The Kraken

Definitely a stronger league this year. West Ham should (like us) be able to push on and have a good chance of staying up. Reading, it entirely depends on what they do in the transfer window but McDermott is a good manager and if he has some cash to spend I think he'll spend wisely. In terms of the teams that struggled last year; QPR have now got a decent manager in Mark Hughes, they'll have a bit of cash to spend, and have the nucleus of a half decent team already. Aston Villa had a shocker last year, their lowest ever PL finish. The bones of their team is certainly capable enough, and if Lambert gets to make 3 or 4 signings then it shouldn't be too much of a job for him to turn them around for at least a comfortable mid table finish. Wigan and Stoke, I think those two could struggle this year. Stoke had a poor second half of the season, Wigan were the opposite, but they're definitely both be up against it this year. I think West Brom may also really feel the effect of Roy Hodgson leaving, he's shown that he's an astute manager who can make the best of a relatively limited squad. I think Norwich may also come unstuck, particularly if they lose Grant Holt and don't replace him properly. The 3 that went down last year (Bolton, Blackburn, Wolves) were extremely poor. I don't see a similar 3 teams this time round, I think its ever so tight from mid-table downwards, and any finish above 14th should be seen as a significant step forwards. Of course it all depends on what happens in the transfer window, but I think we've got a fair bit of team stregthening to do yet before that's a realistic target.

So bitter :lol:

Well its eminently possible. We simply don't know her definition of a big club, and there may be some factors we simply don't know about.

They clearly don't do market research; if they do, they don't take any notice of it. They get a nice juicy wedge of license fee every year to continue paying all of the empty shirts that they employ. They have become, quite frankly, a disgrace of a sporting network with absolutely no innovation compared to the masses of (public) funding they receive. BBC Sport in general on TV has undergone such a dumbing down of quality in the past 10-20 years that its frighteningly embarrassing. Football we've already discussed. Golf used to be flawless, now we have Linkeker and Michael sodding Vaughan making an arse of himself asking Tiger Woods factually wrongly-based questions. An assortment of other sports have declined at the lazy and effete hands of the corporation.

It's such a shame; the BBC used to be good. Now they are are far worse than even ITV, who are shockingly sh*t. Alan Hansen. Mark Lawrenson. Jacqui Oatley. Tony Gubba. Alan Shearer. Colin Murray. John Motson. The shocking promotion of Motson above the best commentator the BBC has ever had, Barry Davies. Jonathan Pearce. Just terrible, terrible, overpaid broadcasting.

Odd choice of benchmark there.

I'd suggest you're the weirdo if you can't appreciate that some people grieve their losses in diferent ways.

There is, and the BBC also employ him. Step forward Alan Hansen. The most tired and pointless pundit there is on TV, he offers absolutely nothing to any post-game analysis.

He was brilliantly funny with how angry he was about Ireland though. "Only there for a sing song".

I wonder if you will receive an answer, Turkey? I hope so, but the poor lad can't even use benchmarks of his own choosing to provide even one example to my suggestion of areas where Saints are bigger/smaller than Everton/Aston Villa. I genuinely think he is utterly terrified of providing a definitive answer to questions that cannot be proven by empirical evidence. And that must be a terrifying world to live in.

Well there we go. MLG once again proving too afraid to give a defintive opinion about a direct question, in fear of being proved wrong. Pathetic.

I much prefer Jack Cork. Morgan could be a very good player; but I consider him far, far too casual far, far too often. Really good central midfielders of his style rarely make mistakes, and rarely give the ball away. Morgan does both with alarming regularity. Jack Cork does far more for me as a player overall; I would contend he had a much better start to last season than the end, but if we recall the start of the season he was a huge breath of fresh air and a great improvement on what we had. He also played in every single one of our league games. Saying that, I hope and trust we will sign a CM better than both of them, for some real competition for places. Cork and Schneiderlin are still very young and will only get better with experience (hopefully).

So you cannot give any information back to my questions, as put to you. Ignore any previous questions, just these: On what factors would you consider us to be a bigger club than Everton or Leeds. By your own benchmarks, if you like. On what factors would you consider us to be smaller than Everton or Leeds. Again, by your own benchmarks. Now, it's pretty simple really. On that basis alone, can you provide any answers?? Or even a personal opinion?? It doesn't have to be factually correct. Just your opinion. That really is all I'm asking for.

So you won't answer? Not even an estimate? And you dispute that you never answer questions put to you

OK. On what factors would you consider us to be a bigger club than Everton or Leeds. By your own benchmarks, if you like. And on what factors would you consider us to be smaller than Everton or Leeds. Again, by your own benchmarks. And on all of those criteria, by your stipulated benchmarks, are we bigger or smaller than Leeds and Everton?

And you wonder why I say you don't answer questions? Dear Lord. You really won't answer anything that isn't 100% irrefutable.

Say what now?

Are Saints bigger than Leeds? Are Saints bigger than Everton?

You see, I'm sure you see it this way. But you just don't IMO; I've very very rarely seen you offer an definitive opinion about any issue without trying to cover your backside with an if, but, maybe or other such nonsense just in case you get pulled up on it at a later date.

Ha ha, I kind of wish that were true!

Hell yes, I knew we were talking about something else before!! That's my point. I don't particularly enjoy attending home games on a Saturday at 12.45 or 5.15. Certainly not compared to 3pm. For Saturday 3pm games, if there's a game on at 12.45 or 5.15 then I'll more than likely be in a pub before/after the game, and not paying much attention. Hence why I say I think those K.O. times are not the best at all. And as you say, away games make them impossible viewing.

Don't get all precious, I don't hate you; I don't have too much room in my heart for hate, and certainly not for a random oddball on an internet forum. I just find it strange you pick your moments on here to (in the majority) go out of your way to correct posters' statements, without actually offering any noticeable definitive answers to any questions posed of you. Again, seeimingly for the fear that you might (shock horror) be proved wrong.

Your whole sorry backtracking in the "we need to start building a bigger stadium right now" thread where you then claimed it was based upon ifs, buts and maybes and "that's not what I said at all" was a point in case. You seemingly never actually offer an opinion on something unless you're sure it can be proved to be irrefutably correct. I think you must be terrified at the thought of again being actually proved wrong about things you post on here. Just a personal opinion, of course. In any case, I'm sure every other person on here finds this thoroughly boring.

Many, many tedious things.

I'd expect it never to be shown again, but there we go.