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Yes And given the number of threads that go around in futile circles, I'm doing quite well out of it as it happens

Bernie

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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18166562.southampton-manager-ralph-hasenhuttl-transfer-window/

At least half what you'd have to pay for the same calibre of 'player with potential' these days?

Gotta be reverse psychology, surely? Wasn't that Dr Barry's forté...?

I tried... but the 'search our stock' button doesn't appear to work? #tinpot

People that have a pop at people that have a pop at people that call their vaccuum cleaner a 'hoover' even if it isn't

People that have a pop at people that call their vaccuum cleaner a 'hoover' even if it isn't

Hoover on/off buttons that take about 7 presses to work

Idiots that pull up in their cars in the dark on the opposite side of the road without switching off their headlights thus blinding oncoming traffic. Cretins.

5 year olds drinking in cars rather than waiting for the next stop

Talcum Powder

An outbreak of pragmatism on the Saintsweb Forum? Most disconcerting

If our form in the 2nd quarter of the season (i.e. top 3) is more of an indicator to our performances in the 3rd and 4th quarters than our form in the 1st quarter, then there's every chance we could sneak 7th and a Europa League slot. Given the relative lottery of cup games, I would venture that 'concentrating on the league' gives us a better chance of reaching Europe than via the 'winning a cup' route. (but, of course, would be delighted if we achieved both! )

If its GF then, yep, the effects can actually drag on for years (I had it as a teenager)

^I'm inclined to go with this.^ I'm no body language expert but he appeared genuine when he said there's a danger of blocking the development paths of Vokins and Valery if we get someone in and that he's now more inclined to think that they can provide decent back up sooner than he thought they'd be able to. He certainly didn't seem hacked off in any way.

Ralph in today's pre-match press conference (paraphrased): "We are still looking at the possibility of getting in a full-back. However, Valery is due back quicker than we thought (end of Jan) and Jake Vokins showed in the cup game that he is closer to first team standard than we perhaps thought. So, we have to be careful not to block their path into the first team and will only sign a player if we need to, not for the sake of it. We have the funds to sign someone if we need to."

Not sure where you get a "14th" finishing position from? If we pick up 4 points out of 6 in pairs of games such as Wolves and Palace, surely that puts us in top half territory? What if getting 4 points from those two games contributed to us qualifying for the Europa League (which isn't beyond the realms of possibility if our form doesn't dip too much between now and the end of the season). Would that soften the blow of not winning the FA Cup....?

What if having more fans at every away game was enough to tip the balance and boost team performance by one league place come the end of the season? In that scenario, would it be more cost effective to bag the additional prize money or forego the extra place and save money by not risking selling out the larger allocation...? #hypothetically

Even if, at the meeting, they manage to justify taking the lower allocations, please can you suggest to them that they don't post gloating tweets about selling out away ends.... Firstly it's misleading and secondly it's borderline Pompey levels of tinpottery. Cheers.

Tweets like this don't help matters either... Either there's a worrying lack of self-awareness over away allocations from the powers that be at the club or, perhaps even more worrying, an abundance of arrogance and/or incompetence about it...

Slap

Miner

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