VectisSaint

No, vast majority of supporters wouldn't even know it exists. Views on here tend to be much more extreme than the average Saints supporter, and sadly nowadays there is very little evidence of anyone with insider knowledge and so the forum has become largely a waste of time for those of us who are really only on here to keep in touch with what is going on.

Agreed, problem is that some folks keep quoting him and so the drivel still gets downloaded, don't care too much at home but it is a pain in the arse when you are away and relying on the match day threads for updates on your phone. He just takes over threads and makes them even more depressing than they sometimes are (Brizzle C for instance).

Please just ignore the troll, then those with him on Ignore will not see the drivel.

We'll see next week, but I would have been very surprised for him to be risked today.

and we lost. I tend to think we got to Wembley despite Branfoot.

Butterfield was linked with transfer away before the season started (can't recall who to), don't think he injured just surplus to requirements and getting off the bus soon.

I would have been surprised if we had risked him today with no other fit/available experienced strikers for next week. No point risking him when he is only just back to fitness.

Because we can't win or even score unless our Talisman is playing. Bugger the other players, it doesn't matter if they are dead on their feet, with Lambert in the team we will win. In any case if we could get a replay we could field 11 youngsters and not risk any of our first teamers, we could even put Tommy Fourpast in goal to ensure we lost the replay. We only need first teamers today in order to get a draw.

Did you name your son Damien?

Sorry, you're right, my bad.

So assuming Lee signs, will he be the player born furthest away from SMS in the northern hemisphere. That discounts all of our Antipodeans and South Americans. Incidentally wasn't Charles Miller (Sao Paulo) or even the guy nicknamed Torpedo (Argentina) born further away than Guly?

Lallana made his debut against Yeovil when we won 5-2. He looked decent but nothing particularly outstanding.

Hopefully not, we have FA Youth Cup game this morning. Might see some of the Development Squad, given its 7 subs today (I think)

To be fair, at least that way he might get paid.

Given he never played for Saints is he really a "former Saint on the move"

I would read into this that we will be bringing in another CB in that case.

We need a confidence boosting draw. Play the best team and plan to concede an og in the last minute to get a replay.

I recall the Jennings/Shilton goals (although not live, only on TV), Shilts was in my second season supporting Saints. There is actually an article on goalscoring keepers in Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_goalscoring_goalkeepers I am still not convinced that Jonny Vegas actually scored or was even a keeper, he is too much of a lardy (even more than me)!! We need a Saints keeper on the list (besides Shilts and Brucey).

Just out of interest, how many other players in our squad have played 9 times for their national side? And of those who has represented a side in the Top 20 of the FIFA Rankings? Jaidi has over 100 caps, for Tunisia ranked 59, Connolly also has caps for Ireland (ranked 22). I think thats it.

The players wouldn't play in unwashed kit, so irrelevant. I understand your point but reality is that if this were to happen TV would just say screw you and tell everyone that NA did not wish to be interviewed which would look much worse. Really we do not want sanitised interviews, they are already complete cack, managers unwilling to say anything of any hat actually interest and reportrrs asking banal questions with no imagination. Sadly the scenario you are wishing for represents all that is wrong with modern day professional sport. A few gaffs and and cockups is what makes good viewing, not politically or commercially correct platitude

Sir Alex doesn't like doing interviews at the best of times, and is a miserable old scroat, not the best of examples. But what I don't see is how this is Saints fault, I haven't seen the interview but I assume it was being done by TV company or something at the Amex. Are you seriously suggesting that we employ someone to be in between any of our staff/players and ensure that it is set up professionally before they are allowed to speak? I see where you are coming from but it ain't gonna happen is it. These sorts of interviews are about spontanaity (sp?) and getting a quick reaction after the game, managers are flustered and wouldn't wait until the minder says all is good to go. I guess you would have had someone stopping the Spuds players soaking Arry at an interview last year (personally don't think the players went far enough, they should have drowned the fecker in the bath).

A draw would be better, then we get a replay as well. Its not as if January is a busy month, so a replay would not knacker anyone.

It is no good trying to reason with Alpine. He makes similar statements every time there is something going on. Then when it doesn't trasnpire he finds something else to moan about, and quietly forgets everything he said before. The best thing is to just ignore him, unfortunately it is not enough to put him on ignore because people keep quoting his "ravings" which is just what he wants, normal troll behaviour. Sadly he occassionally talks a lot of sense, but he seemed to lose that ability over the Xmas holidays and reverted to type.

It may be releagtion form if we had only played 8 games, but when we already have 47 points, a point per remaining game would still get us well into the top half, so stop talking twaddle.

Nope, 17th is what you said time and time and time again. Nothing else will be accepted as you being right (not even 18th).