Whitey Grandad

I wasn't aware that we had any corporate supporters last season? They always looked empty whenever I looked across.

I've always wanted to make shoes for the Royal Family. Then I could have a Royal Warrant - 'By Appointment. Cobblers to the Queen'

I've just bought my ticket this morning and I got my own seat in the centre of the Kingsland. Am I the first to buy a ticket? It's an amazing deal - £3.00 for a senior season-ticket holder.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Great news! At this rate we might even have a team for Saturday.

There are plenty of grounds in this league where standing is allowed, in fact it's compulsory.

I did it the other way last season. I left Hamble at 5:30 to go to Woolston for an evening game. When I got to the car park it was empty so I checked that the parking regulations hadn't changed, then checked my diary for the date, then realised that I was one hour early. I'd left at the same time that I leave to go to my evening class, not when I leave to go to the football. At least I had the opportunity to sample the food and drink that are on offer before the match.

--- and I once sat just in front of someone with an airhorn at a match. Why oh why oh why?

Please god, no. Those wooden rattle thingies were bad enugh.

It was longer ago than we thought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Members_Cup#1992:_Nottingham_Forest_3_Southampton_2

Good practice for Saturday then

Zenith Data Systems. I have never been so cold and it took me 3 hours to get out of the car park.

That's really annoying. I was soooo looking forward to this tournament and now I shall be way for the game on October 7th. Boo hoo.

I would say that it is morally ok if it is only an occasional use of a senior ticket by an adult less than 60 years old. Deliberate purchase of a senior ticket for use by an under-60 would be fraud IMO. I have two STs which until now were at the full adult price and sometimes they have been used by my son and my granddaughter and very occasionally by an over 60. I would not expect a refund if a concessionary spectator were to use one of my adult tickets. This is the first season that my tickets have qualified for the 'senior' discount so perhaps I should be more circumspect in their use from now on?

Hmm, a difficult match to call. I suppose I'd settle for a draw. I'm fairly certain that next Saturday's team will be nothing like the the one we have at Christmas.

Yep. He's gone, deal with it, move on.

Ausgezeichnet!

I read an interesting fact today. In 13 years at Ipswich Sir Bobby Robson only bought 14 players.

Get real everybody. The season is not gong to settle down until a couple of months have gone by. Some team will shoot out ahead of the rest and then drop down into oblivion. The loan deadline isn't until the end of September, is it?

For those who can bear to watch it, the BBC's Sports Personality lifetime achievement award (bottom of the screen): http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8177945.stm And at Barcelona: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090731106011.html RIP Sir Bobby, you have left us all such fond memories.

This should make you laugh: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6730823.ece under 'long shots'

What is it with this 'debt free' obsession? This club is now in private ownership and all its financial arrangements are a matter for its owner. Since that owner is filthy rich, we are not going to go bust so all that matters is how much financing is available to help us advance up the leagues. We supporters can relax and get back to the business of following our team around the country. Give it a rest, please. ](*,)

'released by mutual consent' or some such wording, I believe. As far as I recall, we received no fee but we could stop paying him.

He was a great man. His career and his achievements stand out amongst so many others.

Is that 2 children by 3 different adults??? I hear some strange rumours about them folks down in them parts.