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True that. That book was written by a Saints fan and my old school mate Jeremy Butler. I am reliably informed by Jez that the 'incident' was slightly embellished but he still laughed about it when he was telling me because he hates Man Utd.

Hmm......if he has signed a 5 year and he's tight with Koeman, does that say something about Koeman's future intentions?

9th

He's a Paraguay fan with a dynamic personality who lent his name to a minor elevation in the ground somewhere on the outskirts of London

Ah you meant better on the pitch? OK, I'll give you that (marginally) simply because statistics say so. I'm still pretty happy we how we are going in the great scheme of things. I wouldn't be unhappy right now if I was a Spurs fan though to be fair.

Bigger and richer - absolutely. Better, no. Despite many of the posts above I firmly believe that Saints are playing the game exactly right for long term, progressive growth. We entered the top 20 world football brands recently and if we know how to turn that into ££ (I have no idea personally but I trust they do), and if we continue to be strict about managing our day to day business within our means, then we will hopefully, one day in the long term future, overtake clubs like Spurs. I think we are a better run club than Spurs in the great scheme of things as things stand today. Unfortunately I also think Poch is good for them and he will change them into a better run club. They have things that will always attract players. Good history, London club, good fan base. We are behind on these points but I think we are doing as much as we can to address that disparity. It will take time to catch up and only if we don't try to run before we can walk.

Alpine is my hero. He chucks in a couple of thin posts to get the ball rolling and boom! I can see him sat there with his popcorn. If he believes half of what he writes himself then I am a Andy Murray fan.

Thank fook for that. My 'Columbian temptress' gags have been falling on deaf ears with my Stoke supporting mates. For a minute there i thought it was just me..... Possible i'm just cack at jokes though.

I think he's worth a punt. There's definitely something there and Liverhampton will buy him for 20M next year if he has 3 or 4 good games. It's a long old season and he's a decent player to have in the squad.

Jan Molby, commentating on the England - Portugal U21 game on Danish TV, just said outright not 2 minutes ago that he has inside info that Clyne is going to Liverpool. Words to the effect of 'you can put your house on it'.

He seems to be a rising star and at £5M I'd say we've probably had a right result there. Here's the obligatory pun: He's Juanmi over

Find a post from me anywhere on this forum where I say Chambers or any other Saints player who left us is rubbish, crap, useless etc etc and you win a prize. The only brigade I ever had designs on joining was the fire brigade when I was a kid. I'm saying Clyne is, was, and always will be a better player than Chambers. I should have specified that I mean in the right back position only though. Chambers, in my opinion, isn't suited to a full-back position anyway. He could be an awesome centre-back quite soon though.

He kept Clyne out of the team because Poch lost the plot. He was never, at any period, better than Clyne. Not even for that minute Clyne tied his shoelaces together. I am a little prejudiced though because I don't like the way Chambers runs. Something isn't right there.

It is your right to disagree. I think Ings is on another level both in terms of retention and vision but I don't want to keep banging on about Ings so it looks like I'm his long lost lover. I would be, as I said, not disappointed with Austin. He's not a bad player. He has many plus points. I just don't see that he represents real progress for us but I will cheer very loudly when he shoves that down my throat next season.

I never said that he had bad build up play. Take a breath before you get your demon fingers out. I wouldn't be disappointed with Austin. Sometimes there is a chance to get a player who represents real progress and, for me, Ings was one of those chances (as Song also is). I'm just disappointed we have missed out on such a player who, as it happens, is also a Saints fan. Austin isn't bad. He just isn't Ings. Ings doesn't give the ball away lightly. Austin......he's pretty average as a build up player but not necessarily bad.

Ings is, was and always will be twice the player Austin is. Ings in the Saints team would have been a very good thing. He is an intelligent, technically gifted team player. Austin in the same team......he'll always score goals but our build up play will break down with him just as often. He'd get his share of headlines, more so than Ings probably, but he's half the player.

I've seen a fair bit of SK and I'd see him as a step back for us. He loves the Hollywood pass to the opposition but keeps on trying for the 1 in 10 that comes off. Not the quickest, not the smartest, average strength for a centre half but I wouldn't say he's bad either. He's just not what we want if we want to progress in my opinion.

He's living proof that white men can't jump. He barely got off the floor for that first goal which was a cracking shot of course but other prem keepers would have got closer. Pelle is also proof by the way. I'm 8" shorter and I reckon I'd do him in the air.

Jack, you can come round my house for tea any time you like. Best of luck at Swansea.

That was a pen. Cheers ref

6th which I would be more than happy with. Anything more is a Brucie

Shouldn't have applied to Man U. Top team?

Shout out to Gardos. He's played a blinder so far

Not good at all

Wanyama for me, but the whole back 4 are right behind him.