VectisSaint

You didn't reckon with Rooney getting in the ref's ear to get Kompany sent off did you? Cheating bastards. Tackle didn't even warrant a yellow, even Nani didn't appeal, just the thug, and a useless ref. Hopefully we'll get a Prem team at home (someone outside Top 6 and not Stoke), Newcastle would be interesting, could easily see us beating them while they are without Ba. I'm sure NC would like to give Pards a nice little welcome as well.

Again?

I think you mean "as a child I am always taught that it is dangerous".

Who is this Le Tisseir?

Beacause Dickson is not a RB, we have more than adequate cover for RB in Dan Harding (who has played there before) and also we have cover from Cork and Stephens if absolutely necessary. I doubt that Frazer is anything more than a minor knock, no point in risking him. In any case Dickson is only on loan, so could be recalled in an emergency if we needed cover at LB (assuming all three of our other good LBs were not available).

Very good summary of how I feel. This and Dubai Phil's response. I don't have a problem with the person we are talking about here per se, but the threads just become so ****ing depressing that any enjoyment of the game or banter is just completely lost. I finish the afternoon thoroughly down in the dumps not because of the result,t hough that doesn't help, but because of the mindless negativity and moaning which has nothing to do with a match thread. Please lets keep the match thread to posts about the match, and a few pictures of nuns.

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.