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For those that don't go to matches, why not boycott thenmatchday thread. Or at least makebyourbfeelingsnknown at half time.

We could smuggle in a box of matches and set fire to ourselves. Would look good on Sky.

What they do in Italy? Concrete overcoat.

Done at football or bullfights in Spain as a sign of disgust.

Haven't read the thread so sorry if these points have been made, probably have been many times, but a strong show of thanks and support for what Nigel Adkins has achieved, as opposed to a protest, is totally in order, in fact it's the least we should do. I spent pre match on Wednesday with several Chelsea fans, all totally opposed to the appointment of Benitez. It's a club divided, with predictable results on the pitch. Having shown our appreciation for Nigel the last thing we need is to carry on and do a Chelsea given the precarious position we are in.

Not so much as a thank you to Nigel Adkins in Cortese's statement. Just got home so haven't checked but I understand Cortese wasn't at the press conference. What sort of leadership is that? This is a massive and unnecessary gamble with our PL status. This new bloke better be good.

http://www.todomercadoweb.es/?action=read&id=32384 This "exclusive" says he would have signed already but would sign Monday to avoid problems with the current Manager. The so called exclusive is from sources close to Porchettino. Doesn't sound credible to me.

Yeah I took a look and it doesn't appear to be widely reported in the Spanish press, probably because it's not news over there, just whatever has been picked up from the report on TV3 a Catalan tv station with a website. I think I read some rumour of this late last year when Nige was under more pressure. If there's anything in it at all reckon it's old news. Maybe someone sounded him out in November, results picked up and this bloke heard nothing more and is now trying to raise his profile.

Although this match is some weeks away I thought I'd draw to the attention of anyone intending to travel by train from or via London that you can advance purchase for £16 return.

Hit JRod early down the channels or don't bother. Not JRod's fault, we just don't pick up his runs quickly enough. Way we played first half was crying out for Lambert to hold the ball up. He came on, immediate impact. Another point, we have England's future fullbacks. Finally, Schneiderlin and Cork played really well.

Ticket and transport it's more or less the same price for me to go from my home in north London to Wigan as it is to go down the road to Chelsea. Cheaper food and drink too.

Relieved to read his surname means conqueror.

I support that. Football grounds badly needed improvement in the wake of Bradford and Hiilsborough but we seem to have thrown out the baby with the bath water in dispensing entirely with terraces. there seems to have been an agenda to gentrify football and it's never been quite the same since.

You get what you are given for away games. Anything over and above this is probably beyond the capacbility of the TO. Ignore the moaners. It was a good atmosphere in the lower tier yesterday.

Playing into the channels for Rodriquez to run onto was a sensible tactic and worked well. It's one I reckon we'll see again in away matches. Big win and a great day out. I like Brum. The Morris Dancers in the Shakespeare Tavern were surprisingly enjoyable. The Wittan Arms was unreal. Lots of Frenchman in there for some reason.

Whatever formation, whatever personnel, crosses into Lambert.

Some green space for Ted to look out onto and extend the footpath down to Ocean Village but no chance of that it would be flats.

Sorry mate. Didn't think I was getting stroppy and I understood your point full well. Thought you enjoyed a bit of banter. I won't pull your leg then about someone with 16k posts accusing me of hijacking a thread.

I just paid £50 for a ticket to see my team away to Chelsea next week. I live in London. By your logic therefore I am either a mug or a bell-end or both. As you say, it's up to us bell-ends, assuming we have the means to give us a choice about whether or not to go.

No Frank you must be struggling too. He's not talking about why Adkins will be sacked.

Oh right, fair enough you're not talking about why Adkins will be sacked. Maybe you're on the wrong thread then.

And Gross, will he attract the cream of Europe. Anyway the article is referring to Adkins' results as the reason for his job being alledgedly under threat not his so called inability to assist the transfer committee in attracting players to the club.

Well argued and in a way I can see what you are getting at in that teams that play with fluid formations like Saints want to play have a very mobile forward or forwards. But until we unearth a Suarez then Lambert is by far our most effective forward. I'd also have to disagree with your view that Lambert wouldn't have scored the Rodriquez goal against Chelsea. The two he scored away to Ipswich last season spring to mind immediately.

Absolute B@llocks.

http://www.westlondonsport.com/features-comment/chelsea-man-in-talks-over-move-to-southampton-report