saint michael

50k attendance doesn't necessary mean more atmosphere as we have seen by some of the nearly full attendances at St Marys. I am not sure what the rush is to increase the capacity. So long as I can get my season ticket and get in, see good football and support my team. I dont need another 20k odd fans to tell me that we are a great club. now I am aware that bigger attendances will bring more revenue, more profits and so better opportunity for better players it will also mean worse congestion on roads in pubs in stadium etc. Let's enjoy improving and building on the team we have, as I read somewhere else isn't it great to not have those hanger ons and journey men looking for a last pay day

good luck to the team and all the peeps travelling have a great day and here's hoping....all saints from around the world are united in sending the positive waves through no negatvity today please. I am 2 hours ahead here so will let you know result in advance so that you can chill and relax... maybe I have started drinking the beer a bit early

saints fans from around the world unite to send those positive waves to the team at London road commmme on yoooou rrreds

I watched the game and their goalkeeper made Barts performance against Blackpool look class, I thought that I had missed something in the warm up and they had an outfield player in goal I think though that they just had a crappy day and it just was bad timing for us I am afraid

has this brighton keeper ever played in goal before, he is wandering around his box and doesnt even look like a keeper

I hope somebody is rubbing Lambert's groin....

goal coming for us now and push on for winner

Hmmm Saints Thailand Couldn't wish for a much better mix than that Now, where did I put the airmiles/ LOL sounds like a good jolly boys do to me

53 from Southampton living in Doha. First game in 67 v west ham was 0 0 but still went back. First away game spurs as a kid and remember punch up on coach on way home....thank goodness we don't squabble amongst our selves any more

Don't worry everybody we will have some divine intervention from our referee today .....a mister T Bates .

I think that our biggest rivals for automatic is Blackpool. They have a good squad and can keep going. They also seem to have had their bad spell whereas Cardiff haven't yet and have smaller squad. I think Birmingham just don't quite have it this year although will have some real purple spells when confidence is high (hope I dont have to eat my words there. Key for me is also who can keep squad fit and free of suspension, we can beat everyone with fully fit and available squad.

kicking towards chapel 1st half

that trotter is rubbish!!

I agree with Dave we need some good thrust up the front

Good sentiment. Sadly I think it is the same in the stadium these days. Banter seems to have been replaced by anger (and I mean between our own fans) and the atmosphere is incredibly different from when I first started watching.

ww need to just hold and pass and make them chase this. If we do this chances will come

get Barnard on up front with guly and get de ridder on the wing Nigel

saints player, signed out and back in and it seemed to work for me

they're all getting the nun around!

what a great read. You know these things have been happening in the background but still good when you see it all written down. Would be great now to see these players stay with us and get the real benefit of this system on the pitch rather than through additional funding by selling these players.

I am not sure that anybody would refuse to talk to us or deal with us. They may walk away because the deal doesn't suit them. Cortese clearly doesn't get emotionally involved in any deal, so that makes it easier for him to just keep driving it on the "this is the deal we want tack" which will work for some but not others. I think we are making good progress and would much rather go this route than the citee route after all it feels so much better winning after a period of struggling I am sure nigel knows what he is doing and am sure that something will get worked out

weather dont look good on friday!!

signed by reading 350k ....next

cant help thinking our goal difference is going to be key in the end

Take Brighton out of the equation, they have this league sown up now (i believe) and show no signs of pressure. All the other teams in the mix are showing signs of pressure, it's not going to be smooth like we would like, but i do believe we will get over the line into 2nd place as we have just a bit more overall than the teams around us