Ohio Saint Posted 14 August, 2011 Share Posted 14 August, 2011 Every team calls their rivals Scummers. Yeah, not really being into all the name calling, this confused me the other day. I was looking at some other team's forum and they were talking about the scummers........I was wondering how Saints fit into the conversation, but we didn't. They were talking about some other jack-offs. That nickname is all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 14 August, 2011 Share Posted 14 August, 2011 That nickname is all over the place. Indeed it is. Norwich use it to refer to Ipswich, Luton call Watford it, Grimsby call Hull it etc etc etc. It's not unique to us and their attempts at making it look as though they have a monopoly on this standard and unoriginal slur are as risible as their justification of the SCUM acronym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 15 August, 2011 Share Posted 15 August, 2011 'SCUMpey' and the occasionally heard 'Swamp Rats' (as p*rtsea island was largely reclaimed marshland) were knocking about 70s/80s, 'skates' came about through the Ugly Inside fanzine...though hardly menacing enough for rivals. 'Blue-few' is just very appropriate and probably narks 'em most as it belittles them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintdaz Posted 15 August, 2011 Share Posted 15 August, 2011 they will always been known as scummers to me and when i visit pompey it's always going to scumpey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 14 January, 2012 Author Share Posted 14 January, 2012 A little sad that this dates back to August............but One more time and all together now............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Forever Posted 14 January, 2012 Share Posted 14 January, 2012 Yeah, not really being into all the name calling, this confused me the other day. I was looking at some other team's forum and they were talking about the scummers........I was wondering how Saints fit into the conversation, but we didn't. They were talking about some other jack-offs. That nickname is all over the place. I am surprised by your reaction as it is well known how thick the Skates are. The plain don't have enough brain power to think off something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted 14 January, 2012 Share Posted 14 January, 2012 how old is the `shoot the pompey scum' song as I don't recall singing it in the 80s? I remember singing it in the late eighties and early nineties at the back of the Milton Road end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzie Saints Posted 14 January, 2012 Share Posted 14 January, 2012 Ah the memories, takes me back to the mid 70's when i was doing my paper round, reading how they were going out of business and loving every word, they were in div 3 then. I hated the C*nts then just as much as now. Nothing has changed, there still broke. After i left school i spent 5 years working in p*mpey dockyard, the term "Skate" is one the locals use for the RN and i'm sure they defo dont like themselves being referred to as SKATES, so i say keep it up. We used to refer to them as scummers for as long as i can remember but it just seemed to lack originality, I also like fish heads, fish f*ckers / fornicators etc, but Skate is quick and to the point. Happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 14 January, 2012 Share Posted 14 January, 2012 We use to call them scummers as well...... For a very long time, Skates is a realitively new nicknameFactually - completely incorrect HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 January, 2012 Share Posted 14 January, 2012 Doesn't help as Gemmel is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 15 January, 2012 Author Share Posted 15 January, 2012 OK...so the naked jig around the house didn't go so well, BUT SCUMMERS LOST AT HOME,SCUMMERS LOST AT HOME, SUPER SAINTS HAVE WON AWAY SUPER SAINTS HAVE WON AWAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordswoodsaints Posted 15 January, 2012 Share Posted 15 January, 2012 I seem to remember the nickname going both ways up until the Steve Moran cup match. So mid eighties we were still calling them scummers, or moreover Pompey scum... Definitely scummers in the 80's not sure when the change occurred though? Still a few old boys of my age refuse to let the scummers tag die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 15 January, 2012 Share Posted 15 January, 2012 Scumpey I can remember using in the '80s...they were always scum in my recollection...I haven't got a problem with skatescum but a Pompey supporting supplier of ours says it's difficult to get out of your hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 3 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 3 March, 2012 And again ladies................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 OK...so the naked jig around the house didn't go so well, BUT SCUMMERS LOST AT HOME,SCUMMERS LOST AT HOME, SUPER SAINTS HAVE WON AWAY SUPER SAINTS HAVE WON AWAY I'll leave the naked dance until I get back from the bar, but what's the tune for the above?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 3 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 3 March, 2012 I'll leave the naked dance until I get back from the bar, but what's the tune for the above?? I could try with the "La la la's" but would never get there. Just trust me on this one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 3 March, 2012 Share Posted 3 March, 2012 I could try with the "La la la's" but would never get there. Just trust me on this one :) How about resurrecting "ere we go, ere we go, ere we go..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom8558 Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 And for maybe the last time in a while... (sort of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 10 April, 2012 Share Posted 10 April, 2012 How about resurrecting "ere we go, ere we go, ere we go..."I always thought is was "earwig ho, earwig ho, earwig ho...." - never did make any sense to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 17 November, 2012 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2012 Ouch...thats 7 months.....but never mind After 3...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 17 November, 2012 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2012 BULL **** .....bounce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 18 November, 2012 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2012 Ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordswoodsaints Posted 18 November, 2012 Share Posted 18 November, 2012 I definately remember calling them scummers in the 84' cup game but after that it goes a bit hazy.....old age I suppose. Always will be scummers for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 November, 2012 Share Posted 18 November, 2012 I definately remember calling them scummers in the 84' cup game but after that it goes a bit hazy.....old age I suppose. Always will be scummers for me. They were always Scummers - its a universal term for your rivals used throughout the leagues. (and no need to embarrass ourselves by making up a cringeable story about how SCUM is really an acronym for Solent Confederation of Unemployed Men who stole So'ton jobs, or some other girly fable LMFAO). Think the reason its hazy, is that for 20 years after that game we only played them 2 or 3 times and once again they just slipped off the radar, languishing in the lower leagues whilst we got stuck in to playing with the big boys. We weren't really bothered about them. Which is why 84 was such a big game, as for the previous 20 years we only managed 4 derbies as they were just so awful (and just like now, were regularly having financial troubles). In the last 50 years, alart from the brief 2005-2011 period, they were never in our league (in more ways than one). And given their current state, this may be true for another 50 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 18 November, 2012 Share Posted 18 November, 2012 The mighty Donny doing what that big club Bury did the other day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 21 September, 2013 Author Share Posted 21 September, 2013 And the old girl shines again :) :) Saints win at Anfield away and the skates lose at home to Fleetwood. Carlsberg written all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyhale Posted 22 September, 2013 Share Posted 22 September, 2013 boring boo hoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 22 September, 2013 Share Posted 22 September, 2013 And the old girl shines again :) :) Saints win at Anfield away and the skates lose at home to Fleetwood. Carlsberg written all over it To be fair Fleetwood are a very good side! LMFAO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsaint Posted 23 September, 2013 Share Posted 23 September, 2013 It was the manner of the Poopey goal as well. Pure comedy genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THINWHITEDUKE Posted 25 September, 2013 Share Posted 25 September, 2013 It was the manner of the Poopey goal as well. Pure comedy genius. This.......Quality!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 25 September, 2013 Share Posted 25 September, 2013 Every team calls their rivals Scummers. Glad we call them Skates, it's a bit more original. I only hear people call them Skates, not Scummers. No they don't. Many call their rivals "the scum" (eg Leeds with Man U), but "scummers" was unique to our fishy friends until fairly recently, until it became a derivative of "scum" for some other teams too, no doubt led by some kind of online laziness or misunderstanding on a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 1 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 1 February, 2014 Far too long since the last one...... But feel free to join in :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 Wonder what excuse is today ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 Wonder what excuse is today ? They still won the FA cup 6 years ago remember. That's much more important than their current league position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 Wonder what excuse is today ? The referee seems a popular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 Was singing that earlier. Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintadjg Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 does anyone really care any more.They're so far behind us they've become irrelevent .We had the last laugh . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 They still won the FA cup 6 years ago remember. That's much more important than their current league position. And held it for a record seven years don't forget. Courtesy of Mr A. Hitler. Several million perished during those seven years, but to the current generation of skates, the Cup was worth it, whatever the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 does anyone really care any more.They're so far behind us they've become irrelevent .We had the last laugh . Care? No, certainly not, but laugh at their attempted rise but epic fail, why yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 1 February, 2014 Share Posted 1 February, 2014 I remember there was a poll or equivalent back in the early part of the 00's to finally nail their 'name.' Skates was the one that caught on. Scummers always was too general a term. Just like everything to do with that damned island. Generic, poorly thought out and lacking in flair. It was earlier than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintdaz Posted 3 February, 2014 Share Posted 3 February, 2014 my brother in law a season ticket holder at nottarf krap hates it when i call him scummer, he always says were skates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivepete Posted 3 February, 2014 Share Posted 3 February, 2014 on 5Live last night they were talking about second teams. One guy sent a message in to say when he got married to a girl from Portsmouth his second team became Pompey. When they divorced, he changed to Saints. Ian Wright was in stitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintdaz Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 What a day, what a set of results, owts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 This is a blast from the old days! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 Perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 You Reds!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints Warrior Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 **** of Pompey, Pompey **** off. Got me and my mates at school thrown out of the Dell in 75. You could never here that stupid song as Saints drowned it out in the 70/80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 30 August, 2014 Share Posted 30 August, 2014 My only disappointment was saggy chops getting a win. Let's hope that's his winning over for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2014 Share Posted 31 August, 2014 At least 2 Saints ST holders at Fratton today, we had fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 26 December, 2014 Share Posted 26 December, 2014 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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