John Boy Saint

Must be the first time there has been no Eurovision thread on this forum for years. And there was a few pleasing bits of totty on there tonight: Mmmmmmm Ukraine!!

I always worry about targeting an ex player with abuse, anyone remember us giving Birmingham the right runaround when the Dutch project was here, he trotted out to the touch line from the subs bench and the chant went up "stand up if you sh@gged his wife" to which a few cards did here and there in the various stands, 30 seconds later he has smashed one into the back of our net................. Almost as a reply of "Sit down shut up".

Might as well see if we can get a wave out of him too!!

Something that seems missing from all the bits and bobs on here is that Nicola is also managing director or something of The Mali Group which was Markus's engineering company, a while ago there was something that popped up about that company struggling since the passion an drive that was Markus passed away. I am sure in the piece that was linked there were some pretty gloomy descisions looming on the horizon there. So it is not just Saints of Markus's concerns that NC is involved with.

I vote for staying off the pitch, as others have said we ain't achieved as much as we did the last 2 seasons still if we have won half a dozen will make a break for it from the Notham end of the Kingsland and then it will be like sand running through a hour glass. Havent seen any other invasions elsewhere in the prem for the last home games last weekend.

Blimey I had to get out a Basildon Bond writing pad when I wrote to Lawrie Mac asking for his help to get a ticket to the League Cup final for me and my Dad when I was 14 and had no way of getting to the Dell. I had to fold it up with a cheque for £5 and put it in an envelope and lick the back of the Queens head and stick on the front and post it in a letter box on a Monday.None of this instant electronic nonsense then. But Thursday on returning from school to be told there is a letter on the side for you postmarked Southampton and when I opened it to find my letter inside, which was a bit confusing, then I took it out and there were also 2 Wembley League Cup final tickets inside and a note written on my letter from Lawrie, as you can imagine I nearly exploded on the spot. i think the timescale from writing the letter on Sunday evening, to my Mum posting it on Monday, to a reply not arriving until 4 days later has probably made the memory last, apart from phoning my school mates I had no way of telling them until the next day at school either. So if young Luke does help this nipper out I hope he still remembers the moment 34 years later: even if it is just a game v Stoke.

You just missed a chance to post your Just Giving website link there and Hoover up the readies AND go to the game!!

Only if there is a snap descision for a European super league in June will that ever happen and the traditional top 4/5 all sod off into it. Either that or we get sold to a mental billionaire who just cascades obscene amounts of money into us. As like most things money talks in Football and the top 4 have it to burn compared to us, tiered final position winnings from The TV money then being in the Champions league brings even more wealth so the imbalance remains in that the same teams have the power to chase down the best players in the world with Mickey Mouse price tags on their heads. Rugby league the TV money is shared equally and a wage cap is in place so there is always a chance of someone else getting a crack at the top, even in the world of American Football the bottom team gets first pick of the college draft in an attempt to level the playing field and keep the product interesting. As nice a picture as the opening poster paints, Pigs are fed and ready for take off springs to mind.

There you go get the Daily Mail all in a lather and go as Golliwogs complete with Bolero jacket and striped trousers.

If Saints are playing away or on a day off, and Stanley are visiting Nottarf Krap we should go along and boost the away fans numbers whilst giving BT a bit of support.

Tis Done.

Didnt say that at all, Cork has been great this season at Swansea you could have sworn there was 2 of him on the pitch. However there are times though when he drives forwards then seems to have doubts and selects the frustrating reverse option. MP obviously thought Cork was the right option to change, and that JWP was a more direct option.

JWP seemed much more direct than the option one crab like move Cork seems to default to.

That'll have to do for another week

3 minutes

Does most weeks

Yesssss

Cork & Lallana off for JWP Punch

Hollyhocks!!

Absolutely fantastic on Radio 5 Taters are having a chit chat about everything else but the game!!

The shame is the FA cup has been devalued by the FA! Those Wigan players were far better than Citeh over the 90 minutes and the FA Cup final should be the full stop to the season they should be off their faces tonight at a fantastic achievement. However they have to go again on Wednesday then Sunday, I would not be surprised if today's great win will put a fire in their bellys for the next 2 games and fair play to them if it does.. However now is the time for Saints to step up to the plate tomorrow and next Sunday at get the job finished none of the pushing the water up hill Saints seem to have in their genetic make up.

Sorry Chez only flicked through your post during a gap whilst cooking dinner. As My mate up in Bradford would say: Absolutley Bob on!

Indeed sad news. And like Badger says very poignant hearing it on a day when an underdog won through. Peter is firmly established as a Saints legend being Captain of the most famous team in our history. Get well soon Sir.

I think that moment made even the hardest man fill up!

Having read that, it shows how increasingly intricate football has become, and how intelligent you actually have to be to carry out the managers pitch management. Those numpties in the stand crying out for the team to hoof it forwards all the time would be totally puddled reading that. Sorry for the deviation.