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Wow Sam. Great smashing, right there.....

Dear Portsmouth. Our away attendance on Saturday was bigger then the overall attendance you had at a league game tonight. Much love....... x

The Gibraltar international! Wow!

Place your bets! I reckon their relegation will be confirmed on the 1st April at home to Preston North End. So appropriate.

I understand the point you are making, marriage as a concept is based on religious tradition, but it risks things going off-track into a critique of religion rather then the gay marriage debate. Besides, nearly all cultures have a variation/take on 'marriage' as a concept, not just Christianity and the other Abrahamic religions. So, again.... is there a legal or human rights reason or just a desire to shatter the paradigm of the word marriage purely meaning a union between opposing genders?

On that basis alone, it wouldn't make any sense. But there may be other ticket pricing models available (as Frank is suggesting) that could make it sensible..... assuming of course that there truly would be the take up for the tickets in the first place. It's a delicate argument. As I suggested earlier in the thread, expansion for me right now would not be sensible. Thinking in longer terms, ticket prices are being increasingly marginalised as a source of income for top flight clubs. It would be interesting to see what real difference a few extra thousand seats would make in the context of % turnover for the club.

Don't apologise... I appreciate I may be a little out of date in my preconceptions. But I am trying to see if this is an argument over human rights, or semantics over the definition of one word.

So, their merchandising arm has gone bust. Massive club with loyal fans, honest.

A good question. One I couldn't answer. At a guess though I would say it may be a calculated compromise between ultimate takings and bodies on seats. (For example, selling 100 tickets at 25 quid is more appealing then selling 125 tickets at 15 quid.) The club may consider the prices to be about right all round. Coupled with a large shrinking of the family stand this year compared to last I believe there is an attempt to maximise money coming in as a priority ahead of getting bums on seats.

Now, this is something for me. I have no objection in gay civil unions and parity in terms of legal rights and privileges. The very definition of a marriage to me though is purely a union between people of opposing genders. So, is there a legal benefit in having gay unions upgraded to 'marriage' level status?

Yes, I know. But by making them even cheaper would there be any possible benefit purely in terms of getting numbers in? The family end I sit in is usually pretty packed, the most heavily 'conceded' (if that's a good way of putting it) part of the stadium. The main areas that seem empty are on the edges of the Itchen/Chapel stands. A better concessional rate there may make them more attractive.

Are there any? Or is it just about people of religious faith who are gay wanting acceptance by their churches and a legal grounding for it?

#Devil Advocate Then surely by implementing the more extreme concessional model Frank is suggesting could facilitate easier filling of those areas by making them more attractive?

It was a bad day when she got spaced by Tory.....

All three! Always prefered Cally to the Cylon girls though. (More of a girl next door.)

How did they react to you after you did that?

Just hire Wembley instead. The FA are always desperate for events to help them pay it off.

Now, how do we update that cliché to reflect a 'but 32k is fine and about right' attitude?

58k, That would be madness, we wouldn't fill it, not a chance.

To Cov? He is a level or two above them. The wigan performance was superb, we need him.

Now, there's a topic for debate.

Did anyone see the altercation between a younger bloke in a hoodie with a Saints shirt over it and wearing glasses and an older bloke in a baseball cap? (Around row EE, FF, Seat 70 or so) Just before half time the older bloke was giving the lad (who was directly behind him) both barrels for some reason, then during the second half the group of lads the younger guy was involved with looked to be on the verge of attacking him. They were holding each other back. It was absolutely bizarre.

That leaves Spurs with no fit strikers I believe..... He deserves some recognition, but I would expect him to be overlooked.

Enjoyed being a part of it personally. The second half was terrific. Didn't enjoy getting covered with someones pint at half time mind. Seriously, who queues for ten minutes to buy a beer just to cover someone with it? F@@king animals.

Disappointed not to win. Would have taken the point at half time We must come out of the blocks like we played in the second half. .. I still think we'll survive but we must get some consistency going.