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That is a very good point.

Correct. I, along with 5 others, have had to move. 4 have gone to block 9 and 2 of us to block 40.

That's a moot point.

Plenty of them have been here for years and now consider the UK home. My next door neighbours (Slovaks) fall into that category. I've friends happily married/shack up/dating foreign Doris's and they seem as settled & happy as those married to Brits. Think your view is somewhat dated regarding Polish lasses.

Got an outing to the England T20 bought & paid for otherwise I'd be doing the same.

It's amusing though. It's like arguing Shipman wasn't a serial killer, just a really sh.it doctor. You may convince yourself but everyone will know you're simply a loony pr.ick.

Each new round of TV deals has seen attendances drop as fans buy TV season tickets instead on match going season tickets. Now, tell me why Saints are bigger than Villa.

Now I appreciate you're very selective in your reading and a bit thick but what part of "that has nothing to do with Udine but everything to do with the issue of paying customers, as witnessed in Italy." don't you understand?

Population - 1,000,000+ in addition to catchment area that includes West Mids, Wors, Warks, Shrop, Staffs League and cup success - More than us, including a European club Infrastructure - Excellent stadium and state of the art academy with a proven record of producing 1st team players. historical attendances - Way bigger, including record Div3/L1 crowd.

I asked a simple question, that has nothing to do with Udine but everything to do with the issue of paying customers, as witnessed in Italy. Every top flight match in Italy, as well as a few Serie B games, are on TV on club "season tickets", added to that are all the live streams. This means that fans are no longer going, but watching games at home/bars I know of Inter fans who now only go for then Derby & Juve games and Lazio fans who do Roma/Inter/AC/Juve only, despite previously being season ticket holders since God was a boy. It is no accident that Juve, the biggest club in Italy by a mile, built a small stadium. As I & others have alluded to, cost will mean plenty alter how they watch saints in the future.

Please explain how Saints are bigger than Villa, as you have stated before.

So you aren't aware why attendances have fallen so much? Match fixing has very, very little to do with it.

You are aware, of course, why Italian attendances have fallen through the floor aren't you?

Not bigger than Everton & not bigger than Villa and you'd have to be deluded to think otherwise.

Us northern / midland based fans will certainly benefit from all the live streams and the fact that it will save around £80 - £100 per match makes it a no brainer. Only renewed this season for the nippers sake.

I'll drive if I go. Always somewhere for the nipper to kip then as well

Money talks and after this season I doubt I'll renew and go to the northern games only and watch the streams live instead. Price is becoming too high and from next year my nippers ticket goes up £200 odd.

£185 each now.

I've got to say, the very tedious baiting of those folk, wrong in my opinion, but entitled to dream, whose opinion is that a much bigger stadium is required now, is getting beyond a joke. Nothing wrong with letting people dream & speculate even if we (I) view it as wrong. They don't need to be told that at every turn.

Wizz is showing up as £370 for the 2 of us but I can get to Krakow for £165 and do Tues - Sat.

Wizz?

Where? Can't find any cheapies myself.

Just imagine what they do to people who defraud folk over pedigree cats.

Flights are coming in at £200 each for me with Wizz Drive/hostel option maybe the viable if I stopover in Germany on the way there and back.

Only if you believe that the Union Flag is "your" flag.