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Plus the extra cup games, of course!

Heh, heh. I'm very easy going but might tap your ankles given a chance.;-) I'm 55 in a couple of months and I reckon I could well beat you in a sprint. Technically you are probably correct but I'd probs be better at hockey (and skiing!). We play end of season friendlies against the refs society and with the guys during the winter break and we may not be as strong and dynamic but we don't come out of it looking bad.

Not only that, but dodgy blocks of masonry and how extremely embarassed AK was when he came over afterwards to thank us.

Can we also have a women's veteran's side? I play punta... er.. striker. I'm not fussy, I score with my head, knee, right boob (ow...). Right-sided but happy to use my left, like chipping the ball which drives my Italian coach spare (even when there is someone in the way of a pinged ground pass). OK, joking. I can't afford the flights. Do have fun though. Football is not a game for professionals!

Pah! I still have my Saintslist "Lets Go to the Dell" T-shirt. 199something.. Help....

Must admit this occurred to me as well. They're probably all on a decent bonus if we get promoted though..

In the Guardian transfer deadline live article: 12.53pm: "My father is the cleaner at Southampton's training ground," says Robin White. "There's a Bulgarian lad there called Robko Byalov being put through a medical, apparently." There you are, you heard it here first. If it's true. Which it almost certainly isn't. I'd have to agree with the last comment!

Bloomin eck, you've had a hard winter in the UK. Mind you, I do second the request for somebody to put them up on youtube for those outside the UK. I really haven't the time and skills to set up a proxy server.

No, I think you are thinking of another poster...

Leaving now, I may be a little while on my all nighter.... Morgan to score whilst I'm out...

well, just off out to the local festival which is a craft/food/agricultural fair thingy let alone the continuous drinking which would suit Dubai and Eric. It's been been on every year for 1000 years. It gets messy as all-nighters tend to do (my first time I went to bed at 8.30 in the morning!), so I hope Saints give me an extra reason for the dancing, singing and drinking in the streets.

Possibly, although I feel that now at Saints the higher management will be asking those good but awkward questions good managers have the knack of asking as to why we are signing particular players. As Pulis and Forecast prove we haven't had that recently... The various length of the contracts new players are signing seems to suggest there is now an element of slightly longer term manpower planning going on.

So many good ones, but these are my nominations based on simplicity and ease to remember, and so regretting I can't make it over, unless herr Liebherr would like to give me a lift: The taxman's gunna shut you down shut you down shut you down The taxmans gunna shut you down poor old pompey The taxman is a Saints Fan, The taxman is a Saints Fan, La-la, la, la. Who had all the thais Who had all the thais You skate bastard you skate bastard You had all the thais Shut them down Inland Revenue and we will love you more than can know. whoa ohh ohh (to the mrs Robinson Tune) Fratton Park is a future block of flats, future block of flats etc Fratton park is falling down,falling down,falling down fratton park is falling down,bye bye Pompey build it up with blue and white,blue and white,blue and white build it up with blue and white and call it "tesco"

Song sheets will be provided... How about an insert in the programme... I reckon we should all link arms and sing Auld Lang Syne, since it may be the last time we ever play P****y. Then all wave them goodbye.

[splutters wine over keyboard]

As a pompey martyr points out in that article: "On the scale of things one would have thought the rental on a website would cost peanuts when compared to other things that money has to be spent on. I'm really surprised Portsmouth's financial problems are affecting items of this nature." Apart from the lack of money I don't think anybody is really in charge, nobody can authorise anything and more importantly don't know who to refer such issues to. Does anyone really know who the beneficial owner is, or do I have to be more specific? Who owns the ground, who owns the surrounding ransom strips, who owns the stands, who owns the tenuous concept of PFC, who owns the portaloos at the Milton end.....

Even in the nationals now: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/28/portsmouth-website-closed-down-debts

I've had a mooch around the Italian 'net but found no reference in the Italian press. Can't say I've tried very hard though..

BH! Even the OS is up to date!

Well, 12.30 isn't too bad. I was over for the first match of the season against Millwall with a 12.45 KO and managed two (er 3) pints. I suppose the problem will be finding one open, but if you are a regular will it be that much of a problem? Perhaps a drink beforehand and a quiet word with the landlord/lady? Anyway, Saturday is fine as I won't miss our away match to Cavallermaggiore..

Don't worry about Wiltshire Saint: I think he's what you'd know locally as a "cracker". Anyway, I hope you have a Hampshire Saints shirt to wear for carnival and a win to celebrate!

Can't make Southampton, I'm afraid (I've already checked the cost of flights!) so I'll be out in my little city. I'm not particularly girly (footie player and all...) but I'm not the type to wear my Saints shirt other than to training. If we win though, I'd make a rare exception and even go down the English style pub to see if any of the skiing holidaymakers are Pompey fans. (That's extremely unlikely...). I notice in The Guardian the following: "though the tie of the round is arguably the south coast derby between Southampton and Portsmouth at St Mary's Stadium." No arguably about it mush!

At least he won't be a Saints fan...

Well, at least she understood the significance of Pompey!

Left my mobile at home today. Just got in and my niece sent me the message from England: "Nice draw!" I rushed to log on but I'd already guessed.. Hmm, wonder how much Flybe flights are that weekend.