eurosaint

As most have already said, he was a man of passion and conviction but realistically he never actually achieved anything because few people ever took him seriously ! Obviously the Tories mocked his views, but his own party often had issues with him as well ! Basically he was a loon who could be quite amusing but although I didn't agree with his politics I did respect him much more than the 'mealy mouthed hypocites' that Dubai_Phil referred to ! RIP TB

Having watched the interview with our new chairman, I reflected upon the introduction of his counterpart at 'Potless Pompey' (tieless, lounging backwards behind a crumpled tablecloth whilst boasting that he got his manager on the cheap!) and thought how nice it was to be a Saints fan ! An impressive start and I look forward with anticipation of an interesting future ! COYS

TBF, an Italian international striker for £2mil does not sound bad to me as long as he is not a nutcase who headbutts his team mates !! TB (equally) F, I've never heard of the geezer !

Can't believe that some are complaining about the way we won today, are these the same people who moan about us dominating matches but not being clinical ? Please everyone, just be happy, we won so celebrate !!

Seems that the revolutionary 'pack the park' concept has worked wonders yet again ! The plucky twelfth man helped them raise their game to achieve a glorious, goalless draw against the mighty Cheltenham !

great away win, on away form alone we are 6th in the table on same points as Liverpool and above Man City !

The phrase " be careful what you wish for " springs immediately to mind when I read threads like this one ! Only a prat like Glasgow_Skate would isolate 18 matches and attempt to justify his baseless agenda like this ! Best just to treat him with the contempt he deserves !

The way I've just read that, you have completely contradicted yourself !

Are we allowed to blame Clatto or was it purely down to the Lino ?

Wasn't referring to Trousers, intended for the poster that he referred to !

W^nker potential rating 10/10 !

He's such an arrogant git that I expect him to be prancing around, preening and sucking up to the Hammers faithful ! We'll get f*ck all in our favour out of him that's for sure !

Yaya Toure ?? I think they mean 'Yobbo Toerag'

Hope to meet you on the 19th one day

It wasn't really meant as a dig at you Phil, just a cheeky riposte Ps. I am a golfer as well, of the enthusiastic/pretty crap variety !

We are the least successful club in the country for our size, bar none ! We do not respect our fanbase in the cups, ever ! I have no idea why I have bought season tickets for the last 30 odd years, maybe I should start supporting the Skates like you Barry ! Hope this makes you feel a little better ! Great thread BTW !

Spot on ! (On both counts )

Sadly I haven't managed to read every post on this thread for two reasons : A) I'm sitting by the pool in 35*c in the Southern Hemisphere (Christ, I must sound like Dubai_Phil!) B) There has been too much jobby lobbing by several posters (ironically not the usual suspects!) Please consider the following : Poch made 5 changes = idiot ! Poyet made 9 changes = genius ! Follow this logic and we should sack Mauricio and install Gus ! Perhaps, just perhaps, his lot took their 1 good chance and we fluffed at least 3 ! It's a game of football for christ's sake and we've been knocked out in the past by the likes of Port Vale and Stockport so (although Saturday was disappointing) there is no need to question the owners attitude to fans or the manager's lack of respect for the competition ! TBF, I am a bit more relaxed as I'm far away from the sh!t weather etc but I retain my empathy and respect for all Saints fans and particularly FF who clearly has red/white striped blood in his veins although perhaps his view this time is a little OTT ! COYS

So many posters seem to blindly accept that playing a weaker team means sacrificing the cup in favour of league position ! Surely the counter argument is that a good cup run helps continue winning games and keeps the momentum and team spirit high ! If Mopo was really intent on achieving 8th spot (or higher) he might well have been better served by his 'best eleven' in the cup tie ! Given this scenario, it would be absurd to suggest that he makes his decisions based on potential financial gain !

The assumption seems to be that he played a team with a view to not winning which I personally doubt very much ! It was not our 'recognised best eleven' but my guess is that he considered that we could still get a positive result particularly as we had a very strong bench as a back up ! As I mentioned previously, he must surely have made his selection with the best of intentions and not with any underlying or surreptitious sub-plot ! Mistake maybe, but not a question of sacrificing a trophy in favour of extra (personal) financial reward. That I don't believe even although Alpine_Saint considers me to be extremely naive !!

I am talking about our manager, on Tuesday night there was talk of fending off Real Madrid and how it was crucial that we extend his contract ASAP ! After today he has been castigated for his team selection and serious questions are being asked ! Assuming that his powers of judgement did not desert him within the space of 4 days, what is it to be ? IMO he could have gotten away with a substandard performance if SRL had tapped in a sitter from a yard or we hadn't conceded a 'worldly' , in any case the margins are very fine ! As a self confessed 'happy clapper' (although I prefer the term true and loyal supporter!) I consider that nobody is perfect and that his decisions today were made with the best intentions and it just didn't work out as he had hoped, there are those who imply that he is motivated by bonus agreements based on league position which I don't buy ! Shame that we can be divided like this but c'est la vie and we move on ...

Jobby !

I don't know why you all get so hot under the collar, they are just a bunch of inbred c*nts ! Treat them with the contempt they deserve, I say, mind you the last 95,250 posts have provided a few laughs along the way !

Like many players he benefits from a run in the side, coming on as a sub or just getting the odd game makes it very difficult, especially in central defence where a partnership is vital and mistakes can be very costly ! He has been a contender for MoM in the last couple of matches and personally I'm made up for him

I worked there for 15 years and spent 5 years as a resident ex-pat so am probably a bit biased (in favour!) but feel that the above is fair, objective comment ! Like most places if you visit once on a rainy day and don't have a great experience then your opinion will be skewed ! So22saint has been to 60 countries and counts Belgium as the worst, well I can match/beat that and can't imagine that there are 59 better ! Pretty subjective argument but I'd have Brussels in my top ten !