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Hop Back Brewery. After 6 pints of Summer Lightening everybody looks fit..

There are absolutely no Romanian students at this summer school, so I can't help either.. No Dutch for that matter. Do we need any Spanish or Japanese players researched?

Incidentally, I thought it was great to see so many kids there, a large proportion with replica shirts on. It shows that lower priced tickets could help maintain our fanbase, instead of us all popping our clogs in the same decade leaving loads of empty seats. My mate with the kid behind him kicking his seat may disagree (but he enjoys playing the old curmudgeon).

Without going into detail I thought there was no player oput there who looked completely out of his depth, and given I go back to Lee Todd, Ali Dia and before, that's a good sign.. Unlike the previous friendlies Leverkusen were no easy touch and made the game a good competition. We missed Morgan(with 'is head) and Rodrigues, and I noted Gallagher wasn't even on the bench, so I presume an injury. There were occasional lacks of understanding, but you can understand why and see the potential. Losing a friendly to an own goal is not the end of the world and I'm sure Ronnie learnt from the experience. Slightly more cheerful than I was before

I think you should ask CB Fry and Turkish, they seem to be more regular users of the term.

It wouldn't have been too bad arriving early: wander down The Junction and let the kids play in the garden..

As I normally get the train to Saints matches from the Brighton direction I often come across Pompey fans on the way home after their matches in Bath or Forest Green or whatever obscure place they've been to. For some reason they always seem fatter than the equivalent Saints fans I see on the train on the way to St. Marys. Maybe it's the cans of lager..

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