Fitzhugh Fella

Just finished all the building work on his new place in C Ford too - the nefarious life of a footballer!

Info wrong we are going to share with HCC at Northlands Rd - Keep up! Freemantle wanted to gound share but we refused.

Trouble is Vectis I don't think Ron can face coming over now - he is very set in his lifestyle such as it is.

Interesting revisiting this. I don't think the club are sending anyone to Eric Day's funeral tomorrow. David Bull usually goes of his own accord and expense and is going (he went all the way to Lancs recently for Eddie Brown's). I don't think it is too much to ask for the club to at least send a card or some flowers.

I have a 90 seconds colour film footage of Leeds v Saints in 1948 which features Wayman - I bought it from a private amateur collection

I don't think it was too sinister Trousers, just a case that he wasn't prepared to play it the NC way - two egos and all that. NA is, shall we say, more diplomatic

I am assuming it is going to be positive (and so it should be, despite the fact he crossed swords with Cortese and subsequently took a bullet). However what ex-managers, still (potentially) involved in football would not get a warm welcome? Obviously Redknapp and Hoddle and I guess Burley would hardly get the Northam singing their praises but I think David Jones, Dave Merrington, Stuart Gray, Gordon Strachan, Paul Sturrock, Graeme Souness, Nigel Pearson and Steve Wigley would. Ian Branfoot? No probably he would get booed should he ever show his face and I guess the red carpet would not be laid out for Jan Poorvilet and Mark Wotte. Lawrie Mac? Actually I don't think I would go there, for he is a man who polarises like no other in our history. Personally I think his pluses just outweigh his negatives and his legacy of 76 at Wembley deserves respect. And let's not forget his successor, Chris Nicholl - a popular guy but a negative manager (according to Channon). So are you going to welcome Pardew, despite the fact he fell foul of NC?

I am still a bit mystified why the Courts can seemingly impose a compulsory purchase order on Farton Park. Surely if Chanrai owns it he should be able to decide a) whether he wishes to sell and b) the price or am I missing something?

I only have one agenda and that is to find out who "Once Bitterne" is as I have a feeling "he" is my ex-wife.

'You could at least get the bloke's name right - he's been at SMS long enough. Davis unfortunately is not Premiership class and Adkins knows it.

Wasn't there today but I have felt all along while Gazza is v promising, it is too big a step to introduce a 20 year old in to the Premiership with a club having its first season there. Boruc needs a kick up the arse, and he need to get fit because I feel he will be needed. It was interesting that NA obviously agreed too after dropping Gazzaniga after just a few games.

Two words: show pony!

Thanks I will soon be benefitting from your monthly fiver!

Yea I see John in my local Waitrose most weeks and of course he is a ST holder at SMS.

Someone who raises a lot more for charity then you probably do HTH

I am sure Neil Allen is just a lad on his work experience week who his school forgot to recall

Yes indeed he was - a great character Bryn

Like that: Steve thanks for that link - all skates should read it and then start fretting http://lucymcarmichael.blog.com/2012/11/13/does-the-hope-of-portsmouth-fans-rest-on-a-supreme-tower-of-avoidance/

I am just waiting for Appy's biography no doubt ghosted by none other than Neil Allen. I wonder what he will call it - "To hell and back"

Bryn came slightly later, debuting at Tottenham in February 1950 in front of a crowd of 70,302

One of the last survivors of Saints very talented immediate post-war team, Eric Day, has passed away. Eric was a very tough (commando during WW2) forward who although only 5'6" knew how to handle himself and he scored 158 goals in 422 games. He could play on the flank or up the middle and played his last game for the club in May 1957 before moving into non-league. He ended up in Wiltshire working at Hartham Park Estate as a caretaker. A wonderful unsung servant to the club. David Bull has written a fuller obituary, for the club site. (By my reckoning the only two senior players left from that era are Bill Ellerington and goalkeeper Ian Black, although Stan Clements who joined the club a year or two later is also still alive.)

They have a nasty b+stard in midfield called Kevin Nolan whereas our midfield in rammed with Mr "after you Claude" types.

Chapel End Charlie almost always gets it spot on imo so to suggest that his understanding is pretty close to zero, is pretty close to crass. However the goal was 90% Gazzaniga's fault as no way should he have thrown it to Yoshida. Perhaps Yoshida should not tried to trap it but he had little idea Dyer was bearing down on him. Gazza, had he looked, would have noticed.

Sorry Nigel is talking bollix, he has put his head firmly in the sand. Trying to make today's result as positive is disingenious to say the very least

A fair post