John Boy Saint

That's exactly what Champagne Charlie Nicolas said

Wouldn't want to try milking that

I thought the duplicate post phenomena had taken on a bizarre twist.

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Well You don't see that every week

Last year to counter the ruffling up the oppos policy Adkins went with Jos, Jose, Shaw and Maya across the back which tempted Stoke to come down our left as with 3 big players to the right, especially Maya not feeling very generous. Then if you noticed last season Guly when playing with Luke behind him is like a big brother sticking up for his younger sibling. But then we have big Vic this season, and his Ninja buddy alongside him, I think the mere thought of having to get round a brick outhouse and a combative clinical tackler they will have something else to think about. I would say we are far to cute to be caught by players trying to kick lumps out of us, but then it is about time the referees gave us some decent protection too, as one thing we don't seem to do readily is collapse like being taken out by a sniper when being tackled, and to be honest it's a sad state that the refs only seem to do something when the "tackled" player hits the deck theatrically. (Sorry still seething from Mariner giving a freekick to Sidwell last week when he was all over Luke then Sidwell left the ground to challenge him and Luke was on his way with Sidwell sat on his backside).

I dont see what the issue is it keeps the spawny press at bay he keeps a Spaniard in work which is nice of the club the players like him and he does his talking through the players on the pitch. He does speak English anyone with half the intelligence of MP, wanting to, will be speaking the local language quite well within a month. As for other coaches, Tony Jiménez speaks very good English, and was very likeable with it.

Just thought that I would share this recent positive experience on here. Back in early February this year I needed new tyres on the front of my car, so as per usual I went along to Micheldever Tyres. They had previously asked if I wanted Nitrogen in them rather than compressed air, I figured that with the volume of Nitrogen in the air we breathe it was all the Emperors new clothes. This time I relented and spent the £3.20. Fast forward to last week and I needed replacement front tyres, as it turns out the Tyres that were coming off had travelled 28,000 miles and considering the weight of a 2.2l diesel and the torque transmitted through them every day I can't remember getting that sort of distance out of a set of fronts (even Michelins that traditionally go further than most others) . Then add into that driving to Germany with work so the Autobahn had to be taken advantage of with 140mph on the clock and over 200 miles racked up in under 2hrs, a trip down to Spain and back in the summer, both trips with a fully laden car. In all that time and various temperature extremes the tyres were never topped up as the pressure remained at the 33psi put in on a chilly day in February. Added to this the fuel consumption has improved from an average 540 miles a tank to around 600 and over. The maintaining of tyre pressure impressed me enough to have Nitrogen put in the Wife's tyres simply because she is carp at checking the pressures, and they were always soggy on the rare occasion I took her car out.

I suppose after 125 years of enjoying life thanks mainly to the fans, you ain't going to change your spots. we all know they make the rules up as they go along, so a handful of Saints fans with a little gripe is a mere pimple on their backside.

Never fear when you have had one for a while you don't see it when you are the reader, which is a bit worrying as Apple auto assume will creep into everyday language and we will all end up writing like half-wits as the norm.

Sure that when we went last year our "tour guide" for the day had sussed out that any traditional pubs that are within a healthy walking distance (the Stadium is out on the edge of Stoke) were reported as not being away fan friendly. Some little tips for those driving themselves: If you are going up the M40 when you get to the M42 take the M5 route as there are some grotty roadworks on the M6 around Spaghetti Junction and the M5 joins just after they have finished, negligible difference in mileage. if the M6 is choked up as it often is on a Saturday midday, from where the M6 toll joins north of Birmingham often right up beyond Junction 15 where you will be wanting to get off. Get off at Cannock junc or Stafford Junc basically turn right and you will soon join the A34 which goes right up to Stoke most of it is 50mph limit with live cameras but you will be constantly moving and will get to Stoke a little more relaxed. Car Parking: When you get to Stoke you will see the Stadium up on your right (obviously coming up from the South) just as you get to the exit you will see a big Mini - BMW dealer on the right you can park behind there as they have a matchday "Xmas Part Funds Collection" Car Park , if you want to get away quickly after the game take this option as most car parks closer to the ground will not see you away for a good hour. If you are a bit dodgy with walking it is uphill pretty much all the way to the ground so might be worth a miss.

Adam "a swift kick in the nuts will test whether he is out cold or just messing about"!

] The way Saints play is so precise that Jose has been designated scorer of the winning goal this weekend and to complete the sequence the synchronised player pile on bundle training had to be practiced, if only to find out how many players can climb aboard before he stops breathing!

Having one as a mate is too! .......................... So long as it isn't v Arsenal!!

JWP was interviewed on Solent post match on Saturday, very good by the way, you forgot he was 18 and thought he had been doing post match interviews for years. There was some comment made about how calm the dressing room sounded after the game, and he said that everyone in there was exhausted as they had put a lot into the game on the back of a good hard week in training but they thoroughly enjoyed it. Rickie was reported in the Summer to have had his 2 week holiday and as soon as he was back was in the gym making sure he was in top condition for pre season, he has also said himself that he has never been so fit and absolutley loving that fact. Putting those 2 snippets together it is likely that the players fitness is very good, but the exhaustion JWP was referring could be more mental due to the high levels of concentration to play the way we do, especially as at times v Fulham some of the interplay between Saints players appeared from the stands to be almost telepathic. As others have said above it will be interesting to see how it pans out over the next few months,

Having found myself in a position where with a little effort and inconvenience offset by being, ahem, slightly Sunderlands way next week, and being purely selfish, I hope we give this a go this year and put in a good performance. Chelsea at home isn't too bad and with who is left in it the League Cup has a bit of merit this year. Its how Mr Cortese sees it as apparently he wasn't too happy with Pardew going after the JPT as he feared it would impede our promotion chase, that said he did admit that the he throughly enjoyed the Final and was glad that we did get there afterall. But last seasons FA Cup v Chelsea we did just go through the motions of just turning up.

29 Guess I am a bit of a blunt instrument then. That is another nail in my coffin under the New Order ideal of Fans suitable to pass through the turnstiles at SMS, as is being muted in a thread on the main board.

I didn't say they had done much wrong but a bit of support from the Football Club in helping those individuals who will lose out through being well prepared, if only in name to get something back is far more powerful than a fragmented attempt by individuals who could be easily fobbed off! It's not like the headache that would be caused if we were taking the 8000ish Chelsea took to Arsenal, but then if those numbers were involved the decision to move the game would not have been taken so easily. - - - Updated - - - I didn't say they had done much wrong but a bit of support from the Football Club in helping those individuals who will lose out through being well prepared, if only in name to get something back is far more powerful than a fragmented attempt by individuals who could be easily fobbed off! It's not like the headache that would be caused if we were taking the 8000ish Chelsea took to Arsenal, but then if those numbers were involved the decision to move the game would not have been taken so easily.

Err last season the Britannia was like a Chapel of Rest until they had clawed back 2 goals and were in with a shout, it was only when Jerome spanked in a (hard to say but true) marvellous strike that you found out what all the fuss was about, until then it a Very very poor showing from the Potters fans.

All depends which way the wind is blowing on a given day. Gucci - Guilty Issey Miyake - Eau Fraiche Marc Jacobs - Bang i have some Dior sport but as the day wears on it's like someone in the blending department was having a laugh as increasingly it smells like you have been rolling about in the bucket of Half Time Orange skins. Also lurking is a bottle of common old Aqua Di Gio which gets a run out now and again, and Tiffany (The jewellers) Sport. All a bit different from the the days of Brut and Denim which seemed to give way to Aramis applied by the bucket full followed by Paco Rabanne which just needed the merest squirt to last a week. In Boots the other day I saw what looked like a new Yves Saint Laurent (dumpy bottle - blue writing) nicked a squirt and Mrs JBS said it smelt "ooo very nice", but then just as quickly it stopped working: ho hum!! Most of the time I just can't be bothered though.

I can understand why we would turn down a FairPlay place, Fulham got that a couple of seasons ago and from what I recall they were into pre qualifying rounds when everyone else was just into pre season, they did well but ran out of steam as a result

That sees the Stadium extension plans safely put away in a dusty filing cabinet in a small room deep in the bowels of St Mary's Stadium then!

Hardly a surprise just doing the bare minimum that they are obliged to do, but then if the Block 20 Eviction attitude of "f**k writing to them just let them find they ain't sitting there next season when they can't renew on line" is anything to go by Customer Services at Saints is an empty office with lots of mail pushed under the door. It would have taken no effort for the Club to say they would help to seek recompense for the additional financial inconvenience fans have incurred as a result. It's been done before Man City half price 1st season at CoM Stadium refund of Monies from the Steaua ticket overcharge. But then in society in general Football fans still all live in terraced houses, work down the Factory 5 1/2 days a week, and will never question anything that inconveniences them because a) they are thick & lazy b) they are creatures with a drug like dependency on supporting their team. However back to the game by some quirk of fate I can go as I will have been working in Dundee Tuesday, Dumfries Wednesday, then have to trundle down to Milton Keynes for Thursday AM, so if anyone was smart enough to get a hotel en route home out of Sunderland and they can't get their money back on their pre-booked room, PM me and see if we can sort something out.

A nice wave to be riding at the moment, although we got use to it on the rise, as a Saints fan of many years it is very pleasant to see such a good start especially when such a start puts us in with the "big fish" of the league, which is a vastly different place to the last time we started so well. Alan Hansen made me smile on Saturday night when looking at the upcoming Arsenal fixtures, "then Southampton at home, which will be a difficult game". Arsenal at Home - Southampton - Difficult - all in the same sentence!...... Pinch me!!!! After so many records against teams we had done well against over the years were given up so cheaply when we dropped from the Premiership, it was very nice to comprehensively extend a 78 year record of Fulham not winning away at the Saints for another year!

+2 MP commented recently that he was very impressed with his versatility, and enjoys the fact that he can use him in a number of roles. Unless I had my eyes closed in other games, or wasn't paying attention, it was interesting that at times he dropped into the right back position allowing Clyne to become the right winger with freedom. His deliveries from corners is very good, 99 times out 100 he easily beats the 1st man and for defenders it's like he has delivered a scalding hot potato right into the mix.