Matthew Le Tissier Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I hear he has or will be asked to return! Any Thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 don't think they are recruiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 From woggy himself? I presume this is if the MLT consortium get in? If so then great news. Lowe only ever got rid of him because of a personal vendetta. People like woggy are what make the club what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I hear he has or will be asked to return! Any Thoughts Went to the same school ...... Big ginger curly hair ....... a pretty decent Footballer in his day ....... great Character ......... Part of the "furniture" for years ........ BRING HIM BACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 (edited) I think his playing days are over but I would definitely have that wise old head back as kit man and general helper..great support to the staff and squad. Bring back Woggy....The Spirit of Southampton is on the return. Edited 4 May, 2009 by ottery st mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilsburydoughboy Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Bring back Doris the Tea Lady. She liked Garribaldis but Lowe preferred Sport Biscuits so he got rid of Her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Could be the new Chris Marsden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Sorry, who is Woggy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I hear he has or will be asked to return! Any Thoughts Does that mean that the club has been saved and new owners are ready to pay up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Does that mean that the club has been saved and new owners are ready to pay up No thoughts on Woggy then John;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwaySaint1 Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Does he still have the box of shirts reading to go back on the ceiling ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I hear he has or will be asked to return! Any Thoughts I dont know, you mention this on a thread yesterday and ... hey presto! Yes - love to see Woggy back. Left (in protest) when Lowe returned but a real morale member of the team. Always prepared to come and chat to the kids after games (mine not the ones on the pitch) and all round good egg. Would love to see him back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Could be the new Chris Marsden. Doris the Tea Lady??:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le Tissier Posted 4 May, 2009 Author Share Posted 4 May, 2009 he will be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 From woggy himself? I presume this is if the MLT consortium get in? If so then great news. Lowe only ever got rid of him because of a personal vendetta. People like woggy are what make the club what it is. I heard he even offered to work for half pay yet Lowe still sacked him out of spite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I heard he even offered to work for half pay yet Lowe still sacked him out of spite. I heard a similar story. Did Lowe sack him or did he leave? Either way he was never of fan of Rupert. Only saying this as it destroys the myth that some may put out that the staff at SMS respected and liked Lowe. Guess what.. .they didnt either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I thought he was in his 60's. You can't have a bloke of that age humping kit around and he will only be there again a couple of years before retiring. Surely that job is not important to the new start and we should be concentrating on the real issues. I assume the job has been done since he has been away? A time when the club still needs to be mean to take on extra staff seems a little self defeating.He must be a nice fella though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le Tissier Posted 4 May, 2009 Author Share Posted 4 May, 2009 http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=95000645942&ref=nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 As Manager or CEO??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 As Manager or CEO??? Compared to Poortvliet and Lowe and their respective performances this season, then I think he couldn't do any worse:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Sorry, who is Woggy? A bloke called Malcolm Taylor. He'd been around Southampton Football Club for a long time, first as a steward, then he accepted the job of kit-man. He's called Woggy because of his thick curly hair when he was young, and it resembled the hair on the golliwog of the Robinson's jam jar. Very un-PC nowadays, but it was an earlier time. You can see him in Saints full squad photos in books like In That Number, and also there was a pretty fine interview with him on Javi Igeno's Dream Fans DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I thought he was in his 60's. You can't have a bloke of that age humping kit around and he will only be there again a couple of years before retiring. Surely that job is not important to the new start and we should be concentrating on the real issues. I assume the job has been done since he has been away? A time when the club still needs to be mean to take on extra staff seems a little self defeating.He must be a nice fella though. Yes, he is a "nice fellow", and IMHO, represents what we mean when we say "The Spirit of Southampton " His would be a welcome return should he wish to come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I thought he was in his 60's. You can't have a bloke of that age humping kit around and he will only be there again a couple of years before retiring. Surely that job is not important to the new start and we should be concentrating on the real issues. I assume the job has been done since he has been away? A time when the club still needs to be mean to take on extra staff seems a little self defeating.He must be a nice fella though. Ageist! lol! I dont care Nick, as long as Woggy can offer something to the team spirit I'll carry the kit into the van for him after games if he likes ! I remember reading a cracking article on him in The Saints magazine with brilliant pictures of him and Johnny Viafara et al smiling in the changing room. Made me feel good that we at least had a decent, respected and liked kit man. Then Lowe return and he was off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Ageist! lol! I dont care Nick, as long as Woggy can offer something to the team spirit I'll carry the kit into the van for him after games if he likes ! I remember reading a cracking article on him in The Saints magazine with brilliant pictures of him and Johnny Viafara et al smiling in the changing room. Made me feel good that we at least had a decent, respected and liked kit man. Then Lowe return and he was off. I dont know how popular he is in the dressing room but having pictures taken for a magazine and people smiling hardly makes it 100% the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I dont know how popular he is in the dressing room but having pictures taken for a magazine and people smiling hardly makes it 100% the fact. I agree ..... I felt the same way when I saw a smiling one of Snake Eyes .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I dont know how popular he is in the dressing room but having pictures taken for a magazine and people smiling hardly makes it 100% the fact. Why are you being so argumentative Nick. Do you have any proof at all that he is in any way bad for morale or indeed that he is unpopular? If he returns we will have had a takeover most likely and he will be on nothing wages. He's a good man so it can only really be a positive thing if he returns. I'm struggling to see how it can be a negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 (edited) I dont know how popular he is in the dressing room but having pictures taken for a magazine and people smiling hardly makes it 100% the fact. True... but I am smiling thinking about it, so it obviously had a positive impact on one fan! I would love to see him back. He's given more to this Club than 99% of us reading this thread - and he loves it! Edited 4 May, 2009 by SaintRobbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I agree ..... I felt the same way when I saw a smiling one of Snake Eyes .... Look into my eyes... not around the eyes... bring back Woggy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holbury Saint Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Woggy is a legend. How good would it be to have Woggy and Matty back at the club. :smt041:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Yes, he is a "nice fellow", and IMHO, represents what we mean when we say "The Spirit of Southampton " His would be a welcome return should he wish to come back That's a good point. He is a part of the feel good factor. An intangible but unifying spirit that makes supporting Saints good again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Why are you being so argumentative Nick. Do you have any proof at all that he is in any way bad for morale or indeed that he is unpopular? If he returns we will have had a takeover most likely and he will be on nothing wages. He's a good man so it can only really be a positive thing if he returns. I'm struggling to see how it can be a negative.Arguementative!! We have people saying that we are going to have a man in his 60's to return to a job. It in turn will either mean somebody losing their job to facilitate him or an increase in our staff costs.We have just been relegated to L1 ,i was trying to point out that having a kit man return whose job must have been filled is not a priority in my opinion.Everyu penny under new ownership I suspect will be tight as the enthusisam level appears really low. Therefore a shortterm return of a kitman who was not on the radar until he left is not high on my priorities especially if it means that funds will be channelled from elsewhere to make way for him. If the club can afford extra staff all well and good but is it really that necessary, or a fan appeasement, sounds very similar to MW's arrival ominously IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Woggy is a legend. How good would it be to have Woggy and Matty back at the club. :smt041:) Personally I had never heard of him until he left. I doubt 1in 100 saints fans would be able to point him out if asked. It sure is easy to be a legend at saints Lol Welcome back if so, I expect we'll win a lot more games now we have the old kitman back.Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_ed Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Most people only want him back because he used to tell people 90% of the clubs transfer rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Personally I had never heard of him until he left. I doubt 1in 100 saints fans would be able to point him out if asked. It sure is easy to be a legend at saints Lol Welcome back if so, I expect we'll win a lot more games now we have the old kitman back.Lol You're missing the 'feel good factor' point though Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Most people only want him back because he used to tell people 90% of the clubs transfer rumours. LOL did he ? He'll have his work cut out this summer then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 You're missing the 'feel good factor' point though Nick. If that is the new feelgood factor for my club then I think it is time to go and do otherthings. The return of a kitman is the new beginning LOOOOOOOOOOl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Woggy is a legend... I'm not sure I'd go as far as that, but he was a nice ordinary bloke, who seemed to be constantly aware that the job he was doing couldn't be bettered, for a committed Saints fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_ed Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 You're missing the 'feel good factor' point though Nick. Aside from this though, I have noticed less creases in our kits than when Woggy was doing the kit folding. I can't believe we actually have a thread on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Aside from this though, I have noticed less creases in our kits than when Woggy was doing the kit folding. I can't believe we actually have a thread on this LOL! I think thats to do with the better quality real shirts the players now have rather than Ruperts cheapo Saintswear replicas. Great thread this is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 If that is the new feelgood factor for my club then I think it is time to go and do otherthings. The return of a kitman is the new beginning LOOOOOOOOOOl. from small acorns grow great oaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holbury Saint Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Personally I had never heard of him until he left. I doubt 1in 100 saints fans would be able to point him out if asked. It sure is easy to be a legend at saints Lol Welcome back if so, I expect we'll win a lot more games now we have the old kitman back.Lol I knew Woggy very well and he always had a smile on his face, loved the club and ALL the players and staff loved him. If we want the Spirit of Southampton back we couldn't do much worse than get him back here in some capacity. The club needs to get back to being a great family club again and Woggy epitimises (not sure about the spelling!!!) everything that made this such a friendly loveable club. I would argue that everyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Woggy (apart from one man of course!) will tell you the same. BRING BACK WOGGY AND LE TISS!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Often see Woggy attending home games in the Itchen. Would be great if he got his job back. A decent, down-to-earth guy who loves the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Arguementative!! We have people saying that we are going to have a man in his 60's to return to a job. It in turn will either mean somebody losing their job to facilitate him or an increase in our staff costs.We have just been relegated to L1 ,i was trying to point out that having a kit man return whose job must have been filled is not a priority in my opinion.Everyu penny under new ownership I suspect will be tight as the enthusisam level appears really low. Therefore a shortterm return of a kitman who was not on the radar until he left is not high on my priorities especially if it means that funds will be channelled from elsewhere to make way for him. If the club can afford extra staff all well and good but is it really that necessary, or a fan appeasement, sounds very similar to MW's arrival ominously IMO What if he was prepared to do it for free? Even if not it's hardly major finance. As I have already said, if this happens it means that a takeover will have gone through so presumably it would be that takeover team paying the wages. Unless you think it's going to be a case of "Sorry Kelvin we were all set to offer you a new contract but now we have to pay the new kit man 50 quid a week. Deals off." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Would be great to see him back part of the spirit of Southampton would return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 I don't doubt that he's a nice guy, but on this thread we so far have: - Lowe sacked him out of spite. - He left in protest Classic examples of re-writing history. Club in financial difficulties. Look at which roles can be cut. Decide the kit/utility man can be one of them. If you look at it financially, he's a wage in a column on a spreadsheet somewhere. If you look at it emotionally, he's in his 60's will probably be less affected by it than Derek the groundsman who has a young family. Eitherway the budget has to be cut as we have to avoid administration. It's irrelevant how little his salary is, those pesky footballers are on fixed term contracts with big exit penalties. The office staff are on a months notice. Every little helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 What if he was prepared to do it for free? Even if not it's hardly major finance. As I have already said, if this happens it means that a takeover will have gone through so presumably it would be that takeover team paying the wages. Unless you think it's going to be a case of "Sorry Kelvin we were all set to offer you a new contract but now we have to pay the new kit man 50 quid a week. Deals off." Go ahead for free. But if you add in: Woggy £50pw Steve (Carparks) £120pw Roger (Security) £180pw Teresa (Barstaff) £100pw Geraldine (Secretarial) £250pw Derek (Grounstaff) £200pw ... then pretty soon you have something that approximates a League 1 footballers salary. That's market forces for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holbury Saint Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 he will be back So we've discussed Woggy but where have you heard this? Great if true but can only happen if new owners are in place. What do you really know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Doesn't really matter. If we get taken over and the owners bring him back the I will be dead pleased. Everyone else can moan about how we're wasting money but I'll be hapy about it and that's all that matters to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Go ahead for free. But if you add in: Woggy £50pw Steve (Carparks) £120pw Roger (Security) £180pw Teresa (Barstaff) £100pw Geraldine (Secretarial) £250pw Derek (Grounstaff) £200pw ... then pretty soon you have something that approximates a League 1 footballers salary. That's market forces for you. Woggy and spirit of southampton... Priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 4 May, 2009 Share Posted 4 May, 2009 Woggys back working in the Docks on the Heulin Renouf service (won from P'mouth!!!) along with a couple of other familiar faces from the St Marys yellow coat brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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