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[roydo]

Oh.

I'd rather Saints go down.

Yeah.

But they arnt a big club. IMO anyrate.

 

[ijjysmith]

But they arnt a big club. IMO anyrate.

I fear they might be within 5 years.

 

[roydo]

I fear they might be within 5 years.

Not a chance.

 

[Goat]

I fear they might be within 5 years.

LOL

Nope.

 

[ijjysmith]

Not a chance.

LOL

Nope.

Well that's alright then.

 

[Goat]

Well that's alright then.

What makes you think they might mate?

 

[ijjysmith]

What makes you think they might mate?

Well I say big I mean top 6/7ish. Probs not top 4.

They have good finances mate.

I'm a bit jealous of that too fair.

 

[Goat]

Well I say big I mean top 6/7ish. Probs not top 4.

They have good finances mate.

I'm a bit jealous of that too fair.

They are gonna get cherry picked in the Summer, you watch.

 

[ijjysmith]

They are gonna get cherry picked in the Summer, you watch.

Hope so.

I'd laugh. Heartily.

There's a few I'd take. Schneiderlein and Lallana the obvious 2.

Hopefully they'll spend all they get on more Wanyama's who by all accounts is awful.

 

[toffee matt]

Well I say big I mean top 6/7ish. Probs not top 4.

They have good finances mate.

I'm a bit jealous of that too fair.

They like to think there the English equivalent of Dortmund or something. I've just spent 6 hours with the most deluded southampton fan you could ever meet. You'd think the English football world evolves round them

 

[roydo]

Well I say big I mean top 6/7ish. Probs not top 4.

They have good finances mate.

I'm a bit jealous of that too fair.

Doesnt make them a big club. Makes them well run.

On all the "agreed" factors that makes a "big club", they fall down on all of them. IMO.

Support, history, trophies, not one can apply to them mate.

 

[SerenityNigh]

They are gonna get cherry picked in the Summer, you watch.

I've not read much optimism over Liebherr, don't see Southampton seeing much reinvestment.

 

[dholliday]

What do you think gives you the right to pontificate about "what sort of Blue" I am?

For the record, I'm a match going Blue, who's been going to the Old Lady for over 30 years. I grew up in the era when the RS were winning everything in sight, and we were nowhere. The nearest we came to a pot in my child hood was when Villa did us in the Mickey Mouse in '77.

So I grew up, surrounded by kopites rubbing Blue noses in it, at every opportunity, but even then we still had class. My old fella took me down to see their victory parade when they brought home the European cup, as he said it was great for the City. Only for us to witness 'Crazy Horse' starting the 'Everton are tragic' chant, to once again show their 'class'

Then came the 'glory years' of the mid 80's when for a few fantastic years we could genuinely stand toe to toe with them and beat them to the League title. Only to see them produce a European ban at the point when we stood on the edge of becoming a genuine European force. We then slowly but surely fell apart in the wake of that ban, as our best players and manager, wanted to test themselves at the highest level. I'm not ashamed to admit that I never have and never will forgive them for providing the catalyst for that downward spiral, as after many years of listening to their gloating, they smashed our progress to pieces without kicking a ball.

So when it comes to seeing that shower lifting the League title, I'd rather anyone did ahead of them, anyone. That's what type of Blue I am lad, so you can kindly poke your patronising tripe up your hairy hoop.

Can't argue with any of that, Dog. Cheers for making the effort to tell your side of things.

 

[ijjysmith]

They like to think there the English equivalent of Dortmund or something. I've just spent 6 hours with the most deluded southampton fan you could ever meet. You'd think the English football world evolves round them

All sounds very similar to what I hear day in day out mate.

I'm annoyed Pochetino is signing a new deal.

And he looks like @bluejock

 

[billycopper]

arsenal only have one good striker tbh, the league was there for the taking if wenger brought in a top top striker - even a really good one may have been enough.

Imagine if they had actually bought Suarez.