Give it to Ron

That would be the Luggy that kept Plymouth up and above Wotte who you said would keep us up....so don't think you are in a position to LOL are you ! ;-)

There is a massive difference between Kevin Davies, Scott McDonald and the division we were in then and Gillett and League One. Kevin Davies had become lazy, idle and couldn't be bothered in any game he played in. I watched him many times in the reserves and he couldnt be arsed to chase and run and get back in the first team. In fact when he did get back in he was even worse! He needed the move back up north to be nearer his family and has benefitted from that. How many clubs have come in for him since going to Bolton? Scott McDonald had a good match against Brighton then did bugger all after that and flitted about until landing at Celtic where he has shone in a **** poor league. Look at Neil McCann as an example of how a player can be good in Scotland yet utter sh1te down here. Your comment about Burley is laughable.....who spent £7m yet Pardew has assembled this squad for £1.7. If AP wants to remove squad players why keep Lallana? KD, Thomas, Perry, Paterson, Mills, James. We have to sign players for this league..horses for courses didn't we learn that last season playing pretty football gets you nowhere? Art you used to be one of the best posters on here going back to Studio54 days I am not sure whats happened to you but your acerbic posts abot Pardew are a great shame and do you no credit. Wit regard to points...without the previous regimes failure to take us into admin a week earlier we would now be 11th in the league and 4 points off the playoffs which given the circumstances AP took over in is not bad.

So come on then tell us where you would play him....given that you are far wiser than AP, Wilkins and Wally Downes?

Age may be getting the better of me but wasn't their also big Kevin Roberts?? Mark Gingell who always scored against us?

Roberts was an animal even at that age....he went to Weston Park who we always managed to draw in the semi-finals. Most of the Saints schoolboys came from Weston Park where the manager taught Alec Perkins?

Why? At the fans forum AP clearly stated that he would be in favour of a DOF in certaing circumstances and gave the 53 agents calling him as an example. Did McParland get a team relegated....has McParland a managerial record compared to Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses....sunk everywhere he has been? Did McParland saddle his team with 7 of the worst loans and players a side has seen?

I played against him at school against Merry Oak....think he got a hat-trick and was light years above everyone else at that age.

No he hasn't...I understand in France you don't get to see many games ART but he has been awful in the games he has played in. AP gets to see them in training far more than we do, he mentioned that Gillet needed to do more - in the open session he didn't look very good and gave the ball away a lot. Against Torquay he was abysmal.

But there were good resons for those substitutions and if you look at why they were made - mainly Mills - Harding was getting stuffed down that side so he bought on someone with pace and is primarily a full back to bolster that side. Wotton was bought on to add additional height in front of the back four - he hasn't done bad since(apart from Torquay).

I was at that game I think it was Spurs at home....the £11m Rebrov played that night....or was on the pitch lets say. It took me until the second half to realise he was playing he was that awful.

Exactly....but can't believe some want to stay in this division! Going up will allow us to attract even better players - for me we have the basis of a decent CCC squad But its too early yet I just want us out of the bottom four as I am fed up with seeing us down there...all last season and this.

I have seen Pulis play twice....thats some doing considering his record. On both occasions he was way off the pace, constantly giving silly fouls away plus a couple of shocking tackles, his inability to find a team mate consistently from ten yards was astounding. He kept trying to get involved and was calling and encouraging which is fine but you must have some ability to be taken serious...unfortunately on both occasions he didnt show any.

Its Pulis to Lincoln for a month

It was £5 a crutch.

Am a bit concerned we are over confident on this one....ok its Torquay but we have a history of losing games we should of won.

Yep I can always be relied on to lend a crutch or two.

then get a bigger incontinence bag....tie up your trouser legs...thanks to the Big Yin.

Thats exactly what a mate and I were discussing on Saturday, that this league we have seen teams play football far more than last season. Teams seem to at least try and play the ball around rather than some of the hoof merchants we saw last season. Of course there are one or two exceptions like Colchester who were the worst team I have ever seen at SMS.

Yep as have had 5 knee ops as opposed to your tiny little one.....done it loads just store them under the seat.

Bugger me thats a bit pedantic isn't it...it was 3 as he beat the keeper as well ;-) Don't get me wrong he is not the finished article in a long shot but he is different to anything we have. I can't understand why the Northam chant for Saga when Papa has had more attempts at goal in his couple of games and looked far more dangerous.

Cripes if thats not slating him I dread to think what is....no pace. dreadful touch, not up to the pace of the game, wasted passes, no final ball. Yet you omit the fact he scored again, kept their defence busy all game, the mazy run that beat 3 defenders that nearly led to a goal...go and look for some positives they are their if you try hard enough.

Been raving about him for weeks - his presence up front, the way he leads the line, a proven finisher, wins loads in the air and links all others around him. Listening to Pardew on the radio tonite saying they have been working him hard and its certainly paying off.

I would too as he keeps 2 or 3 defenders busy and occupied he is an outlet that we haven't had to use his pace. Did you hear 'Mills?' on Radio Solent who said he was rubbish and should be sent packing? I wonder if any other club has as many numpties at football fans as we do.

Lambert was absolutely awesome today....he can become the idol we have been missing since Theo left. Funnily enough his armchair critics have disappeared tonite.

Thats exactly what I said today...he is so gangly and awkward he confuses defenders who dont know which way he is going to go....nor does he to be honest ;-)