trousers Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Some heart warming photos in this gallery: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/gallery-saints-make-hospital-visit-539356.aspx Puts our petty squabbles on here into perspective. Nice one Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Sure does, great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 (edited) Miltonroader even gets a look in. Nice to see the likes of Fox, Butterfield and Guly at the forefront of these things. Edited 12 December, 2012 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayrivers Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Think it's great they still do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 They have gone up by 150% in my estimation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Southampton FC @officialsaints You can watch video footage and interviews from yesterday's hospital visit on Saints Player now: http://sfcne.ws/VzRrXd #saintsfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToreSF Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Brilliant. Just brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Top stuff from the of the squad there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Not sure why but out of all the photos this one gets me in the emotional department... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlavik Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 That's how stars should behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I'm going to have to have a word with my daughter, she went in to Soton last year *AFTER* the players visit. This year she was in last week, her timing is appaling Please don't be offended by this crass statement, you've got to laugh or else you'll cry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marino Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Fox, especially, at the forefront and looking genuinely pleased to be there. Good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 (edited) Sod the heart-warming, I'm sitting here with very damp eyes and a runny nose. Those three with the little babies..dammit going again, very strange looks in the office. Well done lads. And I hope those kids get better real soon. Edited 12 December, 2012 by alpine_saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I'm going to have to have a word with my daughter, she went in to Soton last year *AFTER* the players visit. This year she was in last week, her timing is appaling Please don't be offended by this crass statement, you've got to laugh or else you'll cry.. Great news that she's come out again, both times. Hope everything is OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 They have gone up by 150% in my estimation Why? They will be contractually obliged to be there. I'm really pleased the club does stuff like this but I doubt the players have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Why? They will be contractually obliged to be there. I'm really pleased the club does stuff like this but I doubt the players have a choice.get a life hypo, that is an appalling post. You should be ashamed of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 get a life hypo, that is an appalling post. You should be ashamed of yourself. Eh? I'm very pleased the club has gone to the hospital. I think it's a positive thing. Would be much more pleased if the players went in their own time though. What's appalling about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Fox, especially, at the forefront and looking genuinely pleased to be there. Good man. Fox may not be the best player in the team but off the pitch hes a top man. Bought my wheelchair bound mate a crate of beer at the promotion party last season to save him having to keep going back to the bar. Didn't have to do it, and not exactly expensive for someone on his wages, but a lovely gesture all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Cracking photos. Good lads, spot on fellas, well done. Love the one of the Pompey boy trying on the shirt and someone having to explain to Gaston why it's a bit of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Why? They will be contractually obliged to be there. I'm really pleased the club does stuff like this but I doubt the players have a choice. FFS, hypo. If you cannot see from the photos that the players were really into it, there's no helping you. You are one of the worst trolls on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Eh? I'm very pleased the club has gone to the hospital. I think it's a positive thing. Would be much more pleased if the players went in their own time though. What's appalling about that?Im not going to bother to try and argue the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Dont like the ones with the Pompey boy. Not because he's Pompey, but because there is a poor little kid, shaved head, probably with cancer, behind the flag at the back, in what appears to be semi-darkness, being somewhat ignored. The little chubby lad with the green T-shirt and shaved head also pulls my heart strings, he looks so sad I want to give him a big hug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 FFS, hypo. If you cannot see from the photos that the players were really into it, there's no helping you. You are one of the worst trolls on this site. Nail on head there Alps - completely agree. This is nothing other than a heart-warming story and only an utter twerp could think otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Nail on head there Alps - completely agree. This is nothing other than a heart-warming story and only an utter twerp could think otherwise. I think it's a nice positive story. My respect for the players hasn't gone up massively though because of it. I prefer to make my own mind up based on personal experience (such as positive ones with jos and Clyne) rather than something they have to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 rather than something they have to do. I don't think that is right to be honest as quite a few players are not there. Jos, Puncheon, Mayuka, De Ridder, Gazza, Morgan and Lallana (maybe he was a patient in there) etc. Pretty sure when someone says to you "hey we are going to go see the kids at the hospital to cheer them up" very few have to be contractually ordered to do so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I don't think that is right to be honest as quite a few players are not there. Jos, Puncheon, Mayuka, De Ridder, Gazza, Morgan and Lallana (maybe he was a patient in there) etc. Pretty sure when someone says to you "hey we are going to go see the kids at the hospital to cheer them up" very few have to be contractually ordered to do so.... apart from adam...they are all there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 apart from adam...they are all there That's what I thought. Hey apologies if I'm wrong but even if not contractually obliged, they can't really be seen to be the only player or group of players who didn't bother. All I'm saying is that whilst this is a positive thing, I personally give more credit to footballers for things they do in their own time when they have the choice. I really don't think that's an appalling comment even if it's a bit cynical (but football is like that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayrivers Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I don't think that is right to be honest as quite a few players are not there. Jos, Puncheon, Mayuka, De Ridder, Gazza, Morgan and Lallana (maybe he was a patient in there) etc. Pretty sure when someone says to you "hey we are going to go see the kids at the hospital to cheer them up" very few have to be contractually ordered to do so.... Lallana was the only player missing? - probably because his knee is apparently immobalised at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 That's what I thought. Hey apologies if I'm wrong but even if not contractually obliged, they can't really be seen to be the only player or group of players who didn't bother. All I'm saying is that whilst this is a positive thing, I personally give more credit to footballers for things they do in their own time when they have the choice. I really don't think that's an appalling comment even if it's a bit cynical (but football is like that.) Don't worry about it, you're right in principle but best to toe the party line on this or say nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 It's a good gesture by the lads and they all look like they genuinely wanted to be there and are interested even Gaston who despite the language difficulties has a massive grin in vitrually every photo. 16 out of 30 though is the saddest, I think with Danny Butterfield, poor little kid, but good to see they didn't just go see the ones who would know who they are but all the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marino Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Fox may not be the best player in the team but off the pitch hes a top man. Bought my wheelchair bound mate a crate of beer at the promotion party last season to save him having to keep going back to the bar. Didn't have to do it, and not exactly expensive for someone on his wages, but a lovely gesture all the same. Great story and as you say he didn't have to do that - could easily have averted his eyes, like so many people in a similar situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I'm going to have to have a word with my daughter, she went in to Soton last year *AFTER* the players visit. This year she was in last week, her timing is appaling Please don't be offended by this crass statement, you've got to laugh or else you'll cry.. Great news that she's come out again, both times. Hope everything is OK now. Oh, she is very much on the mend, thanks. One thing that has always struck me about our numerous hospital trips is that there always seems to be someone worse of than you, yet they're always smiling. I guess in my daughter's case (she's only 2) she knows no different but when you're 6+.... And to put the cynicism in perspective, we were in PGH last year when the Bournemouth lads swung by, they were visibly affected by what they saw, whether it was contractual or not matters not a jot, it's the reaction when they get there that counts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Don't worry about it, you're right in principle but best to toe the party line on this or say nothing at all. Pity you didnt follow your own advice, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Not sure why but out of all the photos this one gets me in the emotional department... Number 16 for me. I'm very pleased to see that they do this. My granddaughter #2 was born two days before Christmas without a bladder and with other problems so she was taken up to Great Ormond Street and operated upon at 7pm on Christmas Eve. The place was deserted, partly because Robbie Williams (I think)was visiting one of the wards and all the nurses wanted to see him. Thanks to the surgeons and staff at the hospital she is doing ok and will be twelve years old this Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 apart from adam...they are all there Based on the pics I could not see them in them. I don't have the saints player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Based on the pics I could not see them in them. I don't have the saints player. Be ncie if the club put the video on youtube, as it is not match related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Based on the pics I could not see them in them. I don't have the saints player. I dont have saints player either..just looked at freely to view pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Be ncie if the club put the video on youtube, as it is not match related. Thought that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 My Mrs literally bumped into Clyne as she left work. They snuck in through one of the quieter entrances, as she turned a corner she encountered 15-20 blokes all in red trackies. Apparently young Nathaniel was quite the gentleman & apologised after checking she was ok. We had to go through the squad photos to determine who her assailant was. He now has a new fan. It's good to see them give up their time & try to save the poor pompey fan from a life of purgatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Good man is Clyne. Going out with a colleague and gave us a signed ball for our raffle a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 What a bunch of Scousers you lot are. You'll be wanting a minute's silence for all the kids who are having their tonsils out in a minute. Man up FFS. It's quite clear that the players are only smiling because they are taking the ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToreSF Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Why? They will be contractually obliged to be there. I'm really pleased the club does stuff like this but I doubt the players have a choice. Actually, I'm not to sure they are contractually obliged to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Actually, I'm not to sure they are contractually obliged to be there. I doubt they're contractually obliged; but all pro footballers are made aware of their responsibilities to the community. And, to be fair, almost all footballers do far more community and charity work than is ever reported by the press. In any case, contractual or not, their visit has had a great effect and it great to see the photo with Nigel and everyone and their big old smiles (although some of the smiles also seem to be saying "come on its bloody freezing out here, get on with it!"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleowightsaint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Absolutely lovely to see, proud of our club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintds Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 My best mate's 7 year old son was admitted to Southampton General on Friday afternoon having been diagnosed with Leukemia. It came as a real hammer blow to his family, not least as they were due to fly to Florida today for 3 weeks to spend Christmas and New Year with family who live over there. Having been in theatre this morning, I'm so pleased that he recovered in time to see the lads when they visited. Lambo signed his shirt for him and they chatted about his fantasy team, which Lambo is in. He's actually in one of the photo's, sat on Fonte's knee with his elder brother (my godson) sat to his left on the other side of Ramirez. Life can be so cruel and we've got everything crossed for Isaac and his family as he starts on this challenging journey at such a young age. After what has been an incredibly difficult week the team visit gave the whole family a massive boost (not to mention all of the other kids and families on the ward), at the exact time when they really need to be thinking positively. The players & staff spent several hours posing for photos and chatting with the kids on various wards. Massive respect to the whole squad for taking the time to visit and put smiles on the faces of everyone on the ward. I don't think I've ever awarded a badger before, but I think the occasion more than calls for it here because of the smiles that were created yesterday afternoon. In case anyone's wondering, the Pompey fan shown in the photos raised sponsorship to wear the Saints shirt. Not sure how much but the photos suggest he saw it through so to him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 My best mate's 7 year old son was admitted to Southampton General on Friday afternoon having been diagnosed with Leukemia. It came as a real hammer blow to his family, not least as they were due to fly to Florida today for 3 weeks to spend Christmas and New Year with family who live over there. Life can be so cruel and we've got everything crossed for Isaac and his family as he starts on this challenging journey at such a young age. After what has been an incredibly difficult week the team visit gave the whole family a massive boost (not to mention all of the other kids and families on the ward), at the exact time when they really need to be thinking positively. The players & staff spent several hours posing for photos and chatting with the kids on various wards. Massive respect to the whole squad for taking the time to visit and put smiles on the faces of everyone on the ward. I don't think I've ever awarded a badger before, but I think the occasion more than calls for it here because of the smiles that were created yesterday afternoon. In case anyone's wondering, the Pompey fan shown in the photos raised sponsorship to wear the Saints shirt. Not sure how much but the photos suggest he saw it through so to him for that. Glad you mentioned that part, this isn't just an image boosting 5 minute pressing the palms photo shoot, and as mentioned in the interviews most of the players have families of their own and moments like this makes the rest of us realise how lucky we are if our kids are ok, and it certainly tugged at my heart strings seeing those kids in hospital, I'm sure the players felt the same. As for the Pompey Fan ... hope he wasn't during charity work through the Official PFC network I would happily donate if it is a genuine nothing to do with PFC at all bonafide charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Heart warming and well done to all the players and the club as well.Also heart wrenching to see children so unwell,lets hope that they all make a complete recoverey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Well done to the Club and Players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 When you pull on a shirt for a club like Saints, you're not representing a footballing corporation-sized monster like Manchester City or Chelsea that don't really represent their local community so much as the massive club (that doesn't really even need a fanbase) they've become. Nor do you represent a club like Arsenal or Manchester United that have grown so large and are so well-supported all over the world that they no longer really represent their community or local area so much as their own large identities as national-sized football clubs with most of their fans in east Asia. What you do represent however is the city of Southampton, its people, its community, its industrial history and the traditional local support on which our club will always be built. The doctors, nurses, porters, kids etc.etc. I truly think that the hospital trips are as good for the players as they are for the staff and sick kids. A fantastic thing to unite around that makes me very, very proud to support our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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