trousers

By the way, will Southampton Football Club see any of this cash? I seem to recall we were creditors to the tune of £35,000 once upon a time (unpaid match tickets?) Would be worth a small chuckle if we do

People still talking about the ongoing Pompey takeover saga on the Pompey Takeover Saga thread? Well I never....

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/wally-meets-portsmouth-boss-andy-4172941 “I’ve been given a budget, and if we can’t afford something, it’s not going to happen. If Wayne Rooney became available tomorrow, I might ask my board the *question – but if we can’t afford to sign him, it stops there.”

One simple solution when faced with HMRC tax demands: Change your name by deed poll to 'Portsmouth Football Club'.

Which is £60,271 after tax etc

Lambert on for a corner....so they take it short before he's got anywhere near the box. Sigh

Milner on to inject some energy into the game....

Quick, bring on Rickie! Edit: Rooney scores from the spot kick. Booooo

This. Gaston going on loan is a win-win IMO. If Hull manage to unlock his potential then we'll have a better player returning to us, if they don't then we'll have saved a significant amount of money in wages. And, if he does start realising his potential at Hull we'll have a player out there helping taking points off some of our 'top-half-of-the-table' rivals....

I'd go for.... Forster Clyne - Alderweireld - Fonte* - Bertrand Cork - Schneiderlin - JWP Long - Pelle - Tadic Subs: Boruc**, Targett, Gardos, Wanyama, S Davis, Mane, Gallagher*** * Yes, I know Fonte isn't a left sided CB but.... ** If head in the right place, otherwise K Davis *** If fit, otherwise Mayuka or an U21 forward Edit: I like Harry Reed and always try to get him into 'my' squad, but, injuries aside, it's difficult to see where he's going to get much opportunity as we're so strong (relatively) in midfield. Shame really, especially given he's often being touted as this year's "academy breakthrough" player. Maybe this'll be the first season in a while that we don't have such a breakthrough player?

It seems to be all the rage this 'defection to UKIP' malarkey.... http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/05/21/Labour-stalwart-defects-to-ukip http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/politics/fourth_labour_councillor_defects_to_ukip_in_barking_and_dagenham_1_3434332 http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Northampton-Labour-councillor-defects-UKIP/story-21674314-detail/story.html http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/mobile/news-full?ID=85443&cat=8

@SouthamptonFC: SQUAD NUMBERS: Sadio Mané has been allocated number 10, while @AlderweireldTob takes the 17 shirt. #saintsfc http://t.co/qMnu0tUQ17/s/m8ET

@RonaldKoeman: Happy and delighted with our Squad for this season! We show our ambition! @SouthamptonFC

@jordansibley: I reckon we still have time for one more... #saintsfc

@jordansibley: I reckon we still have time for one more... #saintsfc

@SouthamptonFC: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch @AlderweireldTob's first interview as a #SaintsFC player - http://t.co/hWWRyG20yX/s/xsDR #SaintToby

@SouthamptonFC: Alderweireld: "I'm very happy to be here. I think this is an upcoming club." #saintsfc http://t.co/MgswbKGbN0/s/UpHb @SouthamptonFC: Alderweireld: "#SaintsFC put a lot of effort in to get me, so now I want to give something back to the club by doing my best for the team." @SouthamptonFC: #SaintsFC manager @RonaldKoeman: "I am delighted that we have been able to bring Toby to the club. I know him very well." #saintsfc @SouthamptonFC: Koeman: "We needed competition in our squad, and with Toby here we now have a lot of possibilities and quality." #saintsfc @SouthamptonFC: Koeman: "In our first conversation, I told Toby about our plans, about the ambition of the club and about how we play." #saintsfc

@bigadamsport: #saintsfc Deal for Sadio Mane is still on - waiting to complete permanent move to St Mary's

@SouthamptonFC: CONFIRMED: #SaintsFC have completed a #deadlineday deal for Toby Alderweireld. Welcome, @AlderweireldTob! #SaintToby

@JacquiOatley: Tease!! RT @AlexStone7: Just been shown FIFA TMS database. Looking at deals done/pending. Few interesting ones not reported at all by media

What's the point of having a deadline if it can be extended?

Andy Carroll on his way to QPR...