hasper57saint Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 I opened the front door yesterday morning. It was the 'Collector' for Mrs.H's Hospice Lottery. He saw my saints badge on my sweater and said "I always follow Saints.My great Uncle used to manage them. Somewhere in the twenties." I asked what his Uncles name was and he told me 'Jimmy McKintyre' We had a chat for quite a few minutes before he went on his merry way and then I opened up my PC and Googled in 'Jimmy Mckintyre. Southampton Football Club' Sure enough I was transferred to Wickipedia and there is the info. What a small world we live in? Have a read it's quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Small world indeed, and a nice story. I was waiting outside Southampton Central station some months ago, probably a year back actually, and happened to start chatting to a gentleman who turned out to be none other than Mr. Brian O'Neil. I happened to mention I was a journalist and Saints fan and he very kindly gave me his address and said should I ever want to, I could go an interview him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLove Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Small world indeed, and a nice story. I was waiting outside Southampton Central station some months ago, probably a year back actually, and happened to start chatting to a gentleman who turned out to be none other than Mr. Brian O'Neil. I happened to mention I was a journalist and Saints fan and he very kindly gave me his address and said should I ever want to, I could go an interview him. Did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 I happened to be interviewing a Cheltenham Town player last month and it turned out to be Alan Bennett. Before you ask, he said his debut against Palace was 'not a good day'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Before you ask, he said his debut against Palace was 'not a good day'. The master of understatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Small world indeed, and a nice story. I was waiting outside Southampton Central station some months ago, probably a year back actually, and happened to start chatting to a gentleman who turned out to be none other than Mr. Brian O'Neil. I happened to mention I was a journalist and Saints fan and he very kindly gave me his address and said should I ever want to, I could go an interview him. Was one of my favourite players as a lad, he was that tough he would make Ince and Keane run for Fergies comfort blanket. I never understood why we sold him when we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Did you? True story, I was on my way to his house when I wrote off my car. I then got six points and lost my licence, and no, never got to interview him. Was one of my favourite players as a lad, he was that tough he would make Ince and Keane run for Fergies comfort blanket. I never understood why we sold him when we did. Indeed, from what I gather he was a fine player and a cult hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Indeed, from what I gather he was a fine player and a cult hero. Also had a cracking shot on him too, with todays refs he would never of been on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVER THE HILL Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Small world indeed, and a nice story. I was waiting outside Southampton Central station some months ago, probably a year back actually, and happened to start chatting to a gentleman who turned out to be none other than Mr. Brian O'Neil. I happened to mention I was a journalist and Saints fan and he very kindly gave me his address and said should I ever want to, I could go an interview him. Nobody could tackle like Brian O'Neil - what a player and great character as well. In the book "Southampton's Cult Heroes" there is a really funny story about Brian and Terry Paines trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Brian O'Neill AKA the Bedlington Terrier. one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Just followed Haspers link to wiki, seems Jimmy McKintyre was from Darlaston, between Stoke and Stafford. That was one of my favourite pubs when I lived up there in the early eighties, the Darlaston Inn on the A34. It was on a roundabout in the middle of a dual carriageway, you had to drive into the car park to go there, no way of walking to it!! (not making that up ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Crazy Diamond, your entire life is one long list of missed opportunities. So many things that get started in a great way and never get finished. Brian O'Neill was an amazing player, one of the best tacklers of his day. Who needs a car when one gets the chance like that to interview one amazing former Saints player. Have you never heard of buses, bikes or hitch hiking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 By the way CD, many of these former Saints heroes are still alive and living locally. Don't wait for them all to be long dead before you take up the opportunity, use a bit of incentive and go and get down on your notepad, all the stories each and every one of them could tell you that would blow that mind of yours away, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Nah the thing is, I'd heard about how scary he was, so I deliberately wrote off my car, nearly killed myself and went to court, lost my licence. He's that terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Some great tales about Buddha, as Brian O'Neill was known. I used to play for a Sunday football team and one of the Irish lads who played said one of the lads on the building site he was working on was looking for a game. "He says he's played to a half decent standard," said our Irish dThe only efender, to which we replied: "Bring him along and we'll see what he's like." Imagine our surprise when he turned up the following Sunday with Buddha in tow. The problem was that Brian forgot his boots, so we had to scrabble around to find him a pair. Every week that Brian played, he "forgot" his boots and it was only when Mick Channon's autobiography came out years later that the truth came out. Channon and O'Neil would spend every Friday before a game going through the boot hamper to find Brian a pair as Channon said Buddha was the only professional footballer he ever knew who did not own a pair of boots. For somebody who was one of the most fearsome tacklers in the game (and once picked up a record eight-week ban, if my memory serves me correctly) there were a few times he cost us goals on a Sunday morning by pulling out of 50-50 challenges. When asked why, his reply was: "Guys at this level don't know how to tackle properly and if I went in to tackle them I'd break their legs, and they've got to go to work on a Monday morning like me." For the season he played for us, our tactic was simply to win the ball, and get it up front so we could contrive to roll it into his path anywhere within 40 yards of the goal. He rarely let us down. Don't know about Terry Paine;s trousers, but Ballie once made the fatal mistake of taking his watch off and leaving in on the table before nipping to the loo as he, O'Neill and Channon were having a Sunday lunchtime session at the Fox and Hounds in Fair Oak. He returned to find the back off his rather expensive watch and all the cogs and springs floating around at the bottom of a pint of lager. There is a rather sad and dark story about Buddha when he was attacked in the north-east. I won't go into details on here, but he ended up fighting for his life in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 CD, I had you down as a sensible guy,[even at your tender age],so the tongue in cheek sarcasm really is quite unbecoming of you. There are enough other muppets and half wits on here,who do not know better,so why not leave it to them. On the other hand if you really did try to meet up with some Saints heroes from yester year and post your account on here,you may just become quite popular. Brian O'Neil and Hughie Fisher would do nicely for starters. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 CD, I had you down as a sensible guy,[even at your tender age],so the tongue in cheek sarcasm really is quite unbecoming of you. There are enough other muppets and half wits on here,who do not know better,so why not leave it to them. On the other hand if you really did try to meet up with some Saints heroes from yester year and post your account on here,you may just become quite popular. Brian O'Neil and Hughie Fisher would do nicely for starters. Andy In all seriousness, yes, it'd be good to visit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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