John Boy Saint Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 With the festive season nearly upon us here's a thought. In 1958 on the 25th December, if I have read it right, Saints played their last ever game on Christmas Day away to Newport County losing 4-2 the return game with County was on the 27th (3-3) In these days of managers complaining about the number of games at Christmas, back then the return match was played most years on Boxing Day. In 1957 25th December we played Aldershot away on the 26th December we played Aldershot at home. With TV money dominating Football if Sky announced that from next season there would be a live game at 11.30 on Christmas morning, what would your immediate thought be? And by some quirk of fate that live game was going to be Saints v Chelsea, novelty value aside, would you go?
channonball Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 I'd be up for that. Home by 1pm for lunch:)
Pugwash Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 I'd be up for that. Home by 1pm for lunch:) Ha! So you're one of those who leaves ten minutes before the end, then?
Colinjb Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 No, don't fancy a 4 hour round-trip on xmas day, cheers all the same.
Hatch Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 No, don't fancy a 4 hour round-trip on xmas day, cheers all the same. best time to travel , no traffic
Colinjb Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 best time to travel , no traffic Still four hours out of what should be a day with the family!
pap Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Still four hours out of what should be a day with the family! Ah, boll*cks. Family is for all year round, not just for Christmas.
dubai_phil Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Christmas Day is for The Great Escape. Doesn't apply to us anymore.
Bucks Saint Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Saints Catering to surpass themselves with full on traditional menu, all packed into one pie of course
DuncanRG Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Cardiff and Hull should play behind closed doors to remind them of what football's like without any fans.
John Boy Saint Posted 20 December, 2013 Author Posted 20 December, 2013 best time to travel , no traffic No so sure about that, we live just in earshot of the M3 and Christmas Day it sounds just like a weekday morning until about midday then again from about 4pm till about 9:30pm qite surprising as I would have thought the same.
mancsaint Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 My first season of watching Saints, this was April and May after the big freeze. 03/04/1963 Southampton 3 3 Nottm Forest 06/04/1963 Newcastle 4 1 Southampton 08/04/1963 Southampton 5 0 Nottm Forest 12/04/1963 Plymouth 2 1 Southampton 13/04/1963 Southampton 2 0 Walsall 15/04/1963 Southampton 1 1 Plymouth 20/04/1963 Norwich 1 0 Southampton 22/04/1963 Southampton 3 0 Swansea 27/04/1963 Man Utd 1 0 Southampton 01/05/1963 Southampton 5 0 Derby 04/05/1963 Sunderland 4 0 Southampton 07/05/1963 Bury 1 1 Southampton 11/05/1963 Southampton 1 0 Rotherham 13/05/1963 Southampton 4 1 Grimsby 15/05/1963 Southampton 3 1 Leeds 18/05/1963 Charlton 2 1 Southampton 22/05/1963 Southampton 2 0 Stoke They earned their money then. Mancsaint
channonball Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Ha! So you're one of those who leaves ten minutes before the end, then? Haha, very good
krissyboy31 Posted 20 December, 2013 Posted 20 December, 2013 Saints Catering to surpass themselves with full on traditional menu, all packed into one pie of course I've heard of turkey & ham pie but not turkey & sprout pie!
John Boy Saint Posted 20 December, 2013 Author Posted 20 December, 2013 I've heard of turkey & ham pie but not turkey & sprout pie! That will mean a job lot of nose pegs will be needed.
davefoggy Posted 21 December, 2013 Posted 21 December, 2013 My first season of watching Saints, this was April and May after the big freeze. 03/04/1963 Southampton 3 3 Nottm Forest 06/04/1963 Newcastle 4 1 Southampton 08/04/1963 Southampton 5 0 Nottm Forest 12/04/1963 Plymouth 2 1 Southampton 13/04/1963 Southampton 2 0 Walsall 15/04/1963 Southampton 1 1 Plymouth 20/04/1963 Norwich 1 0 Southampton 22/04/1963 Southampton 3 0 Swansea 27/04/1963 Man Utd 1 0 Southampton 01/05/1963 Southampton 5 0 Derby 04/05/1963 Sunderland 4 0 Southampton 07/05/1963 Bury 1 1 Southampton 11/05/1963 Southampton 1 0 Rotherham 13/05/1963 Southampton 4 1 Grimsby 15/05/1963 Southampton 3 1 Leeds 18/05/1963 Charlton 2 1 Southampton 22/05/1963 Southampton 2 0 Stoke They earned their money then. Mancsaint Wow! Imagine that back log now....
Berkshire Saint Posted 22 December, 2013 Posted 22 December, 2013 My first season of watching Saints, this was April and May after the big freeze. 03/04/1963 Southampton 3 3 Nottm Forest 06/04/1963 Newcastle 4 1 Southampton 08/04/1963 Southampton 5 0 Nottm Forest 12/04/1963 Plymouth 2 1 Southampton 13/04/1963 Southampton 2 0 Walsall 15/04/1963 Southampton 1 1 Plymouth 20/04/1963 Norwich 1 0 Southampton 22/04/1963 Southampton 3 0 Swansea 27/04/1963 Man Utd 1 0 Southampton 01/05/1963 Southampton 5 0 Derby 04/05/1963 Sunderland 4 0 Southampton 07/05/1963 Bury 1 1 Southampton 11/05/1963 Southampton 1 0 Rotherham 13/05/1963 Southampton 4 1 Grimsby 15/05/1963 Southampton 3 1 Leeds 18/05/1963 Charlton 2 1 Southampton 22/05/1963 Southampton 2 0 Stoke They earned their money then. Mancsaint Love that. Should be shown to any manager who whines about their 'fixture pile-up'.
John Boy Saint Posted 22 December, 2013 Author Posted 22 December, 2013 My first season of watching Saints, this was April and May after the big freeze. 03/04/1963 Southampton 3 3 Nottm Forest 06/04/1963 Newcastle 4 1 Southampton 08/04/1963 Southampton 5 0 Nottm Forest 12/04/1963 Plymouth 2 1 Southampton 13/04/1963 Southampton 2 0 Walsall 15/04/1963 Southampton 1 1 Plymouth 20/04/1963 Norwich 1 0 Southampton 22/04/1963 Southampton 3 0 Swansea 27/04/1963 Man Utd 1 0 Southampton 01/05/1963 Southampton 5 0 Derby 04/05/1963 Sunderland 4 0 Southampton 07/05/1963 Bury 1 1 Southampton 11/05/1963 Southampton 1 0 Rotherham 13/05/1963 Southampton 4 1 Grimsby 15/05/1963 Southampton 3 1 Leeds 18/05/1963 Charlton 2 1 Southampton 22/05/1963 Southampton 2 0 Stoke They earned their money then. Mancsaint If you were an ardent home and away supporter, you would have used up a lot of holiday and days off that season. 21 points from a possible 34 considering the frequency of games not to shabby a return for Saints
Graffito Posted 25 December, 2013 Posted 25 December, 2013 High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7b6f0490-6347-11e3-a87d-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2oROhNgvQ While the leaders on both sides rejected a Christmas truce, when the day came soldiers took matters into their own hands. On December 25, along the western front, the guns fell silent and men emerged, cautiously at first, from their trenches to meet in no-man’s-land. Some sang Christmas carols, others played football. “It was absolutely astounding,” wrote a British captain, “and if I had seen it on a cinematograph film I should have sworn that it was faked!”
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