suewhistle

You are lucky!!

I went out for an apperitivo at 13 pages o'clock and it's now up to 17, although at least the server hasn't crashed. Sod it, I'm powering down and off to drink a bottle of red, can't cope with the stress....

As it happens I am moving house at the moment. Thankfully to another flat in the same block. Everything is in the new place except this laptop and my fridge. Waiting for techy guys and friendly muscle to do the final bits. Real pain as I keep having to come back here to update... doubly stressy!

I second Chrisobee above, except that I still play but take a similar take it or leave it approach to watching. I certainly can't get interested in any Italian team. But I should be there for Millwall with renewed optimism, and let's hope there's a few others come out of the woodwork for that first game, as a nearly full house would be such a boost to everybody.

I reckon 12.20 Think of all of us far flung Saints logging in at different times all over the world...Is that BST or GMT or UTC? (That's why I was always so crap at working out tide times and heights.)

As long as they weren't cheap rubbish from DFS.

Yeah, and probably not the type of British footballer physically abusing their body on the Saturday night lash. It really surprises me that footballers seem to be one of the few groups of professionals in sport that have a considerable element who behave this way. Now I like a drink, I'm a creaky old veteran playing low level women's football normally off the bench, but when my international clearance came through in the middle of last season I changed my Saturday night drinking habits (we play on Sunday). We could probably do with a few more players with his attitude. You get the impression that he'll improve and we all know the ones we don't think ever will...

Yep, we've already had that suggestion... from me. Gawd, we're all getting twitchy, aren't we!

Not if she's a Saints fan...

It varies, I'm not over very often, but sometimes Shamrock Quay and I can pretend I own a Hallberg-Rassy, or I go the scenic beach route from St Denys: Junction, SWestern or The Dolphin, or if skint the Wetherspoons in London Road or... Anyway, I do a fair bit of catching up when I'm over. As much as I like the local red wine you can't beat a decent pint. The Guide Dog tends to be after, up to The Honest or Bent Brief, then... oh dear...

Noooo, don't even joke about it! Perhaps they are selling a few assets to come up with some readies, and don't want to be seen as a forced seller...

Whilst I agree with the general tone of the argument I must admit I haven't felt the need to start a new thread or even write long screeds about the process. But doing so does satisfy a need with some posters.

Add Italy to your list, Eurosaint!

Yeah, but the male West Ham fans are even uglier... There are some cute women in Brighton though!:-)

Brighton away, and then I'll make a night of it... :-)

B******s!:-) Some of us even play. I'd agree with the OP though. Our season finished late last week due to bad weather this winter. No football, no twice a week training, no 2/3 times a week skiing, teaching finishes next week. I'm not so keen on the summer. Anybody know of any yacht crewing vacancies this summer? Watch leading experience, blah blah...

I suspect the bigger teams plan ahead a bit more, and didn't want to risk playing a non-existent club! Not a great deal different from previous seasons, though, and sensibly keeping travel costs down.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/04/liverpool-tom-hicks-george-gillett-debt More on liverpool's situation here, and the fact that the owners are seeking re-financing.

If he does become Chairman perhaps we should also register him as a player. You never know, the play-off final might go to penalties!..

Shearer succeeded as a footballer through sheer single-mindedness. MLT through natural ability and an intelligence which, and I don't mean to insult, Shearer just doesn't have.

I'd imagine Prem and CCC teams would also appreciate playing on a decent pitch.. [bitter experience here as in our last game we played the league leaders away on what must have been the worse pitch I've ever played on].

Hopefully one day finances mean they can come to Italy. My team's pre-season last year included games at 1400 metres, which is great for the lungs!

I sail a bit. None of those coarse motor thingies: I sail OPBs. Other Peoples' Boats..

Buy a new one. The club need all the turnover they can get, but maybe wait another 20 days...

Hope so, and should be over from Italy on my summer visit. Perhaps we can have a Saints exiles meet-up: DubaiPhil, Eric, me, etc, etc, perhaps even Alpine!