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Now we'll see if 'anybody' could do the same job. FWIW I think we'll be all right (glad we're pretty much relegation free though!)

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/15/nicola-cortese-southampton-exit-manager Guardian at 14-41 reporting that he has instructed his lawyers to negotiate a severance package .... (lying, scumbag, agenda-led media etc).

Maybe KL told NC to concentrate on the FA cup this season?

Small world, listened to it this morning, via Spotify (hence this thread?). Great album but sounds terribly dated now, Supersonic for me. Scrolling down that same Spotify page Heathen Chemistry was the album we listened to most. Drove around France for several summers with that one in the CD stack.

Yeh, if we exclude the two Mancs, the two Scouse and the 3 big London clubs we have a fighting chance of being crowned 'Best of the Rest'. Champions Lge it ain't but it's still a decent return for our second season and should see us tactically avoid the Europa cup too.

The tolls on the 'original' Dartford Tunnel (mid-60s) were set up on the premise that they would only be their till it's paid for, never happens, the tunnels and the 'new' bridge have paid for themselves many times over, the tolls haven't gone, in fact they've just gone up! Massive **** take, either we have 'road pricing' or we don't; I'm not averse to paying a toll for a genuinely new provision and one that wouldn't otherwise wouldn't be built but once the tolls are established and the facility is paid for they never come off!

Watched Saturday's game on a stream and the first 60 minutes were as dull as ditchwater. Welcome to the Premier League mid-table twilight zone, it's probably there every season for two or three teams it's just that it's been a long time since we've been involved in mid-table mediocrity, especially this 'early' in the season, also see the last 6-8 games last season. Fortunately we've got most of the top 8 still to play and they should all be reasonable games, the test will be how much we are prepared to put into games like next week where the bottom 6 or 7 will be giving it their all. The table can turn round quickly but it's not beyond the realms that we could stay in 9th for the remainder of the season!

Excellent, that's our first 'new signing' of the window sorted then. Hopefully Osvaldo will now come fizzing back with his World Cup head on too.....

Fantastic goal!!!!!!!!!!!

Cork off, we know what happens now,

webb very laissez-faire today.

let's make sure we score while we are on top. Shaw looks fresher for a week off, Clyne gives an extra option down the right.

nice crisp passing, we look confident on the ball,

Same; I never got the love-in/cult hero thing with Ostlund, he was always pants for me.

Yeh, the name came to me in a dream last night. Scarey stuff, don't even go there. Not the worst loan player we've ever had.

That's the one, Mario Licka and the fatty from Liverpool came on second half (can't remember his name, plays for Barnsley last time I saw him?) We got a pen and we drew 1-1. Those were the days, we were glad of a battling point at Sc-nthorpe.

Anybody remember Sc=unthorpe away when we were under a lot of pressure first 10 minutes and we (JW) conceded a corner. Some random in the front row went nuts at Wright and he gave it right back to him, matey tried to get at him and Wright looked well up for it as well .... matey was seen off by the stewards and his mate and led from the ground .... long way to go for 10 minutes football even if you did nearly come to blows with the legend that was JW. LOL at those laughing at Chris Perry, really good player for us, his legs had gone but he came in and did a decent job, and absolutely gave his all for the club.

Just a left field selection from me. Obviously Morgan is a 'better' player but the OP asks about 'legends' which to me involves some degree of longevity/loyalty, and a consistent level of service and performance. 50 players more deserving than Oakley? Name them! Bet you can't get to 10 .....! I'll give you Lallana, Lambert, SuperKelvinDavis, who are the other 47?

Matt Oakley? Played a lot of games, in an 'unseen' role. Maybe the fact he was unseen leads a lot of fans to under-rate him? Consistently scored a 7 and often an 8, one of our unsung heroes; a holding midfielder who was 10 years ahead of his time?

What he should have said: We have no immediate plans to buy any specific players but like most clubs we are always interested in improving our squad, and if the right players become available and if they fit within our budget and they can add-to and improve our current squad, we would obviously be interested. Sub-text, we don't have to buy anybody in this window, we won't pay silly-money January prices, we do have funds available for good players that fit within our existing budgets.

Well the perception seems to be that big teams can get to influence who refs them, even before we consider how their games are referreed. Wouldn't it be fairer to introduce a jury-style challenge system? Before the season the PL circulates the names of this season's 20-ish PL refs. Clubs are allowed to object to two names .. all clubs big and small get to object. Match allocations are then decided accordingly. Any good? (bored with it now, if Clattenberg doesn't ref us for the next 2 or 3 years, job done; if he does then once again the small clubs are being treated differently to the big boys, i'd say it's 50-50 whether we get him again next seaon, I don't think we will have him again this season).

Have I missed the memo or something? When have either of these instances ever been considerations in relation to handball? Or to giving any other sort of Penalty kick/free kick (anywhere on the pitch). You are confusing issuing 'cards' with issuing Penalty kicks and Free kicks.

Looks OK, on a Sunday morning you could come in on M4/A4 and then across town. On a Saturday I would take the M25 round to the M23 J and then head up to Croydon on the A23, it's further in distance but would be quicker in time.

Haven't got a clue and not sure where you would find out? I'll go Blackburn. Shearer, Sutton, Le Saux and A.N.Other (Wilcox/Batty?)

Looks like Tamworth to me? Why do my links not work? I'm copy and pasting the URL in 'insert image' but the picture doesn't show up.