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No. When they were looking for new mods, I volunteered because I said it would be good to get a range of views. I did also say at the same time though that I had absolutely no chance of being chosen. I have no desire to be a mod.

Some people (including myself) know who mike is off here. No one has been fleeced.

You're a fantasist. It's quite simple really, either debate points of view sensibly without abuse or continue to follow my posts and be abusive. Which one do you think is going to create a better forum? If I bother you that much then I really would just stick me on ignore.

Which is why I suggested that we BOTH leave it and move onto other things and that if he wished to carry on then he should pm me. Apparently that is me 'wanting to be a mod'

Seems unlikey that Jaidi will play more than once a week. Even that got too much for him towards the end of the season and with another year I think we will really be picking and choosing his games this year.

Well as I said I don't know what his quality is like. I still think we need a CB and maybe a RB depending on how much faith we have in Richardson.

How is Cranie doing? Haven't paid much attention for a while. Lukas seems like a decent player and as a saints fan would give his all.

I started about six mostly from rumours on football forums. I deserved to be infracted (though not a bunch of times which caused the ban) really but I was just making a point about the stupidity of allowing a rumour thread for each individual silly rumour. I had two buds last night but I don't think it was a factor!

Clearly the last one was very popular and I know for me it was something I enjoyed reading on my way to work. It only generated a few pages a day and any of the rubbish comments can easily be ignored but all the information is kept in one thread which is much easier. Anyway, to continue where we left off, Keogh from Wolves was heard by someone. I say no, we don't need him and I think there are much better options.

The abuse was taken for granted.

Fair enough benji. I am pleasantly surprised.

I could have predicted who would be vocally expressing their joy at my brief departure. You, saintscott, deppo and dibden purlieu saint. All top quality posters.

So after all that, are we allowed a stickied rumour thread?

I saw a few. Maybe the mods locked them which IMO is the wrong approach.

Go away deppo.

Strike me down Chalet and I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

Don't make me laugh. The only thing I object to is you following my posts around because you think it's the cool thing to do (when in reality I hadn't even noticed you on here prior to you giving me abuse) and turning loads of threads into an argument between me and you. I would prefer if you didn't like my posts to just ignore me or even try to debate sensibly. I'm not trying to mod the forum, you're welcome to act how you like, but I was just suggesting that continuing a silly argument and throwing abuse around is probably not something people want to read pages and pages of.

Yes exactly. The system was working well whereby you had one big thread detailing all the overheard rumours and nonsense and a new thread was started for a player when it was a little more concrete. Now we have a situation where we are just going to get loads of tenuous stories in separate threads.

I don't think it was really hurting anyone keeping the thread open. Why not have both options and then everyone is happy?

Ridiculous ban IMO.

Right then. As the Stazi have deleted the thread, looks like we should just continue on here for now.

I quite enjoying discussing the relative merits of a potential signing. Certainly of more interest than the kit thread and which player would you bring back thread.

Possibly the price we have to pay for quality. I think it's worth spending some money to get in proven quality up front. We need goals next season!

That's true. Just saying though, if we are going to spend money then I think it should be spent up front.

Like where? Cb maybe but for me a pacy striker is our most pressing need. We are sorted in midfield except a puncheon replacement.