trousers

Wouldn't it be quicker to list all Saints players who were rated.....? ;-)

Bless you

That's Zambezi for you to say

Bugger....that's me outed at long last....

Ssshhhhhh......

Anyone know Wats on television tonight?

Look, I've already put my hands-up to talking twaddle. Don't kick an old man when he's down. :-)

Nutshell. I think we can almost guarantee no official announcement on this before Saturday for that very reason. However, for my fellow reading-between-the-lines colleagues, should we see 'candid' video footage of Lallana hobbling around the training ground on crutches tomorrow then we can be assured that he is fighting fit and will play on Saturday....

This is true. I must remember to activate both of my brain cells before coming on here sometimes :-)

So much for promoting home grown talent through the ranks then....? (apart from the 23 we already have over the last 16 years of course - he said in a thinly veiled attempt at making up stats)

N'Lundula subbed at half time

Half time: 1 - 1 Saints scorer: Doble Would like to see him get a look in on the first team sometime soon

During the course of my extensive research into these matters I have discovered that Nicola Cortese is precisely 1 day older than me. Any more revelations and I'll let you know.

Selling him to.....?

Skacel

Indeed....I remember what happened the last time we bought nor sold anyone in a January transfer window.... (re-signings don't count before anyone jumps down my throat... ;-) )

Hey! Stop pinching my conspiracy theories..... ;-)

cheers

How long ago was this meeting (roughly)? cheers

Same source as a couple of years ago....? Cheers ;-)

Ditto Michael Owen...hmmm, the plot thickens...

This story has a prominent position on the inside back page of the printed newspaper - takes up just under a quarter of the page. First time the story has been given that much profile in one of the nationals.

Here's a tangental thought...perhaps it's shrewd businessman Cortese himself that is the source of these 'stories'...? Wacky as it may seem, it makes sense on several levels... Cortese inflates his value for when he eventually moves (if indeed he does) and also claims a moral victory when he pulls off the 'coup of the season' by fending off those nasty big premier league sides. Think back to the feel good factor that was generated on here and in the team itself when we re-signed Lallana... Mind games or too far fetched...?