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spyinthesky

spyinthesky

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I was fortunate to be invited to a private dinner at Beaulieu House recently and, on leaving, saw a Saints scarf on the coat rack

 

On enquiring with the House Keeper who it belonged to was informed 'Lord Montague'

 

Presume it would be one of the younger members of the family not 'THE' Lord of the Manor.

 

Nevertheless supporting the Saints didn't really seem to fit in with the family surroundings.

 

Set me wondering if there were any other 'Unexpected' Saints fans.

 

Tiff Neadell comes to mind as I assumed he would be too tied up in Motor Sport to follow the Beautiful Game.

 

The Chairman of Selfridges was another than somehow didn't fit the mould in my mind

carljack

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I was fortunate to be invited to a private dinner at Beaulieu House recently and, on leaving, saw a Saints scarf on the coat rack

 

On enquiring with the House Keeper who it belonged to was informed 'Lord Montague'

 

Presume it would be one of the younger members of the family not 'THE' Lord of the Manor.

 

Nevertheless supporting the Saints didn't really seem to fit in with the family surroundings.

 

Set me wondering if there were any other 'Unexpected' Saints fans.

 

Tiff Neadell comes to mind as I assumed he would be too tied up in Motor Sport to follow the Beautiful Game.

 

The Chairman of Selfridges was another than somehow didn't fit the mould in my mind

 

I thought he was into Little boys in uniforms! Dib Dib Dob

VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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On enquiring with the House Keeper who it belonged to was informed 'Lord Montague'

 

Presume it would be one of the younger members of the family not 'THE' Lord of the Manor.

If you were told it belonged to Lord Montague then it wouldn't be one of the younger members of the family. There is only one Lord Montagu (note spelling these days), you don't get junior lords. One Lord Montagu, there's only one Lord Montagu.

Lambert1979

Lambert1979

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I vividly remember Iwan Thomas being asked if he supported us on question of sport years ago and him saying something along the lines of "no they're rubbish", suddenly we got to the FA cup final and he's "lifelong fan, Iwan Thomas"

The Kraken

The Kraken

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I vividly remember Iwan Thomas being asked if he supported us on question of sport years ago and him saying something along the lines of "no they're rubbish", suddenly we got to the FA cup final and he's "lifelong fan, Iwan Thomas"

 

He started out (and still is) a Spurs fan. His bio here:

 

http://www.speakersassociates.com/Iwan-Thomas-MBE.aspx

 

lists his work for the Saints Foundation but says he's a Tottenham fan.

Miltonaggro

Miltonaggro

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Ray Allen and Lord Charles were Saints fans. Being an aristocratic puppet I was shocked to see a ZDS cup final scarf and Feasters hot dog in Lord Charles' suitcase...

SaintRobbie

SaintRobbie

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Recall Claire Balding being seen a couple of times under the Itchen a few years back, having a half time smoko when you could do such a thing.

 

Far too much opportunity for use of innuendo in this statement. :)

alehouseboys

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Tiff Neadell comes to mind as I assumed he would be too tied up in Motor Sport to follow the Beautiful Game.

 

Even more surprising that he originally comes from Havant - as well as Roger Black also from that neck of the woods.

 

Alan Titchmarsh MBE is of course a man of the red and white cloth.

 

Never heard that before and I think he's even been seen down the road. Exiled Yorkshireman.

 

Iwan Thomas, drummer

 

Spurs fan, got a liking for Saints when he moved to Hampshire and got pally with Le Tiss.

 

Back to when we were in premiership before, saw the chef James Martin a few times in the chapel stand

 

Another exiled Yorkie who lives in Winchester. Probably just fancied a day out.

The9

The9

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Surely you mean Will Champion. ST holder.

 

What he means is to put a semi-colon and not a comma. I'm shocked that everyone is suddenly so interested in correct grammar on here.

Redondo Saint

Redondo Saint

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I vividly remember Iwan Thomas being asked if he supported us on question of sport years ago and him saying something along the lines of "no they're rubbish", suddenly we got to the FA cup final and he's "lifelong fan, Iwan Thomas"

 

We used to drink in The Osborne pre-game in the Dell days and he was often there, so would suggest he is a long time fan.

Trumush

Trumush

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Claire's brother Andrew ( Racehorse Trainer ) is also a fan.

 

Cant remember whether it was their father Ian or uncle Toby who was a Saints Director back in the 50's,60's

 

Recall Claire Balding being seen a couple of times under the Itchen a few years back, having a half time smoko when you could do such a thing.
maysie

maysie

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That guy on the panel on Question Time on Thursday night. Mark Littlewood. Was wearing a Saints tie. Was very right-wing in his outlook.

 

I think that was Barry Sanchez

SaintBobby

SaintBobby

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That guy on the panel on Question Time on Thursday night. Mark Littlewood. Was wearing a Saints tie. Was very right-wing in his outlook.

 

He was on the money. What part of what he said did you (or others) disagree with?

St Matty

St Matty

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What he means is to put a semi-colon and not a comma. I'm shocked that everyone is suddenly so interested in correct grammar on here.

 

ha ha, I see what you mean - I wasn't being a grammar Nazi - honestly.

Noodles34

Noodles34

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how often does this thread come up, every fukin 3 months or so, why?

No one had mentioned that old turncoat dog Fiona Phillips yet either.

 

One that people wont be aware of is Robert Mugabe, apparently got a liking for Saints went he went on a jolly with Mobutu, and they caught a game (Sainst v Liverpool - the channon goal one) on some dodgy African channel - True Story.

Wade Garrett

Wade Garrett

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Peter Noone from Hermans Hermits once headbutted Noddy Holder because he said that Wolves were better than Saints. He also gave John Lennon a Chinese burn, because he thought Ian St John was a better player than Terry Paine.

ottery st mary

ottery st mary

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Peter Noone from Hermans Hermits once headbutted Noddy Holder because he said that Wolves were better than Saints. He also gave John Lennon a Chinese burn, because he thought Ian St John was a better player than Terry Paine.

 

 

There is a kind of hush all over the world:rolleyes:

 

Was he not a Manc supporter?

mcjwills

mcjwills

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Lord Mawhinney according to his speech at the end-of-season dinner last May

 

Even though he fu"ked us over :)

 

But if he's had not we would not be where we are today, everything that happened has lead us to where we are today, his fu"cking us over gave us the chance to rebuild and bond without too much pressure.

St Chalet

St Chalet

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If the FL hadn't of screwed us over every club in the league would have emulated our structure.

 

We ran out of money, and ultimately we got the -10 the following season because we managed to get relegated under our own steam. ****s like Mike Wilde put us where we were, nobody else.

Wes Tender

Wes Tender

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****s like Mike Wilde put us where we were, nobody else.

 

****s like Lowe, Askham, Richards, Dulieu, etc, then Lowe and Wilde together, you mean? And how long does that list have to be before the "nobody else" begins to look a bit silly?

Saint J 77

Saint J 77

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But if he's had not we would not be where we are today, everything that happened has lead us to where we are today, his fu"cking us over gave us the chance to rebuild and bond without too much pressure.

 

I agree we needed to have a start fresh. Administration and the take over would of still happened though. Plus he seemed to do it with a smile on his face in the Sky sports interview at the time. We were very fortunate with our take over too, it could have got much worse after administration, no on knew at the time what it would bring.

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VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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Don't know if anyone watched the Spike Milligan documentary on ITV on Monday night. I've always been a Milligna fan (hence my avatar), and of course my admiration for him was compounded years ago when he famously put Portsmouth in Room 101, because he hated the place. But I never really gave it any thought that he may have had some Saints interest, after all why would he. He was Irish, born in India, lived in London. BUT, and here's my point, in the said documentary, there was a brief part where it showed a picture (black and white) of Spike wearing a woolly football hat, we're talking 1970s era I would think, and it definitely said "SAINT" on the side - the angle of the photo meant that the final S would have been hidden. So, did Spike actually have some connection with Saints?

waggy

waggy

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Don't know if anyone watched the Spike Milligan documentary on ITV on Monday night. I've always been a Milligna fan (hence my avatar), and of course my admiration for him was compounded years ago when he famously put Portsmouth in Room 101, because he hated the place. But I never really gave it any thought that he may have had some Saints interest, after all why would he. He was Irish, born in India, lived in London. BUT, and here's my point, in the said documentary, there was a brief part where it showed a picture (black and white) of Spike wearing a woolly football hat, we're talking 1970s era I would think, and it definitely said "SAINT" on the side - the angle of the photo meant that the final S would have been hidden. So, did Spike actually have some connection with Saints?

 

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