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Bearsy

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Seeing as how there might be no more Poopeys next week I think we have to make preparations for selection of a new rivalry. The time for drawing up shortlists is now! I'm thinking maybe a poll for the first phase (mods?) and then second phase we could start interviews with prospective fanbases perhaps arrange a scrap or something and then get some new chants going and stuff.

 

I've been having a think and these are the candidates I've got so far:

 

Brighton

 

Pros

  • Locality
  • Currently in the same league
  • Should be easy to make up songs...

Cons

  • Already got a thing going with Palace
  • If we go up we might not play them again for a while

 

Northampton

 

Pros

  • The name! Who's the best Hampton - North or Sarf?

Cons

  • Locality
  • Probably not big enough really

 

West Ham

 

Pros

  • Hammers might be glad of an upgrade on Orient, as other than that they can't really call the other London rivals their own
  • They are pretty hateable at the moment

Cons

  • The world would probably consider us the junior party in our rivalry
  • They're probably a bit tasty when it comes to fisticuffs

 

Portsmouth AFC 2012 Ltd Or whatever they might end up being called.

 

Pros

  • History with their likely fanbase

Cons

  • Ain't going to play them for yeeeears

 

Anyone got any other ideas? I purposely left off Bompey because I figure the snub will annoy them more than anything!

 

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Bournemouth - as suggested by Turkish

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Elias

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Could get something going with Reading seeing as their rivals aren't much cop and the fan catchment areas overlap on the Hampshire/Berkshire border.

 

 

Or with Bournemouth having a cash injection.........

shurlock

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Bristol City - f**king hate them and the town.

 

But they're not even close to displacing the skates. The blind will see and the lame will walk before they go out of existence. And I don't have a problem with being in different divisions and rarely playing them - that's what makes the derby so special.

Turkish

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Listen up mugs, you dont just create a rivalry FFS. It's embarassing. You're all so quick to mock Bournemouth for pretending to hate us a create a rivalry now some of you want to do the same thing FFS.

MarkSFC

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if there is no pompey we have no rivalry and we win. If pompey exist in any form they are our only rivals. Anyone who thinks another team should be chosen really doesnt get it.

Dig Dig

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Listen up mugs, you dont just create a rivalry FFS. It's embarassing. You're all so quick to mock Bournemouth for pretending to hate us a create a rivalry now some of you want to do the same thing FFS.

 

That's a good shout Turkish, Bournemouth should be in the hat at least.

 

So Turkish thinks it should be Bournemouth, any other takers?

niceandfriendly

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Listen up mugs, you dont just create a rivalry FFS. It's embarassing. You're all so quick to mock Bournemouth for pretending to hate us a create a rivalry now some of you want to do the same thing FFS.
We are Southampton. We'll hate who we want. FFS. Edited by niceandfriendly
DS

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How about Celtic?

 

Pros:

-Different colour kit.

-Soon to be rival-less too.

-They don't really like England; Southampton is in England. So basis for a rivalry exists.

 

Cons:

-Currently in a different league structure.

-Quite far away.

pap

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Eastleigh

 

- Snooty borough council who wouldn't let us build a stadium on their turf and insist on having (Eastleigh) in brackets at Southampton Airport

- Nearby

- Good transport links, so easy to goad whether it is a matchday or not.

 

Cons

- Town will soon cease to exist, and will simply be known as Southampton North.

- Aren't they a feeder club?

- Never play them outside of a friendly

- Might annoy the ghost at the one-hand clock, depending on her allegiances.

dubai_phil

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Listen up mugs, you dont just create a rivalry FFS. It's embarassing. You're all so quick to mock Bournemouth for pretending to hate us a create a rivalry now some of you want to do the same thing FFS.

 

this

moonraker

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Bristol City - f**king hate them and the town.

 

But they're not even close to displacing the skates. The blind will see and the lame will walk before they go out of existence. And I don't have a problem with being in different divisions and rarely playing them - that's what makes the derby so special.

 

Pretty sure Sh**ty City have Rovers and Cardiff

Gemmel

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Nothing says i know f*ck all about football than someone that says "my second team is..........."

 

:lol::lol:

 

 

I have a little mental switch that triggers "What you talking to this **** for" whenever someone says that................. And for more common these days, then when we were in the prem.

Turkish

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:lol::lol:

 

 

I have a little mental switch that triggers "What you talking to this **** for" whenever someone says that................. And for more common these days, then when we were in the prem.

 

Exactly, i met a bloke on holiday a few months back and knew he was a c*ck from the moment he said he supported Chelsea AND Norwich. He was a Norwich fan originally and when they got relegated decided he needed to support a premier league team so picked Chelsea, now Norwich are back up there he supports both. And i was right, he was an absolute helmet.

buctootim

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Maybe we could have a vote choose our rivals for the season in July? We could work out who is fairly close and has a weaker team than us. That would make away days easy, plus we'd be more likely to win. Each year we could change rivals depending on whether we got promoted, or they turned out to be better than us.

Miltonaggro

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Exactly, i met a bloke on holiday a few months back and knew he was a c*ck from the moment he said he supported Chelsea AND Norwich. He was a Norwich fan originally and when they got relegated decided he needed to support a premier league team so picked Chelsea, now Norwich are back up there he supports both. And i was right, he was an absolute helmet.

 

The other standard is Celtic or Rangers. 'Tonight Matthew my Scottish team is' FFS...

Scudamore

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Listen up mugs, you dont just create a rivalry FFS. It's embarassing. You're all so quick to mock Bournemouth for pretending to hate us a create a rivalry now some of you want to do the same thing FFS.

 

This...but not with Danny Dyer tone.

buctootim

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I agree, good call Turkish.

 

Got to admit its the best shout. Turkish always manages to see through to the heart of the issue.

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Bearsy

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Each year we could change rivals depending on whether we got promoted, or they turned out to be better than us.

 

I was thinking we could put it out to tender and potential rivals could bid against each other for the benefit of being our bête noire for the season. We could perhaps do a scheme where we give them a partial refund if they manage to beat us?

 

It could be a real money spinner!

pap

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Blimey. I agree with Turkish on two things.

 

First, brilliant idea about Bournemouth being our new rivals. I only really go there for Branksome Beach (technically almost Poole, I know) - and I have to say, laying around in the sun / eating ice-creams / swimming in the sea would be much enlivened by Turkish leaping out of a moving white van ready to "iron out" the locals ( at least, the ones who don't support Saints ).

 

On a slightly more serious note, I completely agree about the second team stuff and would expand that to cover anyone who switches teams.

 

Ms pap's old man likes to throw the occasional Saints related-jibe my way, pointing to Liverpool FC's tremendous success in relatively recent times. He seems to forget that I've been boinking his first-born for the last 18 years, so I happen to know he supported Everton in the 1970s, which I remind him of every time he starts up.

 

Always amusing to see a former paratrooper taken down by a pint-sized geek with a bit of insider knowledge,

Bearsy

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I think we should officially invite all clubs within 50 miles of saints to partake in a raffle costing say. £100,000 a pop to see who the lucky winner would be in the draw...

 

yes..?

 

Problem there is Poopey ain't ever gonna afford a ticket and there's no way I'm giving them ****ing credit!

doddisalegend

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Surely is has to be Aldershot............as the only other league team in Hampshire

 

Lets face though not matter how much both sets of fans say they don't care there is bad feeling between us and Brighton....It's the only team I really dislike outside pompey the others I just pity..

doddisalegend

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I think we should officially invite all clubs within 50 miles of saints to partake in a raffle costing say. £100,000 a pop to see who the lucky winner would be in the draw...

 

yes..?

 

How about a tv show "Saints Factor" we can invite auditions from other teams fans to find our new rivals....

pap

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How about a tv show "Saints Factor" we can invite auditions from other teams fans to find our new rivals....

 

Can we just chuck Shirley out of Southampton, give them a football team and be rivals with them?

buctootim

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I do know that everyone is taking the p*ss here, just in case you're wondering :)

 

All except one - the Mong Board Milk Monitor - which is what made it so funny till you gave game away. :cry:

Turkish

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All except one - the Mong Board Milk Monitor - which is what made it so funny till you gave game away. :cry:

 

Oh were peopl trying to take the p*ss, i hadn't realised. pap, buctootim and co, putting the mong into internet mongboards as usual :rolleyes:

buctootim

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Oh were peopl trying to take the p*ss, i hadn't realised. pap, buctootim and co, putting the mong into internet mongboards as usual :rolleyes:

 

Thats just it, you hadn't. Too far up your arse to notice. You've become a caricature of yourself.

Turkish

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Thats just it, you hadn't. Too far up your arse to notice. You've become a caricature of yourself.

 

Of course not Timmy, whatever you say. I noticed your silly little joke, it was just too incredibly unfunny and mongtastic to even warrant a response. You dont need me to pull you up and make you look like mongs, you all do it very well yourselves. Your little group of internet mongs obession with me is rather odd.

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