hasper57saint Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Mrs.H and I have had our three Grandsons over for a few days. Yesterday as a 'treat' we decided to take them by train to Aberystwyth in Central Wales for the day. Whilst we were sitting having our 'lunch of Fish and Chips' on the Promenade a guy with a foreign accent started to talk to our 10 year old. "What'll Ricky do on Saturday then?" he asked as Dan was wearing his Number 7 LAMBERT shirt (the one with the red sash) "He'll stuff them Leeds people and get a hat trick" says Dan in reply. The guy and his Missus and daughter (An Ipswich supporter) all introduced themselves and he's an STH in the Kingsland (he's just moved from the Chapel). We had a really good chin wag and offered him a share of our chips. He couldn't believe that we could be so dedicated to be STH's from Shropshire.He said "I'll see you on Saturday then. We definitely will beat them" I never thought for one moment that I'd ever see a fellow Saint in Aberystwyth, but as he lives in Highcliff and was up on a few days holiday at his brothers place until today (Thursday) it made perfect sense. See you all on Saturday. Come on You Reds!
eurosaint Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Mrs.H and I have had our three Grandsons over for a few days. Yesterday as a 'treat' we decided to take them by train to Aberystwyth in Central Wales for the day. Whilst we were sitting having our 'lunch of Fish and Chips' on the Promenade a guy with a foreign accent started to talk to our 10 year old. "What'll Ricky do on Saturday then?" he asked as Dan was wearing his Number 7 LAMBERT shirt (the one with the red sash) "He'll stuff them Leeds people and get a hat trick" says Dan in reply. The guy and his Missus and daughter (An Ipswich supporter) all introduced themselves and he's an STH in the Kingsland (he's just moved from the Chapel). We had a really good chin wag and offered him a share of our chips. He couldn't believe that we could be so dedicated to be STH's from Shropshire.He said "I'll see you on Saturday then. We definitely will beat them" I never thought for one moment that I'd ever see a fellow Saint in Aberystwyth, but as he lives in Highcliff and was up on a few days holiday at his brothers place until today (Thursday) it made perfect sense. See you all on Saturday. Come on You Reds! There was obviously a serious bond developing there
fareham saint phil Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 I was up in Dundee in Feb and braved going into a pub that was showing "live football on sky", I ordered a drink in best fake scottish accent and sat down to watch us. First goal and of course the "get in there" and "come on saints" flew out in my best queens english. This rather large evil looking haggis basher made his way over, my first thought was whos going to feed the goldfish! and then, I'm going to die for supporting Saints. When he got to me he just shouted "glad to see a fellow Saint this far from home", he had worked on the docks for years, where he switched his love from rangers to Saints, but had returned back to Dundee a year before. Ended up having a great night with the newly formed Dundee Saints supporters club, even the goal give away didn't dampen the night. Moral of the story is "Saints supporters get every where"
wadesmith Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 You took them to Wales for a 'treat'?? What are you gonna do at christmas?...feed them bread and water and kick em in tne nads?
stanthemanfairoak Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 go over to goa in india and kerala south india met a good few saints fans there ,WE R EVERY WHERE COYR!
revolution saint Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Of course most clubs have supporters in places you wouldn't think but as an aside one of the things I've enjoyed about being in the championship and div 1 is meeting fans from other teams that are down to earth and sensible. There's good banter but no glory hunters and to be honest I've enjoyed the office football chats with Brizzle Rovers fans or other teams far more than the loud mouthed prem supporters. At least lower league fans know their stuff. I met up with a typical Liverpool supporter from Reading tonight and all he could bang on about was how Joe Cole didn't have a good first touch - I'd love to be back in the prem but I'm not looking forward to football talk with deluded halfwits again.
Colinjb Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 I ran into one at Hereford Leisure Centre car park a couple of weeks ago. I was wearing the new home shirt and he came to say hello. Was quite a happy surprise.
scotty Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Of course most clubs have supporters in places you wouldn't think but as an aside one of the things I've enjoyed about being in the championship and div 1 is meeting fans from other teams that are down to earth and sensible. There's good banter but no glory hunters and to be honest I've enjoyed the office football chats with Brizzle Rovers fans or other teams far more than the loud mouthed prem supporters. At least lower league fans know their stuff. I met up with a typical Liverpool supporter from Reading tonight and all he could bang on about was how Joe Cole didn't have a good first touch - I'd love to be back in the prem but I'm not looking forward to football talk with deluded halfwits again. Theres a lot of truth in this. I lived in the manchester area for about six years, and I can honestly say the manure "fans" are the most unpleasant, cocky, gobby, thick arrogant shltes its ever been my misfortune to encounter. Stoke were fine, citeh were ok generally, Vale and Crewe nearly always good lads and you could chat with them sensibly.
yorkie Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Strange places I have met fellow Saints fans include Bodrum Airport as well as Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Very few fans in the UK but in this tiny market town there a re at least 3 fellow fans. Even Steve Moran only lives round the corner in Market Weighton.
Turkish Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Of course most clubs have supporters in places you wouldn't think but as an aside one of the things I've enjoyed about being in the championship and div 1 is meeting fans from other teams that are down to earth and sensible. There's good banter but no glory hunters and to be honest I've enjoyed the office football chats with Brizzle Rovers fans or other teams far more than the loud mouthed prem supporters. At least lower league fans know their stuff. I met up with a typical Liverpool supporter from Reading tonight and all he could bang on about was how Joe Cole didn't have a good first touch - I'd love to be back in the prem but I'm not looking forward to football talk with deluded halfwits again. You're right about that. I work in Reading and before that Basingstoke and most of the lads in my office were Liverpool and Man United fans. One thing that really grated is when they called their clubs "we". As their support consisted of watching games on Sky when they weren't shopping with their girlfriends or playing golf and taking the p*ss out of the other each other depending on who had lost that weekend and go on about "we are going to win this, that and the other" and sign him him and him. I often got into arguments that they had no right to use the word "we" when talking about the clubs they "support". I suggested that they were in fact Manchester United or Liverpool bystanders. Also their knowledge of football was absolutely shocking, Some even thought Frank Lampard was a good player for England FFS.
Huntingdon Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Last year I had an appointment with a client in St David's in West Wales, and the way back I stopped off to get some lunch at Morrisons in Haverfordwest. Whilst I was standing in the queue, somebody was buying a lottery ticket with Lambert 7 on his back. It's amazing where you meet Saints fans
Golden Balls Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 I saw a Saints fan in the Waterfront bar yesterday in Plymouth wearing the blue 'Air Florida' shirt. Also met 3 groups of Saints fans in Ayia Napa in June. We're everywhere!
Saint Thomas Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 I got stuck in Weston Super Mare last season for the Plymouth game, and ended up watching it in a sports bar with a Saints-supporting couple - once ran into an older Draper Tools-shirt wearing fan in the South of France too. Was wearing a Le Tiss shirt at the same time, we had no idea how to react from opposite sides of the crowd, so did an awkward little mexican wave thing. Met one in St Lucia as well, our bus driver had a teddy with a Saints shirt on. So yes, we do get everywhere!
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 3 in an office of 40 in central London. Quality.
Shroppie Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Mrs.H and I have had our three Grandsons over for a few days. Yesterday as a 'treat' we decided to take them by train to Aberystwyth in Central Wales for the day. Whilst we were sitting having our 'lunch of Fish and Chips' on the Promenade a guy with a foreign accent started to talk to our 10 year old. "What'll Ricky do on Saturday then?" he asked as Dan was wearing his Number 7 LAMBERT shirt (the one with the red sash) "He'll stuff them Leeds people and get a hat trick" says Dan in reply. The guy and his Missus and daughter (An Ipswich supporter) all introduced themselves and he's an STH in the Kingsland (he's just moved from the Chapel). We had a really good chin wag and offered him a share of our chips. He couldn't believe that we could be so dedicated to be STH's from Shropshire.He said "I'll see you on Saturday then. We definitely will beat them" I never thought for one moment that I'd ever see a fellow Saint in Aberystwyth, but as he lives in Highcliff and was up on a few days holiday at his brothers place until today (Thursday) it made perfect sense. See you all on Saturday. Come on You Reds! Just to wonder how many STHs there are in Shropshire. I'm another one.
Big Bad Bob Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Was on holiday in Agadir, Morocco at the height of the Pinnacle fiasco. Met an older lady Saints supporter who had seen me around the pool wearing my shirts, we spent a good while discussing the merits of takeovers and Crouch and Lowe.
The9 Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 I once bumped into a bloke wearing a Beattie 9 2001-3 shirt in the Tredegar Arms Pub in Bassaleg near Newport circa 2003, you know, when we were good and had a catchment area that included Bristol and South Wales, as we were the nearest Prem club (give or take 10 miles, and who was counting Villa or West Brom?).
Turkish Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Was on holiday in Agadir, Morocco at the height of the Pinnacle fiasco. Met an older lady Saints supporter who had seen me around the pool wearing my shirts, we spent a good while discussing the merits of takeovers and Crouch and Lowe. When i was on holiday in morroco i went into bar to watch the England rugby, was during the 2007 world cup and got chatting to a couple of Saints fans. Also did a two day trip to Marrakech and saw a young Morrocco lad on a moped drive past wearing the 2005 shirt with Fernandes on the back. Morrocco is 100% SFC. FACT.
CFSFC Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Just to wonder how many STHs there are in Shropshire. I'm another one. Going back a few years now, probably 2003/4 and Saints had more season ticket holders that lived more than 20 Miles away from the city centre other than Man Utd and Liverpool. True story. I suppoe when you look at the nearest sustainable prem club to us was london... Then you think of all the fans from bristol, basingstoke, new forest etc.. Was quite an interesting stat.
Turkish Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 If ever there was proof of what a massive club we are it is my workplace. I work in Reading and in the office out of about 100 staff, 5 of them are Saints fans. SFC are the club 5% of the world supports. When we get back into the PL with greater TV exposure i'd expect this to go up to around 25%. We can already guarentee the whole of Italy, Switzerland and central and Northern Europe and the Med due to Cortese and Leibhers connections. MASSIVE club. MASSIVE catchment area.
edprice1984 Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Living and working in Gloucester. I am in an office with 4 Saints fans (including myself)...out of a staff of 80! In GLOUCESTER! Strangest place I have ever met a Saints fan was at the NY Mets v Houston Astro's baseball at Shea back in 2007. Talking to the wife and the Hispanic fella in front turns round and asks if we were English. Brief conversation about what we were doing here, ends up talking about football. I ask him who he follows and to my suprise and my wife's horror - Saints! He picked them years and years ago (back in early 80's, Keegan and Ball era) and followed them ever since. His kids were all Saints fans and he even went to a game in about 1996 (We drew 0-0), he absolutely loved it. The Yanks all around us were highly amused and we both ended up converting a few to the cause!
Turkish Posted 4 August, 2011 Posted 4 August, 2011 Living and working in Gloucester. I am in an office with 4 Saints fans (including myself)...out of a staff of 80! In GLOUCESTER! Strangest place I have ever met a Saints fan was at the NY Mets v Houston Astro's baseball at Shea back in 2007. Talking to the wife and the Hispanic fella in front turns round and asks if we were English. Brief conversation about what we were doing here, ends up talking about football. I ask him who he follows and to my suprise and my wife's horror - Saints! He picked them years and years ago (back in early 80's, Keegan and Ball era) and followed them ever since. His kids were all Saints fans and he even went to a game in about 1996 (We drew 0-0), he absolutely loved it. The Yanks all around us were highly amused and we both ended up converting a few to the cause! Further proof that we are indeed the club 5% of the world supports.
Viking Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Southampton born and bred but live in Lancashire, just got back from camping in Cornwall, bloke stops me as I'm leaving the pub as he'd spotted my Saints shorts and chats about the coming season, and the little nipper in the tent next to ours had the shirt from two seasons ago......however, nothing tops the Fijian bloke I met on a remote island in the Yasawas in Fiji wearing the hummel Denmark style shirt from the 80s....we are everywhere!!!
niceandfriendly Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 At Doha airport recently, a bloke taps me on the shoulder and pulls up his jumper to reveal a Saints shirt. He'd spotted my Saints pin badge from afar.
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Southampton born and bred but live in Lancashire, just got back from camping in Cornwall, bloke stops me as I'm leaving the pub as he'd spotted my Saints shorts and chats about the coming season, and the little nipper in the tent next to ours had the shirt from two seasons ago......however, nothing tops the Fijian bloke I met on a remote island in the Yasawas in Fiji wearing the hummel Denmark style shirt from the 80s....we are everywhere!!! Erm, you are an adult and you wear Saints shorts.
PhilippineSaint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Southampton born and bred but live in Lancashire, just got back from camping in Cornwall, bloke stops me as I'm leaving the pub as he'd spotted my Saints shorts and chats about the coming season, and the little nipper in the tent next to ours had the shirt from two seasons ago......however, nothing tops the Fijian bloke I met on a remote island in the Yasawas in Fiji wearing the hummel Denmark style shirt from the 80s....we are everywhere!!! I can top that a Norwegian wearing a Sanderson shirt in the Atlantic ocean on a Brazilian FPSO. had been supporting Saints since 1977 and our Cup winners cup european tour.
wild-saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 i saw half a dozen pompey fans in place called fratton the other year. wan kers though.
eurosaint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I got off a plane at Warsaw airport a few years ago and one of the first guys I saw was wearing the blue away kit from the kevin Phillips time ! I approached him for a chat but he couldn't understand a bl##dy word I was saying ! Must have nicked it I suppose !
Toadhall Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Theres a few out in Thailand on Koh Pahang gan.
manji Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I work a lot in central Southampton and as anyone knows who goes there a lot most days it is swamped with foreign students and also workers and holidaymakers off the big liners. I have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of visitors carrying bags from the Saints shop.
dellboypete Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I can top that a Norwegian wearing a Sanderson shirt in the Atlantic ocean on a Brazilian FPSO. had been supporting Saints since 1977 and our Cup winners cup european tour. When I lived in Dubai I met some strange bloke now called Philipine Saint!!! Some other strange arabian called Eic there too!!
dellboypete Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Earlsfield Station 8.30am this morning - Saints fan in his Red Slash Shirt on platform. Presumably couldn't get on the train I was on cos it was like a tin of sardines (and that was just the smell)
saint lard Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 On holiday in Toronto and met two saints lads at the top of the CNN tower,met up a couple of days later and went too the Skydome,when it went by that name, i think it has changed,to watch the Blue Jays.
The Cat Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I saw a bloke in a Saints shirt at Camp Bestival last weekend. So that was at least 2 people out of 30000 that support us. HUGE.
Saint since 52 Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I also work in Dundee,I was up in Dundee in Feb and braved going into a pub that was showing "live football on sky", I ordered a drink in best fake scottish accent and sat down to watch us. First goal and of course the "get in there" and "come on saints" flew out in my best queens english. This rather large evil looking haggis basher made his way over, my first thought was whos going to feed the goldfish! and then, I'm going to die for supporting Saints. When he got to me he just shouted "glad to see a fellow Saint this far from home", he had worked on the docks for years, where he switched his love from rangers to Saints, but had returned back to Dundee a year before. Ended up having a great night with the newly formed Dundee Saints supporters club, even the goal give away didn't dampen the night. Moral of the story is "Saints supporters get every where"
PhilippineSaint Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 When I lived in Dubai I met some strange bloke now called Philipine Saint!!! Some other strange arabian called Eic there too!! Had to change my name from UAE Saint for tax reasons and I take exception to being called bloke mush would have been kinder
Super_Uwe Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I live in a village right in the middle of Devon, and to my horror I saw some bloke delivering leaflets a couple of months back sporting a Pompey top! He looked rough as **** and I crossed the road accordingly. As any decent Saints fan would of course. However a random meeting with a Saints fan was at a small brewery in Yorkshire; the owner had a season ticket I believe. Was mainly shocked to have met a Saints fan in such a remote place!
STEVEADAMS Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Theres a lot of truth in this. I lived in the manchester area for about six years, and I can honestly say the manure "fans" are the most unpleasant, cocky, gobby, thick arrogant shltes its ever been my misfortune to encounter. Stoke were fine, citeh were ok generally, Vale and Crewe nearly always good lads and you could chat with them sensibly. Hey Scotty, I pretty much grew up in The Four Horsehoes. My uncle Harry Wood was the owner for years. Great memories there with my cousin Trevor running the BBQ in the beer garden, used to pumpnbig time. Hope it is being looked after, was a great place.
spyinthesky Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 Harry wood used to sit near me in the East stand at the Dell many years ago Was always late in Is he still around?
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 about 6 years ago I was on a guided tour of the San Siro. They showed us the player changing rooms, before leading us off. I made the point of staying behind to have a slash in the player's urinal, which was really basically a hole in the ground. anyway, finished my business, and sped up to join the rest of the group. As I was doing so, another chap emerged from the away changing rooms, in a Saints shirt. As I found out, he'd been doing much the same as I. Legend!
doubleonothing Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I was talking to the San Francisco harbour pilot when arriving there on a ship a few years ago. Turns out he was from Southampton and a Saints fan. He has some quite strong anti-Lowe thoughts to share as we were putting the ship alongside the berth.
exit2 Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 This week was in Brecon, and in a Kebab shop there was a turk with a Saints tattoo. I explained that I was a fan and we got a free meal lol. His reasoning behind supporting Saints was that when he first came to the UK, he was told to support Manchester United, so he watched them play a team called Southampton, and lost 6-3 so he then thought Saints were the best team ever - GLORY HUNTER!
markyboy Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 I was walking through Portsmouth city centre a few years ago and spotted a fellow Saints fan wearing a Southampton Football Club t-shirt. Either a nutter or hard as nails!
StVince1966 Posted 5 August, 2011 Posted 5 August, 2011 i went to the navy day at portsmouth a couple of years back with my saints shirt on! i am hard as nails thou
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