Ormerod: Rickie is a new Matt Le Tissier (From Daily Echo)
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Ormerod: Rickie is a new Matt Le Tissier
10:20am Monday 17th December 2012 in Sport
By Simon Walter, Senior Sports Reporter
Ormerod: Rickie is a new Matt Le Tissier
SAINTS cult hero Brett Ormerod has been delighted to see Rickie Lambert follow his path from Blackpool to the Premier League.
When Lambert made his Football League debut on the opening day of the 1999-2000 season, it was for a Blackpool side leading Wrexham 2-0 through an Ormerod brace.
Lambert and Ormerod did not play together again, but both went on to star for Saints in the top flight and are still in contact.
They first crossed paths when Lambert joined his best pal Danny Coid at Blackpool after being released by Liverpool as a schoolboy.
“I knew Rickie very well as a kid at Blackpool – I remember him as the unfittest 15 year-old I’d ever met!” laughs Ormerod, who now plays for Wrexham in the Blue Square Premier.
“He was behind the goalkeepers in the fitness tests, red in the face and slower than my grandma!
“But his ability was unbelievable. Blackpool had a very good youth team then and when Nigel Worthington was manager they would play the first team on a Friday and often win.
“We must have been the only team playing in the Football League that had lost to the youth team the day before!
“Rickie has always been quite shy but he would do most of the damage, pinging 25-yard balls.
“He was a midfielder originally but he always had that tremendous ability to score spectacular goals out of nothing.”
Ormerod, right, was recovering from a badly broken leg when Lambert made his two other appearances for Blackpool as a substitute.
Lambert was released by Worthington’s successor, Steve McMahon, in June 2000 and was at Macclesfield when Gordon Strachan brought Ormerod to Southampton in December 2001.
Ormerod scored 19 goals for Saints, including memorable strikes in the FA Cup semi-final win against Watford at Villa Park in 2003 and the club’s last victory at Liverpool that same year.
Lambert scored on his Saints debut, a decade after his Blackpool bow, and is closing in on a century of goals for the club (94 in 165 starts).
“Ten years ago, people wouldn’t have believed you if you’d told them the success Rickie would have,” Ormerod continued.
“But he always had tremendous ability. Some players mature later than others for loads of reasons - mostly luck.
“I can’t remember why he was released but he learnt his trade at Macclesfield and Stockport, got the move to Bristol Rovers and has turned into a top, top player.
“He’s continued to develop and has absolutely flourished at Southampton.
“He’s far more than a target man, he’s the closest thing Southampton have had to another Matt Le Tissier.
“He fully deserves the success he’s had, he’s still the same Rickie. I was playing Call of Duty on the X Box with him and Richard Chaplow, who I know from my Accy [Accrington Stanley] days, just the other week.”
Comments(130)
Alicesdad
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10:40am Mon 17 Dec 12
Rickie will be a legend but he is not the same as MLT .. he will be long remembered but more for the number of goals than the style.
I thought Beattie scored the goals against Watford in the semi final.
franiow
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11:10am Mon 17 Dec 12
rocketone
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11:16am Mon 17 Dec 12
Playing each other on Xbox.
Brett was loved more for being Brett Ormerod brilliant name than for his goalscoring.
Other strikers loved to have him working for them.
He was a cult figure, only the home fans could sing his name and smile
"We've got Brett Ormerod"
Brilliant days, but only with rosé tinted specs!
RedArmy1
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11:24am Mon 17 Dec 12
Want a goal from him vs Sunderland and Fulham.
We want 6 points from these two games.
NIGEL - do not play 4-5-1 and too defensively Away at Fulham - Play next two games with belief and confidence.
FIGHT AND WIN.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRMY.
Crispinmumbles
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11:26am Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint
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11:36am Mon 17 Dec 12
SFCOLDBOY
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12:11pm Mon 17 Dec 12
He doesn't need pace he has the extra 2 yards in his head.
His strength is tremendous.
He has to hold off sometimes 2 players to get a deft touched header or shielding the ball prior to passing.
What about the balance required to produce the sublime delayed touch, through the legs of the defender, to let Clyne put Puncheon in for goal.
What about the 40 yard snap shots.
You can't teach these things, they come natural.
Long may he lead our line.
IMO,he is already a legend at Southampton, up there with any of the best i've seen in 50 years.
COYS
franiow
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12:12pm Mon 17 Dec 12
rocketone wrote:Remember when he came back for a match after leaving us and the fans sang,' You've got Brett Ormerod.'
Normal blokes.
Playing each other on Xbox.
Brett was loved more for being Brett Ormerod brilliant name than for his goalscoring.
Other strikers loved to have him working for them.
He was a cult figure, only the home fans could sing his name and smile
"We've got Brett Ormerod"
Brilliant days, but only with rosé tinted specs!
St Retford
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12:25pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Lord Duckhunter II
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1:32pm Mon 17 Dec 12
And I still remember his half volley flying towards the Arsenal goal in the cup final, for those those fleeting seconds before the keeper saved it we all held our breath !!
SO50 Saint
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1:37pm Mon 17 Dec 12
12:25pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Anyone watch Sports Personality 2012 last night? It was quite good and everything but I can't help thinking the way they missed Southampton's promotion out of the highlights of the year was reminiscent of the very worst excesses of Stalin's historical revisionism.”
We're lucky if we even get a mention on MOTD if we win i'll never forget the way the glorious away win at QPR was just summed up by the presenters as them playing badly
saintkenny
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1:44pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Jesus_02
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1:44pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Reasonable article by the Echo in my opinion (for a change). Better than trying to tell us Lallana is going to Newcastle!
TEBOURBA
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1:56pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT
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1:58pm Mon 17 Dec 12
TEBOURBA wrote:ean? What a crock.
Does this ean the Rickie will have to pay to get in to SMS after he hangs up his boots??
TEBOURBA
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1:58pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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1:59pm Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint
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2:04pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny
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2:12pm Mon 17 Dec 12
TEBOURBA wrote:dont bother go own your own clubs the news .bore them to death
read mean for ean - haven't posted for a while --- keys sticking!
chunkyrussell
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2:13pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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2:15pm Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint wrote:I see the confusion here, you are talking about another scooter.
Scooter how is the music going? Do you still have the spikey blonde hair and the dodgy parkas? Scooter's musical style has been defined as a fusion of Happy Hardcore and Hard Trance - Would you say that statement from Wiki is true?
scooter75
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2:19pm Mon 17 Dec 12
chunkyrussell wrote:You are correct.....you are too thick to understand
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
SO50 Saint
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2:21pm Mon 17 Dec 12
2:15pm Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint wrote:
Scooter how is the music going? Do you still have the spikey blonde hair and the dodgy parkas? Scooter's musical style has been defined as a fusion of Happy Hardcore and Hard Trance - Would you say that statement from Wiki is true?
I see the confusion here, you are talking about another scooter.”
I don't think I am scoot old chap there's no need to be in denial about it I know the music was truly shocking
St Retford
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2:27pm Mon 17 Dec 12
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
scooter75
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2:30pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
chunkyrussell
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2:38pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:But, does anyone have any idea how they have got away with it for so long??? I honestly don't understand how this is possible. My Leeds fan brother in law feels very aggrieved that Pompey seem to have received much better treatment than any club in similar situations, e.g. Luton, Leeds etc. We need answers.
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
scooter75
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2:41pm Mon 17 Dec 12
chunkyrussell wrote:Ask seed, he knows everything and will be on here shortly.
St Retford wrote:But, does anyone have any idea how they have got away with it for so long??? I honestly don't understand how this is possible. My Leeds fan brother in law feels very aggrieved that Pompey seem to have received much better treatment than any club in similar situations, e.g. Luton, Leeds etc. We need answers.
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
CB FRY LIVES
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2:45pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Lee Barnard was that sort of player a few seasons back and Lambo benefited.
Billy Sharpe worked well in tandem with Rickie last season.
This season Rickie has been more isolated up front under the new system.None of the auxillary strikers have really stepped up to the plate to create a really effective twin striking machine.Enter Gary Hooper stage right perhaps.
SO50 Saint
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2:49pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford
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3:00pm Mon 17 Dec 12
chunkyrussell wrote:It it's any consolation to him, it's a Leeds company that is taking on the Trust in court and which could well get them shut down.
St Retford wrote:But, does anyone have any idea how they have got away with it for so long??? I honestly don't understand how this is possible. My Leeds fan brother in law feels very aggrieved that Pompey seem to have received much better treatment than any club in similar situations, e.g. Luton, Leeds etc. We need answers.
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
St Retford
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3:04pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
scooter75
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3:16pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
St Retford
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3:35pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:I think you mean “dramatic irony”, although that too makes little sense. But you see, what you’re doing here is that thing that often happens when people who aren’t very clever get into an argument with people who clearly know a lot more than them. Namely, they try to use words or phrases that they don’t understand (I’m guessing it was from a half-remembered English lesson in your case) in order to appear more intelligent but, inevitably, they end up using them incorrectly and this just serves to further highlight their mental deficiencies. Why not try reading a book or something?
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
scooter75
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3:40pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:Now that is irony....you are learning.
scooter75 wrote:I think you mean “dramatic irony”, although that too makes little sense. But you see, what you’re doing here is that thing that often happens when people who aren’t very clever get into an argument with people who clearly know a lot more than them. Namely, they try to use words or phrases that they don’t understand (I’m guessing it was from a half-remembered English lesson in your case) in order to appear more intelligent but, inevitably, they end up using them incorrectly and this just serves to further highlight their mental deficiencies. Why not try reading a book or something?
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
saintkenny
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3:43pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:and a pompey fan on a saints forum every single day ......... how ironic plus a bit sad really .still the end is near .thanks to the last 3 owners who .must be sick of thev site of the place by now .but not much longer .the high court will side with them .only giving more time for them to come up with the cash .but its not going to happen .so a few more weeks no one will talk about them .as they wont be around anymore ...... how ironic ,but not surprising
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
SO50 Saint
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3:45pm Mon 17 Dec 12
sarfhamton
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3:52pm Mon 17 Dec 12
As a player, he never really did it for Saints and is no more a cult hero than Guly.
That said i did like his song which sounds a little hollow now
"we got Brett Ormeroid, we got Brett Ormeroid" etc
Baddesley Bill
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3:57pm Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint wrote:My google search of Scooter75 just comes up with "desperate little tw@t...best ignored"
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
SO50 Saint
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4:05pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford
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4:05pm Mon 17 Dec 12
SO50 Saint wrote:That would explain it. I've got 'beef' with those Germans at the moment. They're all (not all, obviously) coming over here and setting up ersatz German markets offering hot wine to people. Is this the worst invention ever? I mean, a glass of wine is a wonderful thing but why on earth would you put it in the microwave and stick cloves and sh1t in it? It's a sin, I tell you.
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
SO50 Saint
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4:10pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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4:20pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Andover Saint
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4:21pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford
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4:28pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:Wtf are you talking about?
How ironic that Retford runs off as he loses face and Bill turns up gobbing off...pure comedy
O, hang on - don't answer that because I don't care what you're talking about you witless moron.
Baddesley Bill
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4:33pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Andover Saint wrote:I've not heard anything specific other than it could be "months rather than weeks".
any idea how long al is out for?
scooter75
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4:33pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:sorry to make you look stupid...
scooter75 wrote:Wtf are you talking about?
How ironic that Retford runs off as he loses face and Bill turns up gobbing off...pure comedy
O, hang on - don't answer that because I don't care what you're talking about you witless moron.
Baddesley Bill
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4:42pm Mon 17 Dec 12
...now that's irony! :O)
angus mc coatup
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4:47pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford
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5:01pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Innit. What rankles is not that they don't have the money - football is still, just about, a working man's game and most fans don't have a spare grand lying about.
Irony...an interesting word...best example of which is the self proclaimed "bestest bestest fans in the world" (TM) sitting back and watching their club to slowly ooze down the plughole...
...now that's irony! :O)
It was that they lied to the Trust and said "yeah, of course we'll pay" when they knew they wouldn't be able to. So the trust got as far as it has and now, it would appear, it's crawling to oblivion. It was the lies told by the best fans in the world to the people trying to save it that have killed the club.
scooter75
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5:04pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:....it certainly is Bill, are you a season ticket holder by any chance ?
Irony...an interesting word...best example of which is the self proclaimed "bestest bestest fans in the world" (TM) sitting back and watching their club to slowly ooze down the plughole...
...now that's irony! :O)
mack chinnon
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5:12pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:You still here youcunt.
Amusing to read porker lambo was aways a lard bucket...
mack chinnon
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5:17pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill
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5:20pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:Totally agree...
Baddesley Bill wrote:Innit. What rankles is not that they don't have the money - football is still, just about, a working man's game and most fans don't have a spare grand lying about.
Irony...an interesting word...best example of which is the self proclaimed "bestest bestest fans in the world" (TM) sitting back and watching their club to slowly ooze down the plughole...
...now that's irony! :O)
It was that they lied to the Trust and said "yeah, of course we'll pay" when they knew they wouldn't be able to. So the trust got as far as it has and now, it would appear, it's crawling to oblivion. It was the lies told by the best fans in the world to the people trying to save it that have killed the club.
...perhaps it's their guilt complex that causes the few to come make mischief on here.
...I do pity them in a way...
(btw...come on hartlepool!!!!) :O)
kent141
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5:20pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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5:23pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:So have you got a season ticket or is that too hard for you to understand Billyboy
St Retford wrote:Totally agree...
Baddesley Bill wrote:Innit. What rankles is not that they don't have the money - football is still, just about, a working man's game and most fans don't have a spare grand lying about.
Irony...an interesting word...best example of which is the self proclaimed "bestest bestest fans in the world" (TM) sitting back and watching their club to slowly ooze down the plughole...
...now that's irony! :O)
It was that they lied to the Trust and said "yeah, of course we'll pay" when they knew they wouldn't be able to. So the trust got as far as it has and now, it would appear, it's crawling to oblivion. It was the lies told by the best fans in the world to the people trying to save it that have killed the club.
...perhaps it's their guilt complex that causes the few to come make mischief on here.
...I do pity them in a way...
(btw...come on hartlepool!!!!) :O)
scooter75
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5:31pm Mon 17 Dec 12
ShakeyWiffles
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5:32pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:I've heard at least 3 weeks
Andover Saint wrote:I've not heard anything specific other than it could be "months rather than weeks".
any idea how long al is out for?
angus mc coatup
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5:33pm Mon 17 Dec 12
boilerman
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5:51pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Tube strike again , 3yrs on the trott.
Muppets
warrens 76
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5:57pm Mon 17 Dec 12
kent141 wrote:Off you go Kunt141
Same boring fools on here i see, even scooter makes mugs of you all.
warrens 76
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5:58pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:Oh yes you are..panto fool
mack chinnon wrote:not very bright are you...no im not youcunt.
scooter75 wrote:You still here youcunt.
Amusing to read porker lambo was aways a lard bucket...
Strasbourg Saint
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6:02pm Mon 17 Dec 12
St Retford wrote:That kind of talk could get you strung up from the nearest tannenbaum round these parts, Retford.
SO50 Saint wrote:That would explain it. I've got 'beef' with those Germans at the moment. They're all (not all, obviously) coming over here and setting up ersatz German markets offering hot wine to people. Is this the worst invention ever? I mean, a glass of wine is a wonderful thing but why on earth would you put it in the microwave and stick cloves and sh1t in it? It's a sin, I tell you.
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
But I do have to agree with you.
Should you ever visit these parts whilst the Christmas markets are in full swing (Strasbourg is the self proclaimed capital of Christmas, you know) then opt for the cidre chaud. It saves you having to refuse an offer - which, in any case, only provokes the locals, causing them to offer a confused look and a 'pourquoi pas?' and is a tad better than 'boiled Bordeaux'.
As for Brett, he did what he did to the best of his ability and was a key member of the Cup Final team and that's good enough for me.
Baddesley Bill
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6:26pm Mon 17 Dec 12
boilerman wrote:Arsenal have already stated that their game will be off if the strike goes ahead. It dosen't look good for the Fulham game.
Boxing day could be off according to Sky Sports.
Tube strike again , 3yrs on the trott.
Muppets
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ
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6:30pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:I would agree Strassie.
St Retford wrote:That kind of talk could get you strung up from the nearest tannenbaum round these parts, Retford.
SO50 Saint wrote:That would explain it. I've got 'beef' with those Germans at the moment. They're all (not all, obviously) coming over here and setting up ersatz German markets offering hot wine to people. Is this the worst invention ever? I mean, a glass of wine is a wonderful thing but why on earth would you put it in the microwave and stick cloves and sh1t in it? It's a sin, I tell you.
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
But I do have to agree with you.
Should you ever visit these parts whilst the Christmas markets are in full swing (Strasbourg is the self proclaimed capital of Christmas, you know) then opt for the cidre chaud. It saves you having to refuse an offer - which, in any case, only provokes the locals, causing them to offer a confused look and a 'pourquoi pas?' and is a tad better than 'boiled Bordeaux'.
As for Brett, he did what he did to the best of his ability and was a key member of the Cup Final team and that's good enough for me.
I have fond memories of Brett & his part in WGS' team from '01 to '04.
The F.A. Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park was a great day out all round for many reasons & of course sticks in the memory, & he more than played his part.
I don't understand the current enthusiasm for all things German at Christmas either. Above Bar is just cluttered up with all the type of sh1t & stuff St. Retford was talking about.
Next Year I'm going to Munich to set up an English Christmas Market....
Optimist
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7:11pm Mon 17 Dec 12
boilerman wrote:But with lots of games crammed in and around it could be a blessing in disguise
Boxing day could be off according to Sky Sports.
Tube strike again , 3yrs on the trott.
Muppets
Baddesley Bill
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7:25pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill
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7:27pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:*Tadanari....2-0 Hoskins :O)
U21's 1-0 up...Tadinari Lee
Strasbourg Saint
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7:46pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:I paid way over the top for Villa Park. £150 to be sat near the dugout. And because Watford didn't take up their allocation, that stand opposite was half empty. Scandalous!
Strasbourg Saint wrote:I would agree Strassie.
St Retford wrote:That kind of talk could get you strung up from the nearest tannenbaum round these parts, Retford.
SO50 Saint wrote:That would explain it. I've got 'beef' with those Germans at the moment. They're all (not all, obviously) coming over here and setting up ersatz German markets offering hot wine to people. Is this the worst invention ever? I mean, a glass of wine is a wonderful thing but why on earth would you put it in the microwave and stick cloves and sh1t in it? It's a sin, I tell you.
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
But I do have to agree with you.
Should you ever visit these parts whilst the Christmas markets are in full swing (Strasbourg is the self proclaimed capital of Christmas, you know) then opt for the cidre chaud. It saves you having to refuse an offer - which, in any case, only provokes the locals, causing them to offer a confused look and a 'pourquoi pas?' and is a tad better than 'boiled Bordeaux'.
As for Brett, he did what he did to the best of his ability and was a key member of the Cup Final team and that's good enough for me.
I have fond memories of Brett & his part in WGS' team from '01 to '04.
The F.A. Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park was a great day out all round for many reasons & of course sticks in the memory, & he more than played his part.
I don't understand the current enthusiasm for all things German at Christmas either. Above Bar is just cluttered up with all the type of sh1t & stuff St. Retford was talking about.
Next Year I'm going to Munich to set up an English Christmas Market....
Made up for it in Cardiff, though, with 'limited view' seats for about twenty quid.
Swings and roundabouts, Rob.
Which is why your idea of setting up in Munich (or Strasbourg) next year is perfectly sensible. I'm just not sure what the Bavarians (or Alsatians) would make of Marmite, Stilton or Gravy. Perhaps if we garnished them with sauerkraut and served it all up with a bottle of Boddingtons ........
Bring back Branfoot
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8:06pm Mon 17 Dec 12
angus mc coatup wrote:Oh dearie, no luck with the job hunt I see! Back on here, wasting yours & everybody's time. Scuttle back into your little hole, you can hump Bill's leg tomorrow!
ssshhhh don't respond to the trollkunt arsewipes.
Baddesley Bill
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8:07pm Mon 17 Dec 12
...the future is bright etc
Strasbourg Saint
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8:10pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:COYR! Keep the updates coming, Bill.
3-0 Reeves. As long a Spurs beat Villa then the U21's go through to the Elite stage. Looking good with Spurs 2-0 up atmo.
...the future is bright etc
Baddesley Bill
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8:13pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:3-1 Deflection....lucky Toon :O(
Baddesley Bill wrote:COYR! Keep the updates coming, Bill.
3-0 Reeves. As long a Spurs beat Villa then the U21's go through to the Elite stage. Looking good with Spurs 2-0 up atmo.
...the future is bright etc
saintkenny
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8:18pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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8:20pm Mon 17 Dec 12
kent141 wrote:Its not hard kent but seed sqinneys and reports you like the gimp he is...lol
Same boring fools on here i see, even scooter makes mugs of you all.
Baddesley Bill
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8:22pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny
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8:33pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny
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8:36pm Mon 17 Dec 12
RedArmy1
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8:38pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny wrote:SOUTHAMPTON ARE THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE SOUTH.
carziola again 3 0 it could be ten reading are that bad at the moment
Bring on Sunderland.
Bring on Fulham
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
Baddesley Bill
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8:48pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill
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8:52pm Mon 17 Dec 12
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
scooter75
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8:56pm Mon 17 Dec 12
GX Saint
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9:00pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:You're a cult
St Retford wrote:Now that is irony....you are learning.
scooter75 wrote:I think you mean “dramatic irony”, although that too makes little sense. But you see, what you’re doing here is that thing that often happens when people who aren’t very clever get into an argument with people who clearly know a lot more than them. Namely, they try to use words or phrases that they don’t understand (I’m guessing it was from a half-remembered English lesson in your case) in order to appear more intelligent but, inevitably, they end up using them incorrectly and this just serves to further highlight their mental deficiencies. Why not try reading a book or something?
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
RedArmy1
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9:00pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Martin Hunter's men have qualified for the Elite stage after destroying Newcastle at Eastleigh.
Looks like Saints U21's have qualified for the Elite stage of their league....
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
COYR.
Strasbourg Saint
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9:03pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Excellent!
Looks like Saints U21's have qualified for the Elite stage of their league....
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
Is it just me or are the 'obvious' skates (Gloria, Bluewhite&red etc) a class above the WUM brigade of scunter, kunt & the dominatrix?
GX Saint
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9:04pm Mon 17 Dec 12
GX Saint wrote:Oops sticky keyboard - like Teboura's but for a different reason
scooter75 wrote:You're a cult
St Retford wrote:Now that is irony....you are learning.
scooter75 wrote:I think you mean “dramatic irony”, although that too makes little sense. But you see, what you’re doing here is that thing that often happens when people who aren’t very clever get into an argument with people who clearly know a lot more than them. Namely, they try to use words or phrases that they don’t understand (I’m guessing it was from a half-remembered English lesson in your case) in order to appear more intelligent but, inevitably, they end up using them incorrectly and this just serves to further highlight their mental deficiencies. Why not try reading a book or something?
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
Baddesley Bill
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9:12pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:To be fair...they are all stupid skunts...
Baddesley Bill wrote:Excellent!
Looks like Saints U21's have qualified for the Elite stage of their league....
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
Is it just me or are the 'obvious' skates (Gloria, Bluewhite&red etc) a class above the WUM brigade of scunter, kunt & the dominatrix?
...they just have different ways of expressing their skuntishness! :O)
saintkenny
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9:13pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75
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9:14pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:ssssshhhhhh
Baddesley Bill wrote:Excellent!
Looks like Saints U21's have qualified for the Elite stage of their league....
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
Is it just me or are the 'obvious' skates (Gloria, Bluewhite&red etc) a class above the WUM brigade of scunter, kunt & the dominatrix?
OSPREYSAINT
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9:16pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint
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9:17pm Mon 17 Dec 12
GX Saint wrote:Scooter is a highly intelligent, thoroughly likeable and truly insightful person, and his contributions to this site are worthy of attention, respect and response.
scooter75 wrote:You're a cult
St Retford wrote:Now that is irony....you are learning.
scooter75 wrote:I think you mean “dramatic irony”, although that too makes little sense. But you see, what you’re doing here is that thing that often happens when people who aren’t very clever get into an argument with people who clearly know a lot more than them. Namely, they try to use words or phrases that they don’t understand (I’m guessing it was from a half-remembered English lesson in your case) in order to appear more intelligent but, inevitably, they end up using them incorrectly and this just serves to further highlight their mental deficiencies. Why not try reading a book or something?
St Retford wrote:Thats tragic irony.
scooter75 wrote:Only to you, Alanis Morissette and everyone else who has no concept of what 'ironic' actually means.
St Retford wrote:But you cant stop talking about them...how ironic
chunkyrussell wrote:It's funny - most Pompey fans think the rest of this world has this incredible sympathy for their plight and feels terribly sorry about how harshly they've been treated by everyone.
I know this has nothing to do with this article, but can someone explain to me why Pompey seem to have been given special treatment by the FA for the past year? I'm a Saints fan and my brother-in-law is a Leeds fan. We have both suffered for the sins of our clubs at the hands of the FA, but Pompey seem to lead a charmed life. Are there genuine, legal reasons for this (that I'm too thick to understand) or are there certain members of the FA being kept sweet? I am genuinely interested - no one seems to have explained this previously.
It's not true. People I speak to in the north - who are free of any partisan hostility - reckon they've got more lives than a cat and hope they get closed down because they're sick of hearing about them.
Now, what was that he was saying about irony?
Sssssshhhhhhh!!!!!!!
!
saintkenny
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9:17pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Tirau Dan
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9:22pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:Good reading this from the U21s:
U21's 5-1 Reeves
22: GOAL Saints 1-0 Newcastle, Tadanari Lee (low shot 3 yds)
26: GOAL Saints 2-0 Newcastle, Sam Hoskins (high shot 30 yds)
Half Time: Saints 2-0 Newcastle
47: GOAL Saints 3-0 Newcastle, Ben Reeves (high shot 8 yds)
53: GOAL Saints 3-1 Newcastle, Adam Campbell (deflected shot 20 yds)
63: GOAL Saints 4-1 Newcastle, Sam Hoskins (low shot 8 yds)
90: GOAL Saints 5-1 Newcastle, Ben Reeves (low shot 6 yds)
Full Time: Saints 5-1 Newcastle
angus mc coatup
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9:22pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:yeah strassie I think those last three are quite amusing.their attempts at prompting a response are getting more and more ridiculous.I'm expecting a hilarious retort to this,like "scuttling back to my hole" or calling me
Baddesley Bill wrote:Excellent!
Looks like Saints U21's have qualified for the Elite stage of their league....
...the future is looking very definately bright etc :O)
Is it just me or are the 'obvious' skates (Gloria, Bluewhite&red etc) a class above the WUM brigade of scunter, kunt & the dominatrix?
"dearie" ffs.........hahaha trollkunts !
OSPREYSAINT
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9:22pm Mon 17 Dec 12
mack chinnon
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9:23pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny wrote:Theborer by miles. Andy Murray in disguise.
its time for the echosports troll of the year the 12 to vote for 1 whitelines 2 more glory 3 force14 4 ptid 5 tebourba 6 blueredinwhite 7 pompeyphil 8 scooter75 9 souhampton domination 10 kent141 11 bigfella 12 ach i the noo .get your votes in
Baddesley Bill
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9:24pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Who cares?
Le Fondre comes on and scores, why didn't he start?
saintkenny
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9:26pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT
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9:27pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint
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9:27pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny wrote:Genius, Kenny. That list will be harder to vote for than SPOTY2012.
its time for the echosports troll of the year the 12 to vote for 1 whitelines 2 more glory 3 force14 4 ptid 5 tebourba 6 blueredinwhite 7 pompeyphil 8 scooter75 9 souhampton domination 10 kent141 11 bigfella 12 ach i the noo .get your votes in
You could add The Iron Lady to make it a 'fakers dozen' :)
But don't you just miss the ones who made the cut in previous years? Capt Cook, Teaboy, Bodmin .....
I think there should, in all fairness, be a second category for 'best poster by a fan from another team'. There's the Derby fan (can't remember his name but I guess it has 'ram' in it) and some of the Scunthorpe guys; plus the usual decent Seagulls.
saintkenny
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9:28pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT
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9:30pm Mon 17 Dec 12
mack chinnon
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9:31pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Tirau Dan wrote:I like that Ben Reeves.
Baddesley Bill wrote:Good reading this from the U21s:
U21's 5-1 Reeves
22: GOAL Saints 1-0 Newcastle, Tadanari Lee (low shot 3 yds)
26: GOAL Saints 2-0 Newcastle, Sam Hoskins (high shot 30 yds)
Half Time: Saints 2-0 Newcastle
47: GOAL Saints 3-0 Newcastle, Ben Reeves (high shot 8 yds)
53: GOAL Saints 3-1 Newcastle, Adam Campbell (deflected shot 20 yds)
63: GOAL Saints 4-1 Newcastle, Sam Hoskins (low shot 8 yds)
90: GOAL Saints 5-1 Newcastle, Ben Reeves (low shot 6 yds)
Full Time: Saints 5-1 Newcastle
OSPREYSAINT
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9:36pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny
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9:37pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT
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9:43pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny wrote:First Prize a Nottarf Krap season ticket, 2nd prize 2 tickets,
its time for the echosports troll of the year the 12 to vote for 1 whitelines 2 more glory 3 force14 4 ptid 5 tebourba 6 blueredinwhite 7 pompeyphil 8 scooter75 9 souhampton domination 10 kent141 11 bigfella 12 ach i the noo .get your votes in
seventh-junction
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9:43pm Mon 17 Dec 12
My opinion...and I'm entitled to it, o there........
seventh-junction
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9:46pm Mon 17 Dec 12
GX Saint
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9:51pm Mon 17 Dec 12
saintkenny wrote:3 votes each? Weighted 3, 2, 1?
its time for the echosports troll of the year the 12 to vote for 1 whitelines 2 more glory 3 force14 4 ptid 5 tebourba 6 blueredinwhite 7 pompeyphil 8 scooter75 9 souhampton domination 10 kent141 11 bigfella 12 ach i the noo .get your votes in
In which case,
3rd place (1pt) No. 9
2nd place (2pts) No. 8
1st place (3pts) No. 10
That concludes the voting for the GX jury
Strasbourg Saint
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9:54pm Mon 17 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:2-5 final score. So, that's 19 goals between them in 210 minutes of football.
Walcott gets 1 now 2 5 to the Arse.
That's getting on for a goal every 10 minutes.
If we're going to match that against Arsenal, over 180 minutes (18 goals) we're going to have to beat them 11-0!
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ
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9:56pm Mon 17 Dec 12
GX Saint wrote:Don't forget you have to deduct 10 points from each competitor because they are all irregular, before you even mention finances.
saintkenny wrote:3 votes each? Weighted 3, 2, 1?
its time for the echosports troll of the year the 12 to vote for 1 whitelines 2 more glory 3 force14 4 ptid 5 tebourba 6 blueredinwhite 7 pompeyphil 8 scooter75 9 souhampton domination 10 kent141 11 bigfella 12 ach i the noo .get your votes in
In which case,
3rd place (1pt) No. 9
2nd place (2pts) No. 8
1st place (3pts) No. 10
That concludes the voting for the GX jury
slugger
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9:59pm Mon 17 Dec 12
petethephantom
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10:00pm Mon 17 Dec 12
Just wondering what happens to league 1 when winding up orders happen, do teams get a forfeit win, points and draws from previous games mean what, obviously 1 less team gets relgated, so does another team also get promoted, from L2....
just wondering
coyr from sydney oz
slugger
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10:02pm Mon 17 Dec 12
scooter75 wrote:hello skunt ..... still here ?
Bring on slugger and angus...oh and bluewhiteandred as well
seventh-junction
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10:09pm Mon 17 Dec 12
2nd place s-**** No.5 (-8 points)
1st place s-**** No. 5 (-7 points)
Good Evening Southampton England.....here are the votes from the Woolston Connection...East Side Southampton jury
OSPREYSAINT
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10:25pm Mon 17 Dec 12
bluewhiteandred
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10:50pm Mon 17 Dec 12
bluewhiteandred
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10:51pm Mon 17 Dec 12
bluewhiteandred
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11:00pm Mon 17 Dec 12
The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.
angus mc coatup
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11:07pm Mon 17 Dec 12
slugger
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11:16pm Mon 17 Dec 12
angus mc coatup wrote:bless !
I think ol blue's lost the plot again.
angus mc coatup
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11:23pm Mon 17 Dec 12
InCortesewetrust
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11:49pm Mon 17 Dec 12
More Glory
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12:34am Tue 18 Dec 12
InCortesewetrust wrote:One question. If Lettuce was god, why couldn't he get himself more than 6 or 7 England caps?.
Skeletor was rubbish sorry, rickie is already a legend, but le tizz is actually god, no comparison no imitations, tizz at his best, you would have no change from £70 mill in today's market, might be a slightly exaggeration, probably more like £69 million,
I agree, there are similarities between them
Both slow, big blokes born miles away from Soton. Both had / have delusional fans. ie "Matty" as good as Gazza, and the other day quite a few here were saying "Rickie" was better than Yakubu. And you thought we were delusional. LMAO
Both bloody ugly, and playing for small clubs, Rickies right now a little more following, but unlikely to stay in the top flight for too long.
Rickie hardly likely to get many if any England caps, and if he does will prob be overlooked by the new Geoff Thomas.
Has Rickie got any ambition to play for a big club, that is the question - that could separate them.
Evening all.
My vote is on Branfoot
StevieSteve
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7:14am Tue 18 Dec 12
Happy days...
Southampton Dominance
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7:26am Tue 18 Dec 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:Is this your hard man act, poppet? How amusing! But in all seriousness, we all know you don't have the physical strength to throw a brick! Keep dreaming, dearie!
I'd like to brick and gas Scunter75.
Good evening from Mallorca.
Southampton Dominance
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7:50am Tue 18 Dec 12
Southampton Dominance wrote:A pebble, yes. A small stick.......maybe. A brick, no way, poppet!
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:Is this your hard man act, poppet? How amusing! But in all seriousness, we all know you don't have the physical strength to throw a brick! Keep dreaming, dearie!
I'd like to brick and gas Scunter75.
Good evening from Mallorca.
OSPREYSAINT
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12:28pm Tue 18 Dec 12
Beer Monster
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4:54pm Tue 18 Dec 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:From the semi final forth I've had a massive dislike of Watford fans. Didn't turn up for the biggest game in their recent history, and those that did were fcuking rude after the game, blaming us for bankrupting them in looking for an excuse for a fight. Wkaners.
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:I paid way over the top for Villa Park. £150 to be sat near the dugout. And because Watford didn't take up their allocation, that stand opposite was half empty. Scandalous!
Strasbourg Saint wrote:I would agree Strassie.
St Retford wrote:That kind of talk could get you strung up from the nearest tannenbaum round these parts, Retford.
SO50 Saint wrote:That would explain it. I've got 'beef' with those Germans at the moment. They're all (not all, obviously) coming over here and setting up ersatz German markets offering hot wine to people. Is this the worst invention ever? I mean, a glass of wine is a wonderful thing but why on earth would you put it in the microwave and stick cloves and sh1t in it? It's a sin, I tell you.
Retford there's no pointin arguing with him he's actually German and from Hamburg all you have to do is do a google search for the group Scooter
But I do have to agree with you.
Should you ever visit these parts whilst the Christmas markets are in full swing (Strasbourg is the self proclaimed capital of Christmas, you know) then opt for the cidre chaud. It saves you having to refuse an offer - which, in any case, only provokes the locals, causing them to offer a confused look and a 'pourquoi pas?' and is a tad better than 'boiled Bordeaux'.
As for Brett, he did what he did to the best of his ability and was a key member of the Cup Final team and that's good enough for me.
I have fond memories of Brett & his part in WGS' team from '01 to '04.
The F.A. Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park was a great day out all round for many reasons & of course sticks in the memory, & he more than played his part.
I don't understand the current enthusiasm for all things German at Christmas either. Above Bar is just cluttered up with all the type of sh1t & stuff St. Retford was talking about.
Next Year I'm going to Munich to set up an English Christmas Market....
Made up for it in Cardiff, though, with 'limited view' seats for about twenty quid.
Swings and roundabouts, Rob.
Which is why your idea of setting up in Munich (or Strasbourg) next year is perfectly sensible. I'm just not sure what the Bavarians (or Alsatians) would make of Marmite, Stilton or Gravy. Perhaps if we garnished them with sauerkraut and served it all up with a bottle of Boddingtons ........
But yes, that was a great day out. More so because I was staying at a mates place in Nottingham, which is a great city for going out on the lash.
Loved Cardiff, travelled up from Barry, started drinking as soon as I got there at 9am. Was slightly pished by kick off. Got more so afterwards. The Arsenal fans were very complimentary in contrast - wanted to play us in the final every year!
As Rob has said, appreciate the work Brett put in, but if the DE mean cult status as in "has a funny chant that the fans sing" then Augustin Delgado is a cult Saints player...
We have mulled cider in the Edinburgh Christmas market. Prefer the one manufactured by Westons to be fair.
Alicesdad
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9:28am Wed 19 Dec 12
OSPREYSAINT says...
10:30am Mon 17 Dec 12