Daily Echo | View from the Chapel

Save Manish and lower league football coverage!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:58:11 +0000

Entering 2012, the feeling has to be one of promise for all Saints fans.

Countdown to derby almost over

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:02:03 +0000

IT has been circled on the calendar for months – the jokes about earthquake damage causing millions of pounds worth of improvements have been done to death, as have the threats of keyboard warriors on either side of the divide.

St. Mary's expansion? Seems unlikely..

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:31:56 +0000

Quite out of the blue last week, someone under the illusion that I know anything of merit, emailed me to ask if I could shed some light on something he’d heard.

A balancing act between safety and liberty

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:31:29 +0000

HOOLIGANISM is not the problem it was back in the 70s or 80s, but remnants of it remain.

Saints should make a stand for smaller clubs

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:22:44 +0000

LOVE them as we do, Saints will never be considered one of the most attractive of football clubs.

Il Trap needs Connolly

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:08:34 +0100

HE MAY have won ten league titles in four countries, every single European honour there is in club football and been manager of one of the most decorated international sides in history, but that is not to say Giovanni Trapattoni couldn’t do with a bit of advice.

Lambert proves all the doubters wrong

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:01:19 +0100

THE first quarter of the season seems to have been a breeze for Saints thus far – and one player in particular has taken to the Championship like the proverbial duck.

Continental dreams

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:18:48 +0100

THE star-studded world of European football returned this week, and for the first time in a number of years, has had an impact on Saints.

Club or country?

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:49:30 +0100

DOMESTIC football has returned after what many see as the sickly sweet methadone of international fixtures.

Trying to remain grounded

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:15:33 +0100

TRANSFER deadline day has passed once again, although this year it’s hard to garner exactly what the overriding feeling is amongst Saints fans.

Inside the mind of the lesser spotted footballer. Sort of

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:10:04 +0100

YOU often have to wonder what footballers actually make of us, the fans.

Chamberlain fee highlights football's madness

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:03:18 +0100

I KNOW we’ve been out of the Premier League for a while now, but have things really changed so much?

Decade of memories at St. Mary's

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:14:30 +0100

IT'S hard to believe that it is 10 years since we first rocked up at St. Mary's.

Every confidence in Saints' ability

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:00:00 +0100

The summer lull has teased and tortured many a supporter as the nation’s footballing fraternity is forced to go cold turkey once again. But now we’re there.

Saints need to cash in on promotion buzz

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:42:38 +0100

THE SUMMER lull seems to be lasting a bit longer for Saints fans this year.

Cheerio, League One

Mon, 09 May 2011 18:59:23 +0100

WELL that’s the end of Saints in League One.

Say hello before waving goodbye

Sun, 01 May 2011 12:20:00 +0100

Take a look around St. Mary's against Walsall - and pay attention to the empty seats you see.

Diamond doesn’t look that sparkling

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:40:00 +0100

A COUPLE of months ago I made the long journey up the M6 to see the delights of Rochdale.

A platform for promotion

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:27:04 +0100

SATURDAY gave a range of emotions in a relatively short space of time.

Small gesture could have made a big difference

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

EVERYONE in football was saddened by the loss of Dean Richards.