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Personally the pre/halftime entertainment doesn't appeal to me but...you're never gonna please everyone with a crowd that ranges in age from 5-95. I'd be quite happy to see a topless troupe gyrating on the pitch to some raunchy ol' tunes but obviously old Doris wont feel the same. Stewart Dennis is an Exeter fan BTW.

But Saints fans singing "Pay up p*mpey" the other week wasn't very bright either. In fact far more stupid.

Hey Jude. La, la, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, OXO! (should this for Deano really - Dean Hammond)

Was probably 2 or 3 years ago, we played West Brom in a night game (at SMS early season) and the Northam kept up a constant OWTS, probably non-stop for over 20mins, eventually the other stands join in. Could keep a "APs Red'n'White Army" on the go tonight - remember West Ham fans doing this in a semi at Villa Park years back, sounded good.

42,756 on the 0800 number and 37,172 on the 01271 number...oops...

Is there anything more "gay" in football than singing "Give us wave [insert manager's name]"? Just a constant 'noise' Tuesday will do for me (wake up the Chapel - pretend we're playing the skates again).

...or to Sham 69s 'Hersham Boys'... "Lee Barnard, Lee Barnard, Looks-like Ben Fogle but twice as hard, Lee Barnard, Lee Barnard, Leaves defenders battle-scarred*" *I know the last line needs work "We call him the Co c kney...............?"

Excellent work. Deserves a bump.

I'll think you'll find the correct term is 'p*rtsMYTHians'...just one more 'myth' to add to the long line... The all-wise Corpy once enlightened us of the reason some of them speak full-on East End is because London dockers were brought down (to do the job the locals weren't up to) and so a few hundred outsiders influenced the way an entire town spoke. Bizarre, usually works the other way. The thing is whilst they did ship in a number of ****ney stevedores (Southampton's rufty-tufty dockers were too busy running our own port) they also shipped in an equal number from Bristol, so why not the Brizzol accent? The simple truth is the mockney accent is a fairly recent phenomenon and they just turned into Bob Hoskins as their thug reputation grew. In the 70s the only football mobs that had any ‘respect’ were either from oop north or ****ney so they took to emulating Millwall, their idols. BTW PES I know a few Millwall fans and whilst I admit they do ‘rate’ the 657 they still look on p*rtsmouth (and anyone else outside the M25) as a bunch of country bumpkins.

I don't understand this view. Of course they'll be around, they'll reform, Fred Dinenage, TCWTB, etc. will spend the next few years telling everyone how massive they are in the Blue Square and slowly, very slowly climb back up the leagues. We may just have to wait a few years for a local derby. Never worried most of us before.

You'd still have Saints fans above and below and, as it appears they be many Saints fans in those seats, all around you aswell. Fantastic view, small queues for the beers, no brainer.

Saints received over 120,000 applications for cup final tickets in 2003. I'm sure Mr Luker will verify this if needed.

I reckon ol' Corpy's got something up his sleeve, I bet he's got a little consortium all of his own to save the day... ...what's that coming over the hill is it a...

Gotta say, that's the muts wotsnames. If SMS ever expands that'll do for me.

...or maybe it's now time for this...

I just assumed the ticket bookings were ultimately going through Ticketmaster hence the booking fee. Having just read it doesn't apply to Carlisle is a surprise as Saints have to now been pulling out all the stops for the fans. With the 'Travel Club' also hiking their prices (I understand it's expensive to park a coach at Wembley but...) it does seem to be taking the piiss a little bit. They're gonna a make a fair wedge from merchandise alone for this one-off game!

One or two seemed concerned the 'banter' will disappear when it all goes pop...do you really believe they'll all just go away? Their grubby little town aint going anywhere, the knuckledraggers that inhabit it will still wanna fight. and AFC p*rtsmyth & havant & waterlooville & whoever united rovers athletic will still see us as the local rivals. They'll be more bitter than ever!

Saints, Sunderland and Cov in the hat, Uncle Trev pulls out the lucky ball, they face Brum. Only fair.

More new rules for the blue few...they'll only find a way of bending them. Now if they'd played by the rules in the first place............

That alone would get the capacity up around 40,000 and could look something like... ...with the 'aways' tucked up in the Chapel/Kingsland corner over two levels if that idea goes ahead. From planning to consent and actually building (which would need to be done over a summer) it's likely to be at least 2 years away. That could coincide in with a return to the Prem if the next couple of seasons go well and then 40k wouldn't be unrealistic. Fans would be falling over themselves in scrambles for tickets.

Final desperate acts of a man facing the gallows…he’s just playing the sympathy card. He's got plans in to extend his 'off-shore Hayling Island' mansion and 'er indoors is probably giving him right earache at the mo as it’s all about to go pop. They'll have to knock back their retirement home on the coast when they're driven out of town shortly. She’s gonna murder him. I believe his best bud Teflon 'Arry also has a building project in Southsea for some money-making apartments, looks like he's going to have to abandon too once the Taxman's finished. Shame. :^o

We probably missed a trick here, instead of taking the **** with bundles of money (attacked!!!...there go my sides:)) instead picked him up and paraded him as a champion! To see him being taken around on somebody's shoulders with everyone cheering would have been a sight to see and 'hurt' the pr*ck a lot more...