I am perpetually bemused and amused by the propensity for otherwise reasonably sane people, oneself included, to become helplessly trapped in a cycle of despair and adoration for a group of sportspeople. Currently, the football team which has been my deep love for more than thirty years – the “Pride of Hampshire”, Southampton FC, a.k.a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Southampton FC’
Who is/was the best Southampton player of all time? Take our poll!
Posted: March 22, 2012 in Popular Culture et al, SportTags: Alan Shearer, best Saints players of all time, football, Matt Le Tissier, Ricky Lambert, Saints, soccer, Southampton, Southampton FC, Ted Bates
OK, it’s a personal obsession … so if you’re not interested in football just ignore this post! But I’d love to know who people think are the greatest Saints players of all time. As some of us would find it impossible to separate some of these, you can choose up to five of your “best [...]
Play up, Pompey. (I honestly can’t believe I just said that.)
Posted: February 23, 2012 in Popular Culture et al, SportTags: Association football, FA Cup, fans, football finances, Fratton Park, Hitler, Pompey, Portsmouth, Portsmouth broke, Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth going into administration, Southampton, Southampton FC, The Dell, traditional rivals
Those with a passing interest in football – that’s the real football, I mean, where the foot contacts the ball, and the use of hands is restricted to two players out of 22 on the park – will have noticed that Portsmouth FC, traditional rivals of my team – Southampton FC – are broke. Again. [...]
Saints to jump back into the Premiership?
Posted: August 19, 2011 in Popular Culture et alTags: Championship, English football, football, promotion, Saints, Southampton, Southampton FC
One can but dream … http://backpagefootball.com/featured/can-southampton-march-into-the-epl/
