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9:00am Wednesday 20th February 2008
THE few fans that came to St Mary's last night arrived desperate for a performance full of pride and passion in the wake of the appointment of Nigel Pearson as manager.
However, any hope of a response to his unveiling as boss, or a backlash after Saturday's dismal FA Cup display, was soon extinguished.
And the fans were quick to let the club know what they thought about it - both with their voices and their feet.
The game started with a record low 17,806 in the stands - including around a thousand from Plymouth - which was hardly a ringing endorsement of the new boss, who was not introduced to the crowd beforehand.
By the time referee Gavin Ward blew his final whistle, that figure had plummeted further.
In fact, even by half time it was substantially less.
However, it had all looked so much more promising in the beginning.
Although there were no rousing renditions of Nigel Pearson's red and white army,' those present did get behind the side for the first 30 minutes.
Some positive play and evidence of a willingness to close the opposition down gave encouragement to the supporters.
Yet the mood markedly changed thanks to a horrific two- minute spell.
When Plymouth's Peter Halmosi slammed in his side's first, after 31 minutes, following Andrew Surman's errant pass, the restlessness that has become all too familiar at St Mary's this season reappeared.
The home support was swiftly taunted with cries of There's only one Paul Sturrock' from the Plymouth faithful.
Just two minutes later, some fans decided they could take no more.
As Jim Paterson curled home past a bemused Kelvin Davis, a cacophony of boos rang around the ground, followed by the incredible sight of a stream of fans heading for the exits.
Those that remained were quick to inform the players You're not fit to wear the shirt.' Sadly for Saints, that was to be the most vocal moment during the night.
Supporters even began venting their fury at specific individuals, with Jermaine Wright booed whenever he touched the ball.
Unsurprisingly, the reception for the home team at half- time was as frosty as the night air.
Some of the crowd that survived beyond the interval did offer their backing, with the Northam End keeping a fairly constant chorus of Oh when the Saints' going.
But by then most were too entrenched in frustration.
When Jason Euell was substituted in the 77th minute, he received a standing ovation - sadly, it was a purely ironic one.
By the end, there were few left, but those that had remained displayed their anger with a chorus of jeers.
For Nigel Pearson, it was a grim first night on the touchline.
He can expect little, if any, period of grace from the fans.
Ultimately, the only way to win supporters over is to put in good performances and get results.
Judging by the fans' frustration last night, Pearson and his team have a huge amount to do if they are to win back the support of what is fast becoming thousands of disillusioned fans.
Steve Stevenson, Newport, IOW. says...
9:46am Wed 20 Feb 08
saint4life, winchester says...
9:54am Wed 20 Feb 08
John, Sydenham says...
9:59am Wed 20 Feb 08
matt le tiss, says...
10:02am Wed 20 Feb 08
ali dia, george weahs villa says...
10:07am Wed 20 Feb 08
Fingerpointer, Lymington says...
10:07am Wed 20 Feb 08
ali dia, george weahs villa says...
10:09am Wed 20 Feb 08
Steve, Southampton says...
10:14am Wed 20 Feb 08
Jason drummond, 568-919 says...
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Andy, says...
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hmmm, says...
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tomh, says...
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Martin Orford, says...
10:49am Wed 20 Feb 08
hmmm, says...
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Bazz, says...
10:53am Wed 20 Feb 08
Karl, Despair says...
10:58am Wed 20 Feb 08
Mystic Megson, Shirley says...
10:59am Wed 20 Feb 08
trying not to care, anywhere but SMS says...
11:00am Wed 20 Feb 08
Observer, Real world says...
11:06am Wed 20 Feb 08
saint4life, winchester says...
11:16am Wed 20 Feb 08
Ex season ticket holder, Southampton says...
11:20am Wed 20 Feb 08
Observer, bad news! says...
11:22am Wed 20 Feb 08
C'Ford Saint, Switzerland says...
11:28am Wed 20 Feb 08
Observation, previous says...
11:29am Wed 20 Feb 08
DJI, Kingsland Centre says...
11:34am Wed 20 Feb 08
Martin Orford wrote:Martin, well constructed piece and quite true too!
Dear Mr Pearson, Welcome to the ongoing nightmare that is Southampton Football Club. You have now seen the enormity of the job you face and we all wish you the very best of luck. You will need to be a miracle worker. But beware of people who give you false information; you may well hear the following: 1. "Saints fans are used to free flowing short-passing football" Not true. We used to be called the Alehouse Brawlers (by the late Bill Shankly)and we regularly hoofed it up for Micky Channon, Ron Davies and Peter Osgood to barge defenders out of the way. For a while we were a celebrity drinking club that managed to scrape a lucky FA cup win with a dubious goal. And after that a genius called Le Tissier (who was the finest exponent of the raking long pass ever)kept us in the top division single- handed for many years. The short passing style (which in truth we were never any good at) was only introduced relatively recently by messrs Hoddle and Burley, neither of whom enjoyed any significant success at the club. So please abandon that style of football and give us a tough Route 1 team that can win matches, Big Sam should have taught you how. 2. "Andrew Surman is our best player". Not true. Poor little Andrew is a nice ehough lad but he's not robust enough for the rough and tumble of the Championship and therefore spends most of his time either flat on his ar*e or chasing after referees to try and get a free kick. So either feed him some pies and send him off to the gym to build him up a bit or sell him on and get a couple of nasty 6'6 bruisers in instead. 3. "Jermaine Wright is our worst player" Not true. Poor old Jermaine is a decent enough defensive midfielder who has to play out of position virtually every week. The abuse that he gets for that willingness to adapt for the team is truly shocking. 4. "Saints are in the same financial position as Colchester". A famous and outrageous lie from the board. Take a look at our average attendance (20,540)and then at Colchester's (5,428)and multiply those numbers by £25. That simple bit of maths will show you that our approximate gross income for a home game is nearly FOUR TIMES that of the Essex club. Factor in the transfer money that we have received for the likes of Bale, Walcott, Jones etc (and that's only recently)and unless they have presided over the one of the worst cases of mis-management in UK company history then the Colchester comparison simply cannot be true. But don't take my word for it Nigel; be your own man and make up your own mind. But just don't believe everything you hear.
Thorshammer, Valhalla says...
11:39am Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint Compo, Winchester says...
11:56am Wed 20 Feb 08
St Mark, Northampton says...
11:57am Wed 20 Feb 08
St Mark, Northampton says...
12:04pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Fingerpointer wrote:I totally agree!
1. Jermaine Wright was far from the worst player on the field last night. Booing him was negative and destructive.
2. I don't know Leon Crouch but I do know that he has been a Saints supporter all his life. That doesn't make him a good chairman but don't tell me that he doesn't care.
3. The team play as a set of individuals, worried about their own performances. They don't play as a team. No movement, no covering. Perhaps Pearon will sort that out.
Ray and Linda Lever, Kings Somborne says...
12:05pm Wed 20 Feb 08
win saint, winchester says...
12:15pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Crag, coventry says...
12:28pm Wed 20 Feb 08
St Mark wrote:He probably thought oh **** i have to play full back again i am **** in that position He knows it 20,000 fans know it so why dont the managers Burley Dodd Gorman and Pearson know it Viaffara should play there if we dont have any other options as for Euell I am lost for words i agree with most of Saints fans he is one of our worst ever players why cant the managers see it
After the second goal went in last night, did anyone else (chapel stand) see Jermaine Wright throw the captains armband on the floor and walk away? (he was given it by DP when he went off injured) What was that all about??
mark w, tooting says...
12:38pm Wed 20 Feb 08
It's There, says...
12:43pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint, says...
12:55pm Wed 20 Feb 08
John B wrote:I am glad you feel justified now and contented with our lot!
So what has happened to all the arrogant fans who despite the team being poor were expecting promotion? We are in a bad position as we have no money it is nobody's fault except for Burley who has spent loads of money on second rate players I think he did that at Ipswich and that is why they were relegated from the Premiership. It will take time to rebuild if we are relegated so be it other teams like Leeds Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest all First Division Champions as well as Manchester City and Portsmouth have been relegated that is football nothing is a certain I really have been upset with the attitude of some fans saying that the Premiership is where we belong. If we had loads of Dosh I would agree but we never have had much we have never signed any really top class players except when Lawrie was in charge for a couple of years in the early 80s. Le Tiss with his goals and Lowe with his management kept us up for many years but I always felt it was only time before we were relegated.
saints fan, southampton says...
1:01pm Wed 20 Feb 08
phil, southampton says...
1:01pm Wed 20 Feb 08
greenshark, Bournemouth says...
1:04pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Anonymous Plymouth Goalkeeper, Somewhere near Plymouth says...
1:07pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint, says...
1:10pm Wed 20 Feb 08
greenshark wrote:Very true, and thanks!
Plymouth fan in peace here. I have to say that for the first twenty minutes you looked a very decent side, and again at the beggining of the second half started very brightly. If you had scored first and got your tales up it would have been a very different game indeed. Also what many of you have said about your fans, atleast there was some form of life there. Both to the left (itchen stand??)and the right (can't remember) there was a lot of noise at the start and although it died down atleast we knew you were there. As Sturrock said you have a good team and obviously a nice set up. I'm sure things will come good again. You have a lot more about you then the teams around you at the bottom as well
Ref068, Basingstoke says...
1:10pm Wed 20 Feb 08
DevonSaint, Trying to remain optimistic says...
1:11pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Karl, In need of some Spirit says...
1:13pm Wed 20 Feb 08
DJI, Kingsland Centre says...
1:20pm Wed 20 Feb 08
phil wrote:Phil, I don't think it a coincidence that Davis' form has improved since he has had stability in front of him with Davies. In the first 14 games, we fielded 13 different defence formations due to injuries.
People say that Pearson may provide teh solution for our defence. But, Jason Dodd arrived and didn't sort that one so can Pearson? One thing that has puzzled me for much of this season is that whilst I know that we have had problems in our defence and Kelvin Davis is much improved, surely if you leak too many goals then the first thing you need to look at is the goalkeeper. Lack of certainty in your goalkeeper alters the way your defenders play. Now, as I said, Davis is much improved and I have seen him make some good saves and decisions but we have Bialkowski (currently injured)who I personally think is a better keeper. Several games ago we should have looked again at building the defence around him. Clearly at this stage now, we are stuck with what we have built. Nigel Pearson is a stupid move at this time. I don't understand it. He does not have the time to make progress here. Gorman and Dodd were better placed to see this out until the end of the season. In my view the defensive woes in the first half of the season have cost us - and they continue now. The difference now is that we cannot score goals. Rasiak was left out in the cold and this forced his exit. Another mistake. Somehow we need to get Viafara and Saganowski back on form quickly. Coupled with Stern john these are the opportunities I think we have. Andrew Davies at the back is the best we have there, combined with Wayne Thomas on best form in the centre is the best chance we have of keeping goals out. Beyond this, I currently see little else of real backbone to sort our problems out.
Paul, Portsmouth says...
1:20pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Dan Lowe, Southampton says...
1:31pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Officer Dibble, Southampton says...
2:42pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Jon, Southampton says...
3:04pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Dan, soton says...
3:12pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint wrote:where do I start with you 'BLUEARMY'?!
BLUE ARMY! wrote:Sorry not the same person..are you unempolyed.
Saint wrote:Haven't you got some numbers to add up? Summer!! Hope you're looking forward to Cheltenham away!!BLUE ARMY! wrote:Yep another one! One little problem with your mouth...get your facts right!london saint wrote:Not far off the averages but thats a full ground! not a half empty one!! ha ha ha ha ha!! Reckon you should pull half of St (Scum hole) Marys down, build some house and have a club with 'some' money ha ha!! But hang on don't you rent you're ground? You don't even own it ha ha ha ha!! Scum inbred tw*t!!!! Go back to you're marketing report!!Oh and I see your gate was very low last night, 17,000 ha ha ha ha!!Lowest of the season but not far off your average! Why do you skates bother?
Cheltenham why...do you have them in the cup next year?
Saint, says...
3:25pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Dan wrote:Brilliant! I just did not think it was worth explaining all that you have taken time to do, as for point three mainly.
Saint wrote:where do I start with you 'BLUEARMY'?! firstly - we do own our ground but like many clubs we have a kind of mortgage on it.... I think you were getting confused and thought you were talking about your grotty little council house in leigh park. secondly - yes we only had 17,000 and we did not play very well... however, for all of those years that Pompey were down in the lower leagues your ground was barely half full... FACT thirdly - why did you call my fellow Southampton supporter a 'Summer!!'.. surely on that day that you did turn up to school the teacher explained what the four seasons were?! lastly - F*&% OFF back to your minimum wage job at McDonalds and stop drinking special brew with your under age girlfriend. COYR!!!BLUE ARMY! wrote:Sorry not the same person..are you unempolyed. Cheltenham why...do you have them in the cup next year?Saint wrote:Haven't you got some numbers to add up? Summer!! Hope you're looking forward to Cheltenham away!!BLUE ARMY! wrote:Yep another one! One little problem with your mouth...get your facts right!london saint wrote:Not far off the averages but thats a full ground! not a half empty one!! ha ha ha ha ha!! Reckon you should pull half of St (Scum hole) Marys down, build some house and have a club with 'some' money ha ha!! But hang on don't you rent you're ground? You don't even own it ha ha ha ha!! Scum inbred tw*t!!!! Go back to you're marketing report!!Oh and I see your gate was very low last night, 17,000 ha ha ha ha!!Lowest of the season but not far off your average! Why do you skates bother?
Thorshammer, Valhalla says...
4:08pm Wed 20 Feb 08
saints fan wrote:My 9 year old has scored 37 goals this season in a struggling side, he also goes to AFCB's academy where he has a decent coach, that makes him a automatic choice up front in front of BWP at least.
i hate whats happened to the club, and the sqaud are useless, we have no one who plays for the club or fans - they play for money - hence no passion or commitment..... so mr pearson - im offering my footballing services to the club for free! i might not of kicked a football for a few years, but ill play with a passion and some ability! anyone else here want to make up a repplacement squad, play for free and save us from religation?? im not bad in midfield....
Saint4always, Bournemouth says...
4:10pm Wed 20 Feb 08
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
4:16pm Wed 20 Feb 08
saint fan 188, says...
4:29pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Thorshammer, Valhalla says...
4:29pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Dan, soton says...
4:32pm Wed 20 Feb 08
sailor sam wrote:Sailor Sam - you indeed are correct sir. A mortgage does mean the lender holds the deeds... however being that I believe we do hold equity in the stadium we also have the responsibilities for the stadium and we also have the right to enhance, alter and such.... thus we are the owners albeit with a debt against it.
Hi Desperate Dan!
How can you claim to own your ground if, as you say 'we have a kind of mortgate on it'?
If you have ANY KIND OF MORTGAGE on the ground, then you DO NOT own it!
Similarly, if you have a mortgage on your house, you do not own it, that is why the mortgage company holds the title deeds until the mortgage is paid off.
Fratton Park may not be state of the art, but PORTSMOUTH FC, THE ONLY PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB ON THE SOUTH COAST, own it!
What I do not understand, and I guess that many Stains fans are also mystified is, why, with all the money received from the sale of The Dell - a prime building site for housing - and many millions received from the sale of more players than I can call to mind, is the club in financial melt-down, and not even owning their own ground that was built on contaminated ground that was unfit for housing, and so at a lower market price?
Mind you, with the dross that has performed on there since it was opened, the ground suffers from even worse contamination!
german wright, doing sailorsam up the **** says...
4:55pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Fred Murray, Southampton says...
5:09pm Wed 20 Feb 08
phil, southampton says...
5:14pm Wed 20 Feb 08
DJI wrote:I agree - it is no coincidence.
phil wrote: People say that Pearson may provide teh solution for our defence. But, Jason Dodd arrived and didn\'t sort that one so can Pearson? One thing that has puzzled me for much of this season is that whilst I know that we have had problems in our defence and Kelvin Davis is much improved, surely if you leak too many goals then the first thing you need to look at is the goalkeeper. Lack of certainty in your goalkeeper alters the way your defenders play. Now, as I said, Davis is much improved and I have seen him make some good saves and decisions but we have Bialkowski (currently injured)who I personally think is a better keeper. Several games ago we should have looked again at building the defence around him. Clearly at this stage now, we are stuck with what we have built. Nigel Pearson is a stupid move at this time. I don\'t understand it. He does not have the time to make progress here. Gorman and Dodd were better placed to see this out until the end of the season. In my view the defensive woes in the first half of the season have cost us - and they continue now. The difference now is that we cannot score goals. Rasiak was left out in the cold and this forced his exit. Another mistake. Somehow we need to get Viafara and Saganowski back on form quickly. Coupled with Stern john these are the opportunities I think we have. Andrew Davies at the back is the best we have there, combined with Wayne Thomas on best form in the centre is the best chance we have of keeping goals out. Beyond this, I currently see little else of real backbone to sort our problems out.Phil, I don\'t think it a coincidence that Davis\' form has improved since he has had stability in front of him with Davies. In the first 14 games, we fielded 13 different defence formations due to injuries. Look at Man Utd and Arsenal; steady & consistent defence in front of the sticks means their keepers play well as they build up an understanding with their back four. Davis kept us from even greater embarressment at Rovers and last night, and has been on great form recently. As for Viafara, they need to work on his passing then he will be the real deal; pace and strength. Saga needs better service and then he will return to last seasons\' form.
damnsamdamn, heaven says...
5:16pm Wed 20 Feb 08
rob foster, Andover says...
5:28pm Wed 20 Feb 08
by any means necessary, south oxfordshire says...
5:31pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint, says...
5:35pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Dan wrote:AT LAST!
sailor sam wrote: Hi Desperate Dan! How can you claim to own your ground if, as you say 'we have a kind of mortgate on it'? If you have ANY KIND OF MORTGAGE on the ground, then you DO NOT own it! Similarly, if you have a mortgage on your house, you do not own it, that is why the mortgage company holds the title deeds until the mortgage is paid off. Fratton Park may not be state of the art, but PORTSMOUTH FC, THE ONLY PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB ON THE SOUTH COAST, own it! What I do not understand, and I guess that many Stains fans are also mystified is, why, with all the money received from the sale of The Dell - a prime building site for housing - and many millions received from the sale of more players than I can call to mind, is the club in financial melt-down, and not even owning their own ground that was built on contaminated ground that was unfit for housing, and so at a lower market price? Mind you, with the dross that has performed on there since it was opened, the ground suffers from even worse contamination!Sailor Sam - you indeed are correct sir. A mortgage does mean the lender holds the deeds... however being that I believe we do hold equity in the stadium we also have the responsibilities for the stadium and we also have the right to enhance, alter and such.... thus we are the owners albeit with a debt against it. However - despite my comments being somewhat weighty toward your Pompey associate, I actually have no issue nor criticism of you on the SFC boards... you are typically fair, witty and not insulting. Portsmouth are the only premier league team on the south coast - I do not dispute this. Saints are playing and operating poorly currently - but WE still harbour the long off aspirations of rejoining Pompey in the top flight someday. COYR!
bluefever, warsash says...
5:37pm Wed 20 Feb 08
grant carol, winchester says...
5:42pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bluefever, warsash says...
5:51pm Wed 20 Feb 08
mike.roberts, Aldershot says...
5:51pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint, says...
5:52pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bluefever wrote:Yep, another true blue on here...rings out loud and clear. You must be so proud of yourself?
excuses excuses from the lame old scum. onlything sainst fans were good at was running away. glad to see scum go down
Saint, says...
5:54pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bluefever wrote:How are you?
Carol..spot on saints support has always been sh1t unlike ours which is the biggest and best on the south coast. scum always reckon they are better than us but the truth is now out scum for league 1
bluefever, warsash says...
6:20pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint, says...
6:25pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bluefever wrote:You again..how old are you?
Echo wrote "THE few fans that came to St Mary's last night arrived desperate for a performance full of pride and passion ..." sums scum up, few fans, no passion hahahahahah scum going down
the totton scrutineer, TOTTON says...
6:35pm Wed 20 Feb 08
The Petley's, Southampton says...
6:46pm Wed 20 Feb 08
mike, soton says...
6:49pm Wed 20 Feb 08
St Mark wrote:What the team needs is about FIVE PLAYERS unfortunately the Tremendous Support that comes from the Northam is not and sadly will not bring the results as I simply dont believe they care anymore!
Fingerpointer wrote: 1. Jermaine Wright was far from the worst player on the field last night. Booing him was negative and destructive. 2. I don't know Leon Crouch but I do know that he has been a Saints supporter all his life. That doesn't make him a good chairman but don't tell me that he doesn't care. 3. The team play as a set of individuals, worried about their own performances. They don't play as a team. No movement, no covering. Perhaps Pearon will sort that out.I totally agree! Booing the players is gonna make things worse! Even if some of the youngsters come in, they will be nervous about making mistakes cos they know the crowd will get on their backs if they do! Just one more thing: I though that the singing coming out of the Northam stand last night was AWESOME - that's what the team needs!
bryan, up north says...
7:05pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bluefever wrote:Is Fred Dinage your dad??
Echo wrote "THE few fans that came to St Mary's last night arrived desperate for a performance full of pride and passion ..." sums scum up, few fans, no passion hahahahahah scum going down
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
7:07pm Wed 20 Feb 08
german wright wrote:Honest! It was OK before german wright had a suck!
sailor lover.who the **** are man united.thats your season out the window.as i thought run away.as for wright i saw him chuck the captains arm band last night.well he can suck sailor sams festering stump because he,s finished at sfc as far as im concerned.and what are the club going to do about.as per normal feck all
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
7:23pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Saint wrote:Hi Dan! Nice to have a reasoned comment.
Dan wrote:AT LAST!sailor sam wrote: Hi Desperate Dan! How can you claim to own your ground if, as you say 'we have a kind of mortgate on it'? If you have ANY KIND OF MORTGAGE on the ground, then you DO NOT own it! Similarly, if you have a mortgage on your house, you do not own it, that is why the mortgage company holds the title deeds until the mortgage is paid off. Fratton Park may not be state of the art, but PORTSMOUTH FC, THE ONLY PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB ON THE SOUTH COAST, own it! What I do not understand, and I guess that many Stains fans are also mystified is, why, with all the money received from the sale of The Dell - a prime building site for housing - and many millions received from the sale of more players than I can call to mind, is the club in financial melt-down, and not even owning their own ground that was built on contaminated ground that was unfit for housing, and so at a lower market price? Mind you, with the dross that has performed on there since it was opened, the ground suffers from even worse contamination!Sailor Sam - you indeed are correct sir. A mortgage does mean the lender holds the deeds... however being that I believe we do hold equity in the stadium we also have the responsibilities for the stadium and we also have the right to enhance, alter and such.... thus we are the owners albeit with a debt against it. However - despite my comments being somewhat weighty toward your Pompey associate, I actually have no issue nor criticism of you on the SFC boards... you are typically fair, witty and not insulting. Portsmouth are the only premier league team on the south coast - I do not dispute this. Saints are playing and operating poorly currently - but WE still harbour the long off aspirations of rejoining Pompey in the top flight someday. COYR!
captain klutz, soton says...
7:51pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes, York says...
8:01pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bryan, up north says...
8:02pm Wed 20 Feb 08
captain klutz wrote:I think it's possibly that he can't part for SH!T
Perhaps Jermaine Wright threw down his captain's armband because, even with his minimal talent, he realised that almost everyone else in the team was worse than him! My hero!
Jim, Southampton says...
8:03pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bryan, up north says...
8:07pm Wed 20 Feb 08
bryan wrote:....ar@e... it should have said pass not part...although its still possibly true
captain klutz wrote: Perhaps Jermaine Wright threw down his captain's armband because, even with his minimal talent, he realised that almost everyone else in the team was worse than him! My hero!I think it's possibly that he can't part for SH!T
Mr. Positive, 100% says...
8:35pm Wed 20 Feb 08
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
9:05pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Thorshammer wrote:Hello my Nordic Legend!
Hi Sam I've missed you, nice to see you back reading the paper and commenting on the articles in your usual polite and articulate manner. I have spotted a faux pas as you might say, did you mean to say state of the ark or art?. As most timber buildings in skate city are made of wood from 1815 I presume you mean ark.
pugwash, southampton says...
10:57pm Wed 20 Feb 08
John wrote:YES,I MUST AGREE.HOW ON EARTH WERE THESE TWO ABLE TO GET ON THE SAINTS BOARD?IT SEEMS LIKE WATCHING THE MUPPET SHOW THESE DAYS.WE HAVE BEEN USED TO RUPERTS INTEGRITY FOR SO LONG.NOW WE HAVE MCMENEMY SAYING A FORTNIGHT AGO THAT GORMAN AND DODD WERE HERE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE'BETTER PERFORMANCES AND THE SQUAD FULLY BACKING THEM',A WEEK LATER....WE HAVE WILDE WITH HIS SUPPOSED MILLIONS GONE ABSENT.WE HAVE CROUCH RUNNING AROUND LIKE HEADLESS CHICKEN TRYING DESPERATELY TO SELL US.WE HAVE WISEMAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TOO FRIGHTENED TO COME TO THE AGM JUST IN CASE HE WAS VOTED OUT.
Unfortunately this is what happens when other clubs are taken over by multi-billionaire American businessmen and offshore consortia, while Saints get acquired by a house builder from Liverpool and a factory owner from Lymington. Saints Go Wilde, indeed.
True Supporter, says...
12:50am Thu 21 Feb 08
Dowayne, Southampton(greatest city on earth) says...
10:28am Thu 21 Feb 08
sailor sam, portsmouth says...
12:49pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Dowayne wrote:Sorry Dowayne, you have got a few things wrong (other than your spelling)!
After spending the last 30 mins reading all the comments, i agree with almost every1 except the scates. SFC were 1 of the longest standing teams in the top flight of english football and have had great players wear the shirt with pride over the years, the dell was a fortress teams did not like to come and play at. But how many of those players are now involed in the club and how many young talent from the city play for the club. We are all to blame you the current situation, so we should all knucle together. load of rubbish some might say here why. well i don't get to see alot of games because of work etc,but do tune in or watch games on tv and buy as much merchadise as posible to support my club but when i see fans leaving after a game weather we win or lose they look and act the same. also when we got to the cup final with arsenal, thier should of been a parade(just for the achievement). if sfc and the fans are like a middle class person with a big house in the county but with the personality of a traffic warden. if a scate fan walked through west quay on a sat afternoon they might at most get a few heckles,but if a saint fan walked through gunwolf on a sat afternoon he probly would not come out with his shirt on his back and the people that would off done it would of been from all walks of life. My point being we should aim to be the best at everything. fans,football,pride, soul,spirit and defend our club and city at the drop of a hat. that is why the man.u,liverpools,etc have got where they are and money did not start that.
Jannersaint, Plymuff says...
8:20pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Dowayne, Southampton(greatest city on earth) says...
8:50am Fri 22 Feb 08
Sorry Dowayne, you have got a few things wrong (other than your spelling)!
If you walked through GUNWHARF Quay, wearing a red and white striped shirt, people would probably be looking for your begging bowl, as they would think you were trying to raise cash for your club that is in financial melt-down!
So! Stains WERE one of the longest standing teams in the top flight! WERE! Past Tense! History! About time you learned from History, and built on it, rather than just living on the memories! Maybe! Just Maybe, if you had kept some of your talent, instead of cashing in on it, you would still be in the Premier League, alongside PORTSMOUTH, THE ONLY PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB ON THE SOUTH COAST!
How would a parade through the City, after your game with Arsenal change your present situation? You are living in the past!
Your final point! I have read through your list, and to non-SFC supporters, it would appear that you have failed on every one.
Instead of Directors, players and fans all pulling in different directions, they should all pull together and work to extract yourselves from the mire you find yourselves in.
The problems you face are of your own making. The only contribution the Pompey made was to give you a 4 - 1 footballing lesson in the season you were relegated!
So! Blame the Board! Blame the Players! Blame your fans!
But DON'T BLAME ME OR PFC!
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Barcelona Saint, Barcelona says...
9:23am Wed 20 Feb 08
The players are awful and need to know it!!