Southampton fans asked to find Carlisle on a map (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton fans asked to find Carlisle on a map
11:00am Friday 26th March 2010 in
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- By James Maden » News and Video Reporter
IT’S one thing knowing which team you’re playing in a Wembley final, their league position, dangermen, and current form are all vital facts opposition fans need to be aware of.
But there has been one stat about Johnstone’s Paint Trophy finalists Carlisle that has been a great source of confusion to the thousands of Saints fans: Just where is Carlisle?
In fact it’s 335 miles north of Southampton, but many Saints fans have been left scratching their heads when trying to work out from which direction rival fans will have to travel to reach Sunday’s final.
From Wales, to near Weymouth and even close to Newcastle were just some of the suggestions from fans asked by the Daily Echo when we took a map out on to the streets.
Founder of the Saints Trust Nick Illingsworth said: “I only know where it is because I went there for the first time this season.
“We haven’t had to play there for some 28 years so no one would know really, it’s a place where if you step out the back door you’re in Scotland.
“We haven’t had that many players who have played for both clubs and with it being somewhere so far north it’s not somewhere you’d pass on the way to other grounds. Not a lot of Saints fans will have been to Walsall but they might know it because they’ve passed the ground on the M6.”
As the closest city to Scotland their Member of Parliament said there were many reasons that people should know of Carlisle’s heritage.
Carlisle MP Eric Martlew said: “We’re the first city in England, sitting almost along the Scottish border.
“It was a Roman city and there has been a long football tradition here, perhaps people in Southampton aren’t aware of us because we don’t usually have to play them, they’re usually in a higher league.
“We’re not in Wales though and I know where Southampton is, I’ve been there. People should know us from Hadrian’s Wall and football fans will know from their away trips.
“We’re looking forward to Sunday, we start as underdogs but I think that favours us and I’ll definitely be there, it’s going to be a great day.”
Comments(14)
down to earth
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11:23am Fri 26 Mar 10
now, there's a question for you. How many can you name? I sort of remember there might have been a left back called Mike (?) McCartney we signed from them, but that goes back a way.
Anyone else?
sw: game-wall (echo up to its old tricks again, then)
Ted Rogers
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11:36am Fri 26 Mar 10
Although saying that.... we had a girl aged 22 from Southampton working in our business who asked " This Guy's in Cumbria, do we service abroad?"
freefinker
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11:43am Fri 26 Mar 10
Ted Rogers wrote:Indeed, that was my point.
I think this is more a trivial piece of gimmicky journalism from the Echo rather than a true reflection on the intelligence of many in Southampton.
Although saying that.... we had a girl aged 22 from Southampton working in our business who asked " This Guy's in Cumbria, do we service abroad?"
I was just a tiny bit more cryptic than you.
The Wickham Man
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12:20pm Fri 26 Mar 10
hulla baloo
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12:24pm Fri 26 Mar 10
5 points behind us in the league.
le god
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12:25pm Fri 26 Mar 10
I t is all in The News.
bigronthestaff
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12:26pm Fri 26 Mar 10
COYR!!
Hustler123
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12:49pm Fri 26 Mar 10
11:23am Fri 26 Mar 10
“We haven’t had that many players who have played for both clubs ...
now, there's a question for you. How many can you name? I sort of remember there might have been a left back called Mike (?) McCartney we signed from them, but that goes back a way.
Anyone else?
sw: game-wall (echo up to its old tricks again, then)
“We haven’t had that many players who have played for both clubs ... now, there's a question for you. How many can you name? I sort of remember there might have been a left back called Mike (?) McCartney we signed from them, but that goes back a way. Anyone else? sw: game-wall (echo up to its old tricks again, then"
Rory Delap?
Brite Spark
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12:51pm Fri 26 Mar 10
"You're just a small town in Scotland!"
My View from the Hill
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1:22pm Fri 26 Mar 10
hulla baloo wrote:Very Good, and that's all that matters
'' So where is carlisle''?
5 points behind us in the league.
Lone Ranger
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1:59pm Fri 26 Mar 10
Linesman
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5:43pm Fri 26 Mar 10
Nice to see that, after what seems to be a very long time, Nick Illingsworth has surfaced again!
Always nice to see a Leader leading from the front!
Brite Spark
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11:30pm Fri 26 Mar 10
Never heard of it.
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freefinker says...
11:21am Fri 26 Mar 10
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Hum! Doesn't say much for the intelligence of Saints fans, does it?
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Or to be more accurate the Echo's opinion of the intelligence of Saints fans.