so22saint

If and when we're back in the Premiership, with the the stated plans of NC and ML (i.e. they will invest to see us "up there", then the stadium extension makes much more sense. As mentioned it will make SFC a more saleable asset and if we are in the top half of the EPL, we'll sell it out no problem which in theory should shorten the payback considerably.

Do you want the youth team job in 3 weeks time?

Exactly. Thing is mingling outside the ground, though there'll be flashpoints, means that most of the idiots will go where they've prearranged and the odd (maybe 30/40) arrest aside, it'll be more like a normal game. With that cordon in place there'll be a massive "them and us" with both sets of fans baying for blood outside and then the potential for random punter violence all over the place. I don't remember needing this for any of the previous recent cup or league games, or for Alco Knights testimonial. It's nanny state bull**** again Though I do like the fact that the money to police it should impact the money due to the blue few

Surely we'd pay them less the amount they owe us for the tickets.] Simples

What a massive over-reaction. FFS, what is the world coming to

This bit makes sense. The HMRC's point will be that as they are no longer preferential creditors that there should be *no* preferential creditors and could wind Pompey up to get at the FA in general i.e. "if we don't get equal dibs we'll wind up your members". Ooo err. I've always been in the "let them rot" category but I'll be honest, I'll be gutted if Saturday doesn't go ahead. I wonder if they do go out of business if there will be a gate increase for us?

and all in the same building, sharing infrastructure, secretary staff etc...

Not least of which, with UK PLC £200B in debt, HMRC are clawing "everything" they can and with the levels of foreign ownership in the UK in Football, no doubt leading to all kinds of creative accounting, they need to send a signal...

Love that cartoon strip - LOL'd at "ding ding ding". What a bell end that bloke is - I know it's not clever, or even original, but true

Actually, we did, and the Saintlist had a meltdown. I've got no problems with changing the kit for one season, especially if it's a kit we used to have. I think the plan should be: Get promoted to the Championship in the 125th kit Marcus to buy FlyBe Marcus to rename it Air Florida Get promoted to the Prem in the Air Florida kit - Rickie to grow a curly perm

Royal Artillery, first in the BEF before evac at Dunkirk, then North Africa before the jungles of Burma etc. Demobbed 47, rejoined 49 and was the Sgt Major who greeted new recruits at Bovingdon for the last years of his time in (Sgt Maj. Gerald Herbert) He died aged 95 the night we beat Southend to stay in the Championship.

No mate, it will continue when you keep bringing it up. His terrible record after us speaks for itself

As we all know, the FAPL can do what they like, and they might let them get away without 9 pts this year. If they do though, and they go down, which is likely, then I'd expect -35 or something from the FL. Now, I'll be gutted about that in a way, as I expect us to go up next year, in which case no local derby

Though having said that, this Chanrai bloke can pay the remainder to the HMRC and other Winding Up Order claiments anytime before Wednesday and then they are fine. well, fineish

To quote the administrator on Solent last night: "if they lose on Wednesday, then that's it. They need to be in administration before next Wednesday and what worries me is that the word on the street amongst administrators is that they are not talking to anybody. They either believe 100% they will win next Wednesday or are heading down a track they shouldn't even consider" (something like that, at that point I was getting bored). cue much gnashing of teeth from the skate commentators and Andy Awful. Personally, it does sound more and more like it's in somebody's interest for them to go under to me...

Does your wife know, Does your wife know, Does your wife know you are here. Does your wife know you are here. It's like Shilton all over again

It's official - no sponsor next season! http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1952533,00.html

They're ambiguous for a reason (not that I actually read the above). If we were playing for a semi-final place and got beat, you can guarantee that the FA would reinstate the last knocked out team (i.e. us) as they cannot pay the loan on Wembley without playing both semis and the final there. As it is, I think the team due to play Pompey would get a bye if they beat us then go under.

He shouldn't be booed. But if we create a great / hostile atmosphere he'll hopefully bottle it like he did at Nottarf Krap and let in anything that's on target. He'll have the U-15 academy in front of him hopefully.

happy with that, not beaten and a point a way from home

It'll sell out

seamless ;-) My brother in law and I cheered as if we'd just won again when we came out with a home draw! what a draw

My mate works in corporate recovery and says that Liverpool are ****ed. Man U are pretty screwed at the moment as well - if they hadn't sold Ronaldo they would have made a 47 million loss this year, and their interest payments on their debt are 80 million a year! Very strong brand but so were Lehman Brothers & Woolworths

Wallcot? ha ha ah

Obertan on loan I reckon. He's been ****e for the Mancs and he's also "spoken to Fergie"...