Ted Bates Statue

Behave. I'm told they are excellent at conducting research.

Quite. In an internet full of gullibility, bullshit, misinformation and 'doing your own research', I still find it amazing that this needs to be said. Some people just cannot distinguish between truth and blatant defamation. From recollection the baby was actually born well and only later succumbed to health issues some days or weeks later. At one point the mother was ranting about suing the hospital over medical negligence instead. It is one thing suffering a bereavement and then there is lashing out in search of a scapegoat. The offending Twitter account is now deleted, I presume due to a well-worded legal letter. But yeah, sure, maybe Southampton the media and the deep state really have been colluding together on a massive cover-up for a young player on the periphery of the squad.

Nice to see you getting your excuses in early, Ralph.

I'm fond the once-ubiquitous catchphrase "Could he do a job for us?" which I recall applied to any player coming to the end of his contract when we were in the lower leagues. Probably the Paul Allen thread too. Apparently it even made it into an FBI glossary, impressive considering I don't believe anyone else used it outside the online Saints community.

I think the club felt he was a better prospect than Targett, shame it didn't work out - we could have done with someone like him pushing Bertrand for his starting place in the last four years or so. I suspect however that given the contract length, the deal is intended to tide him over while he seeks another club in the professional game.

I'm still seething that we let Nile Ranger slip through our fingers. When will Saints learn to hold onto their brightest talents?

What about if we were to get relegated, sneak into the playoffs and score more goals away than at home but still go out on penalties... 😔 MLG Note: *Not Europe, whatever I sorry I ruined the party

I think Hampshire Live has been pushing at least one version of a story (paragraph) that he has already signed a contract extension, possibly as long ago as last year but Saints are open to offers for him. The last bit was what stood out, why would you tie down someone but also say they would be open to a transfer? I guess the answer is when you have a decent option for 3rd or 4th choice CB but that option would prefer to play a little more regularly.

Everyone moans when a certain poster does pedantry, but clearly all you need is some loose hyperbole, and suddenly all the forum experts crawl out of their caves to smugly point out that the day before Wednesday was Tuesday.

So if he does go, this tweet has probably helped add an extra £10M to his transfer fee. 👍

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?