InvictaSaint

Sense of humour's fine, but thanks for your concern. Perhaps you could use one of the internet's wonderful emoticons next time you try irony? Would enable my fab sense of humour to connect with your fab comedy. Ta love.

Excellent. That's this thread put to bed then. Thank heavens for reasoned, rational debate - oh sorry; forgot - this is SWF isn't it.

Post of the day, without a shadow of a doubt.

Whomever Alpine and DPS repeatedly tell us.

Ars.e

Pompey 0 Walsall 2

Buettner scores for Moan Utd...

Where does she say it's your fault? Nowhere. Just that when the **** hits the fan - as it undeniably is doing today - you are at the front of the queue to repeatedly voice your opinion. Not a judgement; just a fact.

Misery loves company doesn't it....

Sorry - didn't read the 'at football' part of the thread title!

A fellow student, in my first year at university, defrosting a chicken with a hair dryer.

Not long after we left the Prem in 2005 (or thereabouts - happy to be corrected about the date MLG ;-) ), Graham left the club to work on a Premier league related website. I remember him writing something to the effect of him being sad to leave us and wanting nothing more than to see Saints back in the Premier League, so that he could once more write about us. Does anybody know what Graham is up to now, or whether he has commented on our return? Would be good to know what he's up to.

You are but a brief moment on this beautiful planet.....and this is how you choose to behave? Tragic. Truly, truly tragic.

+ 1 - same goes for S-Clarke too; top men, the pair of you.

OS says work permit already granted by HO, just waiting for entry clearance which is expected before end of week. May be involved v Man Utd...

Strange, since it has been widely reported that these were agreed some time ago. Not a very reliable Twitter source, I'm guessing....

At least we have a 2 week break after United, which I don't think he would be ready for anyway. Plenty of time to get a work permit sorted. Even my passport renewal came through in under 2 weeks.... :-)

Source?

No quotations, no sources, just lazy 2+2=5 journalism (if you can call it that). All "ifs" and "maybes".

How many big clubs would agree to paying loads upfront and the rest within a year? Do you think Man Utd are doing this for RVP?

But it doesn't though does it? Media reports are conflicting at best, certain articles on reputed Italian sites cannot now be found, and Nixon, who has been spot on with other Saints deals, is still v confident. At worst I would say 50/50 at the moment.

From Nixon in last 2 mins: @reluctantnicko: @markreeves999 Bolgona president flying in to do deal. And u r sure u r getting him ...

From Alan Nixon: @reluctantnicko: @pimpin4rizeal Your bid is the best about. Bolgona want to sell. Player contract is good. Usual fannying goes on. But looking good. @reluctantnicko: @d9scott @pimpin4rizeal Probably trying to squeeze a bit more cash out of Southampton. Either up front or altogether. It happens. No panic

Thanks Gio; makes me feel more hopeful. Interesting about flushing out other suitors - would any of the bigger clubs put so much up front with the rest in a year, when even they are used to more staged payments? Not dead yet, methinks...,

Wonder where we go now then? 7 working days of the window left and a real need for pace on the wings.