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Match Day Thread Newcastle United vs Southampton 09/08/15 1.30pm

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by saintsfcfan, Aug 6, 2015.

  1. saintsfcfan

    saintsfcfan Well-Known Member

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    Saints are playing in green today.
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    That kit is beginning to grow on me...looks rather smart. And the fans look better camouflaged rather than in stripes which widen strangely around the middle. :)
     
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  3. fatletiss

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    Three weeks til my birthday... I wonder what the kids will get me this year <whistle>

    (I'll be ordering it for them tomorrow) :)
     
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  4. saintsfcfan

    saintsfcfan Well-Known Member

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    Erwin managing today. We don't just have a back-up manager, we have a back-up Koeman.
     
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  5. SaintJabie

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    A 3-0 win might see us top the Premiership which would be nice...
     
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  6. tomw24

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    Premier League. The Premiership is the top division in Rugby Union.
     
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  7. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    *cue poorly conceived Stoke joke*
     
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    Very pedantic :emoticon-0140-rofl:
     
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  9. tomw24

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    I know but I just can't stand it being called the Premiership when it hasn't been called that for years.
     
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  10. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    I use the term myself sometimes, but I dislike the term EPL....implies that there are other Premier Leagues. Like the RAF and RN, we don't need qualifiers...other countries do. :)
     
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  11. Qwerty

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    Also we invented (in order) navies, football and air forces.
     
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  12. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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  13. fran-MLs little camera

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    And in golf...it is just The Open. :)
     
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  14. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    he
    Why does the fact he had to mention it suggest to me that he has his doubts. Bet he has his fingers crossed. Is Erwin as scary as Ron when teacups have to fly?
     
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  15. fatletiss

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    Well let's not worry about the tea cups having to fly. 0-1 up at half time; 1-2 win :)
     
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  16. ChilcoSaint

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    I'll give you football and air forces, but I think the Greeks and Persians got in with the navy idea a bit before us! Anyway, your point is a good one. And when it comes to tennis Grand Slams, we don't even call ours an Open, just plain Wimbledon.
     
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  17. saintlyhero

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    Any stream recommendations?
     
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  18. Lff

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    If memory serves it was actually called the Premiership in the beginning.
     
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  19. tomw24

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    Yes, but it is now the Premier League. The Premiership no longer exists in football.
     
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  20. Lff

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    And, of course, football never existed at all before the Premier League!

    Actually, this one really does annoy me. All they ever quote is Premier League stats so all the great players from the past are being written out of football history because their stats are never mentioned. A goal in the highest division is exactly that, regardless of what its called.
     
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