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Your tone is clear. You obviously think of me with quite some level of contempt. Describing me as 'scuttling' to the club shop and being extremely snide. However, don't we both want the same thing? There is common ground here and I am not going to go to the level of being rude towards you. Life is too short.

Such is the nature of sport sometimes you need a bit of luck! It's great when it works in your favour.

Watching the 12/13 goals DVD, it's easy to forget the contribution he made through the season. Absolutely key to how we played earlier in the season but he does have weaknesses. His best goal last season sadly came when it made little difference, at Upton Park when we capitulated at the start of the second half.

Yep, just caught up now.

When in Rome..... As for the Picture, odds on Alpine being the bloke in the Sash with sunglasses hanging from his collar?

Very few. Shaw's physical maturity reminds me of a young Wayne Rooney. As you say some are not physically able to cope with football at that kind of age and it's rare when you find one that can. Shaw has benefited from his regular first team action, yet he has had nervous games and made mistakes (Stoke away, Staying on the back post and not reacting for Wigan's second) but he has been given chance to carry on and learn from it immediately rather then being dropped for a back up/player in competition. Had that happened and he had been dropped I do believe that could have hampered his development. Thankfully in a way this is entirely academic as a discussion as he is thriving... the replacement LB we needed was in our ranks and if our staff believe we have another (Targett) then I would trust them to bring him in when he is ready, not before.

England shirt, get it right.

Does make you wonder whether Buttner would have done a good job for us, or would he have simply hindered Luke Shaw's progress?

I do understand the perceived contradiction, I do. The club will be losing a sale from me this year though as I have only bought one, not the usual two. There is no need to buy a new one to back up the one I have worn (and due to their poor quality, damaged) through the season as I will not be wearing it, just filing it away. Being offensive towards me when we do both want the same thing is so utterly futile! Human nature is baffling at times.

It's alright. For frozen produce, ready made items (crisps, sauces, tins etc) and meat, excellent. For fresh vegetables, no. Better off going to the local market.

CB Fry, what is your opinion on the shirt? And why the lack of civility? Reading between the lines you don't like the deviation from stripes. Neither do I. Yet, you feel the need to attack me because I am a collector of Saints kits and you feel that makes my stance hypocritical? It really is a shame if that's the case because there is no point in being so hostile if we both want the same thing.

Our lack of interest in any new full backs could be explained by the academy. I hope.

True. The mobile billboard on worldwide tv element may outweigh the visibility around southampton angle though. I fear that shirt sales and therefore fan desire is irrelevant. This is however contradicted by the exposure given to the shirt launches.

Fingers crossed he is. The lack of movement for transfers in this position could be explained by this. So easy not to trust it though after seeing players who were not ready come in under the Lowe/Poortvliet season. So many careers stillborn.

Fingers crossed. I want to look on my collection in years to come and see this as a blip. No certainties though. I do wonder what financial impact a shirt boycott would actually have. 20,000 sales with £30 profit every time yields £600k. It's nothing really compared to the premier league money. Hopefully though it is still regarded by NC as significant. Makes me wonder about the true motivation of the design change though... and that it happened as soon as we got to the Premier League when other income streams are more significant.

We'll file you in the 'don't care' column then B Rabbit. Is that ok? 14% is still a lot of people.

You assume that it's all on me. It's not, I am trying to aid facilitate something the majority want. I personally am nothing as far as the campaign is concerned... it's about the majority desire for the shirt design to revert to stripes. Any personal attack on me is meaningless. What is your opinion on the new shirt Sour Mash?

Many thanks. I didn't see the game today, life got in the way. Good to hear that there were so many positives. Really am hoping that Isgrove is more of a Lallana in terms of his future then a Reeves.

Such a shame some people are so small minded. However: No, i'm not an example to anyone. I have never stated that I am, I just want the stripes to return. I also know I am not alone in that and have wanted to at least try something to raise the profile of that. Do you want the stripes to return or are you part of the still numerically significant (albeit still a minority) who like the new kit?

It is filed away with the rest of the collection, thankyou for asking. Incidentally, If you know of anyone selling an original air florida shirt, do let me know.

Looking forward to Alpine's well balanced and informative report. Or has witnessing a Saints victory in person caused the poor chap to explode!?

Not £350m How much is Premiership status worth + Our infrastructure and first team? I would work from there.

They can only listen if enough noise is made. #ahem# http://www.save-our-stripes.co.uk/

3-1? Really? Nice!

Disappointing. You would hope they would be trying to put themselves in the shop window. Maybe the promotion elevated wages have killed their drive.