Tadanari Lee

[trousers]

Obviously.

 

^ This

[Supersubpuckett]

They clearly have no interest in Saints and are going to a game purely to watch someone because he's of the same nationality, bit strange. Looks embarrassing on FLS with 3 random asian blokes holding stupid signs up as if it was big brother eviction night or x-factor.

 

If it makes them support saints then whats the problem. Not everybody takes supporting a team quite so joylessly serious as you seem to do - oh, and the signficance of them being asian is what exactly, or was that just a bit of casual racism?

 

F#ck me, some people are never happy.

[Thedelldays]

They clearly have no interest in Saints and are going to a game purely to watch someone because he's of the same nationality, bit strange. Looks embarrassing on FLS with 3 random asian blokes holding stupid signs up as if it was big brother eviction night or x-factor.

how many games have they been to this season so far...?

 

if MLT had joined my local team in a foreign country...I think I would had stalked him

[saintscottofthenortham]

They clearly have no interest in Saints and are going to a game purely to watch someone because he's of the same nationality, bit strange. Looks embarrassing on FLS with 3 random asian blokes holding stupid signs up as if it was big brother eviction night or x-factor.

 

You have just joined the 'Saints Interweb Forumings Racist Poster Elite Club'.

 

You will never live this down.

[Crazy Diamond]

They clearly have no interest in Saints and are going to a game purely to watch someone because he's of the same nationality, bit strange. Looks embarrassing on FLS with 3 random asian blokes holding stupid signs up as if it was big brother eviction night or x-factor.

 

It's good for the club.

 

Unlike supporters with minds like yours.

[Sour Mash]

They clearly have no interest in Saints and are going to a game purely to watch someone because he's of the same nationality, bit strange. Looks embarrassing on FLS with 3 random asian blokes holding stupid signs up as if it was big brother eviction night or x-factor.

Exactly. Even more cringe-worthy is other Saints fans getting excited about their presence

[shurlock]

A few gormless if harmless japs -no more embarrassing than singing about eating dogs and thinking its witty or original.

[LGTL]

A few gormless if harmless japs -no more embarrassing than singing about eating dogs and thinking its witty or original.

 

Luckily we don't appear to be doing that at present.

 

I agree with Griffo and Sour Mash on this one though. Ask any proper Man Utd fan what they think of tourist supporters...

[ottery st mary]

I think Lee is a real talent and very clever footballer...

Regardless of what ever others have said he ran the channels and also the angles..Not always coming off because slight miss timing on his part/our players not on the same wavelength/not looking up /hesitating and not pulling the trigger early enough..

 

Over the next few games the team will come to work with Lee and he will adapt to his team mates..we will see many more goals from Lee and his assists.......Hopefully Billy Sharpe will also find more game time and start scoring goals....

 

Much more to come with a good victory at Milwall for starters.....

 

WIFM

[Avenue Saint]

A few gormless if harmless japs -no more embarrassing than singing about eating dogs and thinking its witty or original.

 

This

[Jonnyboy]

They must have got cheap tickets through Southampton uni and thought it was the 'cool' thing to do, as loads of the gimps seem to be doing now. You can spot them a mile off. They're usually in chinos.

 

Turkish wannabe.

[Griffo]

Turkish wannabe.

 

I think you'll find it's the other way round. He'd do anything to be my age again and have my looks.

[Bearsy]

I thought them japs in the crowd were pretty cool! It's nice to see some young good looking people mixing in with all you sad old bastards. Hopefully they can bring some girls next time too!

 

Anyone know if they came over from japan particularly for the game, or do they live over here or something?

[paris]

Sure i saw them in Paris today & i'm not joking ....thought it was good to see them at SMS all very positive .....

[david in sweden]

Japanese in OUR stadium, eh?

what is it coming to ....soon we'll have the French coming to watch Morgan, the Dutch to see Jos, the Portuguese to watch Fonte and even that Guly bloke from their old colony - Brazil ....not to mention the influx of Scousers to watch Ricky bang in some more goals!

 

It may be the first time anyone has seen " Lee's Fan Club", but everyone has to start sometime, and some of the people on this site were adult before they watched their first game...no-one was born in SMS !

If the Japanese supporters are upto 20 people by the end of the season then it will mean an extra few quid in shirt sales.

I don't notice Man.U. fans complaining about the Korean support for Park !

[under the west stand]

Sure i saw them in Paris today & i'm not joking ....thought it was good to see them at SMS all very positive .....

 

They were at Central Station at 19.00. Took a train heading eastwards. (that's ironic!)

[sentry]

In other countries it is quite common for people to support a certain player rather than the club and they would support whoever that player player for. I dont see any problem with anyone cheering on our players , for whatever reason. At non-saints football games i have been too, if two nutral teams, I will always suppoprt the ex-saints players (except Philliips). Saw Stoke not to long ago, and they had delpay , higgs and fuller all playing I think (oh and jones but was not supporting him).

[Minty]

In other countries it is quite common for people to support a certain player rather than the club and they would support whoever that player player for. I dont see any problem with anyone cheering on our players , for whatever reason.

Indeed - but for some people if it doesn't fit with their view of how football 'should be' then it gets criticised. Each to their own of course, they're entitled to their opinion, but some of the comments are uncalled for. It seems with some fans, if you don't act as they think you should, then you're automatically a 'gimp'.

 

Back to the player himself, I said in the Barnsley warm-up thread that I feel he is growing in stature and that he will start making more of an impact soon. His assist was a good start, and if the team start to find even one or two of his runs and he can get himself a goal or two more, I think we'll see him get better and better.

[capitalsaint]

What's wrong with chinos?!

[buctootim]

Japanese in OUR stadium, eh?

what is it coming to ....soon we'll have the French coming to watch Morgan, the Dutch to see Jos, the Portuguese to watch Fonte and even that Guly bloke from their old colony - Brazil ....not to mention the influx of Scousers to watch Ricky bang in some more goals!

 

It may be the first time anyone has seen " Lee's Fan Club", but everyone has to start sometime, and some of the people on this site were adult before they watched their first game...no-one was born in SMS !

If the Japanese supporters are upto 20 people by the end of the season then it will mean an extra few quid in shirt sales.

I don't notice Man.U. fans complaining about the Korean support for Park !

 

 

Spot on. If people want to come and see Saints play for any reason its okay by me. I doubt those decrying football tourists see any inconsistency with going to watch a match at the Bernebeu or San Siro.

Edited 12 March, 2012 by buctootim

[Bearsy]

What's wrong with chinos?!

 

I don't agree with a lot of the guff posted on here, but you've got to admit... chinos are wack.

[Sour Mash]

Indeed - but for some people if it doesn't fit with their view of how football 'should be' then it gets criticised. Each to their own of course, they're entitled to their opinion, but some of the comments are uncalled for. It seems with some fans, if you don't act as they think you should, then you're automatically a 'gimp'.

What comments are uncalled for? They looked ridiculous.

[buctootim]

What comments are uncalled for? They looked ridiculous.

 

Why not post up a picture of you on Saturday then we can all pass judgement on your hair, clothes and belly.

[Sour Mash]

Why not post up a picture of you on Saturday then we can all pass judgement on your hair, clothes and belly.

Unfortunately no photos of me from Saturday. Probably because I didn't go to the game with 3 mates, all buying matching shirts and scarves, stand behind the goal and outside the players entrance with cr@p looking home made banners waving them madly like the people that go along to X-factor or the last night of big brother.

[buctootim]

Unfortunately no photos of me from Saturday. Probably because I didn't go to the game with 3 mates, all buying matching shirts and scarves, stand behind the goal and outside the players entrance with cr@p looking home made banners waving them madly like the people that go along to X-factor or the last night of big brother.

 

But so what? Yes they looked a little bit cheesy but at least they were up and happy and enthusiastic. I'd have rather have been sat near them than the moaning git who droned on negatively (even during really good spells) in the seat near me. Or the bloke who stank of BO. Live and let live. Its a weird mindset that says people should always wear approved labels, drive the right car brand and behave in some approved way.

[Petersfield Saint]

First time I've seen Lee in the flesh too.

 

If what I saw is him not firing on all cylinders then we have indeed signed a gem

 

Same here, completely agree! Fantastic build up for the second goal

[Greenridge]

Didn't make the game Saturday but did watch him in the Ipswich game and was impressed. Strong, quick and a good touch. Clearly needs time to settle in and feel comfortable with his team-mates but very encourgaging on first impressions.

[Minty]

What comments are uncalled for? They looked ridiculous.

The continual labelling of people like them as 'gimps'.

 

They looked ridiculous to you. Not to me, or clearly many others. It wouldn't be my choice to take such placards either, but I'm not gonna criticise them for it just because they choose to do something different.

Edited 12 March, 2012 by Minty

[ibizasaint]

some people take things too seriously...come over here.. watching our football matches..maybe they want to go to watch live football matches and he is their connection with a team...does it really matter?

[The9]

Hi The9 - could I possibly include your Chung fans photo on this new Facebook page I'm making for Japanese fans? http://www.facebook.com/SaintsInJapan ?

(Not sure how much they need it, or how they'll find out about it, but I'd like to tell them about Saints sites and news in the UK)

 

Is Chung the Japanese player playing at the highest level in the UK at this moment? If we get in the Prem next year with him, we could really move some shirts. Hope he gets another goal soon. Although in Japanese teamwork culture, an assist is probably rated more highly than a selfish shoot, goals do look better on prime-time TV news...

 

I took it straight off the OS, so "share" away as far as I'm concerned! You can use the other one on your Overseas Fans thread, that we *did* take, from out of the window of corporate of Tadge and his fans posing outside the stadium too if you like.

[The9]

Those Japanese lot that came along are embarrassing. What's the point?

 

They're here to make insular hoolie wannabes reconsider that the way they follow their club is the only way.

[The9]

Unfortunately no photos of me from Saturday. Probably because I didn't go to the game with 3 mates, all buying matching shirts and scarves, stand behind the goal and outside the players entrance with cr@p looking home made banners waving them madly like the people that go along to X-factor or the last night of big brother.

 

We live in a global economy and football's a world language. There are also benefits to Saints of exploiting overseas markets (can't wait for the cheap #19 plastic clocks and bobblehead dolls to appear in the shop)... Open your mind.

 

FWIW X-factor and Big Brother are also global phenomena, and I bet other countries have different ways of supporting their favourites for that form of entertainment, too.

[The9]

Spot on. If people want to come and see Saints play for any reason its okay by me. I doubt those decrying football tourists see any inconsistency with going to watch a match at the Bernabeu or San Siro.

 

Football tourism is the best form of tourism, watching the way fans support their teams in different continents is entertainment in its own right.

 

I could bang on about it for ages, but here are a load of my photos, and this lot should pretty much answer why they Japanese guys have chosen to come to a match surrounded by fans of a different background and culture.

 

Edited 12 March, 2012 by The9

[Avenue Saint]

But so what? Yes they looked a little bit cheesy but at least they were up and happy and enthusiastic. I'd have rather have been sat near them than the moaning git who droned on negatively (even during really good spells) in the seat near me. Or the bloke who stank of BO. Live and let live. Its a weird mindset that says people should always wear approved labels, drive the right car brand and behave in some approved way.

 

Well said.

[Ohio Saint]

If some people have a problem with Japanese fans acting funny and excitable, then they are also going to have a problem with Chung too. Just sayin'

[Griffo]

They're here to make insular hoolie wannabes reconsider that the way they follow their club is the only way.

 

As in, going to every game, standing and singing? I'd much rather jump around in my replica shirt with sad home made signs screaming at one player as if they were my idol from a boy band.

[Thedelldays]

As in, going to every game, standing and singing? I'd much rather jump around in my replica shirt with sad home made signs screaming at one player as if they were my idol from a boy band.

I'm guess you are about 21.....maybe even 18..

 

if you think that is bad, you should have seen the adulation we used to give Le God up and down the country every week...puts a few japanese lads with placards into pale insignificance

[Sour Mash]

But so what? Yes they looked a little bit cheesy but at least they were up and happy and enthusiastic. I'd have rather have been sat near them than the moaning git who droned on negatively (even during really good spells) in the seat near me. Or the bloke who stank of BO. Live and let live. Its a weird mindset that says people should always wear approved labels, drive the right car brand and behave in some approved way.

Well I agree that we've already got plenty of idiotic fans, no real need to add more to them. I couldn't care less what labels people wear or car they drive, not sure what that's got to do with anything.

[The9]

He played fine, have some more photos

 

[Sour Mash]

I'm guess you are about 21.....maybe even 18..

 

if you think that is bad, you should have seen the adulation we used to give Le God up and down the country every week...puts a few japanese lads with placards into pale insignificance

So if Le Tissier had moved to Spurs, you'd have followed him there with your home-made x-factor style placards would you?

[The9]

I'm guess you are about 21.....maybe even 18..

 

if you think that is bad, you should have seen the adulation we used to give Le God up and down the country every week...puts a few japanese lads with placards into pale insignificance

 

Yeah, supporting is "embarrassing".

[Thedelldays]

So if Le Tissier had moved to Spurs, you'd have followed him there with your home-made x-factor style placards would you?

do you know if the japanese lads are not saints supporters anyway..?

[The9]

One last thing - I seem to recall Griffo also saying that when we don't sell out games it's "embarrassing". I think I'd rather a stand full of comedy Chung fans with placards than this :

 

 

and what's wrong with holding up cards anyway ?

 

[Sour Mash]

do you know if the japanese lads are not saints supporters anyway..?

What do you think?

[buctootim]

Football tourism is the best form of tourism, watching the way fans support their teams in different continents is entertainment in its own right.

 

 

Great pictures, and totally agree with you. Getting into the real life of somewhere, especially doing something you love anyway is the best way to travel.

[Griffo]

One last thing - I seem to recall Griffo also saying that when we don't sell out games it's "embarrassing".

 

Don't think I've ever said that. Only possibly for big games such as Pompey. Nice try though.

[shurlock]

At least, they were watching one of our own. Wait till next season and the invasion of locals coming to watch other teams players.

[The9]

As in, going to every game, standing and singing? I'd much rather jump around in my replica shirt with sad home made signs screaming at one player as if they were my idol from a boy band.

 

 

Not so much of the replica shirt in this one :

 

Edited 12 March, 2012 by The9

[The9]

Don't think I've ever said that. Only possibly for big games such as Pompey. Nice try though.

 

Yeah, that was it. Like others have said, wait til we're in the Prem and there are a bunch of "home" fans supporting the opposition's players and then have a think about it.

[norwaysaint]

Great, football snobbery. What a tit.