Sharpshooter Billy fires Saints closer to the Premier League (From Daily Echo)
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Sharpshooter Billy fires Saints closer to the Premier League
5:12pm Saturday 24th March 2012 in Saints News
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
Sharpshooter Billy fires Saints closer to the Premier League
BILLY Sharp struck twice against his former club as Championship leaders Saints took another major step towards promotion with a 2-0 win over Doncaster.
Sharp’s second-half brace means Nigel Adkins’ men are now nine points clear of third-placed West Ham, who drew 2-2 at Burnley.
The Hammers retain a game in hand, and will cash that in when they visit Peterborough on Tuesday night, but the chances of them preventing Saints from making a Premier League return are fast diminishing.
Second-placed Reading continued to cling onto the coattails of Adkins’ side, as their 3-1 win over Blackpool kept them five points behind the leaders.
Sharp delivered the killer blows against relegation-threatened Rovers when he headed in Danny Fox’s 58th minute corner, before pouncing on a Habib Beye error 15 minutes from time to finish the game off.
The only concern for the hosts was Rickie Lambert’s departure early in the second half with an injury.
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costa gaz
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5:24pm Sat 24 Mar 12
7saint7
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5:29pm Sat 24 Mar 12
truelysaints
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5:30pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Carinthian Saint
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5:31pm Sat 24 Mar 12
warbill
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5:36pm Sat 24 Mar 12
truelysaints wrote:30,209
Does anyone know what the attendance was today?
costa gaz
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5:36pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Rackers73
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5:38pm Sat 24 Mar 12
truelysaints wrote:Just over 30,000.
Does anyone know what the attendance was today?
DisplacedFan
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5:40pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Rackers73
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5:43pm Sat 24 Mar 12
ghk230473
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5:45pm Sat 24 Mar 12
JohnItaly
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5:50pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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5:53pm Sat 24 Mar 12
LoyalSaint
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6:03pm Sat 24 Mar 12
COYR'S!!!!!!!!!!!
LoyalSaint
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6:03pm Sat 24 Mar 12
COYR'S!!!!!!!!!!!
Fatty x Ford Worker
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6:11pm Sat 24 Mar 12
OSPREYSAINT
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6:13pm Sat 24 Mar 12
truelysaints
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6:14pm Sat 24 Mar 12
florida saint
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6:18pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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6:22pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Medway Saint
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6:27pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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6:27pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Strasbourg Saint
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6:37pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Medway Saint wrote:Hope he doesn't! But I'm sure he'll get Championship manager of the season.
Anyone think that Nigel won't get manager of the month - 5 wins and a draw so far in March!!
Worst score for us today was Liverpool losing. Can't see Dalglish bothering to stay on next season and we know who'll be high on the Daily Mail 'new man for Anfield' list.
But today, we'll be opening a bottle of bubbly, raising a glass to Billy and loving the fact that he'll be enjoying a smile this evening.
Norwegian Saint
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6:49pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Not a great 1st half and Butterfield can't cross a ball but apart from that 3 great points with WHU drawing.
OK..... wait for it.... coming soon....
Costa Baz
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6:50pm Sat 24 Mar 12
The way Blackpool play, we'll need as much firepower on the pitch as possible.
Norwegian Saint
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6:58pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Brian Blessed...
Tony Christie...
Roy Clarke...
Jeremy Clarkson...
Thomas Crapper...
Diana Rigg...
Paul Daniels...
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"Your boys took one hell of a beating..... One HELLLLL of a beating!!!"
Santo Levante
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7:03pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Tony Robertson
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7:06pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Surprised at you comparing the smellies with that nice furry, tasty little animal you breed out there!! You must have been on the Marlborough Estate juice!!
Another great day for all Saints fans everywhere.
redsnapper
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7:07pm Sat 24 Mar 12
3 wins in a week, it probably won,t happen next season in the Prem but this is now one fantastic football club again and with Nigel and Nicola and a huge thanks to Marcus we are where we deserve to be.
jase71
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7:44pm Sat 24 Mar 12
The only thing that could have made it better , would be if Marcus was here to see it
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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7:50pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Norwegian Saint wrote:Don't forget Kevin Keegan.
Douglas Bader...
Brian Blessed...
Tony Christie...
Roy Clarke...
Jeremy Clarkson...
Thomas Crapper...
Diana Rigg...
Paul Daniels...
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"Your boys took one hell of a beating..... One HELLLLL of a beating!!!"
Saintsayer II
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7:58pm Sat 24 Mar 12
SDR is definitely a better impact player than he is a starter.
We could have done with Guly especialy when RL went off .
Mathematically we now need 18 points to guarantee PL next season Realistically 7 will probably do it
Norwegian Saint
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8:10pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:I did see KK but felt he is more of a Saint than a sinner :-)
Norwegian Saint wrote:Don't forget Kevin Keegan.
Douglas Bader...
Brian Blessed...
Tony Christie...
Roy Clarke...
Jeremy Clarkson...
Thomas Crapper...
Diana Rigg...
Paul Daniels...
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"Your boys took one hell of a beating..... One HELLLLL of a beating!!!"
Mongoose
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8:13pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Only point is must pass a bit quicker but how many did we put together in our Ola - reckon it must have been 40.........
redsnapper
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8:41pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Good post but Nigel would be mad to leave this club at this stage in his career.
Medway Saint wrote:Hope he doesn't! But I'm sure he'll get Championship manager of the season.
Anyone think that Nigel won't get manager of the month - 5 wins and a draw so far in March!!
Worst score for us today was Liverpool losing. Can't see Dalglish bothering to stay on next season and we know who'll be high on the Daily Mail 'new man for Anfield' list.
But today, we'll be opening a bottle of bubbly, raising a glass to Billy and loving the fact that he'll be enjoying a smile this evening.
And anyway who takes over from King kenny would still be stuck with his shocking buys Carroll, Henderson and to a lesser extent Adam and Downing...but Andy Carroll Newcastle must be laughing all the way to the bank for getting 35 million for that donkey.
Tirau Dan
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9:15pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Tony Robertson wrote:Sunday has turned stormy here.. three hours sleep, still grinning from Test to Itchen.
rob the saint in NZ says : Bring on the skates, they'll be lambs to the slaughter!!
Surprised at you comparing the smellies with that nice furry, tasty little animal you breed out there!! You must have been on the Marlborough Estate juice!!
Another great day for all Saints fans everywhere.
Rob's in Walkato NZ mostly Dairy here.. NZ now does more than a third of the worlds dairy products.. and the methane emissions are immense.
Lots of wineries in Marlborough.. Deutz Bubbly is a Beaut and most of Sav Blanc is blissful.
But I'm quite sure our Rob is a beer man.
Tis a loverly day for Saints fans everywhere.. yee haa.. to think each year they do the echo poll on the five year plan the most they got was about 20% believing we'd get to the prem in 5. .. . . With Nigel at the Helm we'll be up the top 5 and doing Europe.. I ain't scared to say..
Just 7 games left and virtual 3 game margin from 3rd.
Together as one we are Southampton, one game at a time we are going up!
ghk230743
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10:30pm Sat 24 Mar 12
I predict adkins will be gone before end of the year. I do not see adkins as manager in 2013
OSPREYSAINT
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10:33pm Sat 24 Mar 12
ghk230743 wrote:... and who did you say you were again?
Awful game, Doncaster could easily have won in the first half when we showed a total lack of commitment.
I predict adkins will be gone before end of the year. I do not see adkins as manager in 2013
pompey phil
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8:34am Sun 25 Mar 12
seventh-junction
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9:01am Sun 25 Mar 12
Sha la la la la la la la ....COYR FOP
SFCOLDBOY
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9:07am Sun 25 Mar 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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9:29am Sun 25 Mar 12
seventh-junction wrote:That
Syphilis - 3 administrations, no integrity, no respect, no conscience, no money, no fans, no ground, no car park, no owners, no future, no hope, no friends in football, no wonder sad c@nts like you follow the shower of sh1t .
Sha la la la la la la la ....COYR FOP
rob the saint in NZ
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9:56am Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:Even if we were to be relegated (which we wont), we wont see you the following season, because after being liquidised you will resume life in the basement of football, in a galaxy far, far away. I think it's called The Anusol League Division XII, Southern Section.
3 Division 1 league titles 194849,194950 200203, one charity shield and two fa cups,div2,3,4 league titles and a barclays asia trophy, so if you do win the championship and that's a big if all these trophy's and honors still makes your what would be 1 fa cup and 1 championship trophy still and always look minor achievement,so if you win enjoy because you will be a one season wonder and be straight back down see you in the following season. PUP PTID
Oh, & Phyllis - how's your prediction coming along that you made at Christmas that we would be out of the Play off places by April & you would be moving into them?
Sha la la la la la la la, who the **** is laughing now!
COYR & FOP!!!
Pompey 'til July!
pompey phil
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10:07am Sun 25 Mar 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
seventh-junction
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10:13am Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:Suits me ! Hurry up and die then. If you are quick about it you may even do it before your sad little club does!! RIP PFC and PP.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
seventh-junction
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10:13am Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:Suits me ! Hurry up and die then. If you are quick about it you may even do it before your sad little club does!! RIP PFC and PP.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
rob the saint in NZ
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10:18am Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:You're like your club then - on its last legs - Pompey 'til July!
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
Sha la la la la la la la........!
circa 66 saint
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10:56am Sun 25 Mar 12
OSPREYSAINT
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4:06pm Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:If anyone has any doubts about Skate posters here is a quote from The News about SFC = "However they will need to spend a vast sum of money to stay up which means the Leibherrs selling off more of the Nazi treasure." Nice people those Pompey fans don't you think.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
Saintsayer II
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4:41pm Sun 25 Mar 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:And some people still wonder why my hatred is so deep
pompey phil wrote:If anyone has any doubts about Skate posters here is a quote from The News about SFC = "However they will need to spend a vast sum of money to stay up which means the Leibherrs selling off more of the Nazi treasure." Nice people those Pompey fans don't you think.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I would rather die than support your **** club,no trophy's 12m in debt one season wonder next year then back to hoping and dreaming
As i said yesterday Stop being so bitter . Your club is almost history now. REALITY . Do yourself a favour and support SAINTS they are future of south coast football.You need to move on.
SFC1976
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5:16pm Sun 25 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:So how much of your debt will winning 2 div one titles in the 40's pay off???
3 Division 1 league titles 194849,194950 200203, one charity shield and two fa cups,div2,3,4 league titles and a barclays asia trophy, so if you do win the championship and that's a big if all these trophy's and honors still makes your what would be 1 fa cup and 1 championship trophy still and always look minor achievement,so if you win enjoy because you will be a one season wonder and be straight back down see you in the following season. PUP PTID
You are an idiot trust me when I say I couldn't care less what your shower of Shxte have ever won means nothing now when you may not even have a club in 6 weeks. And for the record I am A Southampton supporter because its my birth place not because of things we may have won 60 years ago.
I not jealous of the league titles or the FA cup but the Barclays Asia trophy well I'm green with envy.
Gossie.
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11:37pm Sun 25 Mar 12
1939, most teams had players called up for the war, you lot had the Navy team playing for them, 1949/50, most teams had lost their players in the war, your lot had the Navy team playing for them, 2008, most teams played and paid within their means, your lot just took players and refused to pay for them.
Where you are now is about right for a poorly supported club like yours, Pack the Park, you lot couldn't pack a lunchbox.
So, sit back and watch what a proper team can do, and also, we are not 12m in debt, of the total 20 million Markus put into the club, we have paid 14m back, so looking good.
Oh, and one last thing, in 1898 the original Portsmouth was disbanded by the football league for tax evasion, looks like the club who was formed in that back room weeks later is going to go the same way, never learn do they
NZSaint2012
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3:16am Mon 26 Mar 12
Tirau Dan wrote:More NZ Saints! Hope you arent the guys that stole my 'SAINTS' number plate :) Seen a lot of saints shirts in Auckland over the past couple of years, really good to see. Very good knowing that if we go up the coverage of live premiership football is good here (even be it 3am). It is exciting times ahead, not counting my chickens but the way Nigel has the lads playing is the best I have seen in some time.
Tony Robertson wrote: rob the saint in NZ says : Bring on the skates, they'll be lambs to the slaughter!! Surprised at you comparing the smellies with that nice furry, tasty little animal you breed out there!! You must have been on the Marlborough Estate juice!! Another great day for all Saints fans everywhere.Sunday has turned stormy here.. three hours sleep, still grinning from Test to Itchen. Rob's in Walkato NZ mostly Dairy here.. NZ now does more than a third of the worlds dairy products.. and the methane emissions are immense. Lots of wineries in Marlborough.. Deutz Bubbly is a Beaut and most of Sav Blanc is blissful. But I'm quite sure our Rob is a beer man. Tis a loverly day for Saints fans everywhere.. yee haa.. to think each year they do the echo poll on the five year plan the most they got was about 20% believing we'd get to the prem in 5. .. . . With Nigel at the Helm we'll be up the top 5 and doing Europe.. I ain't scared to say.. Just 7 games left and virtual 3 game margin from 3rd. Together as one we are Southampton, one game at a time we are going up!
COYR!! Take us to the promise land!
pompey phil
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6:07am Mon 26 Mar 12
Gossie. wrote:shut up you p***k looks like your scraping the barrel because you cant think of anything else to say,so what do you say about all the other titles we won like 1948/49 and div 2,3,4 you just cant face the fact that we are more sucessfull than you and you cant handle it.good luck in the playoffs and good luck on the 7th april your gonna need it PIUP,PTID were coming for you!!!
Pompey Phil, you are a bit of a **** really arn't you. Lets look at your clubs achievements and analyse them.
1939, most teams had players called up for the war, you lot had the Navy team playing for them, 1949/50, most teams had lost their players in the war, your lot had the Navy team playing for them, 2008, most teams played and paid within their means, your lot just took players and refused to pay for them.
Where you are now is about right for a poorly supported club like yours, Pack the Park, you lot couldn't pack a lunchbox.
So, sit back and watch what a proper team can do, and also, we are not 12m in debt, of the total 20 million Markus put into the club, we have paid 14m back, so looking good.
Oh, and one last thing, in 1898 the original Portsmouth was disbanded by the football league for tax evasion, looks like the club who was formed in that back room weeks later is going to go the same way, never learn do they
pompey phil
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6:12am Mon 26 Mar 12
circa 66 saint wrote:You should know about thrush you give to your sister every day after you have sh****d her,so you should have loads of cream stocked up
anyone got some of that cream for thrush and could they rub it on poopey phil apparantly it gets rid of irratating c@nts
SFCOLDBOY
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8:21am Mon 26 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:I have suggested for the last couple of days to come and join us on our crusade to the promised land.
circa 66 saint wrote:You should know about thrush you give to your sister every day after you have sh****d her,so you should have loads of cream stocked up
anyone got some of that cream for thrush and could they rub it on poopey phil apparantly it gets rid of irratating c@nts
Judging on your replies, you dont appear to be interested.
Numerous opinions of you on here indicate, you are not wanted. I can see why!
Threrefore i can see that any more dialogue with you is pointless.
Over and out.
OSPREYSAINT
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5:59pm Mon 26 Mar 12
pompey phil wrote:Filthy minded filthy skate, time is passing, don't be late, tick tock. Not long now before you see your fate.
circa 66 saint wrote:You should know about thrush you give to your sister every day after you have sh****d her,so you should have loads of cream stocked up
anyone got some of that cream for thrush and could they rub it on poopey phil apparantly it gets rid of irratating c@nts
rob the saint in NZ says...
5:20pm Sat 24 Mar 12
What a team, what a Manager, what a time we are having!
God bless Saint Markus, his big smile will be beaming down on us now 'cos WE ARE GOING UP!!!
Bring on the skates, they'll be lambs to the slaughter!!
COYR, FOP!!!