SaintBobby

I reckon I'm thinking what you're thinking....

Gees. Touchy.....!

Oh gees. This site has hit the bottom. Christ. Moronic stuff.

Top 4 place practically guaranteed now, I'd say.

I'd rather we became the "Saints" as an abbreviation in preference to "So'ton". I'm guessing Wolverhampton fans prefer "Wolves" to "W'ham" too.

A lot. Read "The Numbers Game". The authors agree you can't "solve" association football in the way you can solve a puzzle or croosword, but they sure have some interesting stuff to say.

Is he the oldest uncapped player to have been called up by England?

I'd like to echo the sentiments of those very wise posters above, who express the sage hope that Luke Shaw does not get injured before, during or after the England U21 match. Well said, gentlemen, well said indeed.

Strewth!

let's hope so....

Most tedious draw imaginable - put out the reserve team.

Yeah, I'd settle for that (away) - just down the road. I might even go for a laugh if the tickets are cheap enough.

Right. Well done, Bazza. Top drawer.

There's has been a major cull of Saints players who couldn't really cut it in the top flight. How many have we now got off payroll and/or cancelled contracts for? A lot. Chaplow, de Ridder, Seaborne, Richardson etc etc. Sure, we might disagree with some of the decisions (maybe Dean Hammond "deserves" his chance in the top flight, still?). But it's a brutal and direct cull of the B-list or C-list players. And we have yet to lose an obvious A-lister. Only two notable additions so far - Lovren and Wanyama. But - wow - pretty decent additions. (prima facie, both "A list", surely?) Thanks to the ruthless slashing of the playing squad (killing off good Championship players, who aren't really good enough for the Premier League), we are probably in a position to get in one or two seriously good signings before the end of August. Who should receive the praise for this?

I don't care about this joke competition until Saints are in the last eight (or fewer). As for asking who people "think" we will draw.....???? Sigh.

17th?

Shaw back on his feet. No worries.

Stuart Ripley? Another poor one.

Football finances have zoomed...but I'm not sure they have gone up as much as 200% in ten years?

Top thread. Thanks for starting it, bowers. And thanks for all the useful ancillary evidence, people.

You're not really worrying for them, are you? I hate the way MotD pundits use the term "I worry for them" (as if to show empathy)....when what they really mean is "I reckon they're f**ked".

Never visited Ugly Iniside. What's the origin of the name, btw? Is it just random or am I missing something? It used to be a (printed and published) fanzine right?

Mayuka was indeed a disappointment last season. I think he managed, effectively, one "assist" (for being taken down for a penalty, converted by Lambert, at home to Villa). I agree with Turkish that Sharp as a "supersub" would probably have notched a goal or two. However, I would have played Mayuka rather than Sharp, basically because Mayuka has better long-term potential for the club.

Quoted for truth.

I'd abolish international football. It's of a feeble standard compared to club football and doesn't pay the wages. Go back to the national teams being amateurs, not pros. I don't want people to take England call ups seriously. And I don't want Saints players to get them at all, really.