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This is true - in the 50s we were were two divisions below them and they were seen as representing the South Coast in the top division, I believe that they even brought the FA Cup (or League Trophy) to the Dell to parade it during half time and were well received. I was at the game in 1960 when we finally overtook them (5 - 1 I think) and we were surprised as much as delighted. Supersonic - check out Mike Channon's book 'Man on the Run', there's a good chapter there about the rivalry and how the hatred was very one-sided when he played for them and how it was born out of how poorly they took the reversal of fortunes. Since then, however, the atmosphere has changed a bit...

Maybe, recent audiences at the Nuffield have been substantially down on past years.

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Maybe, I read it in 'The Adventure of English' by Melvyn Bragg. The way that English can develop in different countries is highlighted by this extract from a Jamaican nursery rhyme book,,, Rasta Garge, bulla and pear Kissed de girls and make dem swear When dem girls come out to play Rasta Garge, he haul dem body away.

Related to the discussion... Back in the times when we sent convicts to Australia, people used to use an outside toilet called the 'dung can'. We stopped using the expression over here but it lives on in Australia as the 'dunny' or 'can'.

I was once watched teaching by an American student who was shocked when I told the class to get out their pencils and rubbers.

"I'm going to the bathroom," also annoys me.

I have never been comfortable with calling children 'kids' - in my mind kids are still young goats but 'a bunch of' really annoys me - I once heard an American tourist call out "There's a bunch of shops over there."

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Very good but I was referring to the loyalty amongst the younger generation and not attendances. I was genuinely surprised by how fickle the Gosport children were - one moment they were all Pompey chimes but as soon as things went wrong they changes their allegiances very quickly. It could be due to the Naval connections of many of the Gosport families I suppose but it was certainly very noticeable.

I also found this when I taught in Gosport for thirteen years - plenty of support and blue shirts on display when things were going well but when things were not so good the team was soon forgotten. I honestly didn't notice this phenomenon during my time in Southampton schools.

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I was surrounded by Saints in my formative years, my sister was a secretary at the Dell, my brother-in-law was friendly with Johnny Walker and I used to play with Jimmy Gallagher's son. My parents had season tickets in the West Stand and I was allowed over the turn style to squeeze in between them - it was when Paine and Sydenham came on the scene that I became really hooked though.

My mother started watching Saints in 1923 because she liked Arthur Dominy's legs!!!

I do like well formed handwriting but have never thought it was essential - I would prefer to have a well organised, interesting piece of work poorly written than a load of rubbish beautifully presented. Examiners are quite good at reading poor writing but some degree of legibility is helpful... If all of the teachers say that his handwriting is not a problem then I wouldn't worry, they can obviously read it.

Not sure where I stand on this - handwriting has always been a bit over-rated in my opinion but that's after thirty five years of exasperation at parents who can't see past the look of their child's work and totally ignore the quality of what has been written. In the current KS2 SATs - handwriting is marked out of 3, spelling 7 and the actual writing (organisation, grammar, content) 90. About right I think.

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Some swifts over Shirley but I fewer than in past years, I think. There were plenty in Dubais in April.

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Yes - 50 years ago (I doubt that it has changed much). Not really.

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