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I doubt the effect is as dramatic as you may initially expect. I'm sure a decent percentage of season ticket holders ensure their seat is used even if they're absent, if you catch my drift.

A rare bit of empathy from the crowd and very welcome, or at least so I thought. A transfer fee can become a millstone. Don't really see why he needs to justify the full fee in his first season.

Just a photoshoot with Rodriguez for the next programme...

EPL Index is a class act when it comes to stats analysis. Bit like seeing your 'secret sauce' recipe released to the world though!

So work towards tackling this so-called underclass and stop using these tragic deaths to drive an agenda that indicts the entire welfare state and those supported by it. Less than 1% of the welfare budget is lost to fraud, yet the cost to the state of tax evasion/avoidance is likely to run to more than £100bn. The poor are being pitted against the poorer; who gains from that?

Tempted (and did register on their site before my last post), but having sat with away fans before I find it bloody difficult and am pretty keen to get in with our lot. There are some spares going around, it's just finding them before they get sold on...

Annoyingly now find myself able to attend - of course it's long since sold out. Only need a single ticket, please give me a shout if anybody has one to flog in our end.

Muse - Citizen Erased. The title's quite annoying, my choice has nothing to do with that. Basically it's my favourite song - although their last two albums have been so ****e that I may have to reconsider any association. Hopefully got a few years yet to choose!

For me: That's only really as my girlfriend and I have just bought our first home though. Without that it looks like I'd have been in the 'Emergent service workers' category.

There was a video doing the rounds a while back of Gazzaniga practising his distribution - his ability to consistently and accurately hit a target from long range was never really in doubt. If he can continue to develop the rest of his game, he'll be an asset and a half. Adkins' decision to throw Paulo in at the deep end was certainly questionable...

Oh arse, looks like I forgot I was supposed to be going to a wedding on the 27th. Wrangling it so that I get to see us play West Brom is going to be difficult enough, looks like I'll have to count myself out of the fans match

Excellent analysis. Not just because it's positive - Neville's insight and reading of proceedings is second to none. He's wasted on England, I'd rather see him coaching in club football.

Do you have a higher quality version of that by any chance?

The biggest take-home from that article, for me, is that most people's opinions have been formed on Mayuka based on just 166 minutes of football.

I meant Southampton residents' resentment. Having first hand heard racist abuse directed at Guly, I certainly wouldn't rule out the possibility. I say this without casting any aspersions, nor presuming the guilt of the crowd members that gave it the big one towards Boruc. Certainly an interesting point.

Repressed resentment of the large Polish population of Southampton? Just one potential reason. Obviously Bart was Polish too, but he rarely featured in the first team. I dare say some would have had choice words for him after his performance against Blackpool last year anyway. I'm pretty liberal (forum liberal? odd turn of phrase) and said as much a few posts above yours, #67. So yes.

My French is a little rusty, but I'm fairly sure that's not what he said! Oh, Google Translate.

Well this all got a bit microanalytical. Isn't the broader point that a Southampton FC player received an undue amount of abuse from so-called fans, culminating in a disproportionate amount of outrage and hand-wringing after the player responded? An entirely avoidable debacle that hurt the club in the long run. I've had people comment to me on Twitter that they didn't hear anything, but I'd be amazed if anyone could hear every utterance in the stand they're situated. Boruc is playing well now and there's a degree of harmony apparent in the squad - if he was lying about there being racial abuse it would be an odd decision to rake it up again and put the spotlight back upon the incident and himself.

I think many on here have underestimated just how difficult it is to get up to speed when jumping straight into the middle of the season. Not only that but then attempting to break into a side when you have little matchday sharpness. In terms of building understanding with your team mates there's no substitute for competitive fixtures so he and the management are stuck in a bit of a Catch 22 at the moment. If MP plays him, it's a risk. If Forren doesn't get game time, he's less likely to be ready. In terms of the January transfer window all of this should have been taken into account and that's what made Forren a poor transfer, not any perceived lack of ability. Have a bit of faith, I reckon this one will come good next season.

The accused could have (and may yet) cost us our Premier League status. Incredible 'fans'.

Just a bit of fun for the kids (and big kids), surely? Harmless enough.

No, much more than that. More for things like driving at 100mph because he needed the loo and betting on Portsmouth vs Barnsley whilst still playing for them. My favourite moment of our exile to the Football League show was when Manish asked Claridge if he was a gambling man - his face was a picture.

I'd be good for left mid/wing or as an attacking full back.

Claridge was very complimentary to us in the Football League, perhaps even a little too kind at times. The man's a bit of a muppet but his footballing knowledge is top drawer. Certainly little to grumble about if any of those predictions prove correct.

If any of you lot play FIFA you may be happy to hear that I put forward quite a few updates for Morgan's stats which have just been accepted. Should be applied in next week's update.