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I hope this is not the case as it wouldn't be the smart move. It was either get rid of him in May or back him. Without new signings the stated expansive Southampton style is pie in the sky. When are you over? we need the dates so we can set up a reunion. We had one in April with about 70% at short notice and set up for a proper sit down when you come over Dicko says he will come down from Edinburgh. email me.

I didn't specify what sort of signings. The numbers stack up and they would include all new players whether, bought, free transfers or loans. I am talking about a squad to fulfill the club's stated ambition, win the league, without strength in depth the injury crises we suffered at times last season will scupper that. We released 13 players with quite a few having played in the first team.

Am I missing something? Doesn't the transfer money go to the FA?

If he isn't, then he is relying on few injuries and probably in reality is sealing his fate. Only by strengthening the squad, replacing the pace, and having duplication to cover the injuries are we going to be able to play a strong side in 46 league matches plus anything up to 60 in total including the three cups.

The real problem is the first team players left who can hold down a first team place provide a waifer thin squad. One goalkeeper, two left backs plus Mills, Four centre backs, two experienced, one young potential and a lad with potential, four midfielders plus Wotton, two strikers. Bialkowski may sign but he may not, Connolly again may sign or not but he really can't be relied on to stay fit. If Wotton is considered a starter we aren't good enough. By my reckoning we need a goalkeeper, two right backs and again not including Murty who has nearly missed three seasons, four midfielders, two strikers. At the moment we only have fifteen first teamers including Wotton but including four centre backs and three left backs and no right back, that leaves a bench of say Seaborne, Martin and Mills and Wotton assuming that Harding would have to play right back. A goalkeeper is essential plus two right backs, cover left and right midfield plus at least one decent central midfielder and two strikers including a like for like targetman to cover Lambert. The wide replacements for Waigo and Antonio are necessary so that we have a strong starting team and strengthening options from the bench. the existing players won't make the playoffs due to the weakening through the inevitable injuries even another experienced centreback wouldn't go amiss. Anything around 8/9 players need to be signed to do what Pardew and Cortese assume we are going to do. Anything less and we will have holes to fill entailing the usual square pegs in round holes we all know won't cut it. We saw some of the youngsters last year in cameo appearances but while promising, they can in no way be deemed ready to be regulars.

I've got my tickets for the Reading game and there are no bar codes on them. Interestingly the Club's car park in Elliott's charged £8 a game equal to £184 per season and was full every week. I used it the odd time. It sounds like the car park season has been brought into line with the weekly rate.

Steve, the only thing I really miss is the time of the last time I was on saints web. It helped to get straight back to the last posts read immediately without having to search.

He had a knee operation some years ago and got the deal sorted than. He has no touble walking for four hours playing golf just can't walk 20yds to an ordinary parking space. Last week his electric trolley broke down so he just pulled a manual one around. His brother told him it was outrageous his response was that he had a badge so he could use it. Just lies to the Doctor etc so he can renew it.

A person at my golf club has a disabled badge and parks his car outside the front door in a disabled bay then proceeds to walk 18 holes at least six days a week. I contacted the blue badge unit and was told that he was entitled to the badge because he was on disability. Nice work if you can get it.

The key, apart from a solid defence, was filling the left side with Gerrard sometimes holding wide and when he came inside Rooney went wide, that meant Lampard was allowed the space to play and Barry got another game under his belt. Milner is a bit limited because of a lack of pace but is a good crosser and Defoe is a goalsniffer which brought us the winner.

I was quoted an outstanding mortgage of about £23m which was settled in full for about £7m. A similar figure to the Ipswich £28m mortgage settlement by Evans when he bought the club. The Stadium along with the club and SLH assets were purchased by Leibherr, the creditors such as Barclays agreed a settlement, leaving the club debt free and SLH liquidated.

An interesting analysis. So explain how the likes of Blackpool, Burnley, Hull, Derby, Watford, without the benefit of large gates, overspending, a sugardaddy, or parachute payments were promoted in the last few years. Any team in the Championship that plays well can get to the Premier, staying there is another matter.

We didn't play 4-4-2 last night or anything like it. Lennon played wide right, Heskey pretty much on his own, Gerrard in front of Barry next to Lampard, nobody on the left, occasionly Cole but but he was tied down by the Algerian right. Rooney wandered all over the place. This meant we played like a three legged dog, no blend or balance. Gerrard and Lampard don't blend, unless Gerrard plays up front and I'm not sure he should, one of them should be dropped. I personally think Cole has to play left side and Rooney up front with Crouch, Gerrard could maybe play wide right provided he stays there and doesn't just play where he wants. Last night was a prime example of the sum of the parts not being anywhere near the collective talent on show. FFS it's the teamwork that's important not a collection of individuals playing it their way off the cuff. There was no shape and no balance and unless that is put right we are coming home.

You may have made a case for a company to do this but it still entails an administrative function from the club, administering the information, forms/details/individual amounts. Clearly the club don't wish to do this. Unless they find that it is costing them money, bearing in mind the way the club is run, I can't see a U turn.

Might as well have an empty stadium as nobody will be able to tell the supporters apart. Just a monotonous drone. It could do away with home advantage if the supporters aren't heard.

I don't use the instalment plan but I can see why it's termination is a problem for those that wish to buy the ticket that way. It would have been easier to justify if notice of the withdrawal had been given at the end of the season or even better before the end of the season. Having said that, I, along with friends who pay up front have no problem with the withdrawal. I personally think that by the first match there will be at least the same number of tickets as last year. As far as I know about 10% buy on instalment but I think many of those will pay up front, some by borrowing elsewhere. I think there will be many more supporters buying tickets for the first time this year on the promise of a successful season and it is by a long way the cheapest way to watch home games. Contrary to the views of some on here, I just don't think the club see it as a major issue. Bearing in mind the numbers involved, 50k at Wembley. 21k average last season, 14k STs, the fact that only a proportion won't renew and will probably be replaced by new applicants, the club will probably feel getting rid of the costs of running the scheme is worthwhile. If they find that it doesn't work then at some point the instalment plan will be reinstated.

The golf club I belong to uses a proper powerful mole trap which snaps shut and kills them. I think it breaks their necks. The jaws are placed in the run and the heads protrude as soon as the trap is sprung the position of the heads change.

Milleband snr only sorted her shortfall in nominations so that she would screw up the balance of voting for the other candidates, as he obviously considers she won't take votes from him.

There is also the more important one or two annual free firm tickets for staff and immediate family (wife/children U21) which are bookable and not offloadable. Depending on status club/business/first seats. I was often upgraded at check in automatically as my tickets showed my rank.

White Hart Lane 1963 Won 5-0

"penny on the ball" :cool:

I would have thought that the simple fact that the majority of staff in BA have negotiated a settlement and are working normally, with the exception of the BASSA members, shows that the management are being supported by the staff.

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I've flown thousands of hour with three mobiles in my flight bag never switched off and never had a problem. A mate used to sit in the flight deck working on his lap top for hours on long haul flights. A much more dangerous issue is putting more and more bags in the overhead bins which will turn the aircraft into a death trap in a crash which is partly survivable eg B737-400 Kegworth/DC8 Athens. At Kegworth every seat not over the wing or in the upside down tail section ripped off the floor and were covered by every bin which came down on top of the passengers. Only the forward right bin connected to the front bulkhead remained in place. It was a nightmare to get the surviving passengers out of the wreckage. It was the V shaped skull injuries that alerted the enquiry as did the lower limb injuries for the seats. The emergency services pretty much demolished the interior in getting the survivors/bodies out, but the injuries led to revisiting the interior. Now more and more airlines are trying to get passengers to travel with only cabin baggage.

A pal of my son is a top player/club & team captain in the CCC and his three year contract is worth about £1.5m.