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I would have understood if it was a really good, kicking story, but to risk good contacts for such a rubbishy piece was a bit silly. Mind you, Cortese and co are really overreacting. PS do the turnstile operators check for false beards/dark glasses etc. Can't quite believe none of the Echo staff are not good enough to consider wearing, say, a 'hat' to get in...

Am I the only one who's a mite disappointed we didn't get him?

Charlie, George? Tell him not to go near any lawn mowers...!

always thought this lot would make a good sponsor: http://www.saints.co.uk/ Freight company. Keep seeing them on the motorway and mistaking them for merchandise deliveries...

Saintsbury's?

My bet - our very first kit as a club. Or just a very retro red and white stripe. Or perhaps it will be a red cross....

Ludicrous censorship. Wessttwoodworm.

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seconded. welcome, smaller mountain range...(Pennine Saint?)

Nice pursey.

v good. was it in the shape of an orange?

I expect she's seeing John Terry.

No, you misread the emphasis. All I was saying was if he goes, he goes, and I don't think it would be a massive loss - BUT I would prefer it if we actually were one of the only clubs to instigate stability in this most important position, because it is crucial and given time, a lot of managers come good. This is all a bit of a waste of time anyway because the story looked like a non-story if you ask me. Then again, most things are shrouded in mystery...

i think you missed this bit: 'I think it would be good to be one of the few clubs to give a manager an old-school long-term chance at building'. I hope that helps.

Bit throwaway, this. I guess it just means his contract has not yet been renewed. Personally, I think there are better managers out there and while I think it would be good to be one of the few clubs to give a manager an old-school long-term chance at building, it wouldn't be a massive loss if he did go.

£2k a week is only just over £100k for the leading striker in the division. Are you sure?

I just clicked on their site (I know, the shame) and note that they are having a 65% off sale. Hilarious. Also, a big banner asking for a £50 deposit from some betting outfit. It'll take more than that...

would we get a bye?

1) no - need new keeper and midfield old head general 2) see above 3) I'd say so, yes, but am ever hopeful we can do it. If we don't win at the weekend I think we can forget it.

I'm still here and still believe that although he's a good shot stopper, his inability to come for crosses and general lack of dominance beyond the six yard box destabilises the whole defence and leads to untold problems. And I stick by that. I'd love us to get a new keeper. Sorry to disappoint.

I foresee us attempting to overturn that 10 point penalty if we fall short. After all, I think it was the previous owners who promised they wouldn't appeal, wasn't it? Wouldn't be surprised if Cortese and co were looking into it.

Southampton v Portsmouth is an upcoming FA tie Pompey fans call Southampton fans "Scummers" cos Southampton provided scab labour in the '30s when Portsmouth dockers were on strike. Southampton fans call Pompey fans "Skates" cos Portsmouth is both a naval base and a fishing port, there are large numbers of horny sailors and fish (with large mouths) such as the common skate in Portsmouth, and on lonely nights at sea, the sailors would use the skate's mouth to.....yeah... uncle_whuppity 15:28, arf, barf, reply Which is, oddly a barrowload of ********, of course. Pompey 'mushers' call sailors 'Skates' because the naval junior rating's collar has two peaks and a valley, representing some sort of ladypart, and the Skate is allegedly the only fish with a **** halfway up it's back. Southampton fans call Mushers 'Skates' because it winds them up. No self-respecting, peederfil-killing Musher would ever want anything to do with the Royal Navy, that erstwhile organisation that has kept the city on the map for four hundred years and provided adequate dilution of the local soup-thick gene pool. Happy to help ... stan2a10shun 17:20, arf, barf, reply Another example of an animal with a **** half way up it's back. deep_stoat 17:26, arf, barf, reply kerching 19:57, arf, barf, reply *Sounds QI klaxon* Both of those explanations have been debunked. There is no record of any strikes in the Portsmouth docks in that time frame and, besides, Portsmouth was naval and Southampton was merchant so there would have been little overlap. And the "skate" term was a term for sailors in general, adopted by a Southampton fanzine to cause maximum offence. The real mystery is why Portsmouth is referred to as "Pompey". There are numerous theories but no consensus. arseface 16:48, arf, barf, reply soooooooooooooo..... think you've got a chance against Southampton and staying in business eh? uncle_whuppity 17:54, arf, barf, reply I'm confident of beating the scum Pompey have been playing well since about October, and Avram is doing well with limited resources. Should be enough to see off a team a couple of divisions below. Staying in business? Hmm... less bullish about that. Without investment, the club is up slack alley... being the first Prem club to go into administration looks almost a certainty. Why did Citeh get all the rich arabs? arseface 20:51, arf, barf, reply Is it because they're all ****s? ...pic of you know which pompey fan.... Imagine getting your season ticket and finding out you're sat next to that bellend. deep_stoat 17:01, arf, barf, reply Yes. Wearing a Harrington over a football top. The tasteless ****. edmor 22:50, arf, barf, reply That made me quite literally "lol" Mind you, I've just had a smoke... grimly_fiendish 0:36, arf, barf, reply I stood directly in front of him away at Ipswich years ago and was ****ted accidentally on the head with the bell. He apologised and said he wasn't usually that drunk. Which is a lie. arseface 20:45, arf, barf, reply THAT FELLA ABOVE he's in Cass Pennant' Terrace Legends. Even in the form of written word, I wish he were up the opposing end' stand... 'I wasn't one of the main lads but i done my fair share of brawling like...' Bell. End. Of. Story. meatandtwoveg 17:33, arf, barf, reply Britains Got Talent auditions "proceeding to plan" says Cowell el_presidente 17:29, arf, barf, reply He "is a would" says simon_cowell spank_daley 17:33, arf, barf, reply He "is a have" says tgp livingtoloaf 23:31, arf, barf, reply They've sat him up next to the away fans on the Milton End and South Stand, now. Most Pompey fans can't stand the **** stan2a10shun 17:22, arf, barf, reply

Newsflash: Oily inbred water dweller with low-level intelligence caught kissing large fish.

If only there was an example we could draw on of a lower league minnow defeating a high-flying team from the top division - say, Man Utd - in the final. hmmm

No really, what are you a professor of?