John Boy Saint

Never had much of issue with JWP overall, probably remembering he is still a nipper, thought he has gotten a bit stronger this season. Today I thought he had a great game with Romeu, with all this Victor cobblers maybe he has done what all of us want from our players when given the chance and that is grab it with both hands. Build a good partnership with Romeu and create a problem for the management. Just a shame he has U21 duties as an afternoon meet up Gareth Bale on the free kicks might just give him that quarter of an inch to make the difference.

Their coaches left Norwich at 7am this morning.

Seem like the Referees watches have been let loose no longer the standard issue 4 minutes all the "big teams and Leicester" have have been given hours to get a leveller 5, 6, 8 minutes added!!! West Ham go I "I thank you Mr Friend" and rattle in a 3rd!!

Mrs JBS has gone to this with her Brother (mad Chelsea for years) Sister (same) Niece (same) Nephew (ditto) She is going to be the only one in the car coming home without a face like a smacked backside.

Noticed that Billy Sharp is sticking them in the back of the net for our Nige at the Blades. Just made it 0-2 at Swindon

Think he was always under the newer subheading "Osvaldo" within the Black box, only the numpties who believe FM is real had him high on the HCDAJFU list.

Bit of a stalemate for Saints away at the Gills on this weekend in 1920.

I see we have Jon Moss on the whistle tomorrow, what joy.

If that's the case sod Charlie Austin lets get in Charlie Adam, he's good at them and we aren't short of a few bob to fritter on a "special team" player. ........... Him, Romeu and Vic, that would be a nasty midfield! Players like Hazard would be doing their fancy dribbles back towards their own goal, and glass Jack would just pull up with a twinge in the warm up.......... Diego Costa would just say sod the wages I want to play with them 3 down the Saints................. Who put Whiskey in my kettle this morning ;-)

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Feel a bit like I did after going to the Sheffield Utd away with Everton looming on the following Saturday......... Hopefully the outcome from then will happen again, just being a Saints fan of many years experience it never quite seems to roll like that. Roll on the International break and hope that the fire gets re lit.

Bunch of strangers out there

Band of brothers

Blimey Samaritans must have gone into meltdown tonight going on the comments since the team was announced.

Was I the only one to notice Clyne lifting his foot off the gas towards the end of last season, he had an England place and knew he wasn't staying with us, fear of getting a silly injury to scupper all of this was in the back of his mind. It would be no surprise if VVD is of the same mindset...... You are off to the Premier League to sit in the best shop window outside of the usual top 4 and the possibility of untold riches to come.

Pig of a car park to get out of.

As was said years ago when the definitive edition penned on the back of a pack of 20 Benny Hegehogs in the snug of the Slug and Cabbage was inadvertently leaked. FFP instead of curbing the excesses it was meant to control, it kicks away the ladder for any team with the notion and wherewithal to break into the top tier of The League. Citeh had a close Indiana Jones'esk escape as they got through the doorway as the Million ton rock door sealed the way back. City got pinged but their owner just shuffled the loose change in his pocket and paid up, Liverpool were teetering on the knife edge and seemingly fast talked their way out of a fine......... Hull City got caught, fined, told off, and that was just financing their effort to get out of the Championship (I know different rules apply to the League) I am sure someone said that no other team could do what we did in the time we did it in the way we did it because of the restrictions now in place. Still bringing it back more on subject, can anyone recall our purchase of Lee Barnard ace Southend sharpshooter from under the noses of the mighty Leeds!!, apparently Leeds had a welcome Lee feature editorial in their matchday programme for the midweek game but instead of the Elland Road reveal he was in Southampton signed sealed and ours. The pure and simple solution to the open post question................. Blackmail: couple of cheeky little Treacles, some farm yard animals, bit of fruit, and a Polaroid camera, jobs a good un!!

Bury to beat high flying Leicester and we get a trip to Gigg Lane to get more revenge for them smashing us in the 1900 FA Cup Final 4 to zip!!

Harry Reed seems to have his card marked.

No one answered the question, when I asked it previously. Have they done away with the goal line referees assistant in Europe or are they present just for the rarefied atmosphere of the Champions League, one of those on that goal line would have been most useful to tell the ref "no foul....... The Jessie with the bun tripped over a blade of grass". Just like the one who spotted good ol JT trying to give the Barca player good old fashioned playground dead leg in that CL semi a few years back.

At the Dell we painted the windows shut and turned the heating up in the visitors changing room (the un-opening window also got the sun in the afternoons). Bill Shankly at Liverpool made sure that the Visitors changing room floor was polished like glass. Should really go on another stadium tour at SMS just to see what illusions they have in place to un settle the oppos, always thought the mirror on the inside of the toilet cubicle doors was a strange one................ Although I did like the tale that proper nawty Wimbledon were told to paint the home dressing room another colour as the black it was painted helped make the players too aggressive!!

On reading that my first thought was of the Danny Wallace situation where at United he had flashes of brilliance in the odd games that he had with us on a regular basis, but went missing with niggling injuries and fatigue more often than not, and it wasn't until much further down the track that he was diagnosed with MS. On the cover of the Everton programme he was stood there with the heading: I'm fit again - Tadic - and back to my best. As we know he got subbed at half-time having been pretty inert and robbed of the ball so many times in the first half. Sadly the Premier League is no place for passengers, Steven Davies and JWP operate under the radar in games to allow players with the footballing gifts that Dusan has to sparkle; not to be further under the radar than SD & JWP as is the case.

Job done, well done nipper!!

If there are any Twits on here ask Ronald via the blue bird as he seems receptive to that particular medium of communication.

Just like the negotiations with "Clyney are in a good place" uttered with confidence at the end of last season. Just about everyone we have brought in this summer has arrived with very little chit-chat or comment before it. We will just have to see what comes out in the wash on the 1st September.