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To nobody's great surprise, the game is now a sell out.

Like a horde of maurading wildebeest stretching across the infinite plains, with the intelligence to match.

I think that's a better come back than your one to me, TBH.

Ta, no probs, thought I might have missed something. So after the Swansea game then! :-)

I picked mine up yesterday after booking on Thursday. Given that they started sales with +4 away games they must have realised it would be popular. It looks like it didn't even get beyond ST holders, let alone membership or general sale. I hope Northern and Midland Saints got a special allocation and that they reconsider once they realise how much potential demand there is (see also St Mary's capacity thread ! ;-) ).

You a slaphead then?

I think I may just have chortled, although it was a little bit like a snort too. :-)

Who are they playing this Monday? I thought their first fixture, in the league, was Monday 12th against Reading.

Looks like trousers has a new way to get round paywalls!

Yes, I think I broadly agree with you, and thought maybe Redmond was showing his lateness in starting pre-season. My prediction that he'd be off for Bouffal was an easy enough one to make. I'd seen Flannigan on the bench midweek, but didn't think he'd play - more along for the experience, but like all the kids we throw in he didn't look overawed, has a fine turn of pace and some good tackling, and a well hit shot the keeper saved. Tadic was frustrating again with a free kick and from Bouffal's driven corner straight to his feet. That was an interesting and surprising move and should help keep the opposition on their toes.

Dear mods, Allow me to tell this antideluvian **** to **** off. Thank you. I can't be ar**d with wasting my time arguing with him. But just to say I pay my subs to play the game because I enjoy it, and there is no way I want to piggie back on anything Lord *uckhunter is associated with. Utter ******************. I've given a few extra letters there so you can choose your own epithet. 'night.

Marwell?

We could have a poll! :-)

Sometimes they're so stupid it behoves us not to laugh..

Targett looks fine to me. Shows how opinions differ and you can't believe everything you read on an internet thread. Defensive midfield and defence at fault for the goals, but as I joked to my neighbour, we've got a strong bench!

It's not him having the hissy, I thought it a reasonable analysis, particularly this: . Whatever they do they'll be criticised, but it's the straw man arguments that irritate me - "they're doing (or going to do) this, and they're wrong". We shall see, and I'm not going to guess what's happening. We know that he's not training with the team, but that's about it. I'm going to mooch into Southampton later to get wet inside and out and then off to the match. I'm sure the subject will come up in pre-match conversation!

I wonder what Tim Parks makes of that?

Nooooh. I'm going to try and get Woolston Ferry or Farmer's Boy* going.. * Marching tune of the old Hampshire Regiment.

Lightweight! Credibility only comes with 50 years. Mind, that extra experience hasn't helped me come to any greater idea of how we'll get on!

Playing for Lazio?! It's full of right wingers...

Oh Pamplemousse, you tease. You know how we like chapter and verse here. And a good laugh, of course. Incidentally, I was in the pub last night to watch England against France and overhead the bar maid talking. Her husband is apparently working on replacing (some of?) the seats at Fratton, so keep an eye open for blue seats appearing in gardens in the PO area. I told her the story about a seat collapsing under one of our players when we went to watch the last women's international at FP and she wasn't surprised...

In what way? I know nothing about them.

Yep, I recommended to a friend that they watch the highlights just for that.

FTF - what an excellent summary! You do wonder what they'd be like down the pub. I like to imagine a Marvin the android voice.. Once you've done that they retain no credibility. Retain may be the wrong verb..

Yep. I'd add Austin in there too, and he seemed a lot sharper than last year. But experimenting in a pre-season friendly - yhe horror of it.. Perhaps you should point this out to a few of the commenters on this thread?