unionhotel Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 Just been on the KUMB site (West Ham) http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=136010&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=20 and unsurprisingly they’re going on about homophobic chants at football, theirs preceding ours and referring to the Cardiff / Brighton match. The usual Brighton whinging by all accounts. They refer to stereotypical views on opposing teams, ie; Cardiff (Sheep****gers), Brighton (Queers) West Ham, cockney geezers talking tough , Dirty Leeds etc. etc. They don’t mention Saints but I’m sure there are ‘stereotypical views’ of us from other teams and their supporters, expressly pony fiddlers (from our skate mates) and carrot crunchers from London teams. Arrogant w@nkers is another accusation levelled at us. Anybody know of any others and what do we typically think of other teams or their cities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 We are Southampton we're top of the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 We are seen as a bit tally ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 A bunch of fence rattlers with an IKEA superstore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 Oh yeah that club on the South Coast, didn't they used to be everyone's second team back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 As far as Coventry is concerned we are just another club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 The world will be calling us the new Barcelona, if they arent already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 Oh yeah that club on the South Coast, didn't they used to be everyone's second team back in the day? Yep we are that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 People I talk to are a bit flatline about Saints....not a clue on how well we are doing or that we were in the premier league once. Very depressing as we think everyone is taking notice of us, but only really the other championship sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 People I talk to are a bit flatline about Saints....not a clue on how well we are doing or that we were in the premier league once. Very depressing as we think everyone is taking notice of us, but only really the other championship sides. That's just it, outside of the top flight you are not noticed by the country as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 met someone the other day who had never heard of us referred to as The Saints. He was from N.Wales though, he thought I was talking about rugby league for a bit - I think he may have been a little bit simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 I remember a similar thread on a Middlesborough site years ago comparing clubs to the kind of characters you went to school with. We came out as "Decent enough, doesn't say much but you know you wouldn't want to mess with him" which was pretty good I thought. Back to topic though and I'd imagine most other supporters put us in the same bracket as Norwich which is fairly rural, nice bunch but easy to ignore and not much to find offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 That's just it, outside of the top flight you are not noticed by the country as a whole. Although.... Mate of mine was in town today from Damascus - took him to SMS for the Villa game in our relegation year First thing he said was - Wow Southampton doing really well now, all my friends now see them on TV and say "wow you told us this team was good" So UK may not be noticing but the Middle East region is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 did this revelation dawn on him during his journey?.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 did this revelation dawn on him during his journey?.................... a turning point in our season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 Most people fly these days, it doesn't work no 'road to'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSixty Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 We're the South Coast Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 ^^^lol and fwiw, we're slipping nicely under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 We're a bunch of rapists and serial killers to everyone outside of Southampton. We'll do what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 22 November, 2011 Share Posted 22 November, 2011 I thought we were Scummers? a term that I thought only the skates used but now seems to pop up on a lot of other teams forums as well (when the can be arsed to notice us at all)....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cool Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 We used to be famous for not being relegated, hence this entry in that literary masterpiece Roger's Profanisaurus... do a Southampton v. sim. To score and stay up when you haven't really got it in you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 do a Southampton v. sim. To score and stay up when you haven't really got it in you. Scoring and being able to stay up sounds like a great night out at my age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Scoring and being able to stay up sounds like a great night out at my age. Ha which takes us back a few years to ... Fake Syrian Viagra named Vega..... Whatever happened to Ramon? He vanished back into thin air after "expressing interest in buying us in admin". Oh and Cellone - it could always have happened on the road FROM Damascus.... To the airport about 10 miles outside the town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 The last team the Queen could be bothered to present the FA Cup to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patred44 Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 I thought we were supposed to be the arrogant ones... however in the comments one or two do recognise we exist http://foreverwestham.com/2011/11/blogs/why-arent-we-storming-the-league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 I thought we were Scummers? a term that I thought only the skates used but now seems to pop up on a lot of other teams forums as well (when the can be arsed to notice us at all)....... To the skates yes but there's not enough of them to make a lot of difference.....and not a lot of conversation beyond the odd grunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 I thought we were supposed to be the arrogant ones... however in the comments one or two do recognise we exist http://foreverwestham.com/2011/11/blogs/why-arent-we-storming-the-league? And then there is this comment "YOU ARE HAVING A LAUGH……. REALLY? I CAN SAY THIS WITH 100% CONFIDENCE. Although Southampton have been playing well and getting some good results, i have never seen such a bunch of school boys keep up form like they are. IT WILL END… and if you think otherwise then your in for some disappointment (thats if you support Southampton which I’m guessing you are) West Ham have a huge number of injuries to key players and when there back and Southampton lose some key players, goodbye number 1 spot. Here’s a thought though… what if Lambert gets injured. I rest my case!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 And then there is this comment "YOU ARE HAVING A LAUGH……. REALLY? I CAN SAY THIS WITH 100% CONFIDENCE. Although Southampton have been playing well and getting some good results, i have never seen such a bunch of school boys keep up form like they are. IT WILL END… and if you think otherwise then your in for some disappointment (thats if you support Southampton which I’m guessing you are) West Ham have a huge number of injuries to key players and when there back and Southampton lose some key players, goodbye number 1 spot. Here’s a thought though… what if Lambert gets injured. I rest my case!" Lambert injured? We have Guly, Barnard, Connolly, De Ridder and even Lallana who can play up front. Not a problem. As for WestHam. Great team who deserve a better manager than Sam. They have a tradition of playing football the right way but nobody mentioned that to Sam. Disappointing season predicted. As for taunts to Saints fans - we occassionaly get referred to as the tractor boys (rather than Ipswich). Personally i blame Mike Channon for getting us that tag ;~) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 We are just a small town in Portsmouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 (edited) I thought we were supposed to be the arrogant ones... however in the comments one or two do recognise we exist http://foreverwestham.com/2011/11/blogs/why-arent-we-storming-the-league? To be fair aside from 1 or 2 d/cks the comments are a good read. because someone says something positive about the opposition ( Southampton ) you assume they support that team..yeah? The arrogance of some of our fans is astonishing. Southampton are not my team, but I wish we could play like them. Open your eyes, their young manager has put together a side that plays the game on the deck…no hoof stuff played in the sky, like our old fashioned Sam.. We should aspiring to match their level not dismissing them in fit of envy and arrogance Edited 23 November, 2011 by dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Oddly, the view of the Hammers and Spurs in my local is that Saints are a club of poncey rich fans, all "hunting set" and "picnics in the New Forest" and "yachts". hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 I doubt many clubs have an opinion of us. We're just little ol' Southampton after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Sadly the last 15 years I think we've been seen as slightly boring, like Middlesborough & Charlton.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackanorySFC Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Having worked in the smoke for 9 years with Palace, Wall', West Ham, and loads of Arsenal/ Spurs their opinion of us basically revolves around Le Tissier. Until you spend a fair amount of time away from the Mother Land you do't realise just how well thought of our man Matty is. Rolex wearing Laaandoner: "Alwight san, I'm West 'am, who do you support?" Me: "I'm Savampton - and by the way I do what I want" Rolex wearing Laaandoner: "Noice one, love Le Tiss - fella's a genius, them goals he scored, jeez, Hoddle were a white tulip leavin im ahht of England" Me: "Yeah, bang on mush, anyway give me your Rolex, I'm Savampton and I take what I want" To be fair most are sound and like us, the knowledgable ones anyway. Their perception of Southampton of a city revolves around the docks, they generally think we are all red neck dockers that hate the French. My old boss hated southampton as a place, he only came here once and stopped to ask someone for directions at some traffic lights in his convertible Porsche. He was told "Fack of ya flash c***" and punched in the face. I was always oddly proud of this though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 34 posts to get near the answer. Probably more so 5 or 6 years ago, but mention you are Saints fans and the most common reaction was "Oh Matt Le Tissier" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Yeah, he must of met me then.....Oddly, the view of the Hammers and Spurs in my local is that Saints are a club of poncey rich fans, all "hunting set" and "picnics in the New Forest" and "yachts". hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Yeah, he must of met me then..... Money doesn't buy grammar then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 You have got to swing it, shake it, move it, make it Who do you think you are? Trust it, use it, prove it, groove it Show me how good you are Nigel's final words to the team, every game, before they leave the dressing room to go out onto the pitch. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 Money doesn't buy grammar then? It depends on how much you are paying and what you want to do with her. If you promise to be careful of her bad hip, you can have her for an hour for £40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paris Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 The real football fans who've followed the game since chidhood know Southampton quite well i found ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 (edited) Oddly, the view of the Hammers and Spurs in my local is that Saints are a club of poncey rich fans, all "hunting set" and "picnics in the New Forest" and "yachts". hmmmm There may be more than just a kernel of truth in what your pub cronies say - we do have quite a large following of chaps and chapesses with cut-glass public-school accents, all acting as if they walked off the set of Howard's Way. the Itchen stand, is, I hear, packed with green wellies, Barbours and yachting jackets, quaffing champagne at half time. Edited 23 November, 2011 by adrian lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 23 November, 2011 Share Posted 23 November, 2011 met someone the other day who had never heard of us referred to as The Saints. He was from N.Wales though, he thought I was talking about rugby league for a bit - I think he may have been a little bit simple. Dunno ...what's the Saints (in Welsh ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 24 November, 2011 Share Posted 24 November, 2011 Southampton. That's who we ****ing are. Got it? Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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