John Boy Saint

Blinding bit of business from Saints in getting a few quid for him, you can't beat getting rid of your trusty, but beginning to show signs of wear, old Ford Cortina for loads more than you paid for it 7 years ago!!

As no one has posted already - I will have a go at kicking one off........... Hopefully the boss will get them sorted and we will remember how to celebrate a goal. My only changes Boufal for Redmond or Tadic........ and don't be afraid to go 2 up front.

Says a lot when our biggest scoring threat was from a centre back. If that scissor kick had gone in Augusts goal of the month would have been wrapped up on the first weekend. I don't care what anyone else thinks get him signing a contract extension, and get the captain's s armband off that Dutch bloke and give it to him, SD keeps the gig if he is playing. Looked better today, although Mrs JBS, made a valid point when Gabbi was subbed and replaced with Austin, I thought we were going to be playing a bit differently under this new chap. Instead we leave 2 useless players (in the grand scheme of things) on the pitch take off our best corner taker and persist with one up front. Tadic was infuriating as usual loses the ball so many times and his default is laissez faire at best (and still numpties sing his bloody name). Redmond needs wiring up to the mains and someone needs to be manning the button to press to wake him up. I will stick my neck out here if Boufal is not in the starting XI next week at the expense of Tadic or Redmond then both of them must have incriminating photos of someone secreted away in a safety deposit box somewhere. Without a doubt when he came on despite putting the ball out with his own cleverness early on, he certainly put himself about a bit. Overall we looked much more busy than last year, but in all honesty Swansea were a bit pants. I mean bring a sub on in the latter minutes to go 3 at the back, without a doubt 2 points dropped............... still better than all 3 dropped thanks to a spawny undeserved goal. Free Ice Cream was a treat!!

That's a shame, the Old Bill obviously shut down the Friday night lock in earlier than planned........... that said it's amazing how giddy folks can get on a can and a half of Top Deck Shandy!!!

Me too as all 3 are master exponents of losing the ball and cheaply more often than not. That said if Lamina and Romeu strike up a thou shall not pass relationship then it might work out to be ultimately less expensive.

Because Virgin Media are digging up just about every town and village in Hampshire, and they are fearful of losing heaps of Infinity customers who have their crap series 6 home hub? oops did that get a bit too personal?

That just made me think of the night we played Wolves in the Milk Cup at the Dell, being the Milk Cup Unigate were out in force promoting themselves off the back of it. Half time pretty ladies appeared in front of the Milton Road end and threw promotional mini cartons of Milk to the fans (who has these brain farts??!!). Trolleys emptied they disappeared. Just before the players came back out 2 coppers came along the cinder track in front of the Milton, one a normal Bobby the other a more senior rank as they got towards the goal it started raining mini milk cartons.... all open obviously! As the goal approached the Bobby saw what what coming and walked across the penalty box, the Boss walked between the net and the crowd at which point the milk shower got a bit heavier, milk cartons hitting the net and spinning their contents over the Copper. Fair play to him he didn't quicken his pace and was grinning as he approached the West Stand corner.

The same Alan Pardew who was given his first managerial chance at Reading, signed a new contract with them and "ten minutes later" when Reading refused to let him go to West Ham (then in the same division) so resigned from Reading to join them. Should have had John Madejski on there for the view of the club owners. When Pardew pulled his stunt at Reading Madejski didn't hold back on letting his feelings be known on Pardews behaviour.

Next draw should be fun live from Beijing, they say everything comes in 3s, so they will probably make a pigs ear of that one too.

I would hope that we get more bodies in and around the box than we had last season, and a bit more snap in our play rather than the ponderous ambling attack where we waited for the oppos to get themselves into defensive positions before we decided to attack.

I have to say it is the first away shirt of ours I have looked at in the shop and on quite a few folks at the pre season games, and given serious thought to when given the choice for a birthday present.

Can't see the point in singing Primary school level playground name calling songs about him while he is here and acting a prize pillock.................... or should that be Richard Cranium?

Blimey and we thought Ali Dia was bad!!

So as predicted in some quarters, this thread hits 120 pages before the season starts.

Is that the new one from Kylie Minogue?

Postie hasn't been to me yet

Well he set his stall out on Saturday with the brief chance that he had, having seen Jay Rod come back from one ACL for a lad coming back from 2 and given a 6 month chance he certainly threw the kitchen sink at the opportunity, just a shame Sevillas stupid keeper got in the way.

On Wednesday night getting a first viewing of the kit in the flesh gave a familiar feeling, then seeing Gabbi with his longer hair than the others and the kit whoosh instantly taken back to the days of Keegan, Watson, Golac, Jordan, and a nice warm feeling.

I noted on the Electronic board outside the ticket office that this game had sold out, not sure how far it got into normal souls, I know when I bought on Thursday morning very few seats left. Surely the ticket office need to be a bit more ambitious, with the £30 ceiling there has to be less likelihood of being left holding the baby. Chelsea tickets for example at £50 is a bit of a considered purchase compared to £30.

Redmond was pretty poor, for a friendly getting too heated shoving Sevilla players out of the way, then he had a moment where he wound himself right up and went hunting the man with the ball you could see him getting madder and madder think the Sevilla players could see this too so saved him and sent the ball away, if the game had meaning think one of them might have taken the hit and waved cheerio as he headed off for an early shower. He does seemto get a little narky and a bit gobby at times very quickly. But something that he showed last season, he goes looking at the imaginary butterflies, he did it last year a couple of times where the ball went spinning up in the air off an oppo player looking like it has gone out when it's hit the ground it is still in by the touch line, but he has already given up on it and is walking away in his lassez faire style not even looking at the ball he is the closest, his team mates were screaming at him the fans in the stands were screaming at him he just looked at his team mates and goes "what?" happened twice last year where he just gave up on watching the ball. Yesterday Fraser takes a free kick in our half, he can see Redmond in acres of space in front of the Northam and for once sends a pin point pass up to him, what's Redmond doing, back to the game looking at all the pretty people in the Northam and the wonderful butterflies fluttering amongst them, ball bounces he wakes up too late out for a goal kick. Fraser (probably impressed at a straight kick for once), when Redmond eventually looks at Fraser, and gets the message what were you doing it was right at you in space, to which Redmond goes "who me, why what have I done, it's not my fault!". Iron that little trait out of him and he will improve, but think he has the mentality to think because someone has told him he is the next Henry he already is. Unfortunately he isn't intelligent enough to be the next Henry. But harsh I know because he without doubt has ability but doesn't get all the dots joined up, if he did he would be a frightening player. One observation from yesterday when Boufal came on, ok it wasnt a long stint, he looked much more defensively minded when he needed to track back and help out last season he seemed a bit reluctant in that duty.

That was better than Wednesday a bit more joined up.......... Nearly forgot what to do when we scored! Heard probably the the stupidest comment ever at a football match, gob$ho1te behind not been to many games, ball comes to Yoshida "ah Maya Yoshida always good for a mistake whenever I have seen him play" 2 seconds later ball gets under his feet makes a bit of a hash "see that's what I mean accident prone everytime he touches the ball" oh that's not it though, second half Maya and a Sevilla player meet at speed, for a friendly it was a bit of a meaty coming together. Maya is down obviously hurt the magic sponge boys come on....... From behind matey pipes up "good lets hope he is injured and out for a couple of months..." WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mrs JBS thought for moment that she was going to have to sit on me to stop me letting rip!!!! Absolutely stunning!!

Is my memory playing tricks on me, but in the 10 man meltdown disputing the decision didn't one of their players get to enjoy all the hot water in the shower on his own just to compound their misery.? I remember dear old Peter Walton pointing to the spot when Fonte(?) was wiped out 6 yards outside the box, the lino who was even closer concurred !!!!!!!!!!!!!! and everyone sat in the Chapel Kingsland corner just looked at each other open mouthed eyebrows raised and just laughed. Head of referees in the MLS did someone say? Blimey Charlie!!

Well we know a heap of keyboard managers on here who would sell their Granny to get him in their Saints XI. So that makes Hellas Verona and them liking him, which ain't all bad for the lad.

A Goal would be a treat!

Every game where Davis or VVD didn't recently start Maya has been given thd armband so I would figure him. Pretty sure I saw Charlie Austin pass it on the other evening when he was subbed in the second half. So that sticks a real left field one in there.