Thursday, January 31, 2008
Saints are off to Wembley hopefully......
The FA Cup. Greatest football competition in the world. And the bonus is Southampton are progressing well in it. Wasn’t a great game against Bury (a rerun of the 1900 final) but we got the result and have drawn Bristol Rovers away in the last 16. Not been to their ground before and only ever been to Bristol once. Should be a good day out!
Went down to Farncombe on Sunday to see Jackie Lynton in the Three Lions pub. Good blues night. However, in the Freeholders pub an announcement was made by the landlady that ‘Gemma had been dismissed for unacceptable behaviour and has not run off with Mark’. Have to say that most of the people in this pub were slaughtered, a fine effort for eight o’clock on a Sunday. My brother was delighted that a bloke entering the pub, tipped his hat at him and called him ‘guv’.
Tuesday was more football and after a quid a pint shannanigans in the student pub, Avondale House, I went to what is now my local pre-match pub the Royal Oak. I have to say that one of the barmaids, Amanda, is getting lovelier every visit. Another good thing about this pub is that a urinal was stolen from it last year and subsequently returned and now hangs from the ceiling in the main pub. The match against Norwich was one of the most enjoyable this season except for the fact we lost 1-0. We hit the woodwork four times and Stern John took the worst penalty you’ll see for a long time. Gigs come fast next week to really get 2008 underway, with Paramore, Sultans Of Ping and Hard-Fi on the agenda.
Went down to Farncombe on Sunday to see Jackie Lynton in the Three Lions pub. Good blues night. However, in the Freeholders pub an announcement was made by the landlady that ‘Gemma had been dismissed for unacceptable behaviour and has not run off with Mark’. Have to say that most of the people in this pub were slaughtered, a fine effort for eight o’clock on a Sunday. My brother was delighted that a bloke entering the pub, tipped his hat at him and called him ‘guv’.
Tuesday was more football and after a quid a pint shannanigans in the student pub, Avondale House, I went to what is now my local pre-match pub the Royal Oak. I have to say that one of the barmaids, Amanda, is getting lovelier every visit. Another good thing about this pub is that a urinal was stolen from it last year and subsequently returned and now hangs from the ceiling in the main pub. The match against Norwich was one of the most enjoyable this season except for the fact we lost 1-0. We hit the woodwork four times and Stern John took the worst penalty you’ll see for a long time. Gigs come fast next week to really get 2008 underway, with Paramore, Sultans Of Ping and Hard-Fi on the agenda.
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