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Hello! I am a OhWhatABoufalMorning, I'm 21 years of age and as you may have already guessed, probably whilst in the midst of viewing my userboxes, that I am a
Southampton
supporter and also hail from the city of the same name. I spent three years at college and left at the end of June 2014. Since my college days I have been working as a volunteer at
Bursledon Brickworks Museum
in
Swanwick, Hampshire
. I enjoy moderating football related information on Wikipedia, especially when the English grammar which has been adopted by a user(s) is of a very poor standard and also when the current information is in need of an update! I am not going to gloat for you see my English grammar is in no way 'top notch', but having said that I am definitely a keen speller and I must say that I certainly enjoy incorporating colourful sounding words into my vocabulary!
Countries / places I've visited
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England
- Nottingham
- Portsmouth
- Bournemouth
- Essex
Cornwall
- St Michael's Mount
- Polperro
Italy
- File:Coat of arms of Rome.svg
Rome
- Vatican City
- Venice
- File:Castello del Matese-Stemma.png
Castello del Matese
Wales
Scotland
- Glasgow
France
- Le Havre
- Calais
Tenerife
Germany
- Hannover
HDI-Arena
/
AWD-Arena
from (2002?2013)
Ten Acres
(once) for the 2015?16
FA Cup
Third round 1st leg (
Eastleigh
v
Bolton
).
St. Mary's Stadium
(many a time)
Dean Court / Goldsands Stadium
(first away game)
Hampden Park
(twice)
Craven Cottage
(twice)
Emirates Stadium
(once)
The Boleyn Ground / Upton Park
(once)
Stadio Artemio Franchi
(once) for the
Euro 2012 qualifier
(
Italy
v
Faroe Islands
)
Millenium Stadium
(once)
South Coast derby
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(Portsmouth fans label Saints fans "scummers" and we label them "skates") - see the below text
South Coast derby
Portsmouth supporters, and occasionally those of other clubs, refer to Southampton supporters as "scum" or "scummers". According to some Portsmouth fans, the term "scum" developed out of an
acronym
standing for
Southampton City (or Corporation) Union Men
, with the term allegedly originating from when
Southampton dockyard
workers supposedly crossed the picket lines in the 1930s when Portsmouth dockyard workers were on strike. However this story is unlikely, as the two cities rely on entirely different types of ports ? Southampton being a merchant port and Portsmouth, a naval one. There is also no known record of any strike occurring during the mentioned time period. Rather, this seems to be
a modern attempt to incorrectly describe
the origins of the rivalry.
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Southampton supporters have taken to referring to their local rivals as "
Skates
". This is a derisive alternative to "matelot" to describe naval sailors, Portsmouth being the home of the
Royal Navy
. This term is in fact originally a dismissive one for sailors, possibly originating in Portsmouth, which most Southampton fans have adopted. It was made popular as an abusive term towards Portsmouth fans after a Southampton fanzine asked readers to help search for the term most likely to cause offence to them.
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