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Think about this for a minute, THe Dell Bar, it has some connection with Saints as fans can recall, or The Gasworks Bar/Cafe ... From the OS: Even allowing for the site St Mary's is built upon it's difficult to relate to the naming of this. In truth they could probably call it what they wanted if it offered what the supporters wanted (within reason - not The Fred Dineage Suite for example], but it fails on both accounts. Have to wonder what sort of cretin in the corporate or marketing dept or whatever has come up with this.

Where did you get that stat from ?

Having failed with the previous two to such a fashion that Hughes has to come in as our saviour I don't have a great deal of confidence on Reed and Wilson appointing a gem. Worth remembering that last season Rowett might have fallen into the upcoming manager 'gem' category, but hasn't pulled up any trees at Stoke. I think the malaise starts at the top, Gao, no real idea , direction or purpose, and it filters down from there.

That would be the owners, Reed, Wilson and most of the first team squad as well then.

Not entirely true though. I can't recall when Mitchell joined us but he would not have been responsible for bringing through the first wave of sales, Lallana, Lambert, Schneiderlin & Shaw for example. Apart from that though I agree with your point; recruitment has been poor and Mitchell was a league above the Reed/Wilson fiasco.

Questionable management selecting him in the circumstances.

Or.. Mr Woo. Oh for the days of the Albion Band, and RAF dog displays.

Heard Chris Sutton saying similar tonight on 606, it seems this is now open season on Silva and the 'love in' has now gone. Intersting stat from the co-presenter saying that Silva's record of defensive coaching has been abysmal quotings games:goals conceded at both Hull and Watford. Of course this could be skewed by the fact Hull were crap, and Watford gave up after his sulk over not being allowed to leave,but it doesn't look good.

I can't see Wolves being anywhere near the danger zone to be honest, and I suspect Fulham will pull away from it as well. I'll swap West Ham (Dildo Bros, & £110m !!) with you though for Newcastle. But lets not get carried away this time last season everyone had said Palace were nailed on certainties.

Josh Sims update:

Anyone in mind ? Can't be us as according to Ralph we're small.

Time to remind ourselves, in a Branfootesque way, "Southampton can't afford to live in the same street as (insert ...in this case)Bournemouth and our supporters had better get used to it..."

Wonder why this didn't catch on: WE seem to feature quite often in their best bits at Nottarf Krap.

So, Saints might have our fixture moved largely to accommodate Liverpool and Chelsea even though both have an embarrassment of riches in their squads and are likely to field reserve teams for the Cup tie.

Yes, good one but although I recall the goal and celebration that memory was overtaken the same night by the euphoria at the end, and the wall along the front of the terrace collapsing. Then a few thousand Saints fans charging onto the pitch (Oh, the follies of youth...).

Great memories Pilchards aren't they ? Thank you for bringing this topic up and giving the opportunity to dig these memories out of the archives. Reminds us that it hasn't always been sh!t following the club, especially in the days before Sky/corporate era.

Can we bring in a player out of contract still ? Presumably that is now precluded by having a 25 man squad already named.

Immediate thoughts: 1. Moran v Pompey 2. Gilchrist v Palace S/F 1976 3. David Armstrong last minute v Man Utd 1981 4. Ruddock last minute penalty 1980's v Newcastle 5 Stokes v Utd 1976 Strange that Stokes lower than Gilchrist's S/F goal but my recollection (quite young at the time) is that the S/F goal was great excitement that we might be going to the final. On the day itself, when we scored my initial reaction was a few seconds for it to sink in. Honourable mentions: Le Tissier v Newcastle 1994 - first and second one Channon - team goal v Liverpool 1984, and first v WBA FA CUP replay 1976(after about 30 seconds) De Ridder v Reading away (strangely random selection) Fisher v Villa (although never imagined where it would lead). Arm chair category - Lambert v Scotland An interesting thing here is that as a general rule the celebration factor increases with theimportance and lateness of the goal, enhanced significantly by pre-match beer consumption.

Some corkers in there. I thought Kornelius an unfootball like name but then spotted the following: Rio Kamil - stage name of a pornstar surely? Roland - how many more Rolands have there been than Ruperts? Caleb Cassius - don't find many of them around Siphesihle - shortened to syphilis by his friends

Do we need the nuns yet at this stage of the season?

Can't run, can't link the play up, now fails from 12 yards...

Next one might be his, although knowing our luck he probably won't be on the pitch at the time.

Why doesn't this surprise me ?

Not sure it's a change in the club's approach so much as calibre of player coming through. I doubt if we had another Bale, Shaw, or Walcott on the books we would have any hesitation in fielding them.

But was Waigo the 'new Chicken George' ?