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As another overseas Saint does anyone know the start dates for the new season? It'll save me googling but I also wanted to say: "I'll be there!". No season ticket, obviously, and only a token financial support (although my few shares are worthless!) but just to show that there are people all over the world willing Saints on.

I know we've had some pretty depressing crowd figures this season, but does anybody think that we'd have had less than 20k like Reading tonight if we had been in the play-off semis? I hope bidders are aware of our potential with even a little bit of success...

Cheers Nick, I'm not sure what people expect to get in this world of NDAs. We certainly need something to keep our hope up, and it's not as if we hope you are wrong. Obviously the tension is getting to people...

I haven't been here for a few weeks as it is all too depressing. Can anybody PM me a succinct and preferably optimistic summary. On another football front I actually started a game for the first time this season last Sunday on a crap pitch in steaming humidity near Turin. I was appalling: Ok positioning but must have been nerves but couldn't trap a sack of potatoes. So please let the news be good... Plus I now have a cold.. Aaargh!!!

Yeah, saw that before coming on here which made me pop in for a look. I've been too depressed to look before. I hope the FL show some common sense (hah!), but if a club of Saints' history can fold completely the whole pack of cards might come tumbling down: I can't see our debts being that much greater than many clubs.

sod me

I've got a bad feeling about this, I've just found a decent P2P stream, so me watching will probably be the kiss of death....

Oh sod, I suppose I've got to find an internet stream or a local bar with every obscure channel going, and promising to buy loads of beer so that they keep it on the right channel...that's not a problem, watching Saints...

**** = merda....

****, I've only just logged in and saw the OS site first. This is deeply worrying... and don't say it'll be easy to find a buyer.... "What happens if you are unable to re-finance or find a buyer for the club? If the administrator is unsuccesful it is likely that the Football Club will enter an insolvency process which is likely to effectively mean that the club will cease to operate. Clearly this is an outcome that all parties will want to avoid."

I haven't read the whole thread, and this year I'm living in Italy so can't make it, but i see no mention that women can't play.':-) FA rules allow mixed charity matches, so maybe next year if I'm feeling flush or back in the UK? Currently train twice a week with my Italian team, match on Sunday and I ski 1/2 times a week as well, so for my advanced age I do well. 5'10", a skier's and footballer's *and rider's) thighs and if you ask nicely I'll wear short shorts.. Give me a hockey stick and I'd probably do some damage as well.... Have fun guys, I'm only jealous..

I've skied on the Hannenkahm at Kitzbuhel immediately after a World Cup race, and even with newly edged skies and turning as much as possible I was still ****ting myself, but great to say you've done it. As for going on the pitch, ahem... "You'll never stop the East Stand, You'll never..."

Well, me Dad came from Spike Island, Eastleigh, and me Mum from Nutbeem Road but I was born upt'North near Lunnon. I'm quite familiar with South Stoneham though, as I was in hall of residence there many years ago. My current reply is to say I'm from the south of England on the coast. Italians always then say 'Dover?', and it's only then I get more specific...

Tell him something he doesn't know...

Sod. I'll log off again....

Oh for Ch***t sake, I've just logged on, what's happening!!:-)

To think I was worried when the forum was soooo slow, I thought it was a system crash following a quick 2 Ipswich goals and multiple postings by our resident depressives team.... ;- )

Red and white, surely? Come on you Pinot Noir and Chardonnay machine!!! PS. Is your lucky gf with you tonight?

bloody eck, I wondered why the site was so slow and then I went to the OS - couldn't believe it! Pedigree time, or maybe a precious Adnams Broadside! yesss

I shall play it on my tin whistle AND dance etc....

I've got laptop problems so logged off at 1-0 and just rebooted with my heart in my mouth, pounding away. Now for the apperitivo and me getting a game and a goal tomorrow.... Whew...

9: Saints are awarded a penalty for a handball by Kennedy after Euell had worked hard to take the ball to the by-line. 10: GOAL 1-0 McGOLDRICK steps up and puts the ball into the far right hand corner sending Konstantopoulos the wrong way.

wee.. I actually saw first on the OS!

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.