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Keys, Wilkins & Hoddle in Al Jism studio lol Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

There always seems to be a team with a solid start who seem to fall to pieces after Xmas. On current form that could be Fulham, but equally it could be WHU

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints If you're getting kitted out for today's match, don't forget Saints will be in all-white for our FA Cup games this season! #saintsfc

Hang on I'll have to check my autograph book

Speaking to my mate in Blighty. His best buddy is an exiled Cagliari fan - he is in a state of shock and totally gutted, apparently he IS their team. Sweet

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1) Why do we need a CB? Aaron Martin's just back from loan at Palarse 2) More seriously. I expect this will run for a few days. The rumours on the Ramirez deal were a season long loan for around 5/10mil and the option to buy at the end of that for a further 5mil or so. Clearly that didn't happen and hence we took out the loan against future TV money (it also gave us an out if he was rubbish/we got relegated. It would not surprise me IF NC is trying something similar on this deal. Page 36 then (Bloody hope not sooner he is in and training the less devastating an injury/Red Card for Jose/Maya would be)

Conversely, if we played a full team, got dicked and picked up another 6 week injury it would be a crime to have gone with the strongest team.

Back in Feb this year I had a target. I HAD to lose weight in order to look good for daughter's wedding. My problem is not being a fatty, simply a bit of a beer gut. Anyway, FMDP also wanted to get down a dress size (she could only find the one she wanted in a size too small) She went all professional - Dukan Diet. It mixes Protein weeks with Veggie weeks. It caused her all manner of grief, ups and downs, feeling good one day feeling lousy the next. Anyway, over 2 months she lost 10kg (from 60 ish to 50ish). Me? I did simple things in the same period. I had cereal for breakfast, had 1.5 spoons of sugar in my one cup of tea & 1 cup of coffee a day (instead of 2). I cut out bread, chips, (potatoes completely in fact) tinned peas (my favourite) and rice. Grilled Meat/fish/chicken with winter Veggies or fresh green leaf salads, plenty of mushrooms/onions etc, and plenty of fruit juice. I also cut out the evening beer/wine with dinner (BUT I still had one drink each evening later on while watching telly but more like Bacardi with Orange Juice instead of Coke) Averaged 20 mins a day on an exercise bike and some VERY gentle weights for about 10 mins a day and a swim at weekends. Point was just doing that, in the same time period as FMDP who had all the pain, I dropped from 112Kg down to 102. We've just gone back onto the same routines (me today FMDP 2 days ago) (although the Gym is still a week away due to work) So basically, as the Hairy Bikers point out, it doesn't have to be some expensive or expansive diet, you just need a SERIOUS target and then simply eat proper stuff and cut down the booze

Fair comment in the OP. Though I wonder whether there is a difference this time around. We all read that the entire squad received Pay Rises on promotion (hence why poor old Ryan Dickson is sitting around watching football and tweeting all week long). We know many of our players were alleged to be up in the 30-40k a week salary - that's a big change from when we were last in the PL. 2 or 3 seasons of that kind of money sees anyone set up for life, PLUS for the likes of Cork/Morgan/Lambert they are playing football every week not sitting on a bench. How much more would WHU have offered Lambert? Is he really a 60/80k a week player? At his age would he have got a 3 year contract at that value? How much is Quality of Life and playing PL football actually worth? You can argue that Shaw would get a huge payrise going to Arsenal, but then when he hits 18 he could be on 1mil+ a year anyway? Players will always move for money, I think we could all spot those in our current squad who would jump at the chance, but for the others? The team dynamic is strong, unlike last time in the PL we DO have a vision and a plan to be more than about "mid table". Ignore the "CL argument" for a moment, but I do think that this time around things are slightly different. The squad have been together a long time and I know from my own experience that sometimes IF your staff are paid well, treated well and enjoy their work, they will often prefer not to move JUST for money. Perhaps what I am saying is that players may now prefer to leave us for regular CL football/trophies, NOT simply for a pay day. We'll simply become a feeder club for Real or Barca instead of Everton or Spuds or Arsenal.

News here is that Al Jazeera Sport are showing this game live at 3pm UK. Channel +3 Which (if it happens - they aren't known for accuracy or customer service) will means you should be able to find a live stream. Also means we can go down the pub again Hooray! And, as Eric can't, we'll probably play well again!

Ah here it all is in full glorious detail.......... yeah right

Wow this thread got weird... Meanwhile the press is asking similar questions now http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256817/Who-said-Jim-Davidson-arrested.html

The horror of it is that it is like serious with all proper actors and stories and stuff. And no I never made it past 10 minutes of the first episode either!

Good news Bearsy. Season 2 is almost over & Season 3 is on it's way But do us a favour, finish the Grey books first

Minefield opened up here. Yes it was only a friendly. But now, conversely, what is to stop opposing fans shouting racist abuse when their team are losing in a match in an attempt to get the opposition to walk off? UEFA are at fault here, they have ignored it in Eastern European nations especially for too long and the scenes (and fines) after the U-21 England game just highlighted how little they care about it in comparison to player fines. (look at what is happening at that Russian Club) In this instance, all credit to Boateng and the Referee should be banned for a season for not stepping in, that will be a start.

........... ...........because he's coming to us

@unitedite How about this .... game at Pools Dec 22, called off on day, team came up 2 days before and stayed at North-East's best hotel @unitedite It's a 5 star, owned by Boro chairman Gibson - £4,000 per night it cost ... and this a club on the brink Think people are getting fed up with them

Was this inspired by the skates? Chorus written by Chinny?

And the fact that it appears to be International in scope (from the Clergy stories and that article ages ago about Jersey & their International Clientelle at the various Yacting Clubs)

You know, Rallyboy is totally wasted on this forum. He should become one of those Life Coach Guru's. He could offer an internet service on behalf Mankind. All he ever has to do is simply (and eloquently) state the bleeding obvious. In fact, if he ever used this technique to enter into politics, he would win by a landslide. 1612 pages of simply stating the bleedin obvious. And yet noone in skateland except Micah and Sarah have even spotted it. Would have saved SO much pain. God, imagine if only Rallyboy was around at the time of Jaques Delors & his moronic Euro project. How much pain he could have saved the peoples of Europe.

Everton also interested according to the Mail

Excellent Article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2255691/Southampton-longer-need-selling-club.html

Dear Mr Cortese It is now mid morning on 2nd January. Will you PLEASE pull your finger out and sign SOMEONE with proven World Class ability, PL experience, pace, creativity, defensive nous is better in the air than SRL, and who is 23 years old or similar. Oh and he needs to play on both wings at the same time. Otherwise I (and I don't doubt some others) will be forced to read another 400 pages of inane drivel from a manic depressive in Europe. Thanks in anticipation. D_P