John Boy Saint

Chaplow without a doubt, but I am amazed that Hooiveld has not been mentioned in despatches I thought that he looked the stronger of the centre back pairing today, without a doubt the strongest performance I have seen from him at SMS so far. That Lambert bloke looks a bit useful too: he was everywhere.

For sheer technical superiority today's third has to be right up near, if not, at the top. For sheer brutal ferocity Bairds exocet when we all thought we had pigged up another free kick will live with me forever: the brief moment of silence around the ground as the net was almost ripped from the posts capped it.

I always thought most of those guys grew up in houses where Pa-pa was a fully paid up union man down the docks, who would prefer to argue about ways to make the company being better, rather than actually doing some work: then at the first opportunity walking out on strike. But when the dock companies dug their heals in and bit back, these then trained and groomed union youth next generation had their opportunity to continue the family trade ripped from them before they could really start. So the likes of Askham & Lowe dicking around with the club became the perfect vent for all this pent up ire. Cripes it must really puddle their brains now to have had the opportunity for confrontation ripped away from them again, especially as we are now a football club run on an even keel with Billionaire backing, and from where I sit in the stands, what seems a sound rational to keep things going in a forwards direction.

According to Leeds mates he will be very well suited to Brighton.......... and the lifestyle there

Ah well that gets that out of the system

AAAAre we gifting them this?? ahem

Rickie given the nod

Sounds like they are playing this game in a bucket!!!

Poo!!!

Here is a test for Martin having Jack Cork alongside him in the centre of defence!!

Is that Dixie? (that'll be lost on few youngsters) just wondered who Dean is, can't be Mr Hammond or is the next game but one ruling still in force.

Considering the lack of game time he has had this season, he seemed comfortable with having to step into defence in a game where we were not at our best and Reading were getting amongst us. Might not have been as cultured as Jose but then one has years of experience and game time. The other has not. Once again he didn't let us down.

When we scored the scene was perfectly set for a chorus of "it's all gone quiet over there........ and there ...... AND THERE!". Rather than the predictable "who are you?". As when we scored it was like a massive pub crawl had intruded upon wake.

As they walked out they certainly looked like they didn't have enough lemonade in their pre match shandies. Going on the way two ladies went to the stewards, it seems that they had crossed a line. Silly buggers.

No doubt about it Reading had done their homework on us and made a point of stopping us playing our usual game. That Sid the passing was a tad slipshod, compounded on numerous occasions by Guly not quite being at the races today. Chaplow was like a man possessed, I have to say that I really saw how much Rickie gives to the team today. Steve de Ridder was like a box of fireworks left with the lid open that a stray spark has drooped into, his yellow card for bumping into a Reading player has to be the booking ever applied by a ref: if that was a yellow then matey wrestling Richardson to the ground so untidily was a red! The ref was appalling and definitely sponsored by Clintons, no way was it a dirty game but no one got a second or even first chance bang straight in the book (back to division 1 for him next week). Tonight was definitely one of those games where we ground out a result, as the media note the sign of a good team is being able to get a result when you have not played well. What nice people in the White Swan Three Mile Cross, when I asked if it was ok to leave the car in their car park the barmaid said no "problem at all, when we close around 5 the gates will be locked and re opened at 7pm" no demand for additional payment. Nice old pub too, which will certainly get my custom again especially as I only live 12 miles down the road.

My Wife and Daughters have stumbled back into this sho!te of an excuse for a TV show on Channel 5: a tart of a rugby player deciding which of 3 munters will be a long term date. Anyone elses other halves letting themselves down?

"Me and my mate just got the part for the Pantomime cow this Christmas down the Mayflower" "I keep telling him that practice makes perfect!!".

Elvis works down our chip shop.................. and I ate him!

I have just given you a yellow card and all you can do is smile and get friendly: you are supposed to curse, blaspheme, and question my parentage!!!!!! Just like the bloke standing behind me.

Stuart Grey is the temporary replacement. Not many have managed Skates and Saints................. If they lose I can hear chants of Scummer ring out from the Blue few.

That has really put a bucket of cold water on the drive home from SMS, Cotterils post match moan fest was always a hi-light on Solent.

For what it's worth, I heard from someone who had a conversation with someone very well placed in all this. APs attitude changed when we won the JPT, in the way of, won a Trophy upstairs are happy that'll do for this season: when the playoffs were more than possible.So Rickie to Newcastle rumour in Jan will not go out the window, as predicted by some based on RLs wife being on APs shopping list, after all.

.......... mis post I thought you said coc.................

Best not let the door bang on my ar$e on my way out of the country. A friends wife had to do this for real a few years back, when we were discussing the questions both of us were baffled by both the questions and answers. Thankfully his wife breezed through the answers.

I would be very very disappointed if he left P*mpey, driving home after a pleasant afternoon at SMS would not be the same without the Steve Cotterill post match comedy show on Radio Solent.