Whitey Grandad

Hendrix

I must admit, that is rather tempting.

There's an interesting article in The Times's football supplement today about a book called 'The Numbers Game' which a analyses all the questions such as whether a strong defence is better than a strong attack and the importance of possession. Might be worth a read.

It's a bit of journalist's (Tony Evans) speculation. 'Cortese and the trust that owns the club have been unable to reach an agreement to secure the 44-year old's future at the club for next season'.

If Wigan win both then they will have beaten Villa next Sunday so Villa cannot then get more than 40 points. Our goal difference is 11 better than Villa's so we would have to lose by 11 more goals than they do and then it would be down to goals scored. At the moment we have scored 3 more than them. Don't worry about it, relax and enjoy the day.

This is an important point. He draws attention away from others, who then have a better chance of scoring.

I always enjoy your contributions. None of us were 'wrong', we just weren't 'right'.

Only on goal difference.

Zoom in?

I'm very pleased for you. I'm also very happy

Good enough, but just good enough is just not good enough.

Good question. It depends on tightening up the defence. When you think about all the extra wins we could have had it makes talk of 8th place not unrealistic.

If Wigan win the next two then they must have beaten Villa on the last day, and Villa are below us now on goal difference. We have a much better GD than Villa by 12 goals or so.

The question is no longer relevant.

Well said.

Phew, can I breathe again? Well done Saints, now the real planning can begin. The team that starts next season will look a lot different from the one that started this. The end of season has been a bit of a dreary dribble but a win next Sunday will perk everybody up and we can enjoy the summer with a quiet satisfaction. When do the tickets go on sale? When are the fixtures released?

Good grief, how far out do you have to be to score zero?

Isn't it because of the Champions League final this year?

They should have chosen better parents

It's a very common mistake.

There's also Norwich and Newcastle to consider.

Nothing 'clear' about it. That angle was deceptive.

Thanks, now I've got two things to worry about

13481 points. My first guess was 37km, the second 11km and then I started getting the wrong countries, Spain instead of Brazil, Norway instead of Finland, Australia instead of USA. Good little program this, well found!