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Can I be first to say that I worship Uranus?

Maybe in March/April they were still intending running an installment scheme, thus no call for a pre-emptive announcement, but the arrangements they were making fell through at the last minute? (the reasons for which aren't clear other than the 'cost' factor which, as we know, is up for debate)

As in.....re-arrange these words into a well known phrase? told so you I

Source? (other than post #136 above)

Clutching at straws..... could this be the reason for the delay of the kit announcement....? Cortese arranges photoshoot such that new player(s) is/are photographed wearing new kit (e.g. Calderon) and then gets whiff of the fact that Calderon/Poyet are on the verge of a u-turn, thus the need to put back the kit launch.... Dunno

Try changing the 'display mode' setting (top right of screen) to 'threaded mode' and you get:

I tend to agree with your 'luxuries vs essentials' sentiment, but also accept the criticism of others in that telling people how they should spend their money, no matter how well meaning, can be seen as 'lecturing'

It's a fair analogy and no, I couldn't afford to pay a year's education up front. You'd be surprised how many parents that send their kids to private school aren't hugely well off - we've had to make many sacrifices to send her to the private school (like not going to Saints as often as I'd like - true story that, not just me stirring things up!). I fully expected to find a school full of kids whose parents lived in mansions, drove posh cars and had several villas in the Med but they are actually few and far between (much to my annoyance as I was looking forward to my daughter making friends with all these millionaires so that I could have free holidays for years to come!) But back to your question.....if the school said to me this summer that they wanted all of the next year school fees up front before the start of the Autumn term I would first explore the 0% credit card option (indeed, this was one of our funding options a couple of years ago when myself and Mrs Trousers were first discussing our financing options). If that didn't work then I'd look at as low as possible interest bank loan and if that failed I would have to look at relocating her into a state school. Either way, I don't think I'd be kicking up a huge fuss about it as the school is a private company and they can ultimately do what they please. I guess where the analogy breaks down is that I don't have an emotional tie to my daughter's school in the same way one does to a Football Club.

"Credit" isn't a problem per se. The problem comes when it is abused. Tarring everyone with the same brush isn't an accurate assessment of credit facilities. Some of us use credit facilities wisely.

Matchday programmes at the last game of the season

Us mongs can't help but be silly. It's genetic.

You and c.98% of Saints fans....

What happens if Cortese's reaction to growing fan "un-rest" is: "Sod this for a game of soldiers. I'm out"....?

I've started putting aside £30 per month in preparation for paying for next year's season ticket

I'm not aware of a widespread, vehement protest about the announcement. Link anyone?

Danny will be able to answer that one. It does baffle me somewhat.

Are you my wife?

First time for everything on here... ;-)

More importantly.....Glamour awards? WTF is all that about?

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Stop being a mong? After 41 years of fastidious training? A little harsh if you ask me. Perhaps I could slowly ween myself off....say 12 episodes of mongness for the first week gradually whittled down to 1 or 2 episodes by the start of the season?

Fret ye not.....here comes Cortese now, on his way back from the future with all the answers....

Keep up the speculation that he's not coming folks....

You paid £80 for a football....?

Flattery will get you nowhere..... No, if truth be known I'm as thick as mince. (True story)