Usually in mid July Saints supporters are out in force waiting for the first sighting of the Lesser Striped Saints Season Ticket, but this year due to interminable reasons, even though it is mid August few have been spotted so far, but there is some breaking news.
With the opening fixture already passed and the first home game of the season due in only 3 days time, most Saints supporters would at this moment in time be caressing their season tickets, putting pictures of them up on social media and in some cases holding an exhibition of season tickets throughout the ages in their local village hall.
But this year so far the lesser spotted red & white striped season ticket is nowhere to be seen, Saints ST Spotters have been out in force, both in hallways and driveways throughout the area and also hiding in bushes and looking for the man with the sack who will signal the season has started.
Rumours about why the Season Tickets have not appeared yet abound, Covid 19, problems with migrating from China, even that SFC should never have taken the cheapest quote from that company in Afghanistan.
Whatever the reason they just haven't appeared yet.
But wait Breaking News ! One has been spotted in Chandlers Ford and a picture has been posted, a collective sigh of relief can now be uttered in the SO postcodes, binoculars can be put down and flasks of tea and ham sandwiches consumed, the first Season Ticket of the season has arrived and it is sure to be followed by a whole flock of them, after all season tickets are like buses, you wait hours for one and then a dozen come at once.
Stop Press ! Just when you thought it could not get any better rumours are emerging, albeit ones that have not yet been substantiated that someone has answered the phone in the ticket office.