Has it been established whether Gaston was the all time most drawn-out saints web signing of all time? I'm not sure if it definitely surpassed Rudi Skachel, or if there have been others I've forgotten.
Why was the related spoof post 'flabbergasted' locked? That was the funniest thing I have read on here in ages. Should have had a warning on it not to read somewhere where it was not appropriate to laugh out loud - such as in the big at work..
I think 88/89 was the first season all games were televised and that's when they started - with a 4 0 win against West Ham, 1 0 win at qpr, 2 1 against Luton maybe, and then Glendale being crocked at Highbury (from memory).
77/78 - runners up div 2
78/79 - 14th div 1
79/80 - 8th div 1
80/81 - 6th div 1
11/12 - runners up div 2
12/13 - 14th div 1
13/14 - 8th div 1
14/15 - 6th div 1 (so far)
I don't remember us really having a good shot at the title in 83/84. Here's the table one month before the end:
http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1983-1984/table/1984-04-21
11 points off the top (albeit with 2 games in hand).
I think the season when I really thought we might do it was a couple of years before that with Keegan in the team. Early February was probably when things looked most rosy:
http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1981-1982/table/1982-02-06