Sunday 6th October 1.30pm @ St Mary's Stadium Referee Mike Dean (wan.ker) Capacity: 32,689 Address Britannia Rd, Southampton, SO14 5FP Club Nickname: The Saints Year Ground Opened: 2001 Pitch Size: 112 x 74 yards Home Kit Colours: Red & White Away Kit Colours: Black & White Southampton will be the ones in red and we will be the ones in white ( thankfully we don't have to wear that bloody awful pickled onion monster munch kit) Away fans are located in the Northam Stand at one end of the stadium, where normally up to 3,100 fans can sit. The view of the playing action and the facilities within this stand are excellent. Leg room is very good. The sizeable concourse behind the stand features a Ladbrokes, has TV's which show the game as it is played and a number of eating and drinking outlets. There are plenty of staff and the queues are never long. There is also a 'Pie & Pint' outlet, that as the name suggests, only serves beer and pies. How pleased was I to see that ? Dilli's personal log on St Mary's.............. I thoroughly enjoy my visits to St Mary's. The stadium has a great atmosphere and the facilities are excellent. I particularly commend the Club for the friendliness of all their staff, from the stewards to the catering staff. Considering that away supporters are treated with contempt at some other clubs, this makes a refreshing change. Coupled with the friendly attitude of the home supporters and the excellent facilities, then this to to me makes a visit to St Mary's one of the best days out in the League. Southampton have toilet facilities around the perimeter of the ground which are accessible prior to the turnstiles opening. Well done Southampton, it's the little touches like these, for the fans comfort and enjoyment of the day, which make all the difference. If you can go then I recommend you do. Apologies for putting this up a bit early but I'm down the Liberty tomorrow for the St Gallen game, am out on the piss on Friday and possibly Saturday too so I might forget, so it's now or never. A special mention in this match thread to our mod Neveroffside. He lives 10 minutes away from St Mary's but the useless lazy fcuker isn't going. Just thought you should all know. Valley is a much better mod Feel free to discuss, anything goes........... Just for Norway http://www.erotic-desire.co.uk
Couple of mistakes in the thread. Mike Dean isn't a ****er, he's a "Fcuking ****er" To add insult to injury I will be driving back from Birmingham when the games being played, as the wife decided to visit her parents this weekend and we can't change as we have a party to go to. So I'm NOT TOO pleased.
Good travellers guide, and you don't like MD(why?). Do Southampton have players too? It's good to know where to go for a piss prior to the match. It's an informative post, still slightly off topic? Maybe I'm just bitter due to the poor state of my FC København
I'll let others explain why we don't like the ref Mikra Ps, Southampton will start with 11 players on Sunday
This thread actually makes me want to go to Southampton. 11 players starting, thanks Dilli that really helps
Good thread to be fair, it tells you all you need to know if you're going to the game, very fan friendly. 'm shocked that someone living so close isn't going
SA, Plenty of parking around the ground, as it's on the outskirts of a business park. You will have to pay a £5 mind.
You could ask the Southampton fans they seem a very friendly bunch, much better than asking the resident pisshead, I bet he doesn't drive anywhere (Sorry Dilli)
We are a friendly bunch! Some of you have already been over to the match thread on our Board. Others welcome. Looking forward to a good match from two sides that like to pass it around. We are on a good run of three wins and three clean sheets. Just hoping Dyer doesn't score against us again. Will be tight but obviously I'm hoping for a Saints win!
Try this for your sat nav parking @£6.00 next door and the Joshua Tree** pub is less than 10 mins from the ground. 70 Millbank St Southampton SO14 5QN ** Away friendly and sells cask beers
You've done it now, saying away friendly pup serving cask ales, you'll get Dilli popping in for an ale or two.