John Boy Saint

They could still end up with the away dressing room, which is one of those silly mental things football psychologists can’t account for.

That’s a bugger with (as posted above) alternative #1 closed, alternative #2 to the M40 is likely to be immensely dodgy.

Bite the bullet with the M6 toll AND keep your eye on AA Roadwatch for the pain in the bottom roadworks on the M6 from Sandbach to Holmes Chapel for a possible detour onto the A34 from junction 16 at Stoke.

You’re not staying in the Penine Manor Hotel by any chance?

For those of you in the north of the county over in to Surrey Camberley etc, who might go via the M4 and up to the M40 via Maidenhead the A404 is closed at Marlow up to the M40 junction at High Wycombe, also the M5 has painful roadworks from junction 3 up to the M6.

Should have told them to get stuffed, just like they did when they made us play our FA cup 5th round tie on the Tuesday after we played the 1979 League Cup final and we asked for the game to be on Wednesday instead and they refused. Sorted a bit of a Boys night out on the Monday.

There is a photo in the stills gallery of Boufal and Lemina, Boufal has a look on his face like some one has found the key to his and Leminas leg irons.

Hmmmm something fishy here Heisenburg - (Glasgow) - Alpine they are one and the same person. Posting within minutes "of each other" and posting the same with re arranged words.

He’s their kingpin, my cousins support Bury and asked that we crock him out of their game v Wigan the following weekend.

The one thing Bilic said he learned as his failing at WH was being too chummy with the players, and losing his "power" over them. You look at even senior players with many years under their belts at Man U managed by SAF, he commanded respect and fear regardless of the players own perceived "superstar" status. Until this season West Ham were steady eddies top half club, having learned that lesson Bilic might be more effective in his next role.

Plus they have that grinning fool Sir Trevor Brooking as their trump card, with both feet set in concrete up to his knees in both camps. They will just get a little tickle on the wrists, rather than being made an example of to nip that kind of behavior in the bud.............. being a cynic in my old age a behind closed doors match would be very much in their favour.

What a treat - a bonus edition. Thanks Glen I have to say the comments about Hughes at Dellhurst Park and being 36 having had a glittering playing career in the days before today’s levels of sport science, throws a bit of perspective on his time with us.

Looking forward to next weeks edition already.

Most important question is: will we be playing in our proper away strip, as all the OS colouring suggests, or some combination of Red and White cobbled together from the contents of the lost property box in the corner of the changing room?

Can't say I would be overly enthused with Hughes, there is something about him that I just can't put my finger on. We need someone with a bit of presence, both Puel and Pellegrino came across as nice chaps, maybe too nice was their problem. Some might say Adkins was a nice chap, but for where we were he had a record of getting out of there on his CV. Pochettino would be classed as an unknown but as a squad we were pretty green to the Premier league, add to that Cortese seemingly ruled with a "you question me, it better be a damn good question" attitude. No player could question Koemans CV especially as a player. I feel that in typing this I am talking myself into Hughes, as a player he has an impressive CV, he doesn't look like a bloke to argue with, just as a manager I sense that 9th with Stoke is his ceiling. With someone like Bilic he is reported as realising that his failing was too much of a mate with the West Ham players, that lesson learned might take him up a level where he next turns up. Maybe we do need to bring in a firefighter like Hiddink or Advocaat short term to see us safe, and have a permanent manager ready when the season is done...........not fanny about for 6 weeks like we did deciding what to do with Puel at the end of last season.

Mrs Pellegrino was probably dancing round the kitchen too..............at last she can phone the travel agent and finally go on that holiday she has had to be putting back each week since the Autumn.

About time we return the favour of My Little Donkey always dragging himself from his sick bed to torment us, and dust Charlie off for a match winning brace.

I would have thought his property portfolio would have him with his feet up without a care in the world. You would hope that Sky would deepen the gene pool and go beyond Merseyside and Manchester.

Add to that list Clare Tomlinson, who was given the very carppy end of the stick for not apologising for a guest on Goals on Sunday slipping a potty mouthed comment into his answer to a question that most people watching missed. Pretty disgusting thing to do anyway.........if he ain't on the City v Stoke game tonight it won't be a big loss anyway.

How anaesthetised was he when the game kicked off???!!!!

Those of a certain age will remember Ken Dodd and his Diddy Men from Knotty Ash. Just seen nothing will be Tattyfilarious any more as he passed away at 90. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43367267

Well you wouldn’t have called that after the opening minutes, even when Kane went off, even at 1-1.

Blimey the Cherries have shot out of the blocks v Spurs, made us look like we play in super slo-mo, 1-0 up and giving Spurs the right run about

It's Mrs Pellegrino I feel sorry for, at the end of every week he comes home from work and has to tell her to phone the travel agent yet again to put back the holiday she has been planning for yet another week.

As you are finding out HK, a comment/observation made by a fan in one of the many books about the history of Southampton is very true. " You don't choose to support the Saints: the Saints choose you" Being Southampton this selection process might not stretch beyond the coastline of the UK - But looking at some of the responses above (which you were no doubt not expecting) I think that statement holds water. (Just keep Turkish away from this thread because it will pig up Mothers Day for his Mum).