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That would be true if Blackpool were playing their first team rather than a 2nd or even 3rd string side. If we win, the media won't be saying: "wow, Saints beat a premiership side" they'll be saying: "high flying league 1 side saints scraped a win against a very weak Blackpool side" Hardly earth shattering publicity, IMHO of course.

My squad: 1. Bart 2. Richardson 3. Martin 4. Seabourne 5. Dickson 6. Schneiderlin 7. Hammond 8. Gobern 9. Puncheon 10. Guly 11. Barnard Bench: 12. Forecast 13. Doble 14. Lallana 15. Lambert 16. Chaplow 17. Tafazolli 18. Harding

Training ground footage from today: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20110106/nigel-believe-to-achieve_2264122_2259912 Anyone spot him on there?

Adkins pre-match interview now up on Saints Player: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20110106/nigel-believe-to-achieve_2264122_2259912 "League is priority but want to win this one" (or words to that effect)

That's pants.

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If none of that had happened we'd probably still have Mr Lowe at the helm.... Perhaps we should be thanking Leon Best rather than struggling to forgive him...? ;-)

If all else fails, can't we just extend the loan for a bit until the paperwork is sorted?

Chris Kirkland stretchered off whilst still unconscious.

Billy Dainty would have been able to guide Newcastle to a win tonight....

As an aside... Lol @ Liverpool

Skacel? Don't be silly. We couldn't field a player that never signed for us. Ever.

Stuff the wife....

I'm working on it....something to do with hovercrafts and eels....should've cracked it by tea time

"Saints to win the league".... can't argue with that.... Nice site

We need to aim higher than 8th this season....says it all really.... ;-) (yes, I know...I know.....we were a smaller fish in a bigger pond back in them days, so I'm not comparing apples with apples, but....) :-)

We'll never know

Weekend World

Holloway does of course have recent history for making wholesale changes to his 'default' starting 11: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/11/premier-league-investigate-blackpool-ian-holloway They nearly held Aston Villa to a draw that time around.

It was Saints official Twitter that stated yesterday that just over 15k had been sold. I think someone then posted that one or more of the corners were closed for the game which seems more likely to be the reason for other areas selling out. Not sure though.

True....although, arguably, losing to a 'big name' (aka relatively recent ex-prem side) in League One, such as Saints, Sheff Wed or Charlton, is psychologically less embarrassing than losing to a 'minnow' League One team, such as Bournemouth, Brighton or Dagenham ..... ;-)

Hmmm.....some might say my insightful analysis of a footballing situation has let me down for once.... ;-)

If we get a shed load of cash for Alex won't that have the negative effect of clubs inflating the price tags they have put on the other players we are tracking? Worst case is we sell Alex for a great price but then end up with no replacement(s) because Cortese refuses to be taken for a ride...