revolution saint

Tbf I think you've been utter **** this pre-season. Apart from an inspired fat boy thread you haven't offered anything new at all and I'm disappointed. I paid my fiver in good faith to read you and for what? Some standard generic moaning - you're just going through the motions mate and you shouldn't take us for granted. I know it's just pre-season and you'll get better but surely you could experiment with some new themes and try them for size? Frankly I'm not confident going into this season - I expected world class moaning but so far it's been a bit dull. At this rate I'm going to have to go to games instead and that would be a shame..

It'll be our first chance to see the team today for a lot of us and given NC's previous comments about a Southampton "style" (see here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8679885.stm) I wondered what people thought the style might be? I don't expect to see much of it today given it's a friendly and we've got key injuries but it'll be interesting to see how that style develops over the season. It would be quite good to have a recognised brand of football - we used to have it until Branfoot took over and we never really got it back. Thoughts?

Good luck mate and I'll buy a copy if I see someone selling it. I'm sure I'm not alone in missing proper fanzines and would be great to see one back here.

Massive ginger. Not him.

Really? Blue shirts? Doubt it....

16 'fraid not. To be honest it's all gone a bit quiet now. I'll chuck you the fact that he's Italian.

Not having played for his country (full international level) would make playing in the world cup a bit tricky.

Only at U21 level.

Sorry, but no. Latin types rarely are.....there you go big hint.

Yeah, that's too cryptic for me...

Over 30

Never been contracted over here. He may have been in a European competition here but not to my knowledge.

Yes and No.

I'd never heard of him but the you tube videos look good.....a bit of a David Platt type late runner into the box type if that helps?

No, it's true. The thing is I can't compromise my source (always wanted to say that!) and I know they met for talks today - but I don't know the outcome. I fully intend to exploit my ITK status from now on though - it probably won't last long......

Yes, 19 to go.....

Where's the fun in that? The whole point of this is I know something you don't.

Animal, and yes or no questions from now on until you get too close.....

Yep, sounds like the same one I've heard.

I know we're in for a player currently playing in one of Europe's second tier divisions (not England). He's a midfielder and has already had talks with Pardew.

I saw those interviews and they were a bit embarassing. If Lowe had come out with something similar he'd have been slated for it. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter much but it does smack a bit of insecurity.

When I was growing up Pompey barely figured on my radar - i knew I was supposed to hate them but it's hard when they are so far removed from us. It wasn't until they got promoted that I really payed any attention to them and even then it was largely as a reaction to their hatred of us. I was surprised just how much they dislike us which is a bit silly really considering that the only basis is that we're their nearest geographical club to them but there it is. I do think a large section of them actually hate us and that's what characterises them for me; most of us only dislike them as a direct result of their attitude to us. Frankly they're above us. Great, who cares? I care about as much as I do about Spurs or Bournemouth or any other club which is actually not at all. if I have any feeling at all it's that i wish they would stop this fixation with being better than us - over recent years that's hardly a benchmark for success, is it? Over the past year I will admit that my feelings have changed a bit - the club has lied and cheated blantantly and blamed everyone else for their problems. I think they deserve to be liquidated.

unbelievable

In this post Professor has displayed a tendency for condesension and pretension. Within the aspect of living up to his username and perceived role on an internet forum this is entirely in keeping with his online persona. However professor should realise that other threads exist to express his opinion on without having to start a new one based on purely upon his own need for validation of his opinion. I mean, honestly? "Alan showed that he has a good understanding of the subject but he could improve his consistency in putting this knowledge into practice" You pompous sod!