Neil

We just give oppostion players too much time/space near the edge of the box, and now and then pay the inevitable price for this. This goes back to Lundekvam's days at least. The other issue is everyone piling back into the box to defend, but no-one patrolling the edge of the box. The most depressing example of this being the Skates' 2nd equaliser at SMS, which was from a ball cleared from our box, but we didn't have a midfied player guarding the edge of the box.

I'd be very surprised if Ainslie is uncomfortable with the tag of being favourite or the attention.

Hopefully we can get Zaha on the cheap as well, that will really wind him up. No sentiment, and if Palace had just gone up and we'd stayed in the Championship they'd be trying to poach our young talent, but possibly with less success. I like the fact that Cortese continues to annoy other clubs, but doesn't speak to the press.

Based on Barnard not travelling on tour, and no knowledge or mention of him missing out on the tour because of injury, I think we can safely assume that he's not in the plans.

Arsenal away is gonna be the first big tickets row I suspect, fancy some of the people who went to Hartlepool etc in the last few years will miss out...

9/1 with Blue Square, 888 sport, Boyle sports, bet victor and stan james.

With a quote like that, you'd just know that we'd be 1-0 down!

After impressive looking signings in Rodriguez and Davis, this looks to be a backward step and I'm a little bit concerned. I hope this doesn't mean we've missed out on better targets, to give Guly an extra year seems bizarre.

Boro was on Sky which would have stopped a fair few going, certainly didn't stop me and many others who did go...

According to the Saints corporate brochure, we've got the 18th largest number of Twitter followers of all English clubs. So there we go, FIFA 12 and Twitter can't possibly both be wrong! 18th we are. Building the brand...

Yep there's at least three different start "waves", if you say you're quicker you'll be starting in the earlier "waves". The incentive is if you run it fairly quick it's much easier to drive out of Skatesmouth. Plenty of time to get to St Mary's for 3.00.

Dean Hammond's Southampton career officially ended last night. Thanks Deano and your efforts will not be forgotten, especially that goal at SMS v Leeds which lit the blue touch paper on another promotion season. One of the more unsung heroes of the last three years. But there is no room for sentiment...

Would be funny to take a Blackpool player, just to wind up Holloway...

Lowe was always chomping at the bit to sell our best players, and never played hardball in the negotiations. At least if we sell good players now it is reluctantly, and only after holding out for the best price.

I had season tickets from 1966 to 1974, and from 1978 to 2005. It was very frustrating that I couldn't get one today with my loyal background...

Awful. Worst home kit since Dimplex?

What's San Antonio like for a week's holiday? And would it still be decent in September time? Thinking of giving Ibiza a try with a few other lads, we're all late-20s & early 30s rather than 18-y-os. Been to Kardamena / Las Americas / Faliraki before. Want somewhere lively which I'd imagine it would be, but is it too full of 18-y-o drugged up chavs running around to make it enjoyable?

The OS kindly points out that Wolverhampton Wanderers "were in the Premier League last season". So there you go, well worthy opposition, £15 is surely a bargain...

Well £47 for the 3 is a bit better, at £40 I would have considered it...

Not a chance at £25, thanks for making the decision so easy!

Surely the ST sales will be a lot more than 14,000 by the start of the coming season, would be hoping for around 20k? Better hope that all 180,000+ don't turn up at the same game, not sure that bridge over the railway line will be able to cope...

To be honest, whilst Bruce is a bit of a gimp, he's by no means the worst of all the managers. I just hope that some of the PL managers next season are also underestimating us.

Don't think so, I think they've been blue for about 100 years, and were "chocolate and amber" before that. A few questions over the amount of "investment", and how much of the loans would be converted to equity... http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2012/06/14/tan-91466-31185062/ Stadium to increase to 35k, although no timescale, can ony imagine that will be if/when they get to Prem, but Malaysians may bail out before that ever happens.

Anyone know how the first week of renewals have gone, hopefully looking at a very high uptake of renewals with only a few exceptions?

Please can everyone renew. Every renewal is one extra seat which can't be taken by a Premier League JCL. Of course the Championship JCLs are already in the house (waves Hartlepool away ticket in the air), but better a Championship JCL than a Premier League JCL...