THERESE'S BOY

A knight that says Ni! on our forum!!!

And twas on this day, a child was born... From Orcheston to Southampton...and now Lord of West Ilsley. May I be the first to congratulate Michael Roger Channon, who becomes a pensioner tomorrow. The knowledge of which I'm sure will make many of us feel very very old...

Sirs Giving the parlous finances of those squatters in the Fratton area of P*rtsmouth, can we Real Ale drinkers happily anticipate the renaming of one of your (and Hampshire's) finest ales as Newco Royal...Yours, etc....

Well, We do know one Saints fan who can make a difference... Sam Vokes

To the usual tune.... One team in Hampshire There's one less team in Hampshire ...One Less team in Haaaaampshire et cetera et cetera

Hurrah, Thanks All

Trying to recall the name of the v useful centre back we signed from Middlesborough 07/08; heart on sleeve playerr, thinlk he went to Stoke. In a pub, trying to settle an argument. First name Adam...?

RIP Mary

Well, my "little" brother is usually Silver Command at Millwall and travels with the away boys occasionally. If they were coming down he would have told me. And our Mum. (Yes he, and others, did come down for us v Millwall and we had a happy time in the Guide Dog the night before the game) He's ex St Marks and Bellemoor so on the wider question of police intelligence, I leave that to individual interpretation.

Thanks Bren

Dear All My mate will be in Edinburgh on Saturday and would like to watch the game perhaps in the company of other exiled Saints Fans. Given that my particular pub of choice (The Polton Inn in Lasswade), is a bit remote for him, Can anyone recommend a good place. Cheers

My brother is senior old bill and generally i/c or 2 i/c Policing at Millwall. May be coming with them on Saturday....

Gruel? Twould be a rule too cruel...

Maybe its half right: we get him as a CB in this league....

Seared in my memory, 15 at the time. No team has ever, ever taken over Southampton like they did.

Even better, thanks.

The song that most conveys the way I feel at the moment is When the Saints Go Marching In Bruce Springsteen & The Sessions Band Live In Dublin Rock Find it on I store, or anywhere. And listen.

Plenty of knockers on this forum as well.

Seconded. Career Hands started his career as a bond trader at Goldman Sachs in the early 1980s. He left for Nomura in 1994 Now....Who else do we know who used to work at Goldman Sachs...

I vote for Holmes and Widdrington

Blimey! I sent his website a Happy Birthday message and the response was: -----Original Message----- From: mick@mickchannon.tv [mailto:mick@mickchannon.tv] Sent: 28 November 2008 07:26 To: Scott, Graham (ASIG UKHQ) Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Mick Channon Many Thanks Graham! Although I'm not counting anymore! Warmest Regards, Mick

Tomorrow, 28th November 2008, is the occasion of the 60th birthday of a true Saints legend and I'm sure those of us of a certain age will want to wallow in the warmth of the happier times he represents. We all have our ultimate Saints hero and Mick is mine. I actually think he deserves national recognition: From Wiltshire Council House, to Captain of England's football team, an FA Cup Winner, a League Cup Winner (with separate "unfashionable" teams) and a man who made his abiding passion a second career, rising to buying (being invited to buy) The Queens Racing Manager's Stables and becoming Champion Trainer. Mick Channon has demonstrated, throughout his life, magnificent drive, talent and ambition. I mean, who of us would be brave enough at seventeen to nutmeg John McGrath. Twice. (Although to be fair, John did have a quiet word the second time). My view of the man is formed from getting his autograph as a nervous 11 year old, then various times after, and him never turning a kid down, or snarling at them; his hat-trick in the 5th Round Replay against WBA that caused me to go awol from my mock O's for a week and finally, and finally: When we left the Dell in 2001, there was a black tie do under canvas. I could see from my table MC, Alan Ball and one or two others. Most of the cup winning team and other players and Lawrie were there: Shortly after the first course, a small queue formed in front of Mick; from then, through Main, dessert etc, it never diminished. At first people were getting autographs, then the cameras/photos started. I saw that Mick never refused a single request, despite the interruption to his own evening. That night Mick was giving back to the fans who loved him, and doing it with a smile. And an occasional swear word. My last memory of that night was 0200 as we were leaving. As we passed the old dugout, there was a group of middle-aged men cavorting around in a drunken conga. There right at the front was Mick Channon. He was always one of us. He will always be one of us. Happy Birthday Mick Channon http://www.mickchannon.tv/