This is how its gonna be...

We played another friendly last night and by the sounds of it we looked really good.

Why weren't you there Mike? I hear you ask....

Well I had to work, unfortunately I do work some Saturdays as well so there may be a chance I will miss some games this season. However, if any of you cats out there go to any of the games I miss I would love to hear from you.

Again, I don't want full match reviews just stuff that happened at the game and views from the terraces.

Back to the game..

2 -2 against West Brom was a good result but the most exciting part from the game was the De Ridder and Lambert combination. My sources say he was whipping in crosses for Lambert which is something we have been lacking in the past few seasons.

Ricky Lambert, Southampton Goal Machine!

Chamberlain got injured but apparently its not too serious (Hopefully that will put other clubs off for the short term?).

The 2 New Kits and 1 New Winger....1 Average, 1 Good, 1 Shaven!

Ok, this Saturday we unveiled our new Away Kit....Meh!

I do like our Home kit...See below!

At least it's not blue!

A big welcome to Steve De Ridder...

He comes to us from Belgian club De Graafschap and is 24. He is a winger who can play on both flanks (Replacement for Chamberlain?).

Things I learnt today.

1. De Ridder translates to "The Knight"
2. Kits are still bonkers money
3. I don't like the Sponsors logo.

The Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup

The way my posts will work are as follows...

I will not be writing match reports that you can get on any website or newspaper, I will however will be writing about my views and opinions on the game, atmosphere and anything related to the match day. 

Yesterday was "Family Fun Day" at St Mary's in honour of the Markus Liebherr Memorial cup (I say cup, it was actually a ornamental polar bear!). There was all the fun of the fair as well as a live band and lots of grumpy stewards!


Werder Bremen and Athletico Bilbao were the visitors to St Mary's for the inaugural Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup and I think he would have been proud. A lot of Saint fans had clubbed together to buy a massive flag in honour of our deceased owner and it was unfurled at the beginning of the day. There were about 8,000 people there yesterday which was a little bit disappointing but the few that were had a really enjoyable time and watched 3 great games.

There were people there...honest!

Saints first game was against last years Champions League qualifiers Werder Bremen, a game that we should have lost miserably.....but we didn't and we looked fantastic as we knocked in the 3 goals!
It pains me to say this but Chamberlain looked different class as did Lallana and I know that we will struggle to keep hold of them both.


Saints final game was a 2 0 loss to a far superior Athletico Bilbao, they had pretty much their first team out and it showed. The only stand out player was Aaron Martin who made a fantastic tackle in the box to stop Martinez from opening the scoring.


Each game had a different team (see below)

Saints: Bialkowski, Butterfield, Fonte, Seaborne, Harding, Chamberlain, Hammond, Cork, Lallana, Guly, Connolly.

Werder Bremen: Mielitz, Wolf, Schmitz, Schoppenhauer, Wesley, Marin, Hunt, Trybull, Wagner, Schindler, Thy.

Saints: Davis, Richardson, Martin, Jaidi, Dickson, Holmes, Schneiderlin, Chaplow, Forte, Doble, Barnard.

Athletic Bilbao: Fernandez, Iraola, Ustaritz, San Jose, Ocio, Iturrapse, Susaeta, DeMarcos (De Galarreta 43), Martinez, Saborit, Gomez.


No Lambert you say?


Don't worry, my source says he has a back spasm and will start against West Brom on Wednesday night.


Apologies for the small post but it was only a friendly!


Things I learnt today...


1. Werder Bremen are rubbish.
2. Don't sit in front of a Gran  who knows nothing about football and her annoying Grandchild.
3. Don't eat a Chilli Hot Dog!


PS This font? 

Welcome to "We are Southampton"

Well, here it is!


This is about the third time i've started a blog/website but I am confident that this one will actually last longer than a month!


The first game I ever went to was Saints against West Ham at the Dell when I was 5. I do remember asking to leave at half time as I was bored but Little did I know that this game would develop into a life long love affair.

But, last season I didn't get to many games. Have I fallen out of love?

No is the answer as I have been thinking about why this has happened. I now have a different job, a job that doesn’t allow me to be sat in front a computer on a Saturday afternoon and have access to BBC website. I am also being a bit more frugal with cash and am finding it hard to justify £25 to go and see a game as well as the other costs. Does all this mean I am less of a fan?

I have fond memories of the Dell and I feel they were my best supporting days as when I was a teenager I used to go to every home game. I was a resident of the Milton Road end and then the Archers road end as these were where the action was. Singing, banter and strangers who you got to know in and out of the terraces.

The move to St Mary’s seems an age ago but I do feel that a part of the club died when we left the hallowed Dell. Don’t get me wrong, we needed to move to bigger venue as back then we were a regular Premier League club. 

Back to my question about am I any less of a fan? 

Perhaps I am but it’s hard to stay loyal to something that keeps changing and frustrates the hell out of you. Different managers, different owners and different leagues have all taken it’s toll on the Saints fans and it has been a hard few years. The footballing world don’t realise how close we were  to not having a football club and only the intervention of Markus Liebherr saved us in our darkest hour (I will do a piece on him at a later date as he is a true legend).

At this point I would like to thank my dad for taking me to that first game as, even through all the heart ache, I am still in love with MY TEAM. I feel sad for kids who choose to support the big clubs as they won’t have the chance to see there heroes live every week like I used to when I was growing up.

Last season we got automatic promotion to the Championship which was very well deserved as we were the best footballing team (Brighton can do one!). Will we get promoted again? I don't think so as we need to consolidate then build. Nigel Adkins has his head screwed on as does our Chairman Nicola Cortese and we will not be throwing the cash around.

We have lost out on a few signings as Agents think we will spend ridiculous amounts on wages (Billy Sharp who?) but with the introduction of Financial Fair Play in the next few years we are spending within our means. With the likes of Leicester and West Ham spending big I do think it will be a challenge this year but I'm confident we can have a good go at it and I know we won't embarrass ourselves in the process.

Today I'm off to watch us play Werder Bremen and Bilbao in a Pre Season friendly (report later).

COYR!