Fitzhugh Fella

Not sure where we got that attendance from. I am still in awe at this story. My Dad was not even born when this match took place. The club should invite old codger to be a guest.

Got it in one, I think. Or at least that was the impression LC wanted to give.

Quite possibly the most inane bit of info on this thread!

Sorry mods I thought this worth starting a thread on its own. On the the thread re first away game you attended "the Old Codger" has posted about going to Burnley v Saints in January 1932, over 77 years ago. That beats anyone else by over 20 years. See post nos 139! Am pretty sure no one can beat that and his post is worth repeating below. It also is worth mentioning that it is great to see "old codgers" who still use these sort of forums who were watching Saints long before most of us were born. Fair play and total respect! I had to dig out my old diaries to confirm the exact date but mine was away to Burnley on 2nd January 1932. Still a very young lad we'd been visiting some relatives "oop north" for new year and couldn't get back - think it was something to do with limited trains on New Years Day. Stuck up there my Dad and Uncle (who we were visiting)) decided the delay home was fate as the mighty Saints were playing just up the road at Burnley and I was dragged along to watch. Don't remember a lot, I was too short to see anything except when I sat on Dad's shoulders for a while but I'll always remember we won 3-1. My Uncle was pleased as well, he was a Blackburn fan. No trouble in those days but lots of hats in the air when we scored, trilbys for us, flat caps for them. And not many trilbys either, in fact we may have been the only Saints fans there - transport wasn't easy back then and with no segregation I don't remember seeing any others. Been to many many more home and away since, but I'm just grateful to make it to the odd home game nowadays.

That's fascinating - living history! Just checked my records and I see Charlie Sillett scored 2 for Saints. He was the father of John Sillett who managed Coventry. He was killed during WW2. You sir, win by a county mile. Thanks for posting that, made my day!

Yea but don't tell them!

He kept a dead straight face (which in fairness he adopts most of the time). I waited until LC had gone to the toilet then told the Jocks who they were seated next to. Their jaws dropped! He was mighty relieved to have been able to get rid off Burley and get compensation. Originally the Scottish FA apparently refused to offer any compensation whatsoever! In the end it was a case of killing two birds with one stone.

I was sitting around a dinner table at an away match last season and there were 3 or 4 Scots lads opposite. They knew we were Saints fans but they hadn't recognised one of our party. They were moaning like hell about Burley and how we had stitched them up getting compensation when in fact all we had done was get rid of a crap manager blah blah blah. One lad got quite vocal and was saying "I don't know who your bloody chairman was at the time but he sold us a right bloody dud. I'd like to have word with him for stitchng us Scots up". Little did he realise nodding his head along with us Saints fans was one Leon Crouch.

Point taken. It depends if you regard something like the Texaco Cup as competitive. If you do then this match would be it. In ITN I have it down under the Minor Cup category. I remember the match well because at that time I used to drink with Glaswegian and midfielder Gerry O'Brien in the Fitzhugh and a bigger Celtic lover/Rangers hater you could not wish to meet. Of course he scored for Saints in that game and my Gawd was he chuffed. He went on and on about it for weeks. And the answer to your other question is No nothing received other than a call from Corsacar Saint who said you were waiting on Mr S before fixing a date.

I would say 17 Sep 1969 away to Rosenborg in the Inter City Fairs Cup!

unlike you to look on the dark side?

Enjoyed those pics of Storrie turning up at court. I know I shouldn't but I can't help it.

I missed that game - our horse and cart broke down and then we were mugged for our tickets by **** Turpin. However I was there for the first ever game on the Common in Nov 1885!

Welcome aboard Jack and as you say the winner of the earliest League game. I see John Christie most weeks down at Waitrose in Chandlers Ford - he's still pretty nimble pushing his trolly.

Have a good drive and say hello!

bpsaint has made an interesting post on the post match thread - I hope he doesn't mind me reposting it below. Christ knows what game the Echo were watching yesterday,their player ratings are... Davis 7 - Unlucky with Brightons second goal James 6 - Always a threat going forward Trotamn 4 - Hauled off after a disastrous first halk Jaidi 5 - Not his best afternoon Harding 5 - Booed throughout by Brighton fans Antonio 6 - Flashes of his recent form Hammond 6 - Not as his best against former club Schneiderlin 7 - Showed glimpses of real quality Lallanna 6 - Had chances to score Connolly - His 2 years without a game maybe catching up with him Lambert - At least he got on the scoresheet. Brighton... Kuipers 6 Whing 6 Elphick 5 Tunicliffe 5 E-Abd 5 Bennett 6 Dicker 6 Crofts 6 Cox 7 Forster 6 Murray 5 Now I know you expect a local paper to be a bit biased but thats taking the ****! Would love to know where Morgans 'glimpses of real quality' were,as I thought he was complete gash, and how did they decide that a poor performance by Lambert and an Ormerod-esque performance from Connolly was worthy of a 6,yet 2 goal Glenn Murray who looked a threat throughout was only worth a 5!? Also in the bookings section they have the only yellow card going to Dailly for Brighton. Have they just cut and pasted the details from the Charlton match?

Have started a thread on this because the Echo reporter needs a wake up call. People who can't get to watch the game need an accurate report back and Simon Walter's marking is rubbish. Was he there?

Agree 100%. James was very poor defensively and one dimensional going forward. Wouldn't just single him out though - no one played well.

All good points - James was given so much room and time in that 2nd half but nothing came of it at all.

Well, even Pardew admitted they deserved it. Totalling up the points he (Walter) gave to Saints players = 64 points and Brighton = 63 points. The reporting in the Echo is shambolic these days and don't get me started on the historical errors in the FE where the other day they mixed up a star player from the 1920s (Bill Rawlings) with Saints chairman from the early 60s (Mr Barber) plus loads of other mistakes.

Don't often agree with you CB but I do over this. Burley was our worse ever manager considering the experience he had before arriving and the way he just lost interest when the money dried up was shocking. He left us in a worse league position than when he arrived and the club was falling apart at the seems thanks to him having given up the ghost.

Don't know if he was at the same game as me but he had Schneiderlin as Saints mom with 7 out of 10 and Lloyd James at 6 out of 10 with the comment "always a threat going forward". Personally I would have said the exact opposite. Considering he gave Glenn Murray, the scorer of Brighton's first two goals 5 out of 10, I would say he is a little out of touch with what really happened at SMS yesterday.

all in good time grass hopper, if its true, all will be revealed but probably not on here!!

Left my first wife that day after an argument about me watching the game on tv. We ended up getting divorced. She hated Saints - funny thing is many years later she re married and her new husband is a season ticket holder at SMS. Considering she lives in London she has been pretty unlucky to meet and marry 2 Saints fans. She actually goes to the odd match now and again - ah well if you can't beat them and all that.