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Rateable value being the key word. Buctootim you pay some p in the £ on that figure and I though our number was £3/4million (ish) - Just had a dig and can't find our exact figure (just seen your post above re the 46p in the £). Although many were tryin to claim we were paying around £1.5m to £2m, they were getting confused with the rateable value.

It's about a 1/4 of your guess. People were getting all mixed up with the rateable value or whatever a couple of years back, and for whatever reason that figure stuck. Hone was trying to get it reduced when he was in charge (not sure if ti was successful or not), but it's not a 7 figure sum.

What I saw at Doncaster was cutting both ways, with people having a pop at those protesting, and those protesting having a pop at those telling them not to. So to suggest that those who are protesting are looking for trouble is both untrue, unhelpful and exactly the type of response that ensured it all boiled over during the Doncaster game.

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And it also can't replace good preparation, good tactics and good motivation by the manager and coaching staff. And in response to nickh, I don't think anyone is suggesting we got on the backs of the players, more that we get on the backs and in the faces of those in the Itchen Centre.

I still reckon we would have had Delgado, as that signing had nothing to do with who the manager of the day was.

We haven't got a £2.5m rates bill.

I also don't think it would have as much (if any) of a negative impact either. I think you've just taken a rather large jump suggesting those who will (or want) to protest are looking to cause trouble.

Seen Poortvliet's new CV lately? Mwah.

For me it has to be the appointment of Wigley. Everything about it, including the way he was unveiled to the press, was appalling. No one knew what was going on and the OS was issuing holding statements, correcting them and then reissuing them. I honestly didn't think you needed hindsight to work out that it was never going to work. A terrible appointment that kickstarted a chain of events, from which it will take quite a bit of time to recover. After that, it has to be the appointment of Poortvliet. Why we went for such a Revolutionary Coaching Set Up at a time of financial fragility is mind boggling, particularly when we had something in situ that looke dlike it might work!!!!! If we go down and administration befalls us, then maybe this season's decisions will be credited as Lowe's biggest mistake, replacing the appointment of Wigley.

Methinks you are being somewhat melodramatic here. There have been a number of pitch invasions after the final whistle that have incurred no sanctions (including our own against Sheff Utd last season) and there have also been a number during games, both in celebration and protest, where the FA have not come down "like a ton of bricks". Indeed, the Leeds pitch invasion in May 2007, which held up play for 30 minutes and included attacks on away fans, brought no action whatsoever from the FA. All the sanctions you mention are available to the FA, but recent history has shown that they do not impose them harshly, nor come down "like a ton of bricks" on the clubs, instead, they very often support the clubs involved, and in the case of Leeds they agreed that the club had done evrything reasonable and could not be held accountable for the invasion.

It's a total irrational train of thought. For me, luck simply does not exist.

I believe the Spirit of Southampton is unique to Saints, just as I imagine the Spirit of Exeter is just as unique to The Grecians etc etc etc. I believe it is a spirit of unity, belief, cammaraderie, feelgood, togetherness, hope, enjoyment, optimism etc etc etc, something that has been missing from this Club for quite a while. Of course it's not unique to us, but at the same time it cannot be doubted that we have lost it big time at Saints.

Considering we could be bottom if Charlton beat Barnsley, which will probably not make for the best atmosphere should we lose!!!!!

You can have a full blown apology if you want. I'm sorry. Fck me you're a right **** at times.

Fair enough.

This little ditty: They did not have to make up 20 yards on him, they were the ones who had a headstart on Sproule

Have you seen the goal????? Not overly fussed about conceding so late in the game, but once again what you have described is slightly out of touch with reality.

My money is still on Flashman/The Bear/Sundance/nineteen being Corp Ho.

He may not have been playing well, but surely when you're one down and in need of a goal, you keep on the only player who has shown he knows where the goal is in recent games. Saga has shown in recent games that he knows where the goal is, so I just find it madness that we take off the only player who has scored regularly in recent matches.

I presume you didn't notice the italics then (indicating it was a staright lift). And don't get all prissy on me for suggesting that you've been coming across as a prck with your posts, particularly after the insults you've been freely dishing out. Just go to bed, you've posted like an idiot on here today.:rolleyes:

The Solent interview is on line and the guy is clearly fcking bonkers: "Marek Saganowski was a couple of matches on fire, scored four goals and the last couple of matches he's a little bit less productive and less sharp". So he gets four in three after coming in from the wilderness and then because he doesn't score in a couple of games (I'm presuming Sheff Utd and today) then he's written off. But then of course We have a scoring problem. Fck off home you useless cnt.

I don't think we'll need as many as 20 points to stay up, but I'm not sure we'd even get the lowe amount needed to stay up. We're not out of it yet, but I accept it's looking a bigger ask as every game drifts by.

I f we carried on in that vein, then Barnsley and Norwich would only need to get 5 points between now and the end of the season!!!!!!!!

Preston - Home - Currently 4th in the league - 3 points Cardiff - Home - Currently 5th in the league - 1 points Ipswich - Away - Currently 11th in the league - 0 point ??? Birmingham - Away Currently 2nd in the league - 0 points Derby - Home - Currently 17th in the league - 3 point An optimistic and up for it 7 points. 3 home games in there, and we must be able to get points from all three of them. Logic, current form and common sense doesn't say anything more than 5 points there, but I think this is the time when the battle really begins.