eurosaint

Spot on ! There will never be a system which pleases everybody, but this season in particular has been exceptional because of time constraints etc.. Personally I think the ticket office has done a good job in difficult circumstances !

Bl**dy hell, sign him up sharpish !!

Particularly like the Murrayfield picture, that truly is a great football stadium, a bit like Lords really !!!

Wash yer mouth out son, I just got my shirt printed with 'PULIS 21' today !!! How cool is that ??

The OP says that only the Itchen and Kingsland are open so you must be lying ?????

I reckon that is exactly what he is doing and then checking out if they are available on a Bosman, if not, then I imagine he will plug the gaps by paying transfer fees ! TBH I would do the same with my own money as basically you can always make mistakes with players whether they are cheap or astronomically expensive !!! Ps. Trousers, you are my favourite poster and I don't like to see you in a mood so please don't put me on your list of bogeymen !!

I don't see a problem with looking at the freebies first ! If we don't get what we are looking for then spread the net a bit wider. I have no reason to suspect that AP is anything other than sincere when he states his position, it all seems quite logical to me ! Ps. Trousers, you are talking 'pants' !

Funny that you should start this thread but I've just heard from a reliable ITK source within the club that ML has become disillusioned already and looking to sell ! Interested parties are lining up but the Christopher Biggins backed consortium is clear favourite at this time (one slightly worrying point however is that it's rumoured that a backer from the farming community Gloucestershire might be involved!). Oh happy days !!

I am Scottish and a Saints fan so I truly believe that I must have done something wrong in a previous life, as I have no fecking chance of glory at any level !!! Any win for either and I'm happy, perhaps I'm just a simple man ?

Did he chicken out of the tackle then ??

He does after dinner speaking and his going rate is 2 -3 grand which is deemed to be cheap by those in the know !!

I've had female caddies on many occasions but sadly not the type you get with 'Par Mates' ! The ones I had were in China and Indonesia and though they sort of knew their stuff it was a bit embarrassing having a tiny woman carrying a big golf bag in 40degree heat while I nonchalantly strolled around holding a little pink umbrella to keep the sun off ! Happy days...

I'm sure that he rates him, but is this not taking things a bit far ??

The OP was from Shurlock not me ! My understanding was as I stated, maybe Shurlock had a different interpretation but I am pretty sure that I heard it right ! Anyway the crux of what AP said seemed to indicate that Stern, Kelvin and Perry are IN, Razza and Saga are OUT !

I said "personally I think that we are on the up", surely that is not negative ?? Nobody wants success for the Saints more than me ! On this thread there is a general display of wild optimism which could easily result in an 'over the top' adverse reaction if things go wrong early in the season, that's the only cautionary point that I'm making but please don't let me spoil the party !

He said that Stern John had been 'a thorn in his side' previously which I took to be a compliment, so I presume that SJ had scored a few against his teams in the past ! I only watched it once but it did not seem confusing at the time to me !

Like the rest of you I am happy that we are in a better situation now in terms of ownership, structure, finances etc, etc... Just one word of warning however : If we lose to Millwall (yes, it is perfectly possible!) a new sense of perspective will need to to be adopted, ie. this ain't gonna be a cakewalk and may take a while with many ups and downs along the way ! Personally I am confident that we are on the up but realistically we have a long way to go before believing that we have an 'all conquering', title chasing squad !! Having followed the Saints for more years than I care to remember, I advise caution against overly high expectations and undue optimism !!!

Burley would probably play him at right back !

I look at both but spend much more time on here ! The OS is good for confirmation of actual deals etc.. but much of the rest is frankly boring ! Here it is (obviously) interactive so you get the chance to respond and agitate !!

By charging everybody I think we'll soon see who the 'real' fans actually are ! Access to the director's box and some hospitality surely is a benefit already ?

My guess would be that Pards will have his own man in mind for this position ! He has no doubt worked with a number of them and is connected with others. He will build his own backroom team in the next few months and (quite rightly) will be judged on this !

Pardew has already said that he wants to instill a 'winning' mentality so it seems that he has picked up on this straightaway, which is great ! I still think though that it's a bit unfair on Henderson getting the flak when he was only thrown in as an emergency measure after Wotte was sacked !

I reckon that after the Ajax performance and without the freebies there will be a very low turnout ! I hope that most (like me) are keeping the powder dry until Aug 8th when the 'real deal' comes to town !!

I think it's a bit rich having a pop at Stewart Henderson for Saturday's defeat to Ajax !!! He only managed the team for a week or so, had few quality players to choose from, has no experience in this position, knew he was only a stand-in anyway, etc, etc.... He strikes me as a solid club man (with good credentials at youth level) who helped us out when nobody else was available ! Please give the guy a break and let Pardew make a considered opinion on who should/should not be involved in his management setup !!