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SAINTS fans are being asked to roar on Eastleigh as the latter bid for a spectacular fourth promotion in six seasons.
The Spitfires are currently third in the Blue Square South and looking good to clinch a play-off spot - with a place in the top division of non league football awaiting the winners.
The irony of Eastleigh's rise at the same time as his beloved Saints are struggling so badly is not lost on Spitfires assistant manager Paul Doswell.
He knows that Saints and Eastleigh could soon be separated by just two divisions.
But Doswell is calling on Saints fans not travelling to Cardiff this weekend to roar Eastleigh on against fellow play-off hopefuls Bishop's Stortford - and Saints season ticket holders can take advantage of cheaper admission!
Full story in today's Daily Echo
6:00am Wednesday 26th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: ossiesaint, at the bar on 6:56am Wed 26 Mar 08
2 divisions? Blimey that says it all!
2 divisions? Blimey that says it all!
Posted by: mark on 7:39am Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]ossiesaint[/bold] wrote:
2 divisions? Blimey that says it all![/quote] Just think this time next year we could be talking about a Saints/Eastleigh derby match in the league!!!! Gosh and i didn't think things could get any worse!!!
ossiesaint wrote:
2 divisions? Blimey that says it all!
Just think this time next year we could be talking about a Saints/Eastleigh derby match in the league!!!! Gosh and i didn't think things could get any worse!!!
Posted by: Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away on 9:35am Wed 26 Mar 08
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Posted by: BurleyFan, London on 11:46am Wed 26 Mar 08
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?
Posted by: Football Fan, totton on 12:17pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Do conference teams still get to enter the Johnstones Paint Trophy ? Could be a local derby next season.
Do conference teams still get to enter the Johnstones Paint Trophy ? Could be a local derby next season.
Posted by: PJR on 1:08pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]BurleyFan[/bold] wrote:
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?[/quote] No. he was the catalyst for where we are now. We've been awful all season, and we would have been in the same position, if not worse, if he was in charge. He just happened to bail out at the right time.
BurleyFan wrote:
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?
No. he was the catalyst for where we are now. We've been awful all season, and we would have been in the same position, if not worse, if he was in charge. He just happened to bail out at the right time.
Posted by: Bill, Hythe on 1:12pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Can't be any worse than the dismal stalemate we had with Coventry on saturday, up the Spitfires!
Can't be any worse than the dismal stalemate we had with Coventry on saturday, up the Spitfires!
Posted by: ossiesaint, at the bar on 1:41pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]BurleyFan[/bold] wrote:
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?[/quote] thanks for taking the time to post Mrs Burley!
BurleyFan wrote:
Just a query to all you Saints fans who were slating Burley and desperate for him to go...do you still feel the same or now accept the blatant facts that with him in charge you may well have made the playoffs, but are now fighting relegation instead?
thanks for taking the time to post Mrs Burley!
Posted by: Loud & Proud EFC, Bishopstoke on 2:43pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Bill[/bold] wrote:
Can't be any worse than the dismal stalemate we had with Coventry on saturday, up the Spitfires![/quote] Good on ya Dozz for trying to get the Saints fans down the lake.
Hopefully it will be better than the Thurrock freebe.
Come along saturday and put your name down for the trip to St Albans.Coz we win when we play away also.
Bill will be pleasure to meet you saturday if you come.Will be in the bar about 1 i'sh.
£2-50 a pint
You will enjoy the fact that you are treated as a person.Not treated with the "they will come no matter wot we do at board room level to pi55 them off" contempt you are at the moment.
Eastleigh get promotion with the help of sum Soton fans.
Southampton stay up and start treating their supporters like human beings and listen to them.
Every ones happy:-)
Bill wrote:
Can't be any worse than the dismal stalemate we had with Coventry on saturday, up the Spitfires!
Good on ya Dozz for trying to get the Saints fans down the lake.
Hopefully it will be better than the Thurrock freebe.
Come along saturday and put your name down for the trip to St Albans.Coz we win when we play away also.
Bill will be pleasure to meet you saturday if you come.Will be in the bar about 1 i'sh.
£2-50 a pint
You will enjoy the fact that you are treated as a person.Not treated with the "they will come no matter wot we do at board room level to pi55 them off" contempt you are at the moment.
Eastleigh get promotion with the help of sum Soton fans.
Southampton stay up and start treating their supporters like human beings and listen to them.
Every ones happy:-)
Posted by: Ric Flair on 5:41pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Eastleigh can f*ck themselves
Eastleigh can f*ck themselves
Posted by: saint steve, southampton on 6:09pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Ric Flair, you are a DICK HEAD
Ric Flair, you are a DICK HEAD
Posted by: RendelFC, at work on 6:24pm Wed 26 Mar 08
It promises to be an entertaning game too 3rd v 5th. Big game - both sides going for promotion. Since Thurrock we have got some nice new floodlights as well as 160 new seats behind the goal.
For £6 it is well worth coming down to the silverlake to see Eastleigh.
Up the sptifres indeed! - be good to see some saints down at the silverlake too on saturday.
It promises to be an entertaning game too 3rd v 5th. Big game - both sides going for promotion. Since Thurrock we have got some nice new floodlights as well as 160 new seats behind the goal.
For £6 it is well worth coming down to the silverlake to see Eastleigh.
Up the sptifres indeed! - be good to see some saints down at the silverlake too on saturday.
Posted by: lofty 61, southampton on 6:48pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Doswell you MUPPET
Posted by: Steve, Lymington on 9:35pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Alternatively any wandering Saints fans (or Eastleighs for that matter!!) would be made more than welcome at Bashley where we take on Hemel Hempstead in a real promotion six pointer. Both teams have won five from the last six and are the form teams in the league, beat them and we'll almost guarantee our place in the play-offs at least for Conference football next season.
It'll be a hoot down at Bash on saturday with an atmosphere that leaves the Silverlake Libary standing in terms of noise and passion generated by the fans - some quality players enjoying being in a winning team will leave smiling no-matter what the result.
www.bashleyfc.co.uk
Alternatively any wandering Saints fans (or Eastleighs for that matter!!) would be made more than welcome at Bashley where we take on Hemel Hempstead in a real promotion six pointer. Both teams have won five from the last six and are the form teams in the league, beat them and we'll almost guarantee our place in the play-offs at least for Conference football next season.
It'll be a hoot down at Bash on saturday with an atmosphere that leaves the Silverlake Libary standing in terms of noise and passion generated by the fans - some quality players enjoying being in a winning team will leave smiling no-matter what the result.
www.bashleyfc.co.uk
Posted by: Iain, New Milton on 9:53pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Any Saints Supporters will be made more than welcome at Bashley FC.
Any Saints Supporters will be made more than welcome at Bashley FC.
Posted by: Steve.P, Southampton on 10:10pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I went to Bashley a couple of seasons ago, what a friendly little club it was too. Don't think I'll bother with Eastliegh, if I remember you turn off the A35 onto the B3053, is that right?
I went to Bashley a couple of seasons ago, what a friendly little club it was too. Don't think I'll bother with Eastliegh, if I remember you turn off the A35 onto the B3053, is that right?
Posted by: Steve, Lymington on 10:17pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Yeah, thats right Steve (fine name that you have their mate) it's near enough the A35 all the way to the ground - head for Lyndhurst and you won't miss us.
Hope your tonsils are in good shape as the crowds infectious fella
Yeah, thats right Steve (fine name that you have their mate) it's near enough the A35 all the way to the ground - head for Lyndhurst and you won't miss us.
Hope your tonsils are in good shape as the crowds infectious fella
Posted by: Steve.P, Southampton on 8:27am Thu 27 Mar 08
Just looked at the map and it's the B305[bold]8[/bold] off the A35, then keep going past a pub (The Rising Sun I think) and the ground is on the right. I'm deffo going, fed up with Saints for this season. Anyone know what colours Bashley play in? Don't want to embarrass meself!!
Just looked at the map and it's the B305
8 off the A35, then keep going past a pub (The Rising Sun I think) and the ground is on the right. I'm deffo going, fed up with Saints for this season. Anyone know what colours Bashley play in? Don't want to embarrass meself!!
Posted by: Nonleaguer on 10:24am Thu 27 Mar 08
Gold and Black though the golds on the yellow side.
Might take that game in as well i've not seen them since they played Chippenham off the park. Always a nice place to go SteveP, and they are right about the crowds there. It's the only one that i can place where everyone behind the goals sings their heads off, from the oldest to the youngest - you might even get a 'When The Bash' out of them. I've even seen them sing the team off after a loss.
Gold and Black though the golds on the yellow side.
Might take that game in as well i've not seen them since they played Chippenham off the park. Always a nice place to go SteveP, and they are right about the crowds there. It's the only one that i can place where everyone behind the goals sings their heads off, from the oldest to the youngest - you might even get a 'When The Bash' out of them. I've even seen them sing the team off after a loss.
Posted by: Cepen park, Chippenham on 11:34am Thu 27 Mar 08
Doesn't matter how many you win by, you only get three points. Maybe we'll meet again in the play-offs..
Certainly the Southern League is hotting up right now.A win for Bash would severely dent Hemels hopes of gatecrashing the play-offs, possibly sealing Chippenhams participation too. Conversely, Hemel cant let this opportunity slip by to close in on the top 5. Two good sides will battle it out. A draw would be good for me! Sounds like a good game to see, but I of course will be watching Chippenham take on Mangotsfeild.
Up the Bluebirds!
Doesn't matter how many you win by, you only get three points. Maybe we'll meet again in the play-offs..
Certainly the Southern League is hotting up right now.A win for Bash would severely dent Hemels hopes of gatecrashing the play-offs, possibly sealing Chippenhams participation too. Conversely, Hemel cant let this opportunity slip by to close in on the top 5. Two good sides will battle it out. A draw would be good for me! Sounds like a good game to see, but I of course will be watching Chippenham take on Mangotsfeild.
Up the Bluebirds!
Posted by: Mike De Souza on 12:06pm Thu 27 Mar 08
How does the southern league fit into the pyramid?
Bashley sounds like a decent place to go for a game but is the standard up to scratch for a bored Saints fan?
How does the southern league fit into the pyramid?
Bashley sounds like a decent place to go for a game but is the standard up to scratch for a bored Saints fan?
Posted by: Chris (the PA man) on 12:59pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Bash are currently one league below Eastleigh in the Southern Premier - You will be sure of a welcome at the New Forests best kept secret.
Bash are currently one league below Eastleigh in the Southern Premier - You will be sure of a welcome at the New Forests best kept secret.
Posted by: Cepen Park, Chippenham on 2:31pm Thu 27 Mar 08
In the last 3 years, 2 of the sides winning the southern league, walked straight through Conf south and a re now in the conference. Bath City won it last year, and without massively increasing their resources find themselves on the fringe of a playoff spot. In other words, its more than good enough, and in fact a bit of a bottleneck for 5 or so clubs in the Southern League. Bashley although only promoted last season, play a lovely game of football and are well worth watching. Of course, if you want to see a better team, then Chippenham are playing at Mangotsfeild. (did I already mention that?)
In the last 3 years, 2 of the sides winning the southern league, walked straight through Conf south and a re now in the conference. Bath City won it last year, and without massively increasing their resources find themselves on the fringe of a playoff spot. In other words, its more than good enough, and in fact a bit of a bottleneck for 5 or so clubs in the Southern League. Bashley although only promoted last season, play a lovely game of football and are well worth watching. Of course, if you want to see a better team, then Chippenham are playing at Mangotsfeild. (did I already mention that?)
Posted by: mark the hawk, hawksville on 2:48pm Thu 27 Mar 08
SteveP, one of the worst attempts at Trolling i've ever seen.
I can't beleive that someone who posts so regulary on the Bash message board can't find their way to the rec.
SteveP, one of the worst attempts at Trolling i've ever seen.
I can't beleive that someone who posts so regulary on the Bash message board can't find their way to the rec.
Posted by: Chuckler on 2:58pm Thu 27 Mar 08
LOL
Posted by: Steve, Lymington on 3:05pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Chippenham better than us Cepen...........are you sure about that??
League Record against us this season
Played two won none and you managed the luckiest point of your season against us at your place.
Cough...FA Cup, you played us then when our injury crisis was so bad the tea lady almost got a game. Never been to a game before where there was more first teamers watching rather than playing, strange day that one.
Chippenham better than us Cepen...........are you sure about that??
League Record against us this season
Played two won none and you managed the luckiest point of your season against us at your place.
Cough...FA Cup, you played us then when our injury crisis was so bad the tea lady almost got a game. Never been to a game before where there was more first teamers watching rather than playing, strange day that one.
Posted by: Cepen Park, Chippenham on 5:07pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Ah yes, the 'Money Game' - you lost! I look forward to one more 'money game' this season.
League for show. Cup (and play-offs) for Dough.
Ah yes, the 'Money Game' - you lost! I look forward to one more 'money game' this season.
League for show. Cup (and play-offs) for Dough.
Posted by: Steve on 9:25pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Wrong way round surely Cepen, league above everything else - must be mustn't it!
FA Cup for show purposes only i would have thought.
Rather have Team Cheat in the play-offs than you and then anyone in the final, bring it on.
Wrong way round surely Cepen, league above everything else - must be mustn't it!
FA Cup for show purposes only i would have thought.
Rather have Team Cheat in the play-offs than you and then anyone in the final, bring it on.
Posted by: Cepen Park, Chippenham on 1:47pm Fri 28 Mar 08
You're obviously not skint enough Steve! How do you survive on those crowds?
You're obviously not skint enough Steve! How do you survive on those crowds?
Posted by: Steve on 4:40pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Same way you do mate, although you've been saving some cash by picking up players from the Wessex, Funnell - what the hell is all that about, he'd struggle to get into our seconds??
Same way you do mate, although you've been saving some cash by picking up players from the Wessex, Funnell - what the hell is all that about, he'd struggle to get into our seconds??
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