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Indeed, having Pelle and Austin competing for that one Striking spot though, pushing each other in in a forward line that could also include Long, Rodriguez, Tadic or Mane.... I've just had a moment, excuse me.

What was the final score?

This was inevitable. However, I would expect we havn't been standing still since he departed. Would be interesting to know if any confidentiality agreements were put down on our working methods.

Just invite Wales and Scotland in as qualifiers. I'm sure they wouldn't mind. Imagine them hosting World Cup campaigns from their capitals in a British World Cup final! (Sorry Norn Iron.......)

Make it the United Kingdom and we certainly do. Celtic Park Ibrox Murrayfield The Millennium Stadium Old Trafford The Ettihad St James' Park Stadium of Light The Riverside Stadium Anfield Elland Road Villa Park Ricoh Arena King Power Stadium Mollineux Stamford Bridge Wembley Olympic Stadium Emirates Stadium Redeveloped White Hart Lane Twickenham St Mary's Slight Expansions/Modernisation to the following will also bring them in line: Cardiff City Stadium Portman Road Brittania Stadium Carrow Road Ashton Gate (Rebuilding well under way) City Ground (30,500 capacity. Big enough for the group stages) KC Stadium St Andrews Goodison Park (Mainly access issues around the ground, more then big enough.) Not to mention an established Hotel, conference and media network and transport infrastructure that copes with 4 divisions of domestic professional football and many hundreds of thousands of spectators travelling for approx 40 weeks a year. Any suggestions that we as a United Kingdom or even England alone wouldn't be able to host a world cup tomorrow are frankly laughable, just as they would be with countries like Italy, Spain, The USA, Germany and many of the established nations on earth. That the countries wanting to host these things need to enter into massive Stadium building efforts already is part of the reason the World Cup has become so corrupt and unsustainable in the first place.... the needs of business begin to outweigh the sporting requirements, All you need are Eight modern Stadia, one for each group to host the matches and go from there. Any of the bigger countries in the world could create a workable business and logistical plan for a world cup in an evening on that basis.

Maarten Stekelenburg I presume.

The space has been cleared for a new group of pigs who want to put their snouts in the trough.

Yeah probably. Ker-ching

It is perfectly logical. You can respect the relative professionalism and honesty of a Morgan compared to the hyperbole and b*llsh(t from a Lallana.

He threw his toys out the pram but then knuckled down after realising it wouldn't get him anywhere. That you can respect. When he wore our colours he always tried.

There was a good documentary on the BBC recently about Bradford. The point was made that the city held a 'Private dignity' in it's aftermath, their lack of constant screaming for attention over the horror of it a sign of the place's mentality and desire for normality to get on with their lives... hence the lack of subsequent drama.

Fair play to Norwich. Alex Neil has done one hell of a job.

Makes a change from SaintRichmond talking to itself...... I think....

A very interesting point...

So it would seem. Que sera sera.

Oh Liverpool, Hilarious. Obviously I want us to finish above them, but their humiliation is just joy in itself.

That is quite offensive. I personally believe that the right for self determination is worth fighting for, that something as critical as the Lisbon treaty could be forced onto the country without a single word of debate or consultation with the electorate is one of the biggest insults and aberrations of the modern political era. That is not myopia, or a little Englander mentality, it is idealism in the belief that our country should be able to make it's own decisions, on it's own merits to suit it's own circumstances. The repercussions of being in or out should be debated so that a fully informed opinion can be formed, of course, but to insult those who ideologically oppose EU membership is quite simply wrong.

Sentimentality. A double edged sword perhaps.

Surprised that Gazza has been dropped, he looked much improved last week.

On principle out. We should not have been subject to many changes to the terms of the European Economic community without previous public consent. The line must be drawn against this undemocratic sham, out, out now.

And undefeated at home for 12 months.

We will have to agree to disagree. Nigel Adkins is a legend for the reasons I have previously stated, doesn't matter what he inherited, or what he didn't do, he did give me and thousands others a story to hold onto for the rest of our days as we went up twice in two seasons. He made it happen. And as for Reading, really couldn't care less about that rabble... that you have gone a little native has clearly clouded your judgement.

How much is former Skate JWP worth? The England u21 captain, the one whose parents intentionally put him into our academy.... who were also Skates.....

Ralph must have had a few, the motivational parts of his speech offset by his attempts at humour dying on their arse! I do trust he is now genuine at least but he is even more comical then Dr Barry Gale at times.

While I appreciate the essence of what you say I find the strength of your feeling there a little baffling. How the only manager in our history to achieve back-to back promotions cannot be considered a legend is something of a mystery! Nigel Adkins is someone I personally hold in the same esteem as Le God, Rickie and any other hero figure I've known in my Saints supporting lifetime.