Pat from Poole

Did they? When was that?

I seem to remember Tottenham fans having a song that vaguely alluded to this.

I think we should make a move for Gilkes from Blackpool. A really good keeper who wouldn't command massive wages.

I've not commented on this issue before, but if you take the case of Paul Lambert walking out on Norwich to go to Villa, I can see little sense in him having done so, other than that Villa have a bigger ground and hence more potential is seen in their ability to win trophies. If Norwich had a 40,000 capacity stadium, to my mind it is less likely that he would have jumped ship. I see potential similar problems could affect us if Saints do well in the Prem this year. In the mad hire/fire world of Prem football, Adkins could potentially be in demand. Now, if Saints were playing in a ground of say, 45,000 capacity, I think Adkins would be less likely to walk.

That is totally wasted on Franchise.

I'd like to think a Hodgson-less West Brom should be a realistic team for us to look to finish above.

I think they should go to cricket instead.

Barry Davies. "Just look at his face! Just look at his face!" Legend. If a game was crud, he would truly tell it as it was.

He must be on big money, surely at least £30,000 a week. I'm not sure about him, I think he's a bit like Morgan, goes for the showy-off long pass quite a bit. Also prone to dirty challenges, remember a pretty nasty one he did on Bale, could easily have broken his leg.

Completely agree. Hansen is an embarrassment and should have been sacked by the BBC when he refused to slag off Dalglish following his deranged interview after the Mancs v Scousers game when Suarez wouldn't shake Evra's hand. The only pundits on the BBC that I rate are Lee Dixon and Claridge. Mark Bright and Robbie Savage are just a joke. Oh, and Colin Murray should be got rid of as well on MOTD2. SKY are streets better. I even think ITV pundits are better than BBC, am particularly impressed with Carragher.

You're not alone. my son is also called Matthew, I dare say there are many other Saints fans who have done the same.

And somebody who works within the air travel industry must be able to confirm details of whether he may have been on an England-bound flight at any point within the last few days. Good fun, all these transfer rumours.

And probably Stuart Ripley as well. Shocking.

If Green were to sign for Spurs, I'd be delighted if we were able to sign Friedel from Spurs. Even at his age (over 40 I think), he's still a top keeper.

Precisely.

Or Cheats. There have been a number of Cheats players living in Poole over the years; Hreidarsson (sp?), Muntari, Anderton, not to mention their thieving ex-manager.

Jay Rod's agent is Ade Akinbiyi??? This surprises me more than the fact we have bid £7 million for Jay Rod.

We need a younger version of Fabrice Fernandes to do the crop circles thing. Weirdly, that kinda worked. Mainly as he very rarely gave away possession, I guess.

I could imagine him signing for Bournemouth actually. Since they've got that wealthy Russian guy in alongside Mitchell, they've started to splash the cash. He'd probably get better wages at Bournemouth than if he signed for Cheats.

I think we could be making a mistake if we let Hammond leave. His distribution admittedly isn't the best, but he's been a really key part of our success over the last three years. I think he deserves a chance to play at the highest level, and he could be good enough.

Still a bit sceptical about this. He seems from previous comments to be keen on staying in the North. If somebody like Everton or Newcastle also enter the fray, we may have a battle on to seal the deal.

There are far too many people within the game who call it "The Barclays Premier League" when they're being interviewed. It's as if they get a £1,000 bonus from Barclays every time they mention them. Like you, I call it "The Prem" and think all players, managers etc should do likewise.

I'm probably in a minority on this, but I think that Solent's football coverage is top-notch. I think that any competitor would have to go some to match them.

He's the disruptive type, methinks.

Gilkes made a brilliant save from Nolan's shot that hit the bar. He was excellent for Blackpool in their season in the Prem. I seriously think he is an outstanding keeper.