St Louis

What a win last night, a much better performance and great to see things click again. With only 24 hours left to vote for your FAB candidates, I just wanted to give this thread a little bump 🙏🏼 As I've already blown my SaintsWeb anonymity, I'm Louis Reeves, one of the final three in the Non-Season Ticket Holder category. I dont live in Southampton, so I dont have a huge pool of Saints fan mates to call upon to canvass for votes (like others probably do), and as this is just a numbers game now of who gets the most votes, gets elected. I'm hoping that I can get some support from within these walls. I've been on SaintsWeb for 20 years (and the Saints Forum before that) and, if I'm lucky enough to get elected, I'd genuinely like to use this place as one of my regular ways of listening to supporters. I'm not going to suggest I can get everything we want changed, but I can promise to listen, and make sure the views from here aren't ignored. So if you (or any friends/family) haven't voted yet, please do, and if you're still undecided in the Non-Season Ticket Holder category, I'd massively appreciate your vote 🍺 - https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/fan-advisory-board-fab-elections-2026 Basically, I'd love to be SaintsWeb's eyes and ears in the room. Thanks to everyone who's already voted for me, I genuinely really appreciate it ❤️🤍

Again, having not even been elected, I dont know exactly how things will work yet. I also dont know why the FAB seems to have been so invisible historically, but it is one of the reasons I wanted to get involved. I even stated that in my interview. I raised the point that many of us fans have been sceptical of the FAB and Saints Voice, as they've seemed a closed shop with little visibility, and we had no idea what they were really for, other than maybe a box-ticking exercise to appease the FSA. If its something the club is open to, then again I'd reiterate that I feel better communication is needed between the fans and the club (both ways) on certain decisions. If we have permission to be active in looking for feedback, then I'd love to be able to post on here (and other platforms) to actively seek thoughts and opinions. Why wouldn't that be useful to the club (and for me) to add value to the FAB? I'm not sure how it could work if there are only 8 voices being heard all season from the entire fanbase. My background is in sales and marketing, so I understand better than most, the importance of listening to all stakeholders (in this scenario - the wider fanbase and the club) and not just being laser-focussed on your own thoughts/ideas, and those closest to you (often small groups of nodding heads around a table).

We haven't even been elected yet, let alone started any role. So I dont know whether these kind of things will even be up for debate within the FAB. And nothing will be changed for this season of course, and I assume we will be two divisions apart for the 27/28 season 😉 But personally... Yes, I oppose the enforcement of the bubble travel (it's a good/safer option for those who want it though, but it should be optional in my opinion). I used to go to the Fratton away games, but stopped as soon as the bubbles started. So if these are the sort of topics to be discussed, and I got elected, and they wanted my feedback on it... then yes, I would absolutely raise my opposition and also stress that I know that's the general feeling amongst Saints fans who I speak to. The premise of the FAB, is for it to be a 2-way channel of honest communication, so I would also be interested to hear more detail from within the club, as to why the decision has been made.

Well I guess this is my Saints Web anonymity gone 😆 Louis Reeves 👍🏼 I’ve felt and read a lot of the (understandable) criticisms on here regarding previous FAB/Saints Voice groups, so thought ‘why not give it a go’ and try and be a voice for the ‘regular’ fan. I’ve been a fan since Junior Saint at The Dell in the 80’s, season ticket holder and member ever since, away games and European tours with mates (regularly) and family (occasionally) 👍🏼 I don’t use social media much (unless you count here), so not sure how much chance I’ll have, as it’s all about numbers and canvassing for votes, and I think some others have a big ‘following’. But I’d love to do it and think I could add real value and an under-represented voice to the board, so if any on here are stumped on your ‘non season ticket holder’ category vote, it would be massively appreciated over here 🍺 Good luck to any others from here who have applied!

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Some of the candidates might be a bit closer to (our online) home, and with ears to the ground, would LOVE to be a voice for the Saints Web 😉❤️

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Didn't think we'd be above West Ham & Burnley after 3 games. With the best GD in the division too! Millwall hadnt conceded before today, good day at the office 👍

Very assumptive! Or were you spying on our analysts?

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Im sorry you took it personally, it wasnt meant that way, and not sure why youthought it was said with anger? I was calm in my thoughts and post. And I dont know what you mean by 'promoted by you in more than one post week alone' as I havent made any other posts? I was just browsing through the comments about our new signing and was surprised how many people were 'judging' him. I never said anybody had written him off. People saying he looks an 'average Championship player at best', 'really not impressed by him', 'Temu Redmond', 'been woeful so far', 'weird signing', etc. My post was just highlighting how quickly people are able to make those judgements already. I love the forum because of it's melting pot of opinions, I dont think anyone should hold back on thoughts, thats the point of a discussion forum afterall and it would be pretty boring around here if they did. Apologies if you took it personally, lets mutually hope for a Dobbin brace this weekend!

Are we seriously judging him after 57 minutes of league football for us!? This gets earlier every season Maybe we could give him at least 10-15 games before writing him off at his new club (new system, etc)?

Given that this is the new 'Away' Goalkeeper shirt, surely we couldnt have the outfield players also wearing a blue swirly patterned shirt at the same time? I thought the outfield shirts had to be quite opposite to what the keeper wears? https://store.southamptonfc.com/kit/goalkeeper-kit/adults/4440_away-gk-shirt-2627-adult.html

They'd have to want to sign you. I have absolutely no idea if the Blackburn rumour is true, but I doubt he has too many options (due to his injuries and salary expectations) so maybe they are the best 'northern' option avaialble to him, if thats what he's looking for.

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