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Comment | A Rougher Guide Than Usual To Portsmouth
at 06:36:23
Oh how I miss the good old days, stood in the Pompey end with a thin line of coppers trying to keep the 2 mobs apart. Beer cans, recycled as piss bombs, flying overhead, the joke shop was cleared of stink bombs weeks before and the resultant odour filled the air on both sides of the divide. Looking dapper as coins ricochet of my gleaming white construction helmet.
Then the walk back to the station, Pompey lads on one side of the road, us on the other, both posturing and shouting "come on then, come on then" with no one prepared to make the first move.
Then back in Southampton, where we try and convince the barman that we are old enough to buy a pint, and boasting about how we took the Pompey end.
Bubble people, you will never know the excitement we experienced in the good old days. |
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Comment | Ex Southampton Striker Facing Bankruptcy
at 05:09:30
Shame he didn't have a law degree, he should have put a clause in his Charlton contract that if his cheating of Palace was found out, Charlton should pay the bill.
Surprised he didn't start a new career as a male model. |
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Comment | Countdown To The Date With The Skates
at 06:33:06
I hate Pompey, as an 11 year old I was walking out of Fratton wearing my red and white scarf when a youth about 18 and twice my size kicked me in the back of my leg. I'm now 73 so I hope the coward is dead.
Best statistic to show the rivalry between the 2 clubs is that our derby holds the record for the most people jailed for violence related crimes following a match. |
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Comment | Southampton Go Into Championship Opening Weekend In Strong Position
at 13:14:30
Your point about Bazunu and Manning not being too bad because Saints went 23 league games unbeaten has some validity, but don't forget that the best defence for that period was mainly due to Stephens being injured. Can we rely on him to get injured again? |
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Comment | It's A Double Bubble For Southampton's Meetings With Portsmouth
at 05:45:18
As a veteran of the local derbies in the 60's, where we would stand in the Fratton and throw stink bombs, coins and bottles of urine at each other, then fight our way back to the railway station, Bowlercow complaining about spit and tomatoes seems a bit trivial. |
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Comment | Farewell To Jan Bednarek
at 05:29:42
Caught out of position so many times, was excellent at pointing the finger at the other defenders when mistakes were made, too slow and a bit clumsy. But he did look great when he played alongside Stephens. |
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Comment | Saints Award Jack Stephens A 3 Year Contract.
at 05:30:38
Could be worse, could be a new contract for McCalamity in goal. Maybe an increased contract for Slowbone? Maybe Stephens is good at putting the cones out for training, or teaching the youngsters what not to do? |
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Comment | Southampton Midfielder On Leeds United Radar.
at 11:40:26
A Sheffield Wednesday fan told me Shea Charles was not just Player of the Season, but the best player in a Wednesday shirt for several seasons. Saints should make him captain and build a team around him. |
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Comment | Can Southampton Poop Everton's Party
at 07:48:42
Everton blatantly cheated the financial rules when they claimed a bigger loss from Covid than the big 6. They should have been relegated then but just got a small points deduction and even then got it reduced on appeal. Please let Saints spoil their party, it's the least we can do to the cheaters. For those of us watching on TV, put a pillar in front of your chair to get that real feeling that you are at Goodison. |
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Comment | Southampton At West Ham United The Preview
at 17:39:33
Nick, I agree it would be wrong to make wholesale changes until Saints pass Derby's record, but we could use 1 or 2 youngsters such as Robinson. Rusk thought Stephens gave a Captain's performance so is unlikely to be dropped, after all he was only at fault for the second goal and the second penalty. As for letting 2 goal Armstrong go out on loan, he was a liability, his first touch is abysmal and his main ploy was running past the defender in the hope that he would make a mistake, something PL defenders don't do that often. Even with him, Saints would still be toothless up front. |
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Comment | Southampton V Wolverhampton Wanderers The Preview
at 12:20:44
Hopefully Bednarek hasn't recovered, the back 4 looked good for most of the Liverpool game, with ABK and THB. It was the stupid penalties that were the problem, drop Smallbone and don't bring on Sugawara. Bring in a striker, doesn't matter who, they are all equally poor. |
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Comment | Who Killed The Magic Of The FA Cup for Southampton
at 05:39:52
Nick, you missed one other nail in the coffin of the FA Cup, when they stopped the losing finalist from entering Europe if the winner had already qualified. Don't forget Saints qualified this way despite losing the final to Arsenal. |
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Comment | Southampton V Newcastle United The Preview
at 20:18:43
Nick you are obviously a fan of Armstrong but 6 goals in 72 Premier League games, including penalties. His first touch is appalling, his tackling below this league's standard, heading ability poor. What does he do well? Impersonation of a headless chicken. |
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Comment | Southampton V Brighton The Preview
at 06:41:06
We do stand a chance of winning at Brighton, play a recognised left back, bring in a CB, move Downes into midfield, drop Stephens, play Tall Paul if he's fit, play safe at the back and hoof the ball upfield when under pressure. Simple. |
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