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They say the greatest insult isn't to be insulted, it's to be ignored. Frankly I think the swing in standing in the last few years is f**king hilarious, so keep the songs going!! Particularly when the comparison is with how good we currently are. At least that P*mpey fan on a string song seems to have disappeared recently, that was garbage.

With Human by the Killers as the background music. Is this still available at all? I believe a member on here made it.

Great work! Was it really that bad on the home stretch? So jealous of you guys for giving it a go this year. I'll be back....... eventually! Looking forward to hearing how Saint Keith did.

Yep. He celebrated quite wildly when we went 1-0 up.

Stupid ITV, the presenter got confused. Mind you, it's ITV... and also said that Chris Kinnear is Joe Kinnear's brother. Idiots.

Or is it, in the list they have them away to Stevenage!?

It's the Skates at home to Shortwood or Aldershot.

The key word with his point was 'average.' A degree does improve your chances of getting a higher then average wage, equally there are many ways for you to get a high wages by taking routes outside of University. And as Hypo points out, if you do not get to that wage point you do not need to repay it. As far as i'm concerned the fact that uni isn't the only way should be made more socially acceptable to those who have the obvious ability to go to university but who's skills may be better served elsewhere.

Chris Smalling came from Maidstone United, prior to that Millwall.

Despite them actually being better off on a month to month basis then under the current system? (I personally would be approx 80 quid better off) They will owe more overall but would have more to spend in that crucial period after graduation with a higher thresh-hold until they need to start paying back and capped contribution quantities per month. Also, if you never breach that thresh-hold there is no need to pay the money back at all. It also ensures that the universities themselves can continue to operate in the current quantity around the country and with the current variety of courses. Had the system continued it would have been unsustainable and every kid would have suffered, or, even worse, it would have had to revert to something as terrible as no pay up front? No chance! Not to mention the loses of jobs in all the ancillary services, service industries and 'establishments' that students make use of in the cities/towns where Universities are present.

Yes. It's one of the biggest things with the political system that I hate. As things stand politics is a more closed shop then ever, inhabited by people who have chosen the political game as a career rather then a calling. All career politicians, regardless of leaning and party should in my opinion be disposed of. There should be an entry criteria into politics, be it minimum age, outside career, etc. It would encourage those who have lived and experienced the political/social spectrum to actually make the rules rather then those who have no idea outside of their own immediate sphere. It would also give greater scope for people like Owen Jones to put up or shut up.

An example of a domestic policy that was designed to ensure that the university system can continue as it exists albeit at a very high cost (literally) against a policy that had zero effect on 99% of the domestic populace and had extreme outside pressure to make happen. Incomparable.

It wasn't that big a deal to the people in the country who were unaffected. Humanity is fundamentally selfish in nature.

The only party who are willing to make unpopular decisions if there is a bigger picture to consider.

Such is the beautiful tapestry of things.

Far too sensible Tim.

Yes, but if you had the benefit of hindsight to aid the decision would you have done anything different? That's the point for me.

You'll be fine mate, the adrenaline of the situation and crowd support will see you through.

I think we will find ourselves a little more exposed against the league's bigger names. As for conceding against Stoke and Newcastle? Away games. Hull may have been a little harsh but they seem well organised at the moment, wouldn't bet against them at least scoring at St Mary's, the same for Villa... but to balance it I only put one of them scoring.

At the risk of getting a bit too deep with this, I would have been more confident from a younger age and not cared as much about the opinions of others.

A Saints v Fulham type game is there on the Saturday night schedule to fill the quota of getting two more unfashionable clubs out the way so that they can fill the spots with the bigger teams more frequently. Sky will have no expectations for it. Viewing figures are essentially irrelevant. I agree with the OP at the clash with the Classico though, it would have been nice to see that.

Fulham will be on the crest of a wave after monday, Jol will have to ensure they are not complacent. I believe that we are in a prime position to utterly savage them, equally we will be in confident mood but still with something to prove after riding our luck a little v Man Utd. Saints 3-0 Fulham. Osvaldo to open the scoring with Wanyama getting one from a set piece. Either Rickie or Gaston will then wrap it up in the closing stages. Wanyama/Lovren/Fonte will keep the Fulham attack quiet

Oct 26: Fulham (h) 3-0 W Nov 2: Stoke City (a) 1-2 W Nov 9: Hull City (h) 2-1 W Nov 23: Arsenal (a) 3-0 L Nov 30: Chelsea (a) 1-0 L Dec 3: Aston Villa (h) 2-0 W Dec 7: Manchester City (h) 0-2 L Dec 14: Newcastle United (a) 1-1 D 13 Points.

Humans. The ultimate parasite.

I hope he comes good, purely on the basis that it's never good seeing a young man struggle. It would be good to see him make the most of talent too... of course.