Skates in the office avoiding me!

[Rebel]

For some strange reason none of the Skates at work have dared say anything to me in the last two days

 

sure some people who have no understanding of football have taken the p*ss - but none of the Skates

 

and not any other football fans either

 

even had a Leeds fan offered me sympathy (and we don't exactly click)

 

is it because the look in my eyes is a little bit like 'give me a reason.....!'

 

or is it because only other fans can understand how we feel right now

 

or maybe they are worried they're next - and are simply thinking but for a few points or maybe an overdraft it could be them right now

[Toadhall Saint]

Same as that really - sat opposite one all day today and nothing was mentioned.

[Mr saint]

I was wearing my Saints top today and went to my local newsagent. The guy who works there was wearing a Chelsea top and as he served me said something like "they're going into liquidation now aren't they" and he was kind of chuckling as he said it. Not wanting to waste my breath on him I just said "yeah sort of" trying to pay and get away from the footballing ignorance of him. Just as I was walking out the shop he went on to say how his son is loving it because he's been a Pompey fan since last season (Now's probably a good time to mention I live nowhere near Portsmouth.....and even further away from London/Chelsea). I literally just walked out without saying a word. Starting to wish I'd stayed and given him a right earful.

 

Apart from that, everyone's been strangely nice to me about it too.

[Tac-tics]

I work with my mates who are skates, he was laughing all day and I sadi to him as seriously I could "back off".

 

Walked in the kitchen and the mechanic was in fixing the freezer, joy be hold he was a skate chuckling on his phone about us, my manager raced in front of me and asked him to be careful what he says as I was not in the best of moods.

 

This was what he honestly said

 

"Mate, Im a proper Pompey fan and Im nto going to lie, I find it funny but all seriousness, your a great club, keep your head up and stick by them, youll appreciate the good times adn well come back bigger than ever"

 

Now for a stranger who was bit chavy and a few years older to say this, took me buy surprise.

[St Marco]

A few Skates i work with were more like "I would take the **** out of you but i think we will be in the same situation before long".

 

Which is probably true.

 

A lot of clubs will be in the same boat soon enough.

[eurosaint]

Reading this thread it sounds like the Skates are a lovely bunch of people after all ?????

[Fan The Flames]

I think there is more solidarity between fellow Hampshire boys under the surface than there is hatred.

 

They might laugh about it, but they don't realy want to see us go bust. I would give them a donation if they really needed it.

[SaintSparky]

When it comes down to it, any football fan; even of their biggest rivals; would not wish this on football fans of other clubs.

 

If they are not football fans then they may well have a different view, and frankly if they do then it is not worth a breath in response as they clearly are worthless views from clueless worthless individuals who have no clue what so ever about what really matters in football.

[Jeff Le Taxi]

What's this? a pompey love in? Smash em i say! you bunch of poofs!

[pilsburydoughboy]

Having the misfortune to manage a contract in Pompey i have to face fifty of the ****s every day.

Today has been interesting to say the least.

[Jeff Le Taxi]

Did you smash any of them?

[Mower]

I was wearing my Saints top today and went to my local newsagent. The guy who works there was wearing a Chelsea top and as he served me said something like "they're going into liquidation now aren't they" and he was kind of chuckling as he said it. Not wanting to waste my breath on him I just said "yeah sort of" trying to pay and get away from the footballing ignorance of him. Just as I was walking out the shop he went on to say how his son is loving it because he's been a Pompey fan since last season (Now's probably a good time to mention I live nowhere near Portsmouth.....and even further away from London/Chelsea). I literally just walked out without saying a word. Starting to wish I'd stayed and given him a right earful.

 

Apart from that, everyone's been strangely nice to me about it too.

Can I assume that you returned half an hour later with a can of petrol and a match?!!!