Pre-Season Announcement - Rangers and Arsenal in Liebherr Memorial Cup

[Saint-Armstrong]

On the OS in the next 10 minutes or so according to Jordan Sibley.

[Saint Charlie]

Obviously will be the friendly schedule.

[Um Bongo]

Rangers and Arsenal in the cup.

 

From the OS:

 

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2794611,00.html

[Griffo]

Rangers! Get in!

[itchen_dan]

Stupid start time though IMO at 5:15. Its gonna end gone 9 o clock?

[trousers]

Rangers?! Aren't they more ****ed than Pompey?!

[Saint Charlie]

Sat 14th July

[fish fingers]

I don't see the attraction of a Scottish 3rd division team.

[The Cat]

Am I allowed to not be excited by friendlies?

 

I'll go to some pre season Academy games to run my eye over the nippers and have a chuckle at Forecast, but otherwise I'm just not interested.

[beavis17]

Am I allowed to not be excited by friendlies?

 

I'll go to some pre season Academy games to run my eye over the nippers and have a chuckle at Forecast, but otherwise I'm just not interested.

 

What if we sign Owen and Del Piero?

[Jones91]

yawn...

[boxosponge]

The Cup is of course, the Club's long-standing tribute to late owner Markus Liebherr.............

 

How many years?

[Saint_Jonny]

Should be a good evening I reckon Rangers and Arse will bring plenty of fans, as lets face it, they are both massive and have fans everywhere. Big crowd, Olympic torch and 3 top flight teams, count me in!

[shurlock]

Cue all the wannabe sectarian posturing - but really some sweatie smalltimers (the squad not the support) shot to pieces by admin?

On paper, last year's opposition was more interesting.

[Crazy Diamond]

Can Rangers afford to make the journey down here?

[Professor]

Whats this olympic torch they are talking about?

[RedAndWhite91]

Just had a quick look on a Rangers forum to see their interest....

 

Saw one fan put "surprised its not being held at the emirates tbh.".

 

 

Anyway I'm looking forward to this, should be a good day. Just hope I am back from Ibiza in time.

[This Charming Man]

Just had a quick look on a Rangers forum to see their interest....

 

Saw one fan put "surprised its not being held at the emirates tbh.".

 

 

Anyway I'm looking forward to this, should be a good day. Just hope I am back from Ibiza in time.

 

What's wrong with that? They played in a tournament there a few years ago, took about 10k there and played in a sold out ground.

 

Delighted to have the famous Glasgow Rangers coming to town.

[RedAndWhite91]

What's wrong with that? They played in a tournament there a few years ago, took about 10k there and played in a sold out ground.

 

Delighted to have the famous Glasgow Rangers coming to town.

 

I'm delighted they're coming, massive club and great support.

 

Only thing I found 'wrong' with that as such is that it is a cup competition in memory of Liebherr, so it'd be a bit odd to have it at another ground.

[Stattmeister]

Clearly part of the "insert Rangers player we are signing here" deal.

[This Charming Man]

I'm delighted they're coming, massive club and great support.

 

Only thing I found 'wrong' with that as such is that it is a cup competition in memory of Liebherr, so it'd be a bit odd to have it at another ground.

 

I'd imagine they've never even heard of Markus before so I wouldn't be too worried as to them not understanding what it's all about.

[EBS1980]

I guess the later start times is due to the torch being at the ground. Would be better if it all started at 3PM but hey ho..

[Tokyo-Saint]

What's wrong with that? They played in a tournament there a few years ago, took about 10k there and played in a sold out ground.

 

Delighted to have the famous Glasgow Rangers coming to town.

 

Do you want to have an argument about this now or later?

[krissyboy31]

I guess the later start times is due to the torch being at the ground. Would be better if it all started at 3PM but hey ho..

 

It's to stop a load of drunken Scotsmen being on the lash all day.....oh!!!

[This Charming Man]

Do you want to have an argument about this now or later?

 

You must be over the moon with this announcement? The pride of Britain coming to St Mary's. What a fabulous day it will be...

[beavis17]

Clearly part of the "insert Rangers player we are signing here" deal.

 

Steven Davis?

[This Charming Man]

Clearly part of the "insert Rangers player we are signing here" deal.

 

Their entire squad have just had release clauses activated due to them all taking pay cuts. So if we wanted any of them, they'd be no need to negotiate anything like this as part of the deal.

 

The only Rangers players I'd be excited about would be Naismith or McGregor.

[saint.tom.clancy]

Looking forward to this. Got a lot of time for Rangers, massive club and decent fans. More pleased they're coming than Arsenal to be honest.

[Bearsy]

Stop calling it a cup! It's not a cup! There is no cup!

 

[Tokyo-Saint]

You must be over the moon with this announcement? The pride of Britain coming to St Mary's. What a fabulous day it will be...

 

What happened to the notgottapotto****in trophy match with Pompey? Always thought those teams were quite suited to each other and liked them having a bit of a love in.

[dune]

Rangers! Get in!

 

What a superb fixture.

 

Get those Union Flags out!

[buctootim]

Pleased about Rangers. Would have preferred to have seen another team we wouldn't otherwise get the chance to play any time soon instead of Arsenal but will still go and enjoy the day.

[St Mikie]

Can't wait to see Hooper score a hatrick against Rangers!

[This Charming Man]

What happened to the notgottapotto****in trophy match with Pompey? Always thought those teams were quite suited to each other and liked them having a bit of a love in.

 

Never happened.

 

Rangers must've been saving their pennies for a trip to the more prestigious side of Hampshire.

[S-Clarke]

Should be an excellent day.

 

Last years format was spot on, IMO, and it was more than just 2 football matches - plenty of other stuff to do.

[dune]

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[buctootim]

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'kin ell Dune thats cringworthy! Woolston Ferry any day for me.

[dune]

'kin ell Dune thats cringworthy! Woolston Ferry any day for me.

 

It's brilliant when sung in the stands. IMO Rangers fans are the best fans in the realm.

[This Charming Man]

It's brilliant when sung in the stands. IMO Rangers fans are the best fans in the realm.

 

With a superb repertoire of songs as well.

[100%Red&White]

More than happy to see Rangers coming to the party but could be a few issues.

 

With big visiting support expected from both them and the Gooners, are we going to see 2 separate away sections? They may have to give an entire split Northam over.

 

Then as Saints v Arse is the last match on, the sweaties are going to bail out early and fill most of the boozers in the area. And there's always the possibility of a few skates thinking they could turn up in support of their new bestest-bankrupt-buddies from north of the border.

[The9]

Consider me massively underwhelmed. Was going to do this and take in the Olympic torch too, now might just pitch up to see the torch on its short trip to the ground instead. Then again they might unveil a new kit, so there's still that.

 

It's way too early for the matches to be remotely competitive with the season a month afterwards, and I'm utterly unconvinced that anyone's going to be particularly interested in travelling in any great numbers to see it.

[Saint_clark]

Consider me massively underwhelmed. Was going to do this and take in the Olympic torch too, now might just pitch up to see the torch on its short trip to the ground instead. Then again they might unveil a new kit, so there's still that.

 

It's way too early for the matches to be remotely competitive with the season a month afterwards, and I'm utterly unconvinced that anyone's going to be particularly interested in travelling in any great numbers to see it.

 

I have to agree. You'd get much more interest with foreign teams.

[100%Red&White]

I'm utterly unconvinced that anyone's going to be particularly interested in travelling in any great numbers to see it.

 

I'd say there'll be considerably more 'Gers than Gooners who could have a couple of thousand. The Jocks will see it as a mini holiday, a trip to the seaside (let's hope they like docks) and will bring plenty down and that number will be bolstered by many Rangers supporters around the south. IMO.

[Give it to Ron]

It's brilliant when sung in the stands. IMO Rangers fans are the best fans in the realm.

 

I can tell you never attended the Texaco Cup game in the 70's at The Dell then!

One of the only teams to have taken parts of the Milton.

[Saint_clark]

Stop calling it a cup! It's not a cup! There is no cup!

 

 

Saints are delighted to announce the opposition that will take part in this year's Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup.

 

Complain to the club if you have a problem with the name.

[Golden Balls]

Can see plenty of plastic gooners going and rangers bringing good numbers down. Won't sell out though.

 

Last year was far more interesting

[Bearsy]

Complain to the club if you have a problem with the name.

 

I have done! I do it every time they call a bear a cup but they're still doing it!

 

I feel bad for the Arsenal players they is gonna be well confused when they get a awarded a bear! They're probably bringing down champagne expecting to be awarded a big golden cup but you can't drink champagne from a bear!

 

The whole thing is ridiculous. It'd be like someone calling me Cupsy.

[Thedelldays]

Rangers are a huge huge club...will no doubt bring numbers too.

 

not a bad day on paper

[Stevie B]

Good to have rangers down here, great club, great support if it's anything like the emirates cup 3 years ago will be a blinding day

[DJ_TOAST]

looking forward to getting the chance to boo chamberlain.