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....or that a previous club still has a 45% stake in his registration.

Could be contenders for Europa League.* *if they replace Fairplay with a 'Sulk & Strop' qualification

No need to update RL - he should remain in a (proper striped) Saints shirt rather than an England shirt. Big Ron - deserves recognition - This I do agree with. Shilton - no, for me he was an England player who happened to play for us, rather than a Saints player who played for England. KK - I can see both arguments here, a legend elsewhere before and after SFC, and he left us after a fall out with Lawrie, BUT he was an incredible - iconic - signing, and that level is not likely to be repeated so for me, KK should remain.

...and a f^cking nice watch

I like this bit of translation: How many time does he have to - or will he - reject us before we get the message ? Of course the Cortese answer will be " but he only has to say yes, once.." , especially if we are intending making him an offer he can't refuse

Yes, for the WBA game. After that Schneiderlin is the natural candidate for me , midfielder with drive who is in a position to influence the play and those around him. ( The 'Alan Ball' syndrome).

I assume you missed a critical word out there , "don't", which I've edited for you. Irony, that at 31, Huddersfield Town could not be able to afford him, despite their chairman a few years ago saying he'd have no resale value at 30 so refusing to pay £750,000.Although to be fair to the bloke he did acknowledge when we were both in L1 that it was his worst ever decision.

I noticed that, and was delighted as it showed a recognition and above all respect for the fact that he has really toiled and put tremendous effort in through his career to reach this level, not just another 'protege' who has it all too easy and an England cap drop into his lap.

Delighted for Rickie Lambert, he deserved that glory after the work he has put in at Saints, and before that at Bristol Rovers. He has scored the winner for England, against Scotland at Wembley. A fantastic moment that can never be taken away from him even if Woy now selects his more fashionable players at RL's expense.

This is a very important point, that is of course all too frequently overlooked. I am guilty of this too, but imagine the furore had we seen Scheiderlin, RL, Cork, or Shaw walk away in June or July.

Got to say RL certainly looks in good shape. Contrast this with the 'bloated' version three seasons ago v Plmouth in L1 after pre-season under Pardew.

We are unlikely to sign a better forward than Osvaldo. CB - Kouyate, or Sorenson, although the latter might not be experienced enough, and may be a 'one for the future' type signing. Or Alderweirald from Ajax. GK - we need another here to rival Boruc for the first team,(Saw a feature that a club - can't recall who- is preparing a £6m bid for Forster at Celtic. So, either him or McCarthy at Reading, perhaps NA would like to take a few of his trusted old guard in part exchange). Full backs - possibly cover required, but not as necessary as above.

"Yeh, definitely...." [with an occasional, "yeh,definitely, you know..." thrown into the mix for good measure]

Wonder how their squad managed a team photo with The Pope. Maybe someone with connections in the Italian FA , or The Vatican has close links with "Jim'll Fix It".

some interesting names on this link: http://markewbie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/list-of-names-connected-with-savile-case.html Old article, but some names I had not seen mentioned before, and some that seem wildly speculative

some interesting names on this link: http://markewbie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/list-of-names-connected-with-savile-case.html Old article, but some names I had not seen mentioned before, and some that seem wildly speculative

No, Panda, I'm not panicking at all. Too many other things to think about to 'panic' over this. Just surprised that we still have Hooiveld & Fox being touted for a starting place after so many times we have seen their limitations in the Prem.

First post on this thread :

Wasn't there an earlier story circulating - probably on this thread - that he got wind of an effort by his club, or telephone call/e-mail or whatever, to direct him towards us ?

But this was the case over a month ago, just that no f^cker wants to realise it !

The last two pages from first sight of the board.

Had all summer to address this, but here we are. Incredible, that five days before the start of the season and we are talking of a back four permutation involving Hooiveld, Fonte (although I rate him as a cut above the others mentioned here) and Fox. Worryingly, I don't rate Yoshida as much better either. An injury to an 18 year old with less than 30 league games to his name, and its panic stations.

We won't be pushed around by North London yobbos will we Rupert ?

Mod's can you sort this out please ? Adverts are an irritation. As Sarnia says above ! 'Pleased' its not just me having problems, subscription paid but still without full facilities. Guess what, here is a thread I started 12 months ago: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?39289-FAO-Admin-Team

When will the penny finally drop, he does not want to come to Saints, and IF he did so he would be here against his own initial wishes... do we really want someone here in these circumstances ?