Portsmouth pull out of World Cup race (From Daily Echo)

It just keeps getting better and better.
Hopefully the next headlines to appear will be "storrie, Rednapp and Mandric jailed, portmouth f.c. thrown out of league and Fratton Park to become Walmart Superstore"

I think this is a real opportunity for southampton as i think there has to be a venue in the South-east outside london.

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Would be a perfect catalyst for putting the city on the world stage...

How nice to see that true sportsmanship is alive and kicking in Fuente del Marques!

Incredible! I reported this on the Kel Davis thread more than 2 hours before the Southern Evening Echo did, do I get a Christmas bonus?

Linesman wrote:
How nice to see that true sportsmanship is alive and kicking in Fuente del Marques!

Calm down it's only a bit of fun, it won't happen, Walmart already have a store in Havant.

RealTalkSouthampton wrote:
I think this is a real opportunity for southampton as i think there has to be a venue in the South-east outside london. Facebook.com/Southam ptonNetwork Would be a perfect catalyst for putting the city on the world stage...

They were mentioning a potential bill in the region of £24m with the lack of support from the Government/FA. Why would Southampton need or want a bill like that? Surely any amount like that can be invested in a lot better areas like schools, roads, housing, Saganowski's diet (!) etc. - Much more worthwhile reasons than two or three matches played by over-rated, poncy national teams.....like the England team for example!

There are much nicer places than Southampton where the 2018 World Cup can take place.

I can't see a problem with Southampton being a host city for the World Cup as long as the entire cost was met by the Football Association and through the ticket prices. Why should Council Tax payers with no interest in it be lumbered with a massive bill? London taxpayers are in debt for years with the rocketing cost of the Olympic Games. How many would want that fiasco if the choice was offered today?

I personaly am not aware of the exact cost to S.F.C of a successful application.
Would seem however that anything that promotes our Global Image is probably something that The Management,as we climb the leagues,would want.
You cant sell something to the non converted if it's not in the shop window!
As one of The Faithful I'm not overly bothered if we do or dont apply but would love to see our Club revenues benefit if more support were to result
from a succesful application.

Typical Linesman, never answers questions about the complete shambles of his skate origins, but will gladly condescend anyone else, why dont you go a molest something aquatic Linesman, thats all your fit for pal. As for the headline, it was never going to happen in skateland, could you imagine the World Cup heirachy arriving at Fratton station, the looks on their collective faces would be priceless, each of them with a WTF look, would have loved to have seen it ;) We had far more of a chance, but getting the duck hunters shambles sorted out took to long, and we are too late now, still Soton City council were prepared to back the bid, unlike Skate City's council who knew they would firstly have to get a stadium built for them LOL!!! Really loving the day to day falling apart of their sh*te hole club, and a fake shiek who needs to borrow money, and their C.E is bent and hopefully off to nick, and the worst ever Prem team, it just go's on & on, laughing at them every day. One Team In Hampshire, the others Aldershot :))))

Haha - I can't believe Pompey were even thinking about bidding in the first place. Can you imagine World Cup games at Fratton Park? The entire planet would absolutelyPISS itself laughing. People in war-ravaged parts of Africa would would be crammed round a solitary tv clutching some cholera-infested glass of water saying "Man, thank god we're not there".

But we, on the other hand, definitely should bid. The whole existence of Southampton as we know it is down to its history as a port and its links with the international community. This would be a great way not only of celebrating that history but also reinforcing it and reminding potential trade partners just how big a deal Southampton is.

In reply to stupideditor.
Maybe there are nicer places but none of them have football teams or decent stadia.
As for Poopey. I think it speaks volumes as to whether the club is being re developed or not. it would seem NOT.
As for Saints, things are looking up,
We are in touch with mid table. Just need to be a little more consistent and New year could find us nicely positioned if anyone above slips up.
KEEP THE FAITH

Brite Spark wrote:
Incredible! I reported this on the Kel Davis thread more than 2 hours before the Southern Evening Echo did, do I get a Christmas bonus?

Attention seeking again Dim Spark?

Tye-Dye wrote:
Typical Linesman, never answers questions about the complete shambles of his skate origins, but will gladly condescend anyone else, why dont you go a molest something aquatic Linesman, thats all your fit for pal. As for the headline, it was never going to happen in skateland, could you imagine the World Cup heirachy arriving at Fratton station, the looks on their collective faces would be priceless, each of them with a WTF look, would have loved to have seen it ;) We had far more of a chance, but getting the duck hunters shambles sorted out took to long, and we are too late now, still Soton City council were prepared to back the bid, unlike Skate City's council who knew they would firstly have to get a stadium built for them LOL!!! Really loving the day to day falling apart of their sh*te hole club, and a fake shiek who needs to borrow money, and their C.E is bent and hopefully off to nick, and the worst ever Prem team, it just go's on & on, laughing at them every day. One Team In Hampshire, the others Aldershot :))))

As my origins are in the SO postal area, I guess it must be something that I picked up in my youth Tye-Dye! At least I was not so keen to get away from the area that I relocated to outer space!
If, as you claim, 'People in war-ravaged parts of Africa would would (???) be crammed round a solitary tv clutching some cholera-infested glass of water saying, "Man, thank god we're not there." I wonder what they would say, having seen the Spinnaker Tower, HMS Victory, the Warrior, Gunwharf Quay etc etc, if they were shown what Southampton has to offer!
"Man, thank god we're not there, there is not even an iconic building and the biggest attraction is Derby Road!"

Come back down to earth!

For this event to take place in our area would need the co-operation of a number of cities, because neither Portsmouth or Southampton would be able to provide all of the facilities on their own.
Each team would need their own training facilities and hotel accommodation and would not want to share, and that is before the fans arrive on the scene!

What I find strange is that the Government and the Lottery are putting a hell of a lot of money into the Olympics, that will be watched by considerably less people than will watch the World Cup!

I wonder why!

I think that Southampton could quite easily cope with all of the requirements expected from a World Cup Host City. However, it may mean that Portsmouth FC may have to vacate Wellington for that period Linesman!

For the benefit of Tye-Dye, I was born and brought up in the SO postal area, and have not moved as far away as someone who has chosen to relocate to Veil Nebula, a place like nothing on earth!!
If, as you claim, those poor Africans would think themselves lucky not to live in Portsmouth, with its Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quay, Royal Navy, HMS Victory, the Warrior, Mary Rose etc etc, I wonder how they would react to seeing what Southampton has to offer - which is? Remind me? Oh yes! A container port and the Bargate! Very inspiring! A city of culture! Even had to exhibit a portrait of John Westwood to attract visitors!

Now, to be serious!

Neither Portsmouth nor Southampton could be a World Cup venue without the help and co-operation of other cities.

Countries would need their own hotel accommodation, not sharing.
Their own training facilities, not sharing and there would not be enough hotels in any one city to cope with the visitors both from home and from abroad.

When the Government and Lottery can pour so much cash into the Olympics, the question has to be asked why they are not doing the same for the World Cup.

The Olympics are no longer restricted to amateur sportsmen, so that excuse cannot be used and the tv audience for the world cup would be bigger than that for the olympics!

One is the sport of toffs and the other the working man's sport!

QED.

By the time the World Cup 2018 comes around we will have won the Champions League at least twice and the SMS ground will be double it's present size, maybe larger. The FA will be begging us to use our ground, which will by then be a mecca for English football supremacy known throughout the world.

Vision, that's all you need.

"Saints' chairman Nicola Cortese has expressed his desire for Southampton to be a host city should England host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups."
First and foremost this is great news because it shows the guy is here for the long term.
Secondly, with regards to the projected costs of extending the stadium, I believe Cortese/Liebherr would gladly cover them, as they would recoup the money through global advertising of products, including the "family" businesses. They could even insist on any company involved in the extension using Liebherr vehicles and film it as part of the advertising campaign.
This is a win - win situation for Southampton FC and the city.

Linesman, thanks for posting that twice. I felt it definitely deserved it. But is it just me or are all Portsmouth's 'attractions' that you mention all things that us from the nice end of the M27 used to get dragged to on school trips and find really, really boring? Seriously, no one enjoys HMS Victory and the Mary Rose is the biggest load of cack put on display to the public outside of Fratton Park. What else have you got? Some brass rubbings?

Alicesdad wrote:
By the time the World Cup 2018 comes around we will have won the Champions League at least twice and the SMS ground will be double it's present size, maybe larger. The FA will be begging us to use our ground, which will by then be a mecca for English football supremacy known throughout the world. Vision, that's all you need.

I completely agree.

Goes without saying.

St Retford wrote:
Linesman, thanks for posting that twice. I felt it definitely deserved it. But is it just me or are all Portsmouth's 'attractions' that you mention all things that us from the nice end of the M27 used to get dragged to on school trips and find really, really boring? Seriously, no one enjoys HMS Victory and the Mary Rose is the biggest load of cack put on display to the public outside of Fratton Park. What else have you got? Some brass rubbings?

Porchester Castle was OK ... always a real risk that someone would fall down the stairs, which added to the excitement of the day.

And it's in better condition than the local football ground, and gets more visitors.

Linesman wrote:
For the benefit of Tye-Dye, I was born and brought up in the SO postal area, and have not moved as far away as someone who has chosen to relocate to Veil Nebula, a place like nothing on earth!!
If, as you claim, those poor Africans would think themselves lucky not to live in Portsmouth, with its Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quay, Royal Navy, HMS Victory, the Warrior, Mary Rose etc etc, I wonder how they would react to seeing what Southampton has to offer - which is? Remind me? Oh yes! A container port and the Bargate! Very inspiring! A city of culture! Even had to exhibit a portrait of John Westwood to attract visitors!

Now, to be serious!

Neither Portsmouth nor Southampton could be a World Cup venue without the help and co-operation of other cities.

Countries would need their own hotel accommodation, not sharing.
Their own training facilities, not sharing and there would not be enough hotels in any one city to cope with the visitors both from home and from abroad.

When the Government and Lottery can pour so much cash into the Olympics, the question has to be asked why they are not doing the same for the World Cup.

The Olympics are no longer restricted to amateur sportsmen, so that excuse cannot be used and the tv audience for the world cup would be bigger than that for the olympics!

One is the sport of toffs and the other the working man's sport!

QED.

Apparently Avram Grant has taken his squad to the dockyard so that they can see what a Victory looks like!

In reply to linesman.
I mean forget the fact we have the biggest green belt inside a city in europe, percentageof size.
Forget that on the night Henry the 5th sailed for Harlfour, two of the greatest earls in England were3 beheaded there.
Of course from there henry 5th went on to win Agincourt.
Forget the Pilgrim fathers sailed from Southampton.
Forget that Southampton was a Roman fort.
Add to that the oak for ships like the Victory was harvested on the western side of Southampton and alot of the ships built at Bucklers hard.
Forget that it boasts one of the largest shopping Malls in europe.
Forget that it has the only decent sports arena this side of london. Which was designed to be raised to take 43000 if necessary and can even be re/structured to take 53000.
That the City has good airport, rail, and road links.
That it does have numurous hotels and guest houses.
Then you are right it has nothing.
Now can we please get back to football.

Went to the O2 on sunday to watch the APT tennis finals. Getting in and out of the O2 was a complete nightmare - just hope the authorities sort out the transport problems ahead of the Olympics or they will be dead in the water before they start!!!
SMS has hosted an England International and did a good job and Southampton is more than capable of hosting World Cup matches - what a great opportunity for football fans to see international teams playing at the only decent football ground in the south of the country outside London. Go for it.

I showed some pictures of Portsmouth to my Afghan staff the other day and they asked me what part of Kabul it was!

BBC say 15 citys expected to try and get it, come on Southampton make us proud.

Alicesdad wrote:

Alicesdad wrote: By the time the World Cup 2018 comes around we will have won the Champions League at least twice and the SMS ground will be double it's present size, maybe larger. The FA will be begging us to use our ground, which will by then be a mecca for English football supremacy known throughout the world. Vision, that's all you need.

I completely agree.

I'm a bit disappointed with your negativity Alicesdad, Champions League only twice.

Linesman, i'm pretty sure there would not be a shortage of training grounds in and around Southampton. As far as hotels is concerned, again Southampton is not that small and when you take all surrounding areas there would be no problem hosting players and fans from different countries. Its not as if England is so big that a neighbouring town or city is thousands of miles away!!

In response to the question "why should the council pay?", because the city will benefit MASSIVELY in terms of increased tourism and trade during the world cup which all adds to the revenue they would get back as a result. Aswell as the increased status and improvement to the city that will benefit EVERYONE here. All the many thousands of visitors will need to eat places, stay somewhere, do a bit of shopping in our humungous shopping mall and generally pump millions into our economy.
The bid would not be and expense, it would be an INVESTMENT into the city.

I'm all for the bid if we are allowed to enter one.

COYR

Linesman, you were born in a S.O postcode, the rest was down hill from there huh?? Born and bred in Woolston for your weird fascination, a regular at the Bridge pub if you ever want to have a proper discussion about the Olympic machinations, make sure you wear your gobsh*te top so I know who you are, offer open ended. Alas, the rest was inane drivel about the virtues of a skate city, and poorly articulated as we are all used to from you and your sub-human ilk, Milton Road answered you far more accurately than you deserve, you are much more efficient at delivering condescending one liners to posters on here, even though you reveal yourself as the antipathy of what you post. You are not welcome on this site, you are a lost skate who wants to post on a site full of optimism & hope, rather than gloom and despair, thats the beauty of not supporting the side of whom's postcode you were born in, simply you deserve all the ridicule you ask for, and the offer is open anytime you wish.

St Retford wrote:
Linesman, thanks for posting that twice. I felt it definitely deserved it. But is it just me or are all Portsmouth's 'attractions' that you mention all things that us from the nice end of the M27 used to get dragged to on school trips and find really, really boring? Seriously, no one enjoys HMS Victory and the Mary Rose is the biggest load of cack put on display to the public outside of Fratton Park. What else have you got? Some brass rubbings?

If you still believe that Portsmouth's heritage is boring I would suggest that you must have an attention span so slight you need treatment - please don't breed!
In short, Pompey would be a great place to visit for those comming to Southampton for the World Cup, whensover the FA manage to attract it here.
Further, there's nothing much wrong with Southampton some professional publicity couldn't fix - the medieval walls are two-thirds extant, and we've three magnificent gateways, which is more than the rest of the medieval towns in this country can put together. And, as mentioned above, it's green, friendly and has lots of other things going for it.
All we lack is the application of imagination and gumption by the City Council and the local media. It would make a world of difference.

Derek of Dibden Purlieu wrote:
I can't see a problem with Southampton being a host city for the World Cup as long as the entire cost was met by the Football Association and through the ticket prices. Why should Council Tax payers with no interest in it be lumbered with a massive bill? London taxpayers are in debt for years with the rocketing cost of the Olympic Games. How many would want that fiasco if the choice was offered today?

The 2010 World Cup is expected to increase the South African GDP by R55billion. Surely Southampton would welcome a similar slice of the equivalent in Sterling in 2018?

Captain Swing wrote:

St Retford wrote: Linesman, thanks for posting that twice. I felt it definitely deserved it. But is it just me or are all Portsmouth's 'attractions' that you mention all things that us from the nice end of the M27 used to get dragged to on school trips and find really, really boring? Seriously, no one enjoys HMS Victory and the Mary Rose is the biggest load of cack put on display to the public outside of Fratton Park. What else have you got? Some brass rubbings?

If you still believe that Portsmouth's heritage is boring I would suggest that you must have an attention span so slight you need treatment - please don't breed! In short, Pompey would be a great place to visit for those comming to Southampton for the World Cup, whensover the FA manage to attract it here. Further, there's nothing much wrong with Southampton some professional publicity couldn't fix - the medieval walls are two-thirds extant, and we've three magnificent gateways, which is more than the rest of the medieval towns in this country can put together. And, as mentioned above, it's green, friendly and has lots of other things going for it. All we lack is the application of imagination and gumption by the City Council and the local media. It would make a world of difference.

Of course I have a short attention span - I'm a product of the soundbite culture and we're the future. In case you didn't know, anyone under 35 finds old ships and old wars really, really boring. But boring is better than the rest of Portsmouth, which is just a bit depressing.

(O, and I have already bred. I shall take my kids to play frisbee on Southampton Common rather than make them trudge round looking at a pile of knackered old boat.)

costa gaz wrote:
It just keeps getting better and better. Hopefully the next headlines to appear will be "storrie, Rednapp and Mandric jailed, portmouth f.c. thrown out of league and Fratton Park to become Walmart Superstore"

... on the day that Saints win the play-off final at Wembley

Counciller Mike Hanckock opposed the bid as he thought it was a waste of taxpayers money and said that it could be spent more effectivly in impoverished parts of Portsmouth.
You need a lot more 24 million Counciller

milton road wrote:
In reply to linesman.
I mean forget the fact we have the biggest green belt inside a city in europe, percentageof size.
Forget that on the night Henry the 5th sailed for Harlfour, two of the greatest earls in England were3 beheaded there.
Of course from there henry 5th went on to win Agincourt.
Forget the Pilgrim fathers sailed from Southampton.
Forget that Southampton was a Roman fort.
Add to that the oak for ships like the Victory was harvested on the western side of Southampton and alot of the ships built at Bucklers hard.
Forget that it boasts one of the largest shopping Malls in europe.
Forget that it has the only decent sports arena this side of london. Which was designed to be raised to take 43000 if necessary and can even be re/structured to take 53000.
That the City has good airport, rail, and road links.
That it does have numurous hotels and guest houses.
Then you are right it has nothing.
Now can we please get back to football.

oh sorry i could not stop laughing.
good airport well its sort of middle to fair but not good.
good rail link, its at its close to its maximum capacity.
good road links, oh boy this has to be the best joke of all, southampton is a bottle neck. just look what happens now with its traffic jams, and pot hole roads, southampton is a natural bottle neck, and its due to the fact that it is V shape.
victory was built at chatham docks and the wood to build her came in from all over the country, most of it came from kings forest.
southampton ground would be good for a training ground for the world cups teams and thats about it.

Were they ever in the race in the first place?

Welcome to Pompey.....a ground resembling a collection of cattle sheds.

Prediction: relegation.

Tye-Dye wrote:
Linesman, you were born in a S.O postcode, the rest was down hill from there huh?? Born and bred in Woolston for your weird fascination, a regular at the Bridge pub if you ever want to have a proper discussion about the Olympic machinations, make sure you wear your gobsh*te top so I know who you are, offer open ended. Alas, the rest was inane drivel about the virtues of a skate city, and poorly articulated as we are all used to from you and your sub-human ilk, Milton Road answered you far more accurately than you deserve, you are much more efficient at delivering condescending one liners to posters on here, even though you reveal yourself as the antipathy of what you post. You are not welcome on this site, you are a lost skate who wants to post on a site full of optimism & hope, rather than gloom and despair, thats the beauty of not supporting the side of whom's postcode you were born in, simply you deserve all the ridicule you ask for, and the offer is open anytime you wish.

For a start Tye-Dye, as this is an Echo site and I am a reader of The Echo, you are in no position to say whether or not I am welcome on this site!
So you were born and bred in Woolston! Not something that I would boast about, having been born and brought up in a more select area, but there are always the 'haves' and 'have nots' I suppose! No wonder you make no mention of it in your post name!

In life, I have found that it is not where you start that counts, but where you end up! I guess you are still in Woolston! You have my utmost sympathy!

I note that you have not mentioned any iconic buildings in Southampton or any tourist attractions! I wonder why?

Thanks for your open-ended offer!

Having studied the drivel you leave on here with monotonous regularity, I thought the only open ended offer that you could make would be an open mouth at one end and the orifice from which you talk on the other!

Have a nice day!

southy wrote:

milton road wrote: In reply to linesman. I mean forget the fact we have the biggest green belt inside a city in europe, percentageof size. Forget that on the night Henry the 5th sailed for Harlfour, two of the greatest earls in England were3 beheaded there. Of course from there henry 5th went on to win Agincourt. Forget the Pilgrim fathers sailed from Southampton. Forget that Southampton was a Roman fort. Add to that the oak for ships like the Victory was harvested on the western side of Southampton and alot of the ships built at Bucklers hard. Forget that it boasts one of the largest shopping Malls in europe. Forget that it has the only decent sports arena this side of london. Which was designed to be raised to take 43000 if necessary and can even be re/structured to take 53000. That the City has good airport, rail, and road links. That it does have numurous hotels and guest houses. Then you are right it has nothing. Now can we please get back to football.

oh sorry i could not stop laughing. good airport well its sort of middle to fair but not good. good rail link, its at its close to its maximum capacity. good road links, oh boy this has to be the best joke of all, southampton is a bottle neck. just look what happens now with its traffic jams, and pot hole roads, southampton is a natural bottle neck, and its due to the fact that it is V shape. victory was built at chatham docks and the wood to build her came in from all over the country, most of it came from kings forest. southampton ground would be good for a training ground for the world cups teams and thats about it.

Good points Southy!
Biggest green belt inside a city - a hamd-out to pervs and molesters as is evidenced quite regularly in The Echo.
Two of the greatest Earls of England beheaded there. High praise indeed!
The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Southampton! - The Mayflower was on the point of doing a 'Titanic' so had to call into Plymouth to be made seaworthy, which is why, where they landed in America is called Plymouth Rock and not Southampton Rock!
Southampton was a Roman Fort! Defending what from whom?
As Southy said, the Victory was built at Chatham, and they had oak trees available a lot nearer!
Bucklers Hard is in the New Forest, not Southampton!
It has one of the biggest shopping malls in Europe, and Solent Village and Above Bar have suffered as a result!
It has a football ground built on the old gasworks site, that is poorly situated to reach either by public transport or by car. It could be extended, but there has never been the need with attendances at the 20,000 mark.
The City has a good airport? Situated in the borough of Eastleigh, and was always known as Eastleigh Airport!
Good rail links? Southampton Central. Hardly sited in the centre of town!
Good road links? Listen to the traffic reports on Radio Solent any morning!
It has numerous hotels and guest houses! Yep! Derby Road! By the hour!

OK! Lets get back to football!

Premier League or Div 1?

Come on Guys!!
Cant we all just be Fiends??

Harleysaint wrote:
Come on Guys!! Cant we all just be Fiends??

Next year,or the year after will truely be the occasion to vent ones support for either side.
(No it was not a spelling mistake in the previous post)
I do not think it is either clever or funny to take advantage of a few men when they are down!
Lets just tear them a new one on the next occasion that we meet!
Please skates: Tell me you didnt believe it could last?
No Money= No future....Simples ;-)

There are sufficient stadia to meet the 40,000 capacity criteria set by FIFA. We could never sell the expanded ground out except for derby games and the odd fixture against a really big team. Better it goes to London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Sunderland and Newcastle.

MAKE THE APPLICATION

Linesman wrote:

Tye-Dye wrote:
Linesman, you were born in a S.O postcode, the rest was down hill from there huh?? Born and bred in Woolston for your weird fascination, a regular at the Bridge pub if you ever want to have a proper discussion about the Olympic machinations, make sure you wear your gobsh*te top so I know who you are, offer open ended. Alas, the rest was inane drivel about the virtues of a skate city, and poorly articulated as we are all used to from you and your sub-human ilk, Milton Road answered you far more accurately than you deserve, you are much more efficient at delivering condescending one liners to posters on here, even though you reveal yourself as the antipathy of what you post. You are not welcome on this site, you are a lost skate who wants to post on a site full of optimism & hope, rather than gloom and despair, thats the beauty of not supporting the side of whom's postcode you were born in, simply you deserve all the ridicule you ask for, and the offer is open anytime you wish.

For a start Tye-Dye, as this is an Echo site and I am a reader of The Echo, you are in no position to say whether or not I am welcome on this site!
So you were born and bred in Woolston! Not something that I would boast about, having been born and brought up in a more select area, but there are always the 'haves' and 'have nots' I suppose! No wonder you make no mention of it in your post name!

In life, I have found that it is not where you start that counts, but where you end up! I guess you are still in Woolston! You have my utmost sympathy!

I note that you have not mentioned any iconic buildings in Southampton or any tourist attractions! I wonder why?

Thanks for your open-ended offer!

Having studied the drivel you leave on here with monotonous regularity, I thought the only open ended offer that you could make would be an open mouth at one end and the orifice from which you talk on the other!

Have a nice day!

Whoah!!! Another proven skate cyber warrior, very brave little man, just like the rest of your inbred skate extended family that get on here to spout your degenerate bile.Any day you want to meet up to discuss this further, anywhere you want, iconic landmark or wherever, Southampton, Fareham, Fish molester City, just let me know and I wont let you down, c'mon skate, prove to me your not a bottler like the rest of your all mouth no action skate clan who wum on here. I really hope you prove me wrong and are up for it, somehow I dont think it will happen anytime soon though skate, you have the front on here but in reality you are what you are, a skate no mark with issues and delusions and a obvious desire to support Saints, and post snidey comments on its site when its f*ck all to do with you, come on skate I really want to meet up.

Why do those bitter and twisted folk down the road bother. No manager, no money, bottom of the league with united up next!!
I for one would love it if were possible for a late bid for a world cup venue.
Lets look at something that even those unfortunates from skateland can`t disagree about.
We are the main and biggest by volume cruise liner port in northern Europe.
Each cruise ship turnaround generates on average 1 million pounds to the local economy, as is reported in the past by the Echo. Take on average 2,000 off-2,000 people on and you don`t have to be Einstein to realise that with 40,000 fans turning up, most staying for at least two days the revenue that could be generated.
Mr Leibherr is a hard nosed successful businessman, and Mr cortese is a shrewd and financial kingpin from his previous career.
I`m sure there are lots of things to consider, not least the cost of extending SMS. But assuming this project has already been thought about, a successful venue bid can only generate funds which would offset this outlay making it a win win situation.

Vision and commitment from the council well...............t
hat's an entirely different matter!

Harleysaint wrote:

Harleysaint wrote:
Come on Guys!! Cant we all just be Fiends??

Next year,or the year after will truely be the occasion to vent ones support for either side.
(No it was not a spelling mistake in the previous post)
I do not think it is either clever or funny to take advantage of a few men when they are down!
Lets just tear them a new one on the next occasion that we meet!
Please skates: Tell me you didnt believe it could last?
No Money= No future....Simples ;-)

Harley, and all the other long suffering Saints fans who have had to put up with the inbreds like Linesman and Southy who live their sad little lives on our site, rather than post on theirs, why is that?? They are so thick they couldn't possibly understand or give a coherent answer, and on top of that not brave enough to meet face to face to discuss, bottless skates who post on the Saints page, what a pair of absolute w@@@@rs, thinking about it they are from that neck of the woods where fellow skate's swap photo's of kiddies in pre-school, no wonder why your so quick to defend your **** hole of a city, what are you both hiding???

Although I'm not much of a football fan myself, the prospect of Southampton hosting two world cups during the next decade (the other being the confirmed rugby world cup) is exciting. As I understand it, the costs ought to be at least slightly less than Portsmouth's would have been due to the fact that we have a stadium with the required capacity already (once expanded). Hopefully it's not too late for Southampton to get it!

Tye-Dye wrote:

Harleysaint wrote:

Harleysaint wrote: Come on Guys!! Cant we all just be Fiends??

Next year,or the year after will truely be the occasion to vent ones support for either side. (No it was not a spelling mistake in the previous post) I do not think it is either clever or funny to take advantage of a few men when they are down! Lets just tear them a new one on the next occasion that we meet! Please skates: Tell me you didnt believe it could last? No Money= No future....Simples ;-)

Harley, and all the other long suffering Saints fans who have had to put up with the inbreds like Linesman and Southy who live their sad little lives on our site, rather than post on theirs, why is that?? They are so thick they couldn't possibly understand or give a coherent answer, and on top of that not brave enough to meet face to face to discuss, bottless skates who post on the Saints page, what a pair of absolute w@@@@rs, thinking about it they are from that neck of the woods where fellow skate's swap photo's of kiddies in pre-school, no wonder why your so quick to defend your **** hole of a city, what are you both hiding???

Tye!......
In my humble opinion you are at risk of expending far too much positive energy on a no win situation.
Maybe you find it enjoyable locking intelectual horns with the visitors.
Not much of a challenge though is it?
If you find it entertaining,in any other way than,the similarity it evokes when pulling the legs off a spider then please continue in doing your own thing.
All I ever get from them is a massive inferiority complex.
Forget the old ships!!!
They are soon to be a submarine(a very good one I'm sure,)but one that is never the less destined to submerge beyond sight for a very long time.
We on the other hand are becoming The Master Of The Seas.
Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier!!!!!
Everthing is now possible with the new found ability to take and win the fight anywhere!!
Keep the faith and have fun if you must!!!!

Agreed Harley, all I want to do is to take the degenerates on face to face, get them off our site where the sensible posters just wish to discuss our club, but as we can all see they dont want to meet face to face, brave with a keyboard in front of them but absolute bottlers in the real world. For the ultra brave Linesman(your moniker says it all, a weedy little tw@t who would never have the guts to run the game, much safer on the sidelines) My name is Trev Oakley, I live in Eastleigh now, Northlands Road to be more accurate, originally from Woolston, very proud of my birthplace and its shipbuilding heritage, in regeneration now after VT went for a much cheaper labour option, where was that exactly???!!! So Linesman, willing or able to reveal more of your identity, or will you keep quiet and wish the nasty man goes away while crying to mummy, come on bottler.

Let's all laugh at pompey lets all laugh at pompey ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha . Or a more festive laugh to the tune of good king wenceles...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, try it ,it fit's most festive tunes like jingle bells ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!

Apparently PFC were actually bidding to host the Subbuteo World Cup, but FIFA said that Fratton Park was too small to host such an event!

Saint Pete II wrote:
Linesman, i'm pretty sure there would not be a shortage of training grounds in and around Southampton. As far as hotels is concerned, again Southampton is not that small and when you take all surrounding areas there would be no problem hosting players and fans from different countries. Its not as if England is so big that a neighbouring town or city is thousands of miles away!! In response to the question "why should the council pay?", because the city will benefit MASSIVELY in terms of increased tourism and trade during the world cup which all adds to the revenue they would get back as a result. Aswell as the increased status and improvement to the city that will benefit EVERYONE here. All the many thousands of visitors will need to eat places, stay somewhere, do a bit of shopping in our humungous shopping mall and generally pump millions into our economy. The bid would not be and expense, it would be an INVESTMENT into the city. I'm all for the bid if we are allowed to enter one. COYR

Sorry I did not spot your piece earlier Saint Pete II.

As you would appreciate, there are training grounds and there are training grounds. The facilities that Saints have at Marchwood are first class, but those that Pompey use in Stoneham Lane are not, and unless there has been a massive input of cash into the Sports Centre, they are not either. Come the World Cup, all being well, Pompey's planned training ground and facilities would be up and running.
Reading's facilities would also be available as would Brighton's. Four separate facilities, that would be rented for the period of use and all within a reasonable distance.
Although Southampton has first class hotels, teams would not want to be in the same hotel, and probably not in the same town or city, so they also would be spread around, attracting money into that area. Likewise their fans from abroad and those living in this country.
I am disgusted that Portsmouth City Council appear to have made not contact with Southampton, Reading or Brighton Councils to discuss how this bid to host World Cup matches could be shared amongst us, for the benefit of us all.
An ideal opportunity to bring into our respective areas appears to have been lost dut to the apathy of Portsmouth City Council.
It would appear that a £20m bond had to be put in place. A lot of cash for one city!
However, if Portsmouth were to have the actual matches played there, why not Portsmouth City Council put up £8m with Southampton, Reading and Brighton putting up £4m each?
There may have been some haggling, but it would have been a starting point, rather than just quit! Apparently they have already spent £250,000 and now have nothing to show for it except some posters and redundant T shirts!
As you rightly say, the money would be recouped by tourists, with Southampton possibly having a cruise ship in for the occasion!
Unfortunately, it would appear that the time for bids to be a host has long since past, so unless there is a dramatic change in the rules, Southampton cannot enter a bid, and thanks to the incompetence of Portsmouth City Council, any cash that would have been made by the respective cities will now be spent elsewhere!
It is always the football fans that lose out!

to be fair 26m is a lot. However the city really needs to grow in a positive way. This investment would return jobs and increase Sotons profile.

Come on we have already lost the round the world.

Lets get the Spitfire up and host the world cup

One thing is for sure they will have to de-bug the travel lodge up the road from SMS my son is still itching (not Itchen) from the last time we came down for a game, in fact could they de-bug it anyway

Linesman wrote:

Saint Pete II wrote:
Linesman, i'm pretty sure there would not be a shortage of training grounds in and around Southampton. As far as hotels is concerned, again Southampton is not that small and when you take all surrounding areas there would be no problem hosting players and fans from different countries. Its not as if England is so big that a neighbouring town or city is thousands of miles away!! In response to the question "why should the council pay?", because the city will benefit MASSIVELY in terms of increased tourism and trade during the world cup which all adds to the revenue they would get back as a result. Aswell as the increased status and improvement to the city that will benefit EVERYONE here. All the many thousands of visitors will need to eat places, stay somewhere, do a bit of shopping in our humungous shopping mall and generally pump millions into our economy. The bid would not be and expense, it would be an INVESTMENT into the city. I'm all for the bid if we are allowed to enter one. COYR

Sorry I did not spot your piece earlier Saint Pete II.

As you would appreciate, there are training grounds and there are training grounds. The facilities that Saints have at Marchwood are first class, but those that Pompey use in Stoneham Lane are not, and unless there has been a massive input of cash into the Sports Centre, they are not either. Come the World Cup, all being well, Pompey's planned training ground and facilities would be up and running.
Reading's facilities would also be available as would Brighton's. Four separate facilities, that would be rented for the period of use and all within a reasonable distance.
Although Southampton has first class hotels, teams would not want to be in the same hotel, and probably not in the same town or city, so they also would be spread around, attracting money into that area. Likewise their fans from abroad and those living in this country.
I am disgusted that Portsmouth City Council appear to have made not contact with Southampton, Reading or Brighton Councils to discuss how this bid to host World Cup matches could be shared amongst us, for the benefit of us all.
An ideal opportunity to bring into our respective areas appears to have been lost dut to the apathy of Portsmouth City Council.
It would appear that a £20m bond had to be put in place. A lot of cash for one city!
However, if Portsmouth were to have the actual matches played there, why not Portsmouth City Council put up £8m with Southampton, Reading and Brighton putting up £4m each?
There may have been some haggling, but it would have been a starting point, rather than just quit! Apparently they have already spent £250,000 and now have nothing to show for it except some posters and redundant T shirts!
As you rightly say, the money would be recouped by tourists, with Southampton possibly having a cruise ship in for the occasion!
Unfortunately, it would appear that the time for bids to be a host has long since past, so unless there is a dramatic change in the rules, Southampton cannot enter a bid, and thanks to the incompetence of Portsmouth City Council, any cash that would have been made by the respective cities will now be spent elsewhere!
It is always the football fans that lose out!

Not willing to reveal your true identity then Linesman, as I said before your very brave with a keyboard in front of you and willing to condescend Saints fans whenever you see fit, but now everyone has seen what your really about, a degenerate skate with no bottle, you asked me too I duly did, all I need is your name and road as I did for you, but thats a step too far for you cyber warrior isnt it, bottleless tw@t! A skate with no bottle, kind of shatters their image doesnt it, as you find with most of them, big mouths, brave on internet forums, even braver in groups, but individually they dont want to know. I will be on your back from here on in bottler, your views are pathetic and not worth a read, really loving your sh*te teams demise, crawl back under your stone little man you proved to me all you had to, bottless skate inbred tw@t.

I was pointing out the infrastructure was all in place. You tell me a city that doesn't have traffic problems and traffic jams. We all know the best place for the ground to be built was down by the Airport but it wasn't. yet it has a close rail link. Park and ride schemes would be in place which would eleviate alot of problems.
I could go on about history again but there is alot of history in Southampton, including the Tudor Museum
Yet to be honest most people coming for the world cup, will want pubs clubs and grub.
How can anyone say Saints haven't got the stadium to house world cup matches? when we have one of the top ten stadias in the country fact and one that can be enlarged. Note crowds in the premiership filled the ground capacity and many people who wanted to attend games could not get in.
Pompeys new facilities are not happening as stated by the owner, only some ground improvements out of the 10 million that has been borrowed form a property owner against the club. Pompey is more likely to be re-developed for housing rather than a football club.
Why do you think the bid has been withdrawn by the council, they would have been expected to cough up for the club's re-development as the owners have no intent of doing so.
Pompeys infrastructure is antiquated and has long tail backs.
Southampton's ground is light years ahead of the shed down the M27 that doesn't even get filled on match days in the Premiership.
Southampton logically is the only ground south of london capable of housing world cup matches.
Alot changes agreed in nine years. it is quite likely there will not be a pompey f.c. then, other than in the conference. Sharing a ground with Waterlooville. To put it bluntly Pompey is a slum. The idea of housing world cup football there is nuts. It would give the wrong impression of what England is really like. Where Southampton would give a positive forward looking image.

St Retford wrote:

Captain Swing wrote:

St Retford wrote: Linesman, thanks for posting that twice. I felt it definitely deserved it. But is it just me or are all Portsmouth's 'attractions' that you mention all things that us from the nice end of the M27 used to get dragged to on school trips and find really, really boring? Seriously, no one enjoys HMS Victory and the Mary Rose is the biggest load of cack put on display to the public outside of Fratton Park. What else have you got? Some brass rubbings?

If you still believe that Portsmouth's heritage is boring I would suggest that you must have an attention span so slight you need treatment - please don't breed! In short, Pompey would be a great place to visit for those comming to Southampton for the World Cup, whensover the FA manage to attract it here. Further, there's nothing much wrong with Southampton some professional publicity couldn't fix - the medieval walls are two-thirds extant, and we've three magnificent gateways, which is more than the rest of the medieval towns in this country can put together. And, as mentioned above, it's green, friendly and has lots of other things going for it. All we lack is the application of imagination and gumption by the City Council and the local media. It would make a world of difference.

Of course I have a short attention span - I'm a product of the soundbite culture and we're the future. In case you didn't know, anyone under 35 finds old ships and old wars really, really boring. But boring is better than the rest of Portsmouth, which is just a bit depressing. (O, and I have already bred. I shall take my kids to play frisbee on Southampton Common rather than make them trudge round looking at a pile of knackered old boat.)

Grief! You’ve seriously depressed me.
I’d elaborate, but I doubt you’d be able to read far enough down the page to make sense of what I was saying.

Tye-Dye wrote:

Linesman wrote:

Saint Pete II wrote: Linesman, i'm pretty sure there would not be a shortage of training grounds in and around Southampton. As far as hotels is concerned, again Southampton is not that small and when you take all surrounding areas there would be no problem hosting players and fans from different countries. Its not as if England is so big that a neighbouring town or city is thousands of miles away!! In response to the question "why should the council pay?", because the city will benefit MASSIVELY in terms of increased tourism and trade during the world cup which all adds to the revenue they would get back as a result. Aswell as the increased status and improvement to the city that will benefit EVERYONE here. All the many thousands of visitors will need to eat places, stay somewhere, do a bit of shopping in our humungous shopping mall and generally pump millions into our economy. The bid would not be and expense, it would be an INVESTMENT into the city. I'm all for the bid if we are allowed to enter one. COYR

Sorry I did not spot your piece earlier Saint Pete II. As you would appreciate, there are training grounds and there are training grounds. The facilities that Saints have at Marchwood are first class, but those that Pompey use in Stoneham Lane are not, and unless there has been a massive input of cash into the Sports Centre, they are not either. Come the World Cup, all being well, Pompey's planned training ground and facilities would be up and running. Reading's facilities would also be available as would Brighton's. Four separate facilities, that would be rented for the period of use and all within a reasonable distance. Although Southampton has first class hotels, teams would not want to be in the same hotel, and probably not in the same town or city, so they also would be spread around, attracting money into that area. Likewise their fans from abroad and those living in this country. I am disgusted that Portsmouth City Council appear to have made not contact with Southampton, Reading or Brighton Councils to discuss how this bid to host World Cup matches could be shared amongst us, for the benefit of us all. An ideal opportunity to bring into our respective areas appears to have been lost dut to the apathy of Portsmouth City Council. It would appear that a £20m bond had to be put in place. A lot of cash for one city! However, if Portsmouth were to have the actual matches played there, why not Portsmouth City Council put up £8m with Southampton, Reading and Brighton putting up £4m each? There may have been some haggling, but it would have been a starting point, rather than just quit! Apparently they have already spent £250,000 and now have nothing to show for it except some posters and redundant T shirts! As you rightly say, the money would be recouped by tourists, with Southampton possibly having a cruise ship in for the occasion! Unfortunately, it would appear that the time for bids to be a host has long since past, so unless there is a dramatic change in the rules, Southampton cannot enter a bid, and thanks to the incompetence of Portsmouth City Council, any cash that would have been made by the respective cities will now be spent elsewhere! It is always the football fans that lose out!

Not willing to reveal your true identity then Linesman, as I said before your very brave with a keyboard in front of you and willing to condescend Saints fans whenever you see fit, but now everyone has seen what your really about, a degenerate skate with no bottle, you asked me too I duly did, all I need is your name and road as I did for you, but thats a step too far for you cyber warrior isnt it, bottleless tw@t! A skate with no bottle, kind of shatters their image doesnt it, as you find with most of them, big mouths, brave on internet forums, even braver in groups, but individually they dont want to know. I will be on your back from here on in bottler, your views are pathetic and not worth a read, really loving your sh*te teams demise, crawl back under your stone little man you proved to me all you had to, bottless skate inbred tw@t.

You claim to be an adult, yet you talk like the school bully!
I was watching Saints before you were even born and was attending the Dell before I even knew Fratton Park existed.
When you try to be smart, and dish out the garbage, do not be surprised when someone throws some back.
If you keep a civil tongue in your head, then you will find that people treat you in a civil manner.

Linesman wrote:

Tye-Dye wrote:

Linesman wrote:

Saint Pete II wrote: Linesman, i'm pretty sure there would not be a shortage of training grounds in and around Southampton. As far as hotels is concerned, again Southampton is not that small and when you take all surrounding areas there would be no problem hosting players and fans from different countries. Its not as if England is so big that a neighbouring town or city is thousands of miles away!! In response to the question "why should the council pay?", because the city will benefit MASSIVELY in terms of increased tourism and trade during the world cup which all adds to the revenue they would get back as a result. Aswell as the increased status and improvement to the city that will benefit EVERYONE here. All the many thousands of visitors will need to eat places, stay somewhere, do a bit of shopping in our humungous shopping mall and generally pump millions into our economy. The bid would not be and expense, it would be an INVESTMENT into the city. I'm all for the bid if we are allowed to enter one. COYR

Sorry I did not spot your piece earlier Saint Pete II. As you would appreciate, there are training grounds and there are training grounds. The facilities that Saints have at Marchwood are first class, but those that Pompey use in Stoneham Lane are not, and unless there has been a massive input of cash into the Sports Centre, they are not either. Come the World Cup, all being well, Pompey's planned training ground and facilities would be up and running. Reading's facilities would also be available as would Brighton's. Four separate facilities, that would be rented for the period of use and all within a reasonable distance. Although Southampton has first class hotels, teams would not want to be in the same hotel, and probably not in the same town or city, so they also would be spread around, attracting money into that area. Likewise their fans from abroad and those living in this country. I am disgusted that Portsmouth City Council appear to have made not contact with Southampton, Reading or Brighton Councils to discuss how this bid to host World Cup matches could be shared amongst us, for the benefit of us all. An ideal opportunity to bring into our respective areas appears to have been lost dut to the apathy of Portsmouth City Council. It would appear that a £20m bond had to be put in place. A lot of cash for one city! However, if Portsmouth were to have the actual matches played there, why not Portsmouth City Council put up £8m with Southampton, Reading and Brighton putting up £4m each? There may have been some haggling, but it would have been a starting point, rather than just quit! Apparently they have already spent £250,000 and now have nothing to show for it except some posters and redundant T shirts! As you rightly say, the money would be recouped by tourists, with Southampton possibly having a cruise ship in for the occasion! Unfortunately, it would appear that the time for bids to be a host has long since past, so unless there is a dramatic change in the rules, Southampton cannot enter a bid, and thanks to the incompetence of Portsmouth City Council, any cash that would have been made by the respective cities will now be spent elsewhere! It is always the football fans that lose out!

Not willing to reveal your true identity then Linesman, as I said before your very brave with a keyboard in front of you and willing to condescend Saints fans whenever you see fit, but now everyone has seen what your really about, a degenerate skate with no bottle, you asked me too I duly did, all I need is your name and road as I did for you, but thats a step too far for you cyber warrior isnt it, bottleless tw@t! A skate with no bottle, kind of shatters their image doesnt it, as you find with most of them, big mouths, brave on internet forums, even braver in groups, but individually they dont want to know. I will be on your back from here on in bottler, your views are pathetic and not worth a read, really loving your sh*te teams demise, crawl back under your stone little man you proved to me all you had to, bottless skate inbred tw@t.

You claim to be an adult, yet you talk like the school bully! I was watching Saints before you were even born and was attending the Dell before I even knew Fratton Park existed. When you try to be smart, and dish out the garbage, do not be surprised when someone throws some back. If you keep a civil tongue in your head, then you will find that people treat you in a civil manner.

So, still not prepared to do as I have done as you condescendingly requested, name and address skate, its obvious to all you are sh**ing yourself now, but come on skate bottler be brave for once in your life, dont be a cyber warrior and condescend, in the grown up world people meet face to face! You are portraying yourself as the school bully because when someone stands up to you all you can do is condescend even more and run away?? Act your age then Linesman, show me your the grown up adult you pretend to be, set me an example because obviously my 42 years is too young for you. Give me your name & address as I have done for you, dont hide behind your name on here as I have not done, show me you are a grown up and meet me. If not you are the lowest form of coward, one that portrays self importance and will act with deluded authority, yet when confronted uses all manner of excuses to run away, You are and always will be a bottle-less skate, you are proving it more and more degenerate, prove me wrong!

So bottle-less and now trying the moral higher ground, you really are cowardly piece of sh**. The only reason I started on you was for condescending a Saints fan, AGAIN!! You have proven to me all you had to, totally bottle less and the worst sort of skate, all mouth and will run away at the first sign of trouble. If you ever condescend any other Saints fan on this site I am on to you coward, stop the acerbic snidey comments that you do so cyber warrior well. You cant handle it when a grown up takes you on, so you are a child in my eyes, and will be treated as such, ok little one. Bottle-less degenerate inbred skate coward.

Please do try to grow up! Even if you are not an adult, try to behave like one!
I don't settle differences by fighting. That is what naughty schoolboys do and yobs!
If I have a difference of opinion with someone, I discuss the problem.
When the difference is with someone who reverts to name-calling and threats, I just treat them with the contempt that they deserve.
You refer to me as a Skate!
Coming from someone with the brain and intellect of a minnow, I am quite flattered!
Thank you!

Linesman wrote:
Please do try to grow up! Even if you are not an adult, try to behave like one!
I don't settle differences by fighting. That is what naughty schoolboys do and yobs!
If I have a difference of opinion with someone, I discuss the problem.
When the difference is with someone who reverts to name-calling and threats, I just treat them with the contempt that they deserve.
You refer to me as a Skate!
Coming from someone with the brain and intellect of a minnow, I am quite flattered!
Thank you!

Who said anything about fighting skate?? Its little wum's like you who can act full of bravado with a keyboard in front of you, yet when someone you have personally slighted calls your bluff, answers all your questions and provides more info than you ever would, wishes to meet up and take this moronic diatribe off this excellent site for SAINTS fans, and have a face to face discussion about it then you revert to type and cyber warrior again. What an absolute coward you are, you couldnt discuss the problem because you are only brave behind your keyboard, you so obviously couldnt handle a face to face meeting because you tar all fans with the same brush, and think everyone is not up to your intellectual level, when in reality you are the one bullying and acting the yob. Thank you for proving me right about you all along, not once did you entertain the idea of a meeting, all you have done is portray yourself a overbearing coward, you should be proud skate as your a perfect example of your club, directors, fans, stadium, City, i.e not worth a w**k.

Linesman wrote:

southy wrote:

milton road wrote: In reply to linesman. I mean forget the fact we have the biggest green belt inside a city in europe, percentageof size. Forget that on the night Henry the 5th sailed for Harlfour, two of the greatest earls in England were3 beheaded there. Of course from there henry 5th went on to win Agincourt. Forget the Pilgrim fathers sailed from Southampton. Forget that Southampton was a Roman fort. Add to that the oak for ships like the Victory was harvested on the western side of Southampton and alot of the ships built at Bucklers hard. Forget that it boasts one of the largest shopping Malls in europe. Forget that it has the only decent sports arena this side of london. Which was designed to be raised to take 43000 if necessary and can even be re/structured to take 53000. That the City has good airport, rail, and road links. That it does have numurous hotels and guest houses. Then you are right it has nothing. Now can we please get back to football.

oh sorry i could not stop laughing. good airport well its sort of middle to fair but not good. good rail link, its at its close to its maximum capacity. good road links, oh boy this has to be the best joke of all, southampton is a bottle neck. just look what happens now with its traffic jams, and pot hole roads, southampton is a natural bottle neck, and its due to the fact that it is V shape. victory was built at chatham docks and the wood to build her came in from all over the country, most of it came from kings forest. southampton ground would be good for a training ground for the world cups teams and thats about it.

Good points Southy!
Biggest green belt inside a city - a hamd-out to pervs and molesters as is evidenced quite regularly in The Echo.
Two of the greatest Earls of England beheaded there. High praise indeed!
The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Southampton! - The Mayflower was on the point of doing a 'Titanic' so had to call into Plymouth to be made seaworthy, which is why, where they landed in America is called Plymouth Rock and not Southampton Rock!
Southampton was a Roman Fort! Defending what from whom?
As Southy said, the Victory was built at Chatham, and they had oak trees available a lot nearer!
Bucklers Hard is in the New Forest, not Southampton!
It has one of the biggest shopping malls in Europe, and Solent Village and Above Bar have suffered as a result!
It has a football ground built on the old gasworks site, that is poorly situated to reach either by public transport or by car. It could be extended, but there has never been the need with attendances at the 20,000 mark.
The City has a good airport? Situated in the borough of Eastleigh, and was always known as Eastleigh Airport!
Good rail links? Southampton Central. Hardly sited in the centre of town!
Good road links? Listen to the traffic reports on Radio Solent any morning!
It has numerous hotels and guest houses! Yep! Derby Road! By the hour!

OK! Lets get back to football!

Premier League or Div 1?

If you ever try waving the "I was going to the Dell before you were born laddie" flag again I will simply copy and paste this post every time skate, so everyone who has had the misfortune to follow our infantile rantings on this article will know exactly where you stand and who you support, got that coward.

Tye-Dye wrote:

Linesman wrote:

southy wrote:

milton road wrote: In reply to linesman. I mean forget the fact we have the biggest green belt inside a city in europe, percentageof size. Forget that on the night Henry the 5th sailed for Harlfour, two of the greatest earls in England were3 beheaded there. Of course from there henry 5th went on to win Agincourt. Forget the Pilgrim fathers sailed from Southampton. Forget that Southampton was a Roman fort. Add to that the oak for ships like the Victory was harvested on the western side of Southampton and alot of the ships built at Bucklers hard. Forget that it boasts one of the largest shopping Malls in europe. Forget that it has the only decent sports arena this side of london. Which was designed to be raised to take 43000 if necessary and can even be re/structured to take 53000. That the City has good airport, rail, and road links. That it does have numurous hotels and guest houses. Then you are right it has nothing. Now can we please get back to football.

oh sorry i could not stop laughing. good airport well its sort of middle to fair but not good. good rail link, its at its close to its maximum capacity. good road links, oh boy this has to be the best joke of all, southampton is a bottle neck. just look what happens now with its traffic jams, and pot hole roads, southampton is a natural bottle neck, and its due to the fact that it is V shape. victory was built at chatham docks and the wood to build her came in from all over the country, most of it came from kings forest. southampton ground would be good for a training ground for the world cups teams and thats about it.

Good points Southy! Biggest green belt inside a city - a hamd-out to pervs and molesters as is evidenced quite regularly in The Echo. Two of the greatest Earls of England beheaded there. High praise indeed! The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Southampton! - The Mayflower was on the point of doing a 'Titanic' so had to call into Plymouth to be made seaworthy, which is why, where they landed in America is called Plymouth Rock and not Southampton Rock! Southampton was a Roman Fort! Defending what from whom? As Southy said, the Victory was built at Chatham, and they had oak trees available a lot nearer! Bucklers Hard is in the New Forest, not Southampton! It has one of the biggest shopping malls in Europe, and Solent Village and Above Bar have suffered as a result! It has a football ground built on the old gasworks site, that is poorly situated to reach either by public transport or by car. It could be extended, but there has never been the need with attendances at the 20,000 mark. The City has a good airport? Situated in the borough of Eastleigh, and was always known as Eastleigh Airport! Good rail links? Southampton Central. Hardly sited in the centre of town! Good road links? Listen to the traffic reports on Radio Solent any morning! It has numerous hotels and guest houses! Yep! Derby Road! By the hour! OK! Lets get back to football! Premier League or Div 1?

If you ever try waving the "I was going to the Dell before you were born laddie" flag again I will simply copy and paste this post every time skate, so everyone who has had the misfortune to follow our infantile rantings on this article will know exactly where you stand and who you support, got that coward.

You really are pathetic.
Heaven only knows what you will be like when you grow up!
Another drain on the tax-payer I expect.

Pathetic is as pathetic does, your a fine example bottler, wherever you post on our site I will be on you skate, you proved yourself a fish molesting coward and how brave a cyber warrior you are, your sport for me now, I wont ever stop bottler and I am watching. If you ever condescend another Saints fan on this site then you will have me full in your face, thats online in your face as you sh@t yourself when it came to a meet. Little man I laugh out loud at your cyber warrior comments, very brave inbred skate bottler, very brave.

Tye-Dye wrote:
Pathetic is as pathetic does, your a fine example bottler, wherever you post on our site I will be on you skate, you proved yourself a fish molesting coward and how brave a cyber warrior you are, your sport for me now, I wont ever stop bottler and I am watching. If you ever condescend another Saints fan on this site then you will have me full in your face, thats online in your face as you sh@t yourself when it came to a meet. Little man I laugh out loud at your cyber warrior comments, very brave inbred skate bottler, very brave.

Nice to see that Mummy has got you up early for your paper round.
It is nice to see how tough you are when dealing with an Old Age Pensioner, I wonder how tough you are when confronted with someone your own age at school!
Incidentally, the word condescend means "to behave patronizingly towards one's supposed inferiors".
I have never considered Saints fans to be my inferior, although with some individuals it is questionable. By you using the term, it would appear that you seem to think that is the case.
As said, call me a skate if you wish. Coming from a minnow, I find it rather amusing!
I expect that, when you are at school, your playmates still sing, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but calling names can't hurt me!"
Don't forget to take teacher an apple today!

Linesman wrote:

Tye-Dye wrote: Pathetic is as pathetic does, your a fine example bottler, wherever you post on our site I will be on you skate, you proved yourself a fish molesting coward and how brave a cyber warrior you are, your sport for me now, I wont ever stop bottler and I am watching. If you ever condescend another Saints fan on this site then you will have me full in your face, thats online in your face as you sh@t yourself when it came to a meet. Little man I laugh out loud at your cyber warrior comments, very brave inbred skate bottler, very brave.

Nice to see that Mummy has got you up early for your paper round. It is nice to see how tough you are when dealing with an Old Age Pensioner, I wonder how tough you are when confronted with someone your own age at school! Incidentally, the word condescend means "to behave patronizingly towards one's supposed inferiors". I have never considered Saints fans to be my inferior, although with some individuals it is questionable. By you using the term, it would appear that you seem to think that is the case. As said, call me a skate if you wish. Coming from a minnow, I find it rather amusing! I expect that, when you are at school, your playmates still sing, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but calling names can't hurt me!" Don't forget to take teacher an apple today!

And now your a supposed old man??!!! Are you stalking me you pervert?? Christ, no wonder why you come on our site, most of us are easy prey for you and your sick desires. Your all the same you skates, no wonder why you arent brave enough to reveal your identity, already on the register are you bottle-less pervert, so the police are aware of you I truly hope??? When you call me a minnow skate pervert to what part of my anatomy are you referring, it sounds like you are having your usual sick desires, is no-one safe from your grooming technique on here?? It all becomes clear at last, the bottler is a peado, and he fantasises that everyone is a child on our site for his twisted pleasure. Not only are you a degenerate skate, your also a pervert, your wife must be proud, do she even know your identity?? Usually evil nonces like you keep it hidden?? So, when you refer to a 42 year old man as a child, we all know what you are up to, evil skate nonce.

Keep them coming you inbred degenerate skate nonce, I am only just warming up, you are too much of a coward to face me and take this off this site, so please keep them coming your making me laugh just like the sh**e team you follow, dont stop because that will just confirm my fears that you will be hanging around school gates satisfying your sick cravings, best keep it on here and have you address your fantasy with a 42yr old rather than a innocent little one, agreed bottle-less skate nonce??

Keep them coming you inbred degenerate skate nonce, I am only just warming up, you are too much of a coward to face me and take this off this site, so please keep them coming your making me laugh just like the sh**e team you follow, dont stop because that will just confirm my fears that you will be hanging around school gates satisfying your sick cravings, best keep it on here and have you address your fantasy with a 42yr old rather than a innocent little one, agreed bottle-less skate nonce??

I quite thought that with your 6.37am garbage that it was your contribution before you did your paper-round and then off to school.
I note that, with further examples of your juvenile stupidity, that you have either been excluded, which would be quite understandable, played truant, probably because you are fed up with sitting in the corner, or else you are unemployed/unemploya
ble, which also would appear to be a reasonable assumption!
What a sad, pathetic person you are!
Still, I expect your Mummy loves you!

Have just noticed that you Claim to be 42 years old!
Unusual for people to suffer from senility at that age!
Nothing can be done about it either!
No wonder you are so sad and pathetic.

Linesman wrote:
Have just noticed that you Claim to be 42 years old!
Unusual for people to suffer from senility at that age!
Nothing can be done about it either!
No wonder you are so sad and pathetic.

Old timer, I work in your area every day, covering Fareham, Skatetown, and Soton, if you ever want me to prove to that to you my offer is still there, not only 42yrs old but 6'3 and 15stone, kind of shatters your sick and twisted fantasy of me doesnt it?? In these modern times people use laptops and a really clever invention called a dongle(NO!!! not the sort your thinking, pervert!!) or an AirCard, with this modern capability I can log on all day wherever I am, and let you make me laugh by your ever diminishing brain cell comments, so want me to come and knock on your door to prove all I have to say, name: provided, age: provided, Height: provided, weight: provided, address: provided, now its your turn...........

6'3'' and 15 stone! I didn't realise that you could stack garbage that high!
Well, if your carer was taking you to all those areas, you probably passed my favourite local pub, the Spinnaker at Swanwick.
Mind you, they do not allow the yob element in, so you would not be allowed in.
I would like to congratulate you on one thing. That is your first communication where you have not needed to use *** in your words.
Being fat and 42, I wonder whether, in the unlikely event that you have met a woman who would want to procreate with you, what your attitude would be to a youngster wanting to go round beating people up? You know, following the example that you appear to be setting?
No wonder the kids of today are the way they are when they see the example set by middle-aged yobs like yourself!

Linesman wrote:
6'3'' and 15 stone! I didn't realise that you could stack garbage that high! Well, if your carer was taking you to all those areas, you probably passed my favourite local pub, the Spinnaker at Swanwick. Mind you, they do not allow the yob element in, so you would not be allowed in. I would like to congratulate you on one thing. That is your first communication where you have not needed to use *** in your words. Being fat and 42, I wonder whether, in the unlikely event that you have met a woman who would want to procreate with you, what your attitude would be to a youngster wanting to go round beating people up? You know, following the example that you appear to be setting? No wonder the kids of today are the way they are when they see the example set by middle-aged yobs like yourself!

And there you go again, acting the cyber warrior with no bottle to back it up, still no chance of a meet up then?? Though its brave of you to let me know your drinking hole, I would love to see you eat humble pie on the fat comment, not every 6'3 15stone men are obese, some of us do a job that requires grafting, and consequently have a physique that they, and the wife, are very happy with. How about your wife, is she in need of a real man or happy with the wrinkled old coward she see's before her? So, drinking hole established, care to elaborate on your appearance as I have with you, or is that a step too far?? You ******* skate ****........better I live up to your perception than disappoint, you skate nonce pr***.

Cyber Warrior? Is that the sort of comic you read? I would have thought that Mickey Mouse would be your limit.
No, not all 6'3'' men are obese, but some are, especially between the ears!
I note that you are back to the ****'s. Just shows a lack of education when you cannot conduct a correspondence without using words that could get you banned by The Echo.
I have great respect for the Mormons, I wish I could say the same for the Morons!

Linesman wrote:
Cyber Warrior? Is that the sort of comic you read? I would have thought that Mickey Mouse would be your limit.
No, not all 6'3'' men are obese, but some are, especially between the ears!
I note that you are back to the ****'s. Just shows a lack of education when you cannot conduct a correspondence without using words that could get you banned by The Echo.
I have great respect for the Mormons, I wish I could say the same for the Morons!

So, is the wife up for meeting a real man or is she happy with the shrivelled up nonce coward she see's before her?? And its typical cyber warrioring of you to comment on my alleged appearance, while not once being brave enough to reveal yours you skate f****** bottler. C'mon you sick skate pervert, stop hiding behind the keyboard, leave wearing her dresses alone and be a man for once. But as is typical of all loud mouth skate nonces like you, it isn't going to happen because your not intelligent enough to realise whats happend, I would out think, out fight and out f*ck you even when you were a 42. I'm dealing with a sad lonely skate, who never achieved what life intended, so consequently everyone who dares question him is ridiculed, while he himself is the butt of everyones joke, on here, at home, in the spinnaker, and could never have kids because he was never man enough to produce the essential ingredient of life. So this sad lonely skate nonce wanders through forums, hoping to find easy prey for his acerbic comments so he can feel empowered and get the glow of satisfaction inside, while in reality nonce we all laugh at you on here, and can see you for what you are, you have proven that time and again within these posts. I am down Gosport, Fareham and Park Gate on Monday, cant pop in today as I actually do support my team home and away, so want me to pop in and show your wife a good time, and you my little skate cyber warrioring nonce how obese between the ears(??!!) I am?? ooops nearly forgot, Bottle-less Linesman is a f****** **** piece of **** who ***** fish and ***** over the Echo bit is really a ***** **** ***...there make your day nonce did it??

Bit late for your paper round this morning, or is it the result of incontinence?
I will be there at 7.30, having a quiet pint.
I will know when you come in because they will turn on the air-conditioning!
I wonder whether you ever read the drivel that you post.
You really are a sad, pathetic specimen.
No wonder you are located at Veil Nebula, because you are certainly like nothing on earth!
Out of touch with reality!
That's it for now!
I'm off to Northampton!
With all your talk, you can listen to it on Radio Solent!
All talk - no do!

Linesman wrote:
Bit late for your paper round this morning, or is it the result of incontinence? I will be there at 7.30, having a quiet pint. I will know when you come in because they will turn on the air-conditioning! I wonder whether you ever read the drivel that you post. You really are a sad, pathetic specimen. No wonder you are located at Veil Nebula, because you are certainly like nothing on earth! Out of touch with reality! That's it for now! I'm off to Northampton! With all your talk, you can listen to it on Radio Solent! All talk - no do!

Oh so you went to Northampton yesterday, REALLY???!!! Lets have your seat and terrace, also what end where we, and did we sit or stand, and because it appeals to your cyber warrioring nonce attitude, what landmark is close by?? Dont expect you to be able to answer any of the above, as you are full of sh*t as all cowards are, loved hearing your nonce team got a football lesson...AGAIN LOL!!!! Whats it like supporting a sh*te team who are the worst to ever grace the Prem, with the only Arab shiek who has to borrow money, and a C.E who is as bent as Redknapp, and a stadium that is the laughing stock of not only this Country, but did you hear what the Milan fans thought of it, let alone the 'Gers who thought they were back in the Gorbals, really laughed at your inbred shame at that!!! Loving your continuing moronic replys, making me laugh every day, just like fish molesters fc, your a great source of ridicule, by all on here, your the only one who cannot see it, makes it more sweeter for me, keep it up cowardly nonce, please.

Good morning Podge!
I have no intention of giving you my seat number. Whether or not you believe that I attended does not bother me in the slightest!
Oh! You wanted a land-mark! I don't know whether the KFC just outside the ground qualifies, but I visited it before the match, after I had paid my £3 parking fee!
What does bother me is, what the hell is an 'Arab Shiek'? I have checked in my dictionary and can find no such thing! Could it be that you looked in the mirror and saw something that looked like Shrek? After all, Veil Nebula could well be populated by wierd looking, podgy green people! Could that possibly be the reason why you have a penchant for adding stars (*)? Do you do it because you are unsure of the spelling? Were you playing with something under the desk when you should have been paying attention? It is not true that it will make you go blind, but it could well qualify you to be a referee!
I have come to the conclusion that you know about as much about football in general, and Saints in particular, as you do about spelling!
Only someone who does not attend St Marys and does not talk with those that attend, would think that you have to live in Southampton to be a Saints fan!
They would know that they live in virtually every county with plenty of them living abroad. Being a busy sea port, with many seamen originating from the area, and settling abroad, that is hardly surprising. With that in mind, only a complete plonker would think that, just because someone lives in Fareham, which is about half-way between Fratton Park and St Mary's, cannot be a Saints fan!
You really are a sad, pathetic person!
You talk tough, but only smell strong!

Oh you make me laugh cowardly skate nonce, and so degenerate you dont know what an arab shiek is, answered all you need to their fish molester. So, you know there's a KFC outside their stadium, good boy, what was next to it because you clearly cannot answer anything else about our position within the ground, moronic answer from a inbred skate cowardly w*nk*r who cyber warriors for all his worth, but cant see whats actually going on here but you will nonce. The cowardly skate nonce has no intention of ever meeting up, although he acts brave with a keyboard in front of him as all can see. Like all skate nonce cowards he has a very big mouth and he likes to feel brave thinking he wont ever get the knock on the door, but he wont give his address as we all wouldnt expect from a skate nonce, so thankyou to those that have provided some info, the spinnaker contact especially(ST your a star!) So skate cowardly nonce w*nk*r, keep it up, your doing really well, and I really hope I soon show you what talking and proving are all about, you have no comprehension of either, but you soon will, you dirty skate nonce c**t.

Right, time to call this infantile rant between the pair of us to an end, we have both proved our collective mental age is about 4, and it could go on for ever. The Echo have put a system in place which means any skate wum, like you or any other that comes on this site, and causes problems will be banned and the i.p address traced, so think carefully what you post in future, any degrading comments will be reported. In the interest of peace breaking out, I do agree with a lot of what you post on here usually, a lot of it makes sense, interesting to see what happens from here on in.

Tye-Dye wrote:
Right, time to call this infantile rant between the pair of us to an end, we have both proved our collective mental age is about 4, and it could go on for ever. The Echo have put a system in place which means any skate wum, like you or any other that comes on this site, and causes problems will be banned and the i.p address traced, so think carefully what you post in future, any degrading comments will be reported. In the interest of peace breaking out, I do agree with a lot of what you post on here usually, a lot of it makes sense, interesting to see what happens from here on in.

It has been fun having a chat with you, and could well imagine that, if by chance we met in the Spinnaker, we would probably get along fine!
With regard The Echo site, you should remember that it is also on sale in Fareham, and in these financially troubled times, they would not want to lose any readers.
With regard degrading comments. I feel certain that the people at The Echo are intelligent enough to figure out what words are intended when stars or symbols are substituted for letters!! That is something I never had cause to do!
Anyway, all the best! Enjoy your football!

Thankyou, I have learnt a lesson from all this, one I wont forget, sorry you were the target of all the abuse. I do admire your staying power, and you certainly gave as good as you got, in the real world I would buy you a drink and we would have a good chat about our respective predicaments, on here its too easy to let our inner demon free, respect from here on in.