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Don't think they've done that in years, at least not that i've seen. Wasn't just in memory of Daren's mum was for all the people they'd lost, was a nice touch I thought. Know what you mean about the old lot, there's fewer and fewer going these days, still see the likes of Clive, Al, Nick I and others around but really thin on the ground. Funnily enough Gunner popped up a couple of times last season, still his old self and doesn't seem to have aged a day, was a proper blast from the past seeing him. Still see "the postie" pretty regularly at St Mary's, but he's stopped doing aways these days. Our away support has changed massively in the last few years, don't think i've ever seen us have such a posh/middle class support in my life if i'm honest. I guess the sad truth is apart from people getting older a few have passed on, heard "jim steele" passed years back and there's definitely some who you do wonder if they're still around. A lot of it is just down to the way the games gone too, I know loads who knocked it on the head because they hated the premier league, and once you stop going it's not really a habit you get back into easily, especially away games.

Haven't seen Daren in a couple of years now but last time i saw him he'd pretty much stopped completely, think he got married a few years back and that was pretty much that for him. He also noticeably dropped off going when his mum passed. Still haven't forgiven him for the time he filled his hipflask with absinthe instead of the normal whisky he had and didn't tell me. I took a massive swig and almost throw up where i was standing 🤣 Top bloke is Daren, shame he's stopped really as those old faces where the heart and soul of the club

Realistically Leeds are probably correctly favourites. If both sides play to their best Leeds probably win as they have better strikers and players who can create something out of nothing (something we don't have). We have a better midfield and the longer it goes without them scoring the more i'd fancy our chances. Really can't call this either way to be honest, but if 40 years of watching Saints has taught me one thing it's that we're always the bridesmaids, so i'll go in expecting a loss and anything else is a bonus

we took a few up to cardiff with us without tickets and they all found a way into the ground, it's amazing how helpful stewards will be if you put money into the retirement fund is all i'll say

Do these Leeds fans really think we're that dumb we believe their wind up? Or are they that dumb they believe it's true? 🤣 Literally no Leeds fans got tickets, and I know for a fact that the club was checking on anyone who'd bought a ticket who only had Leeds on their purchase history or a Leeds address (seen at least one person who was actually Saints complain their ticket got cancelled because of a yorkshire address). It's a good try for them as a wind up though but it's getting boring now

just you and the nipper mush? Let me see what i can do (no promises obviously)

People like you are the heartbeat of our club, I absolutely love the fact we've got fans who've been going this long and have nothing but massive respect for you. Honestly wish the club would make more of a fuss about people like yourself, and instead of giving out free tickets to overseas "fans" who've never been to a game they did it to the people who've done it for decades 👏

they still haven't appeared yet though, unless the northam was all saints this friday and i didn't notice...

Not going to lie, and it might just be me, but it feels like our support have totally collectively lost their heads about this. Not only is every other post on social media about meeting the bus the local paper is now printing the weather forecast for the route 🤣 God i hope pride doesn't come before a fall, because this team have shown on multiple occasions they don't handle pressure well

I think it's just social media though init? There's a bunch of kids who think they're the "voice of the fans" like that public schoolboy from Trowbrdige, they don't seem to understand that most Sotonians would've just got on with it anyway. Not to make this a wool vs locals thing but I definitely think there's a big cultural difference there, I saw Nick stuck this on Illingsweb and it's spot on about those of us actually from the city A lot of these nippers have a different attitude, they want to be "seen", which isn't really that important to me. Way more important we show up in the ground than two hours before hand to sing at a bunch of millionaires getting off a bus.

Been pushed by the usual Saints Voice/Club mouth pieces that they are encouraging them, and to send dimensions to the club to bring drums. I actually hope the meeting the bus thing works, i mean i'll be at the boozer as i have no interest but fair enough for those that want to do it. But i draw the line at drums, they ruin atmospheres and have no. place in english grounds as far as i'm concerned https://x.com/yjw_x/status/1790308448304816542

Hi Fra in the UK who goes up is decided by who made the most noise infront of the team bus before the game, as you can tell we are really putting all of our effort into this and have a veritable orchestra of instruments and smoke bombs ready, plus an entire back catalogue of songs about pompey to sing at the confused players as they get off. With a bit of luck one or two people will bring their dogs to hold in the air to show just how passionate even our pets are, that will surely tip the balance in our favour. If you need more information on getting involved or where to buy a vuvzela, maracas or musical instruments from then contact our die hard capo @Turkish and/or our facepainting expert @Pat from Poole WE MAKE NOISE ON!

A cynic would say it's a great way for the club to cash in for the last game of the season, sell beer that would've gone bad otherwise and make a killing on club tat due to more people milling around for 2hours before the game. Not that i'm a cynic of course, not me

Pretty sure that account is a pisstake to be fair and is mocking the 1885 ultras group https://x.com/SotonianThe/status/1790063599156670559

I actually can't wait for this lot to appear, i reckon it's going to be proper comedy, they're talking about printing out "hymn sheets" and the flag designs they've made are original ted bates statue levels of pure shit. I mean imagine waving flags with a twitter account on it and something saying what the name of the stand is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's our new "ultras" group that is going to roundly embarrass us next season, you should see their flag "designs", from what i can see they've hired stevie wonder to do them 🤣

Might turn up and boo them for shits and giggles 🤣 I'm not against it "per se" what i'm annoyed about is the complete lack of choice to go anywhere else, would've been more than happy for them to do the BANTA WALL if they'd also allowed another section of safe standing somewhere else so we weren't all forced to stand there (and yes it is forced as I like to stand at games at you won't be able to if you don't stand there). Anyway it's a done deal now so have to put up with it, still think they're taking the piss with the price rises everywhere else but no one seems to care about that weirdly.

A baller is american slang for a basketball player, i had no idea Prowse played basketball (badly or well) but apparently he does. Anyway he's a skate so fuck him. Served a purpose whilst he was here but he'll always be a skate so no love lost now he's gone

I think @Pat from Poole already has his role down as the person responsible for shoehorning every player into a version of Allez Allez or Follow Follow and keeping track of those people that don't join in so he can place them on performance review. After Leeds away @Noodles34 is now responsible for organised handwaving (post nap of course) but they still need someone to fill the "Shit banners made out of macaroni and glue" role, and the "Club approved walk to the ground" role. With a bit of luck they will be fully organised into a terrifying section well worthy of the MLS or Arsenal Women's team Ultras in at least the next quarter

I hope @Turkish passes his end of year review so he can join our new David Brent run Ultras group the 1885

I can't commit to the dance lessons for the organised choreography but i'm hoping to wave a club approved flag and sing a bad version of allez allez for 90mins. I've heard they're taking lessons from this lot so they should be really scary

think Reading might disagree there

Been mentioned loads on here so i'm amazed people still don't get it, in the championship you can offer a maximum of 2k tickets unless 2k is more than 10% of stadium capacity, in which case it's 10% (so effectively away allocations are capped at a max 2k unless the home club fancy giving more). Also the pricing is reciprocal so £30 will almost certainly be the price of the away tickets, and due to the fact you can't charge home fans in the same stand less than the away fans that means that the Northam HAD to be £30. Looking at this seasons away allocations for West Brom and Norwich both only offered us 2k(ish) tickets for the league games, with Norwich offering 2,002 and West Brom 1,970. So would assume that's our allocation for the away the legs too. Given the train engineering work it's a hell of a lot easier to get to West Brom than Norwich on the 12th, so would imagine that'll sell out to a pretty high away games criteria if it's them. If it's Norwich on the other hand i can see the amount of aways dropping to about 9/10

Think last season both clubs in the championship got 36k allocation for the play off final and the rest went to club wembley and "the football family". Assuming we make it and depending on who we play (and i don't think we'll make it) tickets from that last two groups will definitely show up online and be easy enough to get hold of at a price. In all likelihood should a miracle happen i reckon we'll easily have about 40k there, so everyone that wants to go should be able to get tickets fairly comfortably.

Engineering works on the London to Norwich part of the journey which means bus replacement, so you're looking at almost 3 hours from london alone. So the best case scenario for those going by train is 4 or 5 hours each way. Thank god we're not the early kick off to be honest as that would be a right pain in the arse