Fitzhugh Fella

what life could be like if we were in the Premiership. The Cup-tie v Man Utd will fill the executive boxes for the first time since his arrival, the stadium and the press box. It will bring in club record ticket sales and spin offs not to mention tv rights. This club will be the focus of the footballing world from Bangkok to Boston. A far cry from what he has so far experienced ie away to the Daggers etc. This will give him a real taste of what he is chasing, a real raison d'etre to invest more to rub shoulders with the elite. While us fans have experienced a really rocking St Marys he has yet to see it (Pompey excluded which was rocking for different reasons). it is a great shame Marcus Liebherr will not witness what is bound to be a memorable occasion and one which will hopefully give Nicola the taste of what can be achieved. The JPT was great but nothing beats playing one of the top teams in Europe and perhaps even getting a result. The draw could not have been better. A real chance to showcase what we can once more become.

We have been fairly lucky with injuries over the last 18 months - so I would beg to differ that we have enough at present to gain automatic promotion. We still need a bit of cover in key areas before I will be ready to agree with the OP.

I had forgotten about him until I saw that it was from him that Bart made a good save in the 2nd half. I wished I had watched him closer seeing as we were after his signature last year. Was anyone impressed - someone on the match thread said he gave Richardson a torrid time? I must admit he did not catch my eye.

It is sad that the Cup has lost its aura. If we were in the prem or the Championship I would take a replay but today I would rather Blackpool score in the last minute to avoid a replay. I would love to know Adkins's view.

Yes or No? This goes against my grain but I think I would answer yes as too many games could sidetrack goal number 1 ie promotion

I woke up this morning thinking bout time he signed, came on here and saw he had. This is good news indeed! A couple of good signings and even I will start to dream

This worries me too. Didn't go today but i can imagine the panic

I waited for half an hour for the #1 bus Winchester to Southampton before finding out Blue Star weren't running. Nothing on website or in the Echo. Pretty **** poor show!

Thank God someone has accurately reported on how poor Richardson was today. He offers nothing going forward and his passing was truly shocking.

Madruss Richardson did not put in one quality cross and his passing was woeful. His first 8 passes went astray - I was watching him closely

I hear bridges have been burnt

Was in the Cowherds once with Peter Osgood, Gerry O'Brien and Jim Steele when Ossie chatted up a couple of birds and offered to give them a lift home. I was the only one who had a car (Ossie was banned, Gerry and Jim didn't drive) so it was down to me and Ossie. It was actually my Mum's car but I shared it and had it in the evenings. Anyway to cut a long story short I drove these two girls back to where they lived which was somewhere Sholing way and dropped them off. As I reversed out of their drive I hit their next door neighbour's car. I think Ossie was a bit nervous about being there so he just just said "let's scarper" so I drove off. The neighbour went ballistic apparently and the girl only knew Ossie's name and gave it to the police. The police called in at the Dell the next morning and got Ossie out of training but all along he said he had just met me and didn't know my name. That was the end of the matter except the next morning very early I had to take my car down to Merv's Garage near the Fitzhugh to get the lights fixed before my Mum spotted the damage. I remember a few days later in the Ecjo Lawrie Mac going on about hangers on at the club causing trouble with the players and thinking he must mean me.

My only slight worry is he is a tad injury prone, but he is a good player so let's hope he puts all that behind him.

And Stubsie is partial to a pie

Astute post. Yes Guly can frustrate big time with his finishing but today he worked his socks off and was a "presence" all afternoon. That presence was responsible for 2 of our goals - sometimes you have to look a little deeper at what certain players offer.

Thanks for the report back! Hope you survived the Fratton experience and your jabs were up to date!

Patred used to post on here didn't he? Seem to remember getting some interesting pms from him too.

I think there is going to be a lot of disappointed postees out there come May. I hope I am wrong.

Trousers - the allegations which NC apparently made to fans at a recent dinner and subsequently relayed on this forum were - if true - potentially libellous towards Begbies. I would be surprsied NC made them to be frank as I think he is a more cautious man than that. Don't think they should be repeated in any format on a forum. However there remains a lot of inuendo/gossip surrounding the whole takeover saga which will remain until the truth comes out one day. Is it relevant? I suppose while key characters are still "on the scene" it does have relevance plus of course it is always satisfying to get to the bottom of any story, especially if you follow the club's history.

They are taking a long time deciding whether to charge him are they not?

Don't sit on the fence lad

I think the mods did remove it or edit it. If NC said it then it is he who will not let sleeping dogs lie and I don't blame him because IF it is true then he came to the table very handicapped. Without that handicap and with more time last season could have worked out quite differently. There is a lot of crap been swept under our carpet over the last decade, some for good reasons and some not. I take your point but crap does not nor should not always remain hidden to spare the guilty.

There was some interesting but libellous allegations made on this forum yesterday that suposedly were made by NC to fans about the behaviour of Begbies during the takeover. While obviously you have to be careful the allegations were serious and if true should be investigated because the very future of our club was at stake at the time.

Taking fond memories of the Brentford game into another week. Aaaargh!

Is this an exclusive Dell Days - I thought the reasons AP was sacked are still ranked state secret status - a bit like Barnard's hernia (or not) operation?