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Looks like there was a couple of hundred Saints fans there in the away section. Friends and family of the U18 squad and staff I guess.

Saints 2 nil down after 20 mins. Hey ho.

Periscope link: https://www.pscp.tv/w/b2eS9jF3QkVBSm5wREFBUVB8MWxQS3FkT3FWTlB4YubJOCk-a6A4m30kumy6O-QuAN4x-LWTWuuZXjb8DCMo?t=4m2s Edit: that didn't last long

Kick off in 15 minutes. Any chance of a stream I wonder...?

Would it be fair to suggest that if a "let's leave with no deal" petition had reached the same number of signatories as the "let's revoke article 50" petition in similar record time, then brexiteers would have been talking it up and remainers talking it down...?

Game changer... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2097200947043549&id=516762978420695

Nice goal. That forward run has got Hassenhuttl's ethos written all over it

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So, when May implements ye olde 'statutory instrument' to remove 29th March from the statute book, does she have to set a new date (12th April?) or can she leave it open ended?

Yep, I know that, you know that.... but of course Macron can't be seen to be explicitly advocating such an eventuality at this moment in time....

I knew it was only an advisory referendum because it was widely publicised as such. If others thought otherwise then it just goes to show how little attention some people pay to important details.

Macron: "It's a no-deal Brexit if MPs reject deal again" (BBC News)

Why didn't he just say "....I will deliver it"? It could be argued that the fact he sowed an element of doubt into his proposed action is the opposite of being misleading. He was in fact indicating there's a chance that he (or his successor) might not be able to deliver it. If he had straightforwardly said "I will deliver it" then, yes, that would have been misleading...

I'm not in favour of re-running the original referendum. I think we should have a different one now.... The first one asked whether we wanted to leave or stay in principle. I think a new referendum should now ask whether we want to leave in practice. Seems logical to me. I'm with Jacob Reece-Mogg on this. IIRC, he was originally in favour of two votes (before the terms of the original referendum were agreed). i.e. an opinion based referendum followed by a ratification referendum.

Whilst acknowledging that these online petitions are token gestures, I've never seen one go up quite as quickly as this one: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584 (It keeps crashing btw)

https://www.premierleague.com/news/1110569?sf209672524=1

Surely, by directly slagging off MPs in a live televised appeal to the public this evening, May is a genius and playing a blinder, in the knowledge that this is bound to entrench MPs even further into not supporting her deal, and thus ultimately lead to us staying in the EU (as she privately wants)? Either that or she thinks it'll galvanize support for her deal and she's just a bit dim...?

I agree that revocation is looking like the most likely outcome now, and the EU have kindly teed up a 'Here, you can even blame it on us' olive branch. I feel it also means we could revoke A50 "in good faith" thus leaving May also to appease the brexiteers that this isn't necessarily the end game. Maybe. Maybe not. Who the **** knows?!

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17515112.southampton-ace-danny-ings-plays-in-behind-closed-doors-win DANNY Ings took another step towards being fully fit after playing for Saints in a behind-closed-doors friendly today. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team won 3-2 against Championship side QPR, with Charlie Austin, Sam Gallagher and Jake Vokins bagging the goals. Ings, who hasn’t played since the beginning of February, managed to get 45 minutes of game-time under his belt. Hasenhuttl’s side were due to play Bristol City behind-closed-doors last Friday, however, the game was unable to go ahead. Saints’ boss also used the friendly with QPR to take a closer look at Fraser Forster.

Because there wouldn't be enough time to get the WA legislation in place before 29th March? (i.e. a 'technical extension')

Tusk has left open the door for a longer extension though (if MV#3 doesn't happen or fails), which some (majority?) of MPs might hold out for?

Tusk: "May's request for a short extension will be acceptable on condition that the Withdrawal Agreement is approved by HoC before 29th March..." Assume that means that Bercow can't now block MV#3 as that EU condition constitutes a significant change in circumstances....?