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Just back in from the game. (I live in Surrey) Awesome. Just awesome. It was my first trip to Wembley, and I must say it is a very impressive venue - I was so awestruck that I forgot to buy myself a programme! Damn it, will have to see if I can pick one up. All credit to the fans, you were all superb. It was a sea of red and white, the mexican waves were brilliant. Best chant of the day was inspired by Carlisle - long after the 4th goal, when we went quiet, they sang "You're not singing anymore" to which we replied "Stand Up if you're 4-0 up!" Loved it. My throat is raw now. We earned this. Performance wise, I would say it was hard going at times, Wotton was definitely the weak link in midfield, I was quite glad when he was taken off. Their midfield dominated at times, but we certainly came into it, and quickly. The penalty settled the nerves, Super Ricky Lambert was never going to miss that. He played well, but he wouldn't have been my man of the match, I'm going to be biased (as he's my favourite player) but Harding was superb again. It's so hard to give a MOTM today. The defence were great, Jaidi and Fonte won everything, Mills was dodgy at first but really came into the game in the second half. Antonio was busy, a typical "Antonio" game where he;s excellent at times, and off the pace in others. Waigo wasn't brilliant but was always seemingly in the right place at the right time. Lallana is going to be a hell of a player for us. Lambert - well he was Lambert. I'm shattered now, glad to be home, and looking forward to the Leyton Orient game on Easter Monday. COME ON YOU SAINTS....

I've stopped eating sweetcorn. I love it, but it just comes out as it goes in, and it gives me a dodgy stomach too.

Oh, is that the trick where you wait until your hands go numb and then 'service' yourself and it feels like someone else is doing it? :smt038

Shooooooooooooooooooot!!! Thomas's as it was so unexpected. We've come to expect good goals from Lambert. I also thought Antonio's goal in the first leg at MK Dons was well taken, and important too, as it set us up for a less nervy second leg at home.

Christmas? FFS how long have I been asleep?

Obvious really. :-)

That's what I thought! It took me ages to work out what it actually meant! Oh, I reckon it'll be 3-1 Saints.

Black Pudding Haggis Sprouts Kidney Liver. I don't travel much.

I must admit the O'Hara saga gave me the biggest lol of the day today. Grant: Hello Harry, we were wondering if we could play our best player against you in the FA Cup Semi Final, Jamie O'Hara, thus diminishing your chances of progressing to the final? Harry: No, **** off. Grant: Oh ok. Can you lend us Defoe? Harry: Hell No. Can you please tell Andronikou for me that Portsmouth owe me £5million. Ta chuck.

SOrry bout that. If I'd have known she was back on the game, I wouldn't have done it.

I needed to get it off my chest. Plus I don't really eat many sweets.

You guys have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much free time...:-)

My parents were both coppers, and they couldn't stand it. I don't like anything like that anyway, Casualty and Holby City too. My missus loves it. I don't think we have much in common...

Easy ride to the final then. It'll seem like such a hollow victory if, or rather when, we win.

We get Mystery Shoppers at LUL, but as I'm a good little boy and a suck up, the only time I got tested to memory, I got full marks. :-) I wouldn't mind doing Mystery SHopping myself, but I tend to panic...

Love 'em, but not enough chocolate. Plus I don't even want the biscuit, just the chocolate. Might as well buy a tub of chocolate spread and dip my fingers in it. For some reason, I currently have a real craving for bacon fries.

Yay. I can pee all over the girlfriend's shampoo and lady razor, thus continuing my secret vendetta against her. She's unknowingly eaten so many of my pubes since we began dating that I'm suprised she hasn't coughed up a hairball.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2003474,00.html Is that our Claus in the background? Does he have a job with us or was he there as a guest?

****ing Labour ****s. Cider, smokes and Petrol, the three biggest expenses in my life. Mother ****ing ****ing **** faces. They might as well tax me having sex with my missus, that's the only enjoyment I can afford from now on!

32. I'm 30 this year, so my brain is fairly normal.

I expect Thomas or especially James will be fit for Wembley but I wouldn't bat an eyelid if Harding was chosen again. Yes, he's wrong footed, but makes up for that with a decent football brain.

Aside from the fact that I, too, think they'll all be fit, I still think Fonte has the quality to do a job in CM. Apparently he played there early in his Palace career, and that would leave Perry and Jaidi at the back. Seems ok to me... IMO Lallana is the key to winning, we have to have him fit. He is, in the JPT side, the creativity that has got us here. No Puncheon means a lot rests on his shoulders. It'll be nice next season when we don't have to worry about cup tied players!

I posted on 606 my thoughts on this, but I'd be very suprised if anyone paid any money to Portsmouth. We learned from the January window that hardly any money is being exchanged for players in this current climate - unless a player is available at a HUGELY knocked down price, why the hell would other clubs wish to buy a player that they can't even use until next season?

It's a trophy, it will make our season look better than perhaps it has been, and if Cortese is to be believed when he says we have underachieved, perhaps it will buy Pardew time. But we have to win it. Lose, and Pardew won't be the most popular person around, even with all the injury worries.

Oh I don't disagree, a number of times I saw him use his left foot when it would have been easier to use his right, but he is what he is - a left footed left back playing out of position. It's not his fault he doesn't have a right foot of note, I'm sure he didn't choose to play right back, but he did because Pardew told him to and because he is a model professional. Harding exemplifies being a pro footballer. He does what is asked of him, to the best of his abilities, and is very vocal during games, spurring us on when we're struggling, and marshalling the back line. I noticed once or twice he was yelling at Seaborne to hold the line. He could potentially be a captain for us one day IMO. Playing with his left foot, I still think he had a good game. He worked so hard and had to deal with the fact that he was out of position, and still got forward to have a few shots. (Ok, not great ones...) Our side is so much richer for having him in it, although as has been said, I do hope James is fit on Sunday so Harding can start at left back. Lastly, I forgot to mention it before, but kudos for Saints fans for applauding the second Hartlepool goal. Completely spontaneous, it was nice to see we appreciate good football even if it comes from the opposition.