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Converting loans into permies doesn't count (well, not when I'm making up the rules as I go along it doesn't) :-)

But according to a lot of people on here, risk of injury (to any player, regardless of whether they are a transfer target) is one worth taking to play a full strength side in the FA Cup.... ;-)

Sooooo, here we are then......end of Januray transfer window Week 1.....here's hoping the remaining few weeks are more interesting.....

Oi...Post pirate.... ;-) http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?27328-Blackpool-build-up-!&p=928082#post928082

Indeed. A judgement on this one can only really be based on personal instinct. Which means that one man's instinct is just as valid as another's. Phew. Agreement to disagree. Harmony is restored in SaintsWeb land :-)

My view isn't as categoric as that - i.e. I've no statistical or tangible evidence to offer by way of conclusion that a cup run will de-rail our run in - I simply have a pragmatic gut feel that we'd be better off concentrating on the league 100% after tomorrow. That's all. I acknowledge that a cup run can sometimes have the effect of galvanising performance in the league but this isn't always a side product of a cup run (a la Portsmouth and Middlesborough in recent memory). So, I don't believe anyone is citing any exact science in coming to their conclusion one way or the other. My view on this particular matter is based on instinct not logic (which is counter-intuitive for me as I usually go for the logical side in most debates). Besides, it's not an argument that anyone can win as we'll never know one way or the other if the cup run (or lack of one) had an influence on our final league position.

Body language experts on standby: http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2260709,00.html Austin to feature on 'Football League Weekend' Posted on: Fri 07 Jan 2011 Town fans would be well advised to tune in to Sky Sports' 'Football League Weekend' show this Friday evening, as it features an extended feature with star striker Charlie Austin! The show spent a day with Austin's family and friends, as well visiting his former manager at Poole Town - the team from whom Town secured his signature last season. Presented by George Gavin, 'Football League Weekend' starts at 6pm on Sky Sports HD1 on Friday.

No, we'd be playing Oldham in the Football League Division 1 (8th January being the original date for this fixture). Would much rather we were playing Oldham away on a Saturday, as planned, than as a re-arranged fixture shoe-horned into mid-week.....

officialsaints Saints FC RT @nataliekitcher @officialsaints how many tickets sold so far for tomorrow? #saintsfc

Who's got that idea in their head?

Ormerod set to start game: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/articles/20110107/video-ormerod-to-return_2264437_2260661

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Most people who are suggesting that we'd be better off being knocked out are saying it from a strategic point of view, not because they don't think we can win it. I believe we can win this game but my gut feel is that we'd be better off not congesting our league fixtures anymore than we currently have.

You genuinely believed that Blackpool wouldn't field a second string team before buying your ticket? 'Twas the most likely scenario IMHO.

Rain stops play...

Are you Frank Muir ?

I won't be unhappy if we go out on Saturday but I won't be celebrating any Blackpool goals either. I will however express my ambivalence in abundance.

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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