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"John   \nYou and I share the length of time we have followed the Saints   \nWhen  we were in the Third Div South I never expected us to be so well established in the top tier, winning a major trophy at Wembley, playing in a decent stadium or watching my team in Europe in front of 7,000 fans   \nThere was even talk, after the near misses immediately post WW2, that the Board did not want us to play in the top division.   \nFor many years we could score goals for fun but also suffer regular hammerings    \nThen there were the years of regularly fighting relegation followed by melt down.   \nSince then our collective aspiration level has increased significantly and anything less than a mid table Prem finish is considered failure.   \nHowever we are really in a good place at the moment and should celebrate the fact whilst it lasts.   \nI went to school on the border area east of here and I regularly contemplater my good fortune in supporting the Saints in comparison to some of my school mates who can only look with a good deal of jealousy at what our club has achieved compared to their rather flakey efforts "
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