to days of Elm Park, mostly in Bracknell where virtually no-one supports Reading. A load of Chelsea, quite a few QPR and recently more Brentford, which kind of bears out what you are saying about Reading 15 years ago. Pretty much all London clubs though. 

[CB Fry]

16 hours ago, Football Special said:

What are the restrictions? 

West Ham fans are free to make their own way to the game from what I can see 

400 old bill, major operation in dispersal orders across huge area, controlled entrance/exits round some of the tube stations.

Get over it, it's London not two completely separate cities 20 miles apart. You can't do a bubble on the London Underground.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Is it just me that doesn’t get the hype behind this JJ Gabriel of Manchester United?

He’s never played senior football yet he’s been talked about like he’s prime Lionel Messi.

Mental.

He could easily turn into the next Louis Barry, or Dale Jennings, or Saido Berahino 🤣😂

[Football Special]

17 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

400 old bill, major operation in dispersal orders across huge area, controlled entrance/exits round some of the tube stations.

Get over it, it's London not two completely separate cities 20 miles apart. You can't do a bubble on the London Underground.

So no restrictions on movement then as I said ffs you numpty

[CB Fry]

28 minutes ago, Football Special said:

So no restrictions on movement then as I said ffs you numpty

I said "there are restrictions" and there are.

It's not two provincial cities it's London you sap.

[Saint86]

Ballard with another absolute quality goal. Mad to think some on here couldn't see this in him and were so dismissive of him - always been a natural goal scorer and its great to see him delivering it at this level now. Just a shame its not for saints.

Edited 13 hours ago by Saint86

[Harry_SFC]

3 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Ballard with another absolute quality goal. Mad to think some on here couldn't see this in him and were so dismissive of him - always been a natural goal scorer and its great to see him delivering it at this level now. Just a shame its not for saints.

It's a shame because he's a very good finisher but he wouldn't be playing regularly for us like he is at Bristol City. 

We just look so much more competent with a big guy up front. 

[Britannia]

Bayern 7-0 up against Union Berlin.  Is there time for 9?

[Picard]

49 minutes ago, Britannia said:

Bayern 7-0 up against Union Berlin.  Is there time for 9?

Caernarfon managed 9 tonight.

[Saint Pete]

1 hour ago, Saint86 said:

Ballard with another absolute quality goal. Mad to think some on here couldn't see this in him and were so dismissive of him - always been a natural goal scorer and its great to see him delivering it at this level now. Just a shame its not for saints.

I agree it was probably wrong for us to sell him when we did, but on the other hand, I think it has been what he needed to get more experience and confidence at League One level and now a chance with a team where he will get plenty of opportunities to start at Championship level. Whilst it would have been nice to see us re-sign him in the summer, I'm not sure he would have suited us the way we are playing right now and he likely wouldn't have got the opportunities to start and show what he can do that he is getting at Brizzle. 

[Turkish]

Millwall V West Ham tomorrow. There’s hatred and there’s this. I’m fully in the Millwall camp on this one a proper community club with a great hardcore base. I know a lot of you woke twats won’t like them or the game but this is what football is about. Two working class communities thrashing it out no one caring about the pre match entertainment,  what the food is like or if pints are pre poured. Football in its most pure form. Come on Millwall

[Zorba]

37 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Millwall V West Ham tomorrow. There’s hatred and there’s this. I’m fully in the Millwall camp on this one a proper community club with a great hardcore base. I know a lot of you woke twats won’t like them or the game but this is what football is about. Two working class communities thrashing it out no one caring about the pre match entertainment,  what the food is like or if pints are pre poured. Football in its most pure form. Come on Millwall

You been watching Green Street again?

[Fabrice29]

8 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Ballard with another absolute quality goal. Mad to think some on here couldn't see this in him and were so dismissive of him - always been a natural goal scorer and it’s great to see him delivering it at this level now. Just a shame it’s not for saints.

Doubt anyone was dismissive, just pointed out that leaving was absolutely the right thing to do for everyone 

[LGTL]

Millwall V West Ham today and Wolves v WBA tomorrow. I note there’s no bubble for the latter game either, despite the absolute carnage that occurred the last time they played 😂

Hopefully the newly appointed FAB are taking note. 

[Football Special]

12 hours ago, CB Fry said:

I said "there are restrictions" and there are.

It's not two provincial cities it's London you sap.

I havent got the energy to argue with you today,  have a good one , I'll let this  Millwall fan pass on a message to you on my behalf 

 

[Zorba]

6 minutes ago, Football Special said:

 

 

What a 🔔!

[EssEffCee]

They could easily have bubbled West Ham from Stratford to the ground if they wanted to on train network. It'll happen after the game so no reason it couldn't before.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

8 hours ago, Turkish said:

Millwall V West Ham tomorrow. There’s hatred and there’s this. I’m fully in the Millwall camp on this one a proper community club with a great hardcore base. I know a lot of you woke twats won’t like them or the game but this is what football is about. Two working class communities thrashing it out no one caring about the pre match entertainment,  what the food is like or if pints are pre poured. Football in its most pure form. Come on Millwall

The Millwall opinion of West Ham has gone down looking on here  https://millwallonline.com/forum/threads/west-ham-and-their-support.59176/ saying their support, although now bigger, has been diluted by giving free/cheap tickets to so many JCLs just to fill the taxpayers stadium.

Also mentions that West Ham have invented a dock strike-breaking myth, where have we heard that made up bollox before......?