CB Fry Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 It is possible to have a rivalry between two nearby clubs where you really, really want to beat them, but still cheer for them over everyone else because they are your second favorite club. I think as a Saints supporter I "really really want to beat" every club we play in the league, be it Burnley, Villa, Liverpool or Arsenal. So Bournemouth would be the same, but I'd want them to stay up and do well in the league elsewhere. That isn't a rivalry.
Golactico Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 I think as a Saints supporter I "really really want to beat" every club we play in the league, be it Burnley, Villa, Liverpool or Arsenal. So Bournemouth would be the same, but I'd want them to stay up and do well in the league elsewhere. That isn't a rivalry. count me in as another one who hopes they do well against everyone except Saints. Eddie Howe deserve s all the success he's getting.
hasper57saint Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 count me in as another one who hopes they do well against everyone except Saints. Eddie Howe deserve s all the success he's getting. Eddie Howe? Isn't he the bloke who got a bit of a cob on in the press when he thought he'd be our Manager and didn't get the job?
Batman Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 arry on goals on sunday summed them up regarding this. he said there is no real rivalry between saints and bournemouth. Pompey v Saints is where it is at without question
B Rabbit Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 arry on goals on sunday summed them up regarding this. he said there is no real rivalry between saints and bournemouth. Pompey v Saints is where it is at without question interesting about the potential ground share too....
Batman Posted 12 April, 2015 Posted 12 April, 2015 interesting about the potential ground share too.... yep, it really has to be us doesn't it. reading/brighton are quite far from them really....unless it could be a litter earner for Pompey?? What was it, 1 year to get the ground bigger and media facilities sorted (or something)
richie Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 if they go up do you think the club will make it a cat A game? I hope not. Same price to see Bmouth as Man Utd!
Matthew Le God Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 if they go up do you think the club will make it a cat A game? I hope not. Same price to see Bmouth as Man Utd! They have higher prices for games where they think there is going to be more demand. There will be a lot of demand for tickets for the Bournemouth game compared to many other fixtures, so there is a reasonable chance it will be a "category A" game, and at the very least a "B game".
Graffito Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 if they go up do you think the club will make it a cat A game? I hope not. Same price to see Bmouth as Man Utd! Same price to see Saints.
SimonC Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 Nice thread. Definitely not as much aggro as a few years ago..I think you lot have cooled a bit now that you are back in the top flight... Anyway - Reading away tomorrow, 4,000 away fans there - they will be fielding a weakened side with the FA cup match looming. What can possibly go wrong
Saint IQ Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 there will of course be some within them that want to stoke the rivalry.....that on our side does not exists. I know a couple of bournemouth fans and they see it as getting one over the bigger brother so to speak and see it as more like banter. But sure s ****, they will want the bragging rights.... fair enough fantastic story though. -17 points or something in league 2...now they are the souths 2nd club...way way way above pompey lol That's the first thing they can brag about if they go up then, ' saints from -10 league 1 to premier league but b-mouth even more impressive going from -17 in league 2 to premier league' Great footballing storys both of them Really hope they go up.
Shandy_Top_89 Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 arry on goals on sunday summed them up regarding this. he said there is no real rivalry between saints and bournemouth. Pompey v Saints is where it is at without question Absolutely right. I would still consider Saints v Bournemouth in the prem to be a special game though, much more so than a game against Reading or Brighton (which I have heard referred to as derby games in the media before)
Matthew Le God Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 That's the first thing they can brag about if they go up then, ' saints from -10 league 1 to premier league but b-mouth even more impressive going from -17 in league 2 to premier league' When Saints beat Sunderland 8-0 and then a week later Bournemouth beat Birmingham 8-0 their chairman Jeff Mostyn stated in the press that Bournemouth win was more impressive as it was away from home. Ignoring that Sunderland are a Premier League side and are better than Birmingham. They'll probably be looking for any little thing like that they can twist next year, but I doubt they'll be 5th in the Premier League after 32 games next season.
the saint in winchester Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 I wish them well and hope they get up. I think they will too. As Redslo notes above, how about we treat them with respect, and maybe they will treat us the same way. I might be biased, working in Poole, so I have to get on with the natives. Don't know how they would do next season in the Prem, but they can cross that bridge when they come to it.
richie Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 Same price to see Saints. yeah I know. I go to watch saints and don't care if its Carlisle or Man utd. Just a question about the stance from the club as to how they view our appetite for the game should they come up.
View From The Top Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 (edited) Nice thread. Definitely not as much aggro as a few years ago..I think you lot have cooled a bit now that you are back in the top flight... Anyway - Reading away tomorrow, 4,000 away fans there - they will be fielding a weakened side with the FA cup match looming. What can possibly go wrong Maybe because we've yet to have Boscombe fans telling us how we have some sort of rivalry with them, which we clearly don't, & that most Saints fans have no issue with Boscombe getting into the BPL, in fact, we like the way you've gone about it & it has the added benefit of really pis sing the skates off, who are our only rivals. Edited 13 April, 2015 by View From The Top
Plastic Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 When Saints beat Sunderland 8-0 and then a week later Bournemouth beat Birmingham 8-0 their chairman Jeff Mostyn stated in the press that Bournemouth win was more impressive as it was away from home. It is more impressive, relatively speaking.
Saint_clark Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 It is more impressive, relatively speaking. Except Birmingham had a player sent off so it's not.
Crazy Diamond Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 Except Birmingham had a player sent off so it's not. Plus they used one of our players. Oh and Birmingham didn't have a manager.
Batman Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 Except Birmingham had a player sent off so it's not. and scoring 8 goals in the premier league is miles harder than doing so in the championship. regardless of the relative quality
Matthew Le God Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 (edited) It is more impressive, relatively speaking. Why? Sunderland have better players than Birmingham. Edited 13 April, 2015 by Matthew Le God
The9 Posted 13 April, 2015 Posted 13 April, 2015 Hey, fair's fair, if they stick 8 on someone in the Prem next season I'll be right there saying "they showed me". But it is in no way comparable.
Plastic Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Why? Sunderland have better players than Birmingham. And we have better players than Bournemouth, therefore objectively it's a roughly equal achievement. Then if you consider they did this away from home I think it makes it more of an accomplishment. Fine margins though.
Plastic Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 and scoring 8 goals in the premier league is miles harder than doing so in the championship. regardless of the relative quality Why?
Plastic Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Except Birmingham had a player sent off so it's not. Fair point
lifeintheslowlane Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Oh great, lets have another 3 pages quantifying the unquantifiable...it's what this forum does best.
Saint Charlie Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Sunderland were hopeless that day and since then we average about a goal per game and have not scored in a fair few. Bmth have been scoring for fun all season.
Golden Balls Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Sunderland were hopeless that day and since then we average about a goal per game and have not scored in a fair few. Bmth have been scoring for fun all season. I look forward to their Champions League push next season then.
stevegrant Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Hmm. Bournemouth-based Keith Stroud will referee Reading v Bournemouth tonight. Nothing iffy there...
hasper57saint Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Hmm. Bournemouth-based Keith Stroud will referee Reading v Bournemouth tonight. Nothing iffy there... Of course not Steve.Nepotism runs through the veins of most Refs.
bpsaint Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Tbf you'd think all the refs in that league lived in sunny Boscombe what with some of the decisions that have gone in their favour this season.
angelman Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Are AFCB on tv tonight, as I would rather watch them than the Champions League.
Crazy Diamond Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Has it been mentioned yet that were it not for Lallana's move to Liverpool then they could have well found themselves in the brown stuff due to the Football League's new financial regulations? Fairytale indeed...
niceandfriendly Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Are AFCB on tv tonight, as I would rather watch them than the Champions League. Same. Doesn't look like they're on Sky
Plastic Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Wow, the bitterness towards our soon to be promoted neighbours knows no bounds. Small-time provincial mentality at it finest!
Lighthouse Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Boro comfortably in front at home to Wolves. Leeds could do them a favour by holding Norwich.
aintforever Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Eddie Howe? Isn't he the bloke who got a bit of a cob on in the press when he thought he'd be our Manager and didn't get the job? I heard from a good source that he was interviewed but didn't want the job.
RedWillie Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Win again. Our friendly neighbours are coming up...
Lighthouse Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Only Wednesday, Bolton and Charlton in their way now. 2 of them at home and none of them with anything to play for. Strange to think that 2 years ago we were battling Wigan to avoid the drop. It's looking likely that next season we will be in Europe and they in League 1.
The Cat Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Looking forward to a trip down there. It's near, there will be a good atmosphere. What's not to like?
Saint_clark Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Looking forward to a trip down there. It's near, there will be a good atmosphere. What's not to like? Hoping it's early/late in the season for a decent day on the booze in the sunshine.
saintant Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 If Watford fail to win at Forest tomorrow Bournemouth can virtually guarantee an automatic promotion spot by winning their next two games both of which are at home to Sheff Wed and Bolton because Boro and Norwich play one another this Friday.
Redslo Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 If Watford fail to win at Forest tomorrow Bournemouth can virtually guarantee an automatic promotion spot by winning their next two games both of which are at home to Sheff Wed and Bolton because Boro and Norwich play one another this Friday. Only Watford gaining a net of 11 in goal difference would stop this.
saintant Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Yes and that would increase to at least 13 if Bournemouth win their two home games.
The Cat Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Over 4000 at Reading tonight. They were struggling to get that many turn up for home games 5 years ago.
Redslo Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Yes and that would increase to at least 13 if Bournemouth win their two home games. Hence my use of the word "net"--after all Watford would have to win its games by a minimum of one goal each too. Over 4000 at Reading tonight. They were struggling to get that many turn up for home games 5 years ago. I have a theory that fans like winning teams, especially ones that are competing for promotion.
SarniaSaint Posted 14 April, 2015 Posted 14 April, 2015 Hope they do get promoted and taste the big time...............and a sure fire 6 points for us before the season starts
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