Fitzhugh Fella

what a bizarre thread - are you related

That made me larf. I wonder what Jacko is doing these days?

God I shudder at the thought of some of the people who were interested in us. We certainly seem to have got very lucky with ML but his motives and reasons for getting involved still intrigue me.

There is a rumour circulating the dark corners of this forum that he has been smuggled across the Channel and is now back in his native Poland and that the whole thing is a massive secret.

Putting results aside, we simply have not been playing well for 3 months. Don't know why - something just isn't right. Picking up ugly wins is great but it sort of obscures an underlying problem which by the season's conclusion will find us out. A draw at the New Den is creditable but it seems the manner of our performance is cause for concern. Personally I would look at midfield where I think we are weak. Schneiderlein, James, Wotton and even Hammond, to a degree just don't cut the mustard. Lallana after an impressive start has gone off the boil and that effects the whole shape of the team. We are deffo at a bit of a crossroads and if the MK Dons hammer us on Wednesday - our season will be over.

The Jury is still out for me but obviously any decision would depend on the price. £200,000 YES, £1m NO

If that is true it would be nice to be told. And it does leave us short of cover in the forward dept.......

I used to collect all sorts of memorabilia but I sold it apart from my photo archive. The guy who bought this badge and I are thinking about bringing out some sort of book on Saints memorabilia and like I said he has quite a few going back to the beginning of the last century. Cheers

Sorry, forgot to add the badge was made to commemorate with us reaching the 1908 FA Cup semi-final when Wolves beat us 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Afer that our 10 years of being one of the top clubs in the country went into decline.

Absolutely. I am surprised they devoted 2 pages tonight on who will be dropped to accomodate Fonte inc Jaidi.

I know who bought it and he's a saints fan and has got a bargain. This is incredibly rare - in fact the first I ever seen. Definately genuine. I have seen a similar one produced for the 1902 FA Cup Final. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Tonight's Echo still have him in the team. Perhaps NC has blocked the Echo's access to the website. Lazy reporting. Without taking sides in this - the Echo's lack of up-to-date info is now starting to become embarrassing. It needs sorting but I don't think Cortese is the sort of man to back down.

Got to be a forward, Connolly is struggling with fitness and lambert cannot shoulder everything!

From what I hear mess with NC at your peril.

Although I can't remember him perse in the Boxing Day match I was mighty impressed at how Exeter reacted to going down to 10 men and for the last hour they were a better team than us. He must have played a significant part in that. Just as it is silly to go over the top, when we sign someone it is just as foolhardy to express disappointment. Marsden's arrival a perfect example of why it's best to wait at least 6 months. Pardew must know what he is doing and now he has signed 3 centre-halves in Martin (who he rates highly) and now Fonte and Seaborne. Build from the back is sensible planning but if he is never going to play Saga (despite saying good things in the Echo about him, recently in the Echo) I would like to see the arrival of a forward. Lambert and Connolly just don't have the stamina for a long run-in.

Hope they made a mistake on the length of his contract which they say is until 2011.

Yes and it also mentions that the Coventry centre half is being lined up as well.

for a million pounds from Gillingham, according to the People.

If it is lifted by the end of January it won't leave much time to sign anyone or has that fact passed them by?

I remember lots on this forum at the time saying that Jones was crap and we had got a great deal from Sunderland.

Buy this man a beer - he talks sense with reason.

I am increasingly gobsmacked that anyone, but particularly the media, pay any attention to whatever anyone at PFC actually ever says.

If it is called off I hope Mrs Lambert doesn't have her husband out in the back yard clearing the snow.

You forgot Vince Hilaire

I must admit after AP was praising him recently I thought we might see him yesterday. Surely he could have done a reasonable job for us v Luton? I think this story has got legs. If it has then why are the club not telling us? Mind you, they are under no obligation.