Relegation Day (Southampton FC)
For the second time in three campaigns Southampton FC is relegated. The once venerable club and pride of the south has clueless/greedy owners (SR), poor managers, and lazy/turgid talentless players. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Southampton
The s(pace) between football matches: post sabbatical ruminations
This rootedness of reality in the concrete presence of the past is one of the things which makes history so important. We need to know where we’ve been in order Continue Reading →
Weekend 616.0
The Saints defeated Millwall 1-0 in a pre-season warm-up. That’s all I have right now.
Up the Saints!
“It’s a bit written in the stars, sometimes it’s not meant to be.” — Daniel Farke (Leeds Manager) The Saints defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley and have been promoted Continue Reading →
UK Trip (Christmas 2023)
It was predominately a trip for FOOTBALL. I saw the Saints play two at home in Southampton and one on the road in Norwich. They won their home matches against Continue Reading →
You are here (and the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters but no pearls)
It’s a grim post for a title but as the dust settles on the festive period realities start to preoccupy. It’s like the feeling you have late Sunday afternoon after Continue Reading →
Weekend 587.0
More from Southampton Sketches by Elise M. Sandell: The bells of St. Michael’s, which have rung on through the centuries, have always been fascinating. A memory comes of a summer Continue Reading →
Football 2022/23: Final Whistle
There is only 1 unresolved outcome and I’m not talking about the FC Cup Final between Man U and City. Metz FC is waiting to learn whether or not they Continue Reading →
Southampton Saints FC Relegation Day
My BEST #SaintsFC tweet of 2023. Complete 2023 football campaign washup as soon as the season is done and dusted. Update: The Saints were relegated after a 2-0 loss to Continue Reading →
Easter Weekend 2023
“The place of God’s power is an empty space, and in his story of absence and longing, we learn that most of life is lived on this threshold between emptiness Continue Reading →