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I remember when there were the three queens in Southampton maybe 11 years back? Was a sight for sore eyes

Came in on a ferry from France late last night (wearing a Saints shirt). The spinnaker tower has become an icon for the city, and much as it pains me to say it, does look good. There has been lots of talk in the past of having a supersized spitfire in Mayflower park. Has this died a death? Anyone know?

Disappointing as it is. I think that it will turn out to be a blessing in disguise to have missed out on the group stages and the additional 6 games (minimum) that it would have brought. We clearly have problems at the moment. Last year's replacements blended in really quickly to everyone's surprise. We lost four more over the summer (Clyne, Schneiderlin, Alderweireld and effectively Forster) and haven't coped anywhere nearly as well. Defensively we aren't good, no width, and last night seemed to be mainly Martina (no wing back) lumping it forward from the half way line. Tactically we were awful. SaintTex's post hit the nail on the head. I think that RK will turn it round, but anyone expecting a top half finish is going to be disappointed. It's going to be a long season. The only positive is that on paper, our squad is stronger than at least three others in the Prem.

Odds on relegation: You could argue I've just picked the bookies which show it but all of them show the same trend. Seems we're not so sure now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

Is clearly, clearly not good enough. Morale is down. Something is wrong. It's not wrist-slitting, it's pointing out the obvious.

Anything less than 32,000 and we should seriously be thinking about Koeman going. *I've been on this forum too long. I've turned into a troll.

This. He's a pretty good pundit tbf.

So you just put the membership card in the scanner - and hope that you can remember where you are sitting?

Has anyone tried to use their membership card to get into SMS for a game having bought it online? Got four tickets for the Everton game and selected print at home. Bizarrely three are print at home. Mine needs to be scanned using membership card. I assume that you just stick the membership card in the scanner.

Newcastle 0 - 7 Southampton. 500-1 odds at the moment. Fancy a cheeky tenner?

I would say the majority of games you'll probably be able to watch on firstrowsports if that could be an option?

being born in 1996, it wasn't particularly worth it apparently.

I am old enough to remember Gabriel, Steele et al. But for me the best centre back pairing I have seen was Lundekvam with Michael Svensson. Svensson's injury was the main reason we got relegated in 2005. His replacement was Jacobsen, who was abject.

This is getting completely random. I received my membership card this morning. I bought two tickets using this number and my son's. Printed them at home quite happily. Didn't get charged the booking fee. I wouldn't expect you to be able to use the membership card to get you into the ground. It's just an acknowledgement that you have a membership and can therefore buy tickets ahead of general sale. What does get counted up against the membership number is the number of tickets that you buy during a season. I remember that the magic number was 6 to get a ticket for the 2003 cup final. Amazed at the time that it was so low.

Any idea when Saints will sell their allocation? Nothing on web-site. I assume season ticket holders first, then members, then general sale

Just read the following on BBC website: 'Only current three top-flight stadiums, Swansea, Bournemouth and Leicester, provided the required number of wheelchair spaces' Really surprised that we are not one of the good guys, especially as Leicester's stadium (whatever it's called this week) is a copy of SMS. I seem to remember Rupert Lowe ensuring that SMS had the right number of disabled spaces when it was built Any ideas?

South Today woeful. Have you only just noticed?

We've had this one before. The answer for Saints fans of a certain age is Adrian Heath at Highbury in the cup semi-final in 1984. I was stood at the clock end and the collective sense of disappointment was horrible.

Most of the goals I can think of have already been mentioned. For games I was at: Kamara v Norwich in 2005. Noise was deafening. Billy Sharp's second v Skates in 2012. Tadic at Old Trafford last season was pretty good. For games I wasn't at, I can't remember anyone mentioning the second goal v Watford in the cup semi in 2003

I like SMS. I know that there was talk of the gravel plant across the road moving, but I have heard nothing recently. Opening up the waterfront would be excellent.

Anybody heard anything? I know that Saints keep deals quiet until they happen, but I haven't even heard any rumours. Any thoughts?

Is it just me, or does the new premier league table just look weird - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth,... Still looks like a massive typo. Hope they don't get too embarrassed - as long we get 6 points from them

Agree on QPR, although I rather enjoyed the trip to Old Trafford. Apart from the result, the crowd organisation and stewarding were very good. Got to disagree about Hull. My son went this year and vowed never to go again. Shame Fulham aren't in the Premier League any more as trips there are excellent.

Who were the TV pundits by the table at half time in front of the Kingsland-Northam corner? I assume that someone had a Pompey connection but from the back of the Chapel I had no idea who it was.