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Have you ever bought a pint in London? Everything costs more there. Not a reflection on quality or value.

Maybe on the way back from the meeting you could actually try it and let us know what happens.

Is cocaine performance enhancing? Surely, unless it's taken with the pre-match meal or a quick snort at half time, if anything it would have the opposite effect. In which case what's the problem? I'm not condoning dug taking but if it doesn't artificially improve your performance then why, apart from "image" reasons, should football authorities concern themselves with it? Employers, i.e the clubs, on the other hand should be coming down on it like a ton of bricks.

You write well. Good article. Not all fans think that way though. My first reaction when hearing of the majority of transfers these days, including our own, is .... "Who?"

Yep. only 16/1 in a two horse race whilst Saints are 1/250 . If you ever wondered how bookies make their money ......

From the comments section Maybe "Who the **** is laughing now" needs changing too "He who laughs last laughs longest"

Pompey fans are going to love this one. First we had a Nazi tank driver , now....

3 reds in 3 ties after qualifying via the fair play route. Are they trying to make some kind of ironic point? As for original query was wondering the same

ITV may be ****e at football, but their coverage of this was excellent. Loved the light hearted style of commentary/analysis which would turn serious when required, and the FAQ sections were great for a newcomer to the sport like me (and I suspect without being patronising to those who already understand it). I went from one who occasionally tuned in in previous years to admire the scenery to an avid watcher hooked on every single days highlights.

Now that was rather exciting. Would love to pop over there to see a stage live next year. Atmosphere looks amazing.

Follow these handy instructions and you will be able to unlock the turnstile with it.

Not sure if that was intentional in your reply to alpine_saint ..... but I see what you did there

Great post. Rojo - forgot we were (allegedly) in for him. Pretty forgettable as a player as it turned out. I've been watching Saints since the 60s. In that time plenty have asked to move on to "better things". Very few have actually bettered themselves footballwise by doing so. Unfortunately plenty have financially. Meanwhile Saints have carried on, rarely seeming worse off (on the pitch) the next season despite the loss of one or more "stars". We seem to be one of those clubs that, under most (but not all) managers, have a knack of creating a team that is better than the sum of it's parts. Which is why many don't seem quite the same when they leave (biggest case in point, Steve Williams? ) whilst little old Southampton continue to confound the critics. The nice thing is we used to confound them by staying up, now we confound them by knocking on the top door. Players come, players go, but the club should add a motto to the badge "To Be Continued"

JayRod?

Yeah, must be like being bored but comfortable in a safe cosy marriage, fancying some other bird who doesn't fancy you back (but might next year when her current partner's not up to it any more) and having another one (or two) you don't really fancy trying to entice you with promises of all sorts of exciting things you're not currently getting at home. Tough decision.

Don't think he has even been linked with the club he "wants" to go to ....... yet.

Yes, he was one of the first to catch Rooney in his after goal celebration. Hodgson got out of jail in that game, think we won in spite of him not because of his selections. And England going all season undefeated is in danger of becoming an Emporer's new clothes scenario, the average ranking of all opponents was something like 65th. I could sort of understand Hodgdon's reasoning - albeit a risky decision - for putting Henderson at RB at half time certainly can't understand the decision to play Jones from the start. At the end of the day you HAVE to pick your best form players in their own positions, if you don't what incentive is there for anyone to try and improve (or indeed those already established to even maintain their form)

"Want" can be a bit open to interpretation.. He may or may not prepared to join them if they are the only acceptable bidder. But they are not the club he would like to join.

Wanda-lust ?

This.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Southampton-Soccer-Jersey-15-16-Mane-Long-Pelle-Cork-Tadic-Wanyama-Southampton-Soccer-Jersey-2016/32344881477.html The ITK fakers have already been hard at work. Hopefully not so ITK regarding the 15/16 squad.

You mean can he GK?

Human statue? Shop window mannequin? Guard at Buckingham Palace? Some people just aren't prepared to make the effort.