Barry the Badger

It's just the way football works, of course Brighton and Bournemouth are going to enjoy the fact that we're not doing as well as we wanted to. I'm sure there was similar bemusement from Spurs fans when we got all angry about them 10 years or so ago. Or when we played the FA Cup final and accused Arsenal fans of arrogance, it was simply because they expected to win it.

Many teams come to St Mary's with one thing and one thing only on their mind, a clean sheet. This makes it extremely tough for us sometimes. Ultimately I will take a dire 1-0 win today.

The win over Sheffield United to stay up under Pearson will live with me forever.

Interesting that he doesn't list his experience as Southampton FC Chairman. Perhaps that's because he ran us into the ground.

First time to Orient, would like to drink within 15 mins walking distance of the ground. Suggestions?

It was only Heskey towards the end... People go on about 98 but I think the real crime is that he wasn't playing for England around 92-94 when they were failing miserably to qualify for a World Cup whilst he was winning game after game for us! Those were his best years as far as I can tell, although correct me if I'm wrong.

Wow. Just wow. My greatest regret as a Saints fan is that I was 5 years too young to fully appreciate Matt at his absolute best, and only saw him 'live' a few times. I love the Blackburn one where the Blackburn fans behind the goal are clapping.

I think it could go either way. He could keep improving and become amazing, or he could stall (see jermaine pennant). It really is almost impossible to tell with young players. Even with a great attitude some never push on from where they are at 17/18.

Green is a brilliant shot stopper, but is not and will never be a world class keeper.

Is there an echo in here?

The online system really is sh*t. Unless you want tickets for a game you shouldn't be able to buy for, in which case it's brilliant.

and he's got a tatoo so is more likely to be seen as one of the lads.

I'm 29 and it's the atmosphere which gets to me at this age!

Although we've stumbled with games in hand. I have to believe we can get at least 6 points from those 3 games.

I already tried to move my row D's back and they said they couldn't. Let me know if you have any more success.

The commentary was so so so much improved.

Barnard seems to be one of those players who splits opinion. The guys behind me are always moaning about him "falling over", whereas i think he's just very good at winning free kicks when under pressure receiving the ball on his own with his back to goal. It is easy to be slightly blinded to a players weaknesses if he works his socks off, but I don't care, his workrate lifts the crowd and the rest of the team at times.

I think you are probably going to be looking for a season ticket holder who has been to quite a few away games but isn't going to those, as these games are apparently going to a ballot.

A plate of curry in the hospitality suite perhaps.

Sky have the dates for Football League playoffs on their schedule page. First legs listed as 12th - 14th May, second legs as 16th - 20th.

Just a heads up then. I am attending most of the run in games but missing Brentford. Therefore I can guarantee that we will clinch promotion at Brentford so thats the one you should aim for.

Is the 107% rule back then?

There is a difference between arrogance and belief.

The animosity took me totally by surprise. I lived there when we got relegated from the prem and always wanted them to do well, until the day we were relegated wearing my saints shirt in the pub and I was subjected to abuse from a load of Brighton fans who were all cheering on Man U, it was like wearing a Saints shirt in Pompey, I really wasn't expecting it.

My favourite was the commentator getting irate during the Bournemouth game because a Bournemouth player was flagged offside when receiving the ball in his own half, having come from an offside position. He was getting quite irate about the ref not knowing the offside rules and you cant be offside if you receive the ball in your own half. I was only listening to the radio and I could tell the player must've come back from being offside.