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Have placed my usual covering bet on the opposition again. Saints are losing me a fair chunk of money at the moment...

I wouldn't put it past them to blame the Football League for blocking the Harris bid and 'forcing' the Trust to 'reluctantly' takeover. Don't forget that they have a history airbrushing machine at their disposal...

That's it.... I'm off to harass Lineker on Twitter so he can have a pop at Lawro on MotD for making us lose...

Superb

Yep, agree, but if a local authority screws up the government isn't necessarily the root cause. Yes, they should be nipping local problems in the bud but I assumed the thrust of your observation was suggesting there was a fundamental problem across the board. Or maybe my experience of a good comprehensive in the Thatcher era was an exception to the rule. Our personal experiences don't necessarily reflect a national trend is what I'm trying to say. Were all hospitals as bad as Staffordshire under the last government for example?

Is Joey Barton on the panel?

@SouthamptonFC: Southampton Football Club is delighted to announce that Adam Lallana has signed a new five-year contract. #saintsfc http://t.co/eEhaCGa3bT

Top observation of a put down

I went to a comprehensive school between 1979 and 1986 and it was a brilliant school. Not sure what having too polar opposite example proves? I guess it does suggest that the quality of the state education system isn 't totally governed by central government policy and that there must be local factors at play that also influence quality on the ground. Maybe one local authority was more efficient at spending their school budget than the other? Maybe one area attracted better teachers over the other? Who knows. Its certainly not black and white.

PFK? Who are they...? That awkward moment when an ex-Pompey footballer tries to use his brain...

Mobility scooter, surely?

F*** it....I know we've mooted the idea before but let's actually do this... Let's all club together and buy a SWF 'share'... Say 40 of us at £25 a throw? Who's in?

Is it me, or does the directors box look like its had a bit of a refurb....? all looks (relatively) posh for a club that's been run on a shoestring for the last 14 months....

Joey's spoken.... NOW I'm converted.... http://www.joeybarton.com/margaret-thatcher-a-legacy-fueled-by-greed/

Alex Goring Crook ‏@alex_crook6m Enjoyable #saintsfc press conference and a very relaxed mood around the place. Lambert and MP both aiming for top half finishes

Cheers, although looks like they've grabbed the footage off a dodgy pub Sky feed!

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/opinion/now-it-s-time-to-prove-that-a-fans-club-can-triumph-1-4989425

http://ig.ft.com/austerity-audit/

@SouthamptonFC: MP: "With the change from winter to 'less winter', some players have struggled to adapt. They have bugs so they might be a doubt." #saintsfc

@solentsport: Slight concern for #Saintsfc camp - Rodriguez, Shaw & Puncheon all doubts for Saturday due to illness

And another £50 quids worth of creditors' money goes down the pipes...

I must say, it's all looking very professional already.... BBC Solent Sport ‏@solentsport2m Iain McInnes, Mick Williams and Ashley Brown of #PST address fans in the Chimes Bar at Fratton Park pic.twitter.com/TKSgTMErSs Good effort with the red shirt...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22104553

So, nearly 24 hours after the judge said the agreement between BDO and Portpin should be made public as soon as possible.... How difficult can it be to upload the agreement to a website...?