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I think in the context of Didcot Saint's post, the word bigot could be deemed appropriate, and I know what it means, perhaps you dont?

thats an opinion, not a fact. i would rather see lambert and even morgan in the team ahead of him, thats my opinion

thanks, didnt know it had been asked. Seems fair on the tickets I guess, though that makes me an equal with anyone on the datebase for extra tickets then, not sure about that. As for loyalty points, how do you know when you have them, i read somewhere about getting the points for buying a ST? Is that right, because i have three, does that give me an edge?

how much are you paying?

In response to the OP, I cant comment as i havent been to any friendlies. I would like to know, how many people, honestly, four years ago, were so impressed by Lallana that they thought he wouldn't be here now? I dont think the OP is suggesting he is crap, and i am certainly not. I appreciate reasoned argument, but people saying 'mongs' etc, well, if that is their argument, says it all really. Its funny, you can have a debate at work or down the pub etc. and everyone is fine with each other, even if they disagree, on here, you are just ridiculed or abused, because you dont have to look them in the face. Take Alpine Saint, some of the abuse he lays out to people when they dare to disagree or question his tactics (changing headlines to suit etc.) is pitiful, and if he was in the company of others he just wouldn't say these things, because he would get a smack.

as soon as i read your post, i knew you would be shot down by the usual suspects who cant see beyond their red and white speckled specs. We wouldnt be having this debate in N Korea, is that a better option?

didnt Lambert have more assists?

c'mon, if you take this as the same team since admin, then JPT, 2 promotions in 3 years, dunno, its relative to how people gauge achievements in relative divs. 2nd in the old div1, couple of fa cup semis against what this current team have done, pretty subjective really.

you said the last 10 years

why, you think he is worth £20m because he's agood player for Southampton FC?

yes, whats your point?

tbf, it hasnt had the chance to prove or disprove that yet. Clearly Strachan's 2003 team was the best, it played in the PL, this team hasn't yet. However, this team is the most successful saints team ever

it can have no special players, or it could have many, same as all the other leagues. £7m - based on contract/age/ability

see, wondering which was the first muppett to come on and completely misquote. Thats the trouble here isn't it, it is supposed to be a debating forum, but because some people choose to express an opinion contrary to the staus quo, other people either get rude, nasty or just take the ****. Sorry, i dont think AL is the greatest player that has ever been, and i have the f ucking audacity to say it, how f ucking dare me! What the f uck do i know eh?

if he was 'special', he would have won it.

again, i am talking about 4 years ago FFS What did you think when you started watching him play, where did you think he was going? I think a lot of people thought back then he was going to be really special, and though as good a player he is now, is he special?

. did. Perhaps that was asking a lot, I guess Matt was alweays going to be special, but in a different way (more workmankike perhaps), Lallana did have the potential of being one of Saints greatest, personally don't think that is going to happen now, though i would love to be wrong.

How good do i want him to be? As good as Matty was, but it wont happen, though three or four years ago, thought it might. Yeah, City and Arsenal are really worried about players signing contracts etc, get real, if they want a player then they will get him, and dont kid yourself that AL wouldn't have swapped places with AOC given half the chance. Or do you think that he is going to be another Le Tiss/Steve Bull?

thats a good and considered post. But i think Cortese wants to do it the Barca way, thats why we are buying the better and younger Champoinship players rather than the likes of Ukubu etc. and thank f uck for that. He is obsessed with doing it the Southampton Way and so wont be buying multi million pound players, just like Barca dont (much). Whether it will happen and whether NA will be around long is a completely different subject, though clearly, chopping and changing managers doesnt work, unless you spend mega money ala Chelsea and City

Does anyone know if, as season ticket holder, you get first dabs on the remaining tickets for PL games, before they go to members (do we still have members?) etc. Used to be that way back in the old PL days, ridiculous really as if you have a ST then you have a ticket, why do you need another? However, i need another for the UTD game!! Also, when are the Arsenal away tix on sale?

He is certainly not going backwards, but is he going forwards? I havent seen AL this pre-season, but i have said for the last couple of years, that three or four years ago; did we not expect AL to be a better player now? Thats not to say that he is not a good player, there is absolutely no doubt about that. But honestly, with the promise shown as a youngster, I thought he would be a better goalscorer that what he has achieved now (though being stuck wide probably hasnt helped). The one thing that can verify my point is; How many big PL clubs have come in for him? None, I think Fulham and Wolves or West Brom were vaguely interested, says a lot I think.

no, they seemed to be in a hotel room, definately the radio.

Premier League 2011-2012 - Top ScorersPos. Player Goals Team 1 Robin van Persie 30 Arsenal 2 Wayne Rooney 27 Manchester United 3 Sergio Agüero 23 Manchester City 4 Clint Dempsey 17 Fulham 4 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 17 Blackburn Rovers 4 Emmanuel Adebayor 17 Tottenham Hotspur 7 Demba Ba 16 Newcastle United 8 Grant Holt 15 Norwich City 9 Edin Dzeko 14 Manchester City 10 Mario Balotelli 13 Manchester City 10 Pa**** Cissé 13 Newcastle United 12 Steven Fletcher 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 Danny Graham 12 Swansea City 14 Jermain Defoe 11 Tottenham Hotspur 14 Rafael van der Vaart 11 Tottenham Hotspur 14 Frank Lampard 11 Chelsea 14 Daniel Sturridge 11 Chelsea 14 Luis Suarez 11 Liverpool 19 Javier Hernández 10 Manchester United 19 Peter Crouch 10 Stoke City 19 Peter Odemwingie 10 West Bromwich Albion 22 Darren Bent 9 Aston Villa 22 Steve Morison 9 Norwich City 22 Nikica Jelavic 9 Everton 22 Gareth Bale 9 Tottenham Hotspur 22 Danny Welbeck 9 Manchester United 27 Anthony Pilkington 8 Norwich City 27 Matt Jarvis 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 Theo Walcott 8 Arsenal 27 Nani 8 Manchester United 27 Heidar Helguson 8 Queens Park Rangers 27 Ivan Klasnic 8 Bolton Wanderers 27 Scott Sinclair 8 Swansea City 27 Shane Long 8 West Bromwich Albion 27 Nicklas Bendtner 8 Sunderland 36 Jonathan Walters 7 Stoke City 36 Sebastian Larsson 7 Sunderland 36 Mikel Arteta 7 Arsenal 36 Dimitar Berbatov 7 Manchester United 36 Bobby Zamora 7 Queens Park Rangers 36 Stéphane Sessegnon 7 Sunderland 36 Franco Di Santo 7 Wigan Athletic 36 Gylfi Sigurdsson 7 Swansea City 36 David Hoilett 7 Blackburn Rovers 36 Jamie Mackie 7 Queens Park Rangers 46 Victor Moses 6 Wigan Athletic 46 Juan Mata 6 Chelsea 46 David Silva 6 Manchester City 46 Pavel Pogrebnyak 6 Fulham 46 Thomas Vermaelen 6 Arsenal

the way it started it didnt sound like the last day, they mentioned Shearer scoring for Blackburn and them being top or thereabouts. And dont you think that when they were filming they used live radio?

yeah, thats eactly what we are looking for Martin,. cheers (see you next week in The Alfred)