Quite. I was amazed (and mightily relieved) that Pool took so few shots from distance at a keeper whose confidence was clearly shot to bits. If Bart's in goal, the Skates might not be so reticent.
The best chance of a win would actually be
Burnley at St Mary's
They'll be utterly demoralised by our win at their place this Saturday and by late October they'll be in the relegation places
On the contrary he still loves us and will be eternally grateful to Saints, according to this
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/oxlade-chamberlain-i-owe-saints-everything
I'll never forget Lawrie Mac's courtesy and friendliness when I met him by chance in Cardiff in autumn '75. He seemed to have so much time to chat to a star-struck student (as I then was)...
As I said before it's not a public statement but a non-for-publication alert to picture and sports editors that went out at 10.53 this morning. I really can't say any more...
From the Press Association:
We will not be staffing for pictures the FA Cup game on Saturday between Southampton and Portsmouth after the home club required us to agree not to supply any photographs from the fixture to the Southern Daily Echo. Press Association considers such a restriction unacceptable.
so the feud continues... forget the rights and wrongs, it's absurd at a time like this...
That's not bad - it's a sensible insurance policy. In fact I've done the same myself. Though I'm not sure I can bring myself to insure against derby disaster by betting on Pompey for Sat...