“You don't want to go up too soon now Col, you have to be sure you're stable for when you do get promotion.” The words of a colleague of mine this week. Are these words of 'wisdom' correct though? Saints are in a wonderful position at the moment, top of the league by two points, playing excellent football and even when losing not doing so without a fight, we are creating chances even in our worse performances. Teams have been promoted from this league even after losing ten games over ...
Updated 06-10-2011 at 08:59 PM by Colinjb
I'm not ashamed to admit that I am having mixed emotions at the moment. News reports are surfacing that we are on the verge of signing the extremely promising young midfielder Jack Cork from Chelsea, which is, however you look at it, fantastic news. He has played at every standard for England below the senior team, he has been player of the year at a now rival Club at Championship level and has been desired by many other teams. Yet it is not the player himself that is inspiring this blog, it is ...
Updated 13-06-2011 at 05:30 PM by Colinjb
"I bet you are looking forward to the Derby this weekend! Big game for you." The comment from a colleague on the telephone today, it nearly made me burst into tears of laughter. I allowed the comment to pass and then politely point out that; 'No, Bournemouth are not our rivals, there is only one club for that. It's great to see them doing so well.... I want us to win on Saturday of course but it would be great if we both went up.' The sound of silence ...
Updated 10-03-2011 at 10:07 PM by Colinjb
"How long until kick off mate....?" The enquiry came from the wedding guest across the table. The speeches had finished, the toast had been given and one of my closest friends was married. Attention was now turning towards the Saints v Manchester United game in the cup. “Fifteen minutes mate, shall we head over?” The other wedding guest had already made it clear to me that he was a Man Utd fan, well, you say fan. He was from Yorkshire and had ...
Updated 01-02-2011 at 06:36 PM by Colinjb
Alan Pardew might not be the fanfare appointment the Newcastle fans would have been hoping for after the shock and frankly scandalous sacking of Chris Hughton, but I for one don't think he is as bad an appointment as some might. I was shocked by it, yes, but that doesn't mean Pardew isn't capable. After watching Saints for nearly 20 years, I can tell you categorically that Pardew was a major cog last year in my most enjoyable ever season. So here are my honest and ...
Updated 10-12-2010 at 12:54 PM by georgeweahscousin
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