Saint86

I'm sorry but this argument is flawed. My younger brother is a saints fan, they are his number 1 club and he has supported them since we were nippers and went on the saints football courses for kids over the summer. Now, him and his mate (saints season ticket holder) went to watch guildford's last game of the season where they won their local league, whatever that is. They are a fair few of them who do this. I am a saints fan (obviously) and come down from Bristol to watch as many games as possible, including coventry (the game my bro missed to watched Guildford). So to argue that Guildford is full to the brim Man United fans who dwarf all other teams is craziness. I honestly think I know more saints, pompey and brigton fans from guildford than manchester and Arsenal combined. At university in southampton I would say the same, and at work in Bristol, 300+ people, there is 2 man utd fans in the office, and more reading... So please, I get that you are comenting on the vast number of bla bla bla fans spread around the country who never actaully go to their stadiums, but in southampton there are 2 universitys. Do you know how many bums on seats that contributes with 25% off tickets? P.S. the answer is a **** load. And then southampton has a population of what? 200,000 + then their is the catchment area which is literally huge, and guessing by the que through millbrook at about 1-2 hours before kick off, a **** load come in from Romsey, salisbury and the forest. Look at Newcastle and sunderland, before they increased the capacities to what they are now they were no different to us. We are in a richer part of the country so people can afford tickets. There is lierally no competition now except Brighton who are 2.5hours away (more with traffic on a saturday). And we have higher average attendances in league 1 than several premier league teams. It is not about what was won 50 years ago, it is about now. We have momentum, we have talent, and we are financially secure. Our wage structure will pale in comparison to most clubs and be equal to the likes or Norwich and Wigan, but our gate attendances and match day income will be higher, especially since Norwich have 22,000 season tickets and the rest go to away fans (massive discount on prices). Then we have our youth set up, Shaw, ward-prowse and others. We have a golden opportunity, we will get between 15th and 10th next year, probably the same again the year after, and then what..... Do you really think that with Nicola we won't progress? That is lunacy. This is our time, it will be like Lawrie Mac again, the future wallace brothers and Shearer are 5 years away and this time , we will actually win things!! Get ready you dellsizedbrainers! THE SAINTS ARE GOING TO THE TOP!!!!! :smug:

Ipswich, birmingham? get real dude, saints are going up!!! And Newcastle, 2 of those clubs achieved it within 2 years or promotion to the prem btw! Saints will do the same, or 3 maximum. Who are you shirveled up old men, the saints are back, Nigel is our cup winning, promotion winning manager, the new boys will come through, Lambert will lift a major cup before he retires!!! COYRS!!!!

I think you could rightly argue that man city have wasted most of that money with redundant players and manager changes. Also their youh set up isn't a scratch on ours. You people are ridiculous. Imagine a team with bale and oxlade on the wings, lallana behind the front 2 and lambert and walcott upfront. Cost to saints. £1.2m to saints. Result- champtions league attack. Get real, we literally have the best youth academy in england in the last 5 years. And if a league 1 oxlade can play champions league in 5months, then what do you think warde prowse et all can do. WE ARE GOING TO THE TOP. be pessimistic if you want, but in 5 years we will be champions league.

I totally disagree about these comments. We can do what we like with the media. the bond between Cortese, Nigel and the players will not change, it is all kept behind closed doors and handled properly. If the press print anything bad they are disasociated from the club,the end. Long may it remain so. Do you think that Tadanri lee, Sharp or Guly read the papers to decide if they come here? Football is a very closed word and our football and ethics to the talking for us. Our standards also make us stand out which is what has started to be noticed, not least by pundits on the BBC. So again, I repeat, **** the media, they do not matter. They don't affect our clubs running at all, and if anything our attitude is refreshing. We WILL be news becuase of our success. If the papers want to be a part of that it is by our rules. They need us, not the other way around. The club has its own websites, forums, fans (youtube) addvocates (Le Tissier, theo, bale and oxlade) and on the pitch we have kicked ass, won a cup and 2 promotions. People like the club, they like visiting the south coast and they like Adkins. So I repeat again, screw the media, we play it Nicolas way and we don't second guess his running of the club becuase if Markus trusted him then we trust him.

Sign Steele from Boro and leave it at that. Good competition for Davis and will be a top goalie in a few years anyway.

FFS people, if I hear any more of this negative ********, about the squad making the wrong transfers, buying the wrong players, not getting cover, selling so and so when we don't want them to etc etc then I think we will collectively shoot you. Everything will be done properly and done well, we have Nicola and Nigel at the helm... SO STFU with any negative ******** and enjoy the summer!

One!!! Just Now!!!! AND IT WAS F U C K I N G EPIC!!!!

Thank you to Marcus, his family, to Nicola and to Nigel. Without any of them this simply would not have happened. God Knows what the future holds, but if we hold true to Marcus' legacy, remember where we have come from and have trust and faith in both Nicola and Nigel, who may now need to learn the next level, then we have exciting times ahead. I see us as the New Arsenal, and Nigel as our Wenger! Great support, went to the game and I'm now watching it on BBC iplayer! We sang our hearts out and it shows. We deserve this promotion and I can't wait to see the lads in the Premier next season. Lastly great job to all the players. Kelvin, fox, harding, martin, Jos, Fonte, Richardson, Butter-me-up-field, Lallana, Holmes, Guly, Punch, Chappers, Hammond, Morgan, Jacky Corkedo, Ward Prowse, stephens, Connoly, Sharp, Rickie, Lee and Barnard, and Bartoz and anyone else I have forgotten!! You played your hearts out for us and it is a magic day!!! Long live the Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know a few west ham fans in Bristol and have been chatting to them about the KUMB forum (I should add that they think most of the fans who use it are a bunch of tossers). Anyway, following our promotion today, and well played to the lads and our fans! Epic day out and well deserved, although I feel it was a bit flat considering we should have won the league and there was never any doubt we would smash Coventry, I mean we were what, 5-1 to get 4 goals or more..... Anyway, I wanted to check out the west ham forum to see how they feel about us. Promising thread about "congratualtions to southampton etc" so I was like, allright, lets have a look see here. Anyway, here are some of my favourite quotes from the forum, should provide some enjoyment and promote some much deserved smugness at their impending defeat in the Playoffs.. 1.) by Coops on Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:37 pm I used to quite like Southampton. Mick Channon, Matt Le Tiss and all that. But having read their forum this season I have come to realise what a bunch of deluded know nothing tossers their fans are. So no congratulations from me and I hope we get a chance to stuff them next season. 2.) by Av it on Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:16 pm Awful awful imbred odd fans. Deserved to go up granted but I hope they don't get a single point next season. 3.) by smuts on Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:13 pm **** em. ****ers. 4.) by chappo59 on Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:17 pm Don't like their smug ****hole of a manager - I presume that this was not Chappers I for one am loving the amount of abuse some of their fans need to send our way, makes beating them so much better and takes my mind off not coming first. Did anyone else see the epic banner at the ground - "Saints up, pompey down...LIVING THE DREAM!!!" Well played to the lads and lets enjoy the premier league!!

I have just checked sky and I'm relieved to see that saints are not going to be broadcast on the final day!! I don't know if that is hypocritical of me, but frankly, our recent form on the box has been horrendus! Plus I have a ticket for the game I should add that when we are on TV and i attend anyway, we seem to win. But when I don't attend we lose, with the exception of Brimingham, where we tried to lose but the snow saved us!

The saints are going up!! The saints are going up!! so would you please shut up!!!! Because the saints are going up!!

You are of course aware that 24 teams have a chance for promotion and 20 teams are in the premier league and must have got there somehow!! ~_~ In comparison, how many teams actually play in all rounds of the FA Cup? 200+ I would guess but can't be arsed to work it out. For me this is obviously a big game! But lets be honest. All of the games we spent battling against relegation were bigger, as were both the FA cup finals. In this league, you win and you gain some money and play less games for more pounds per seat (I want us back there but lets be real). In the premier, all those games under the pressure of falling out of it (look what happens when you fall). Its a case of something to gain, or everything to loose.... which is the bigger game? Also, as stated above, clearly 100,000 fans turning up to beat the beast at Wembley for a lower league club is by far the bigger game, another option that not many have discussed are games in the 83/84 season when we were so close to toppling liverpool and actually winning what is now regarded as THE TROPHY in england. A final point, since we should have won this league/been promoted weeks ago with chances lost against reading, skate **** holes and blackpool (to name the most recent) and the point that it would take a miracle for us to balls this up (yes I know we are saints and that doesn't apply). But since we really should go up all barring a major catasrophe, this is not a big game. We are 2 points clear, better goal difference and are playing a relegated team with a bunch of youngsters and their one trully good player is out injured.... COMON! we are going up, easy. Now stop fussing, this is an anti-climax, we should be winning the league this weekend. Not settling for second best, and you can be damn sure the players both know it, and will regret it for a few years, once they get over promotion!

It seems that Coventry would like us to chant "SISU OUT" with them. In exchange, their fans are happy for us to be given 3 points? Fair trade, especially since they so nearly brought and ruined us!

This!

Win at Boro, take it easy against coventry and pay those filthy skate tuesdays back for the West Brom game all those years ago. Simples

Anyone else just hear merrington's laugh? "I'd just like to see saints get that 3rd goal... hehehehehehehehehehe" Classic, and a first for me! Never heard the man laugh before!

Only 5...Well, for starters... Lambert, Lallana, Cork, Fonte, Morgan, Jos, If you would write off Sharpedo I would be surprised to be honest. Look at the strikers we have had in the premier in the past. I aslo think that Kelvin is worth a shot and lets face it, fox has been there and done it before. So has chappers. I dislike saints fans who slag off our players or do not give them the credit they deserve. I said at the end of last season that we'd get promoted this year and could win the league. Never had a doubt. And next season we will at the very least match Norwich - there is some serious dross in the premier, has been that way for a few seasons. Hence why the likes of blackpool, swansea and Norwich were able to go up in the first place - put simply what came down was a pile of ****. Now stop being negative and embrace that we have a good team, unproven yes, but good anyway. One final comment. De Ridder is clearly good enough for the premier, look at his skill and pace, and his crossing is generally good when he is allowed to play as an actual winger, rather than someone who has to cut inside or pull the ball back for a deep cross to the far post. This saints team will do well in the Premier, You mark my words. They just have to find the strength after this long hard season to get us there!

Watch highlihgts, and watch own goal, that is a 1/100 attempt, if he can do that he'd be going to barca.

Guys we will go up! This is all the blame of the douche bags who said the old saints are gone for good! Well guess again you ****ers! We are Southampton, and we will never ever do anything the easy way! Just need to make a final push. We will beat both the boro's and we will draw or beat coventry! Simples! Now stop panicking. We have been unlucky/fonte shot in foot (SIT) in the last 2 defeats. He can't continue being a douche bag because he will get dropped and replaced by the Eastleigh legend that is Martin! De ridder will start at right mid, and we will tear teams a new one. Going forward against reading we looked terrific. We just need to do that to everyteam we face! And the simple fact is, 6-0 or not, WHAM will not win every god damn game. FACT! so relax, enjy the exciting end to the season, and don't forget that we now have to win all those games, which we will, and if reading slip up, the title is ours! GAME ON MOTHER ****ERS!!!!

Right, so I get sky sports, fully accepting that we don't win on TV. The feel quietly confident that this was the night for us and that we would win. (naivety 101) Saints proceed to play well. But ultimately **** it up. (Am i the only one who thinks Fonte should be shot? - 1st and last goal he was to blame. Fox equally for the first. He also didn't close down the first Portsmouth goal on the weekend.) Oh well I thinks, Onwards and upwards. hen I discover that the boro game is also on Sky TV now.... Facepalm, another loss for saints? 3rd place, then TV Playoff games - which we will loose? Pessimistic I know, I mean we only need 2 wins, and that is if WHAM can win evey game. But, despite this, I am slightly worried. Having watched the last few games, Fonte needs to step up. Poor Guly looked shot of confidence. A far cry from the man who started the season, although what he was supposed to do in centre mid I will never know. Gutted we lost, but fingers crossed we will win at Peterborough and Middlesbrough and still sneak the title. As for reading, I'm glad they will at least go up and Hope we can finish off WHAM's hopes!

We are going to win this one! I can feel it in my Gut. Plus I have just upgraded to sky sports for a month. and as much as I love the playoffs I don't want to be watching us in them!! COYR's

Its on tv - at least a 67% chance of reading wn. Simples. The old saints are here to stay lads. And everytime you think they've buggered off they come back to bite you in the arse. Blackpool would be point in case.

I lietrally think yoou have no clue, we can loose to reading and still go up. It is over, just first or second now.

Really, 4-1, 4-1...... damn close! Don't know why I was so embarrased now!