Matthew Le God

I think he will stay as long as Saints are still noticeably progressing towards the top flight. After all he is 17 years old and could potentially be a Premier League player in 13 or 25 months time without having to move anywhere and in that time be playing regular football for a club he has been with for the last 10 years. If we don't go up this season - he'll leave If we do go up this season - he'll stay If Saints make a promotion charge in the Championship next season - he'll stay If Saints struggle in the Championship next season - he'll go and so on...

Glad that was made clear! Not someone else's opinion then?

I think you are being unrealistic if you think that after pressuring Cortese to let him move, that Cortese would then be happy to have him in the squad as not a proper Saints player.

Well he didn't leave in January even though teams made firm bids for him.

He is under contract with Saints until June 2013. Saints can turn down bids for him, as they already have done in January this year. Before he turns 20 he could possibly be a Premier League player with Saints, he has plenty of time to move to a Champions League club if he wishes later on.

What would be the point in that? Might as well keep him for the extra season and see his value go up.

How can the playoffs be "the most likely scenario" for a team currently in 2nd place with a game in hand on those below and picked up 25 points out of the last 30 available?

Well to get 25 points from a possible 30 in the last 10 League games, Saints must be doing something right...

So you don't think Saints will also be "up for the game", considering this game means more to their season than it does for Brighton? When you say Saints "aren't in great form", have you forgotten that Saints have picked up 25 points out of the last 30 points available?

At no point have I said it has remained 100% the same since 1974. I am fully aware of how it has changed over the years. It is still fundamentally the same design since it was first used in the 1970's, albeit with a few tweaks.

Yep, it definitely looks better like that.

Well as Saints have had a number of very different badges in their 125 year history, saying "back to the old badge" is more than a little vague. I had an idea he meant the one based on the 1974 design but just asked for clarification. Nothing wrong with asking that.

I think the people that think Saints started in 1974 and should never change the badge are irritating. The badge designed in 1974 looks like what it is, an amateur attempt at a badge in the decade fashion forgot.

Do you not think Forte looks far more of a threat than N'Guessan?

Which "old badge"? The 1885 one, or the one that has only been used since 1974 and 30% of Saints history?

Pretty much every team has made significant changes to their badge over the years (including Saints). Here is Swindon's badge history... Coventry City are going back to their pre 1970's badge next season... Saints started using the fan designed badge as recently as 1974. So have used this for a mere 30% of the history. The other 70% Saints have had a different badge! Saints badge 1974 - 2011 I'd like to see... Either the 1885 badge return...

He didn't play, Dickson did.

You were the one using paper to be Alpine mark II! I was just pointing out the flaws in your bit of paper. Saints have been better than Huddersfield since their unbeaten run began. Also remember that Huddersfield's unbeaten run started after Saints comfortably beat them 4-1 at St Mary's.

Well it has already worked to get us above them. They are drawing too many games and can't break teams down. Since Huddersfield's run began Saints have lost 3 games, but Saints have won more matches than Huddersfield in that time as Saints have broken teams down and got wins, where as Huddersfield couldn't break them down and got draws. If that continues until the end of the season, Saints go up.

But in the same period Saints have accumulated more points, scored more goals and conceded fewer goals. I know which kind of momentum I'd rather have...

Explain why Huddersfield have momentum, but Saints don't? At the start of Huddersfield's unbeaten run in December they were above Saints, today in April they are behind Saints in the table (having played more games).

It is that simple. - Huddersfield need Saints to not win at least two games to stand any chance of getting 2nd spot. - Where as you said Saints can't afford any slip ups if Huddersfield win on Friday, which is simply not true.

Yes, Saints can. Saints have a game in hand and are already in front, so they can afford to lose a game.

Conceding 3 goals at home to Dagenham & Redbridge is "business as usual" for your defence? Are you sure?

That is hardly unique. Lots of new stadiums have those, including St Mary's I think.