Matthew Le God

Wow, he has even paid the £5 to continue with this beyond his 3 posts per day!

It will be 32,000 with the upper tier seats added, not 40,000. Currently 22,000.

No, because Saints were in the Championship whilst in admin during April and May 2009.

4th out of 92 on Boxing Day 2003 is more impressive than 46th out of 92 on New Year's Day 2011 tbh

Compare that to other attendances today... 24k Birmingham vs Arsenal in 1st tier 25k West Brom vs Man Utd in 1st tier 14k Burnley vs Sheff Utd in 2nd tier 14k Coventry vs Ipswich in 2nd tier 22k Nottingham Forest vs Barnsley in 2nd tier etc etc 22k vs Exeter City in the 3rd tier is very good! Especially as Exeter wouldn't bring as many away fans as Man Utd, Arsenal etc.

It was my screenshot/bookmarks bar, Jordan Sibley just used my image. So he clearly reads Saints Web, which you would expect given his job.

Yeovil are using a picture of Morgan Schniederlin rather than Paul Wotton, which worried me at first.

Well he was 5th choice at best for a central midfield spot behind Hammond, Chaplow, Schneiderlin and Gobern. Possibly even McNish and Ward-Prowse would put Wotton even further down the pecking order soon. Makes sense to loan him out or sell him as he won't be playing 1st team football if he stayed and I think his contract is up in the summer. Plus he is back playing in the West Country.

What about the signing of Dickson and the progression into 1st team contention of Chamberlain?

In 5 months time he may be a Championship player if he went to Saints now...

Preston average 12,000 in the Championship, Saints 22,000 in League One. So yes...

With Sheff Weds not playing and Huddersfield and Charlton having potentially tricky away games at Carlisle and Colchester, 3 points against Exeter could see Saints in 2nd place come 5pm New Years Day.

You get the feeling he hates Darren Ferguson from watching that interview.

Some people (including the ticket office staff) seem to think "near the back" mean worse seats. In fact from the back of St Mary's, as long as you are central, you get the best overview of the match. Its not like St Jame's Park where you would be miles away at the back.

Interview with Chaplow about the deal now on Saints Player.

Have you forgotten Alex is 17 years old and signed a 3 year professional deal at Saints in August 2010 until June 2013? http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2128220,00.html

But one you don't know the reasons behind.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?25550-Chaplow-Loan-Loan-Extended-Perm-Deal-or-back-to-Preston

Watching Adkins interviews over the past month when asked about Chaplow, I think Saints have wrapped up the deal already so doesn't matter that Ferguson has been sacked.

I have a feeling Adam Le Fondre will turn up at St Mary's at some point. Here is what Nigel Adkins said about him on 3rd September 2010 when he was still S****horpe manager... "He's a goalscorer. Roger Wylde, the physio at Stockport told me years ago that they had a good young kid who scores goals, he's gone on and done well at Rochdale and scored goals. We've watched him on several occasions, as we've thought players might move on from our club. I went to watch him last year. I watched him against Rochdale, we actually took Dagnall from them but it is fair to say I was watching both of them on the night. Ronnie Moore is going to try hard to keep him, but if he works hard he will get rewards."

Andy D'Urso explains his decision... http://www.cafctv.co.uk/articles/20101227/durso-explains-decision_2285314_2252231/0,,10267~2252231~1,00.html You can use your Saints Player login to hear it.

No journalist has the balls to add their name to this unsubstantiated dartboard of news rumour. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1341781/Chelsea-favourites-land-Southampton-starlet-Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain.html Nor can you comment on the story. It is almost as if the Daily Mail knows it is ******** and they are stirring things up with the club and none of the journalists want to have their name credited with it.

Nothing to do with the FA.