PaulSaint Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 Our position at the bottom is uncannily close to that lot down the road e.g. a game in hand that could move us out & up a few places. I guess the difference is that our form is above average but theres is awful! If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season!
N/West Saint Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 Our position at the bottom is uncannily close to that lot down the road e.g. a game in hand that could move us out & up a few places. I guess the difference is that our form is above average but theres is awful! If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season! Couldn't agree more lol
saint lard Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 After the Blackburn result tonight,the game against Boro is a biggie for that lot. South coast football is in the mire.
Ponty Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 It would be much easier to be gleeful, or even care, about their predicament if ours wasn't as bad (worse).
trousers Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 Our position at the bottom is uncannily close to that lot down the road e.g. a game in hand that could move us out & up a few places. I guess the difference is that our form is above average but theres is awful! If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season! Just one cloud to this silver lining....we would have to play each other twice next season....them with parachute payment and ex-Premiership players and us with.....no, doesn't bear thinking about..... edit: scrap that, just read the bit about them going bust too....happy days....
obelisk Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 And I thought this thread was going to be a discussion about the Dark Side of the Moon.
hamster Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 And I thought this thread was going to be a discussion about the Dark Side of the Moon. You deserve a Medal for that one. The thing with them and us meetng again is that I remember thinking how we were in the wrong division with our Prem players, this attitude both on and off the field worlked against us. We would have every chance of doing the double imho.
The Majestic Channon Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 If we play them next season maybe we could all have a drink in the joiners?
Badger Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season! I'd settle for the first part of that frankly.The continued plight of the skates would be a bonus. I'm totally with Ponty on this one: It would be much easier to be gleeful, or even care, about their predicament if ours wasn't as bad (worse).
hamster Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 If we play them next season maybe we could all have a drink in the joiners? OMG, you are a genius MJ. Why are we not organising a footie match with their fans forum at St Mary's? Now that, I would pay to see.
hypochondriac Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 It would be much easier to be gleeful, or even care, about their predicament if ours wasn't as bad (worse). Quite easy to do both. I do it every day.
Bailey Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 After the Blackburn result tonight, the game against Boro is a biggie for that lot. South coast football is in the mire. You're not wrong! All the teams in our region are struggling these days. Brighton, Bournemouth, Saints and P*mpey all finding it tough. It was only a few years ago that Brighton were in The Champ, Bournemouth were pushing for playoffs in League One, whilst both Saints and 'those lot down the road' were both doing well in The Prem!
La BoIS Saint Posted 11 March, 2009 Posted 11 March, 2009 I prefer Wish You Were Here to DSOTM but we do need Money.
hamster Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 It would mean that so many things have gone better than I expected if we play Pompey next season. You can wear 'any colour that you like' as long as it's Red and white, the blue few are animals in my opinion. I would love to wave Goobbye Blue Few to them as we line the animals up against the wall. The return Live at Pompei could be interesting as most of them have brain damage anyway.
brightspark Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 a game in hand Its away at United, so all that will do is worsen their goal difference!!! In a way, a demise of the skates would certainly cushion our fall.
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 I prefer Wish You Were Here to DSOTM but we do need Money. Well, we're running out of Time. All those moments that make up a Delldays.
N/West Saint Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 If they go down they will suffer worse than us. Any decent players they might have will be off. Wots their youth set up like? lol
bridge too far Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Well, we're running out of Time. All those moments that make up a Delldays. Which Division Bell will ring for us (and them) I wonder?
Lets B Avenue Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Why do we persist in having Gillett in the wall?
bridge too far Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Why do we persist in having Gillett in the wall? He's just Another Brick in the......
bridge too far Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Whereas McGoldrick was the p.... Maybe it was just a Momentary Lapse of Reason :smt102
Charlie Wayman Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Our position at the bottom is uncannily close to that lot down the road e.g. a game in hand that could move us out & up a few places. I guess the difference is that our form is above average but theres is awful! If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season! Very uncharitable of you. Why beggar thy neighbour just because we are incompetent? What is the relevance of Pompey's plight to our position right now. Portsmouth could be a thousand miles away as far as the interest of most fans is concerned. Most people I know at SMS haven't the faintest idea what is going on down there or even who plays for them. This whole rivalry thing is artificially contrived to divert attention away from the realities of life at Saints in the Lowe era. When they were a league or two below us nobody gave a toss.
Lowestoft-Saint Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Very uncharitable of you. Why beggar thy neighbour just because we are incompetent? What is the relevance of Pompey's plight to our position right now. Portsmouth could be a thousand miles away as far as the interest of most fans is concerned. Most people I know at SMS haven't the faintest idea what is going on down there or even who plays for them. This whole rivalry thing is artificially contrived to divert attention away from the realities of life at Saints in the Lowe era. When they were a league or two below us nobody gave a toss. Are you serious ? The rivalry has always been there....Always will.... long before Lowe and long after Lowe has gone..... and probably long long after the likes of us have gone to another world..... As for giving a toss... Most Saints fans give a toss about them because they want to see them in a worse position than us,financially and in league status.
rick1976.4.38 Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 charlie wayman,it may not have mattered to some when they were below us for years,but right now it puts a smile on my face knowing they may get relegated (even if we are).hopefuly we stay up and get to play our fishy neighbours next season.i for one will give them plenty of abuse,good natured of course.coyr
londonsaint1604 Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 You're not wrong! All the teams in our region are struggling these days. Brighton, Bournemouth, Saints and P*mpey all finding it tough. It was only a few years ago that Brighton were in The Champ, Bournemouth were pushing for playoffs in League One, whilst both Saints and 'those lot down the road' were both doing well in The Prem! Eastleigh are doing well at least.
SaintRobbie Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Our position at the bottom is uncannily close to that lot down the road e.g. a game in hand that could move us out & up a few places. I guess the difference is that our form is above average but theres is awful! If we stay up, avoid admin & they go down & go bust I would personally call it a good season! I'd love that - just to play them again! But I think the likelihood is Saints relegate and Pompey survive I'm afraid.
londonsaint1604 Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 I think the likelihood is that we'll both survive.
rallyboy Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 For anyone who says that they don't care what our rivals are up to :confused: - you must never have been labelled a 'dirty scummer' and certainly couldn't have been there the night they committed the cardinal sin of abusing a minute of silence. Never forget. The rivalry is VERY real if you live on the front line and have to deal with it every day, you also get far more interested in their plight as a result. So, it's a HUGE day for both clubs on Saturday. If they get nothing at Boro they deserve to go down, and it is good to see that they are still five years behind us as their club is also a house of cards and the longer they hold onto their ludicrously overpaid players the more damage it is doing. Their business model and wage structure is based on Champions League income so staying up ain't no good to their bank balance. They will be forced to have a summer clearout and if they go down they could well be in a worse state than us soon, which personally cheers me up no end. Don't believe the hype, their figures don't stack up. 'Sven for Pompey!' - oh, nearly, it's minimum wage Hart instead.... So I proudly revel in their failure every time it happens!!! With so little to cheer can't we have a few laughs?
N/West Saint Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Are you serious ? The rivalry has always been there....Always will.... long before Lowe and long after Lowe has gone..... and probably long long after the likes of us have gone to another world..... As for giving a toss... Most Saints fans give a toss about them because they want to see them in a worse position than us,financially and in league status. Spoken like a true Saint.
stanthemanfairoak Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 for anyone who says that they don't care what our rivals are up to :confused: - you must never have been labelled a 'dirty scummer' and certainly couldn't have been there the night they committed the cardinal sin of abusing a minute of silence. Never forget. The rivalry is very real if you live on the front line and have to deal with it every day, you also get far more interested in their plight as a result. So, it's a huge day for both clubs on saturday. If they get nothing at boro they deserve to go down, and it is good to see that they are still five years behind us as their club is also a house of cards and the longer they hold onto their ludicrously overpaid players the more damage it is doing. Their business model and wage structure is based on champions league income so staying up ain't no good to their bank balance. They will be forced to have a summer clearout and if they go down they could well be in a worse state than us soon, which personally cheers me up no end. Don't believe the hype, their figures don't stack up. 'sven for pompey!' - oh, nearly, it's minimum wage hart instead.... So i proudly revel in their failure every time it happens!!! With so little to cheer can't we have a few laughs? come on you boro
PaulSaint Posted 12 March, 2009 Author Posted 12 March, 2009 Very uncharitable of you. Why beggar thy neighbour just because we are incompetent? What is the relevance of Pompey's plight to our position right now. Portsmouth could be a thousand miles away as far as the interest of most fans is concerned. Most people I know at SMS haven't the faintest idea what is going on down there or even who plays for them. This whole rivalry thing is artificially contrived to divert attention away from the realities of life at Saints in the Lowe era. When they were a league or two below us nobody gave a toss. I guess that : A) You dont sit in the Northam End - everybody around me are well aware of what they are up to, know every word of every Anti Pompey Song & listen out for their score at the end hoping to be cheered up! B) You dont live between the two cities. As somebody above said, some of us live on the front line, I'm reasonably lucky to have 2 saints supporting families opposite me but my neighbour is a Blue.
spyinthesky Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 Many years ago I used to live on 'the front line' and all was generally well. Things changed when Saints became the dominant force on the S Coast and a significant proportion of Pompey fans became v unpleasant and, human nature as it is, this has been reciprocated by some Saints fans. However I still know a good few Pompey fans that are fine. The nasty ones, well, they may deserve some uncharitable behaviour. In the unlikely event of Pompey and Saints being in the Championship next season, I guess Pompey would benefit from the Parachute payment plus fairly significant revenue from the sale of a number of players. Most of their (high earning)players would have to go but a decent Manager with reasonable funds should make them a force to be reckoned with. In comparison our squad is likely to be decimated by the need to get our own high earners off the wage bill. Whilst I look forward to seeing Saints regain the title of S Coast top side, I don't see this happening for a few years yet, unfortunately However relegation for Pompey would surely scupper their new stadium plans. It's also about time Soton University hiked up the rent charge on the Stoneham Lane training facilities.
bridge too far Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 ...... I guess Pompey would benefit from the Parachute payment plus fairly significant revenue from the sale of a number of players. Most of their (high earning)players would have to go but a decent Manager with reasonable funds should make them a force to be reckoned with. .... Like we did
Lets B Avenue Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 It's also about time Soton University hiked up the rent charge on the Stoneham Lane training facilities. The ground is now owned by King Edwards who swapped Wide Lane playing field with the uni. Didnt even play footy at the time I had the misfortune to go there.
Spudders Posted 12 March, 2009 Posted 12 March, 2009 There were a couple of times during the day today at work when I had to cheer myself up by looking at the current premiership table
stanthemanfairoak Posted 13 March, 2009 Posted 13 March, 2009 There were a couple of times during the day today at work when I had to cheer myself up by looking at the current premiership table its about the only thing i can have a laugh about in the pub as the landlord is a pompey season ticket holder,[says no more after this season].givin up his ticket.
Wes Tender Posted 13 March, 2009 Posted 13 March, 2009 its about the only thing i can have a laugh about in the pub as the landlord is a pompey season ticket holder,[says no more after this season].givin up his ticket. You can have plenty of fun if they do go down, accusing him of being a plastic, whereas you have stuck by your team regardless of the fact that they are no longer at the top level. Anyway, what is he a Skate for, if presumably he is in Fair Oak? Serves him right!
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 13 March, 2009 Posted 13 March, 2009 It's great fun seeing Pompey in the relegation zone but it seems to me they still have too many good players to be there at the end of the season . Next season on the other hand - now that's a different question .
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