Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

I'm guessing BJB might be an estate or lettings agent?

Come on Pardew, do the right thing. Free the Pulis 1.

Or Anthony Pulis. Come on Pardew, do the right thing. Free the Pulis 1.

Hopefully attacking football based around a flowing passing game. And not, as Ian Branfoot once stated, based on Crystal Palace.

Well, at least we know why the statement took so long to come out... it must have taken him ages to type all that! Seriously, though, excellent response by NC, containing the excellent news that AP is staying and here's hoping for an excellent season next year, culminating in promotion. Which would be excellent.

...to the toilet. Busting apparently.

I think this will be it. Who's off, who he'd like to bring in and verification of a contract offer to Calderon. Please.

Cut and paste job from Mr Luker, as I got the same e-mail!!!

Nothing 2 play for io terms of promotion but still always want us 2 win whatever. 3-0 Saints and squeaky bum time 4 the Gills next week, please!

Good point. My 4 year old knows who Rickie Lambert is; I can't imagine that I'd have bought him a David McGoldrick t-shirt so readily...

My take is that Reading are extending his contract in order to drive up any potential fee. They know we're interested - Pardew has said so - whilst if they let it expire, they know it would go to tribunal and they probably wouldn't get their valuation met. If he's under contract it's different and they can hold out a little more strongly and, if nothing comes of our interest, they keep a player with decent potential who could materialise into a CCC standard player next year. Win win (for them!).

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2038429,00.html Congrats Rickie!

Modified part of your post slightly!

Probably couldn't raise the funds for a ticket.

We have to talk to Reading because of his age, I'm sure. To agree a permanent deal, we have to compensate them financially hence the talks.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2032931,00.html Surely with us if we're carrying an article like this on the OS???

Pardew: "how much would it annoy you if we went down to 10 men and pinched an injury time winner?"

In my twisted little world, I can see Millwall doing us a favour by beating Huddersfield and then us, having sneaked into the playoffs, thanking Millwall by dumping them out of the playoffs in the 2 leg semi-finals. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!

Don't bother AP, if you're tempted. Just look at Tony Mowbray; 8 months and then it was the dole.

As I understand it, as a player under 24, Reading can either offer him a contract (which he could choose to sign and stay with them) or not. If they offer him a contract, and he declines, then he's able to sign for someone else but that other team will have to agree a transfer fee with Reading (or go to a tribunal to resolve). If they don't offer him a contract, he's like any other free agent and can sign for whoever he likes. I suspect he's happy here and would sign for us, whoever (realistically) offers him a deal. The sticking point for us would be if Reading offer him a contract, but he chooses us, as we'd then have to thrash out the fee.

Brilliant result - well done the lads. Shame about Huddersfield but at 2-0 up against 10 men, I thought they'd be on for a win anyway. I still believe we can do this, nonetheless; roll on (and over) Yeovil.

Win Saints dammit! Just about covers it...

Marvellous day. I was only 2 1/2 when Saints won the Cup so this is the first time I've seen us win a trophy. Fantastic to do it so well, too. Well done lads. 3 points on Thursday, too, would top off a brilliant week.

Probably. I imagine Barnard, Puncheon & Seaborne have all gone along too, to maintain team spirit etc.

So AP is considering playing someone who hasn't played much since he arrived, in the event of our injuries not clearing up? Didn't Pulis score for the ressies recently? Surely not...