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Rah! I shall be there; unfortunately I'll have to meet my friends in the pub beforehand to pick up my ticket, but we all have to make sacrifices.. Could be a good walk up with the weather looking set fair: it makes a big difference to the atmosphere having a decent crowd, and put's Brighton's to shame.

You may be skint, but at least you have a basic understanding of business: not sure everybody here does!

It's not effing rocket science, is it? Apart from Lambert, who had sentimental reasons, the others are patently obvious. Mourinho complaining that Shaw wanted too much in wages: Chelsea have money but if any club is more desperate than us it's Man U! I reckon the main disappointment is Chambers, as I suspect he'll be pulled back by the paralysing affects of Arsenal's bench. My own biggest criticism is not lining up incoming before outgoing, but it obviously takes more persuading to get players to come to us. My dearest wish now is to have a half decent season: beating Liverpool and Spurs would help tremendously and it would be so satisfying to wave goodbye to Pochettino.. We can but dream..

The best summary I've seen...

Not being a betting lass I'm still tempted to put a fiver on P being relegated this season. Thoughts anyone? The cost of 2 guest pints down my sailing club could pay for a city break or a dirty weekend (if I'm lucky) in Brighton..

Good.

It's alright: I'm over 18. ;-)

Or down the pub for the Liverpool game...

From the youtube excerpts I saw I was thinking something very similar. He might not make things happen in the same way that Tadic might, but he was always available and making space for other players to exploit and, as you say, he seems to have picked up a bit of pace from somewhere.

Ooh, I'm impressed! But I bet you copy and pasted Dušan Tadić, just like I've just done, to get the accents!:-)

At a guess release clauses if a club came in for them over a certain offer..

Yep, but it's still worth a chortle at Wetsams results down under.. Joking aside, I don't think going half way round the world is good preparation for pre-season. Perhaps WH's debts meant they had to put commercial considerations first?

Oi Phil, don't forget our PTS Nutjob commemorative t-shirts... :-)

For him we'll drink good English beer: it's not so fizzy and easier to drink.:-) Thanks for your comments, by the way, it's good to have a different perspective.

Don't take everything so seriously.. I'd take it as a bit of tongue in cheek needle...

I sometimes think you post c**p, but am too polite to say so, but in this acse I entirely agree with you. Mind you, I was earlier wondering about contacting Southampton Trading Standards, and whether you can have a refund for reasons of "not of merchantable quality" for the season ticket I've bought...

Couldn't Batman and SuperMikey just PM their mutual support? We're all a bit concerned, but you don't need to repeat your own concern quite so often, we got the message some time ago..

If anyone wants slight cheering up, this pre-season news might make you smile slightly: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/26/sydney-fc-humble-west-ham-in-wellington

Yeah, but lots are worrying about temps perdu at the moment.. It would be nice to celebrate a signing this week though...

Approximate translation: "Osvaldo has said yes to Inter. There has been contacts even during the last few hours, the striker having for some time broken (his relationship) with Southampton, wants to return to Italy and also to forget his sidelining at Juve. Mazzari likes him a lot and had wanted him at Napoli if he hadn't at the time been so restricted in his ability to manoeuver [financially]. The contacts have arrived at this result: the striker saying yes, with the position of finishing the loan with a release fee. The situation could change only if Juve, following important transfer business also had the funds to invest in the striker. But Mazzari likes Osvaldo so it's just a question of waiting for the next moves." No mention of the fee for Saints in there: is the Juve loan an ongoing thing? Boh.

I'd also add being robbed by JWP a couple of times in the St. Mary's game (I think it was).

If we're going to sing Beatles songs how about: We'll all laugh when you're sitting on the bench, sitting on the bench, sitting on the bench, We'll all laugh when you're sitting on the bench, sitting on the bench, sitting on the bench. And the ref begins the play, You're just there, for the pay We know it's money that you hunt, As you give the ball a punt.. We all etc. To a well known air... Other words may be possible but I was well drug up..

absinthees?

"Hamster"? "Suppository"? No way am I clicking on them!

Hmm, I was rather hoping to get 'CB Fry' and 'nasty' trending...