S-Clarke

That's a pretty big statement for him to make - it was only in the last 3 years he's worked with him too, at Charlton of all places. I still think his time at Charlton was dictated by the club and the boardroom - not down to his ability as a manager. He's kind of got a free reign here and hopefully he can go on to prove why he was once a candidate for the England job.

I wont take the credit for the table i posted - i nicked it off another forum, not really sure how it's calculated to be honest. Based on form so they said.. either way, if we just carry on as we are we'll be in the top 6 for sure. Easy...

Let's hope it's relevant for the entire year this time

Alot of the Leyton Orient fans seem to think the score will be either 5-0, 6-0 or 7-0 to us must say, it's making me a bit nervous...you know what saints are like.

Based on current form, an end of season projected league table - 1. LEEDS UNITED 109 2. MILLWALL 98 ---------------------------- 3. SOUTHAMPTON 97 4. NORWICH CITY 94 5. COLCHESTER UNITED 93 6. CHARLTON ATHLETIC 84 ---------------------------- 7. MILTON KEYNES DONS 83 8. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 78 9. HARTLEPOOL UNITED 78 10. YEOVIL TOWN 64 11. OLDHAM ATHLETIC 64 12. WALSALL 61 13. SOUTHEND UNITED 59 14. BRENTFORD 51 15. SWINDON TOWN 50 16. GILLINGHAM 50 17. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 47 18. EXETER CITY 43 19. BRISTOL ROVERS 41 20. CARLISLE UNITED 40 ---------------------------- 21. LEYTON ORIENT 35 22. WYCOMBE WANDERERS 33 23. TRANMERE ROVERS 29 24. STOCKPORT COUNTY 23 bloody millwall ffs... lol @ rovers though.

They said the same about Lallana this time last week

yep, i'd be releaxed too

ahh...that wasn't in the echo earlier. all you had was the writing above it and 1 sentence from pards “He’s a workmanlike midfield player.'' so they've obviously just updated it so it makes more sense!

Well they may have found the money by now, but it's still a very close call (again). TBH i just think they're delaying the inevitable, they should just take the 9 point hit now and have done with it.

Rumour has it that the wages could be delayed again this month too (due friday...) oh and their new owner won't be able to make it to the game on Saturday, due to ''middle eastern'' commitments. Probably looking for a get out clause somewhere.

i think that's the funniest bit of it all tbh

They owe money to Watford (for the Williamson transfer), Chelsea (% of Johnson sell on fee) and Arsenal (Diarra sell on fee). But it's all ok, no need to panic skates - a club source has confirmed on SSN that these issues will be resolved shortly, they have the money, but it's just down to a restructuring at the club that these issues have occurred. Excellent.

I saw that, no idea what that article is about. There is 1 sentence in the entire article from pards - where he is actually praising him. What's that about? slow news day imo!

fair enough...didn't realise he'd featured so regularly this year but i just remember him disappearing into obscurity a few months after he went there in his first season.

If they go into administration after the 2nd week in march.. A)...and they end up avoiding relegation, then the 10pts are carried over to the current season. So possibly relegating them anyway, if they survive by less than 10 pts. B) If they are down anyway - the points carry over the following season, like us. Stockport went into admin just before march, so got the points that current season. Same will happen to southend, they will get an immediate points deduction. but yeah i agree - it's a mess. (blame leeds though, they tried to manipulate the rules and the FA made these changes...)

true - as well as the £5m loan Faraj has already taken out to fund last months wages. All gambled on the assumption that they'll be in the premiership next year, excellent work. By January i reckon they'll be in admin.

another one... Chris Baird. does he even play for fulham anymore? silly move. The fee was good - but it was engineered by his desire to leave.

Gareth Bale.... he could have been a star here, but he moved for the glitz and glamor and is now a regular fixture in their reserves.

It's only a 15m loan though. It's to tide them over and pay this months wages and HMRC, until they can sell the club on. Apparently they need to sell within 8 weeks or they go into admin, as they have so many loans taken out against different parties - it all needs paying back at some point... Bizarre goings on.

Confirmed on OS http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1838969,00.html ...looks like it may turn into a permanent deal too, according to the local paper down there ''TORQUAY United have signed Southampton winger Jake Thomson on loan. The signing was due to be completed on Tuesday. Thomson, 20, is joining the Gulls for a month initially, with a view to an extension and possibly a permanent deal.''

forgot about them...yep they do. What an amazing job Howe has done down there though, they have a squad of like 13 professionals - they even had to resort to having their assistant manager playing in midfield...and they're still top of the league.

Stockport - who are still in admin as far as i know? If it drags on much longer then the league could hit more deductions on them. Leyton Orient have been struggling for a few years, millwall aren't exactly flush with cash and i don't think Tranmere are that far from admin either. bit of a mess in these lower leagues - and it's not really down to overspending either. Then you look up at clubs like portsmouth (a fine example at the moment) who overspend beyond their means, have had 2 owners already this season and there is talk of another...and still haven't had any punishment.

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~1838744,00.html Chairmans statement. I quite like southend, i'd never wish admin on anyone tbh - we were bloody lucky, but could have so easily been starting in the blue square.

I heard about that... we'd actually move up a place too, as Southend would drop into the bottom 4 on 7 pts.

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