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myp2p has just updated its channel list and it is displaying the regular Chinese channels are showing the game live. Seems a bit unlikely but according to that it will be a live stream. Often, though, at game time these channels will be showing something else so must wait and see.

There is nothing listed for Saturday yet on myp2p so it may or may not be on. Seems a bit unlikely that they would show our game, though. FWIW, I usually find the streams from this site to be pretty good quality if you find the right one. Sopcast is the best, in my experience, and Tvants almost never works. From time to time there is also a good link for streaming in Media Player.

Best I have felt about Saints for many a long year. Finally we have a team to be proud of again, and that winning feeling is so great. Keep it up and maybe we can achieve the impossible this season.

Was really impressed with what appeared to be open and honest responses from AP. He seems to be on the same wavelength as most of the fans as to what needs to be done and where we are at the moment. Tonight was encouraging that we are heading in the right direction with the correct guys at the top and in the dugout.

Was just thinking whether they could try and do something a bit tricky and make all of this a mute point. Lets say that Southampton FC file an appeal to the ten point penalty with the Football League first thing tomorrow morning so that sets the appeal in process in motion and it is done by the existing owners. Then the idiots at the FL can't get anyone to sign a contract saying they won't appeal when the takeover is complete as the appeal is already underway. Suppose they could ask for the new owners to withdraw the appeal but that is even more dodgy. Probably a dumb idea!

Yes. We live to fight another day. There is still hope.

Hope they don't serve up the same ******** as Friday. Up for a win today.

I would imagine that is reason it has stayed open to this point but doesn't being in administration give the option to deal with things like this? Now SLH is supposed to be protected from its creditors so it might be possible to break (or at least renegotiate) long term leases. The lease would certainly be irrelevant in the case of SLH going into liquidation.

There are loads of internet streaming sites for footy but most of them are unwatchable most of the time, either because of constant buffering or too many people trying to tune in at the same time. It is getting better, though, and with the new flat screen TV's it is pretty easy to just connect the old computer to the TV and watch a game on the big screen for free. I am always surprised at how easy it is to get almost any big game on myp2p.eu but would imagine the big media companies are thinking up ways to shut these sites down as we speak. Although we still get free broadcasts of the 3pm and 5.30pm Premier League games on Saturday and the 4pm game on Sunday on Fox Soccer Channel, I hope that these free streaming sites are allowed to prosper. Something needs to level out the playing field in salaries and transfers and the big clubs are not going to do it voluntarily. The best way is for the ridiculous TV deals to dry up and return the game to the average fan who pays at the gate.

Yeah, right

3-0 to them. Think this game will actually prove to be a huge anti-climax with them playing a bunch of 2nd and 3rd stringers and us missing a number of key players either mysteriously injured (i.e. being transfered) or loanees that are not allowed to play. There will be a lot of passing around in midfield by both teams but with them having the more class to actually put the ball in the net. Actually, all a bit like the last time we played them in the cup.

There is no money due for Bridge as they paid all 7 million up front. Think it was widely reported at the time. Given that, we will sign 36 league 1 or 2 reserve players with the only requirement being that they are under 20 years of age (doesn't matter if they can kick a football). This will ensure we have competition for places with all the other loanees that currently sit on the bench. Of course, we don't have enough money to keep a good first team manager, but these 36 new players will be funded out of thin air. Transferred out will be any player that any other club wants.

OK, so I have got Wigan, Torino and Stuttgart interested and maybe a nibble from Inter and AC Milan. I know, must sign for Southampton.

For once I actually agree with you - those valuations seem about right to me. Of those I think it is most likely KD will stay for the rest of the season and be released in the summer. Not much point selling your only half decent keeper for the want of half a million, especially as we would have to pay off his contract as he has not asked for a move.

Whereas I agree things do sometimes get a bit tedious on this subject to say it is killing the forum is ridiculous. If there were no posts on the Lowe/Wilde situation there would be about three posts a day. A very large number of the daily posts are on that subject. So, in fact it seems like the Lowe/Wilde subject is actually keeping this forum alive.

OK, where did that salary figure for Pearson come from? I don't follow things as closely as I used to, but is that a complete guess or do you have something to substantiate that figure with? As for the 'three for the price of one' philosophy, that is Lowe through and through. Why get one decent player/manager when you can have three average ones? That is one of the main policies that got us in this situation with carrying a bloated squad of very average players instead of investing in fewer players of better quality and paying them a decent wage. Seems like someone never learns.

It certainly is a bit strange to list players like Jones in that article. As someone else pointed out, he was not a product of our academy and he went on strike to get a move to Sunderland. That does rather suggest that he wanted to leave, which surely fits into the good old Lowe philosophy of 'we won't stand in anyones way if they want out.' Some might say that shows a little bit of double standards. We can be fairly certain that the majority of those players he listed did really want to leave. Maybe the exception was Blackstock, but is he really that great?

For once I am in total agreement with you. This AIM listing is costing way more than any value we get from it and, IMO, the plc has been a total failure and hindered any progress that should have been made since its inception. Glad to see that a club like Sheffield Utd., who have many similarities to ourselves, are leading the way on this and hopefully this lead will be followed by our illustrious board. Fat chance, though.

If those players don't want to leave and Lowe says that he won't sell them unless they want to leave, what should we make of it all if they do leave next month? Will those player suddenly have decided they do want to leave? Just wondered.

You had better hope they haven't all been flogged by then, or pick up a mysterious injury just before the game in anticipation of being flogged.

Thought this was a very restrained and interesting response from LC. There is a very obvious difference in the way things are said in these exchanges between Crouch and Lowe. Crouch speaks like a fan, and fairly regular person, whilst Lowe speaks like a pompous and condescending twerp at all times, regardless of the issue. Glad to see that Crouch is prepared to lose all his investment if the right person were to come along. Unfortunately this is a mute point as the other two will never agree to do the same thing. But the main difference between them is that, despite being made the fall guy by the idiots in charge, he still calls for unity and support from the fans, and still puts his hand into his own pocket to sponsor and support the club. Where was the rallying cry from Lowe and his cronies during last seasons relegation fight? Where was the support from Wilde during that period? The difference is that Crouch cares for the club whereas Lowe and Wilde care only for themselves.

Yep, Lowe has already scuppered any thoughts that this match would make much difference in the scheme of things (most likely meaning those players in demand are off anyway). Surprised you are not up to date on the words of the great man today.

If true, the story is not a surprise to me at all. What would surprise me is that the picture was not replaced with something more appropriate to the current regime, i.e. a picture of the great man himself, Rupert Lowe.

Ah, but form on the pitch is usually not considered relevant in the Lowe supporter vision of SFC, it is all about the finance. But I agree, he was one of our most important and influential players and therefore I was happy that he signed. I am also glad that you see the merit of signing players of this calibre so you must also agree that the signing of Saga for big money was correct as he was arguably the most in-form player in the team towards the end of his loan season.

Rasiak was one of Lowe's last acts, and he was probably on the highest wages of anyone at the club plus the transfer fee we paid. But of course, no blame ever lies with Lowe.