Home page
Part of the This Is Hampshire Network
Sport
Sport Headlines
Saints
Saints News
Results & Fixtures
Match Reports
Lawrie Mac
Terry Paine
World Wide Saints
Staying Up Gallery
Caught on Camera
Question of the Week
Cricket
Football
Rugby
General Sport
Eastleigh FC
SailSolent
National Sport
Ballot
Local Clubs Index
Eastleigh 10k
Tyro League
Eastleigh & District Mini Soccer League
Site Map
Search Advanced Search
Lawrie Mac  RSS Feed RSS feed | About
The Saints managerial legend’s exclusive weekly column...
Claus deserves Celtic sell-out
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM

CLAUS LUNDEKVAM's first choice, when it comes to his testimonial match, has always been to play against the mighty Glasgow Celtic.

Whilst there have been one or two functions already for Claus, he has put off the game itself because he wanted to see if a Celtic fixture was a possibility.

And Gordon Strachan, their manager, held Claus in such high esteem as a player and a man that he has promised to bring the team.

I can tell you from personal experience when we did a similar thing for dear old George Horsfell, one of our coaching staff in old days with Glasgow Rangers, how difficult it is to get these Scottish giants to play this sort of game.

Glasgow Celtic for instance are off to Asia at the end of the season to play games which will bring them in a massive amount of money such is their popularity all around the world.

The difficulty for Claus was that because of the Bon Jovi concert the groundstaff at St Mary's would not normally have the time they would normally want to prepare the pitch for a testimonial game ahead of the new season.

However, arrangements have now been put in place to make everything possible and a date has been fixed for pre-season and will be announced shortly.

I am so pleased for Claus who deserves to have a full house on the day and all credit to Gordon Strachan for making this possible.

Believe me as soon as the tickets go on sale I would recommend people to get them because the number of Scottish supporters that will follow Celtic down and those ex-patriots living in the area will want to be first in the queue.

Claus is the epitome of the one-club man who are so rare to find these days.

The sad bit of it all is of course after battling bravely to get over injuries this season he broke down just as he was nearly back to match fitness and needed an operation which has effectively finished his career.

I can tell you he is feeling very down at present and I don't think it has really struck home that he will not be able to pull on the shirt again so I would urge everyone to take the opportunity to thank Claus for everything he has done for the club on and off the field and Graeme Souness should be thanked as well for bringing him here in the first place.

To read all of Lawrie McMenemy's exclusive column, don't miss today's Daily Echo.

7:00am Saturday 12th April 2008

Print   Email this   Comment
Posted by: Santa on 7:35am Sat 12 Apr 08
Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: ossiesaint, at the bar on 8:56am Sat 12 Apr 08
Claus has a yacht to look after and that big "pile" in Chilworth to keep up? How can he possibly share the money with charities?
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Kingsland Stan, Northam on 9:10am Sat 12 Apr 08
ossiesaint wrote:
Claus has a yacht to look after and that big "pile" in Chilworth to keep up? How can he possibly share the money with charities?
Cynical git!

I'm sure that Claus will do whatever he wishes with any money raised and that could include giving some to Charity. But that should his decision.

Claus is not an aviricious man as he's proved in his years here in Southampton. He's a decent, honest family man who will put them first. There's never been any hint of impropriety and you certainly wouldn't see him getting luid headlines in red top news papers.

Instead of making snide comments you should be thanking him for his years of loyal service to the club and wishing him well in the future.

Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Devon Saint on 9:12am Sat 12 Apr 08
Santa wrote:
Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: crew 657, new forest on 10:00am Sat 12 Apr 08
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote:
Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
bye bye scum player. glad to see you fleeced the scummers over the last few years, shame you couldnt make them bankrupt.

The only reason a scottish team would come down is scum cant get a big english team like Pompey (Premiership) to play them
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Kingsland Stan, Northam on 10:44am Sat 12 Apr 08
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote: Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
Claus is an employee of the club. If you had spent ten + years with your employer and had to retire through injury or ill health, would you give the employer back any compensation you received just because they were in financial difficulties?

Of course not - so why expect Claus to do so.

What he's earned whilst employed by Saints is irrelevant. At present I would suggest that he hasn't any employment lined up and certainly not at the salary level he's on at the moment. He is still a young man with a young family to support and educate.

Claus is entitled to the testimonial and it will be his wish what he does with the proceeds. I don't remember calls for Matt Le Tissier to give his testimonial money to Charity.

Things have certainly changed from the days when the likes of Mick Channon received a testimonial. In his Man City days, which was after he had the 1976 testimonial, he was the highest paid player in England. (see his book Man on the Run published in 1986)

Also don't forget that Claus won't receive 100% of the gate money. He will have to pay for the stadium,stewarding, policing (it is Celtic after all), Celtic's fees and expenses as they won't do it for nothing plus insurance for players,match fees,etc., etc. It's not al bunce.

Claus has ever been the highest paid player at Saints but he's been the most honest and loyal.
What a good Saints supporter will do is turn up, pay the gate money, buy the program and thank Claus for being a true Saint.

Oh yes - and welcome back WGS. It might be the last time he leads out a Celtic team.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: skate haters, soton on 10:45am Sat 12 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote: Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
bye bye scum player. glad to see you fleeced the scummers over the last few years, shame you couldnt make them bankrupt. The only reason a scottish team would come down is scum cant get a big english team like Pompey (Premiership) to play them
Big english club like skates,PMSL,YOUR NEVER BE BIG,and let alone be in the prem for a vast length of time so dont delude yourselves WE dont want sh** like yourselves within our ground,as for being bankrupt you soon will be when your inevertable poor season comes around and your struggling in the prem with losses of 23 million quid...TIME WILL COME AROUND AND BITE YOUR SWEATING RED ARSE...then bankrupt you will be....SCUM
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Devon Saint on 10:53am Sat 12 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote: Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
bye bye scum player. glad to see you fleeced the scummers over the last few years, shame you couldnt make them bankrupt. The only reason a scottish team would come down is scum cant get a big english team like Pompey (Premiership) to play them
CREW 657 why dont you just get a life ? sorry I forgot you dont have one do you.
And why the 657 ? thats a big number considering you can't count,Lets hope there is not 656 people before you with your problem.
Now why not go back to your caravan and carry on sh*gg**g you Mum,Sister,Gran or uncle and more importantly stop posting on a SAINTS not POMPEY site.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: muse on 10:54am Sat 12 Apr 08
tell him 2 **** off...keep the doe hes picked up while being injured all the time ..tosser
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Devon saint on 11:10am Sat 12 Apr 08
Kingsland Stan wrote:
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote: Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
Claus is an employee of the club. If you had spent ten + years with your employer and had to retire through injury or ill health, would you give the employer back any compensation you received just because they were in financial difficulties? Of course not - so why expect Claus to do so. What he's earned whilst employed by Saints is irrelevant. At present I would suggest that he hasn't any employment lined up and certainly not at the salary level he's on at the moment. He is still a young man with a young family to support and educate. Claus is entitled to the testimonial and it will be his wish what he does with the proceeds. I don't remember calls for Matt Le Tissier to give his testimonial money to Charity. Things have certainly changed from the days when the likes of Mick Channon received a testimonial. In his Man City days, which was after he had the 1976 testimonial, he was the highest paid player in England. (see his book Man on the Run published in 1986) Also don't forget that Claus won't receive 100% of the gate money. He will have to pay for the stadium,stewarding, policing (it is Celtic after all), Celtic's fees and expenses as they won't do it for nothing plus insurance for players,match fees,etc., etc. It's not al bunce. Claus has ever been the highest paid player at Saints but he's been the most honest and loyal. What a good Saints supporter will do is turn up, pay the gate money, buy the program and thank Claus for being a true Saint. Oh yes - and welcome back WGS. It might be the last time he leads out a Celtic team.
Stan,

I agree with most of your points however in the day of Matty and his testmonial the club were in a much better financial position and although fitness was poor towards the end of his career it has ended slightly differently to Claus.
As with all of these forums everyone has a right to there own opinion unless you are someone like crew 657 etc.
I dont think anyone can disagree that Claus has been a great servant to the club and I for one wish him all the best for the future,and yes he wont have a footballers income anymore but I dont think he will be living off beans and toast everynight due to lack of income
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: umaga, isle of samoa on 11:39am Sat 12 Apr 08
Celtic? i thought he played for saints
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: what a mess? on 12:06pm Sat 12 Apr 08
what is it with this crew 1234 or whatever his name is?

every time i come on here to read about SAINTS there's some completely moronic comments by this clown either looking for a fight and turning up in parks in the area late at night supposedly looking for a scrap , although i have my own ideas why a grown man would want to meet other men under cover of darkness in a local park . My question is just why bother? Yeah you're pompey fan but there are others on this site who don't stoop to your frankly childish level and when people do come back with a witty put down your response is to want a ruck? How thick are you? Do you really think we care that much about you that we would want to meet you? I think i speak for a majority of people on here when i say that we have wives,girlfriends or just in general LIVES that we would rather deal with as opposed to some jumped up urchin whose apparent sole purpose in life is to be as annoying as possible. Good god you make feel sick.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Dave Juson, Southampton on 12:12pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Claus has been great for Saints and deserves every penny he's made with us, and every penny he will get from the testimonial.
He'd certainly make my all time Saints XI.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Brian Robinson, Liverpool on 12:29pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Claus has been one of our best ever players, not many clubs have a player as loyal as Claus has been. I wish him all the best. Oh and pompey fan crewman69boysex or whatever your name is, please get a life. bloody hell, how sad are you?
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: leedscelt, leeds on 12:57pm Sat 12 Apr 08
crew 1234, you'll never be asked to be the opposition in a testimonial because most people want a full ground for such games and i'm afraid a family of 4, 1 mad man and a cow bell does not constitute a big fan base.
but hey, you can always buy a ticket and see what a real organic support looks like.

Quote | Report this post
Posted by: skate haters, soton on 2:24pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Oh i forgot the skates can fill that tin pot of a ground of theirs........NOT.
NO FANS,S*** GROUND,oh dear wont be long before it all goes tits up.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: crew 657, new forest on 2:43pm Sat 12 Apr 08
what a mess? wrote:
what is it with this crew 1234 or whatever his name is?

every time i come on here to read about SAINTS there's some completely moronic comments by this clown either looking for a fight and turning up in parks in the area late at night supposedly looking for a scrap , although i have my own ideas why a grown man would want to meet other men under cover of darkness in a local park . My question is just why bother? Yeah you're pompey fan but there are others on this site who don't stoop to your frankly childish level and when people do come back with a witty put down your response is to want a ruck? How thick are you? Do you really think we care that much about you that we would want to meet you? I think i speak for a majority of people on here when i say that we have wives,girlfriends or just in general LIVES that we would rather deal with as opposed to some jumped up urchin whose apparent sole purpose in life is to be as annoying as possible. Good god you make feel sick.
boring..cant you say something original scummer
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: butty, hamble on 3:10pm Sat 12 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote:
Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn't exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
bye bye scum player. glad to see you fleeced the scummers over the last few years, shame you couldnt make them bankrupt.

The only reason a scottish team would come down is scum cant get a big english team like Pompey (Premiership) to play them
657, 6= the toes you have
5= brain cells
7= your ground capacity
If your teams so good go and support them muppet
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: what a mess? on 3:14pm Sat 12 Apr 08
boring..cant you say something original scummer


i would do but i fear it would take you a week to work out the words GO and AWAY.

Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Gerard Mcadam, GLASGOW on 3:17pm Sat 12 Apr 08
I'm sitting here reading the comments and smiling
as a Celtic Supporter we know the reason people want us as opposition is the fact that we travel in numbers and as stated in the article have a large fan base in England so we look forward to coming down to St Mary's having a beer and meeting true football fans, something Celtic fans have done all over the world unlike "crew xyz" who if he really wants to prove how tough he is should jump a train and come to Glasgow for the day, oh! buy a single ticket mate you'll not need a return ..........
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: crew 657, fratton park on 3:26pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Gerard Mcadam wrote:
I'm sitting here reading the comments and smiling
as a Celtic Supporter we know the reason people want us as opposition is the fact that we travel in numbers and as stated in the article have a large fan base in England so we look forward to coming down to St Mary's having a beer and meeting true football fans, something Celtic fans have done all over the world unlike "crew xyz" who if he really wants to prove how tough he is should jump a train and come to Glasgow for the day, oh! buy a single ticket mate you'll not need a return ..........
hahahaha you must be having a laugh, Rangers kick your butt all round glasgow . Scots are nice people but as soft as velvet toilet paper. Ive stayed in Glasgow a few times in the Marriot by the flyover, all you get in the city is drunks, prossies and little else...certainly no hard men.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Captain Swing, Southampton on 4:18pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Gawd! This is so depressing!
We have the opportunity to play tribute to one of our best ever players, and the site is dominated by idiots arguing with some spotty youth who probably wouldn't dare go to Portsmouth, never mind Fratton Park, if his mummy held his hand all the way and back.
Leave the faux Pompey fans alone. Even if they don't go away, at least we'll be spared the imbecilic exchanges.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: leedscelt, basra on 4:34pm Sat 12 Apr 08
so crew 567, you went all the way to glasgow to look for "hard men"?? could you not just have made the much shorter trip to hampstead heath? looks like you missed the letters s, e and r off the end of your name.

pompey = the new fulham




Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Ed, Taunton on 4:37pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Claus has served us well for near enough 12 years. I always enjoyed seeing him in the team as he was quite handy with the ball at his feet as well as being a very capable centre-back.

Having Celtic down is a fitting game for him and I hope St Mary's will be full.

Good luck Claus.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: pfcmez, hayling island on 12:51am Sun 13 Apr 08
Just ignore the **** he doesn`t represent us.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: crew 657, new forest on 1:32am Sun 13 Apr 08
pfcmez wrote:
Just ignore the **** he doesn`t represent us.
shut it scum lover
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Tiree, Vancouver B.C. on 2:22am Sun 13 Apr 08
It's pretty sad to see some of the comments re a testimonial match and for a guy who wants to donate funds to charity.

Some of these posts makes you wonder why they harbor such intolerance and hatred. I guess they're really unhappy inside and have a really low self-worth. They really telegraph their personality to the world. The sad thing is that they probably also pass on their deranged personality on to their kids and make their family's life hell. They can change only if only can come to the realization that they have a problem and really need to address it. It would make their own lives 100% more enjoyable - and also the lives of those around them. Hope they do!
Tiree
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Philip, Romsey on 8:40am Sun 13 Apr 08
Hear, hear, Tiree. Some of our fellow Saints fans are so hard hearted.

If Claus wants to keep proceeds of his testimonial, entirely a matter for him. No one else's business.

Some players have made donations to charity because of the tax advantage.

The fact is Claus did 10 years for the club and by tradition (and maybe his contract) he is entitled to a testimonial. Yes, I thought he was one of the main reasons we were relegated. But that's history now.

Wouldn't it be nice if more players showed loyalty and we could reward it? Part with your hard earned and buy a ticket.

Let's be generous. I wish him well. And I wish he'd give up smoking.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: realist on 1:00pm Sun 13 Apr 08
ex-patriots???????
you mean expatriates Lawrie.
Believe me, as Scots go, once a patriot always a patriot, even when we are expatraites......

Even so, the sentiments were spot on.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: realist on 1:05pm Sun 13 Apr 08
Brian Robinson wrote:
Claus has been one of our best ever players, not many clubs have a player as loyal as Claus has been. I wish him all the best. Oh and pompey fan crewman69boysex or whatever your name is, please get a life. bloody hell, how sad are you?
thanks brian, you're dead right on both counts. Good man.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: hardman on 1:08pm Sun 13 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Gerard Mcadam wrote: I'm sitting here reading the comments and smiling as a Celtic Supporter we know the reason people want us as opposition is the fact that we travel in numbers and as stated in the article have a large fan base in England so we look forward to coming down to St Mary's having a beer and meeting true football fans, something Celtic fans have done all over the world unlike "crew xyz" who if he really wants to prove how tough he is should jump a train and come to Glasgow for the day, oh! buy a single ticket mate you'll not need a return ..........
hahahaha you must be having a laugh, Rangers kick your butt all round glasgow . Scots are nice people but as soft as velvet toilet paper. Ive stayed in Glasgow a few times in the Marriot by the flyover, all you get in the city is drunks, prossies and little else...certainly no hard men.
tell me a##hole, what part of "f#ck off and die you sad moronic cretin" is it you're having trouble understanding?
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: MP, land far far away on 1:44pm Sun 13 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Gerard Mcadam wrote: I\'m sitting here reading the comments and smiling as a Celtic Supporter we know the reason people want us as opposition is the fact that we travel in numbers and as stated in the article have a large fan base in England so we look forward to coming down to St Mary\'s having a beer and meeting true football fans, something Celtic fans have done all over the world unlike \"crew xyz\" who if he really wants to prove how tough he is should jump a train and come to Glasgow for the day, oh! buy a single ticket mate you\'ll not need a return ..........
hahahaha you must be having a laugh, Rangers kick your butt all round glasgow . Scots are nice people but as soft as velvet toilet paper. Ive stayed in Glasgow a few times in the Marriot by the flyover, all you get in the city is drunks, prossies and little else...certainly no hard men.
Oh those sweet memories of the hard men in the armed forces; regular golden showers and being at the reciving end of the MP`s ASP
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Dazzer, soton on 2:00pm Sun 13 Apr 08
crew 657 wrote:
Devon Saint wrote:
Santa wrote: Good luck to Claus, hope he has a great testimonial. I also hope the money raised from the match is given to charity. Perhaps more fans would turn out if that was the case instead of it all going to Claus, who hasn\'t exactly been poorly paid in comparison to most of us over the years.
Giving the money to charity is a great idea so why not just hand it back to Saints who have paid him a fortune in wages since he has been injured,I know this is not his fault its just the way of football but the club have supported him 100% when many clubs would of ditched him, so Claus why not as a parting token help the club ????
bye bye scum player. glad to see you fleeced the scummers over the last few years, shame you couldnt make them bankrupt. The only reason a scottish team would come down is scum cant get a big english team like Pompey (Premiership) to play them
Get a life you pathetic excuse for a man.
you got nothing better to do than write stuff on a saints issue!!
just because you dont have your own stuff to say about your fishy club!!
your comments are worthless!!!!
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Dennis Butler on 2:47pm Sun 13 Apr 08
Having skipped through endless pages of spiteful & ungrammatical (often read "childish") rubbish on this website from certain correspondents who would seem unable to differentiate between the game of football & verbose flatulence, I would hope that Claus Lundekvam's deserved testimonial game against Celtic is well-supported. His retirement-dictating injury certainly wasn't self-inflicted; and whatever salary he continues to draw will surely be in strict accordance with the terms of his Contract of Employment with the club.

So can he - as an acknowledged & respected former club captain - please be allowed to retire with dignity instead of being harangued with narrow-minded & vitriolic spitefulness from some ill-informed contributors to this website?
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 6:00pm Sun 13 Apr 08
Dennis Butler wrote:
Having skipped through endless pages of spiteful & ungrammatical (often read "childish") rubbish on this website from certain correspondents who would seem unable to differentiate between the game of football & verbose flatulence, I would hope that Claus Lundekvam's deserved testimonial game against Celtic is well-supported. His retirement-dictating injury certainly wasn't self-inflicted; and whatever salary he continues to draw will surely be in strict accordance with the terms of his Contract of Employment with the club. So can he - as an acknowledged & respected former club captain - please be allowed to retire with dignity instead of being harangued with narrow-minded & vitriolic spitefulness from some ill-informed contributors to this website?
Well written Dennis Butler, a school teacher's pet could not have phrased it better!
You deserve a gold star!
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Pony Runner, FOREST SAINT on 7:11pm Sun 13 Apr 08
I WOULD NOT TRUST THEM FISH FIDDLERS THEY AINT WELCOME AROUND HERE PHONEY COCKNEYS!OH WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN!
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Soton4Life, southampton on 8:57pm Sun 13 Apr 08
You are all so out of order! Claus was a brilliant player and put Saints first, he saved us so many times and he deserves any money he gets from the testimonial!

He has been a Saints player through and through!

Best of luck to him!
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Ray, Eastleigh on 9:22pm Sun 13 Apr 08
leedscelt wrote:
so crew 567, you went all the way to glasgow to look for "hard men"?? could you not just have made the much shorter trip to hampstead heath? looks like you missed the letters s, e and r off the end of your name. pompey = the new fulham
Cant yopu see that by responding to the tw@ you are lowering youself to its level
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: crew 657, new forest on 11:26pm Sun 13 Apr 08
Ray wrote:
leedscelt wrote:
so crew 567, you went all the way to glasgow to look for \\\"hard men\\\"?? could you not just have made the much shorter trip to hampstead heath? looks like you missed the letters s, e and r off the end of your name. pompey = the new fulham
Cant yopu see that by responding to the tw@ you are lowering youself to its level
agree Ray this leedscelt bloke really is a lowlife
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Dan Lowe, Southampton on 7:58am Mon 14 Apr 08
Soton4Life wrote:
You are all so out of order! Claus was a brilliant player and put Saints first, he saved us so many times and he deserves any money he gets from the testimonial! He has been a Saints player through and through! Best of luck to him!
get real, he was begging WGS to take him to Celtic at one point

he doesnt deserve a testimonial

he has been paid very well during his time with Saints and that should be enough for him
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Saint Red And White on 11:07am Mon 14 Apr 08
Dan Lowe wrote:
Soton4Life wrote: You are all so out of order! Claus was a brilliant player and put Saints first, he saved us so many times and he deserves any money he gets from the testimonial! He has been a Saints player through and through! Best of luck to him!
get real, he was begging WGS to take him to Celtic at one point he doesnt deserve a testimonial he has been paid very well during his time with Saints and that should be enough for him
dont be an idiot, he's been doing well for us for so long, you would never do a better job
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: Kate, Andover on 11:29am Mon 14 Apr 08
I'll be there - just say when!

It'll be nice to give Claus a proper thank you for all the work he's done for Saints over the years - not just for playing but the things he's done behind the scenes and as captain.

He's given us 10yrs of his life so it's the least we can do for him.
Quote | Report this post
Posted by: KING BOOKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA, william regals bedroom on 1:33am Tue 15 Apr 08