ooh it's a corner

d'eau!

Me + 1 Plus me dad on separate holidays, I hasten to add. but 3 down from normal. love to be there, but sunshine + pool beckons......

For what it's worth, I'm with you. My Dad's 68 so gets the concession price, but as an pensioner, I now shout his ticket, as he had done for me, many (skint) years in the past. All the angst against the senior population on here is pretty ugly to read and if there was a few years difference in Dad's age, I would be fuming at the price hike - as it is I've got away with a mere 33% ish rise, bargain. As for the spite that is being posted on here...pretty shameful, but once people have worked for most of their adults lives, they'll change their opinion on the perks of getting older.

me neither, but St Vince's post #134 seems to fuel that one

I'm not sure I agree with the club bashing over the lack of season ticket info. Remembering back a few seasons it always struck me as bonkers that season ticket prices were announced before we knew which division we were going to be in - presumably for the same lack of cash flow that Norwich suffer from, with the introduction of an earlier early bird each year. So, the same was true in March this year, the club did not know which division we would be in next. So, there are only two choices, announce season ticket pricing with League One and Championship pricing, or wait. I'd also like to think that the season ticket pricing is also related to the costs of running the club (albeit I accept that these days it is a smaller percentage of revenue than yesteryear). So, perhaps the club wants to understand who the manager wants to keep/release/sign, before doing the maths on the season ticket pricing. The other factor, for me, in season ticket sales, is the feel good factor. If the club doesnt expect any major signings, then the best time to sell season tickets was probably the second we were assured of promotion. (which means this boat has now sailed). However, if the club is expecting a major signing, this could be better than the feel good factor at promotion... Finally, with regards to the "no season tickets" idea, I'm not sure it's as leftfield as it sounds (although as a ST holder it would be a right royal pain in the backside). I think it would result in bigger gate receipts if the club is successful, and smaller gate receipts if the club is not - I can't work out whether a club that wants to do something differently to the world's most successful teams is maverick or barmy....

oh the irony.....

I like this. It's got all the ingredients of a good football chant. Three of the four lines are the same, so it should be easy for everyone to remember. The other line is the lad's name, so we should get that right It's a familiar tune It's got a level of wit and tongue-in-cheekness that all good football songs should have. Marvellous effort, pat yourself heartily on the back

For me it's not about success - how can it be, I only started going in 1980 and the only thing we have won since then is the JPT final. As for my match day experience today, it is made all the more enjoyable by the pre-match beers with friends and family. Without the social element of football, I'm not sure I would go. The product is very hit or miss from an entertainment perspective and going on your own to football is a fairly lonely experience. I think it is much more fun starting a season as favourites and winning more games than you lose, so right now I would take this 3rd tier offering, with its 3rd tier pricing, over the PL. However, if we were challenging for honours and playing in Europe every other week, I would sooner see that. I can remember going to see Saints vs Chelsea as an opening day fixture, just as the money had started to roll in and Chelsea had Gianluca Vialli playing for them, and I can remember thinking how great it was to be going to see one of Europe's top footballers play. Naturally that experience soon faded, but I would sooner be watching Lionel Messi play against Southampton this afternoon than some plonker from Bmth. So, if it's choices, my heart says expensive success, but my head would say affordable pastime.

sauce?

Anyone know where he was today? Was he in Swindon, or was he watching S****horpe? We'd all appreciate a new manager, Adkins or whoever, just interested to know if we're any closer.

Nice idea. I'm in. And Crab Lungs, thanks for the avatar, good work..

Thanks Marcus. I will always smile at the fact that my JPT cup pictures include you taking photos like the rest of us. I'm sure you had as much fun as we did. I hope all the messages of goodwill on here help to ease the pain felt by your loved ones... God bless big fella

Extra time and pens tonight

Puncheon's first half free kick was going in, albeit very gently...

I'll sell you a twirl for £300,000. You may think that's a bit rich, but this is no ordinary twirl, it's made of mouth melting, luxury chocolate, this is an M&S twirl... PM if you want, but the £300k is non negotiable

Pointless. Your thread + 1 (or three if you include my dad and my daughters tickets) How many are we up to?

Woot!

Cant think of any saints players with a diary theme, but one of our league one rivals has a whole team full.... yep, you guessed it, it's Sheffield Wensleydale.

I've heard that HMRC has told AA they will not accept the CVA, in advance of Thursday's meeting, so that he can put forward a different proposal. Anyone else heard this?

I think it starts with..... Twas on the very first of May, to Wembley I did roam, I did not have a ticket so I watched the match at home, I loaded up with tv snacks and several crates of beer, I slung a toilet roll at next door's cat for atmosphere... nnnnaahhhhh silly sod

I struggle to understand how they justify the 25% increase in my ticket price. Lord knows what will happen if they ever get promoted.....

Another article, heaping nothing but contempt at their situation....and the administrator http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=5252 The world has run out of patience with them all..... bless.

I disagree. He was aware the ball was going over his head, he was aware Lambert was behind him, he was aware that he was 8 yards out from goal. He took the gamble that it was odds on Lambert would score with a free header from 8 yards, so better to concede a penalty and have the chance of a miss/save. It was an aboslute "professional" foul, which DID prevent an obvious goal scoring opportunity (let's face it, if Rickie Lambert had been standing on the edge of the box, with no chance to get the ball, the defender would not have raised his arm). I don't think the ref would have been slated for sending him off. Equally, the ref hasnt been slated for the yellow card, but in part that is because we won comfortably. Had the same player scored the winning goal in the last minute, we would all be focused on that "bad" decision. The rule is the denial of the "opportunity to score". A deliberate handball on the line, is stopping a certain goal and merits a red card. Deliberately stopping an opponent, with foul play, from having the "opportunity" to score, is a red card. Rickie Lambert was clearly denied an opportunity to score. Personally, I would have sent him off. but then I'm biased :-)

what's going to be more fun then? Pompey finishing bottom, regardless of the minus nine points, or Pompey finishing in the bottom three ONLY because of the minus nine points?

we're ugly?