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Really! That would be most undignified and unpleasant. I'd get my mushroom foraging knife out (the one with the curved blade and with a little brush on the end) and cut him free... He really is a most unpleasant man and fairly stupid with it, apart from knowing some good accountants who helped him with his reverse takeover of Southampton. I'd be interested to know just how much of his own capital he put into it.. Which bit about 'welcome applications' does he not understand, and the need to widen the demographic? They won't be appointed if they can't do the job. Although I seem to recall we had Anthony Pulis and Tommy Forecast during his time, and although the right colour they both never got a game. He would probably prefer somebody who can do an unpaid internship because mummy and daddy are paying for the flat rental. If he thinks the best people get the job all the time he really does need to wake up a bit and realise why certain industries are populated by people from certain backgrounds.

I don't know why I come on this forum sometimes! There are the perpetual optimists, the people who are never happy, and then there's Trousers. 🙂 We could pay a lot for someone who doesn't produce, not much for someone who does, or vice-versa, which is my bon mot for the day.. But were the Mbeumos and Toneys of this world the finished article before they stepped up? Even Lambert, who seemed to benefit by being in a more professional environment and started taking himself and his fitness more seriously? Some of our failures you could see why we took a gamble: Boufal and Mara for instance, as they had some basic attributes that could be developed. Carillo, TP and Brereton-Diaz there really wasn't. Stewart another category where you can see he's a footballer (unlike TP) but the risk in signing him was really misjudged. I'm now going to get my padded cycling shorts and go and join Trousers on the fence until the window is closed..

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..