John Boy Saint

I do believe a team in Spain's fans ALL do wave their white Hankies in support of their team, not sure who? So rather than a protest it might be seen as a warm welcome. I think White Chrysanthemums are a bit negative in Italy, so we could look more civilised throwing them on the pitch en mass in protest and at the same time look more cultured than Chelsea and their Leeks!!

Best wrap up warm, http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2637487?day=1 Applause will be a bit muted when the players come out, what with all the gloves being worn. Wish that Mash of the Day was still just down the road, a pot of their fare put an oven heated breeze block in your stomach, certainly worked that Ivey night a few years back when we played Sheffield United.

It stands the highest chance of being on because Sky are showing it. 10foot snowdrift up the front of SNS and the game might be in doubt.

Obviously didn't hear the damning revaluation in the press conference that Pochetino has been researching the players for a few weeks.

Ooo.......... Is that Old Spice perchance?

............... WHY?!! Nicely put together

LMFAO!!! Thank you

Do like what the Sun dd do in Argentina take out a full page advert telling them to forget getting the Falklands. Except in this case we have a forum whip round to buy a page in the Swiss press to place the open letter to the Leibherrs asking for them to get that nice Mr Atkins back. Wind and relieving ones self into it springs to mind with this idea.

He made that very strange comment in the post match promotion game interview on Solent

Pretty much similar in the Daily snail. It is all pretty bonkers overall. I just wonder if the object of the exercise from Cortese,at the request of the Leibherr estate, is to get us into a position in the league where we are banging on the top 4 door and offload the club to the highest bidder. i felt that as we were ahead of schedule the plan would be to consolidate then crack on next year, but hey what do I / we know. Still think we have missed a trick with this escapade........ C'est la vie.

Did the players have an inkling before Christmas? Just thinking that the Sunderland game was a strange one where the players played a little like strangers. Still think that the whole thing is a crock, and IF true about Nigel finding out via hacks and not from Cortese's mouth is pretty damn shabby. The other person who I feel sorry for is Forren, he should have had the limelight yesterday except he became a side issue: almost to the point of a good day to bury bad news.

Maybe the fact he speaks Spanish and they speak Catalan being from Barcelona didn't help matters. Better add

Thank you Nigel for giving us sumptuous football to watch over the past few years. Hold your head high with the thought that you achieved more than we could dream of when you stepped into our Saints supporting lives. Good luck wherever you end up next.

Funny not seen owt from Javi on this.

Mrs JBS and daughter #1 reckon he is a Cortese clone!!

Rain Snow Ice always brings out the will the game be on question. As already has been said we have lost 2 games at SMS in its history, only one for pitch condition. From what I understand the pitch piping system which could handle a monsoon downpour on 8" of rain per hour was not connected as the drains around the stadium were not up to the drainage system. They will have covered the pitch if they knew this snow was going to last until Monday, but if the pitch is not frozen anyone who went to Birmingham last season knows the game will be on right up to the very last minute, Newcastle a few years back, also on TV, shows that.

As my mate who played against Shearer and Wallace at apprentice level before blowing his chance at Villa through chasing girls, always says the way Man U are set up to play even he could score a goal for United. Rooney is like a wine that does not travel, or a Guiness outside of Ireland when he pulls on an England shirt.

Thank goodness for that I can come out from behind the Sofa!! Fantastic from 2-0 down. Good tactics put out your second choice players to to soften them up then bring on the big guns and a terrier to put them in a spin.

I am behind the Sofa!!!

I thought he had a sound game at Stoke, almost like he had never been out. If he has anything about him he must be gagging to get back in especially now we have Forren on his shoulder.

Not a surprise at all as they have lost the plot again on clothing, I buy my suits for work from them as they are pretty bulletproof, but last trip there was a bit of a chore, Mrs JBS has given up completely.

I went to school out in the wilds of north Ampshire in Silchester a pleasant little village, the Primary School was just over one minor road back in 1969 got taken right to school first day age 5 then to the road on the second day, day 3 went the whole mile from home, of course back then you were Tufty Club road smart and you had badges to prove it. Once you had cleared Winter half term and the nights started drawing out, going to school took 10 - 15 minutes, going home anything up to 2 hours.................. Especially if it had been raining hard in during the day and there was plenty of puddles to test your Welles in.

Blimey Clyne made team of the day on MOTD so they can't all bad

Hey the porn that just popped up on one of the tabs that one of those sites dumped on my iPad has been pretty good. How are Saints getting on?

What joy that was, if it wasn't on the Telly it would never have kicked off. Certainly felt for those who had to get back to Ampshoire, I was staying in Balsall Common 25 minutes away and that was a nightmare. Still Villa park is not as far as St James park to be told the game is off an hourish before kick off.