suewhistle

Better stamina too?

Councils have very little margin for discretionary spending these days, and their legal obligations to meet SEND and adult social care requirements (inter alia) are putting many councils, of all political colours, into danger of bankruptcy. But we can all agree that Southampton hasn't made best use of its assets, whether that's due to the council or ABP or developers wanting everything handed to them on a plate. The problem with the rail link is that to get to Central you'd have to do a back shunt from near the maintenance works on what is a busy stretch of line. But going straight out heading North would be easy enough, and take a very large proportion of the traffic. Particularly useful for away fans but not so good for business in town. Might be the sort of development if St Mary's were ever chosen again for an international tournament. The ticket sales seem to have held up remarkably in the circumstances, so there does seem to be a healthy underlying demand for tickets which must be the basis for any stadium expansion. Plus a few more tourists in Rento Takaoaka shirts will help the bottom line! It will be interesting to compare the crowd figures with our neighbours down the road..

It's like Bolton but worse..

Terms have been agreed. Does that include them actually paying us? I understand that with Orsic there was some confusion about which way the 3.5 million should go..

Headline in the newspaper: We can dream about a few decent loans, can't we?!

It's funny, but that phrase normally has positive connotations like "I'm looking forward to my holiday".. Needs a re-write, I feel.

Pissing yourself laughing?

This I think, and the OP did mention 'irrational dislike'. I can't get upset with players who end up out of their depth and just aren't very good. Paul Moody from Waterlooville, for example, who the club took a losing punt on. But players who don't put the effort in are towards the top on my list. Has David Speedie been mentioned yet?

That makes sense, but I'd prefer AA to BBD; his effort and pressing alone would be the difference.

With the additional bonus of fewer of CB Fry's ponderous attempts at sarcastic humour.

Well, I hope they avoid doing it on match days. That was a right pain..

I'm a Saints fan so bear with me. Does double figures mean 2?

Looks like a standard CB Fry straw man argument, but I certainly can't be a**** to check..

It's nice to remember Tadic and his football but I think most would agree that even if he wanted to come we probably wouldn't get our money's worth, which is something we've had to endure far too much recently. Russell Martin is reportedly said to have been surprised by the pace and physicality of the Premier League, which suggests that the collective years experience of this board would have been worth consulting.. My hope is that the new recruit we have, and the prospective recruits, have the pace and a level of physicality that will bear them in good stead if we get promoted, with another year's experience under their belts. Some of us remember VVD and the pace of his recovery runs in covering back, and we can only hope that Quarshie develops in the same way and that we actually pressure the opposition enough thatthe need to demonstre his abilities comes from a good place.

Does it depend which ferry you're nearer to? Most caulk heads came from the East of the island!