Miltonaggro

Never liked Bournemouth...

Different player, and in an ideal world we'd have both in the side (but we won't). Clasie is still raw Chez, but a right terrier in defence and a great range of passing in attack - could be our conductor for a few years!

Clasie reminds me of the great Alan Ball in his pomp (a pocket battleship), he would be a super signing for us!

a truly vivid image. I think you may be right!...

I only suggested LC as I work with an Inter fan who made the Feyenoord link (he didn't work out in Milan), so no idea on his situation at Twente

M We may get a journeyman to provide cover (which given the current situation would ease the nerves) but I wouldn't be surprised to see Koeman pull another off radar Dutch ace from his sleeve, someone like Luc Castaignos at Twente, as his contract is up this summer...

Spot on David, I think a few of us fortysomething's are feeling a bit déjà vu at the moment. You have to have faith that those responsible at SMS are all over this, unthinkable that so close to CL and the related money that they won't get a loan in at the very least - doesn't have to be a world beater, doesn't have to be expensive, but we need experienced cover at CF that offers a genuine goal threat. Van Persie is Dutch and out of favour, perhaps Ron could do an Elia on him! ;-)

Born in St Denys, Dad played for Southampton boys and was a pal of John Sydenham and Terry Paine, in the blood so had no choice whatsoever and wouldn't have it any other way.

He actually shat himself. Disgraceful...

We love you Borac, we do...

Heard this over the weekend, and it looks a done deal at £15m. His head is already in Brighton...

Agreed. And it would be refreshing on one level, if exiting players admitted that money was the main reason for their move!

What character our team have - what a sublime week! Great to see the boys in yellow, Elia looks a gem, a pacy shorter version of Kluivert, fans in good voice, Clyne and Cork telepathy was a joy, Long such a grafter, Pelle a rock. We should stop worrying about the red side of Manchester as the blue side may soon have to worry about us!...

We will be OK Ohio - go Buckeyes

There for the taking. At full strength we would be murdering them...

Let's hope so, he's just the kind we will need going forward ;-)

The one that jumps out at me, not specifically Saints related but completely nuts in terms of the 'modern fan' is a vivid memory from 1996. I was working on a Saturday along with a mate of mine (also a Saints fan, Shirley boy), listening to the David Mellor football phone in thing he used to do. A call came in from Mo from Dagenham who was an 'angry Blackburn fan'. Blackburn in the previous two seasons bankrolled by Jack Walker had been runners up and winners of the Premier League, and had recently seen Alan Shearer depart to Newcastle. Mo's contribution in a thick London accent was that 'Jack Walker should be sacked, he's killing the club, and doesn't know what he's doing' - I kid you not. After expert probing from Mellor QC it transpired that Mo 'used to be an Arsenal fan' and had just bought a Blackburn shirt with Shearer on the back. Success always attracts floaters, some of them very dense floaters...

FA Cup win and fifth place, that would do this year, then we can push on next season...

Superb, this is a very, very good TEAM! The 'experts' on SKY, were top class today, clichés and excuses evaporating before their jaded eyes!

Any vitriol here should be focused on ASDA who are selling the masks for £4.99. Broken Britain...

It is Sonia from Eastenders. She's Arsenal's fitness coach...

This...

This is what happens when your club stops being a club, and becomes an incorporated franchise. Liverpool and United are similarly gifted with speculative itinerant dinlos as part of their far reaching fanbases. It's care in the community with merchandising...

Top class player, top class manager, thoroughly decent human being. What a treat...

Our two defensive loanees have been immense this season, immense. Sincerely hope we sign both on permanent deals in this window.