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On a Tuesday night!? To be fair, both the away attendances we had there were excellent.

That be 2. Oh dear oh dear! Dumbaya is having a 'mare.

On the contrary, it's all about respect out there!

Yep, the away end is barely half full. Pains me to see David Connolly turning out for that outfit. They can't even afford glue to stick the league patches on his shirt.

Random twitterings. Now it feels like a transfer window!! 10 million euros though. Times certainly change..... and the stakes certainly raise accordingly!!

Remember it well, we essentially sold out the entire stand. Hopefully they get the same luck we had that night.

Taylor? Oh god!!!

Remember, he denied interest in Maya Yoshida. 7 days later....

Just a player i've always rated. He would be expensive and maybe past his best but I would like to see what he could do in a saints shirt at least.

Finally! Finally finally finally.

Good post, can't argue with any of that!

Almost certainly repeating something mentioned in the thread (can't be bothered to go back through) but Guly's work getting back and supporting his full back has been better then Adam's for me. That has helped us remain solid. Guly has impressed me since coming into the side (can't blame him for the own goal v Arsenal, he had to try and divert the ball, there was a man running in behind him who had every chance of tapping the cross in.)

For me, it's as much about what the goal means as the technical ability that has made it happen. So, for the hit, what it meant and for the emotion involved there can only be one goal that is perfect for me: Matt Le Tissier v Arsenal, May 2001.

I see Yossi Benayoun is back at Chelsea. Frankly, I would try to get him in.

Next week I think. Was frustrated that I couldn't buy tickets at the TO before the Arsenal game. Thank heavens for a retired Dad who is happy to run a few errands!!

They work quickly these bells!! May need to get a 12kg one. The 8 is already feeling a bit too easy.

Implies he may not be, 'Saints fit.'

Striker starved!? After their transfer philosophy!? What a bunch of ****s! !

We are going to have to beat a few of the teams around us! Well. Yes!!!

Yes, he is complimentary. But the subtext is clear... "Cheers for the supply line lads, keep them coming!!" :x:x:x:x

Why would you bite for the Troll?

If he is a wide-forward and can fill in on the wings it'll be a no-brainer. Linked to a Brazillian (ok, just hear'say right now...) and Italian international in the same window. Certainly different!!

Nonsense. I saw a Margate side gunning for conference football throw away a 2-0 lead for a 2-3 defeat to 10 man Folkestone Invicta at their own Cheriton Road ground back in 1999. Stranger things have happened, football is a game that cannot be ruled by numbers alone and the very game plan which saw us take a three - one lead also left us hanging on for dear life knackered at the end. It was a point won. It took a worldy to deprive us of all three. One of the best and most entertaining away spectacles I've ever attended.

Quite right. Thank you. Mainly a reserve side from either nation..... but that would put him in the same bracket as a Jagielka, a Cahill, as per my comparison.

Davide Astori's international career. 2 appearances. Both a year and a half or so ago in 2011. Was sent off on his full debut against Ukraine (Italian win) for two yellow cards. All this despite playing for Cagliari. A team that historically has been no great shakes, would be no surprise for relegation and has nothing expected of them. A "Bolton Wanderer." It would be damn exciting to get him. His emergence on the italian national scene could draw some parallels with Gary Cahill's at the Trotters. As for Butland..... still not sure.