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Where are the bean spillers?

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On the assumption that there are no appearance fee 'worries' if he plays for the reserves then I'd play there on a 'just in case' basis.....

"True" at time they were told or "True" at some point in the future?

120% would be better IMHO

There was a blatant opportunity to play him in the reserves on Tuesday to get him match fit, but it didn't happen.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7665089.stm p.s. ever so slightly dull observation of the day....anyone else noticed that the BBC web page name for the CCC is 'eng_div_1'; League one is 'eng_div_2' and League Two is 'eng_div_3' ? Good to see the good old Beeb is keeping a-pace with the modern world.

We don't need any. We've got attacking midfielder Rudolf Skacel pumped up and waiting in the wings

Ask Fulthorpe. You'll find him at the grotty betting shop counter next to the bar.

A reasonable conclusion

Don't worry - I've worked it out for myself. The Answer is (b) Bunkum.....because they would of course 'lose' a sizable sum of money from those who would go to both regardless. And from them they would lose £12 per person per game 'pair'. So, this hair brained idea would only work if it attracted more than 6,000 extra to the cr*p games.....which is a tad unlikely. Bottom line is that I'm talking tosh (albeit to myself)

Why don't we go back to the gold, silver, bronze grading scheme but make the differences greater? i.e. make the less attractive games very cheap, but the more attractive games a little dearer....? For example.... Scenario 1 Saints Vs Doncaster on a cold Tuesday night: £24 Saints Vs Reading on a sunny Saturday 3pm kick off: £24 Trousers decides to give the Doncaster game a miss but goes to Reading. Money spent on matchday tickets = £24 Scenario 2 Saints Vs Doncaster on a cold Tuesday night: £10 Saints Vs Reading on a sunny Saturday 3pm kick off: £26 Trousers decides to go to both games. Money spent on matchday tickets = £36 So the club have got an extra £12 off me (+ any spend on merchandise & refreshments). If, say, an extra 5,000 decided to go to both games then that would bring in an extra £60,000 per game 'pair'. And if they did this for, say 10 games a season then they would rake in an extra £600,000. Clever or sheer unadulterated bunkum? You decide.

Loan or transfer? cheers

More importantly....what day/time is his flight home and will he be match fit for Saturday?

Saints 1 Watford 3

The "credit crunch" has been bubbling under for over a year now. What you describe as only happening a couple of weeks ago is the volcano erupting. (A significant number of) people will have been feeling the heat before the eruption so, IMHO, it has been a factor in reduced attendances this season. I don't think anyone has said it is entirely to blame....?

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A positive or negative impact? Ta

p.s. Chris de Burgh is 60 tomorrow. Fact.

Funny(ish) that you should say that....earlier in the day I caught the end of an interview the BBC News were doing with what looked like a West Ham fans rep of some sort....he was responding to questions about West Ham potentially going bust and quoted Leeds and Southampton as teams that had fallen on hard times. First time I've heard 'non-Saints supporting average Joe in the street' mention Saints' financial position before in that context. Fame at last.

I don't know....best Saints player to walk the planet and no one remembers his birthday until the evening. Call yourselves true fans? Pah.

Skacel didn't score. Official.

I did spot it (obviously)....but didn't want to expose myself to ridicule on here.... Four words: Horse Stable door Bolted