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Phil! Oh Phil....where for art thou Phil? (we need an explanation as to what's occurring here)

This is what I don't get (amongst many other things).....if tomorrow was simply a quick gathering to set a date for reconvening the main case then surely there's no need to defer yet again? Unless the Trust still don't have a pot to urinate in of course...

Quelle surprise... ....as Pompey edge a little closer to the parachute payment date... #howconvenient

I've heard a rumour that politicians are prone to u-turns.... In other words...are those terms and conditions worth the (toilet) paper they're printed on?

Don't suppose they inspected League One clubs too did they? #areyouthinkingwhatI'mthinking? Edit: damn....beaten to the obvious by SpudGun

Would like to see Seagar on for Barnard in 2nd half

Maybe a tactical move to stop any of our rivals signing up a goalscoring machine? (albeit a Championship one)

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/01/14/west-ham-southampton-eye-move-for-on-loan-watford-striker/

Isgrove is stand out Saints player for me so far

Offside? Really?

Sinclair goes close for Saints - great volley from the corner kick

Liverpool missed two sitters so far (both following poor defending)

Started at 14:00 Stream here: http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/163316/1/watch-liverpool-vs-southampton,-u21.html Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints Southampton U21s team: Cropper, Young, Stephens, Turnbull, Targett, Chambers, Moore, Curtis, Sinclair, Barnard ©, Isgrove. #saintsfcu21 substitutes: Johns (GK), Seidi, McCarthy, Seager, Gape. #saintsfcu21

In that case I think there are 3 opinions on offer in this debate rather than the 2 opinions that people seem to be pontificatating over... 1) That he went to ground instinctively to avoid contact but wasn't seeking to win a penalty per se 2) That he went to ground instinctively to avoid contact but with half a mind on winning the penalty 3) That he went to ground completely unnecessarily with the primary aim of conning the ref and win a penalty My instinct says (1) and I think your instinct is (2). There are plenty on here that I believe think it's (3). All of which are valid opinions of course.

And someone's Villa supporting mate.... #pedanticdetail

Serious injury usually

Agree with the crux of that - the only point we differ on is that I have a hunch that he didn't, in that split second, consciously decide to con the ref into giving a penalty. I've no scientific evidence to back this up. It's just what I feel. If that's a thought crime then guilty as charged.

In that instinctual moment that he saw the player coming at him how was he supposed to work out what the likely outcome was? Take the other night...I was sitting on the sofa with the Lady Trousers and she suddenly pointed at something. I flinched as all I saw out of the corner of my eye was a finger coming in my direction. Cue the missus saying "what on earth did you flinch for you silly bugger? My finger was nowhere near you" Now, if I had an instant replay of my wife's finger coming twoards me and the benefit of hindsight I wouldn't have over-reacted as much as I did. The fact that the player's lunge turned out not to be as dangerous as it might of been is neither here nor there. It's perfectly possible for a human being to instinctively react as if a worst case scenario is about to happen even when it doesn't. Human nature. Controlling what we do since c.145,654 BC

Didn't he only withdraw his bid 'in protest' as result of PKF giving the Trust preferred bidder status? My point being that if the Trust were to pull out tomorrow then Chainrai would inevitably come back into the process ergo, the Trust aren't the last resort per se. Also, for all we know there could be other bidders in the wings who can't make a move due to the exclusivity that PKF continue to grant the Trust. Much in the same way that Liebherr and Cortese came in at the last minute once the Pinnacle bid collapsed. Bottom line is that there is no certainty that the Trust are the one and only hope for the club as things stand, thus the condition of the council loan isn't necessarily met. That said, I would still like the PDT to takeover for the chuckle factor alone...

The council's loan was conditional on the Trust having the only bid on the table.... Edit: sorry, just seen that Minsk beat me to it Edit #2: that said, I suppose there's nothing stopping the council having another vote on the matter...either way, if it turns out that taxpayers money is used to prop up an organisation that has previously diddled said taxpayer out of c.£50m then the stench should at least penetrate the national media love-in, shouldn't it...? #dontholdyourbreath

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Reality is one thing, perception another. I wouldn't let my kids walk to / from school on their own when primary school age a few years back. #sadsignofthetimes

Blatant dive at 02:13 - he'll fit in nicely...

I admire your optimism