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Saints heroes land a trip to Vegas (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton players jetting off to Las Vegas
6:00am Tuesday 1st May 2012 in Saints News
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
Saints are going to celebrate in style in Las Vegas - again!
SAINTS are sending their players on a major promotion party to Las Vegas as reward for reaching the Premier League.
The club have agreed to fund a trip for the squad to the “Entertainment Capital of the World” following their heroics this season.
Saints hit the jackpot on Saturday when they beat Coventry 4-0 at St Mary’s to book a place back in the top flight.
And the players’ cards have come up trumps too, with another fully-paid trip to the famous American city.
The squad were sent to Vegas last year after winning promotion from League One into the second tier.
And they were promised a repeat visit this summer if they could ensure a return to the elite of English football.
The trip will cap a series of memorable celebrations for the players following promotion at the weekend.
The trip will cap a series of memorable celebrations for the players following promotion at the weekend.
On Saturday night, after the incredible scenes of jubilation at St Mary’s, they partied with the rest of the club’s staff at a specially- organised event at the Four Seasons Hotel at Fleet.
Then, on Sunday, members of the squad toasted their success at an impromptu gathering with supporters at a city bar.
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Last year, Saints chairman Nicola Cortese sanctioned the initial Vegas trip during the raucous celebrations on the team coach following the victory at Plymouth that had effectively sealed a place in the Championship.
In the final weeks of the current campaign, he agreed to give the green light to a return visit, on condition the players finished off stunning back-to-back promotions.
The squad held up their end of the bargain, and they will be hoping their good run of fortune continues as they prepare to hit some of the most famous casinos in the world. Las Vegas is proving an increasingly popular destination for promotion-winning teams, with Norwich last season also sending their players to the city after they reached the top flight.
Comments(60)
Clemster
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6:12am Tue 1 May 12
sarfhamton
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6:33am Tue 1 May 12
RedArmy1
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6:52am Tue 1 May 12
COYR.
Tubbystubb
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7:19am Tue 1 May 12
Can I go too please, I've been a loyal saints fan for over 30 years and have been part of the twelth man all season so I think I deserve it as well.
p.s to keep costs down I'll leave 'er indoors at home!
rob the saint in NZ
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7:30am Tue 1 May 12
Me, me, me!
thankfully not a PO postcode
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7:33am Tue 1 May 12
Southampton boy
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7:37am Tue 1 May 12
When do you think they will give us the price for next season tickets ! still going to miss football over summer no Saints
rob the saint in NZ
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7:50am Tue 1 May 12
Southampton boy wrote:It looked like the party was on the pitch on Saturday afternoon!
This is great news as I feel the players have done a great job once again, but is there going to be a party at St Mary's for us fans to attend to see our hero's and to be able to give them a send off to Los Vegas may be put on a BBQ for us FANs would be nice.
When do you think they will give us the price for next season tickets ! still going to miss football over summer no Saints
So wish I could have been there, I have been watching all the clips on OS again & again!
Fantastic, thank you Saints!
St.Yorkie
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8:02am Tue 1 May 12
Don't get me wrong - but on the sort of money they are on, why don't the players fund the trip themselves?
What about the "fans" celebrations - we had to fund these ourselves...and it wasn't cheap!
I'm beginning to finded bruises I didn't know existed on Saturday or Sunday - what's all that about?
JohnItaly
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8:08am Tue 1 May 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Like you Rob I have been watching the clips again and again and what is great Saints win every time!!!
Southampton boy wrote:It looked like the party was on the pitch on Saturday afternoon!
This is great news as I feel the players have done a great job once again, but is there going to be a party at St Mary's for us fans to attend to see our hero's and to be able to give them a send off to Los Vegas may be put on a BBQ for us FANs would be nice.
When do you think they will give us the price for next season tickets ! still going to miss football over summer no Saints
So wish I could have been there, I have been watching all the clips on OS again & again!
Fantastic, thank you Saints!
Well deserved trip to Vegas. Enjoy.
Rising_Son
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8:30am Tue 1 May 12
Hobson82
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8:36am Tue 1 May 12
thankfully not a PO postcode wrote:There is an awards bash at St Marys this Friday, fans can attend and mingle with the players I would go but I have been ordered by the missus to attend a family wedding in Liverpool of all places. I think it's something like £150 per person.
well deserved but how about something for the loyal supporters to enjoy with the players too so we can personally thank them
truelysaints
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8:52am Tue 1 May 12
It couldnt get any better. Y'all have a nice day now !
ameliaS
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8:53am Tue 1 May 12
Chipmonk1
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8:53am Tue 1 May 12
Hobson82
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9:06am Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:I get paid a basic salary for doing my job, but if I meet my target I get a reward and if I exceed my target I get an even bigger reward. I think it's fair to say the lads have exceeded there target this season so why shouldn't they get rewarded?!?
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
allmove4ward2geva
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9:09am Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:I believe it was part of their bonus. This is football, we have just won promotion to the premiership, made the club £90+ million pounds.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
They derserve it.
Enjoy lads COYR FOP
Alicesdad
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9:17am Tue 1 May 12
They have provided inspiration and joy to thousands of people in Southampton for the last nine months. Well done and thank you.
Bleating and moaning about their inflated wage levels is all very well but it is misplaced right now.
It's a sad fact but worth remembering that for some of those players who played on Saturday it may have been their last match for Saints. If Nigel buys in over the summer (as he must surely do) then there will at least a couple of players who will never play a premier league match for us. It sounds cruel but it's a reality of that level of football. I'm not naming names as it's the wrong time and we should celebrate for many weeks to come. But whoever the unlucky ones are they should live like kings for the next few months.
So live big !! Make sure to stock up on the great memories and remember how it felt.
I wish them all a safe and enjoyable trip.
milton road
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9:47am Tue 1 May 12
I think there will be a few. One or two who have been on the whole journey from day 1.
This is sad but inevitable and like you i would not like to say who.
They went to Vegas last year as well.
milton road
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9:47am Tue 1 May 12
I think there will be a few. One or two who have been on the whole journey from day 1.
This is sad but inevitable and like you i would not like to say who.
They went to Vegas last year as well.
newthm
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10:04am Tue 1 May 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Rob the Saint in NZ - You wouldnt happen to be Rob M who used to play cricket for Norwich Union from Grosvenor Square???
Mr Cortese, I'm perfectly willing to make it my stop-over from NZ on the way back to Southampton - please!!!! Me, me, me!
Confucious
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10:13am Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:Quite right too.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
I appreciate St Marys was full of very satisfied, indeed overjoyed, customers on Saturday - and thousands of fans think they've had excellent value for money this season. But little thought is given to the likes of my Uncle Herbie, a season ticket holder, who likes to grumble all the time and has had a torrid time of it lately, though admittedly after a good run with two relegations etc. People often think he's very enthusiastic as he stands up most of the match even in the Kingsland, but that's only because, evidently like many of the Northam guys, he has very painful piles - a further source of much grumbling.
I told him he must learn to take the smooth with the rough, but like you, this Las Vegas thing has put him in a bit of a rage. He's sickened by the largesse dished out to the players - not one of whom, according to the records, has ever donated a single penny from their vast fortunes to the British Haemorrhoid Foundation.
Uncle Herbie doesn't seem to realise that the players' disgracefully selfish behaviour is in fact a blessing. I mean, if they all went off for the Summer to fight the malarial mosquito problem in Africa, he'd have nothing at all to complain about.
Anyhow, hopefully he will find some solace by remembering the experience of my Uncle Jiang in Las Vegas. He's such a chancer that he even gambled away his Mercedes 500 car! The people at Hertz were absolutely furious.
graeme37
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10:18am Tue 1 May 12
ventnorsaint
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10:24am Tue 1 May 12
I wonder if Alex Oxlade Chamberlin etc is thinking ...hummmmm? What if?
A'h well.
graeme37
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10:29am Tue 1 May 12
once a saint
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10:50am Tue 1 May 12
COYR
dennytg
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11:01am Tue 1 May 12
The players deserve all they can get. A footballers life is not very long. Last year, Nicola Cortese paid for the trip out of his own salary.
Before Saturdays' game, I don't think there wouldn't have been a single fan who have complained about the trip, if the result had been linked to the Vegas trip.
Let us wallow in the reflected glory of the players and staff for at least a couple of weeks before getting on the " Moaners Bus "
mr tein
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11:10am Tue 1 May 12
OSPREYSAINT
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11:14am Tue 1 May 12
Confucious wrote:I suppose piles of money is better than the alternative?
ameliaS wrote:Quite right too.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
I appreciate St Marys was full of very satisfied, indeed overjoyed, customers on Saturday - and thousands of fans think they've had excellent value for money this season. But little thought is given to the likes of my Uncle Herbie, a season ticket holder, who likes to grumble all the time and has had a torrid time of it lately, though admittedly after a good run with two relegations etc. People often think he's very enthusiastic as he stands up most of the match even in the Kingsland, but that's only because, evidently like many of the Northam guys, he has very painful piles - a further source of much grumbling.
I told him he must learn to take the smooth with the rough, but like you, this Las Vegas thing has put him in a bit of a rage. He's sickened by the largesse dished out to the players - not one of whom, according to the records, has ever donated a single penny from their vast fortunes to the British Haemorrhoid Foundation.
Uncle Herbie doesn't seem to realise that the players' disgracefully selfish behaviour is in fact a blessing. I mean, if they all went off for the Summer to fight the malarial mosquito problem in Africa, he'd have nothing at all to complain about.
Anyhow, hopefully he will find some solace by remembering the experience of my Uncle Jiang in Las Vegas. He's such a chancer that he even gambled away his Mercedes 500 car! The people at Hertz were absolutely furious.
Totton Ric
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11:17am Tue 1 May 12
OSPREYSAINT
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11:19am Tue 1 May 12
StudleySaint
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11:20am Tue 1 May 12
Alicesdad wrote:Absolutely agree. Managed to meet the players in the hospitality corridor post match. For David Connelly and Jaidi it looks unlikely they will be playing in the Prem. They looked a bit forlorn. Enjoy Vegas as a thank you from us all.
I wish them all well. I think they deserve it and if the club can afford it then its sound management and a generous gift from the executive level.
They have provided inspiration and joy to thousands of people in Southampton for the last nine months. Well done and thank you.
Bleating and moaning about their inflated wage levels is all very well but it is misplaced right now.
It's a sad fact but worth remembering that for some of those players who played on Saturday it may have been their last match for Saints. If Nigel buys in over the summer (as he must surely do) then there will at least a couple of players who will never play a premier league match for us. It sounds cruel but it's a reality of that level of football. I'm not naming names as it's the wrong time and we should celebrate for many weeks to come. But whoever the unlucky ones are they should live like kings for the next few months.
So live big !! Make sure to stock up on the great memories and remember how it felt.
I wish them all a safe and enjoyable trip.
Alty Saint
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11:21am Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:Yawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
!!!!!!!!!
rob the saint in NZ
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11:21am Tue 1 May 12
newthm wrote:Yep, that's me!
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Rob the Saint in NZ - You wouldnt happen to be Rob M who used to play cricket for Norwich Union from Grosvenor Square???
Mr Cortese, I'm perfectly willing to make it my stop-over from NZ on the way back to Southampton - please!!!! Me, me, me!
I'm back on May 23rd - is the cricket team still going?
Some say I shouldn't be allowed back in the country, as since I left we have won the JPT at Wembley & won 2 promotions!
Ah well, the flight's booked & I'm on my way. Anyway, I don't believe in omens or superstitions.
Oh bugger, there goes a mirror, a load of salt & watch that ladder & that black cat!
COYR!!
oldtimesaint
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11:21am Tue 1 May 12
randre
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11:27am Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:I think everybody should be rewarded for reaching targets and achieving something extra special. I don't begrudge anybody of earning good money or being given an extra incentive for a job well done.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
For the smile these players have put on our faces this year I for one am delighted for them, they deserve it. If the owners of Southampton want to reward their staff for a job well done, then it is their perogative, the same as any company. I am really pleased that the chairman and owners of SFC have appreciated what their team has done. It did no harm last year!!
Well done Saints... Good on ya!
gladbachsaint
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11:30am Tue 1 May 12
sorensaint
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11:38am Tue 1 May 12
sorensaint
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11:44am Tue 1 May 12
randre wrote:100% back the boys Vegas trip too! In fact......Id gladly buy them all a pint to show my appreciation for what they have done this season. We just have to remember that there are some people who live on slightly different planets..........the
ameliaS wrote: Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.I think everybody should be rewarded for reaching targets and achieving something extra special. I don't begrudge anybody of earning good money or being given an extra incentive for a job well done. For the smile these players have put on our faces this year I for one am delighted for them, they deserve it. If the owners of Southampton want to reward their staff for a job well done, then it is their perogative, the same as any company. I am really pleased that the chairman and owners of SFC have appreciated what their team has done. It did no harm last year!! Well done Saints... Good on ya!
y just have to be ignored at times. Well done the Saints!!!!!
batesieboy
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11:56am Tue 1 May 12
St.Yorkie wrote:Were you in Bangkok with me, Yorkie. If so, I might be able to explain some of them
In some respects this is all very well - but the cost will go on the price of tickets next season...as someone has to pay for it!
Don't get me wrong - but on the sort of money they are on, why don't the players fund the trip themselves?
What about the "fans" celebrations - we had to fund these ourselves...and it wasn't cheap!
I'm beginning to finded bruises I didn't know existed on Saturday or Sunday - what's all that about?
redduke
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11:59am Tue 1 May 12
let's hope all of us who have renewed every year during our drop down 2 divs get a little reward with prices held at this season's level. Let the 'johnny come latelys' cough up the big money. (I know.........it ain't gonna happen!)
batesieboy
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12:01pm Tue 1 May 12
Confucious wrote:Quality! (As usual)
ameliaS wrote:Quite right too.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
I appreciate St Marys was full of very satisfied, indeed overjoyed, customers on Saturday - and thousands of fans think they've had excellent value for money this season. But little thought is given to the likes of my Uncle Herbie, a season ticket holder, who likes to grumble all the time and has had a torrid time of it lately, though admittedly after a good run with two relegations etc. People often think he's very enthusiastic as he stands up most of the match even in the Kingsland, but that's only because, evidently like many of the Northam guys, he has very painful piles - a further source of much grumbling.
I told him he must learn to take the smooth with the rough, but like you, this Las Vegas thing has put him in a bit of a rage. He's sickened by the largesse dished out to the players - not one of whom, according to the records, has ever donated a single penny from their vast fortunes to the British Haemorrhoid Foundation.
Uncle Herbie doesn't seem to realise that the players' disgracefully selfish behaviour is in fact a blessing. I mean, if they all went off for the Summer to fight the malarial mosquito problem in Africa, he'd have nothing at all to complain about.
Anyhow, hopefully he will find some solace by remembering the experience of my Uncle Jiang in Las Vegas. He's such a chancer that he even gambled away his Mercedes 500 car! The people at Hertz were absolutely furious.
stmalcolm
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12:05pm Tue 1 May 12
Southampton boy wrote:Surely the international football tournament will be a great time to celebrate ?
This is great news as I feel the players have done a great job once again, but is there going to be a party at St Mary's for us fans to attend to see our hero's and to be able to give them a send off to Los Vegas may be put on a BBQ for us FANs would be nice.
When do you think they will give us the price for next season tickets ! still going to miss football over summer no Saints
newthm
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12:12pm Tue 1 May 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Lol, small world.... Yeah its still going...
newthm wrote:Yep, that's me! I'm back on May 23rd - is the cricket team still going? Some say I shouldn't be allowed back in the country, as since I left we have won the JPT at Wembley & won 2 promotions! Ah well, the flight's booked & I'm on my way. Anyway, I don't believe in omens or superstitions. Oh bugger, there goes a mirror, a load of salt & watch that ladder & that black cat! COYR!!rob the saint in NZ wrote: Mr Cortese, I'm perfectly willing to make it my stop-over from NZ on the way back to Southampton - please!!!! Me, me, me!Rob the Saint in NZ - You wouldnt happen to be Rob M who used to play cricket for Norwich Union from Grosvenor Square???
How long are you back for? Want me to try and fit you in for a game?
SaintRachel
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12:12pm Tue 1 May 12
sorensaint
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12:23pm Tue 1 May 12
BlandfordSaint
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12:27pm Tue 1 May 12
warrens 76
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12:52pm Tue 1 May 12
St.Yorkie wrote:"are you serious"
In some respects this is all very well - but the cost will go on the price of tickets next season...as someone has to pay for it!
Don't get me wrong - but on the sort of money they are on, why don't the players fund the trip themselves?
What about the "fans" celebrations - we had to fund these ourselves...and it wasn't cheap!
I'm beginning to finded bruises I didn't know existed on Saturday or Sunday - what's all that about?
doreron
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12:58pm Tue 1 May 12
redsnapper
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1:28pm Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:Amelia , I completely disagree, there is nothing obscene and insensitive about the trip.
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
This squad were all kids once but they just aimed higher and/or were born with a single minded determination to succeed.
They have worked hard and played hard, giving up most weekends, and have been watched live by up to about 800,000 over a whole season home and away. They are in the entertainment business and the career can be shortlived.The rewards are in line with what others are getting.
This squad have qualities that kids can admire and learn from,most kids who say "I want" ..do very little for what they get anyway.
Redrobbo
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1:33pm Tue 1 May 12
truelysaints
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1:46pm Tue 1 May 12
MICHAEL APPLETON fears losing EVERY player in his 18-man Portsmouth squad following relegation to League One.
St. Curious Chimp
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2:08pm Tue 1 May 12
ameliaS wrote:ameliaS ..... priceless comment ...... are you really that retarded you felt the need to write something of no importance ??? i know your entitled to your views ... but really ??? was that comment really worth the effort ?
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
ghk230473
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2:18pm Tue 1 May 12
St. Curious Chimp wrote:I think it's a worthy comment and sparked opinion. I wouldn't begrudge the players and staff a bonus, however I would like to see season ticket holders and away support also rewarded. I am not 1 of those but I have to say our support the past 3 years has been fantastic. The club should look at data base and make an offer to those fans that deserve it.
ameliaS wrote:ameliaS ..... priceless comment ...... are you really that retarded you felt the need to write something of no importance ??? i know your entitled to your views ... but really ??? was that comment really worth the effort ?
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
St. Curious Chimp
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2:23pm Tue 1 May 12
ghk230473 wrote:personally i don't agree, i worry about what is going on in my own backyard and not others, if the club decide to reward the players in any form they choose then who are we to judge ?
St. Curious Chimp wrote:I think it's a worthy comment and sparked opinion. I wouldn't begrudge the players and staff a bonus, however I would like to see season ticket holders and away support also rewarded. I am not 1 of those but I have to say our support the past 3 years has been fantastic. The club should look at data base and make an offer to those fans that deserve it.
ameliaS wrote:ameliaS ..... priceless comment ...... are you really that retarded you felt the need to write something of no importance ??? i know your entitled to your views ... but really ??? was that comment really worth the effort ?
Sorry to rain on the parade but I can hardly believe what I'm reading. The players have done their job and done it well; that's what they are paid for. Particulary in the present climate, when many fans will be lucky to get a weekend in Bournemouth this year I think the idea of them swanning off to America is obscene and insensitive. It also sets people's expectation levels at unrealistic heights. No wonder our kids ask "What do I get if...., I want this..... etc. The players receive more than enough reward - and don't forget, a team and coach are only as good as the last match.
george chivers
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2:35pm Tue 1 May 12
The lady on the mobility scooter is paying!
george chivers
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2:39pm Tue 1 May 12
truelysaints wrote:But the club have organised a day trip to Hayling Island with a fish supper thrown in.
To all those fans who have not had an invite to go Las Vegas, I give you this consolation prize:
MICHAEL APPLETON fears losing EVERY player in his 18-man Portsmouth squad following relegation to League One.
The lady on the mobility scooter is paying. Or is it Seedhouse?
milton road
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3:42pm Tue 1 May 12
Also says there will not be a major overhaul, a few players in and starting to bring the young players through.
rob the saint in NZ
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9:54pm Tue 1 May 12
newthm wrote:Back for good.
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Lol, small world.... Yeah its still going... How long are you back for? Want me to try and fit you in for a game?newthm wrote:Yep, that's me! I'm back on May 23rd - is the cricket team still going? Some say I shouldn't be allowed back in the country, as since I left we have won the JPT at Wembley & won 2 promotions! Ah well, the flight's booked & I'm on my way. Anyway, I don't believe in omens or superstitions. Oh bugger, there goes a mirror, a load of salt & watch that ladder & that black cat! COYR!!rob the saint in NZ wrote: Mr Cortese, I'm perfectly willing to make it my stop-over from NZ on the way back to Southampton - please!!!! Me, me, me!Rob the Saint in NZ - You wouldnt happen to be Rob M who used to play cricket for Norwich Union from Grosvenor Square???
Always up for a game if you're short of players any time!
Little Hitler says...
6:11am Tue 1 May 12