Polaroid Saint

Southampton is near some water, and can get quite cold in winter. This is a bit like Olympic venue Gangneung. Southampton based snowboarder, and husband/son of Michelle McManus from pop idol, Billy Morgan, won bronze to add to his platinum for melon collie and the infinite sadness.

Oooh, I'm surprised. Personally I love a properly commissioned custom kit, and fan mockups (when done well) are great fun. I guess it goes back to being a smaller person and drawing my own kits in school books! Any footy video game that allowed me to do similar was always my favourite. Plus - my Subbutteo collection is entirely comprised of odd and unusual kits. Think we have discussed in the past the actual kits we own too. It's a sickness. Lol.

What, you mean alongside ten Championship players? Yeah, that would be good. Fnar-ha-ha.

I should have abstained too. Instead I voted to back him . But that was before I read the vitriol on the rest of the thread. I assumed I was answering the question in the title "what should the board do"... ...and not what would I do or would I want. The board should back him. Otherwise they end up looking even more incompetent than they already do. They have to protect their own interests and hope that works out for the club. FFS. If the poll was phrased 'what would YOU do" then I would take the gamble. But it weren't, so I answered honestly - the board should back him. We still have the players to get us out of a hole, and the right set of fixtures to do it (ie against relegation rivals). Statistically football teams 'return to mean' and if reports are true that there is no dissent in the squad then hopefully that will be the case. Call me a gimp if you want but I hope I am right and you lot are wrong. As WBA shows a new manager is no panacea. Yes I am a contrary ba'tard. But I love my club and hope, beyond hope, that we (again) do something different and survive despite out manager being out of his depth. I personally, would have asked MoPe to do one on Jan 1st; but now? As per the poll question; The board have to stick to their guns and back him.

Hope Blackburn go up from L1. Haven't been to Ewood Park since the late nineties. When we won. Glory days here we come. That is the only positive I can take from today. 'kin ell.

Love it! (Also like the fact no one quite got it). Gridiron is a brilliant game. I love watching it. Probably second only to Cricket. Football is my first love, but for enjoyment to watch it is Cricket and NFL. Rugby is alright, but not anywhere near as tactical or as skillful as people think, nor is it as tactical as Football. Rugby fans have a massive chip on their shoulder too - check out the numbers of memes which are pro rugby /anti football compared to vice versa. Even in Rugby, real rugby (League) is much more exciting to watch, but Union is more passionate on a national level. As others have said Curling is good. It's like team darts on ice. And who doesn't love the darts? I can't think of any sport I don't enjoy watching. Even Golf has its moments. But yeah, Rugby is better than people think - if you like watching fast paced premier league football, try watching a Rugby League game. Might get you into it. Oh, yeah, just remembered one sport I hate watching. It is dull, pointless and depressing: England Football Internationals.

I stopped by for the Beautiful Hair. I stayed for the Aphex Twin. Perfect.

Thanks Jim. Sorry MLG. Oddness.

I didn't want to start the 2018/19 Kit Thread (not because it is too early, just that I should, obviously, leave that to The9). Anyways, bumping this one for this great BBC article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/fc5ce1c6

WBA are my new team. Why would I stay away? Pfft. FFS. Grr. Face meet palm. Etc.

I think the Black effect has been proven to have some truth to it. While results might not have come on (ie still can't win a game), the squad looks fitter and and more composed. The managers tactics are still from a weird parallel universe where you attack by going backwards, but the players do seem more 'up for it' now Black has gone. Not saying it was all him (how could it be!?) but his absence appears to have had a positive effect for whatever reason! Agree it's not the root cause, but his appointment was a symptom of the malaise and appeared to co tribute to its hold on the club. Cutting away the dead flesh bit by bit is a start, even if a full amputation may still be necessary soon.

FFS! Bloody typical, spend the money on Socks. When everyone knows what area of the kit we are Shorts in.

Quincy Still On! http://www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/230664/135172894

Happy Quincy Promes Day, Everybody!

Get him in. We made a mistake thinking Bednarek was actually Banacek, clearly. However, this will satisfy my need to have at least one daytime sleuth playing for Saints.

Quincy, Quincy. Give Us A Wave, Quincy, Quincy, Give Us A Wave. No? Nothing? Oh Quincy, what are we to do eh?

We should reserve judgment and keep our powder dry... ...He might go on to blow up the Premier League and set St Mary's alight with goals! Pretty sure the plot is to send in crosses, as he is quite explosive in the air. Let's not chuck him on the bonfire just yet eh? Remember remember The Mickey of Evans. Etc. Welcome Guido UTS

Quincy? Quincy, is that you? Come on Quincy, don't be shy! Come play for the Saints! Quincy? Quincey, come back...

Where's My Quincey, Promes? Where's My Quincey Promes! Where's My Quincey, Promes? Where's My Quincey Promes? Where's My Quincey, Where's My Quincey, Where's My Quincey Promes?! (I am assuming Promes is one syllable, or else this doesn't scan).

Kelechi Iheanacho to be given rest of season to prove himself at Leicester. Expect a cut price deal to be on the cards in the summer.

Iheanacho, 18m+add-ons, from Leicester.

In which case... ... a bit of Moody Blues. Since you gotta go, oh you'd better Go Gao, go Gao, go Gao (Go Gao)

Got any work going?

Good luck to him, remember he was out for most of the second half of last season which can't have helped his progression. I see loan moves as the next step from playing U23 or going on the pre-pre-season trip. More competitive against seasoned pros. The difference in skill level is not as vast as some people make out and the physicality is pretty much the same. He has always come across as having a bit more savvy than your average teenager/footballer; so I would imagine he has thought hard about his options and chosen to prove himself in regular competitive games.