CanadaSaint

Yes, hypo, likable. A positive, "what you see is what you get" type. Which places him in a minority on here. And that's before we even talk about some of the most bemusing and head shaking collections of vowels, consonants and exclamation marks ever seen on the forum. Irritating? Sometimes. Boring? Never!

You're taking the p*ss out of one of the most genuine and likable people on this forum. That's! a! bit! strong! coming! from! someone! who! ALWAYS! posts! in! ORANGE!

Footballers are a cynical bunch and it takes time to win them over - ask Houllier, Hodgson, Luggy, Strachan and every manager since the game first started. It seems that they are really buying into Adkins and his styles and systems, and he's starting to get more out of Pardew's players than Pardew was able to get out of them. But this wasn't just about winning in Cortese's eyes - it was about winning with style. And that seems to be developing nicely as well. It speaks volumes for Adkins that he's doing all this with - for the most part - another manager's players.

For God's sake, man, give it a rest. You made it very clear that you didn't want him here in the first place, largely because you knew nothing at all about him. Since then it has been a succession of snide digs and comments in a futile attempt to prove yourself right, coupled with righteous indignation if someone takes issue with your constant uni-topic bleating. When it comes to constantly banging on about the same topic without any basis in fact, and when it comes to doing it again and again when everyone's sick of hearing it, you and Dalek have no peers. It brings to mind that line in Good Morning Vietnam - "I've never seen anyone in more dire need of a blow job".

Thanks for the updates to those who provided them. It seems even more clear from his comments that Cortese either monitors this forum very closely, or has someone do it for him. That's quite reassuring, but some posters might need to ponder on it before they start pounding keys.

Okay, we've dodged a bullet and made a couple of smart changes. Champions kick on and win games like this.

Possession has come right back to 50/50 from 58/42. Come on guys, we need a gut blow.

Judging by his apparent lack of any contribution, Schneiderlin doesn't seem in danger of another booking. In fact he doesn't seem in danger of anything.

I'd rather we score late than now. But then I'd rather we score now than not at all. Sh*t - that sounds like a Dave-ism, doesn't it?

Turgid = "inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic". I comment not.

Arbsoloootly.

Regardless of how he's playing, I think we'd be nuts to send Schneiderlin out there after half time. He tends to lack judgment in these situations and the last thing we need is to go a man down. I'm not sure Adkins rates him that highly, so I guess we'll see.

I'd kiss her rosary any time.

I hate these games where we struggle to score despite dominating.

Dave, it's way too early for whispering.

The Norwegian research and your treadmill experience are most convincing. Also, I ventured outside for just a few minutes to see what it was like, and my kidneys were quickly joined by two other spherical objects. Clearly, human beings are intended to stay inside, drink alcohol, avoid exercise and watch or listen to football games on days like this. Who am I to rebel against that commonsense?

Thanks, Ron. Even though he's a great guy, I think I'd rather jog than cuddle Dave. I have a feeling that the team will keep us all feeling nice and warm tonight. (Looks for fingers-crossed emoticon.) Well spotted, Colin. The stairs between me and my cup of coffee were the toughest part. I have more intention of becoming the next pope than I do of going outside today. I'm sitting here, getting my breath back, anxiously awaiting kick off. Hopefully SaintsPlayer/Solent won't tune us into Macclesfield v Cheltenham.

What a bunch of wussies. It's -27 celsius outside my door this morning. And I'm just about to go out for a jog. One, only one, of these statements is a lie.

For heaven's sake, he's a football manager, not an English professor. And his day to day conversations are with football players and coaches, not Rhodes scholars and fellow academics. You must go nuts listening to all these managers and former players on television.

It seems logical that the problem is "with the radio station" because no other clubs seem to hit these issues. The other team's feed always seems to work. However, the failure to solve the problem - after countless complaints - is shared between the Club and Perform Group. They're the ones charging us for a service they're not providing. If they don't sort it out, I'm sure it wouldn't take a genius to find a way that supporters could share Solent's commentary - through Skype or whatever.

That's an outright lie. This guy knows all about the problems: jsibley@saintsfc.co.uk

That's the guy to hit. He replied to my e-mail to the Club three weeks ago and he wasn't happy with Perform Group. He sent me copies of his e-mails to them. I've copied him on my e-mails about all the screw-ups since then. However, he now seems to be keeping his head down. If he doesn't get involved in fixing this, we should go higher because this is becoming farcical.

His name wasn't Lampard, was it? My favourite recollection of him was (said with utter venom in response to an innocent question about mending a damaged egg box in pine) "You stupid boy! Do I look like the kind of man who deals in six-inch nails?"

Read the post properly before jumping to your conclusions. I have exchanged polite e-mails with them on at least six occasions before losing my patience last Saturday. On the previous occasion (October 9) they responded by blaming the Club, whom I had copied on my e-mail. The Club then sent me copies of their angry e-mails to the Perform Group indicating that the excuse they had given me was a lie - the error hadn't originated with the Club at all but with the people at Perform. And then they made exactly the same error that they'd made the previous week. I'll display that "attitude" whenever I'm palmed off with a bullsh*t excuse by people I've paid to provide a service.

Patred, this is my latest exchange with customerservices@performgroup.com, with a copy to the Club. Believe me, I really have been polite through numerous complaints over many months but I damn near lost it on Saturday. Here goes: From Me to Them; October 23 – 3:10 pm GMT I'm now beyond angry. Yet again I'm listening to the wrong commentary because you appear to have no idea of what you're doing. Mistake after mistake after mistake. I've endeavoured to be polite with you but all I get is excuses, and - based on my correspondence with the Club the last time this happened - your last set of excuses were less than truthful. I DO NOT WANT A STOCK REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL, OR AN UNTRUTHFUL RESPONSE LAYING THE BLAME SOMEWHERE ELSE. I WANT A PROPER ANSWER. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS INCOMPETENCE? From Them to Me; October 23 – 3:31 pm GMT Thank you for contacting. I can confirm that the correct commentary is now playing. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. From Me to Them; October 23 – 3:38 pm GMT No, I'm sorry but that's not good enough. I want an explanation and some assurances that you're going to fix this permanently. Time after time after time your service is subject to cut-outs, late starts, and even - repetitively - delivery of the incorrect feed. It's disgraceful. Believe me, I'm far from alone in being sick and tired of the recurrent mistakes, the weak excuses and the all round incompetence. Since then I have heard nothing - from either PerformGroup or the Club. I think it's time we brought this to a head, but - as I said in an earlier thread - there's something that confuses me. When I copied the Club (chairman@saintsfc.co.uk) about the screw up on October 9 I received a very pleasant reply on October 13 from a Jordan Sibley. He provided evidence that the screw up was with the Perform Group. However, and this is the bit that confuses me, if the fault is with the Perform Group rather than locally, why is the other Club's commentary always available and working properly when we are receiving an incorrect feed - or no feed at all - through Saints Player?