VectisSaint

So everyone seems to be OK except for Shane Long, out for 2-4 weeks.

He's gone. Now plays for Man U. Was brilliant for us though. Get over it.

Why does someone have to be leaving, maybe the team is expanding, after all it is good to have 2 people for every position, helps with competition for places. There were adverts on OS a little while back for a couple of vacancies in this area.

Worked for me (or rather for my daughter) who exceptionally cannot make the game this Saturday and we have no-one to sell it to at this short notice (usually have a couple of mates that would take it) . Quite honestly, don't really care about the refund. The alternative is that the seat next to me would be empty, the club would not benefit from selling another ticket and making a few quid out of some merchandise/program/burger/beer that it would otherwise not have made, and so help reduce our loan to Kat. Won't make a jot of difference to whether we renew or not. My only concern is that I might have some fat, sweaty bloke sat next to me :-) I could have been selfish and left the seat empty, so that I could man spread :-)

Pelle missed reasonably easy chance. Should have had a hatful given he is up against Forren.

Don't really see the point of the Dutch calling up Stek. They now have 2 sub keepers on the bench.

Di ck van Dyke surely, playing as sweeper

I agree that he has a soft spot...

We got into the original agreement when we were in the Football League - not sure if it was when we were in League One or Championship. It was initially for 3 years, it was discussed about changing when we were promoted to the PL, but it didn't happen and it looks like we extended the contract. Most (not all) of the PL teams who have been promoted in the last 4 or so years have the same agreement, none of the established PL teams use it as far as I can see.

Doubt it, the offence took place in March. Some time in court today, possibly oneprevious very short hearing. There were rumours a couple of weeks back about something like this. Was it this or another issue more recently?

He was still shockingly awful in some games early on. Players can be shockingly awful and still turn out to be very good. Some can be shockingly awful and stay that way, some can be brilliant and turn out to be shockingly awful. Unfortunately there are a few rather dim posters on here who don't seem to be able to grasp such a concept and spout rubbish about a player being brilliant even when he was at some times shockingly awful.

Matthews?

We don't need (want) him to be the Southampton of horse racing. We already have one who is better, been at it for many more years than Michael ****ing Owen, and Southampton related, thank you.

It is there, under the heading Brian Draper 10/10/2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0350lj3

Not sure if you are agreeing with me or not, or whether you think kit is available more generally. I did forget Oxford Street, but otherwise as I said, it is only available in Southampton area JD Sports outlets (includes Eastleigh), Isle of Wight and Gatwick (and Oxford Street). It is not available in any other JD Sports outlets unless this has been changed since. This is the news item from the OS: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150702-201516-home-kit-launch-friday-2521966.aspx and the relevant extract: There’s also some good news for supporters located away from Southampton as, for the first time, select branches** of JD Sports – including at Gatwick Airport and on London’s Oxford Street – will be stocking Saints’ home kit. **Newport (Isle of Wight), London Oxford Street, Gatwick Airport (South Terminal Departures), Eastleigh, Southampton West Quay Road, Southampton Above Bar

Turkey play Iceland. Dutch play Czech Rep.

No. Apparently u16 coach at Norwich.

Nothing wrong with it to be honest, except that it isn't their first major tournament. It needs to be amended to say first major tournament "since 1986" then it would be perfect and factually correct.

That and the Nivea advert...

Abroad? The only place where we sell them abroad is the Isle of Wight. Apart from Gatwick we don't sell them anywhere outside of the Southampton area. Not sure that commercial income is primarily based on shirt sales anyway, much of what you see in some parts of the world are fake anyway. But we really could do so much better, a 2 million increase over last year really is a bit pathetic, however many percentage points it is that are used to pull the wool over the eyes of the gullible.

Scoring a couple more this season will be nice, but probably won't change much in terms of results. I will be happier still if he continues to do what he always does and helps create goals and continues to drive us on in midfield with his energy and tackling. He may not get many official assists (because assists don't count the critical passes before the last one), but the chances he creates with his non-stop running and passing is crucial, and it is very telling that the level of our play drops off considerably when he does not start or when he is subbed off. Really pleased for Captain Fantastic this week.

Incredible goal. 3 in a week.

Easily solved though, a gag on Ralph will do the trick...

Faroes winning as well, looking good but long way to go.

Very nearly.