South coast derby memories

Can't remember that bit if it was the game. They had a player sent off, I remember that much

 

This one will be my first ever live derby game so hoping that I have beginners luck and make a decent memory

 

The Alan Knight testimonial /friendly at Fratton Park in the mid 90s. We thrashed them like 5 - 1 or something like that but I've never witnessed anything like it coming out of Fratton Park at about 10.30pm on a school night. Absolute chaos and pretty scary !!! I had to be rescued by my old man in his car. Gave a street name from a phone box and hid and waited. I had a saints shirt on with no jacket. The car had a saints sticker in the back window so even that was risky! Got out of there. People were setting fire to cars and stuff. Mental

 

Yeah, that was a particular low point for the fish-fiddlers. What sort of mutant supporters smash up their own town ffs?

 

Heard lots of stories about that one. Wonder why we've not attempted a testimonial since

 

They did it in 2004 too didn't they? After they won FFS.

Never been a bright brunch have they. Hope no police horses get assaulted this time.

Swear that 2004 game set a record for youngest arrests for football violence too.

 

Think I’ve just been to four, but all as a kid. The 2-0 League Cup Beattie brace game in 2003. I think the video for that game has already been posted.

The 3-0 game with the Dodd goal from a corner and THAT Pahars goal a couple of weeks later in the league.

The 2-1 league win in 2004 with a Dexter Blackstock goal and a late Beattie winner

And the Oakley screamer and last minute Crouch penalty winner in the FA cup 2-1 in 2005. Can’t find a video for that one.

For all of those I was at a very 50/50 school where half the kids were Saints and half Pompey so it was…interesting. Don’t know if its just because I was on the Saints side, but I swear all the gobshites were Pompey fans.

I was away at Uni for 2010 FA cup loss and the 2011 league draw so I’ve only been to Derby day wins, albeit not for 20 years.

 

Army and Moran

 

Gentlemen. I just read this thread and will congratulate you you on your southampton blinkers. I saw no mention of the 2005 game at Fritton park., probably our last meaningful game where we ultimately got relegated. We were so bad, our best goalkeeper in 20 years made mistakes due to panic around him. It will not be easy

 

Unfortunately Lubby. It is never one sided. Prick supporters on both sides

 

Yeah of course there's dickheads on both sides but they've always been a much scummier fanbase.