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’
Lodge Road, Southampton … a poem about a place, a very long time ago, and the love that was lost there
Posted: March 29, 2012 in Popular Culture et alTags: Lodge Road, lost love, poem, poetry, Southampton, Stephen Yolland, Yolly
LODGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON (1-3) 1 Determined, the bus belches its way up the incline. Inside, cold white faces stare at me, unseeing. They look at me but don’t watch. (I take care not to stare as they pull up at the flaky green bus stop But I do watch). Out from the [...]
Advertising F*** Up Of The Year #4
Posted: March 24, 2012 in Humour, Popular Culture et alTags: advertising f***up of the year, Editing and Proofreading, Miss Southampton, pour encourager les autres, silly ad, silly advertising, Southampton, stupid headlines, sub editor, Writing and Editing
I am indebted to my good mate Sean Carter for alerting me to this superb example of the genre, which appeared somewhere in Hampshire, UK. Your intrepid reporter is tracking down the provenance as we speak and will report back. The guilty parties must be named, the public has a right to know! *grins* Er. [...]
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 [...]
Inspired by pinterest I (well, she) decided to share pictures of textures
Posted: March 4, 2012 in Popular Culture et alTags: desktop backgrounds, Facebook, Jenie, jens studio, Pinboard, Pinterest, Southampton, Twitter, wallpaper
OK, thrill seekers, go here: inspired by pinterest i have decided to share pictures of textures. A clutch of gorgeous photographs taken by my lady wife Jenie over the years, many of of which would, indeed, make gorgeous background photos for your computer desktop. Personally, I am staying away from Pinterest, tempting though it is [...]
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. [...]
Home thoughts from abroad
Posted: December 25, 2011 in Humour, Popular Culture et al, ReligionTags: Christmas, Christmas in Australia, expat Christmas, Home thoughts from abroad, Melbourne, reflections on Christmas, Southampton, Storms in Melbourne, Warrandyte
OK, so I have to confess: I never really get used to Christmas in Australia. I don’t think I ever really will. Not a complaint, merely an observation. It’s often bloody hot, for a start. Not just warm, but hot. A friend posts to Facebook that he’s excited to be going to Florida for the [...]
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/
