The Kraken

Just checked it, extremely similar records.

Why is St. Mary's the benchmark? And just because I can't remember one, it doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Or that it won't happen in our next home game. The notable cases we've all seen on TV (Rob green at Old Trafford, Lampard at the World Cup etc) are examples where technology would have instantly highlighted an error, so it's not as if there is no problem to fix. Of course it happens in a very small amount of cases, i don't think anyone is denying that. I keep repeating myself; but if the technology can be implemented to stop that happening, even in a minimal amount of cases, then it should be done. I've tried to answer your questions, so how about mine. if the technology is ready and available, and easy to seamlessly implement, why not do it?

I thought I did answer it with my opinion. I don't know how many times it happens every season. However, if there is a wrong decision just once every season, and technology can easily stop that from ever happening again, then why not introduce it? I don't see that there has to be a threshold for the number of wrong decisions before technology gets implemented. If the technology is available, and if it can be easily installed, I fail to see a valid reason why it shouldn't be. Unless you can provide one? EDIT: I'll make myself clearer to the fact of "need", as I clearly haven't done that yet. Can the game survive without goal-line technology? Yes, of course. However, if the technology is there (and I firmly believe it is), then it will clearly improve the game. Therefore, if it can be implemented into the game seamlessly and will reduce the amount of mistakes made immediately, then yes, I do think it needs to be introduced.

To flip that; if it can be easily introduced and works almost instantaneously, why shouldn't we have it?

If it's one wrong decision per season, and it can be easily eradicated with goal-line technology, then it's one too many.

As much as MLG is a pedantic tw*t, I'm pretty sure he wan't accusing you of that mate. Although it was a poor analogy to use, I agree.

Calm down; barely anyone agrees with the OP that they'd prefer to stay in this division rather than gain promotion.

The massive empty corners at Brighton's ground just look completely daft. They can't do anything to help the crowd atmosphere either.

They were given the chance to bring their Wednesday game forwards (as Leeds did) and declined.

It isn't though. UEFA cup (and I think maybe now Champions League?) allows for the extra officials behind the goals.

I certainly hope it goes no further than goal line technology; that would completely ruin the game as it would be far too disruptive. But if a technology like this can be introduced that will instantly tell the ref if the ball has crossed the line or not, I can only see that as a good thing. And I think it would be a backwards step to try and suppress the development of that technology, just for the sake of "tradition".

I desperately hope this goal-line experimentation finds success. I just can't help but feel that the whole process will be disrupted by FIFA's grubbiness and that the best solution may be shelved in favour of whoever can stump up the thickest brown envelope.

Maybe, but this thread is about Forecast, not them. Quite telling that the OS haven't even mentioned it, when they've been quite forthcoming about Ryan Doble's loan spell at Bournemouth. Only online source I can find is this one: http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/saints-forecast-loaned-to-bromley-6810/ EDIT: I take it back, he's on there, just doesn't appear on the regular main page news feed. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2460899,00.html

I loved Glenn Loddle.

Not good enough for second-bottom side Thurrock; will he shine for 14th place Bromley? What a waste of money.

Yes, that's good logic right there. Only those who go booooooooooooooooo! understand football like you. I have much to learn; panto me up in the meanwhile.

Millwall took 49,500 to Wembley for their play-off final in 2009. And they're based in the capital. Does that mean they have the potential to be tucked up behind the big clubs if they get promotion and expand The Den?

If it was that black and white, why doesn't every ex-Saint get booed? No doubt Andrew Surman will get a good reception if/when he plays us again (and rightly so). I imagine Bale and Theo will avoid the booooooo! boys too. No doubt you'll tell me that it's the manner of his departure that particularly irked. In that case, why is Wayne Bridge still treated as a complete hero? He courted the big clubs throughout his last season with us and then, in a desperate effort to leave, put in a transfer request. Yet that doesn't seem to have bothered many (rightly so IMO, but there you go).

Personally I believe it will demonstrate to the owners that, despite prices going up so much this season, attendances also rose. And therefore that a further price rise will be equally inconsequential to attendance figures, particularly when playing against the larger sides.

That's one hell of an assumption you've made there. Ticket prices are already at £30 for our games; £32 if you pay on the day, £33 if you buy a single ticket in advance and pay the ticket tax. So we're already not far away from £35. I'd suggest you're in a dreamworld if you think they'd only go up by £2 if we get promoted. Norwich have always been lauded for having a cheap pricing structure for their season tickets and match tickets. Their most expensive tickets this season cost £45. You can bet that SFC will be doing their research on other clubs and what they can get away with charging, and looking to do the same, so I'd imagine £40 or £45 will be the benchmark for us.

Do I want promotion? Yes. Although I know that it'll mean I revert to how I used to support the team last time we were there, by going to around 4 or 5 games a season. It was up to £35 for a ticket last time we were there, that was 8 years ago, with inflation that's at least £45 a ticket now. Even if we kept prices down to around £35 or £40 it's still bloody expensive for 90 minutes of "entertainment" (some of the turgid sh*te we used to turn out on a regular basis still makes me shiver). League 1 was an experience, but not one I want to repeat. This division is great in that there are no huge favourites and any team can beat the other, and as Adkins says there are 15 or 16 teams who have genuine belief they can gain promotion. So it's the perfect division for us to be in, as opposed to one where 8th place is deemed as success. But of course as a supporter you want to win every game your team plays, so promotion is always the goal. Its a strange dichotomy.

Boooooooooooooooooooooo!

I can just see it, you getting all wound up and red in the face, going "Booooooooooooooooooo!" to an 18 year old footballer who had the temerity to leave us for pastures new. Jesus.

That's all very well, but this season we've had 3 games in the League Cup and got no attendance higher than 7,500. A simple comparison but in very recent seasons we've had: 2010/11 Bournemouth, 17,135 Bolton, 10,251 2009/10 Northampton 10,921 Birmingham 11,753 2008/09 Birmingham 11,331 2006/07 Yeovil, 20,653 So we've played some decent teams and some low ranking teams. To be around 3,000 fans down on the worst of those attendances is poor by any comparison.