krissyboy31 Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-17/heiress-cracks-premier-league-s-boys-club-to-revive-southampton Not sure if anyone has posted this previously?
Sour Mash Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Yeah, it's on this same page, with the same heading as your thread.
Convict Colony Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Sour Mash said: Yeah, it's on this same page, with the same heading as your thread. Your a tool
Saint86 Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Sour Mash said: Yeah, it's on this same page, with the same heading as your thread. ha, amazing!
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 I 'like' the comment "namesake seaside town" - bet that will go down well up the road
VectisSaint Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Horley CTFC Saint said: I 'like' the comment "namesake seaside town" - bet that will go down well up the road Thought it was very strange when I read it. There are 2 things wrong with referring to Southampton as a "seaside town". (1) It's not a town, (2) it's not by the sea side. Think those down the road will be laughing thinking of us being referred to as a seaside town. If you want a seaside town, think Boscombe.
Batman Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 VectisSaint said: Thought it was very strange when I read it. There are 2 things wrong with referring to Southampton as a "seaside town". (1) It's not a town, (2) it's not by the sea side. Think those down the road will be laughing thinking of us being referred to as a seaside town. If you want a seaside town, think Boscombe. Could have sworn Southampton is by the sea
Pancake Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Batman said: Could have sworn Southampton is by the sea No, it's a port-"town" at the top of an estuary which opens to the sea. The city itself isn't a "seaside" one.
Batman Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Pancake said: No, it's a port-"town" at the top of an estuary which opens to the sea. The city itself isn't a "seaside" one. So, by the sea then. Which is probably what they meant (clearly)
VectisSaint Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Batman said: Could have sworn Southampton is by the sea Well, shows how wrong you can be, doesn't it. The city is not by the sea. If you want to be geographically accurate, Southampton Water is a drowned valley, or ria formed by the Rivers Test, Itchen and Hamble that flow into it.
krissyboy31 Posted 20 June, 2015 Author Posted 20 June, 2015 VectisSaint said: Well, shows how wrong you can be, doesn't it. The city is not by the sea. If you want to be geographically accurate, Southampton Water is a drowned valley, or ria formed by the Rivers Test, Itchen and Hamble that flow into it. It's an American report written by them, for them! The terminology may be strange to us but any seafaring town is probably close enough to a seaside town to Americans. Anyway, it's no less true of us, than say Sydney or San Francisco and we do have a beach (of sorts).
eelpie Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 I remember going to Weston beach, and I expect to find it full of sunbathing Yanks after this article.
John B Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 eelpie said: I remember going to Weston beach, and I expect to find it full of sunbathing Yanks after this article. Used to be taken to Weston Shore as a toddler in the 1940s after a trip on the Floating Bridge
Danish Saint Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 Winner of the "How-far-off-the-original-topic-replies"-thread?
CB Fry Posted 20 June, 2015 Posted 20 June, 2015 cellone said: Is the solent the sea? It's pretty wet out there.
Redslo Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 I don't know what you all are on about but Southampton is clearly right on the sea. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Southampton,+NY/@40.8765343,-72.4086303,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e894ffe7b76a09:0xfff847a4af47d809
scotty Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 eelpie said: I remember going to Weston beach, and I expect to find it full of sunbathing Yanks after this article.
ericb Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Redslo said: I don't know what you all are on about but Southampton is clearly right on the sea. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Southampton,+NY/@40.8765343,-72.4086303,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e894ffe7b76a09:0xfff847a4af47d809 That's probably because you chose to support a team based on a computer game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
buctootim Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Its on the sea. The sea is the continuous body of water which covers the earth. First definition in most dictionaries.
trousers Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 buctootim said: Its on the sea. The sea is the continuous body of water which covers the earth. First definition in most dictionaries. The Saintsweb forum isn't renowend for accepting dictionary definitions....
CB Fry Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 trousers said: The Saintsweb forum isn't renowend for accepting dictionary definitions.... Southampton is the dictionary definition of a seaside town? Remind me to never go on holiday with you.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Only on this forum could there be a serious discussion about whether Southampton is near the sea or not.
CB Fry Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Quote Only on this forum could there be a serious discussion about whether Southampton is near the sea or not. Only on this forum would English adults start pretending they'd never heard the expression "seaside town" before and then start making out that Southampton is one.
hypochondriac Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 ericb said: That's probably because you chose to support a team based on a computer game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk so true.
buctootim Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 ericb said: That's probably because you chose to support a team based on a computer game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk hypochondriac said: so true. whereas you two went through a much more substantial and credible thought process - your parents decided to live there
Redslo Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 ericb said: That's probably because you chose to support a team based on a computer game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank you for reading my blog. By the way, did you check out the link in my post?
hypochondriac Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 buctootim said: whereas you two went through a much more substantial and credible thought process - your parents decided to live there Well I've actually been to a game which I think should be a factor
Bucks Saint Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Danish Saint said: Winner of the "How-far-off-the-original-topic-replies"-thread? Thats a rash claim at too early a stage, given the intense competition for that title
GarrettIvo Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 hypochondriac said: Well I've actually been to a game which I think should be a factor It's not though thankfully.
ericb Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 buctootim said: whereas you two went through a much more substantial and credible thought process - your parents decided to live there I'm fourth generation Southampton so not just my parents. But yeah supporting the team from where you're born is far more credible than choosing via a computer game thanks for pointing that out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Picard Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Redslo said: Thank you for reading my blog. By the way, did you check out the link in my post? Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't I read in your blog that you are from that lovely seaside town, Los Angeles?
Nolan Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Southampton Water is an Estuary. An Estuary is a mix of fresh water from rivers and saline sea water. Hence the salinity in a estuary is not as great as that of the Sea. It is correct to describe Southampton as "waterside" but not "sea side".
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Nolan said: Southampton Water is an Estuary. An Estuary is a mix of fresh water from rivers and saline sea water. Hence the salinity in a estuary is not as great as that of the Sea. It is correct to describe Southampton as "waterside" but not "sea side". I would say 'seaport' rather than 'seaside', which has a rather sentimental meaning for the English invoking memories of buckets and spades, Punch and Judy, end-of-the-pier shows, that sort of thing.
buctootim Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Nolan said: Southampton Water is an Estuary. An Estuary is a mix of fresh water from rivers and saline sea water. Hence the salinity in a estuary is not as great as that of the Sea. It is correct to describe Southampton as "waterside" but not "sea side". Really? I must remember to refer to the Baltic Estuary in future
Nolan Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 buctootim said: Really? I must remember to refer to the Baltic Estuary in future or you could just call it a large Fjord.
buctootim Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 If it was near Norway and if it had cliffs we could.
Redslo Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Picard said: Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't I read in your blog that you are from that lovely seaside town, Los Angeles? Accusing me of being from Los Angeles is worse than accusing you of being from Portsmouth. I am from San Francisco. (By the way, if you actually are from Portsmouth, I apologize. I am sorry you are from Portsmouth.)
VectisSaint Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Redslo said: Accusing me of being from Los Angeles is worse than accusing you of being from Portsmouth. I am from San Francisco. (By the way, if you actually are from Portsmouth, I apologize. I am sorry you are from Portsmouth.) Aha another hick seaside town like Boscombe:lol:. Actually, much like Southampton, not "by the sea" at all, but a major port city with a waterfront based on an estuary/drowned river valley/ria.
Graffito Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 Whitey Grandad said: I would say 'seaport' rather than 'seaside', which has a rather sentimental meaning for the English invoking memories of buckets and spades, Punch and Judy, end-of-the-pier shows, that sort of thing. Yeah Seaport. Its more about terminology than geography. Nobody would describe Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol, Hull as seaside towns so why Southampton? Well, because it fits with the picture being portrayed in the article of some bunch of lightweights that have been propelled into the big boys club by Frau Liebherr.
cellone Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 hypochondriac said: Well I've actually been to a game which I think should be a factor Fair play as you are obviously far younger than I had previously thought.
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 buctootim said: If it was near Norway and if it had cliffs we could. There are plenty of fjords in Denmark.
hypochondriac Posted 21 June, 2015 Posted 21 June, 2015 cellone said: Fair play as you are obviously far younger than I had previously thought. Not sure how you worked that one out?
Redslo Posted 22 June, 2015 Posted 22 June, 2015 VectisSaint said: Aha another hick seaside town like Boscombe:lol:. Actually, much like Southampton, not "by the sea" at all, but a major port city with a waterfront based on an estuary/drowned river valley/ria. You are greatly understating San Francisco's seasideness. https://www.google.com/maps/place/San+Francisco,+CA/@37.7577,-122.4376,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff Also, pretty cool how Liebherr has broken into that boys club, isn't it?
Mystic Force Posted 22 June, 2015 Posted 22 June, 2015 So for someone who works so tirelessly to provide sources and reasoning i had to have a laugh at the hilarity at your misinformed understanding having never been to Southampton. So here are some pictures to help. Here is a seaside town called Exmouth, home of Jack Sparks. Note the sand. And here an overview of Southampton water, the city occupying the area between the confluence of the two rivers https://m.flickr.com/photos/snapperz/5037015875/
CB Fry Posted 22 June, 2015 Posted 22 June, 2015 What Redslo needs is a break. He needs to experience a traditional British holiday at one of our lovely seaside towns like Middlesbrough or Hull.
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