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A second vote should always be seen as the last resort. We are now very close to this being the case. The problem with the deal (and probably any deal) is that it is a compromise and therefore pleases no-one. At least with a binary WTO v Remain vote, everyone would know the position. If a 2nd ref is called however, the Remain side need to do a better job of extolling the virtues of the EU rather than simply scare the s*** out of people about WTO No deal etc. I expect that the Brexit party will win the biggest share of the votes today, but 'Remain' parties - Greens, Lib-Dems, Change, SNP and Plaid will be equal them with their combined percentage - the great unknown is how Labour will fare. In strong remain areas they may do quite well; in the Leave constituencies (particularly in the North) they are probably going to struggle. Conservatives will finish 5th or 6th overall.

Just because he is rich and he has rich mates means b*gger all. QPR 'technically' has Lakshmi Mittal as one of their owners. He is worth a reputed £18billion.

One of the chief reasons why Pelle worked at Saints, was because we had Tadic. Too often English clubs buy strikers from Holland or Portugal etc and don't seem to look at why or how they score their goals. If the majority of the goals are two yard tap ins from crosses; and you don't play a system that includes wing-backs...it isn't going to work. The need this summer is pacey players with technical ability and a couple of energizer bunny tanks in the midfield. If we can find a striker that is able to fit in to RH's system then added bonus.

The problem for the Conservative Party is the membership - it is almost entirely over 60 years old and dying. The average age is 72! I attended a local party meeting last year and I was the youngest person (at 33) by 15 years. I expected the majority to be old and white, but it was actually shocking. The really scary thing was when I spoke to other members about policy and the party. It was like going back in time 40 or 50 years in terms of attitudes. One woman actually suggested that they should bring back hanging for gay people! Now of course this doesn't necessarily represent the whole party, but I am confident that a significant proportion of it is similar. Theresa May is the worst Prime Minister since Anthony Eden, and he was doped up and mentally shot by the time he took office. I genuinely don't see the Conservative Party surviving past the next general election in its current form. A fundamental split has occurred and unless Nigel snuffs it in the next year, there is no way back. The only saving grace currently is that the Brexit Party has no policies - it is simply a protest vote. If the Labour party had a 'Blairite' pro-European in charge they would be surging in the polls.

People who smoke weed - it stinks and we can all smell it! Drivers who drive 10 miles under 50 mph limit, then drive 10 miles over 30 mph limit Fans who say "we, us etc" when they have never even been to the city of the club they support, let alone seen the team live. Anyone who uses the phrase "Low-hanging fruit" or any business speak. I would quite happily kill them on the spot. Vox-Pops on News programmes: I am pretty sure hearing the thoughts of Tony and Sheila outside of Greggs on a Tuesday afternoon is not necessarily going to be that enlightening.

If we play decent football and we can bring in a few more players that are attuned to RH's style of play then we will be fine. 12th position, securing safety in mid to late March with a nice cup run would be good. There is a lot of deadwood that need to go - but they are always the trickiest to shift. We need pace pace pace in the team with a solid spine. Promotion of the kids will help. We will know pretty quickly where we will be. My prediction is that the following teams will be in and around the relegation zone all season: Burnley; Brighton; Sheff Utd; Norwich; Bournemouth (expect their better players to be raided over the summer); Villa/Derby *(the latter in particular because of the number of loan players and the possibility that Lampard may end up going to Chelsea). Winning more home games is key.

I would bin off Trippier, Lingard, Delph. Likelihood is that one of Redders and JWP will get cut too.

I am looking forward to the hand written sign in the Northam next season - #JusticeforNutkin

It would be interesting to compare and contrast this thread with the Skate forums when they were bought by the Lithuanian crime syndicate or the Ice cream seller or the bloke that didn't exist or the son of a wanted arms dealer... I know that fans can do b*gger all to effect things now, but it's still nice to see the majority of Saints fans (not only on here but on social media) do have some semblance of a moral compass and worry about the state of our club.

On the odd occasion that someone has lost their cool he tends to hide behind his security team pretty quickly. It is an awful TV show, exploitative and something akin to a Witch Trial or Bear baiting. I know that the participants don't have to go on it, but when you are promised cash, free night in a hotel and you don't have a lot to begin with...plenty of examples of people with mental health issues who don't necessarily know what they are letting themselves in for.

You didn't happen to be wearing a Saints shirt while doing the Marathon did you Warsash? Saw a chap around the half way mark and made sure I shouted out in support! I was there supporting a friend, massively inspiring being there. Although seeing the pain on people's faces during and after did make me question the chances of me doing it one day. Well done though. Hopefully Franny will be able to keep going today.

Nothing. As a quick glance to Manchester would find a club funded by a Gulf Oil state who have repeatedly broken FFP rules and have had no sanction.

There was an interesting point made last night on Sky News by someone who works for Institute for Government (or a similar organistion) re Labour, their 2017 manifesto and how they framed the debate away from Brexit. The speaker stated that her MP, who is Labour, barely mentioned Brexit during the election campaign. It was all about social mobility, income inequality etc. Obviously some of this was linked to Brexit, particularly around foreign workers but if you look at Corbyn's message and why it resounded so well particularly with young voters was because by not really mentioning Brexit, or at least by being ambiguous enough to allow people to assume that he would stop it or soften the eventual outcome very few people really questioned his position. Especially when it was easier to go after the ideas related to Nationalisation of services and the railways. The problem he and the Labour party have got now is that the vast majority of their membership are vehemently against Brexit in any form and won't accept a fudge again (hence how he has now been forced to advocate for a confirmatory 2nd referendum). But he knows if we do Remain in the EU, none of the nationalisation stuff can happen due to it being deemed as State Aid. (I know that other EU countries have publicly owned services but none of these were previously private, certainly not since Lisbon or Maastricht. What really makes me angry is the MP's who abstain on these matters. I can just about accept it from members of the Cabinet - but personally would rather they vote with the Gov. even if I don't agree with their stance. My MP, Richard Graham (Gloucester) voted against No Deal, Revoke A50; 2nd Ref and the Malthouse B thing; but then abstained on all the other votes. What is the point. Even if he voted against all of them, at least he would have had done his job! Obviously the situation changes very quickly these days, but as it stands the only way for her deal to get through would be by adopting the amendment to have a 2nd ref or possibly by changing the political declaration to incorporate a demand for a Customs Union. The DUP, despite them being pretty odious in terms of most of their policies are at least the only party standing up for the Union. I am also starting to wonder if the ERG and the other hardliners actually want Brexit at all. Maybe a dawning that if this goes wrong (no matter the type of Brexit) they will be blamed. Better to be on the outside, shouting against the wind.

This is true. But she currently doesn't have anywhere near enough votes to pass the deal - let alone over-ride the speaker. The time wasting in December has finally caught up with the PM. Saint86 - I remember seeing a poll with those stats, but I can't remember (or find) it in the Guardian. The problem with these polls, on both sides, is that the sample numbers are simply too small. Personally even though I am a staunch Remainer, I can just about cope with the Deal - however No Deal is simply not acceptable. It would be catastrophic for this country. The Political class that you mention includes the ERG and Brexiteers as much as The Independent Group etc. The reason a 2nd ref hasn't been called yet is because there has been a genuine, if flawed, attempt to respect the 1st one. If 80% of the electorate had voted to Leave, I suspect we would have done so very quickly. The problem is that whenever people mention the 17.4 million; 52% etc (in which you have varying ideas of what Brexit should or could be I might add); they discount the 48% who voted to Remain. The reason the PM has searched for compromise is because from the very outset the country has been divided, and she has tried to find an agreement that the majority of people could support. Unfortunately her red lines and her unwillingness to consult across Parliament on the plan before enacting Article 50 has meant she could never command any majority. I also think that Corbyn and the Labour party have been trying to play a political game rather than actually acting in the countries best interests - this idea of not helping your enemy etc has meant that both sides are so entrenched that it would be politically suicidal to reach out in any meaningful way. I came to the conclusion that a 2nd referendum was almost inevitable after the first defeat of the Meaningful vote in January, mainly due to the scale of the defeat. If she had lost by less than 100 - you could see a way out by using the deadline as a means to pressure the Brexiteers and Labour MP's in Leave constituencies into supporting the deal. But because it was such a massive loss, it meant that she would only get one more go and the scale of the challenge was to big to overcome. The EU are unwilling to negotiate any further on the Deal; the Attorney General will find it very difficult to change his advice to satisfy the DUP and ERG without further changes. Therefore the only realistic options in terms of amending the motion so it gets passed Bercow are the two I outlined above. A short extension is fine, but for what reason...if she can't change the deal, we end up back at square 1 and probably more likely to end up with No Deal. However MP's have already spotted that danger and I would suspect Labour would then attach the Kyle/Wilson amendment to the motion to force a 2nd ref on the deal. A referendum on a Hard/Soft Brexit will not work because it again ignores the 48% from the original referendum. Even a No Deal v Remain is preferable because at least it reflects the split in the electorate. There is no easy fix and I am quite prepared to be proved wrong, however it is important to remember every time you see Mogg, Johnson, and the rest of the ERG bleating on TV about the loss of Brexit, it was their choice to vote against the only deal on the table.

Revoking Article 50 is the Hydrogen Bomb option. As would a prorogation of Parliament. In both cases, I could see civil unrest. Realistically (and it would be up to Bercow and the Clerks to decide if this constitutes 'Substantial change') the PM can only bring back the deal for a third time if she amends it in one of two ways: 1. Pass the deal with an amended departure date - whether that is 30th June or a date further in the future 2. Pass the deal and we will hold a final confirmatory referendum (with an extended date of departure). If Labour swung behind the latter, it would pass the deal (245 MP's), plus the Independent Group, Lib Dems, SNP etc etc it would overwhelmingly be enough to get the deal through. If May and the Government can't get something sorted by the weekend, it is pretty much the only option remaining on the table. The likes of Rees-Mogg, Farage, Boris and the ERG will cry and moan, but it will also present an opportunity to get rid of May. She will have to lead the campaign to Leave the EU on the deal. No matter the result, she will be forced to resign.

There was a piece on the One Show not to long ago about the RNLI Sea Search and Rescue. They showed how difficult it is to spot someone in the water even when the seas are calm and you have good visibility. At night, with a bit of a swell it is nearly impossible. When you factor in the sea temperature and the length of time since anything has been seen, unfortunately this is not going to end well.

It doesn't look good! At this point you are hoping for a miracle.

£5 Million is such a weirdly low figure you have to wonder if there isn't some sort of automatic buy-out clause involved? If so, a 25% sell on clause (or something similar) could be negotiated too. Despite Leeds doing very well at the moment, it is worth keeping an eye out to see how long they can keep it up. Bielsa is notorious for burning teams out and with the continued Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday routine plus a few injuries it isn't a foregone conclusion that they will get promoted. Also, Leeds still aren't able to throw money around. They aren't like Wolves. Personally I don't have a problem with testing the waters with a bid like this - after all he is only 18 and had half a season in the Championship.

Like every other football manager you mean? Some players work in systems and others don't. Combine this and the fact that Cedric only has 18 months left on his contract it seems sensible to offload him now. It appears that we are looking at a specific age profile of player when you consider the rumours that are around. Cedric will be 28 in August, if he were to sign a new contract it would likely take him to 32/33 on a high wage - how many clubs would be looking to buy him and be able to meet his wage demands?

16th!!! You ok they Dalek?

Of course I respect the ladies decision. It is incredibly brave to be an apostate in Saudi Arabia.

The problem is that many see Islam as a monolithic faith were all its adherents believe the same thing. This is partly fed by media and I suppose a lazy assumption by us, however in the same way that certain Christian countries are more devout than others, the same goes for Muslim countries. There are so cultural considerations that need to be taken account of - a Saudi family will treat this situation entirely differently to say an Iranian one. It has very little to do with Islam, rather tribal and family loyalties and historic cultural views.

Can't think of many better than him. Despite how things ended, I don't hold a grudge. In reality we could all see that he was 'too good' to stay at Saints. Same as Mane really. I do look back at the last season with Koeman and think it was a missed opportunity. Probably missing one or two players in terms of squad depth but could or should we have broken in to the top 4 that year? VVD is still one of my favourite players to watch, Lovren can f*** off though

Jezza stuck between a rock and a hard place here. He can bring down the Government and/or force a General Election, but likely would be in the same position as May with no majority. He clearly doesn't want to stay in the EU, but knows that without campaigning for a 2nd referendum he isn't certain of victory. There is a small chance of a UKIP/Lib Dem surge actually costing him if he makes the wrong decision. The Labour Party has not been 'torn apart' in the same way as the Tories because he has kept very quiet and not offended either side. However at some point he will need to make a decision and currently the only one that pretty much guarantees power would go against everything he believes in. Ouch!

I don't think he was available! Poch, Koeman, Puel and Pellegrino and Hughes were all out of work. He was employed by Ingolstadt and then Leipzig during the period.