Gloucester Saint Posted Monday at 18:51 Posted Monday at 18:51 (edited) 2 hours ago, hypochondriac said: Loved watching that. ‘Fuck’s sake Downing’. ‘Fuck off Downing, you’re fucking shit’. This must be an AI hoax, they never get on their players backs. Well, apart from Carl Tiler. Paul Downing now at Kidderminster. Edited Monday at 18:53 by Gloucester Saint
Appy Posted Monday at 18:54 Posted Monday at 18:54 1 hour ago, franniesTache said: That away end was one of the best away ends i've been in in 40 odd years of going, a load of the bingo bus lot swerved it and it seemed to be mostly lads. The celebrations for when the goals went in were incredible and the noise was something else. Also one of the only times i'll join in with the scummers stuff, especially coming out of the ground when we were lined up behind the stand and you just had that ominous "Scummers, Scummers" ringing out. It wasn't at a million miles an hour, it was slow and purposeful, fucking great way to mock them. Sadly next season we'll end up with a bunch of out of towners and posh kids grabbing the tickets and singing about players cocks and pantomime songs instead of real vitriol and hatred like it should be. Away end was superb that night, felt like the whole end was up for it (apart from that noddy that got shown taking a selfie on TV) remember arriving 15-20 into the game as the train I was on was held up, arrived about 5 minutes before Ings scored. 3
EssEffCee Posted Monday at 18:56 Author Posted Monday at 18:56 1 hour ago, franniesTache said: That away end was one of the best away ends i've been in in 40 odd years of going, a load of the bingo bus lot swerved it and it seemed to be mostly lads. The celebrations for when the goals went in were incredible and the noise was something else. Also one of the only times i'll join in with the scummers stuff, especially coming out of the ground when we were lined up behind the stand and you just had that ominous "Scummers, Scummers" ringing out. It wasn't at a million miles an hour, it was slow and purposeful, fucking great way to mock them. Sadly next season we'll end up with a bunch of out of towners and posh kids grabbing the tickets and singing about players cocks and pantomime songs instead of real vitriol and hatred like it should be. Without doubt the best away end I've been in. As a relative youngster it's probably the closest to the 80s I'll ever get. Very few goals I've celebrated as much too, the first and third in particular. As you say it'll likely be shite next year in comparison as the evening KO without the bubble meant loads didn't fancy it. 1
EssEffCee Posted Monday at 19:00 Author Posted Monday at 19:00 3 minutes ago, Appy said: Away end was superb that night, felt like the whole end was up for it (apart from that noddy that got shown taking a selfie on TV) remember arriving 15-20 into the game as the train I was on was held up, arrived about 5 minutes before Ings scored. Was on that train also. Was fuming at the time but wouldn't change it now seeing as we saw all what was worth seeing. Was quite a sight a few hundred lads jogging down Goldsmith Avenue shouting abuse at any skates hanging out their windows too. 1
spyinthesky Posted Monday at 19:05 Posted Monday at 19:05 5 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: We are a shambles in the PL, but we remain light years ahead of Pompey in terms of player quality. MLG But are we? They beat Swansea 4-0 versus our 3-0. They drew with a full strength Burnley 0-0 whilst our more or less full strength side lost 1-0 to a weakened Burnley team. Going back to pre season we were abysmal and lost to Oxford whilst Pompey beat them 2-0. There is the possibility that Pompey will strengthen next season whereas our better players will be off. I guess it will all depend on who is the Manager and what decent recruits will be in the team next season. I have the recurring nightmare that for the only time in my long association with Saints, we could be the lowest ranking side along the South Coast. 3
StrangelyBrown Posted Monday at 19:09 Posted Monday at 19:09 3 minutes ago, spyinthesky said: MLG But are we? They beat Swansea 4-0 versus our 3-0. They drew with a full strength Burnley 0-0 whilst our more or less full strength side lost 1-0 to a weakened Burnley team. Going back to pre season we were abysmal and lost to Oxford whilst Pompey beat them 2-0. There is the possibility that Pompey will strengthen next season whereas our better players will be off. I guess it will all depend on who is the Manager and what decent recruits will be in the team next season. I have the recurring nightmare that for the only time in my long association with Saints, we could be the lowest ranking side along the South Coast. MLG schooled by his own methods. 1
EssEffCee Posted Monday at 19:12 Author Posted Monday at 19:12 6 minutes ago, spyinthesky said: MLG But are we? They beat Swansea 4-0 versus our 3-0. They drew with a full strength Burnley 0-0 whilst our more or less full strength side lost 1-0 to a weakened Burnley team. Going back to pre season we were abysmal and lost to Oxford whilst Pompey beat them 2-0. There is the possibility that Pompey will strengthen next season whereas our better players will be off. I guess it will all depend on who is the Manager and what decent recruits will be in the team next season. I have the recurring nightmare that for the only time in my long association with Saints, we could be the lowest ranking side along the South Coast. Meeting them in the play offs would be fun.
HarvSFC Posted Monday at 19:18 Posted Monday at 19:18 Goalkeepers are obviously key, but more so in this fixture, we need a strong pair of hands between the sticks. We've seen a top goalkeeper in Niemi bottle it at Fratton Park. Even in 2019, we started quite slow and they came out of the traps flying and it needed a few decent stops from McCarthy to prevent them from taking an early shock lead. Fortunately, we had Ings, Bertrand, JWP and Romeu back then, some quality that could actually beat lower division sides, with some credible players like Cedric, Hojbjerg, Redmond and Adams, rather than the current shower of crap that has lost against Grimsby, Gillingham and Burnley in the last few years. Also, we were quite fortunate that Gunn was the first choice in 2019 and McCarthy was our cup goalkeeper, as I think Gunn would have bottled it and conceded from the aforementioned early Portsmouth chances. Essentially, we can't go to Fratton Park with Bazunu, as he definitely isn't up to the occasion, Ramsdale will be off, so a goalkeeper is a priority once again this summer.
Gloucester Saint Posted Monday at 19:37 Posted Monday at 19:37 24 minutes ago, EssEffCee said: Meeting them in the play offs would be fun. Much needed overtime for the plod.
Tommy Mulgrew Posted Monday at 19:55 Posted Monday at 19:55 48 minutes ago, spyinthesky said: we could be the lowest ranking side along the South Coast. Watch out Torquay; the mighty Saints are coming to get you!
Matthew Le God Posted Monday at 20:11 Posted Monday at 20:11 (edited) 1 hour ago, spyinthesky said: MLG But are we? They beat Swansea 4-0 versus our 3-0. They drew with a full strength Burnley 0-0 whilst our more or less full strength side lost 1-0 to a weakened Burnley team. Going back to pre season we were abysmal and lost to Oxford whilst Pompey beat them 2-0. There is the possibility that Pompey will strengthen next season whereas our better players will be off. I guess it will all depend on who is the Manager and what decent recruits will be in the team next season. I have the recurring nightmare that for the only time in my long association with Saints, we could be the lowest ranking side along the South Coast. How many of their players would you want in our squad? A handful of good results doesn't make them better than us or paper over how far they are behind on player quality. Even in the unlikely scenario of us below Pompey next season how would we be the lowest ranked on the South Coast next season when Devon (Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay) is on the South Coast or other clubs on the coast? Edited Monday at 20:41 by Matthew Le God 1
Graffito Posted Monday at 20:28 Posted Monday at 20:28 I’ve watched them on tv quite a bit this season. They are indeed shit. But saints have to get rid of the wobblers or we’ll get turned over.
Football Special Posted Monday at 20:48 Posted Monday at 20:48 1 hour ago, EssEffCee said: Meeting them in the play offs would be fun. Play off final at Wembley, 90,000 in attendance all on a bubble trip 😂
Football Special Posted Monday at 20:50 Posted Monday at 20:50 (edited) 1 hour ago, EssEffCee said: Was on that train also. Was fuming at the time but wouldn't change it now seeing as we saw all what was worth seeing. Was quite a sight a few hundred lads jogging down Goldsmith Avenue shouting abuse at any skates hanging out their windows too. The earlier train got the full reception, very very slow walk with all sorts of missiles flying into the escort, check out the Copa 90 video , fast forward to nearer the end and has some footage of it ,get an idea on this as well Edited Monday at 20:55 by Football Special
StrangelyBrown Posted Monday at 20:53 Posted Monday at 20:53 42 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: How many of their players would you want in our squad? A handful of good results doesn't make them better than us or paper over how far they are behind on player quality. Even in the unlikely scenario of us below Pompey next season how would we be the lowest ranked on the South Coast next season when Devon (Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay) is on the South Coast or other clubs on the coast? How many of our players would you want in our squad? 1
Matthew Le God Posted Monday at 20:58 Posted Monday at 20:58 4 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said: How many of our players would you want in our squad? For the Championship... the vast majority of them For the Premier League... a small handful
Miltonaggro Posted Monday at 21:14 Posted Monday at 21:14 24 minutes ago, Football Special said: Play off final at Wembley, 90,000 in attendance all on a bubble trip 😂 The soppy inbred cunts would claim that 75000 were there to support them!
EssEffCee Posted Monday at 21:46 Author Posted Monday at 21:46 55 minutes ago, Football Special said: The earlier train got the full reception, very very slow walk with all sorts of missiles flying into the escort, check out the Copa 90 video , fast forward to nearer the end and has some footage of it ,get an idea on this as well Yeah seen that and the documentary before. Always assumed that's why we were held up.
Andrew Watson Posted Monday at 23:05 Posted Monday at 23:05 To win a derby player ability goes out of the window. In 2011/12 we went up ,Portsmouth went down,they managed to get 2 draws,probably none or very few of their players get into our side,however that will count for nothing in the caaldron of hate,that is Fratton Park. 1
macca155 Posted Monday at 23:28 Posted Monday at 23:28 The reason it's a proper derby, is that form and reason go out the window. Each team is as a capable of raising their game, or bottling it as the other. Imagine Saints had drawn Pompey in the cup at Fratton Park, this year. They would fancy their chances and that can be an intimidating ground if they smell blood. Player for player Saints should be favourites, but I can't say I'd be that confident. Still be a great game though. 1
hypochondriac Posted Tuesday at 01:11 Posted Tuesday at 01:11 2 hours ago, Andrew Watson said: To win a derby player ability goes out of the window. In 2011/12 we went up ,Portsmouth went down,they managed to get 2 draws,probably none or very few of their players get into our side,however that will count for nothing in the caaldron of hate,that is Fratton Park. Cauldron of hate? A more accurate description would be the stinking, rat infested, rusting, hovel. 3
TheAlehouseBrawlers Posted Tuesday at 06:37 Posted Tuesday at 06:37 8 hours ago, EssEffCee said: Yeah seen that and the documentary before. Always assumed that's why we were held up. It's always been the same. When we rolled up at Southampton Central in 2005 and saw the mob that was waiting outside, a lot of the old Warrens fellas were out in force, we said there's no way this train is leaving on time. True enough, we kept getting told there was this problem at that why the the decrepit old rattler was delayed, you knew it was bullshit. The game wasn't far from kicking off when we finally pulled out and when we got there we were greeted by what looked like an army of Robocops who did a slow stop-start march down to the ground with a few toothless skates giving it the big one from windows along the way.. By the time we got in we were already 3-0 down. A day best forgotten - done most of them since the 70s, missed the league cup win in 2019, but was there in 1984.
Weston Super Saint Posted Tuesday at 07:13 Posted Tuesday at 07:13 11 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: How many of their players would you want in our squad? A handful of good results doesn't make them better than us or paper over how far they are behind on player quality. Even in the unlikely scenario of us below Pompey next season how would we be the lowest ranked on the South Coast next season when Devon (Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay) is on the South Coast or other clubs on the coast? What criteria are you using to call Exeter a 'coastal town'?
Turkish Posted Tuesday at 07:17 Posted Tuesday at 07:17 18 hours ago, franniesTache said: Think the reason for the lack of bubble was to do with how little time the Hants old bill had to organise it rather than anything else. Personally think they'll have a bubble again this time sadly, which f*cking ruins it. Wonder if we'll get a load of "free" tickets like we did at the league cup game with the saints fans coming in two to a ticket 👀 Also wonder if the skates will pump crowd noise into the away end using their tannoy system again? That league cup game really shattered a lot of their myths to pieces, not that they'd admit to it. They are a weird bunch. Whenever there is a post on social media about best supporters, biggest clubs, or anything about saints you can guarantee one of the first replies will be from a skate saying it’s Pompey or on a post about us something derogatory about the scummers. It’s almost like an obsession. I’ve had the misfortune to work with a few over the years and they’re just as bad in person too a conveyer belt of bullshit about how great Pompey are. What appear to be perfectly normal people become bullshitting bellends whenever their club or our club is mentioned. I swear it could be diagnosed as some sort of mental condition in these modern times but as there doesn’t seem to be any cure or any support groups set up for Skate Syndrome then we’ll just have to put up with it 3
Football Special Posted Tuesday at 07:38 Posted Tuesday at 07:38 14 minutes ago, Turkish said: They are a weird bunch. Whenever there is a post on social media about best supporters, biggest clubs, or anything about saints you can guarantee one of the first replies will be from a skate saying it’s Pompey or on a post about us something derogatory about the scummers. It’s almost like an obsession. I’ve had the misfortune to work with a few over the years and they’re just as bad in person too a conveyer belt of bullshit about how great Pompey are. What appear to be perfectly normal people become bullshitting bellends whenever their club or our club is mentioned. I swear it could be diagnosed as some sort of mental condition in these modern times but as there doesn’t seem to be any cure or any support groups set up for Skate Syndrome then we’ll just have to put up with it Yeah they are incredibly needy, it's a psychological condition driven by an inferiority complex, when they bang on about being a "bigger" club than us I just say let's go on realistic living memory, start in 1966 and tell me how many years since then have they finished above us or had a higher average attendance. We are higher in both for 95% of the last 60 years. I remember the Petersfield bookshop chap saying he goes to all the England games but doesn't celebrate if a scummer scores, makes moments like Lambert, Harwood-Bellis etc scoring all the more enjoyable , small wins and all that 2
Football Special Posted Tuesday at 07:39 Posted Tuesday at 07:39 9 hours ago, EssEffCee said: Yeah seen that and the documentary before. Always assumed that's why we were held up. When they run those special services they had no intention of it arriving on time, always the same delay until the game starts
TheAlehouseBrawlers Posted Tuesday at 07:43 Posted Tuesday at 07:43 26 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said: What criteria are you using to call Exeter a 'coastal town'? Seems a bit odd lumping in athose clubs anyway, just because they’re a long way down the same coastline (we’re closer to Birmingham than we are Plymouth). I wouldn’t think the Geordies, Mackems or Smoggies bring Norwich or Ipswich into arguments just because they’re on the east coast. 3
Miltonaggro Posted Tuesday at 07:49 Posted Tuesday at 07:49 6 hours ago, hypochondriac said: Cauldron of hate? A more accurate description would be the stinking, rat infested, rusting, hovel. Their cauldron of dreams…
Miltonaggro Posted Tuesday at 07:52 Posted Tuesday at 07:52 12 minutes ago, Football Special said: Yeah they are incredibly needy, it's a psychological condition driven by an inferiority complex, when they bang on about being a "bigger" club than us I just say let's go on realistic living memory, start in 1966 and tell me how many years since then have they finished above us or had a higher average attendance. We are higher in both for 95% of the last 60 years. I remember the Petersfield bookshop chap saying he goes to all the England games but doesn't celebrate if a scummer scores, makes moments like Lambert, Harwood-Bellis etc scoring all the more enjoyable , small wins and all that Shocked that Westwood identified as English. Always assumed he was the product of a Albanian organ grinder fucking his monkey. 2 3
trousers Posted Tuesday at 08:32 Posted Tuesday at 08:32 1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said: What criteria are you using to call Exeter a 'coastal town'? I hate to do this to you but.... The River Exe is tidal up to Trews Weir so, technically, part of Exeter is on the coastline... Sorry! 😂 2 3
Gingeletiss Posted Tuesday at 08:34 Posted Tuesday at 08:34 1 minute ago, trousers said: I hate to do this to you but.... The River Exe is tidal up to Trews Weir so, technically, part of Exeter is on the coastline... Sorry! 😂 Yay! Bridgwater is on the coast, think a Barbie on the beach this arvo😂 1
Matthew Le God Posted Tuesday at 08:40 Posted Tuesday at 08:40 (edited) 2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: What criteria are you using to call Exeter a 'coastal town'? I did not call Exeter a town. It is a city. Both Southampton and Exeter are accessible from the sea only if you pass through river estuaries. If you won't include Exeter City, then Exmouth Town is on the coast. Saints won't drop below them. Plymouth and Torquay are coastal. Saints aren't going to drop below Torquay in league standings. Edited Tuesday at 09:52 by Matthew Le God 3
Matthew Le God Posted Tuesday at 08:40 Posted Tuesday at 08:40 8 minutes ago, trousers said: I hate to do this to you but.... The River Exe is tidal up to Trews Weir so, technically, part of Exeter is on the coastline... Sorry! 😂 Exactly! 1
EssEffCee Posted Tuesday at 08:53 Author Posted Tuesday at 08:53 1 hour ago, Football Special said: When they run those special services they had no intention of it arriving on time, always the same delay until the game starts Yep I'll go earlier if we're ever allowed to get the train again.
Whitey Grandad Posted Tuesday at 09:32 Posted Tuesday at 09:32 2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: What criteria are you using to call Exeter a 'coastal town'? River estuary access by ship. Much like Southampton. 1
spyinthesky Posted Tuesday at 10:23 Posted Tuesday at 10:23 14 hours ago, Tommy Mulgrew said: Watch out Torquay; the mighty Saints are coming to get you! Fair point. I was aware that Plymouth could be brought into the equation but whilst I appreciate my comment was not geographically correvct, for my sins I have only seen Bournemouth, Pompey and Brighton as being our 'rivals' along the South Coast. I suppose it is a bit like saying which are the rival clubs on Merseyside which would then have to include Stockport County 1
tdmickey3 Posted Tuesday at 11:42 Posted Tuesday at 11:42 3 hours ago, Miltonaggro said: Shocked that Westwood identified as English. Always assumed he was the product of a Albanian organ grinder fucking his monkey. I thought he would identify as a less intelligent version of plankton
franniesTache Posted Tuesday at 12:35 Posted Tuesday at 12:35 15 hours ago, Football Special said: The earlier train got the full reception, very very slow walk with all sorts of missiles flying into the escort, check out the Copa 90 video , fast forward to nearer the end and has some footage of it ,get an idea on this as well If you watch that video closely - and know what you're looking for - you can see one of their other myths being shattered that night in it too 👀 5 hours ago, Turkish said: They are a weird bunch. Whenever there is a post on social media about best supporters, biggest clubs, or anything about saints you can guarantee one of the first replies will be from a skate saying it’s Pompey or on a post about us something derogatory about the scummers. It’s almost like an obsession. I’ve had the misfortune to work with a few over the years and they’re just as bad in person too a conveyer belt of bullshit about how great Pompey are. What appear to be perfectly normal people become bullshitting bellends whenever their club or our club is mentioned. I swear it could be diagnosed as some sort of mental condition in these modern times but as there doesn’t seem to be any cure or any support groups set up for Skate Syndrome then we’ll just have to put up with it They're proper desperate, also them thinking they're some sort of terrifying undefeatable force of nature means when they actually come up against us they get shown up and unstuck. It's the same as them being obsessed with what Millwall think of them, or the books and bullshit they spout everywhere. It just reeks of insecure weirdos which makes it all the more funny to mock them for it. 3
Lord Duckhunter Posted Tuesday at 13:52 Posted Tuesday at 13:52 5 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: Saints aren't going to drop below Torquay in league standings. Are you sure? You would have said the same about Boscombe 20 years ago.
Tommy Mulgrew Posted Tuesday at 17:42 Posted Tuesday at 17:42 7 hours ago, spyinthesky said: I suppose it is a bit like saying which are the rival clubs on Merseyside which would then have to include Stockport County Although the thread is about us and the skates, your reference to the south coast did not seem to me to relate only to local rivalry. I saw both Exeter and Plymouth do much better against recent premier league opponents than we did this season and I would not fancy our chances against either of those two south coast clubs if we were to play them right now. But you did say ranked, not whether we could win and we still rank higher than either. I nevertheless believe we would safely thrash Torquay, which is now not even in the national league but in the NL South, but is certainly not a rival club of ours. (I wouldn’t go so far as MLG in quoting Exmouth otherwise where would we stop? Beer Albion?) End of present discourse, I suggest, my friend.
Gloucester Saint Posted Tuesday at 17:57 Posted Tuesday at 17:57 14 minutes ago, Tommy Mulgrew said: Although the thread is about us and the skates, your reference to the south coast did not seem to me to relate only to local rivalry. I saw both Exeter and Plymouth do much better against recent premier league opponents than we did this season and I would not fancy our chances against either of those two south coast clubs if we were to play them right now. But you did say ranked, not whether we could win and we still rank higher than either. I nevertheless believe we would safely thrash Torquay, which is now not even in the national league but in the NL South, but is certainly not a rival club of ours. (I wouldn’t go so far as MLG in quoting Exmouth otherwise where would we stop? Beer Albion?) End of present discourse, I suggest, my friend. More than 4400 at Plainmoor on Saturday though, that’s more than some clubs in League 1 attracted and most in League 2. 1
Tommy Mulgrew Posted Tuesday at 18:18 Posted Tuesday at 18:18 For those wot don’t know, Plainmoor is Torquay’s stadium. 1
Weston Super Saint Posted Tuesday at 19:15 Posted Tuesday at 19:15 10 hours ago, trousers said: I hate to do this to you but.... The River Exe is tidal up to Trews Weir so, technically, part of Exeter is on the coastline... Sorry! 😂 Better include Bristol and Cardiff in the list as well then
trousers Posted Tuesday at 22:32 Posted Tuesday at 22:32 3 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: Better include Bristol and Cardiff in the list as well then And London.... 1
rooney Posted Wednesday at 07:12 Posted Wednesday at 07:12 22 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: Exactly! 22 hours ago, trousers said: I hate to do this to you but.... The River Exe is tidal up to Trews Weir so, technically, part of Exeter is on the coastline... Sorry! 😂 The Ship Inn and The Lock Gates are worth a visit too
Ken Tone Posted Wednesday at 08:30 Posted Wednesday at 08:30 22 hours ago, spyinthesky said: Fair point. I was aware that Plymouth could be brought into the equation but whilst I appreciate my comment was not geographically correvct, for my sins I have only seen Bournemouth, Pompey and Brighton as being our 'rivals' along the South Coast. I suppose it is a bit like saying which are the rival clubs on Merseyside which would then have to include Stockport County Suspect you mean Tranmere Rovers. Stockport is 'a local derby' for the Manchester clubs 😉
Saint86 Posted Wednesday at 09:46 Posted Wednesday at 09:46 On 16/02/2025 at 10:12, Gloucester Saint said: Struggling to give a flying fuck until the match days and even then I’ll struggle to work up much interest. Besides which, there’s rather a lot for the club to do by then: - Somehow get three more points to avoid Derby’s wooden 🥄 - Sell £125m of the few decent players and pay some contracts up and retire others (Bazanu, Stewart, Larios) - Buy £60-70m on 4-5 players to blow the other sides out of the water. Pace and strength right through the spine. New first XI goalkeeper essential as well. Blow the Neves record fee out of the water on at least one of those. - Offload a load more crap on nominal fees to offset their bloated wages - Re-integrate the successful loan players (Edwards, Charles) and extend contracts. I think Sheff Utd will go up so you can add another £10m to the £125m coming in above. - Appoint a high calibre manager name for that level (Cooper would be one example) and arrange a tough pre-season programme to drill the defence and test out the pressing game. This post is wasted on the Skate thread. Gloucester Saints for DoF i say! 1
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