Matthew Le God

I have never said 50k for every game. But if the club really did challenge towards the top of the Premier League I don't see why 50k for some of the big fixtures wouldn't be possible. Teams like Man City, Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea etc are restricted by their current stadiums, they could all sell a lot more tickets than 50k. So it wouldn't make Saints 4th. What evidence do you want exactly? You keep harping on about season ticket waiting lists when for example Sunderland had only 10k season ticket holders in their last season at a 22k Roker Park, they had no waiting list at Roker and in the years building up to moving didn't get close to averaging near the capacity, they then moved to a 49k seater stadium.

Why have you not answered my question... "So when Saints were selling 31k+ against teams like Charlton in the Premier League and 31k against Man Utd in the Premier League you think both matches attracted the same level of interest?"

I didn't say they had kept to it. Just that it is meant to be an average across the squad, not a limit on individual wage packets.

So when Saints were selling 31k+ against teams like Charlton in the Premier League and 31k+ against Man Utd in the Premier League you think both matches attracted exactly the same level of interest? Had St Mary's been bigger, both attendances would have been larger, the Man Utd one considerably so. I've tried and failed to explain this to you a number of times. When have I ever said Saints were bigger than Liverpool? Liverpool sell out a 45k stadium every game, that doesn't mean their potential support is 45k. So if Saints were to get 46k for a game that doesn't mean they have a bigger fanbase, just that Liverpool are restricted. Look at it this way, when Saints were at the Dell sold 15k against Man Utd, and Pompey in the 2nd tier sold 20k for a game, does that mean Pompey's fanbase is bigger than Saints? No, it is just Saints were restricted by the Dell, as Liverpool are by Anfield.

It isn't a £10k wage cap. It is a £10k average wage for first team players. Yes, they are in the same league as Saints under 18's.

Well Saints were turning people away last time they were in the Premier League at St Mary's. Between 2001 and 2005 the club always averaged 30k+ in all four seasons and a high number of games sold out long in advance of the fixture. That was as a mid table team for three years, and coming bottom in the last season. If the team was competing towards the top of the league then the demand would be even higher than it was then. Do you honestly think that when Saints were selling out against Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool etc long in advance of the day of the game that no-one else wanted a ticket? This is irrelevant. Liverpool actually sell out there 45k stadium each week pretty much. If they had a bigger stadium they would sell even more.

At least give the free demo a try before dismissing the game entirely. Is the ability to add remove countries/leagues not a game changing addition for FM12? That has been in development for a few years as it is very complicated. There are plenty of others of great new features that you will see if you play the demo. As for Steam, you only need the internet to activate it once, after that you can put it in offline mode and still play it.

What about the 140,000 people living on the Isle of Wight?

That is completely irrelevant to how Saints will do in 2011/12.

25 league goals from 10 games (7 more than any other team in the league), suggests we don't.

Can Skates count?

I think a graph to illustrate the gulf in class is required.

- 4th place and a Champions League spot would set the club up in terms of reputation to attract players and the money needed to buy them in the future in order to win FA Cups and further high league finishes. - A FA Cup win on its own doesn't, see Pompey.

The under 18's continued their good start to the season with a 3-2 win vs Chelsea today. They have also beaten Man Utd 4-2 this season and remain unbeaten.

If all goes well, the demo will be out next weekend.

For those that like long career games, this is a game changing feature (quite literally), has been in development for a few years and FM12 is where it will see the light of day. Miles Jacobson's blog today...

No you don't. Saints have a +9 goal difference from 9 games and are top of the league.

Schneiderlin is a more defensive player than Hammond, he has spent much of the season coming on as the holding midfielder sitting just in front of the centre backs.

On Twitter Jordan Sibley said it did happen. This thread was made before that Tweet, so the opening poster is clearly itk.

The home of Hull City and where Cardiff are playing on Saturday.

Well that is rubbish. What about Chaplow and Cork in their second spells at the club?

36. Him playing today doesn't mean he is in line for a Saints return. The club could just be helping him back to fitness so that other clubs can have a look at him. Today's opposition Exeter perhaps?

No evidence they had any money at all really.