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Walcott going to Arsenal was in my opinion a mistake. He had blistering pace but wasn't a natural ball player/passer so Arsenal have spent the last four years trying to make him into a passing cog footballer, part of the great overall plan. Man Utd would have concentrated on the pace and given him the room to use it, whilst slowly improving the rest. Chamberlain would be mad going to Arsenal, although he sees himself as a central midfielder I can't see it. Arsenal and wide players aren't compatible.

These rumours are just that. I've got my son to brief Brian re Saint's attitude to breaking confidentiality/media comments. If Saints are doing anything in that direction, as Brian is keen to join us, it would be a surprise if he or anybody connected to him makes any premature comments. His contract has two years to run so there is no pressure on him to do anything although it is obvious that Reading's mix it style doesn't suit his. He'd fit in well at Swansea though.

£10m cash on the nail + sell on clause and bye bye. I can see Arsenal, MU and Liverpool blinking first at paying up front. He could well be here next year which if there is an unfulfilled chase this summer could be a bad thing. Unless he buys into staying before pre season starts he should be sold on.

Haven't SAAB been unable to pay their bills since their takeover?

He certainly supported a group of my friends who were raising money for the hospice where one of their group had died. He did this for nothing.

I remember there was a lot of criticism of the club at the time, for not doing something, or having nothing to do with the Mayflower event. It was common knowledge and as for the charities that benefited and how much, I suggest you pm 'the Gaffer' who I'm sure could arrange an answer from Mike Osman. I seem to remember something about the Ex Saints and their charities being the way the money was distributed.

Mike Osman is a decent person. I know him well. He gives up an enormous amount of his time to help people raise money for all sorts of charitable causes. Although he can demand large fees for performances he gives his time willingly without charge. He is a man I have a lot of time for.

Terry Paine wasn't bought in. He was playing Hampshire League as an amateur for Winchester City and in the Saints/CPC youth team that reached the youth cup semi finals v MU.

I haven't heard the real reasons apart from Adkins and Lambert saying he had been carrying an injury early on but halfway through the season until the end he was still pysically not the dominant player of last season although he did provide more assists than individual goals in the box.

Interesting, however I would like to know why Lambert's poor physical fitness went on for so long and the difference in his physical output from last season to this. I would have thought that was the sort of thing the training analysts would have been homing in on.

Says it all.

Nothing controversial in the call. He didn't fit in with the management so they won't have him back if there is an alternative. It would be sensible to sell him for the best price and move on.

Looks like saving private Ryan. Got that wrong didn't they?

Unless prices go up for us there is a finite income from spectators say max £20m, the tv place money is far in excess of that, so basically, as far as I am concerned, on the field success, league position and tv income has a much greater value than the size of the spectators unless one has a 60 - 75000 capacity and fills it every week (cat 1).

Could be the prosecution is having difficulty finding corroborative witnesses. I think an epidemic of collective amnesia and temporary blindness has maybe set in.

One problem Dickson has, is that Lallana prefers playing in front of Harding. It would be surprising, unless another fullback is brought in, if Harding was released.

MU / Arsenal bring a large number of players into the first team through their academies. They nearly always except in exceptional cases serve a first team apprenticeship on loan in other clubs first teams. We should do the same.

We used to fly manual reversion approaches on BAC1-11 and I think several Boeings but it was a long time ago so I can't remember exactly which. Nothing like this though, could fly a pretty reasonable approach (often ILS).

Whatever it was I'm glad it never happened to me.

My recollection too.

Normally we kick off the second half between 1607 and 1609 which with added time gives a game finish of 1655 to 1700. I time precisely to the second the starting whistle of the second half so I can accurately gauge the finish time as the stp clock timing ends at 90 minutes. I use a radio watch that is accurate to micro seconds. I really don't see why the game can't start dead on 1500 or whatever designated start time.

I thought the same but he didn't give any other scenario any chance and just went to Arsenal. Two things are needed by very quick players, firstly the other players have to stay out of the space he needs to run in and Arsenal don't do that, everybody runs in front of him, even the slower full back overlaps him forcing him back or inside. Secondly he has to stay out of that space and leave it for the run past the defenders. He plays like any other player at Arsenal, tracks back but doesn't really defend, often faces his own goal and joins in the passing movements usually ending up boxed in by his own players and left with no space to exploit behind defenders. The Croatia game was set up perfectly for him, also he scored against I think Germany U21 breaking from the halfway line, however he rarely uses his one unique asset, his pace.

AOC would be bloody daft to go to Arsenal. MU is where he should go and where Walcott should have gone, they know how to use pace and win things whereas Wenger wants a team of a thousand passes and struggles to win anything.

Previous managers only, Bates, McMenemy, Nicholl, Strachan, Hoddle wouldn't give tuppence for the rest. I like Adkins.

Norwich added about half a dozen. We will have to do the same if we don't want to tread water. A dominant leader on the pitch is No 1 for me.