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I'll only answer that if you change your user name to 'hypothetical'... ;-)

Source / Links? (thanks)

Bobby Davro

£14 for 90 minutes of entertainment. A genuine bargain.

Huzzah!

I think it's a bit cheeky of Alpine to get you to post his reaction for him.... ;-)

Nobody complain? The Saintsweb Forum? You sure?

Agree - pretty similar to my situation. A membership scheme suited me down to the ground when last in the Prem/CCC

Us Tories advocate a zero tollerence policy on all crime so hang the filthy scum I say

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2380907,00.html "First up on Wednesday 13th July is a game against FC Biel-Bienne at their 15,000 capacity Gurzelen Stadion. Founded in 1896, FC Biel currently play in the Challenge League, which is the second tier of Swiss football. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6.30pm local time. A few days later on Saturday 16th July, Saints will travel to the far east of the country to take on FC St. Gallen in the impressive AFG Arena. St. Gallen are also a member of the Challenge League, having been relegated from the top division last season, and will provide an ideal step up in the level of opposition. FC St Gallen boast the record of being the oldest club in Switzerland, having been founded in 1879, and are expected to be a force in the Challenge League this season as they aim to return to the top flight at the first time of asking. Their home ground is a recently built 20,000 capacity ground which isn't too dissimilar to St Mary's. Kick off for this fixture is at 7pm local time."

Wotte: "This is a key role in the modern game and it is my intention to help restore Scottish football to its former glory." Scottish Football? Former glory? Am I missing something here....?

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^ This :-)

Wooosh....? ;-)

Or it could pay for the un-financed VAT cut Ed Balls' was calling for last week....?

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'Reckless' is probably a better fit that 'careless'

I think 25 years is optimistic TBH. People with strong political views (one way or t' other) seem to habour grudges for a lifetime (and their ancestors' lifetimes)

Darn. You stole my next come back line! ;-)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2007109/Manchester-City-ditch-Barclays-Premier-Reserve-League.html "Stepping stone to stardom: Man City ditch Reserve League to play against Euro's elite Manchester City have chosen to pull out of next season's Barclays Premier Reserve League in order to provide their youngsters with the platform to play against Europe's elite. The club's academy chief Mark Allen said the decision to ditch the competition and instead focus on the inaugural NextGen Series, a Champions League-style tournament for Under 19s, will better prepare his youth players for life as professional footballers. As revealed by Sportsmail on Wednesday, City's academy and elite development squad players will take on Barcelona in the stand-out tie of the new tournament. 'We'll be competing against the best in Europe, a la the Champions League format,' said Allen. 'We see it as an important chapter in the development of Manchester City. 'The average age for a Premier League debut is becoming older, 21 or 22 when before it might have been 17 or 18. You have to bridge that gap and prepare them for a better standard of football. 'It's the next stepping stone. It will prepare them for those balmy nights we'll hopefully have in the Champions League as the club moves forward. Who knows, we might be seeing the new Lionel Messi on a Thursday night at Hyde.' On the Reserve League, in which City played 19 times last season, Allen said: 'We found it just a little bit too rigid in terms of fixtures. This will allow us the scope for a flexible games programme.' This new European development squad competition seems to tick a lot of the boxes that Cortese was/is trying to achieve by taking Saints out of the formal reserve game circuit last season.

Shouldn't we be thanking Gordon Brown for buying the banks on our behalf in the first place? Just asking ;-)

I see what you did there... :-)

Seems more 'off' than 'on' to me... "JACK Cork has been left in limbo with Chelsea’s financial demands currently pricing Burnley out of a deal for the midfielder. Southampton had an offer accepted late last month but I understand Cork is not keen on a move to the south coast club. The England Under-21 international remains open to a permanent switch to Turf Moor, where he has spent the last 18 months on loan, and has also attracted interest from other sides tipped to challenge for promotion to the Premier League during 2011/12. But Chelsea have been reluctant to disclose the figure they accepted from Nigel Adkins’ Southampton and, when Burnley attempted to respond to the Saints’ bid by holding discussions with the Blues, they fell short of the asking price. It is understood that four or five interested clubs have now been unable to agree a fee with Chelsea, who are said to be determined not to budge in their financial demands. The other clubs have not been named, but it was already known that Blackpool, Nottingham Forest and Leeds were among those interested. Swansea, preparing for their first season in the top flight, and West Ham have also been linked."

No doubt they'll be aware of that, but they have to move it anyway to demonstrate that they at least did all they could. (said Trousers stating the obvious)

For the observationists amongst us, you'll note that our OS uses the "Pompey" nickname in the headline, whereas the Portsmouth OS refers to us as "Southampton" rather than the "Saints". Make of that what you will. Not that I wish to stoke up the rivalry this early on....