John Boy Saint

Please tell me why? We are in this division as a result of our performance over the course of last season, Brentford are in this division as a result of their performance over the course of last season. Please wake up we are not Champions of Europe.

One of Pardew's qualities is that he takes no carp and is a hard taskmaster, I think his openess in including us in his opinions on the team and players is refreshing. A few knockers bring up the Charlton demise under him but they had years in the regime of Curbishly, and like us after WGS the players let down Luggy and ultimately us fans as a result of achieving their objective. As I have said before if we are still up to our necks in it by Christmas through naff results that's the time to get very vocal against him.

Before the game all I heard about was the car crash at Swindon mid week, we were feeble too by all accounts v Huddersfield. With that in mind and playing a team who are still on a Championship winning crest of a wave I thought there was a a more positive approach to the game from Saints especially for the bulk of the second half. Also considering that we had 3 new players on the pitch 2 of which were brand spanking new we did ok, Hammond looked instantly better than Wotton. A couple of seasons ago Sunderland had not won their first 10 games by the seasons end they were promoted, yes we are -10 points in the hole but just cut them some slack. As for the knob jockeys who booed at both half and full time, please bugger off and support Manchester United or someone else.

Ditto. Last season we were powder puff, we spent the last closed season on the brink of oblivion. We know that what we put out on the pitch last season was deficient our final position showed us that. Brentford by comparision came up as Champions and are on the crest of a wave, we have a sore backside from bumping along the bottom. Just cut the team some slack and show a little patience for those who were actually at the game today you could see that there was a spark of life to our play. Some people need to wake up and smell the coffee: we are not Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid et al, we are Southampton Football Club emerging from a nightmare scenario.

Jeez when are all the chuffin sheep going to bugger off to support someone else, there is nothing wrong with Lloyd James yes he got skinned by an out of character foray forward by his opposite number who had the greater momentum, but where was the marker on the goal scorer Cleveland Whatsit. I am sick and tired when people jump on the player knocking band wagon, especially when that player has the vision and the ability to make a pass that hits the man he is aiming for thus creating a chance.................... As you can tell it gets on my wick when a player who does not deserve the bullsh1t he gets cops it on here!

The truths out, the gate money was being skimmed after all and I thought I was going mad when I got to 38,527 as I counted the seats at SMS during one of our interesting games last season.

This thread should be renamed Wotte Watch or Where's Wotte

Time to do the washing up: Skate Bait on the box.

Very good. :smt082:smt082

That's only because he had to compose a reply to me putting a bag of Wasps in his underpants, that must have taken its toll when he had to get up for his paper round this morning................... The late night not the Wasps.

Why don't you read the damn thing before pontificating about it in an authoritative manner, A lot of subjects are covered including the gritty stuff you demand. Something tells me you did not see Matty do his stuff with your own eyes as you are the only person on here with an axe to grind. You haven't bought the book, you don't want to buy the book, you don't want to read the book so why don't you just sod off onto a thread that you know even less about.

Pair of Pipe and Slippers players without the mettle for this league, or anywhere with muck and bullets.

Well to lighten the mood on what has become a bit of a farce of a thread, I got my copy from Waterstone's in Basingstoke this evening signed by the great man too. I have read a little and laughed at much of it. Especially the Alan Ball arriving at the Pearly Gates yarn.

I'm looking forward to singing "We were here when we were sh1t" or "We were here when we were broke" in years to come. A few years ago at Southend I thought the "we've got a shed that's bigger than this" was a witty little ditty

Does make you laugh all the comments about "another youngster" at 22!! In the Saints team from last year at 22 most of them will have been on the front line for 6 years! When Michael Owen was picked for England against Argentina in France '98 some folks from here must have been having coronaries.......... Have you notice how the coppers look younger these days ;-)

I don't think last season did him any favours getting sent off in his first start, then again later in the season I believe. Couple this to playing in a team that liked to make our 18 yard box the Alamo, without a commanding partner to learn from. The last thing that you need to be told by the fans is that you are sh1t, that just makes matters worse especially when you know have 20,000 pairs of eyes watching you at home, the bulk of whom are waiting to moan and groan if you make an error. You don't fluke your way through the academy system into the first team, AP must see something in him to pick him in the team. Maybe a loan spell when we have enough cover might be the tonic he needs.

Ooo-errrr! Hope he comes with a translator ;-)

Lets hope he has a big enough mouth from the off and backs it up by doing the right things.

For those of you unable to make the signing in the Megastore or live a bit further north in Hampshire or beyond Matt will be signing copies in Waterstones Festival Place Basingstoke from 4:30pm on Friday afternoon. That's Junction 6 off the M3 and follow the signs for Town Centre for those of you knocking of early on Friday before heading south for the weekend. ;-)

Money talks! I had a look on the Colchester website last night partly due to our interest in Hammond but mainly to find out why, after a great start to the season, they had a caretaker manager at the game last night. I noticed a piece by the Chairman regarding Hammond he basically said that the deal from Southampton was too good to ignore and the money they were getting could possibly buy a couple of players to replace him. With regard to Lambert when was the last time a 3rd division side lashed out over £1m on a striker?

I thought it was Bob-a-Job week, and there was a chap in his shorts wide brimmed hat shirt and scarf complete with woggle hoping to get his footballing badge.

Are we Ladybirds Spiders or Moths? ;-) I think if you look at how empty the Megastore looks that is a window in to how low things got at Southampton Football club. We need time and patience to get things back up and running where we would expect, I would imagine someone of the calibre and experience of ML & NC when they finally walked through the door they could see that a 5 year plan was probably the best option: if we are still flirting with disaster (in a big way) at Christmas then questions need to be asked.

I hope you don't have a pet Rabbit.

I think we are finding out why Derby we keen to get shot of "such a great winger": he is another of a fine collection of knackered pit ponies we have been suckered, and lumbered, with over recent years.

Now Ball! Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, into my eyes.