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sportingintelligence ‏@sportingintel Clubs in 'Big 5' divs spent €12.5bn on transfers since 2008. Those who've RECEIVED most: Spurs http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/wp68_eng.pdf … pic.twitter.com/T7gxd3oHcl

Hey! I'm the "whataboutery" expert on here....get off my patch!

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC . @SouthamptonFC is delighted to announce that Gareth Rogers has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer #saintsfc pic.twitter.com/hFXvuN8jlP Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Gareth has held the position of Interim Chief Executive for the past two months, and has worked at the Club since March 2011 #saintsfc Ralph Krueger: “It gives me great pleasure to announce, on behalf of the Board, that Gareth has been appointed as our new CEO." #saintsfc RK: “Gareth has done an excellent job leading our operation through a challenging & transitional period over the past two months." #saintsfc RK: “His appointment is another important step forward for our leadership team as we continue to grow this great Club.” #saintsfc Gareth Rogers: "I look forward and am excited by the challenge of helping the Club to grow, both on and off the pitch." #saintsfc Read the full story on the appointment of Gareth Rogers as the Club's CEO: http://sfcne.ws/NewCEOAppointed #saintsfc

Well f*** my old boots, after 5 years of searching we've actually found a Pompey fan that 'gets it'...

Could the pilot or co-pilot, if left alone in the cockpit for a few minutes, induce a controlled decompression in the cabin to make everyone unconscious, and thus leave the plane flying on auto for 8 hours?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26730533

Fairy nuff... I'll answer the question now.... I vote Tory because, rightly or wrongly, my natural instinct is "small government = good; large government = bad" So, against that philosophical backdrop to the way my brain is wired, my belief is that those who need state help should receive help and those that don't don't. If a policy of encouraging people that can work back into to work is resulting in an increase in suicide rates (I don't have the overall stats to hand, so not sure if this is a case of 'same camel, different straw'?) then there is clearly something wrong with the implementation of the policy. If people are physically or mentally unable to work then the state should support them and support them well. Not sure where that places me on the "f*** 'em" scale...?

Talking of broad brushes, I guess its against SWF rules to bring up Labour's record on helping 'the poor' at this juncture? Only you seem to be making the ascertain that its a 'right wing' issue... Political jostling aside, I do accept that the Tories are often poor at implementing sensible policies. (Whereas Labour are often good at implementing poor ones )

Give me the details and I'll investigate their circumstances.

What, field a team of players and then don't fully pay them until at least 5 years after they've left the club...? Isn't that cheating...?

@alex_crook: Poch now linked with Marseille in French press. Somebody is working overtime to get his name out there #saintsfc

"The numbers somewhat lance the myth that no-one can be arsed" Or...the numbers indicate that the government's policy to make work more attractive than benefits is actually having a positive effect...

You do realise its against Saints Web Forum rules to reflect upon where we were in the recent past don't you?

Original tweet by Gary Neville, re-tweeted by Lovren

@DejanLovren05: RT @GNev2: Probably the team I've been surprised by and enjoyed watching the most this season- Southampton

Round of applause to the Aldi marketing department

One fatal flaw in that analysis sir.... You've posted something rational on the Saints Web Forum. That's not going to go down very well I'm afraid.

Stan Collymore ‏@StanCollymore Better be up s**t Creek without a paddle in the short term, than a Pompey situation 5 years down the line eh Leeds fans? K Diddy ‏@LeedsHeartWhite The only positive thing I can say about #LUFC right now is that at least we're not Pompey but other then that zilch. Devestated and worried

The same shady characters that inadvertently kept them alive by virtue of wiping out most of their debt via consecutive admins... I haven't looked but I would imagine Twitter is currently awash with hypocritical Pompey fans declaring..."if only the Football League had been stricter with our owners"...

Pompey Trust ‏@PompeyTrust For those off to @officiallydale on Tuesday, bear in mind @MCFC take on @ManUtd just 15 miles away, so the M6 will be busier than normal. I assume both Manchester clubs will be putting out similar warnings about Pompey's travelling masses...?

Nabil Hassan ‏@NabilHassan79 Football League block Massimo Cellino's takeover. So what next for Leeds United? Heard rumours consortium led by Nicola Cortese were keen.

Not an unreasonable viewpoint there

I'm off to the gents.... I may be some time...