I see a couple of pearly kings moanin about the lack of jellied eels on sale in the ground.

16 of us from St Albans, does that count? Trouble was we neither wore badges or drunk half lagers, we did however bring our flat caps and whippets.

Our local vicar, origin Kent, resident Wiltshire, was there with his son. Does that count?

His previous parish was in Leeds.

I saw a bloke buy a vegetarian hot dog from one of the fine food outlets outside the stadium. Just like that, out in the open and everything. It's as if he didn't care. Clear sign of Southern-ness.

the cheek of it

How would you know if you were to meet one? Would they break out clapping?

I know! He just walked right past the pies as well. I nearly swung for him.


If you kick a rugby ball they will. Can't help themselves.

3 more from Hertfordshire - one born in the North, one in London and one in mainland Europe.

Easy to pick the southerners, really.

If they are converted southern rugby union fans, they are likely to speak English with accents like those of David Cameron and Boris Johnson, and wear a nice jacket, pressed shirt, slacks and shoes. If they are converted southern soccer fans they are likely to speak English with the accents of Albert and Harold Steptoe, and cough up a lot of phlegm which they then spit on the ground while swearing loudly.

Yeah right, there were thousands of tickets available between the 2 Saturdays!

If you swallow what the rfl spout then I'd imagine about 60% were from the south

I'm from Essex and I was there in my Skolars shirt, although my mother does come from the north so I don't know if I count. I've also been told that I have a very posh accent but I am certainly not a union fan.

I saw a few aussies and kiwis do they count as from the south?

.. from Rangi fans making a killing on eBay.

I did not see many Scientists from the Antarctic. So I think we failed to drag anyone up from the deep south.

A poor showing really, should have been at least 10,000 from Peru to give a token showing of Southerners.

They are most weekends at Old Trafford.

I bumped into one, carried some sort of brush and his bird kept going on about a spoonful of sugar

I saw one, was staring in confusion at a fast food menu.

"Chips? With gravy? Gravy? And what's a barm?"

"Cor blimey guv'nor, I'm 'ank Marvin."

It was practically sold out before the semis even took place so I doubt that had much impact.

Three more of us from St Albans, all in our London shirts.
Mind you, I bought chips 'n gravy, so I might not count.

Now that's what I call a conversion but not a 3 point one so don't get all excited a break into a verse of sweet chariot.

I also heard a few southern accents but wasn't sure whereabouts exactly, could have been from around the Runcorn/Bristol area, you know, somewhere like that.

There were some from Nantwich, does that count or is that too north still?

Nantwich ? Nantwich ?

Bloody cockney barstools !

They'd be the ones wearing coats and scarves, it's much warmed darn sarf.

Saw a few from the South of France - is that Southern enough for you?