DaveyR Posted 27 April, 2013 Share Posted 27 April, 2013 I can confirm, really nice bloke met him in Romsey quite happy to stop and chat to a random Saints fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 27 April, 2013 Share Posted 27 April, 2013 I can confirm, really nice bloke met him in Romsey quite happy to stop and chat to a random Saints fan! Who, Dave or MLG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horton Heath Saint Posted 27 April, 2013 Share Posted 27 April, 2013 Unsung hero A credit to Southampton Footbal Cluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 13 April, 2015 Share Posted 13 April, 2015 Does that mean its ok to irrationally dream about qualifying for the champions league? It'll never happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 April, 2015 Share Posted 13 April, 2015 I'm sure he is great bloke, he comes across as nice on the radio. But his views on football are very outdated and he is like a broken record saying things like every time Saints take the lead... "what Saints don't want to do now is concede a goal". Really Dave?... insightful stuff! Me and brother find that hilarious, says it every time hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 April, 2015 Share Posted 13 April, 2015 Dave Merrington should be given the key to the City! Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 Classic. I start reading through a thread with great interest and then, suddenly, there's a post from me. What?! Then I check the date. Jeez, this thread is two years old. But it still sounds fresh. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Oh, and I still like DM - although his comment about "What Saints must not do now" always does my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 People still go to church?! What a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 People still go to church?! What a waste of time. When they could be playing video games eh. Great post btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 When they could be playing video games eh. Great post btw Besides you can play video games in church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 Football is a religion if it was the world's only religion we would all be living in a safer place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 if it was the world's only religion we would all be living in a safer place Just Imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 if it was the world's only religion we would all be living in a safer place [ATTACH=CONFIG]1638[/ATTACH] People are violent, you would have the fanatics at football don't fool yourself into thinking otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopper Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 if it was the world's only religion we would all be living in a safer place This made me recall the words of French philosopher, Albert Camus - "Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men I owe it to football." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 Probably the biggest unsung hero this club has ever had. The man who brought through the likes of Le Tiss, Shearer, the Wallace brothers and countless other young players, he was doing a job he loved then suddenly thrust into the manager's seat following Bally's exit. Whether he truly wanted it has been questioned but he did what he thought was best for the club. .Within a year he was out of a job. It was a tough season, we had no money, it was yet another struggle. We stayed up on goal difference as Bally took City down, the famous story that word went round Maine Road that we were losing with minutes to go and they were safe. They stopped playing and went down. That day, Dave Merrington's wife was seriously ill, fighting for her life in hospital, Dave told no-one, spent hours by her side and then made a mad dash to the Dell for that vital game, a massive sacrifice for the club. Shortly after he was booted out. No apologies for bigging Dave up, I'm a DM fan. And no need for them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 Surely the reason he was let go was fairly obvious in that he was replaced by Souness who was viewed as a bigger name who could attract better players and do better in the job. (tho in reality he didn't really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 There is no good time to sack a manager but whether or not his wife was seriously ill should not effect the decision. Fact was he had lost the dressing room a few weeks before and his departure albeit harsh was called for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%Red&White Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 There is no good time to sack a manager but whether or not his wife was seriously ill should not effect the decision. Fact was he had lost the dressing room a few weeks before and his departure albeit harsh was called for. You can't argue with that, but it's a good reminder to the few that knock him to know of his character and commitment to this football club. Top man imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 April, 2015 Share Posted 14 April, 2015 if it was the world's only religion we would all be living in a safer place You don't see 200 bobbies hanging around outside the local baptist Church every Sunday morning to keep them separate from the Buddhists. Statistically (Aaagh f**k I sound like MLG) I bet there is far higher amount of violence per follower in football compared to religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 15 April, 2015 Share Posted 15 April, 2015 You don't see 200 bobbies hanging around outside the local baptist Church every Sunday morning to keep them separate from the Buddhists. Statistically (Aaagh f**k I sound like MLG) I bet there is far higher amount of violence per follower in football compared to religion. Probs not, a lot/most of historys wars are based on religion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 16 April, 2015 Share Posted 16 April, 2015 (edited) When they could be playing video games eh. Great post btw I know, right?! Cheers for the complement too, I thought it was a rather dashing post as well I must say If only all the religious nutters around the world starting playing more video games instead of worshipping their imaginary Gods the world would be a better place Edited 16 April, 2015 by BlakeySFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 16 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 16 April, 2015 I know, right?! Cheers for the compliment too, I thought it was a rather dashing post as well I must say If only all the religious nutters around the world starting playing more video games instead of worshipping their imaginary Gods the world would be a better place Probably not. It's swings and round abouts. You may lose some homophobic abuse and general discrimination in the name of religion or people's interpretation of it but you'd also lose the good deeds that some people do in the case of the God they chose to worship. People will kill eachother in the name of land, money, politics and all sorts of other ****. Probably football too. If you take just one thing away, you think everything's gonna be all hunky doory? I don't really see why it effects you what other people do, what's wrong with just living and let living? Each to their own and all that? Yes people use their religion to justify prejudicism and general bullying but other people use it for good. I didn't actually bring religion into this thread once apart from to establish what event I saw him at, it's you who just bought it up for no reason. I did actually come across this thread about a week ago when I was googling Dave Merrington, started reading it and forgot I'd actually started it! I still have fond memories of listing to Dave speak on his time with Saints. I'm off to play Fifa now, ironically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 16 April, 2015 Share Posted 16 April, 2015 not met him personally, but am good friends with someone who knows him personally. ...said that Lawrie Mac asked DM to come to Saints as he was disturbed by " some of the bad influences in the club "....and wanted a youth team leader with a good moral standing to guide the youngsters, and chose someone whom he respected. Personal beliefs aside, (if you like).....think most of us would admit he did a good job in bringing on the youth team players of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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