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I think you are trying to cause mischief Duncan by suggesting that we are offloading players. The truth is that of course the local paper are going to use words like starlet. Have you seen the Portsmouth news and how they big up their signings? If he leaves it will be because we said he had no future here.

Oh dear. Yet another one who completely misunderstood that avatar. I'm not explaining that one again, I've already had to due to Alpine about five times. Not sure what that has to do with this conversation anyway.

That's not gratitude, it's called complying with employment law.

I afforded the same gratitude to cortese that he showed Adkins. I moved on a long time ago and am looking forward to our new leadership and the fan friendly approach. It seems that some are stuck in the past and can't move past it.

Some were devastated he left, others recognised that we could well be better off and we're excited for the future. Cortese is the past and we move on.

Being serious for a second, do you really want ed representing Britain on the world stage? It was such a facepalm moment when they chose him over his brother.

Yep. There is probably room for both versions, as long as the original is still kept and used.

Good for you. I don't think it makes any difference financially but I suspect the majority prefer the traditional one so I'm glad it may be changed back.

And to think he will probably be the next Prime Minister. I despair.

Pretty sure we had a poll last summer that suggested you were in the minority thankfully.

That is the absolute best and even I would buy that.

If by populist approach you mean caving in to all the demands of the fans then I agree with you, but I don't think that's what anyone is saying here. When Arsenal designed their new stadium and had motifs of all their old legendary players was that a populist approach? Was it a populist approach when saints had their centenary kit with no sponsor? Is installing bobby Charlton at united a populist approach? When any number of clubs make gestures that recognise their history, it doesn't mean they cave in to every wim of the fans, it means they recognise that respecting history, having a mix of the traditional and the modern is what the majority of fans want. You aren't going to please all fans all of the time of course but doing something to listen to the wishes of the fans is surely better than ignoring fans all together? Or are you saying you support the Hull Tigers idea or the mess that Tan has made over in Cardiff?

Because I would guess (though have no figures to back it up) that most supporters would prefer it that way. Football fans in general like the history and traditions of their club and sensible owners tend to embrace that and make it part of the club's future (see huge clubs like United, Liverpool and Arsenal for details.) It isn't exactly harming us at any rate, unless you think that the gold and silver crests somehow made us a mint.

Why does making the crest the traditional colour and maybe having stripes equal destroying what Cortese has built and returning us to a tiny club? What a pathetic point of view.

Agreed. It's even worse than this year.

Or maybe most people realise the two are not mutually exclusive and you can be successful and 'fan friendly?'

Rubbish if that is the case but the good news is this will be the last time before it's all a distant memory.

Wish they would stop going on about free childcare places. They aren't free, they are just subsidised by the ones who don't get free places.

Well done to Whittingham who has assisted a fantastic win for crawley tonight against the league one leaders. Certainly has moved on to bigger and better things.

Interesting. Huge sales increase for the xbox: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-03-17-titanfall-boosts-xbox-one-sales-by-96-per-cent-in-the-uk

According to those lot he was on express fm this evening.

ANyone who says this years home kit is one of the best ever is a giant mong.

Goes well with my topic here: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48976-Sepp-Blatter&highlight=blatter#.UyhwWPnV-Xo

Whilst I hate to defend that turd sandwich, I suspect he was being sarcastic.

I've expected that for a while. Shaw will be going IMO and maybe schneiderlin.