Ted Bates Statue

Agreed, hopefully the club have learned from past mistakes such as the Wallace brothers or Michael and Anders Svensson.

And yet still managed to score against us and take his side further in Europa than we've managed in the same time. 😬 Matt Mills is another name who springs to mind from that era. Retired as of last year having played for a variety of Football League clubs.

Ctrl-F... "Tim Sparv"

I thought I was the only one who didn't like the 2006-08 kit. Thanks to the massive horizontal white panel I could never get over the idea that the team were wearing a weird version of the Swiss flag. The response on here/Saintsforever seemed strangely very positive, as I recall.

Something a bit different to the usual Youtube highlights offering set to some rubbish soundtrack. And no, he is not good in the air.

Must have been a tough call between him and Jankewitz.

How about we finally get around to replacing Graziano Pelle with... a certain free agent named Graziano Pelle. HCDAJFU 😇

Are Portsmouth aware? Or is this just a Premier League thing, so realistically it won't be an issue for a few decades?

You lot are all in the wrong bit of forum. It's not 20/21 any more. If you're talking about the new kit then you need the Hummel thread. Personally I hope the sash will be back soon, always good to see it. Even Under Armor couldn't mess it up.

Haven't had a chance to listen to his episode from the Don't Tell Me The Score podcast yet but planning to do so as there are some good interviews in other episodes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08qy9kn "Nigel's distinctive outlook has been dubbed "Adkinism" by many fans of the clubs he's managed, and it's about gratitude, positivity and making the most of the day, topics discussed in this episode. Other topics covered include honesty, the benefit of mentors and role-models, satisfying relationships, effective communication and developing a growth mindset in all areas of life."

In this country the policeman might have been expected to use a taser, but on this occasion she had a steak knife and it wasn't for dinner or self-defence. I can understand reservations towards the official BLM line on this occasion and it undermines their cause severely to pay tribute to this individual. Bodycam footage for context. https://www.newsy.com/stories/video-shows-moments-before-police-shot-ma-khia-bryant/ Notwithstanding the above, I just can't believe this is the cause that people have figuratively chosen as their hill to die on. I'm sure many didn't approve of clapping for the NHS either but I never heard of anyone deciding to boo at 8pm on those Thursday evenings. I don't perceive there to be support of racist beliefs in this thread so much as the increasing distaste between the views of left and right. It's probably fair to say most people sit somewhere in the middle politically, but the media has a tendency to showcase the worst sides of the political spectrum as it seeks to draw out an emotional response in the reader, and balance takes a back seat as we instead focus on the antics of loony left or fascist far right. This clouds our view of the opposing side and the debate quickly falls off a cliff. Lockdown really hasn't helped.

Apart from the small matter of not getting relegated, we've had about twice as many wins this season as we did back then, so it's really not that much of a conundrum, is it? Draw it is, then.

That was a dramatic finish.

Would make sense seeing as most of the other likely candidate clubs (e.g. West Ham/Leicester) can't offer CL football. Interesting to see in the same article we are reportedly interested in the Colombian winger Santiago Moreno, who also faces interest from Leeds and Rangers.

If only in 2017, after our 1-4 defeat to Leicester, we approached the free agent Bielsa. Instead we decided to wait ages so we could hand the reins to Hughes. Not that Bielsa would've stuck around with us for long, but I can dream, can't I?

Your mate forgot to mention the detail where everyone in the supermarket stopped and applauded. Without including a key line like that, many are likely to believe it never happened.

We are all pony. Pony. Pony pony pony

I could see them missing out on Champions League again, despite their position (although Liverpool have been doing their best to throw it away themselves). Only takes one step from the sublime to the ridiculous, starting with a John Cleese style lunge on Tuesday at the rematch. Not that their fans will be all that bothered. Four trophies in the last 25 years, despite being fodder for large periods. Every single club in the Midlands must be looking at them with envy.

The next Tim Sparv, then. We can check back here in ten years' time to review our clairvoyant abilities when he helps his team knock us out of the qualifying round to the Europa Conference.

Never in doubt. We will walk this dead rubber

A walk in the park for those who can't bear to watch another load of dross, preferring to stretch their legs and get some fresh air.

Before my time, but Chris Nicholl might be a better comparison... went top of the league with him and had some horrendously dry spells also. We decided we could do better, and indeed I hear his replacement was an excellent appointment who was in many ways much better than our current manager.

So you can basically get arrested for being mildly annoying. Not that this will bother the mildly annoying on here, who for now would prefer to obsess over how the moon landings were faked. But you can bet that once this gets passed, the police will use this at will to interfere with the lives of football fans who might be guilty of nothing more offensive than singing OWTS in public. It will be low hanging fruit for them.

Maybe I'm being a bit harsh. Once Gabbiadini signed, we looked like a different side, like we could beat anyone. Unfortunately we didn't win the League Cup Final, and apart from that our best run of form meant getting two wins in a row, twice. If we can get someone better, great, but I'd be keen to know who. I would probably accept BFS by that point as I'm pretty sure he will be available with West Brom getting close but no cigar (They hired him way too late - as I write, Villa equalise 😂). What stops me from losing my patience with Hasenhuttl just yet is that every side, without exceptions has had the occasional dip in form this season which is surely related to Covid. Of course it's up to us to be at the top end rather than where we are, but I'd like to see him have a go, and get to November before we decide on the axe.

Agreed. Even under Koeman we had the odd poor spell, and with a stronger group. The difference is that with Koeman and Hasenhuttl we also had extended excellent runs of good form, whereas Puel, Pellegrino and Hughes would bob along with the occasional win to stave off the inevitable. On that basis I'd give Hasenhuttl a dozen games to show we've had a reset to this season, and if he doesn't succeed, then I'm sure we can fulfil the needs of the ever-growing, increasingly baying mob and get BFS or Marco Silva or whatever imaginary chump saviour happens to be available meet the requirements of the black box around Halloween as we slide further down the table.