VectisSaint

If Charlton win 16-0 we will be out of the Top 6 after Saturday !!!

Sorry Docker but that is a myth, common term used throughout Hampshire, both the civilised part and Pompey, very common term on IW as well, usually used like "mate" rather than "bloke" though. A'right Mush?

Difference is Punch was here before him, if Adkins does take us to the Premier League then any players would have been brought in by him (or currently in squad). Adkins would probably have not signed the scroat in the first place, whereas Pards probably dealt with him to some extent as a fellow south Londoner and was also responsible for bringing him in initially. It often happens, someone like Punch can work well with one guy who brings him in but doesn't get on with his replacement. Bummer, lets hope we get shot of the little brat and replace hime before the end of the month.

Technically thats not correct, Peterborough have a game in hand on us and can go ahead with that game. But we still have to play them and so as long as we beat them it is still in our hands. That could change on Friday if they don't beat Colchester of course.

I have no doubt whatsoever that Punch will not be a Saints player come the end of this month. We need to get shot of him, and I think NA was as clear as could be yesterday that he is no longer on the bus and will soon be seen leaving the building for good. That said we need a replacement and pronto.

Is this a new rule for this year? 6 teams to go down, I didn't know that. Tranny much more likely to stay up than any of the teams below them, Swindon already in freefall and without Austin their fall will not be arrested. I think some people are a bit naive expecting to win every away game, I have some sympathy I think a draw would have been a decent result yesterday, and I have concerns that since we beat Oldham we have dried up in front of goal, but underestimating opposition is a classic mistake that many supporters and poor managers make.

I guess tht you actually didn't read the article, or perhaps only the bits you wanted to read. If you had you would have read that Lawrie does still support the club, goes to games (presumably pays for tickets) and still chats with fans and so on, and will be watching (on TV) on Saturday. His primary dig was at Lowe, quite rightly. He is not too chuffed about the way he is treated by the current owners, does not really come across as bitter about it, understands it and moves on. Just trying to get a point over, which is perfectly valid, that the current team can learn from the past that it is teamwork and togetherness that can win games against the odds and bring success. All seems perfectly reasonable to me, I didn't read anywhere that he was asking for free tickets, or 10 tickets so his non-Saints supporting mates could attend. Its good to see that papers, even rags like the Mail, recognise the historical significance of Saturday for Saints and lok to get an angle on it, quite refreshing in these days of so-called sports journos who know nothing and think that football did not exist before the Premier League, somewhat like some of our supporters. Some people just enjoy having a pop without really knowing what they are talking about, still I guess its probably about people from different eras, who were probably not around in 76? or even 79?

Sounds like Guly getting involved thats 5 chances in the last minute or so.

Perfectly serious, he may have had respect but clearly no longer does. Take off your rose tinted spectacles. MLT was a great player and servant to this club and was very loyal and ofr that I applaud him. As a player he was a great. As a person sorry if it touches some raw nerves but he has proved several times to be a bit of a prat and has done so again here. If he had respect for supporters he would not be requesting a number of tickets far in excess of what ordinary supporters are allowed. If his family and friends are really supporters they would have had no more difficulty obtaining tickets than I would (or you I assume).

What colour is the Manure half? I would only buy one if its green and yellow, don't want to support those American blokes.

The difference is that Ted had a great deal more sense and respect for supporters than Matt appears to have and would have understood that requesting to purchase 10 tickets when there was a limit for supporters was irresponsible. He would also never have gone blabbing to some tatty rag complaining about the Club he loved. Its called having class and humility. Poor comparison.

Spike here, who called for Goons

Seems like a complete non-issue as far as I can see. Also shows that football legends sometimes should keep their mouths shut and bask in their past glories instead of making cheap political points in a rag. I have great regard for MLT as a player an dall he did for Saints, but he is just showing again that he is naive, similarly to his comments in his book. I wonder how many tickets other legends have requested and been granted, people without the financial clout or the means as a Sky commentator that MLT has. I bet Ron Davies hasn't phoned up and expected 10 tickets for him and his mates, or Nick Holmes or even Mick. The article comes over to me as showing that MLT is just trying to score points against NC, as he explains in the last paragraph, it is down to the bad blood the two have. I would prefer it if MLT and NC were mates and all was hunky dory but it certainly won't upset me if they aren't. I'm not sure I believe all the stuff in the article about the person responsible not getting back to him because they were busy with the Guly transfer, but if it is even a bit true then quite honestly I am glad they got their priorities right, because it is more important for th future success of the club to get Guly signed than it is giving tickets to an ex-player and TV pundit so that his mates can come to a game. Sorry if this offends some, but quite honestly MLT is making himself look silly again IMHO.

The headline is still complete nonsense though: "Adam Lallana returning from for Southampton injury sooner than expected" unless this is one of those games where you are asked to put the words in the right order to form a sentence. Thought the Grauniad was bad but the Echo Daily takes it to a whole new level

Drop him

I think the strategy was dropped when they realised it would mean having Bradley Wright-Offside back.

David Peach

Confirmed in the local rag up here as well, main headline on the horadings outside the paper shop where I get my lunchtime sandwich in West Swindon. Maybe Reading have money because they are just about to sell Antonio - pure speculation

We've won 3 of our last 4 away, don't see any reason to fear a string of away games. More concerned that we need to win our home league games.

Adkins said he (and Hammond) expected back sooner rather than later. Didn't give the impression that it was too bad to me. We can't really consider ourselves promotion material if we can't deal with losing 1 player - I'm not sure we can't deal with it, but if we can't then it makes a mockery of those saying we don't need to strengthen.

Spot on Darren, feck 2nd place, fed up with second best being good enough, and how would we ever square being runners up to Brighton anyway? To achieve this the best result for us today would be for Brighton & Peterboro to draw, we might still be 2nd but that way both contenders/rivals drop points to us assuming of course we do the biz.

No. I suggest you support Manure like most of your close neighbours. Travel is easy, every home game you can lift share.

Why are you sitting on your laptop? Surely it is difficult to access the keyboard in that position. If I sat on my laptop it would break

Why? What is the connection between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire (apart from sharing a police force)

My sources tell me that Oxo is taking stock of the situation.