the saint in winchester

We don't have a large pot of money (check) - we don't need one (check) - just pay modestly for the backup roles .... do think we slipped up by not giving Beattie a 3 month PAYP deal .... but that's gone now ... And I don't get annoyed at Dalek. He has always amused me with 117 different ways of saying "Hoddle is God" and "we're gonna finish no higher than midtable." I don't agree with either statement, but he has a right to post his lunatic comments.

No shirt, just skins. It'll be a cold day, no doubt, but we're hardy sorts. Topless, innit.

Why didn't you call me? I could have met you and your friends for a swift one.

If you check the interview with NA on SaintsPlayer, Adkins said he told De Ridder to play "up front" as striker alongside Guly. Morgan was told to play RM. What happened was that they interchanged, and it was Morgan that went through on goal (as a striker) one on one vs the goalkeeper. I'd keep De Ridder as supersub, play Lallana as RM, Holmes as LM and tell him to get outside the defender with his crosses. In the 2nd half, bring De Ridder on as RM and Lala can go back to LM. It will confuse the opposition, and likely many of our team/fans.

We have to sort out the away form or we will slip away...... we really are Jekyll and Hyde.

Can't afford any more off games. Fortunately WHU also lost, but that will encourage the teams in positions 3 to 10 that the top 2 are catchable.

From David in Sweden Meantime there are still 15 points to be won - or lost between now and December 31st. Not having back-up for Lambert (though I hope he's fit enough to play today) could be a costly error if we are without him during that period. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are already right, David. Our whole play is based around Lambert. Without him we look like a jelly that hasn't set.

OK, Clarkey, thanks - just uninstalled it.

says you have to download iLivid. So I did, Still nothing to view......

I did wonder about that, too.

That would be my shopping list as well. Someone to play up to the 70th minute, when SDR is allowed to come on and terrorise weary legs!!!

Haha, there's a note that "this game will only be shown if nowt else is working; even then, it probably won't work either" (or words to that effect). We're a last resort game, chaps! If all else fails, they'll put us on for public streaming.

I like the explanation that he is getting a late train out of London tonight (at whatever time) to broker a deal in the morning (at whatever time). Said deal to be announced (at whatever time, on whatever day.) Just don't break a leg tonight, Jos, that would complicate the deal.

I hope this is the case ... but at the risk of being pedantic, there is no 11:45pm train out of Waterloo tonight. There is one at 00:05, gets into SOT at 01:38, but hey, who will be around at that time to sign contracts???

Just popped to get petrol and heard them talking about "Shay Given wiping tears from his eyes after the news about Gary Speed." Just dashed home and gone online. Suicide? Why? Oh boy, he had so much to live for - family, success .... I guess I'm not a mental health counsellor and we await an explanation ... if there can be one.

Would have preferred De Ridder on - pace pace pace

oh Crabbie, that's brilliant!!!

That was the one that came to my mind too. David Armstrong given offside when he was played no part in the move, but was deemed to be interefering with play as he was in the keeper's line of sight! Bizarre.

Give over, she's a babe.

Sam Vokes has just joined Burnley on loan ... so does that mean J-Rod is coming available? I don't know much about any of the candidates, so will leave it to NA and NC.

POST OF THE WEEK. Every thing you say is completely the case. My father would affectionately call people 'darkies' but I promise you he wasn't racist - it was the language of the day. I would say him "Dad, you can't use that word these days". Any of you under 30, see if you can find a playback of any episode of 1970s sitcom "Love Thy Neighbour". Yes, it was a comedy. They can't show it these days - OFCOM would be inundated. Times change, expressions change. I haven't heard the interview with Poyet yet - I will later from home - but Bletch has explained it well.

Naa, I liked the nice lady. I would like to see TimBuckToo bring her back as the avatar.

That/this is the point. We are paying up to £25k a week. We issued revised contract terms to our key players to match those of the players coming in. I'm sure the figure of £20k will be acceptable to the Club, as long as we don't have to overpay to Celtic.

That's exactly the way I am reading it too! Would love to have this signed, sealed and delivered on 1st Jan, but can see a high price put on his head before then, then a stand-off until the end of Jan, and finally hoping Celtic crack and take a fair offer.

Seems I'm the third person on this thread to have had it done at Optical Express in West Quay. Had it done Aug last year, so 15 months ago. I have to disclose I did pass out afterwards and was taken to Soton General, but they said I was the first person to have had a seisure. My GP said it was a vasovegal attack as they get you up and walking literally a minute after the laser - GP says they should keep you prone after. Anyway that was my experience on the day. Since then, all fine. Went back for checkups at 3, 6 and 12 months. At 51, I do need reading classes for close-up, having now been surgically changed from being short-sighted to long-sighted, but after wearing glasses and contacts for 30 years, it's good to be free of them and wearing sunglasses (in the summer, I mean). Couple more points. Technical stuff - there is laser (lasik) and lasEk surgery. I had the first kind - 7 seconds of laser into each eye (keep very still). I did NOT want the second kind. That involves surgically cutting your eye, making a flap and inserting a disk (basically). Those who have had it done, and I know a couple of people, say its like having salt rubbed into your eye for days, very uncomfortable, until it settles down. And you are banned from driving for a week with this type, and most people just bed rest at home, so a week without pay for some. And not all people are suitable for laser (lasik) surgery, some only for the lasek (salt in your eyes) type, so you have a consultation before committing yourself so they can assess your suitability. Price - how long is a piece of string? My boss at work talked me into it after he had it done. He paid £2500, he said. I went on the Optical Express website, left my contact details, and within five minutes, they were on the phone inviting me in. They went through the options, approved me for lasik (laser light), gave me a speech about seeing in HD for a few grand, or standard (non HD) for £1295. My boss had given me a £300 discount voucher, so I paid £995 for the whole thing. Couple of smaller things to conclude with ... Optical Express, Southampton is heaving every time I visit. I work at Newbury so recently found they have a place in Reading. I go there for consultations now - bigger premises, less busy, and a fit optician (name available on PM, guys. And finally, I'm now an Ambassador for Optical Express, which means no more than I have had it done, but I have £300 discount vouchers for anyone who wants to have it done. So PM me if you're up for it. So to the original poster, yes, I would recommend it for your lady. Costs nothing to have an assessment and get a price. Then you can negotiate and present vouchers.