CB Fry

Probably the best way with the current avg age so much higher than target. A tenfold increase in the number of five year olds listening probably less effective strategy.

Absolutely. I've always said STs and specifically a waiting list for them are the key indicator for expansion. But this really upsets some forum users who then go off on one about nonsense like flexible pricing, catchment areas, selling loads of tickets to nuetral non saints fans, Chelsea in 1984, climbing everest and walking on the moon.

He called himself the saviour of Radio one within about three minutes of being on the station in his first spot on early breakfast (five am ish). Heard it when I was working as a drivers mate during the summer hols and remember thinking who is this guy? Haven't listened to R1 for about a decade or more though.

As I said previously. What we do is brilliant. We are the best at everything what with leading the market in "clearly stated policies". Maybe we should start a chant up about how brilliant our clearly stated policies are.

If you really need me, some schmuck on a forum to commit to a benchmark then yes, fine, that's mine. But not just once. Put it in your lever arch file about me. Anyway...so who is moving the goalposts now. Already weaving dopey theories why we might not sell 25,000. The way it is going I think we will get darn close to 25, but lets see.

Good point. Also we have MLG's lectures about not being able to definitively say whether X is bigger or smaller than Y because of information we don't have or information that might happen in the future that may or may not see or something about Goodison Park.

I wasn't intending to be sarcastic there. I think its just in my DNA...anyway we agree!

So 25,000 is not beating any of those numbers? Is 25,000 more or less than 22,000?

Well being that "doing something about it" involves significant logistical and capital commitment he's doing the right thing. On here I think we'll all pretty sure there are scenarios planned for expansion in the right time and the right way. Thats the only "doing something about it" he should be doing right now. Beating Lowe era levels (25,000 mark) would be a significant step on that journey though.

Or maybe not. It's a good story and they would have run it if it was any current or recent Prem club, esp as the activity happened when said club was in the Prem. Really not a vendetta against Saints.

Well my point was generally aimed at those on this thread suggesting Vitesse should adopt this 'Southampton Way". In reality Vitesse have done the right thing - it looks like they have agreed a fee to sell this player to us and that is what they have told their fans. I would expect Saints to do the same thing. Whether they would or not is debatable.

Hats off to Vitesse for taking the time to let their fans know exactly what is happening with one of their star players. I am sure their fans appreciate the honesty and the communication. I know we all support a far more progessive club and not being told anything at all is, like, so enlightened and foward thinking and really amazing. But maybe I'm stuck in the past and like a club trying to communicate with fans. Even if it is, like, sooo Eighties.

One post: not clogging up. HTH.

Not impressed with my twitter feed being clogged up with pointless tweets from a meaningless pre-pre-pre season friendly. Don't care.

As you say Mowlem a bit dopey. Saints got a good deal though and that additional money allowed us to purchase Rory Delap.

Just looked on twitter and clearly not him. Thought that transfer rumours were beneath him... Apologies for having a conversation with myself on here. Should have at least changed to one of my many other logins but couldn't be bothered.

Not Peter White the blind Solent/Radio 4 presenter, surely? Always comes across as thoroughly good chap, great broadcaster and Saints fan.

I hardly think we'll be packed to the rafters for Romania vs Tonga or whatever no mark games we're going to get.

We've sold that many before.

Eh? Federer had won Grand Slams before he was twenty five, which is what Murray is now. All the capital letters in the world don't change that.

...which twenty odd million will watch on TV this afternoon. Pretty dodgy comparison.

You seriously think that QPR's final warm up game is three weeks before the season starts?

At least you'll still be in the Saints catchment area.

I got through a few Curly Wurlies that summer I can tell you.

I know for a fact that two of those eight are woofters.