SW11_Saint

Well said. It is a difficult one. I am quite happy to sit down away (though generally you are 'up and down'), but also recognise that some games will be standing regardless - which I don't mind either. However I do also feel a little sorry for older fans who are unable to stand for a whole game and are forced to - they have, after all, paid for a "seat". The only way round it would be for clubs to allocate seats at the front to those who want to sit, and work the allocation from the back for those who don't. This will never happen however as it would be seen as condoning standing in seated areas, which would contravene stadium regulations. The other obvious answer is 'safe standing' areas, but that is a whole other argument...

Agreed, I think he looked absolute class last week - and if anything his vision was beyond what most of our players could cope with. They will get used to him though - and he them. His touch is absolutely first class. My only worry was whether he'd be a bit of a prima-doña and might impact team spirit, but his work-rate, and the way he reacted to the goal yesterday despelled that. Am genuinely excited about what he'll do once he's got his first goal out of the way.

Another 32 points until safety... Great performance, great win. COYS!

RIP Don. My mum and dad knew him and his wife. Think they lived in the big house on the corner of Milton Rd / Hill Lane?

Yes, Bill Ellierington is indeed alive still. Lives next door to my mum.

Matt Oakley. Once suggested we make him skipper and build a team around him and got widely derided. Derby did just that and reaped the rewards. A very underrated player.

Truly horrific. But then their home kit is blue shirt, white shorts, red socks. As it should be.

Pr1ck.

Oh to stray onto these nasty little threads where the spiteful little trolls with their comic book avatars put the boot into the guy who got us back to back promotions and turned our fortunes around. Pr1cks. PS NA played a shadow team, got stuffed and will likely be relieved to be out of a competition they won't win.

Could, and probably should, have won given our possession, but just didn't really get going. A point won on that basis. JWP really came of age yesterday - MoM by a country mile. Better things to come once Osvaldo has bedded in - he will help improve Ramirez too.

Possibly the weirdest thing I have ever seen on here. What the hell is the backstory on this?! Bit lame possibly, but simple, how about... Vic Wanyama, Vic Wanyama, Hey hey hey Vic Wanyama... [Ad infinitum] (Na Na Hey Hey by Bananarama)

Pathetic thread.

If only they'd selected that...

Anyone see South Today? Missed it - much on Osvaldo?

Like it!

A red letter day for the club. Nice to see him in a decent Saints kit too. Best memory, his goal at Man City. Look forward to his first for England.

Well done Rickie, no one deserves it more. Now go and make a name for yourself on the world stage...

Adidas make poor generic templates, we follow. Then we call it "The Southampton Way"...

We got "Future England goalie" Tommy Forecast in lieu of the 15% sell-on clause. What more do you want?

I'm envious!

No one who says that sort of thing about 'the beautiful game' can have. The sort of thing my mother-in-law says...

Just saw it - exactly the same. Maybe NC got a job lot of their spares??

You couldn't have said anything better to illustrate your total and utter lack of passion for the game, or the club...

Bunch of Saints fans actually...

Blackburn did it - proving that the right sugar-Daddy, right manager and right purchases can make it happen. That said, it'd take c x100 the investment Blackburn had to do it now. So, possible - most things are - but highly highly unlikely.