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Squad Numbers released: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2397597,00.html Team Profiles : http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10280,00.html

Actually today the wife told me her work colleague's mate had been told by someone working in the club shop he couldn't have 10 put on his Guly shirt this morning (must have been the Megastore as they don't print at West Quay), and he'd have to come back on Monday when his new number was known. Adding to the conspiracy was that Guly and Chaplow were both off the numbered player list on the OS, but that happened yesterday and seems to be just an admin thing - though I'm sure the Chaplow article on the OS used the term "the new number 18" at 6:30am today and doesn't seem to now... She also pointed out that Nicky Maynard was number 10 at Bristol City. And then told me that her work colleague wasn't even convinced that his mate was a reliable source. Which is why it hasn't had its own thread. But I think it's probably b011ocks and I don't want to get a reputation for this kind of thing. But you did ask.

What, this one ?

I may purchase both alongside each other at some point just to test the theory.

Is it not the case now that Puncheon knows he's up Shart Creek with Saints and is trying his best behaviour just to see if the door is still ajar ? There's no point in him being (more?) unprofessional and risking getting sacked either - which I'm sure we might have considered at some point. Apparently this is covered by the sporadically used "running the club as a business" clause, so we're not just going to wash our hands and will make sure we get something for him in return.

On tap in the Dell Bar last Saturday, presumably not in the concourses.

Well yeah, but that doesn't mean he hasn't given them all to his mate who's already in the ground. Not Steve, but the turnstile operator doesn't know what he's like... This does actually have some quite serious repercussions for ground safety - if it wasn't for the fact that you could probably get 60,000 people into the seated areas standing up, and that not everyone who has got voucher booklets has two copies of matches 1-8 it could turn out to be quite a problem. Match 9 will also be interesting...

No, but they've posted 40,000.

I'm not sure how Steve thinks having a ticket for matches 9-23 is going to get him into match 1.

Ooh, ooh, Remi Moses ?

I think that if we get the chance to sign a striker who is proven in the Prem or Championship in the last season or two, or has played elsewhere but has significant potential, that we should do so, whether our current lot are probably up to the task or not. There are no guarantees, but players find their level over time.

And was, as the leading assister in the Championship in his first half season with Saints, when playing at left mid. I'm still not sure why people were expecting him to score goals from left back or the physio's room.

Consider what it looks like driving off the right of the picture above on the A27. After passing that estate at the top left of the pic and turning the corner, all you can see is that load of buildings to the left in the picture, then the stadium, then the brown-field area to to the right of the stadium which looks like it's in the process of being developed into a car park or more buildings or something. Everything else around is just A27 and fields for miles.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?31415-saints-Ale

I like the Balotelli rip off, and thought of the "duhs from Knight Rider" as well.

Oops, yeah, forgot who you were... Sorry!

Can we just lock this now...?

But even if he did, he doesn't attend matches anyway... so... that's... alright?

You think it's hypocrisy to criticise some of the club's off the field policies yet still attend matches ?

There are XL shirts. Not "more than one X"L shirts though.

Over the top is about right. Grr, damn me, I'm a menace to the club with my merchandise puchasing and attending matches.

Phew, glad we got that sorted, I was starting to take it personally, now it's someone else's problem.

I know that's not true, there aren't any socks yet.

Yay ! It is at this point that I'm glad I always view this Forum without bloody Avatars. I don't even know whether I've got one.

I still am.