John Boy Saint

For those of you who meandre down the M3 from North Hampshire, just heard on the Radio that one lane is closed southbound between Winchester Services and Winnall junc 9. Overturned car apparently, so could be a protracted incident.

It's only the minority on here voicing that opinion, and in the grand scheme of Saints fans that minority on here is a worm caste in the centre circle of St Mary's. So many on here long for a whipping boy, Matty Targett cops it (goodness knows why because the people who ACTUALLY decide he makes the team must be complete idiots according to some folks on here) yet the other night he was short changed by Tadic and still people sung his name when subbed. Maya Yoshida plays the odd ball just to make sure Fraser is awake and gets caned, no one scored from them!!, yet Jose has always been on the edge in the box with his man handling, 2 games running concedes a penalty (yes the Arsenal one was very debatable) but the sun shines out of his backside, Cucu Martina apparently is a clown just because Twente fans said as much, if he scored 20 goals like that screamer he did v Arsenal that attitude might possibly change, Soares has not scored a goal but folks would prefer to see him ahead of Martina (I am yet to hear an argument to justify why). i wonder if people's opinion would have been different if Young Sam had slotted one of his chances away v Arsenal that evening when he was the only available striker and he had the added weight of family issues.

Mrs JBS (cheeky girl) noted that Charlie Austin looks a bit trimmer, so maybe we are getting him into a "fighting condition", a bit like we did with Rickie Lambert who said he was the fittest he had been his whole career when with us. The advantage Rickie had with us was he came in at bottom of league one so, could evolve with the demands of the league we were in as we went through the leagues. Like Rickie, Charlie is a natural born preditor who has done his turn in the lower leagues, but working under a dinosaur like Redknapp, and his resistance to sports science, I very much doubt much emphasis was placed on developing the Charlie Austin package further simply because his natural ability kept putting the ball in the net which was plenty enough for Arry. Maybe the lack of overall conditioning in his career, has given him the injuries he has had, and as a result of those injuries getting him up to Southampton standards is taking just a tad longer, unlike Rickies evolution through the leagues, Charlie is probably having to evolve faster, under the stronger magnifying glass of the Premier League. Before anyone says "but he was banging them into the net for QPR in the Prem" Rickie Lambert said that until he came to us he never paid much attention to looking after his body as he relied on his natural ability to score goals.

If anyone was paying attention Hojbjerg was dropping back into the right back slot to allow Cucu push up the pitch, as he does have an excellent delivery on him.

Aside from the football did anyone else find the Europa League experience a bit inert? None of the half time entertainment like the Relay or Happy Birthday Uncle Fred announcements, presumably because they didn't want anything interrupting the Sponsors adverts being played on the big screen........ although a bit less squeaking from Kenzie wasn't missed. Strangest thing, dry stadium aside, was making a purchase on the concourse having the Coke poured into a glass, the young Lady mumbled a reason so I asked for clearer mumble and she said that the drinks were put in the glasses because only accredited UEFA Sponsors were allowed be seen in the stadium............... but the Pukka Pie could remain in the packaging!!?

So typo or not, after all the gnashing of teeth, it looks like tickets might well filter down through the Hoi Palloi and Riff Raff to the great unwashed! Giorni Felici !!

As Israel tickets are still up for grabs I thought I would look at the flight options to get out there, blimey I could fly to see relatives in South Africa Premium for the prices coming back at me!!

White ticket shaped envelope on doormat this morning thought, whats this? Cheeky buggers sent the Inter Tickets already and only 1st class!!! pocketing the £6.35 postage difference.......... opened it to find West Ham tickets inside.......... forgot about them!!

And we had an effin dinosaur as a manager!

When you see some of the nippers who have looked capable yet never making it at Saints, you wonder if his career would have actually made it to 32 had it not been for a sprinkling of Nepotism to nudge him along. I know he was a free transfer, and we only had buttons in our pockets, but how ,or why,did we manage to sign such an inert player. ............... then I suppose if we got sold the Emporers new clothes with Tommy Forecast, I might have answered my own question!!!

Cech tipped it onto the bar it was going to sneak in if he hadn't reached it.

Well that was jolly japes on MOTD! If the officials had the minerals to give the foul on Long Monreal would have been off, by the letter of the law.

He was a pollock for retaliating, if he hadn't sent him off Madley wouldn't be a ref in the premier today

How much do you want to bet Betrand gets nailed retrospectively for "kicking" Kolscelny in the head.

****ing Arsenal player was offside dead in the box,

Christ it's like listening to a commercial radio station reading this thread.............. Same record played 3 times in every hour. Do you think the garden room chaps advertising at the top of the page will deliver here..... Need a man cave!

Before it came Into play more than one observer said it basic kicked the ladder away for any team wanting to break into the top team niche. so old news

Didn't realise the clocks had gone back already

300+ Notes to see inter v Juve............ we are a category X match

Yup and a Brighton player was so incandescent at such a shocking decision he stopped just short of doing a Prutton, but still got himself sent off. We use to sit that side of the Chapel pretty much in line with the edge of the box, when Walton pointed to the spot the rest of the ground erupted us sat with the perfect view just laughed in stunned disbelief. Still wonky refs have been around for years, the ref who did the cup winners cup game v Anderlect, was rumbled after he retired, a game involving Forest was his undoing. Still the one refs action that still has me simmering was Mike (old mother) Riley sending off Franny at the Dell v Derby, Franny had trashed Sturridge I think it was, he was on a yellow already (believe it or not) so the inevitable was coming. Instead of doing Franny at the point of impact where the Derby player was still in a heap, he beckoned Franny towards him and kept walking backwards towards the Derby fans under the East stand, when he was close enough to them out popped the Red card for total effect.

Didn't he get into hot water about similar a few years back in a newspaper article or book.

Probably about £97.50!!

Go on I'll do it......

I thought Pickford looked pretty good last weekend, but I guess he has had a call from Mr Moyes to fall over and feel a bit queezy as Sunderland have injury issues with Mannone.

As long as it isnt some "nobody" that the club build up to be a diamond hidden in the rough. with the media department going into verbose overdrive over. That Torpedo always springs to mind!