View From The Top

I live in Staffordshire and work in the Black Country and Saints are viewed as a large provincial club as the same ilk as Forest, Derby, Leicester, Wolves etc. Our reputation has certainly grown in the last two seasons and the size of our crowds have certainly raised eyebrows.

Oh the sweet joy of PSN. How have I missed you.

Fair point.

Don't confuse Italian fascisim with Nazi fascisim. Two very different beasts. But of course, you know everything.

You do, of course, understand that Di Canio was giving a Roman Salute to the Lazio fans and the Irriducibili in particular and not a Nazi salute.

To question A) It should do. To question B) It's been an issue as long as I can recall. I know a few lads who have had issues long after the event and there was no help forthcoming for them.

I know it won't happen but I'd love to see WB at Saints (on loan) next season.

They are in a massive financial sh*t pile though and all the high wage earners they'll want to ditch. However, getting ride of them is easier said than done.

I'm already getting nagged at by the nipper to go to Upton Park!

There is a specialist HM Forces ward at Selly Oak now and things have improved considerably but ask yourself why H4H was started and you'll get your answer regarding aftercare. Most of us ex-forces types will tell you the same thing, The Man doesn't give a fat rat's @rse about the grunt once they are no longer of use or decide to leave the service.

Politicians of all shades have been more than happy to send lads and lasses off to fight and die and washed their hands of them upon their return. It's the general public of these shores, through things like H4H, that have shown how valued they really are and it has shamed politicians.

So thinking Zola would come to a L1 club is better in some way than thinking O'Neil would? How very odd.

I'd love to see Lawrence at Saints. Top player in that division.

Mush, we're not even pretend rivals. As the song goes "we don't care about you, we are Southampton, we don't care about you".

Nah. Thrush's thread about settling for the play offs as AL and OXO would be fit then and he's have no chance of promotion without them is the clear winner.

I used to live and teach in Stoke and now live just 14 miles away and have friends that are Stoke to the core so for them I hope they win. To make sure it's nailed on I've placed a few quid on Citeh.

None. They are a very well run club.

They are simply gutted that they've been shown up to be clueless. Remember, they thought O'Neil was coming and that Adkins was beneath us.

Very much this.

I've corrected it for you.

Just a pity he was such an uninspiring choice and couldn't get the players to play for him.

I've done a Swansea, Posh and Stevenage treble. My nipper went Swansea, Posh & Accy.

Without the Fratton jitters! I'd settle for Killer 2.0

Genius.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have felt that way.