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March 30, 2024 at 9:01 am #283408
Looks a tidy set up.
6,008 capacity.The Club being owned since Oct 2023 by The Big Help Group (Southport Statement)
The Sandgrounders were founded in 1888 – 136 years ago.
One of the founding members of the newly formed Football League Third Division North upon its inception in 1921.
They were members of the Football League from 1921 to 1978 at which point they weren’t re-elected.
Re-election… seems a lifetime ago! (Closed shop, blah, blah)Haigh Avenue (Formerly known as Ash Lane [1905–1921]) has been their home since 1905.
The street and the ground itself were officially renamed Haig Avenue after Earl Haig in 1921.
Sefton Council (freeholder) own the ground.The Club’s record attendance is 20,010 which occurred twice:
1) Newcastle United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1932
2) Everton in a 1968 FA Cup tie.
Their best FA Cup performance was in 1930-31 when they reached the 1/4 Finals.
They were losing (Old) Wembley finalists in the FA Trophy in 1997–98, Cheltenham Town taking the trophy 1-0.The current grandstand was opened in August 1968, two years after the original main stand had burnt down.
April 1, 2024 at 3:03 am #283526Having a day at the beach to cool down its 40 degrees here so an early prediction.
JD pre match interview will include ” its a tough game”
Not sure re Southports attacking options with Carver n Bennett both not playing expect another defensive set up to counter attack… FEELING THEY WILL NICK A GOAL…that said so will we for a score prediction of 1-1..
(hopefully we knock 2 in for a 2-1 Scunny win)
UTI
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April 1, 2024 at 5:25 am #283528Another team that will rise to the occasion of playing the mighty Iron, the ref will no doubt support their efforts. Will our players put the effort it? Yes then we get a point and the JD Spennymoor interview, if not we get the JD Darlington interview. Don’t see us winning and Chorley pull further away.
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April 1, 2024 at 7:28 am #283529Current form:
Southport
P8 W4 D3 L1 GF13 GA6 GD+7 Pts15Iron
P8 W4 D2 L2 GF12 GA7 GD+5 Pts14Bank holidays always throw up some strange scores – this could be one of them.
It wouldn’t surprise me if we saw something like:SP 3-0 Iron 60/1
SP 1-5 Iron 50/1Iron H2H at Southport:
P15 W2 D8 L5 GF22 GA31 GD-9 Pts1414 points from a potential 45.
However the stats and history has it looking like it’ll be another draw.
Southport 1-1 Iron 11/2
If we’ve eaten too many Easter eggs then it could be worse:
Southport 2-1 Iron 14/1
April 1, 2024 at 7:34 am #283530April 1, 2024 at 7:47 am #283531April 1, 2024 at 7:52 am #283532April 1, 2024 at 10:53 am #283546Just seen an absolute cracker from Iron Stats on Twitter.
We have not won a game in April for 6 years.
Bodes well for our play off chances.
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April 1, 2024 at 12:15 pm #283552Just seen an absolute cracker from Iron Stats on Twitter.
We have not won a game in April for 6 years.
Bodes well for our play off chances.
The date is!
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April 1, 2024 at 12:31 pm #283554Just seen an absolute cracker from Iron Stats on Twitter.
We have not won a game in April for 6 years.
Bodes well for our play off chances.
I think it’ll be a 1-1 draw – I’d take that rather than a 0-0 bore draw.
Entertain us!April 1, 2024 at 1:48 pm #283565Recalling happy days of a Friday night trip to Southport back in 1976. Me and three mates bombed up there in my old Ford Zephyr, saw a tidy enough game in which we came back with a point thanks to a Graham Collier equaliser. We were all happy as Larry on the way back singing and laughing till we realised I’d got on the M6 North and were only 80 miles from Carlisle. Yep we were green as grass back then but we sure had a laugh, got back into town around 1 in the morning, knackered but still laughing.
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April 1, 2024 at 2:13 pm #283569Scouse Riviera!
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April 1, 2024 at 2:54 pm #2835752-0 loss
April 1, 2024 at 3:01 pm #283577Come on IRON!
April 1, 2024 at 3:11 pm #283579Five changes today ?????
April 1, 2024 at 3:46 pm #2835823 big centre backs for Southport… 0-0 then?
April 1, 2024 at 3:48 pm #283584Recalling happy days of a Friday night trip to Southport back in 1976. Me and three mates bombed up there in my old Ford Zephyr, saw a tidy enough game in which we came back with a point thanks to a Graham Collier equaliser. We were all happy as Larry on the way back singing and laughing till we realised I’d got on the M6 North and were only 80 miles from Carlisle. Yep we were green as grass back then but we sure had a laugh, got back into town around 1 in the morning, knackered but still laughing.
No Sat Nav back then of course :-)
April 1, 2024 at 3:50 pm #283585Sounds desperate so far….
April 1, 2024 at 3:56 pm #283586Recalling happy days of a Friday night trip to Southport back in 1976. Me and three mates bombed up there in my old Ford Zephyr, saw a tidy enough game in which we came back with a point thanks to a Graham Collier equaliser. We were all happy as Larry on the way back singing and laughing till we realised I’d got on the M6 North and were only 80 miles from Carlisle. Yep we were green as grass back then but we sure had a laugh, got back into town around 1 in the morning, knackered but still laughing.
No Sat Nav back then of course :-)
Aye and my map reading mate riding shotgun wasn’t much of a map reader after a few beers.
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April 1, 2024 at 4:15 pm #283587Five changes today ?????
They have a game of musical chairs every Friday afternoon. The last eleven sitting start!
Another boring game. They are useless, can’t put 3 passes together.
We’re not much better.I don’t think they’ve had a shot yet?
There was a thread titled something like – “NLN, what’s the standard of player”
Something like this:
April 1, 2024 at 4:41 pm #283588Sounds desperate so far….
It’s absolute rubbish.
You see better games at the elite Sunday league clubs.April 1, 2024 at 4:43 pm #2835893 big centre backs for Southport… 0-0 then?
Looks nailed on now.
Would you rate anyone higher than 4/10 today?April 1, 2024 at 4:45 pm #283590Just seen an absolute cracker from Iron Stats on Twitter.
We have not won a game in April for 6 years.
Bodes well for our play off chances.
I think it’ll be a 1-1 draw – I’d take that rather than a 0-0 bore draw.
Entertain us!Pathetic!
April 1, 2024 at 4:46 pm #283591The boos will be ringing around the ground at full time!
April 1, 2024 at 4:50 pm #283592I was so confident that we would finish second but, yet again, the team have other plans.
57 years and I still get surprised……
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April 1, 2024 at 4:55 pm #2835933 big centre backs for Southport… 0-0 then?
Looks nailed on now.
Would you rate anyone higher than 4/10 today?Typical… lol
My MotM is the pigeon!
April 1, 2024 at 5:02 pm #283594Ahem phew
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April 1, 2024 at 5:18 pm #283595Michelle got lucky there avoided an hard decision on whether to stick or spin if we hadn’t won, I would have spun there’d have been nothing to lose imo.
Come the 4th of May I do hope I’m singing Jimmy deans barmy army for the first time.1 user thanked author for this post.
April 1, 2024 at 5:33 pm #283596Ahem phew
Phew, Pugh… he didn’t have a clue.
We need a proper clear out during the summer.
I don’t think there’s a single player whom is worth keeping?
They either can’t defend, can’t pass, have a poor end product, can’t stand up or can’t hit a barn door from a yard.
Does any of their contracts extend to the end of next season? Hopefully not.
… Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb.April 1, 2024 at 8:24 pm #283608Whatever Hereford fans saw in Pugh, we certainly don’t see it in an Iron shirt…absolutely dreadful again!
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