John Boy Saint

No wonder United sent Zaha back, get Puncheon in there.

Just as an aside had a peek at KUMB to see if they have the same thread as this. Alas not. But they do have a mega thread going back a few months questioning whether they will get to Europe. The latter pages I read are quite interesting as should Man U prevail this evening they will have no where to play the home qualifying leg as the Olympic stadium has athletics at the beginning of August, there is also a storm brewing in that they are selling tickets for THE 1st game at the OS, a friendly v Juve, for an eye watering £50 a pop!!!!! and it might not be the first game as originally billed. ........ It would be funny if an upset taxpayer with Gypsy blood had slapped a curse on them.

Coffee..... Let me introduce you to iPad screen!!

Did that years ago jumping out of an aeroplane with the Parachute Regiment display team. I'll take the cards as they are dealt.

Feyenoord stylee one year rolling January announcement?

I can confirm he did speak English, not the best, but enough for a brief chat about him previously taking Espanyol to Palafrugell and my attendance pre season, the night Saints played Llagostera pre season. Tony Jiminez (sp?) was on his shoulder though as his English was exceptional.

Sorry Whelk...........My Girls went to the last pre season game at the Dell aged 5 & 6 the youngest was quite happy just looking about taking it all in the eldest was a bit more interested, their next game was the very first league game at SMS v Chelsea, the youngest drifted in and out of watching but just loved looking at all the people, the eldest was right into it for very long stretches. Click on all those years the eldest just switches straight into that slightly detached state of watching football, the youngest will still often give us the low down on goings on in amongst the away fans literally out of the blue. Just be prepared for the mixed emotion of when you know for certain they are hooked, my eldest then 9 years old, Saints v Pompey under the lights in the League Cup, Pompey chimes go up, Saints fans respond with gusto, out of the corner of my eye I see a little finger pointing at the away fans, turn a bit more and she is stood on her seat slap bang in the middle of the Family stand, belting out "F off Pompey, Pompey F off"!!!!! Half of me wanting to hide with embarrassment, the other half close to exploding with pride.

What great viewing, if you haven't watched do so, raise a glass and wipe that pesky bit of dust (honest) from your eyes. Very glad I went, just for those couple of moments where the promotions XI surged forwards in the sash shirt with the same style and elan that they did back then as if they were all playing together still for the Saints brushing teams aside in style.

I think the thing with Martina is he is maluable, seems like he is willing learn and benefitting from being taught, mix into this lots of enthusiasm: what's not to like if you are the manager. There was obviously a footballer in there, otherwise how did his name get spat out of the black box?

If the greedy little shoite hadn't selfishly wanted the glory of nicking a nailed on goal off a team mate, amusingly Lovren, things would have been a tad different....... That quick fire goal from Sevilla in the second half was a kick in the guts...... If only he hadn't been such a spawny little git...........

Not so far to bloody drive for starters.

Arrrrrrrgh......... Just spotted lucky undercrackers just went in the washing machine......... Apologies in advance folks EDIT: Mrs JBS just confessed hers too......... Oh bugger!!!!

I could be very wrong but I think I recall his Wife or a friend of hers might have had a brush with it.

Performance if the season - Shane Long - endlessly running!

Bunch of jokers the lot of them......... Nice being labelled as a pensioner at 51!!!! As Toomer said earlier, most of us in the Chapel have done our time being lairy, singing a bigger repertoire of songs having a right giggle on a Saturday afternoon standing on the terraces of the Milton Road and latterly the Archers Road end, all against a back drop of getting your head properly kicked in by opposition fans with no rules of engagement. As an aside it is so nice being able to walk down the road with oppo fans having a civilised chat both before and after a game without the need to be chaperoned and separated by the old bill. Still in a few years time many of the current supporter police amongst us will be pensioners too, sooner than expected based on current joining age criteria........... Oh 9.5 hours till Horlicks: Mmmmmmmmm.

PA is top of the list, although I was amazed at how bad it was at WHL last Sunday, when that brave little nipper came onto the pitch with the bladed legs you really had to strain to hear what was being said about him. A paint job of the concourse would be nice, there are times in the dead of winter when it feels pretty depressing down there because it's so drab.

Blimey this has rapidly hit the Media crescendo of Strachan to Leeds all those years ago when he had us purring along and Leeds was a basket case. Once again as a Saints fan of many years, you have that feeling akin to another chap cracking on to your girlfriend. But you feel powerless to do anything about it, in that the board regardless of which Saints era they are from just shrug their shoulders and capitulate seemingly meekly, instead of punching the bounder on his nose and sending him on his way with his tail between his legs. It's a case of just let the story run its course, if he stays and even extends: excellent news. If he goes: ah well here we go again. Oh for the stable years of Lawrie McMenemy.

He was kidnapped in the car park, bound, gagged and locked in the cells under the Northam, and excuses made for him.

In the boxes of other news at the bottom, there is one box stating that Jesse Lingard could possibly replace the hole left by Welbeck being crocked in the England Euro squad. I know it's just tabloid gossip, but if that were to happen I would have to find something else to do.

It would be funny for us to quietly slide in there un-noticed come teatime Sunday.

Still at the end of the day Man U have failed to properly plan their journey for a televised game in London, their bus getting bottled is the perfect excuse for them not receiving any sanction. Still having now seen the coach do we really want bellends like that representing our country in Europe as travelling supporters.

I thought Gazza did alright in the full game he had at Palace, 2 keepers would have saved the goal, he pulled off quite a few good saves in tricky conditions, felt a bit sorry for him when he was resigned to the bench next game. These guys need game time I would have him over Stek who I don't think I have seen make a save of note, as for Gazza being a stumblebum, Spurs first goal on Sunday was a joke, Forster should have had that all day long.

Have you phoned up rather than tried on t'internet, whenever we sat in there for sold out games there were often blokes with no tin lids sat in the random odd seat.

That reads much more comfortably, than being there in person. Their goal and Jose dicking around with Kane in the box aside, you forget just how good we are in defence and fear for how good at getting spawny late goals Spurs have been this season.

In Alpines defence, Spurs fans sat on the train behind us were having the same conversation about what if we hadn't had our blip around the time they beat us at ours. At least our season is running to the end rather than just fizzling out lamely.