Badger

Fair point.

This was still on the main board when I posted the above, by the way.

Are you sure you want to share a 'matchday experience' here, or a 'Gent's urinal experience' with us ? I am sure, that with Google you will be able to find other specialist sites more akin to the 'Gent's urinal' type of experience if you try.

yes, but do you see that becoming a routine feature of our transfer policy ?

I saw a mention on the BBC gossip pages that Lens is now targeted in the £10m bracket, so that probably sees us out of the running. Don't suppose PSV will consider a Mayuka or SDR makeweight, either valued at £5m of course.

GK and commanding CB are the essentials in my view. Anything else is a bonus.

Probably correct.

I think the coach was someone Murray. Mullery - the ex Spurs, Fulham player,and Brighton manager - has not been at Saints to my knowledge.

Good work.

or "on the bus". Where has Sun Tzu Art of War , been for the last year ?

Simple as that.

What was ? Scoreboard corner ?

Do Sky not feature a game ?

Not aware that it was. 'Docker's corner' as I understood it, was the opposite corner, under the East Stand/Milton Rd corner. Their gathering there was probably due to the attraction of a bar there that remained open throughout the first half and into the second.

Not a bad shortlist there is it. Hope one of them comes off. A couple of years ago I'd have put Cudicini higher up that list.

Having read that article, and noting Ramirez's praise of the way Fiorentina are playing at the moment, perhaps its time to speculate on their young Italian manager Vincenzo Montella, being our next boss. Just as worthwhile speculation as selling Gaston to them.

Tuscany ?

This might be the best chance of a trophy available to them, so I expect Benitez will be taking it seriously.

He'd come charging out of the players entrance like that, a good 30 seconds after the last member of the team. That and Eric Martin's throwing the ball over to the corner flag, for a steward* to catch in a sack are outstanding memories of the pre-match warm up. No run about for twenty minutes then going back off to reappear as they do now, and no 'huddle'. Christ suggest a pre-match bloke cuddle to McGrath or Gabriel and they'd probably flatten you ! *steward, as someone has already pinted out would be in a lab coat, probably flat cap etc.

Perhaps she walked off with the Andrex. or used to wipe his arse for him.

I thought MLT walked on water for a number of seasons.

Indeed. We were "fans" who attended matches, rather than customers well into the 1980's.

Given - where does this come from ? (Apart from Glasgow Saint) Kjaar - ditto Tierney/shotton/naughton - who ?/ who ? & who ? Phillips - ? Presumably Matt Phillips, the perpetual link. For CB I really hope we can sign more of a 'monster' for that postion. Another Jaidi, or younger Ken Monkou MKII fit the bill perfectly. Does such a beast exist within our price range though ?

Yeh, happy birthday Gaston. I know some South American types are sensitive if we miss their birthday, so lets party. I'm opening another Old Speckled Hen in your honour.

Agree. West Ham v Mancs, will be a tv match as the media believe everyone wants to watch manU, Chel Town/Hereford v Everton for the romantics. Saints v Chelsea = holders, possibility of an 'upset' for the mediadarlings, and most of all the prospect of more humiliation heaped on Benitez. Again, if we lose so what ? No disgrace in losing to the European Champions, the league is more important. Rather go out this way than to a Stockport or Tranmere. But no b0ll0cks, a good cup run is good for morale and I want another cup final. Hate to ruin your theory but they might have a larger squad of players who are actually up the premiership standard to draw from though.