TijuanaTim

Good job, you've just proved your obsession. This thread has the square of nothing to do with you, you have no comprehension of it and yet you just couldn't contain y'self, could you. A mate on here told me who you are...couldn't see it myself, but he's right, now I know who you are. You've made my day nipper. I would ask you if you're going to Wembley, however that's a futile question as you are just a forum type only and one that is even too tight to join. Long time seen you've seen Southampton - if ever, maybe only then if you were comp'd a ticket and y'mom gave you a ride to the big city FAF FAO Admin; yes I realize this was not about Saints or even Saints fans, however, as some of you have previously confirmed this dude's only motivation is to stir and have Saints fan's threads closed...so you can allow genuine members and Saints fans enjoy Saints and Saints fan's related threads or you can continue to appease these sorts, thanks as always and also thanks for the heads-up.

A realistic signing because of Palarse's current plight that would be awesome for us and relatively cheap might be Darren Ambrose.

Up the Shield, we use to use that place on the odd Sat-dee night after home games, that was always Angus and Tony Steele's local. Paul Callaway used it too.

Not 'til we bought their effing goalie tho'!!

That was a funny quip tbf. Every year things get better than they were before, so I'm not sure there was ever the good 'old days' my friend. To be honest, you had to keep your wits about you and be aware of your surroundings, sometimes exciting but all too often mayhem. Saints the same bottom end one year - Europe next. Total class like Davies, Paine and Channon - total @ss like Byrne, McCarthy and McClaren...go figure?

Lots of 'legend' about Dougal and Dougal and Sammy. Could be wrong, but I think the 'incident' that actually happened was after a 2-2 draw up the Dell. Right about the time Big Chiv went to Spurs and Greavesie went to the Hammers. It was one those 'down the station' things. Dougal and Sammy (a massive Spurs geezer, for those that don't know from Afro-Caribean heritage) went toe-to-toe in front of quite a few, cannot seem to recall anyone getting thrown of anything, but Sammy was definitely 'worse for wear', if you get my drift. Apparently (maybe myth also), Big Sammy's demise was met after being done in the Smoke by a rival mob and then losing an argument with a London Transport bus...Legend has it that the Park Lane lot (prior to the later 'Shelf', 'Paxton' or 'Yid Army') was then lead by some relative of Sammy, also called Sammy, ironically enough.

Always thought Bootsie used to hang out more with Callaway *****il his encarceration), Charlie Boyd as well. Supporting Saints in those days was great, especially on the road. Despite being one of the older ones these days ('no %#it Sherlock' huh) I was the little nipper back then. Remember two great away wins at WHL 1-3 and 0-1, they just could not handle the Big Ron - Channon combo, it was where they were at their best. I think Dougal etc would get to the games quite often by road. I would always try and get a BR ticket or just sneak onto a train. Jewitt, Philly Joyce, Princey, Mickey and Nobby Stiles used to take me under their wings - they were a 'good' influence I'm sure. Away days were fantastic, Saints would often win when least expected and we frequently would meet the players on the train as well.

Dougal was the top man, not really part of any crew e.g. Wimpson, Market Diner etc Just him Malcy Lovejoy Was it Lovelock? Long time ago) and some 'good old boys'. As far as I know he is still alive and well, at least he was last time I heard. He did indeed used to keep dog(s), at one stage it was always Old English Sheepdogs that he liked. With us football lads he could be quite an ominous and broody type, a man of few words until the preverbial hit the fan that was - the very last mush anyone would want to mess with. Mind you, at Fleming Park or wherever, if you got him talking about his dogs then he was very talkative. At the mayhem that ensued after our Highbury visit, with the OB severely over-worked - remember him pulling fans out of a black mariah, meatwagon as quick as the officers put them in. Used to see Dougal with Malcy and mates at quite the odd gig as well.

Tony Knapp og after a minute

Have been a teammate with a few of them Dave Stroud, Mark Fulham and Philly Watts just t'name three,

Yup also the Salisbury .v. Millwall game 'The Warren's Last Stand'...also pomps tried to team up with United one time - early 70s, Mancs turned on them, not a pretty site, but FAF. United frequently took the Milton, tbf not many did, but do remember Leeds once, when they won the league in 74. West Ham f'sure at Xmas in the early 70s and strangly enough Stoke in August 72. They had just won their first trophy (league cup) and travelled well. I worked in the town at Squires and got in the Milton about 6.30, they were everywhere...bad, bad memory for me. Arsenal, WHU, MU, Spurs, Chelsea and Liv always came in the Milton to try to 'take it' or whatever...pretty well always ended up at the high end with a line of bobbies between us...it would always go off when someone scored. A really impressive following one year was Villa...they were down with Andy Lockhead and Chico Hamilton in the old Third Div and we played them in some cup. They brought shedloads, all over the ground.

Yeah, lots of times...one funny one we tried was at Palarse of all places back in October 1970. We had gone on BR with Stan 'the man' (Millbrook, not Fair Oak) Bev and the Weston lads, Danny Brennan, Philly Gibbs was with us. There were also all the Saints 'crombie' girls that used to go Ruthie, Pat and Karen Bailey etc As we came down the hill and approached the ground feeling fairly confident their lot appeared from everywhere, totally knew what they were doing. There were loads of them and fracas broke out all over...hardly OB anywhere. Being severely outnumbered some were bundled into the safety of the ground by the few police that were there and the others retreated back up the hill. There was a car park up there where all the coaches were unloading...'Keystone Kops' time, as all the Saints fans now outnumbering the CP lot and chased them back to where they came from. We lost the game 3-1, I think they had a CF called Gerry Queen that did the damage. All through the game cops escorted Southampton fans from all different parts of the ground to over behind the goal where the bulk of Saints were. The trip back to Waterloo (which was an adventure in itself in those days) was eventful, random fans taking random routes looking for excitement. Not so much for us, but some West Ham lads apparently had been running amok and some innocent and inocuous Forest fans that had been at Highbury had taken a pretty bad pasting, one had been 'cut'. Crazy-crazy days, horrible really - no 'code' in those days that scarfers were free from the trouble. To most of those London clubs everyone was game.

Mate...I'm sure it's related to Uncle Dave's excitement level ;-)

Anyone else's commentary go 'in and out' especially every time Uncle Dave gets excited? Maybe he's standing on a wire or something??

Hey Breeny...that's right mate, Yorks played there in those days - strange set up. Do you go up on the Glen Giles/Coombsie coach...there was another one as well out of the Warrens or Lord Louis or somewhere. We got pretty high on their end, like you said monkey business after....

Coombsie's Commandos in their end, all sorts of shenanigans, not quite as bad as Bradford away (which I only heard about), but still a very memorable Yorkshire day out. Another crazy one was Leeds away in the LC semi...funny really as I think Curry was great in both games.

Very lucid analysis.

I walked right into that one FFS...Doh!!

Oh yes...very hostile, not too many of us either. Not saying I condone that stuff, just I was there y'know. Think it was 4-2.

Lot's of vivid and vague memories from that game, is the mind playing tricks? Always seemed t'remember it being Chrimbo Eve, but apparently it was a day or two before that. We lost...but what a day (or more for some) out! Did you go?

Come on Brad, without my existence your life is a shallow and empty one huh, that's why you ran from the more manly banter on the Ugly...'coz every single poster even hillbilly_blue, Oi_Oi and the other blue posters cried with laughter over your obsession with me, the way you follow me. FAF Try making one...just one post in any way whatsover relevant to Saints instead of y'hero, as much as you keep feeding my ego (or whatever) it's pretty sad really, fantasizing over someone...their personal details...their thought process...their likes and dislikes. Then again Brad, you could just ask the Mods to make a TT Forum, or I could start a Twitter site site and you could 'follow' me...

FAF!!

Always had a problem with Cranie, even prior to Benedict Arnold switch. He was always to slow to play full back and not big or strong enough to play centre back. It was like he was a very youth that never grew up.

Good group tbf, I was kinda thinking more of Saints 'developed' players tho'...rather than Beatts-Higgy-Fatty etc. Not sure where Jones came from, but it seemed we developed him??

I can see that, figure he probably needed to go rather than wanted to go??