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Fercrissakes be more specific, an early Saints goal!:-) Saints have falsely raised my hopes too many times to raise my optimism very high, but it's a better state to be in than the opposite. Last weekend was good with the win and my Italian footie debut, so it'll probably be a loss by Saints and me not even on the bench. I still hope for both though, and scoring in my home debut on Sunday. We'll see....

I've never been a prolific poster but now I don't come here so much either. I take in the post-game thread, a quick perusal of any news and off again. I'm not exactly enamoured with what's going on at my club but the sheer unremitting negativity and reptitiveness of certain posters I find really draining. I've plenty of other things to do, including skiing on my doorstep and playing Italian ladies' football, which is a far more positive experience! I get to see a few games at the start of the season and at Christmas and am really hoping that next season I actually see a win! I didn't realise the reasons why Navyred disappeared.I always used to appreciate his contributions, so if anyone knows him please forward on my thanks, and let's hope one day he comes back.

I played that a few times! What was also good to see was the other Saints player in the box waiting for any rebound off the keeper.

I played that a few times! What was also good to see was the other Saints player in the box waiting for any rebound off the keeper.

There's the nub, in fact it can make a whole weekend a bit down. The figures might vary a bit around the edges, I'm sure, as we reciprocate the feelings Lowe appears to have towards his customers, but visiting from abroad and not having seen a win for 2/3 seasons is getting to me too! Anyway, a Saints win and on Sunday my ladies team winning 3-0 away AND me debutting off the bench makes me feel great this Monday morning!

Don't you mean 'bounce off him very easily'?

I'll second that. All that remains is for me to come off the bench tomorrow to play for the first time in a competitive match for my Italian ladies team, and to score the winning goal with a classic English centre forward's header. Probably have to make do with a Saints home win though. :-))

dunno about that, personally I'm hyperventilating....

Bloomin 'eck. Just been doing some translation work and studiously ignoring depressing news from St Marys - but I had to peek.... Pleeease let us win, score more pleease... S*d it, I'll finish the work later....

Well, this site is a lot quicker than Match Console!

Do you have to be experienced to make a tackle? [sue asked innocently].

Well, here in the Alps my team hasn't been able to play since just before Christmas: coincidentally just when my international clearance came through (this is amateur for-fun womens footie you understand!). Two weeks ago we arranged an internal friendly and by the end I had to chip and lob the ball to pass it as it was snowing and settling so heavily! As for being cold watching a footie match - there's no such thing. Wear your long johns, girlfriend's tights, base layer, fleeces, scarf, hat, gloves - no probs. You'll just get into a muck sweat in the pub afterwards.:-)

Oh ********. I know we are in the poo, but to think some Hungarian side with poor crowds paying a few florints a time have more money than Saints is completely stupid. Mind you: I agree they've probably got lower costs. As for the player, I'm prepared to give him a chance. I remember us signing a centre back from Rotherham years ago (too much wine to remember his name atm) .. ah yes - Kevin Moore - but with the right team mates he did a good job and used his spring heels to good effect. if he is as bad as some say maybe better team mates will allow him to do his own job well. I'm crap but in a friendly at the weekend with a good midfield feeding me good passes I did well. A team is more (or less!) than the sum of its parts....

I could try and broker a deal with my Italian women's side. We don't have to pay subs as we get funding from the regional administration..

Apologies if this has been posted; I had a quick look but I don't come to the site that often these days for all the wallowing in misery that goes on - and I don't mean this thread! http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jan/04/southampton-sportinterviews

Well... my colleagues in the local women's footie team don't think much of my technique for somebody so (ahem... experienced), but they didn't have compulsory hockey at school..:-) I've certainly never had any complaints in the showers although our physio (yes.. it's a lot more serious here) has commented on my strong thighs!!

Oh, and I've just seen a few of the other posts. Cheers Dunc et al. I'm not in the Dolomites but the Italian Alps. Discussing somebody's quick forum post about whether they wrote 'a' or 'the' is taking the whole thing far too seriously. I'm in far too good a mood after a couple of days great snow, sun, superb off-piste and a Saints win to do the same. I can heartily recommend a positive outlook on life.;-) I'm off to wash my ski-socks.

LOL, touchy! I wasn't, but I will claim more of a sense of humour! Besides, I was referring to the fact that earlier in the day I'd been up at over 11,000 feet. Sorry if you are such a tempting target to wind up, but when I wrote it I wasn't what I was thinking. Still, giggle.

Sober? That was a sacrifice! Thanks for the report. Frankly aren't ugly, undeserved (?) 1-0 wins exactly what we've been missing? As I'm the true alpine Saint I've only seen a few games this season - at the beginning and Christmas. There are signs of improvement and some promising football but not quite the physical drive we need, and patently a great deal of inexperience. DMcG does seem to be getting better: strength and touch in his last game was better, IMO, but it's concerning to hear that he ran around so much after he scored as opposed to before. Is it a confidence thing, lazyness, or that he paces himself, or just wanted to protect the win he'd made?

Nah, it's because I went skiing at 3000m and didn't hang around the PC. I don't normally go on Saturdays but sun and superb snow had me up there. No crowds and coming back down to a Saints win was the icing on the cake. Sue - the real alpine Saint. :-)

Southampton - Manchester Utd (live) Manchester United in trasferta per il terzo turno di FA Cup. Il Southampton è retrocesso nella serie B inglese dopo un'annata disastrosa, ma le coppe nazionali inglesi sono tutto fuorché scontate. Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo e compagni dovranno sudarsi la qualificazione... |Stampa| |Invia ad un Amico| In programmazione su SKY SKY Sport 1 Canale 201 domenica 4/01 h. 17:00 All I have to do now is find someone or a bar with Sky that is showing it!

Yep, trying to stay upright in the stands at Wembley and realising I couldn't hug everybody. Couldn't SEE the ball go in the back of the net but I didn't have to! Must say I'm less optimistic about tomorrow than I was then!

Sod, was going off for an early apperitivo..... 'spose I'll have to twitch by the computer instead!

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Radio Sheff were pretty complimentary about some of our passing. I still feel nervous though.